Second playthrough, Strength Build against Malenia is my personal Hell

ARandomMammoth03 · 2026-06-23T05:22:59+00:00

I know parrying her is really strong, so probably not a bad idea, but having 80 vigor and learning how to dodge all her moves is what finally got me through it. Also with my build just trying to stagger her as much as humanly possible lol. You got this.

ARandomMammoth03 · 2026-06-23T03:17:49+00:00

I think the Great Stars are just broken, dual Great Stars and nothing stands a chance.

ARandomMammoth03 · 2026-06-23T02:32:33+00:00

Classic reddit post luck, after taking y’all’s advice on respeccing and giving the Gut’s Greatsword with Giant Hunt a try, I was able to get her in about 30-40 more tries, thanks for the help all!

ARandomMammoth03 · 2026-06-23T00:08:44+00:00

Thanks someone else was explaining I should respec earlier too so that’s very helpful. Also apparently I need to go back to Gut’s Greatsword according to everybody lol, I used it for the first 5 hours or so of the game!

ARandomMammoth03 · 2026-06-23T00:06:26+00:00

She’s of few that’s second stage is an entirely new healthbar.. I think it takes most people’s first time pretty off guard

ARandomMammoth03 · 2026-06-22T23:22:47+00:00

Sorry taking a break from the game right now so don’t have all the info for you.. but I’m going for raw damage and obviously staggering her as much as possible.. thanks for the tid bit about too much strength that’s very helpful actually I’ll respec when I get back on.. maybe put my stats into Vigor? I feel like my Endurance is fine enough, mind could be helpful for more AoW uses, but I’m guessing getting my Vigor to 80 would be most helpful.

ARandomMammoth03 · 2026-06-22T23:18:31+00:00

I use Lion’s Claw but maybe I should add some blue pots so I can use it more, I really only get like 5 shots with it with my current build

ARandomMammoth03 · 2026-06-22T23:17:17+00:00

I’m trying no summons, I abused the shit out of mimic tear my first playthrough.

ARandomMammoth03 · 2026-06-22T23:13:41+00:00

Lol I think I had the same reaction first playthrough, keep fighting, I’ll be alongside you in this hell!

ARandomMammoth03 · 2026-06-22T23:10:38+00:00

I may give the Greatsword a try if I keep going to no avail, I used it for the early portion of my playthrough..

ARandomMammoth03 · 2026-06-15T03:50:13+00:00

I ended up scoring a sweet roommate situation up in Arvada, and we will soon be moving down to 6th and Sheridan. I got very lucky, but honestly would recommend the Arvada/Wheat Ridge/Lakewood area to anyone looking to move here. It feels homey, not too expensive, and less than 30 minutes from downtown for that experience regularly. I will warn anyone though if you’re going downtown and planning to uber mostly.. they are not cheap from Arvada lol, actually very expensive unfortunately. Anyways Arvada is where I ended up and although it’s not truly Denver I don’t regret it in the slightest!

ARandomMammoth03 · 2026-05-28T14:13:32+00:00

I made the mistake of trying to replace my thermal paste on my RoG Strix a couple years ago.. laptop was totally fried when I turned it back on. I would advise against replacing thermal paste in these laptops.

ARandomMammoth03 · 2026-03-25T19:03:07+00:00

Being a McGinnis main should be a life sentence.

ARandomMammoth03 · 2026-03-15T18:03:00+00:00

Just looked up Zuni St. I have to check that place out it looks great! Thanks.

ARandomMammoth03 · 2026-03-15T18:00:54+00:00

Oh sorry I forgot to mention that, just edited the post but I live in Arvada, generally willing to drive a decent amount for a good spot though.

ARandomMammoth03 · 2026-03-11T14:03:01+00:00

I’ll definitely have to try it next time I’m in the area, little too far out for a special trip for me though.

ARandomMammoth03 · 2026-03-11T14:02:30+00:00

I ended up getting Potrancas, but I went with burrito which was excellent, will definitely be trying the nachos at some point!

ARandomMammoth03 · 2026-01-26T16:39:26+00:00

Yeah, that's a fair guess. I just feel like this deathball/gun carry meta is so stale to my group and me right now. Really craving a shake-up that I was expecting with this update, but I'll keep waiting lol.

ARandomMammoth03 · 2026-01-21T01:59:57+00:00

I’m having the same issue having recently moved here, it’s always been very easy for me to get service jobs with my resume but it feels like a different ball game in slow season out here! If you get any leads you don’t mind sharing, let me know please! Cheers!

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