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Elden Ring (2022)

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After taking down Radahn, I moved into Nekron to further Ranni's questline.

While down here, I discovered some spirit ashes for these Greatshield Soldiers - I thought they were pretty pathetic, but also saw they come in a group of 5, generally a big group like that can be pretty effective.

So, I levelled them to +5 (which is relatively cheap and easy) and threw them into the "Test spot". I also decided to powerstance some Colossal Swords while I was at it, to get a feel for their combos and jump attacks.

I was pleasantly surprised to see that their shield is super tough, much better than Perfumer Tricias shield, and they are less vulnerable to being stunlocked than the Crystalian (who often gets outnumbered). Great, they are tanky and last a while.

But wait! They also throw firebombs, which are surprisingly strong individually, and can do the "Shield Bash" weapon art - quite good, as it keeps your defence up, while doing damage, pushback and staggering.

All in all, these guys are in the mid-range cost (74 FP) but are surprisingly effective. I suspect they will die quickly to any AOE that doesnt hit them from the front, but against certain enemies they will be incredibly strong.

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