Renowned speedrunner BushyGames took down each main boss with a single punch in FromSoftware’s action-RPG Elden Ring and uploaded a video of the runthrough to YouTube. He voluntarily fought some of the hard fights as a glass cannon with extremely little life energy.
What was the challenge: BushyGames played Elden Ring with the challenge of defeating each main boss in a single hit. Only bosses that are necessary to complete the game count as main bosses for the speedrunner.
If a boss cannot be defeated with a single hit because it has multiple phases, the respective phase had to be ended with one hit.
BushyGames also made it a policy not to use the extremely powerful Comet Azur radiance spell unless it was unavoidable for the success of the run. Other techniques and items such as buffs were allowed to be used by the speedrunner.
If you want to see the almost 50 minute long video of Speedrunner BushyGames’ 1 hit run on YouTube, we’ll include it here:
Why is he a glass cannon? BushyGames used numerous buffs and also the Ashes of War Seppuku in its 1-hit run. With this, the user inflicts damage on himself, but gets some strong buffs in return.
Due to self-damaging through the use of some buffs, BushyGames has seen some fights with 10% health or less. The speedrunner became a glass cannon because it sacrificed health for increased damage.
If you also want to test the Ashes of War Seppuku, MeinMMO author Marko Jevtic has a strong build ready that will get the blood flowing:
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How did he make the run? BushyGames kicked off its 1-hit run with intense farming, leveling, and rune and item collection.
BushyGames’ first boss fight was against the Bird of Death in Liurnia, which he defeated with a single hit on the third try. On the first attempt, the Speedrunner dealt roughly 50% damage.
The bird of death barely survived the second attempt. Between the failed attempts, BushyGames went back to farming and leveling his weapon. In the third and ultimately final attempt, the total playing time of the run was over three hours.
The full run, including collecting items, leveling the hammer and testing its build, took BushyGames over 25 hours. The Speedrunner had a particularly tough time with Radagon and the Elden Beast. For the elden beast, he even had to break his own rule and use the Comet Azur.
What items and weapons did he use? BushyGames collected a few items in his run that helped him with the challenge. As a weapon, the Speedrunner used the gigantic Hammer Giant Crusher, with which he literally flattened numerous bosses with a single blow.
If you want to get an overview of the weapons in Elden Ring, take a look at the ranking of all 309 weapons on MeinMMO.
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