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00:00Welcome to Mojo Plays and today we're counting down our picks for the most challenging bosses
00:16to stem from Elden Ring's acclaimed DLC.
00:19Spoilers ahead, Tarnished.
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00:38Divine Beast Dancing Lion
00:47For many, this was the first true demonstration of the DLC's difficulty spike, not to mention
00:52the second most publicized boss to entice players back into the lands between.
00:56Needless to say, this constructed beast delivered.
01:09Aside from having wild strikes that are tricky to read, the dancing lion can spew out wind,
01:14ice and lightning on a dime, some of which are easier to avoid than others.
01:18But if that's not enough for you, there is a second one roaming the realm of shadow that
01:22breathes out death blight.
01:24Have fun.
01:33Ancient Dragon Senesax
01:34We've slaughtered every kind of dragon this game has to offer hundreds of times over,
01:46and yet this particular one, for some reason, had us against the rails.
01:50Maybe it's the tighter arena, maybe it's the water expanding the range of its crimson lightning,
01:55or maybe it's just built different on account of being Bael's roommate.
02:07Either way, Senesax gave us way more trouble than the likes of his ghost flame or jagged
02:12At least until we poured all our smithing stones into the Dragon Hunter Katana.
02:22Putrescent Knight
02:23Did someone say Orphan of Kos on a horse?
02:34Because we've got Orphan of Kos on a horse.
02:37Guarding the likes of Saint Trina, this skeletal knight's wide array of sweeps and strikes
02:41with its giant blade demand instant reaction time unless you want to get mauled.
02:45That seed of his doesn't help either.
02:54If it's not faring the knight around the arena, it's acting as a follow-up attack.
02:58Oh, and it can summon immensely powerful flames that cause frostbite buildup.
03:02It certainly makes for one hell of a bodyguard.
03:12Meteor Mother of Fingers
03:22So apparently the two fingers have a mother, and she's just as horrifying to behold as
03:26you'd expect.
03:27A cosmic monstrosity, Meteor can make for a lethal challenge if you allow her room to
03:31breathe.
03:32Not only can she birth finger creepers on the spot, but she's well adept at unleashing
03:36blasts from beyond and summoning vortexes to swallow you whole.
03:49And when that fails, she'll charge over and try to squash you.
03:51We'll certainly be seeing her and her brood in our nightmares.
04:05Bale the Dread
04:14The climb up Jagged Peak, the backstory on how this thing nearly killed Dragonlord Placidusax
04:18back in the day, the hype couldn't be higher.
04:21And then Bale revealed itself and demonstrated why it earned the name of Dread.
04:34This dragon is a powerhouse.
04:36The span of its physical attacks is wide in scope, while its breathing can drench the
04:39battlefield in lightning, and that's not to say nothing of its onslaught of a second
04:43phase.
04:44In my experience, best summon Egon if only for that now-legendary line delivery.
04:55Commander Gaius
05:04Whether you consider him cheap or not, this armored hog rider broke plenty of tarnished
05:08along the way.
05:09Its mount eclipses torrent in speed, its gravity magic hits hard, and most importantly of all,
05:15trying to avoid those charging attacks seems to vary with every attempt.
05:24Without his pet pig, Gaius would pose little challenge, but thanks to his mount's excessive
05:28attacks and enigmatic hitbox, he became a hurdle to overcome.
05:32Hope the shadow tree fragments were worth it.
05:43Vidra, Lord of the Frenzied Flame
05:55The abyssal woods and the mansion nestled inside of it made for some of the creepiest
05:58locations in Sol's history, and lurking at its heart is a poor old man with a hellish
06:03secret.
06:11We all remember the Lord of the Frenzied Flame, right?
06:14A chaotic god that the Tarnished could serve as a vessel for if they went down the evil
06:17route.
06:18Well, now we get to fight him, and as expected, the Lord doth pack a mean punch.
06:30If his attacks aren't causing madness buildup, then they're incinerating your health bar.
06:44Rilana, Twin Moon Knight
06:54Turns out Rilana has a younger sister, and she is twice as deadly as her royal sibling.
06:59Rilana very quickly became an early symbol for just how intense the bosses in the DLC
07:02could become, what with her fluid yet fantastic sword slashes, absurd combos, combined with
07:07some brutal long-range techniques.
07:17And that's all before she channels her inner pontiff, Sullivan, and starts to unleash both
07:21moon and fire magic simultaneously.
07:23Throw in her Twin Moon spell, which can easily shred off a full health bar, and you've got
07:27yourself the deadliest princess Elden Ring has ever known.
07:40Mesmer the Impaler
07:47There was no doubt that Marika's wayward fire starter of a son was going to be difficult.
07:51He's the poster boy for crying out loud.
07:53We just didn't anticipate he would be this difficult.
07:57In his first phase alone, he's got an insta-kill grab that will have you impaled and paraded
08:01for all to see.
08:10Even if you avoid it, the speed and range of his spear thrusts can prove to be devastating.
08:15Overcome that, and he lets the snake out of the bag.
08:18As base serpent Mesmer, not only will you have to contend with his spear and flames,
08:22but also a legion of giant snakes he can summon on a whim.
08:33Promised Consort Redan
08:43Melania who?
08:44In contention for the hardest boss ever conjured up by FromSoftware, the final boss of Shadow
08:49of the Aretrig will make you question if you were ever good at the genre to begin with.
08:53We barely have a moment to take in the revelation that Redan has been brought back from the
08:56dead before he demonstrates his newfound strength by smiting us on the spot.
09:09His first phase is essentially his original moveset on steroids, hitting twice as hard
09:13and twice as fast.
09:14And then Mikala shows up to aid in the fight, leading to a second phase that is guaranteed
09:18to break you.
09:29Holy magic explosions, lightning-fast sword swings, Mikala's heart-stealing insta-kill,
09:34or Don's famous meteor attack, it never ends.
09:37Consider yourself a true Elden Lord if you've somehow managed to vanquish them.
09:55Which of these DLC bosses proved to be your undoing?
09:58Let us know in the comments.