Plenty of entertaining clips of Elden Ring co-op have been shared online, with both teamwork and invasions being showcased by the community. For every “Let Me Solo Her” that enjoys helping other players defeat the bosses they are struggling with, there is a player that loves messing with others and hindering their progress. Reddit user elmedioespanol falls into the latter category, and the invader’s trick to take out three players at once is earning them plenty of praise.
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Instead of disguising themselves as an Elden Ring NPC like some other clever players have done, this Redditor used the Mimic’s Veil. For those unfamiliar with this item, it allows players to disguise themselves as something within the environment, with elmedioespanol being transformed into an unsuspecting statue. With this gray piece of scenery not being eye catching in the slightest, they stand still as all three players walk right by and into an elevator room.
What makes this strategy clever is that the Reddit user decided to raise the elevator, as it meant that the group of three had to wait in the room for it to come down. This is where their plan came into play, as they left their disguise and approached the Elden Ring group from behind. With the players not expecting anything, they were likely shocked to see the Reddit user in the doorway, and they may have been even more surprised when they were killed instantly with just a single maneuver.
The Redditor spammed the Elden Ring incantation Rejection, which sees them shouting and knocking back everyone around them. Considering that the other players were stuck in a small room with a pit leading to their demise, this was the perfect incantation for the job, as the players were knocked to their doom. Two of the three players immediately fell into the hole where the elevator once was, and while the third player that was dressed as Radahn tried to put up a fight, they too were thrown into the hole below once they came too close. It is no surprise that this flawless invasion relying on situational awareness, trickery, and good incantation usage has performed well on Reddit.
Alongside 5,300 upvotes, players were quick to compare the Redditor to Patches, a recurring FromSoftware NPC that loves tossing gamers to their doom. Going forward, players may want to be extra careful in elevator rooms, and double-checking any oddly positioned statues might be a wise idea as well.
Elden Ring is available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
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