Elden Ring: Defeat Messmer the Impaler in Shadow of the Erdtree

Warning, spoilers follow: Messmer the Impaler is, in a way, the face of “Elden Ring: Shadow of the Earthtree” and is one of the toughest bosses in the entire DLC. Accordingly, it is not surprising that you should prepare yourself for an extremely tough fight that will demand a lot from you. In this guide in our small series of articles, we will give you a few tips on how to bring the demigod to his knees.

You will find Messmer the Impaler at Shadow Keepwhere you can also stumble upon some more boss enemies. The entrance to his arena is located at the Place of Mercy “Entrance to the Dark Chamber”We'll give you a little tip in advance: Ideally, you should equip a talisman that increases your resistance to fire damage. Messmer's attacks cause enormous damage and this way you can last a little longer.

Fight fire with fire

Just like some other bosses in “Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree”, Messmer is extremely aggressive. He hardly gives you a moment's peace during his series of attacks. If you are forced onto the defensive, the fight can be over very quickly. For this reason, we would like to recommend that you the escape forward So you should try to put him under as much pressure as possible.

In the first phase, Messmer the Impaler relies primarily on his spear and will various attack series You should ideally avoid his attacks, as his attacks are enhanced with fire magic and thus cause damage through your block. You should be especially careful from a boss attack: He will grab you, impale you with his weapon and set you on fire!

As soon as you have taken about half of the life energy from the “Shadow of the Erdtree” boss, a small cutsceneHere, the DLC boss gives a short monologue and removes his right eye. Now Messmer's movements will change a bit, as he will also transformed into a snakewhich shoots across the arena. You should especially watch out for a series of attacks in which Messmer, as a snake, shoots down three times in a row. After the third attack, your opponent stands still for a moment and you can deal a lot of damage.

Since you should also be very aggressive, it would be particularly useful in this fight to one of your ghost ashes This can repeatedly draw the attention of the “Elden Ring” boss, which in turn gives you time to land a few hits. As with some of the previous boss fights, we would also like to recommend that you Bleeding damage as it is very effective.

In order to be successful against Messmer the Impaler, you should be aggressive and willing to take risks without rushing into things. It is a fine line that you have to walk here. But with the necessary patience, you can overcome this obstacle too. As a reward, you will receive 400,000 runes and a new echo.

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