Elden Ring s Mimic Tear boss can defeat itself The Loadout The Loadout Elden Ring s Mimic Tear boss can defeat itself Elden Ring bosses are often formidable opponents, but this player has figured out a way of defeating Mimic Tear without having to land a single attack Jamie Hore Published: Jun 8, 2022 07:20 ET Elden Ring Elden Ring is now well over three months old, and with most players having completed their first or second playthroughs already, we now enter the realm of ridiculous mods, challenges, and speedruns. The best bit, if you're asking us. The latest revelation in FromSoftware's game of the year contender revolves around one of the most intriguing Elden Ring bosses – Mimic Tear. For the unaware, Mimic Tear will become a carbon copy of you, the player, and will use your own weapons and abilities against you in combat. One wily player has now come up with a character build that can defeat Mimic Tear without even needing to attack it, as the boss will actually slowly kill itself over time. In a Reddit post, 'Going_Loki' shows off their remarkable, five-minute, hitless encounter against Mimic Tear, whereby the boss' attacks will slowly chip away at its own health bar, and all that's left to do is avoid getting smacked yourself with a lot of dodging. So how does Going_Loki achieve this? Well, they equip a dagger with the Bloody Slash Ash of War, which grants a powerful, bleed-applying slash in exchange for a slither of the user's HP. When this is then equipped by Mimic Tear, their constant slashing means that, eventually, they will deplete themselves down to a pile of ashes. It's yet another example of how Elden Ring's depth is still not yet fully explored, and an example of how it can even be turned on its own daunting bosses. Who needs the best Elden Ring weapons when you've got this expert strat, eh? More from The Loadout Elden Ring mods turn RPG into horror game ahead of Halloween The best way to spice up Elden Ring’s early hours is to play it like Bloodborne Elden Ring has a cut seventh ending, dataminers discover Elden Ring director says FromSoftware's next game is almost done Elden Ring has the longest elevator ride in any FromSoftware game The Devil Wears Armour: how fashion sits at the heart of Elden Ring Jamie Hore Jamie started out his journalism career rambling about FIFA esports, but today he covers much more, like the best Warzone guns and the Apex Legends tier list. He's also rather excited for the Starfield release date. Popular now Orianna has been disabled for League of Legends Worlds 2022 The FIFA 23 meta has quickly become all about Lengthy players Blizzard assures Overwatch 2 players their OW1 skins aren’t lost Network N Media earns commission from qualifying purchases via Amazon Associates and other programs. We include affiliate links in articles. View terms. Prices correct at time of publication. More stories Odoamne says Rogue is taking LoL Worlds 2022 “one game at a time” Best Warzone Loadout of the Week – battle with Modern Warfare’s best The LoL Worlds 2022 final is headed to a cinema near you More from The Loadout Follow us for daily videogame news on Facebook, Twitter, Steam, and Google News. Elden Ring best weapons - the strongest weapons in the game Elden Ring boss order - what order should you kill the bosses in? Elden Ring Larval Tear locations Free shooting games Best PS5 games Best Xbox games