I beat Margit the Fell Omen on my first strive… in co-op. With two gamers we simply divided his consideration, stayed out of vary of his big magical axe assaults, and whittled him down with highly effective magic when his again was turned. Ha! He talked robust, however he went down like a chump. Stuffed with confidence, I went again to battle Margit the Fell solo… and received trounced a minimum of a dozen instances.
I used to be preventing drained, with out actually specializing in studying and reacting to Margit the Fell’s moveset. And like quite a lot of Souls bosses, Margit calls for that sort of mastery. He is quick, hits onerous, and has an in depth arsenal of strikes to hit you with at each shut and far vary. You are by no means secure on this battle, and the home windows to sneak in hits are very small. That is one thrilling, robust battle.
For those who’re having hassle taking down Margit, I have been there, so I may also help. Listed below are the assault patterns you should be taught, and a few tricks to make the battle simpler.
Margit the Fell’s assaults to be careful for
Tail swipe – For those who’re standing proper behind Margit after he finishes an assault combo, you may be secure for a couple of seconds—after which he’ll in all probability do a whirling assault to hit you along with his tail, knocking you down. It comes out quick, so be prepared for it.
Magic blade – For the primary half of the battle, Margit primarily assaults with two weapons: the workers in his proper hand, and a glowing magical blade (which nonetheless offers bodily harm) he summons in his left. The workers assault is a comparatively gradual, heavy hit, however Margit summons the sword to ship a quick, close-range combo, even whereas he appears like he is in a restoration animation from the workers assault. That is the assault that gave me probably the most hassle, as a result of he at all times used it after I thought I had a gap. To be secure, do not attempt to get in multiple assault earlier than dodging away or placing up your protect.
Blade throw – Once you again away to heal, Margit likes to summon two of these magic blades once more and throw them at you. Each time you get a long way to drink out of your flask, strafe side-to-side so he cannot hit you. They’re straightforward to dodge in case you’re prepared for them.
Combos – Essentially the most harmful factor on this battle is Margit’s unpredictable combo patterns. Typically he’ll swing a couple of times, and different instances he’ll chain a spinning assault right into a multi-hit sequence. Do not attempt to assault him: simply block or dodge backwards, in case you assume you may get out of vary of the workers. I feel blocking’s simpler, since he’ll swing a number of instances in a row. Usually you wish to maintain your distance and look ahead to his hammer bounce, which supplies you a a lot simpler opening.
Hammer bounce – That is Margit’s heaviest hit but additionally the perfect window so that you can get in a pair hits in case you dodge correctly. As soon as his well being is at about 60%, Margit will summon an enormous glowing hammer along with his left hand. At shut vary he’ll swing it at you, however if you get a long way he’ll as an alternative do a leaping overhead assault. You wish to bait this out, then roll in the direction of him on the final second, dodging by way of the influence and coming to your toes proper in entrance of Margit. This gives you a pair seconds of security to wail on him.
For those who’re not utilizing magic, convert all of your flasks to Crimson Tears
This can be a small factor, however it’ll allow you to go into the battle with extra therapeutic energy in your again pocket. At a Web site of Misplaced Grace you may stability your flask makes use of between Crimson Tears (HP) and Cerulean Tears (FP). Set all 4 to Crimson Tears so you might have 4 sips of lifegiving liquid.
For those who’re counting on magic assaults to deal harm, although, you may want a minimum of one flask of Cerulean Tears to refill your FP. See if you may get by with one, and if you end up operating out of FP earlier than Margit’s executed for, kick the stability as much as a 50-50 break up.
Use a Spirit Ash to distract Margit
Spirit Ashes are Elden Ring’s model of summonable NPCs like Solaire, however this time they’re gadgets you purchase and might reuse all through the sport. You should purchase two ashes from Service provider Kalé close to the place you enter Limgrave: the Lone Wolf Ashes and the Noble Sorcerer Ashes.
The Lone Wolf Ashes are good for this battle, as a result of they spawn three wolves who can maintain Margit distracted for awhile. You are not relying on them for harm: they only want to remain alive lengthy sufficient to drag aggro away from you so you may rush in and get some hits.
Take it gradual
For those who’re taking Margit on by your self, finest to take it gradual. The extra livid you get, the nearer you get, the extra he’s going to turn out to be an unstoppable pressure of combos. As a substitute, take a step again and discover the center distance. That is the place he begins to turn out to be extra predictable.
When holding your distance, he’ll doubtless throw magic knives at you, and hopefully observe it up with an aerial launch assault, or he’ll try to shut the space with a closely telegraphed swipe along with his stick adopted by a backhanded transfer. If it is the previous, roll into him as he is about to land and take a few swipes. Throughout his first section he’ll extra recurrently bounce away than retaliate. Within the second section, do not get too overconfident as a result of a flurry assault could also be subsequent. Repeat this sufficient instances and he’ll be completed.
Magic customers: Assault with Beast Claws or Glintstone Stars
Each of those spells hit Margit onerous, and utilized in mixture with the Lone Wolf Ashes, you’ll deal him quite a lot of harm whereas principally avoiding his ire. In order for you an actual one-on-one battle, utilizing magic is trickier, however positively doable.
Beast Claws is a beginning spell for the Prophet class and scales on religion. You may cost up the spell for elevated vary and harm, which is a improbable transfer—however you are going to should be actually cautious with how you employ it, as a result of Margit has each bounce assaults and throwing knives to hit you at vary in a short time. For those who get a really feel for Margit’s vary, you may stand simply outdoors of it, cost Beast Claws, and launch proper earlier than he jumps at you to get in some harm.
Do not attempt to cost up this assault if you’re in shut—Margit is manner too quick and can nail you with a combo earlier than you may launch it.
Glintstone Stars is a sorcery that creates three magic missiles which can house in on Margit mechanically. You may purchase it from Sorceress Sellen, who seems within the Put up City Stays on the japanese fringe of the map as soon as you’ve got killed the Pumpkin Head Boss. To search out Put up City Stays, cross the massive bridge and search for some ruins full of massive vegetation (heads up, one among them goes to shoot magic beams of sunshine at you). There is a stairway amid the ruins that leads right down to the boss chamber. When casting Glintstone Stars, be certain that to maintain a secure vary. Once more, you do not wish to get nailed when you’re caught in your casting animation.
Gear up with the Crucible armor set
The strongest and heaviest armor accessible within the community take a look at gives you much better protection than the beginning gear of many of the lessons, notably the Prophet or Champion set. The Crucible set is simple to seek out, and in case you put even a couple of leveling factors in energy, you’ll put on it whereas sustaining a medium tools load.
To search out the Crucible set, head to the east facet of Limgrave and search for the carriage being hauled by two giants, with a procession of knights and undead trailing alongside behind it. It is onerous to overlook. Kill the followers first (drive-by assaults whereas mounted make this straightforward work), then take the giants down separately by getting in successful, dodging a foot stomp assault, and repeating till they’re each lifeless. The chest on the again of the carriage will then be accessible.
Gradual Margit with the Dragonscale Blade
Probably the most highly effective weapon arts on this early little bit of Elden Ring is a talent known as Hailstorm Sword hooked up to the Dragonscale Blade. Hailstorm Sword calls down a bolt of ice-lightning (lightning-ice?) that makes the weapon do each sorts of elemental harm for about 20 seconds. However the vital factor right here is that if you may get in sufficient successive hits on Margit shortly sufficient, the ice will apply a chilling impact that considerably slows his motion. As a result of he is so quick it is onerous to drag off, however in case you handle it, Margit might be way more manageable for a bit.
The Dragonscale Blade is a good weapon for religion builds, as a result of it scales on energy, dexterity, and religion. You will get it by killing the troll boss within the Limgrave Tunnels mine, which yow will discover on the northern tip of the lake-slash-swamp within the middle of the map.
