Those who struggle through Elden Ring and the DLC have various ways to do so. A YouTuber has shown how he defeats the bosses with just a single hit.
What was the undertaking? The YouTuber Bushy posts content about Elden Ring on his channel. This includes various challenges where he tests strong builds or plays mods that turn all enemies into difficult bosses.
Now he has taken on a special task: to defeat all bosses in the DLC Shadow of the Erdtree with just one single attack – a one-shot.
For this, he sets a rule: The boss must die after a single action in the fight. If there are multiple phases and health bars, there can only be one attack per phase.
Bushy says he wants to show with the challenge that there are different ways to play Elden Ring. Sure, you can study and memorize the attack patterns of the bosses, dodge at the right moment, and then strike. Or you can use an extremely strong build like Bushy’s and make short work of the final bosses.
The builds deal ridiculous amounts of damage
How does the YouTuber play? Bushy shows in a video that is about 40 minutes long on YouTube how he approaches the challenge. He uses various OP builds that deal massive damage.
Before he fights the bosses, he gathers enough Scadubaum fragments to boost his attack power and defense. This already gives him a damage boost of 70%. You can find a guide to the Scadubaum fragments on MeinMMO.
Equipped with this, Bushy uses a build that combines the powerful Giantbreaker with the war ash “Courage of the Kingsguard.” Strength and arcane energy are leveled up accordingly, and Bushy also boosts his attacks with the invocation “Golden Oath” and talismans like the Axe Talisman.
Throughout the video, Bushy switches to a different build depending on the boss. Particularly strong is the one that uses perfume bottles with the war ash “Rolling Sparks”. However, the YouTuber points out that these were nerfed with the latest patch 1.12.3. The video was made before that.
How does the community react? Under the video on YouTube, many viewers express their amazement. On one hand, they are impressed by the efficiency with which Bushy defeats the bosses, and on the other hand, by the dedication the YouTuber has invested in the challenge.
According to his own statement, it took him over a hundred hours of research for the video – but the result is impressive. For some beleaguered players, it feels good to see the bosses sent to the afterlife with a one-shot:
- “I love the catharsis when I am challenged by the DLC myself and then come to Bushy to see the bosses humiliated by a single hit,” writes kgniku503.
- “One-shotting Messmer should have put you on the wanted list,” thinks JoragnGJorgan.
- “Seeing Gaius die with one hit was cathartic,” says oberzen208.
Although not all bosses died on the first attempt against the powerful builds, the challenge ultimately succeeded. What do you think about it? Do you want to try the builds yourself? Feel free to let us know in the comments. The Elden Ring DLC features 42 new bosses – The community crowns the worst.
