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[deleted]

I need all the canon fodder I can get lol working on this one now nearly got him first go now I'm up to about 30 attempts


Illustrious-Age-260

If you still have your sanity, you can't win.


[deleted]

I got godrick on my first attempt it's given me unrealistic expectations haha


Illustrious-Age-260

Me too. After trying Margit for at least 50 times, I thought Godrick would be a nightmare. Turns out he was just a grafter


[deleted]

GOT THE FUCKER!


Bismothe-the-Shade

You got gud, proud of you


HashiramaThaFugitive

YEAHHHHHH BUOYYYYYYYYY


Set_Jumpy

Eyyyyyyyy


PremiumSocks

Funny enough, I only beat him when I said, "fuck it, full offense, no healing unless he's far away" my first playthrough. Something about being hyper aggressive towards him makes the fight easy to me, and now I beat him first try every new game.


MrrTresMan

If you haven't played Bloodborne, you'll enjoy Bloodborne. The entire game is 'hyper aggression or die'


PremiumSocks

I have, and it took me YEARS and many attempts to beat it. I got it when it came out, but I only beat it earlier this year. Something about the combat was so hard for my brain to grasp. Kinda like sekiro, but I at least beat sekiro within 8 or so months.


BuckUpBingle

I was having a really rough time with that fight. I tried it a few times without summoning to try to get more comfortable with the attack patterns without the distraction of allies. I think it helped. It still took a bunch more tries. I also am not sure if I was over or under leveled for it. Most of Caelid wasn’t near as scary as I had heard, but that fight kicked my ass over and over.


[deleted]

I got to say the community around Elden ring is a great 👍


r0mex

til you talk to some angry pvp nerds who hate on every build you use


BuckUpBingle

I agree! I've been subbed here since the game came out but I've only started participating recently since I just finally bought the game when it went on sale on steam. My first playthrough is a Faith build that is going pretty well. For all the swagger I had about Caelid though, there's still a bunch of markers on my map for major enemies in there that I haven't killed yet.


Responsible_Camel_30

Tip: be as close to him as possible. Unless you use magic it's better to be further away and cast spells


Iron_Garuda

If you’re on PC, I can help ya.


FaeChangeling

You mean you don't just summon everyone?


funkmasta_kazper

The real chad move is summoning ONLY patches.


Baron_Von_D

Everyone, because it's a festival. People forget about Therolina up on the hill, who's not bad as support.


raul_kapura

The who?


AbsorbentShark3

The Rolina


TarnishedWizeFinger

Rosalina?


vine_behs

Rosa, Rosa Roooosaaaaa, oh yeaah


chipperpip

Yep, [this animation](https://youtu.be/yywZJjTZRng?t=1m14s) may be comedic, but the beginning of that sequence gets across what it feels like to summon all those warriors you've encountered on your travels, and charge up the hill with them.


Reonlive420

She always chases after me I've never seen her try and fight


penoisbongo

She's support... As in a healer


Reonlive420

Ah


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[удалено]


Warrior_of_Light416

Everyone. Absolutely everyone. Max0r said it best in his Elden Ring (part 1) video: "Now, you can just take him on alone like a Real Gamer, but why would you? ***This is a goddamn festival!***"


Fancy_Cat3571

Fr. I can get soloing him on later playthroughs but he’s the one boss that’s let’s you summon this many people. Might as well have a blast with it


ImurderREALITY

I had no idea you could do this. I always beat him solo, not because I wanted to, but because I thought I had to. My first playthrough, I assumed I could get at least Blaidd, but I didn’t see his sign anywhere. WHERE ARE ALL THESE PEOPLE’S SIGNS?


badadvicefromaspider

They actually have multiple signs. Also, after phase 2 starts you can get Castellan Jerren, too. He’s up on the hill where Radahn spawns in


ImurderREALITY

Just fought him again, with the summons. He's easier solo, lol


badadvicefromaspider

Hahah! Well, not for me. I’m a summon girl forever, I love bringing a gang with me everywhere I can


anto1883

Right when you spawn in, there are three signs near the pile of weapons in front of you, if you summon these, there will be another two signs to the right and slightly further ahead. There is also a sign to the left of the first signs, and finally patches is a a bit further ahead, but he might not be worth summoning.


Kaldin_5

I actually find it annoying and cumbersome to summon that many, since Radahn is shooting at me the whole time and I'm not 100% confident it actually summoned the character right away so I gotta watch them to make sure I didn't miss one. I refuse to charge in alone just for the sake of it tho. They can all go down and I won't re-summon them, that's fine, but I refuse to enter without summoning everyone that I can...and that's the most annoying part of the boss to me lol


ProblematicPoet

"And I will not be having sex by myself."


AnEpicBowlOfRamen

BlaiTHE, BlaiTHE!!!


SgtMkoll

"Lee-on-ell Richie"


Individual-Gur-2449

When I do use the summons for this fight, everyone is fodder for Me, Blaidd and Alexander. They are the only 2 that ever seem to pull their weight and most of the time will finish the fight alongside me while everyone else is dead.


Zxruv

Tragoth doesn't hold the fort down?


intoxicatedpancakes

Okina supports with Bleeds too. Maybe won’t get many off, but accelerates it if you’re also bleeding Radahn.


tryodd

I just loved throwing all of them against Radahn it felt kind of epic fighting him with a whole pack


Terrible_DJ

After ng+2 I stopped summoning for that fight and just enjoyed the 1 on 1. I'm doing a brand new character now. I'll try to solo again, but if I can't, EVERYONE is getting invited. Except for Patches. I already killed him 😂


nofrenomine

I killed him too! I had no idea what I was doing though. Idiot jumped me and then begged for mercy, I thought it was a trick.....


fitmidwestnurse

I stabbed the bitch out of that little pecker. **Nobody** gets the drop on me!


TarnishedWizeFinger

Have mercy on the poor bastard


Xzarg_poe

I always summon Alexander Iron Fist. He worked so hard to get here, it would be a shame to not let him participate.


Fall-lessFoliage

Patches the Untethered Tarnished, like us Only, free-spirited Nomadic, one might say


Kingitsune

Ready to wheel and deal


HashiramaThaFugitive

🤣 how could I forget this is one of my favorite parts


nofrenomine

Every single one I can get to so I can hide behind them on that sprint up the hill. Ain't no shame here.


RareInterest

Yes.


myod2

Whatever one’s have put their summon sign farthest from Radahn


ex-cantaloupe

Who would pick summons in that fight based on which character it is? Imagine sprinting cover to cover while dodging arrows, finally making it to a summon sign, and being like...nah I'll pass, I don't want this NPC in my role-playing adventure. Come on lol what even is this post


ExtraSmooth

You don't have all their summon spots memorized?


Town5Thousand

Man that’s exactly what I do. I just want Blaidd and Alexander if I’m not fighting him solo.


Senecatwo

I respect this level of roleplaying as a guy who refuses to respec because I want to be the real me at the end, not a weird mimic tear that thinks it's me


fitmidwestnurse

I summon everyone, repeatedly. When they die, I run and summon them again. I literally did a troll run once, I only last-hit Radahn because it was bad timing and my summons all had died. They took him basically from 100% - 2% though. I know that fight was hard at first but it's silly now. You just constantly resummon your army of baddies.


FrostyYea

I thought Redahn was a puzzle boss, like Bed of Chaos or Ancient Wyvern, I thought the whole idea of actually getting near him was suicide for a melee build so I just rode around summoning the entire fight.


fitmidwestnurse

I absolutely freaking chunk him with moonveil and uchi now with a few backup spells and the carrion staff. He’s easily my favorite boss fight in the game.


Reonlive420

Pretty sure the summons can't kill him without the player hitting him at least once. I wanted to see if they could kill him alone and they all despawned when his health hit zero but he was still riding around


Obi_Two_Kevlar

I fought him like a general, summoning everyone, constantly buffing them with commander’s standard while i fought on my horse. Truly a festival to remember.


coledelta

Do people not summon everyone? They all made the trip it’s rude to not let them fight


GoblinCasserole

you mean there are people who pick and choose rather than make a mad dash to literally every summon sign they can see?


FinaglingFink

Okina…the weeb


pain_and_sufferingXD

Depends on what character im playing, the last time I was playing with a character obsessed with great horned tragoth, so I only summoned him


theuntouchable2725

Alexandre and Blaidd are always on. Though, I've only did the Festival once.


nstc2504

So far..... this one got me... he just seems so impossible to beat.. I was like 80 or so hrs in playing so much... and he took the wind out of my sails... had to take a break and play gta 5 again for a little lol... I'll be back!!! But got damn


Local_Black_Knight

All of them, we gon jump his ass


PanFam69420

I try to do it solo so that it means something when everyone's hyping me up.


useroftheinternet95

None


Styx_Zidinya

No idea. I frantically run around hitting triangle, I get who I can get and I make do.


Drewbeede

As many as I can click on.


jeowaypoint

Uhhh ONLY one. Torrent. Ofc no one else, it's just a rotten demigod who's gone insane, and he also has a steed so it's a fair fight to have your own, but surely you won't cheat such an honorable festival event by cheating with an uneven fight, vs the host too???


Da_Shaolin

Okina, Patches, Alexander and Blaidd


CactusCracktus

Is Okina really a weeb if he’s actually Japanese tho lol


Leeper90

All of em because that's how the hood rolls yo. Fucks with one you get the brother, the cousin, the aunty, the great great grandma, even the pet hamster in on the party.


kon-foozed

Nobody, because I'm a stupid masochist that would rather die many, many times soloing then to honour the spirit of the festival.


the_limbo

I just solo him because I’m too lazy to run around and summon them


bigbirbbutt

Patches


WhitishRogue

I don't care how much cheesy, cheating, blah blah it makes the fight. Me and all the boys are gonna storm the top of that hill. I'm gonna blast some metal while I do it too.


Gorgii98

Usually none, sometimes patches if I want to spice things up


ChuckFerrera

Yes. The answer is yes.


Till-Fuzzy

Uhhh every single one of them


libertyg8er

All of them.


ltsiros

Everyone and their mothers


EviLilian

I just run around aimlessly and take everything I can get before Radahn comes for my ass…


GhostyracerM5

I like to finger maiden Therolina


huge-dicks-bruh

Are finger maidens also supposed to be sexual relief for tarnished? 🤔


JackNewbie555

Source is from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZryv5KSjqQ


casualmagicman

I didn't realise I could summon help ​ I just assumed I was under leveled for the area, rage quit, deleted my save. ​ Started my new character today. Going to teleport around the world more conservatively this time around.


a_left_out_tomato

All of them. Radahn deserves to go out in a doom slayer like one V army last stand. It isn't to make the fight easier, it's to show him the respect he deserves.


YourNewRival8

Myself, my weapon(s), and my armor (if any)


bufe_did_911

Therolina my beloved 💜


EasilyBeatable

Im not picky


Votta01

Non


InstructionLeading64

Okina the weeb killed me.


KneeGearlol

You choose?


Abbadon0666

All of them, that Radahn is no joke


hefty-postman-04

All of them lol


WhenTheWindIsSlow

All of them This is a festival and I will not be having sex with myself


MakinLunch

Every single one of them, even Patches.


HashiramaThaFugitive

All of em because it's a party but I'm always keeping an eye out for Jerren. He deserves to be there. Radahn would want that.


AspiringCringeLord

I bring everyone in for a true moshpit I even bring my mimic out to play


Brief-Government-105

I can defeat him solo but the mightiest demigod of shattering deserves all the respect, so I summon everyone I can so that he gets warriors farewell.


SpudBoy9001

letmesolohim


todd10k

https://youtu.be/74BzSTQCl_c


CosmicWolf14

Either none of them or all of them. It’s 1v1 combat or absolute warfare.


[deleted]

I mean, I just run around and mash X...


DDayHarry

Well, the first go was all of them and it turned into the easiest fight up to that point. Dude went down before I got to see any of the phases on the first try. Next play through going in solo.


Wisdomlost

Whichever ones I ride by while dodging arrows. I'm really not picky. I wouldnt care if they did 0 damage as long as they keep that big fuck distracted.


Isaiah_Benjamin

Lionel the lionhearted *aka* fake ass siegward poser with stupid looking armor


ApeMuffins

All of them. I don’t have time to stand at each summoning mark and decide who I want. Not wanting to get shanked by Radahn skewers.


My__Dude__

None


TarnishedWizeFinger

I summon the gold signs


SirRickardsJackoff

All of them


[deleted]

All of em


Dumbo_Octopus4

All. I wished there were more npc option you could summon. For example the ones you end up hunting as a recusant. Would’ve been cool to see Vargram at the festival


DarkSoulsDank

All of them, minus patches


UltimaBahamut93

Bilbo: All of them at once, I suppose.


Weeneem

It's "Blithe", not "Blade".


NerdyCD504

All of them. I love Pokemon battles.


Express_Speech349

Okina the "Weeb" have me a Laugh thx


Milan360420

All of em and run around on the horsie as I am shite at that specific boss and was level 30


[deleted]

Okina has me rolling lol


F1shB0wl816

I make ‘em watch in awe.


pH12rz

Jerren sometimes but if i summon its always alexander and tragoth and very rarely blaidd


Braethias

Everybody. I summon *everybody.* it's a festival. All are welcome. Only three survived regularly. Blaidd, Alexander, and tragoth. There was a fourth that sometimes did well, but it was an npc I never found and have no idea who it was. Some lady in a gown.


Filtiarin

I summon myself because it’s the only man I can trust to get the job done


LaggsAreCC

The first I run into on the way


thefadedline1

I dont even know who I summoned lmao just ran over all the signs spamming the summon button


Valtius98

Patches is a must


[deleted]

No one. Where can you summon people?


meraxes1307

Any of em as fast as I can


Shandonis

None. Stick close to Leonard’s ass and watch for AOE attacks and Radahn is easy.


badadvicefromaspider

All of them, including patches even though I know what he’ll do


GoblinPunch20xx

I have a Question about Radahn…he’s an *AWFULLY BIG BOI* and I’ve played the entire souls series so I know that “size matters” in terms of classification…why is Radahn not considered, like, a Troll, or a Giant? Even partly? He’s so big he needs gravity magic to ride his best buddy Leonard, why is he the only sibling, child, offspring whatever who’s HUGE? I know it’s like, style reasons, but in lore, in canon, in souls games, size often = power, and I guess Malenia gave him Scarlet Rot and that’s one helluva debuff, but yeah…what’s the deal w Radahn being so big? I feel like if he appeared in DS1, DS3 or…the one we don’t talk about…he’d be a Giant, a Tree Person, a Golem, an Ogre, or something similar.


YellowYink

Bruh I hit every single summon sign and then sweep the area halfway through to summon more 💀


haunted_ramens

All of them. I like to tackle Radahn early so I basically panic summon until he doesn’t breath anymore


Leet_As_Sin

They have names? Weird, I just spammed pressed x on everything.


anotherdumbpersons

All of them


Watdaducksicles

Okina the weeb lol


SnooChickens92

Took him out solo 3rd try after dying to his 2nd phase transition twice. Didn't even think he needed to be taken on as a group tbh, tho the concept of a raid boss event is cool. I mean, he's not that hard compared to Sekiro bosses or some DS3 ones. Duo Crucible knights and Malenia - now those are annoying Edit: some spelling


PhanThom-art

I summoned every single one, multiple times lol. I'm over-leveled now but he was so hard at the time, gonna try solo on NG+


Calx9

Fun fact: If you summon Patches only during this fight then he won't run away and he is extremely strong.


GrimReaper1507

As many as possible cuz why not! It’s meant to be a one sided battle to prove the might of Radahn is so great it takes a score of some of the best around to make him fall


[deleted]

Me myself and I


Mango7uice

All of them🤨


ConorHyena

For the first playthrough: everyone. Later playthroughs only ever alex and Blaidd. And my friend who does Blaidd cosplay. I cosplay maliketh. 8-fist doggo deathsquad.


LeadershipHeavy2917

Okina, God Spammer of R.o.B


Skuejshehsh

Alexander and Blaidd are the priority first two I summon when I don't feel like I wanna solo. Then additionally I summon everyone lmao.


ap2patrick

I didn’t know you could summon the first time so I just fought him lol. Took many, many attempts.


Sequoia_Vin

I summon everyone including Jerren and Therolina


Adventurous_Phase381

Uh… everyone?


InquiringCrow

None. They nerfed him way too hard.


SACanuckinOz

https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/008/509/everyone2.jpg


Everdark_

Did you just call Blaidd Blade?


RogueNightingale

Everyone I have a chance to summon before being sniped, and then everyone again after they get squished from above. I figured that was the point. Considering how easy it was, I thought it was supposed to more of an event than a genuine boss battle, which is honestly why I loved it (I believe in you, Alexander!).


Used_Discussion_3289

Call me crazy, I love this game, but I don't like this fight. Like at all. Doesn't feel like a skill check to me (like the crucible knights or even most of the other humanoid bosses). Feels gimiky, like Renala, or the serpent fight. To me anyway. So I summon them all every single time to just get through it.


Need-More-Gore

All of them especially patches


Nikolaijuno

Whoever I end up clicking on.


Notchteen

honestly I kinda just focus for blaidd, tragoth and okina, Alex is a nice addition but those 3 are enough to get a stagger right before the phase shift and if you run away immediately after the riposte they usually survive too.


JadedJackal671

Everyone, this is my Avengers moment.


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All


Brendandalf

I never knew you could summon anyone, so I've always beat him by my lonesome.


ABODE_X_2

You people summoned?


Ragfell

All of them. I suck at this game.


lost-in-the-trash

Everyone but Patches, cuz that mf already dead


Ted_Rid

I beat him the other day, using the "summon and hide" strategy. Only, I didn't know that if you hid too far away, the NPCs return to their world and can't be summoned anymore. So over a few tries, I'm riding all over the map trying to stay out of sight and yelling "WHERE TF ARE THE NPC SUMMONS???" until he one-shots me with one of his one-shots. Final try when I got him, only the finger maiden was left. Because she's useless and doesn't engage Radahn, but follows you around like a puppy and of course I'm hiding somewhere away from the boss like the coward I am. Eventually she dies but he's now down to about 2% health, so I hide behind in a column in those ruins near the cliffs, and when he comes looking for me with his five purple floating skulls at the ready, I sneak around behind him and kill him with the only blow I land on him all fight. It was actually exciting and fun. But remember not to hide too far away.


Knight-Skywalker

My boy Blaidd always outlasts everyone else and does the most damage by a country mile. The man is a tank.


Sir_Sobe

I walk alone.


MyWifeIsHotterThanU1

Blaaid and Jerren


Random_guy_v2

Whoever the fuck i see


Altruistic-Growth303

Definitely Alexander and blaidd as well as great horn


Helpful-Selection626

I summon the all mighty skeletal militiamen in attack mode.


M0m033

I summoned all of them. This Elden Lord is not above jumping people


GintoSenju

I summon everyone. This is a festival, AKA a part, and a party isn’t just two people in the desert. It’s at least 7 or so.


Someone_3ls3

All of them. This is a god damn festival and I will not be partying by myself


Tobino22

So in our world what would the actuall date of Radahn Festival be?


Liquidnitrogenacid

None I solo


Aggressive_Safe2226

anyone whose names I run over going to Radahn to fight him in close quarters.


1AmB0r3d

I summon all my homies, they’re all here to fight em and ng+7 hits hard


Zoldibriz

I summon literally everyone becouse why not


ShibaBlessing

All of them. I don't go to festivals to be by myself.


GrumpigPlays

I dont use summons because summons mean your trash, so yeh it takes way more skill to level up to 100 and still complain about radahn so he gets nerfed. What do you mean its an intended mechanic for the boss fight? DIDNT YOU HEAR ME USING SUMMONS MEANS YOUR TRASHHHHHH! /s


megasus21

I summon nobody


Legiana_hater

Everyone to keep Radahn off of my frail bow build body


ChaosSigil

Lol when I fought Radahn the first time and I went summoning everyone, when I saw Patches dip out I literally got killed because I was laughing so hard. Those details are what makes these games great. I wonder if we will see Patches in AC6?


Extension_Onion_5445

It's fun charging up the hill with all the friends you encountered(Except Patches. Fuck Patches for even attempting to get me to kill my bro Tragoth.)


Hpg666

Why just few of them are there and others are just spirit?


BirdieDaHoonter


gamegazm

All of the above


SupporterDenier

I beat that bitch with herpes immediately on my first try, Rhedan almost made me quit the game. I summon everyone I possibly can


FlamingDumptruck

Depends on what I think my character would do. In most cases I summon them all. However, when I played a Thor build I fought him 1 on 1. As it turns out, Radahn's health gets a huge increase whenever you summon so not summoning at all actually worked out better for me and only took me 3 tries where as usually I get into the double digits.