An Elden Ring player finished the game without being hit or levelling up in just 2.5 hours Rock Paper Shotgun Support us Join our newsletter Visit our store Sign in / Create account If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. An Elden Ring player finished the game without being hit or levelling up in just 2.5 hours He didn't skip the Grafted Scion either News by CJ Wheeler News Reporter Published on July 18, 2022 6 comments Elden Ring is challenging, it's fair to say. That's why the idea of tackling the game's die-rise-repeat formula without taking a single hit and never levelling your character's runes is pretty dang impressive. Well, Elden Ring streamer Ainrun managed to do that, and didn't skip the Grafted Scion boss like other streamers. Nice. Watch on YouTube Here are 10 game-changing things that Elden Ring isn't exactly forthcoming about. Ainrun finally took out Elden Ring's final boss in the wee hours of July 10th, but he'd only started two and a half hours before. His reaction? "Oh my god dude fuck this game. Elden Ring rune level one no-hit run, yes!" That sounds about right. You can watch Ainrun's successful run in full on his Twitch archive here. He'd been foiled right at the end of an earlier run, but rolled off that to land the successful attempt: This was how the earlier attempt ended btw pic.twitter.com/RHJtbXw5Mh- Ainrun (@Ainrun_ttv) July 10, 2022 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings "In my opinion, a 'challenge' run like what I've done is supposed to be challenging, [so] using shortcuts doesn't really make sense," Ainrun told Kotaku. His build used the speedy Serpent-Hunter Great Spear and the fiery Ash Of War called Flame of the Redmanes. His strategy was to stagger bosses and go in for the kill, which seems to have worked pretty well for Ainrun. He says the trickiest bosses were Rykard, Lord of Blasphemy and Gideon Ofnir. Rykard's groundshock attack as a serpent isn't easy to dodge so Ainrun had to finish him off before that phase, and the sorcerous Ofnir required a crouch-poking strategy to topple him. Elden Ring is on Steam for £50/$60/€60. If you're still struggling with the game then check out Hayden's Elden Ring walkthrough. You might want to read through our guide to the best builds for Elden Ring too. More News Jack King-Spooner's next handcrafted game has a teaser demo out Judero brings chat and action in the Scottish Borders Alice O'Connor 17 hours ago 1 If you were hoping for any Overwatch 2 balance changes then you'll have to wait until season two The next season begins in December CJ Wheeler 18 hours ago 3 The Dead Space remake will chuck random Necromorphs at you as you wander the Ishimura In space, no one can hear you proper bricking it CJ Wheeler 18 hours ago 8 Valve register mysterious new Neon Prime trademark in the US It doesn’t seem to be for a particularly colourful Steam Deck CJ Wheeler 20 hours ago 11 Latest Articles What are we all playing this weekend? Well? Alice O'Connor an hour ago 21 Past Wordle answers Here's an archive of previous Wordle words Ollie Toms 2 hours ago 1 Wordle answer today (Saturday 15 October) Hints and the answer to today's Wordle word Rebecca Jones 9 hours ago Overwatch 2 hero tier list Which are the best heroes in Overwatch 2? Ollie Toms 16 hours ago Supporters Only You're probably better than me at One Many Nobody You go on without… uh, you? Sin Vega 17 hours ago Supporter podcast - The Nate Files episode 13: dry bones Bad science is also FUN science! Alice Bell 18 hours ago Japanese dating show Love Wagon has surprising parallels with Yakuza and Persona My new obsession Ed Thorn 2 days ago If you're hankering after Bayonetta 3, Valkyrie Elysium might be a good substitute It's not out on PC until next month, but the console demo has been a surprise charmer Katharine Castle 1 week ago 4 We've been talking, and we think that you should wear clothes Total coincidence, but we sell some clothes Buy RPS stuff here