{"id":11736,"date":"2022-04-20T13:16:09","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T04:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=11736"},"modified":"2022-04-25T10:54:17","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T01:54:17","slug":"20220420-11736","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20220420-11736\/","title":{"rendered":"Elden Ring\u2019s latest update made Malenia even stronger"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Written by. Nick Mosier based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20220420-199639\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a> (original article&#8217;s publication date: 2022-04-20 11:01<\/em> <em>JST)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>After FromSoftware released the latest Ver.1.04&nbsp; patch for <em><strong>Elden Ring<\/strong><\/em>, a number of players, along with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/oh-no-elden-rings-new-update-has-a-bug-that-makes-malenia-even-harder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GamesRadar+<\/a>, have been reporting that the boss character Malenia has become even more difficult to defeat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The following article contains spoilers regarding the Malenia boss fight.<\/strong><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220404-197865-header-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220404-197865-header-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220404-197865-header-1-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220404-197865-header-1-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220404-197865-header-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220404-197865-header-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220404-197865-header-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220404-197865-header-1-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220404-197865-header-1-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220404-197865-header-1-747x420.jpg 747w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Malenia is a boss that appears in the late-game Haligtree dungeon and boasts being one of, if not the hardest boss in the game. In addition to her powerful and varied attack patterns, Malenia also heals every time she hits the player. Even if you prepare your shield and block an attack, Malenia will recover HP meaning you must continue to dodge while looking for openings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, after this latest update, it\u2019s being reported that Malenia will heal herself even when her attacks don\u2019t land. This apparently happens when players just narrowly dodge Malenia\u2019s attacks. In other words, whether she hits you or not, she\u2019s recovering HP. With many players reporting the phenomenon, there\u2019s even more reason to shudder in fear at this brutally tough boss.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Malenia Healing Bug as summon Patch 1.04\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f8-N-6PbJbQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Furthermore, it sounds like this is only happening during multiplayer, with no reports of Malenia being stronger coming from anyone specifying that they were fighting Malenia alone.&nbsp; I (the original author of this article) also challenged Malenia in single player and wasn\u2019t able to confirm this new phenomenon occurring. Because of this, it seems likely that this new behavior from Malenia is a bug rather than an intentional buff to the character.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FromSoftware has also notified players of another issue regarding the duration of the Cerulean Hidden Tear being reduced after the latest patch. If the Malenia behavior is actually a bug, it will likely be fixed in an upcoming patch. At any rate, if you\u2019re looking to take down Malenia alongside another player, it\u2019s probably best to keep in mind that you can run into this issue. Though there may be some bragging rights for players that manage to take down this even stronger Malenia.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Please note: This patch mistakenly included an update to the duration of the Cerulean Hidden Tear, shortening it. <br>This unintentional change will be reverted with a minor patch in the near future. <br>Our apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused.<\/p>&mdash; ELDEN RING (@ELDENRING) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ELDENRING\/status\/1516420042799333381?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 19, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on the latest Ver.1.04 update, check out the articles below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20220423-11872\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Elden Ring\u2019s Putrid Crystalian trio silently nerfed and became well behaved<\/a><br>\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20220420-11756\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Elden Ring patch 1.04 fixes bleed dogs, illusory walls, and issues with hacked panties<\/a><br>\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20220420-11750\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Elden Ring now makes its tutorial area obvious to players<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elden Ring\u2019s latest update (Ver.1.04) made Malenia even stronger, although it&#8217;s likely a bug rather than an intentional buff to the character.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":11739,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[56,18],"class_list":["post-11736","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-elden-ring","tag-global-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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