13 EASIEST Ways To Kill Bosses In Elden Ring
2. Freeze Malenia
Frost buildup in Elden Ring is an incredibly powerful status effect, which, similar to bleed, takes huge chunks out of an enemy's health once built up. It also lowers a target's damage absorption by 20% and makes them take longer to regain stamina. It's also one of the few damage types that's percentage based, like Bleed and Scarlet Rot, meaning even enemies with enormous health bars can be chunked down with this effect.
Malenia in particular is a great boss to use Frost against. Frost buildup can stagger her out of certain moves. Some players have learned that you can actually stagger her out of her infamous Waterfowl Dance by throwing a Freezing Pot at her just as she cues it up with her easy-to-read windup in the air.
Pairing Frost with Fire can be helpful so that the Frost Buildup can be reapplied multiple times in a fight, with Fire removing the status effect. This is helpful to repeatedly take enormous chunks out of Malenia's health and stagger her each time.
That, plus builds focusing on Bleed, poise breaks, and staggering, are all great ways to make Elden Ring's hardest boss just a little bit easier.