Magic has a reputation in parts of the Elden Ring community for being played only by people who find the game too hard or who are too afraid to engage in melee combat. A player has now demonstrated in a PvP duel how wrong these claims are.
What is the problem with magic?
- Some in the community believe that magic makes the game too easy and that its users therefore do not play it “correctly”.
- Melee combat without aids is crucial, and since magic primarily relies on ranged combat, this is considered too easy.
- It is the “git gud” part of the community that believes you truly play games like Elden Ring or Dark Souls only by ignoring half of the features.
However, magic is much more than cowardly ranged combat, as the reddit user DeathtosoproC impressively shows in a clip that features a PvP duel of his:
Overall, the clip attracted a lot of attention and has over 16,000 upvotes and more than 1,300 comments on reddit (as of April 14, 12:30).
Player defends Mage Builds and receives much support
This is what is seen in the clip: The user plays a pure mage build but does not use the usual spells that are considered OP. He also uses the Carian spells that focus on sword magic.
This allows him to use magical attacks that utilize sword animations. His build is essentially a magical swordsman, a hybrid of ranged and melee magic. Some spells he uses include the Carian Spear and Collapsing Stars.
The duel is intense, but he quickly manages to dominate the opponent through his flexible play style. The opponent also seems unprepared for melee magic, as this is rarely seen in PvP.
He himself asks: “Is everyone still hating on mage builds or is this acceptable?” Thus, he addresses the part of the community that looks down on mages. However, there are hardly any reactions from them, and instead, he is praised by other users.
RedShadowF95 writes: “Nah, no hate. This is graceful and looks like a battle mage at the peak of his game. Well done.”
Most commentators agree and many want to try a similar build now. Fundamentally, most agree: Everyone should play the way they feel is right.
Many players are impressed by how precisely and quickly he switches and applies his spells, playing aggressively while not letting the opponent escape.
However, there are also magic critics beyond the “git gud” faction. Some of them criticize that they constantly encounter mages who just spam their spells without actually fighting. In this case, that is not so, which is why they have no problems with this build.
The topic has even caused relationship crises: Elden Ring: Player has a quarrel with girlfriend because she finished faster – “Did not play correctly!”
Most commentators agree and many want to try a similar build now. Fundamentally, most agree: Everyone should play the way they feel is right.
Many players are impressed by how precisely and quickly he switches and applies his spells, playing aggressively while not letting the opponent escape.
However, there are also magic critics beyond the “git gud” faction. Some of them criticize that they constantly encounter mages who just spam their spells without actually fighting. In this case, that is not so, which is why they have no problems with this build.
The topic has even caused relationship crises: Elden Ring: Player has a quarrel with girlfriend because she finished faster – “Did not play correctly!”
