World's First Malenia Bare Fist Only (no weapons, no maidens)
check out @ramonchi_5 who did this hitless, the absolute mad lad. • (WORLD FIRST) Malenia Barefist Hitless ful...
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No, I am not doing this rune level 1. Nobody is.
Now I know no one actually cares to watch the whole thing so here's some notable time stamps. Feel free to suggest any.
32:22 Conversation starts (something actually entertaining!)
1:27:28 phase 2
2:39:47 Disaster level choke, high tension recovery
Due to a controller issue, I had changed the bind for locking on/off which is very important in this fight. I wasn't used to this at the start so please excuse the poor play and my slightly annoyed tone.
Build Explanation:
99 vigor 99 endurance 99 strength 99 dexterity
The only relevant stats. Other stats like faith could be used to allow you to use some buffs like Golden Vow but I didn't bother.
Blue Dancer Charm: up to +15% damage based on having low weight. The biggest damage buff available without fully sacrificing survivability.
Rotten Sword Insignia: Landing consecutive attacks boost damage, works really well with power-stanced fists. Second best damage buff.
Green Turtle Talisman: +10% stamina regen. Being able to get 10% more attacks in is effectively 10% more damage overall. The next best option is Axe Talisman, which buffs only charged attacks by 10%
Ritual Sword Talisman: +10% more damage while at max health. Useless while below max health, therefore a great option to swap to...
Godskin Swaddling Cloth: Landing consecutive attacks heals you. The single best source of healing here and it's not even close. No need to carry around a heavy shield or swap 2+ talismans because this exists.
Morgott's Great Rune gives +25% health and is essential for survivability.
Almost no armor was worn to allow Blue Dancer Charm to provide maximum damage. Just the festive hood (altered) for a little bit of flair.