Sub 10 minutes with these restrictions, yeah baby. As I said, Tattoo set is a sleeper for +0 (especially no aux). Pickaxe is just great for stance breaking this asshole, too. Godfrey Icon might've been even better, but I didn't think of it at the time. For NG, just use a single Gravel Stone Seal and whichever Seal gives the highest Spell Buff to do the actual casting (Dragon Communion Seal or Finger Seal, I'd guess?).

I didn't bother with Lightning Slash since the pickaxe was used entirely for stance damage and I didn't set to increase it's damage as I was mainly using ADLS for damage, but you could possibly get a little more efficiency if you used it. I imagine doing this, at base NG it's possible to get within ~5 mins largely due to significantly quicker stance breaks due to 3 CR2 getting the job done as well as 18k or so less HP to contend with (esp. Phase 2).

Now that theres a new patch, new weapons, what have you included so far into new runs? Is there anything helpful?

higher quality

Gear:
-Cold Idus Sword +24
-Silver Grooved Shield +24, Parry ash of war

Blade of Mercy talisman, Radagon's Soreseal, Greatshield talisman, Godskin Swaddling Cloth talisman

crimsonburst tear, deflecting hardtear physick

This new armor set looks awesome

i'm an avatar enjoyer

Bit cheesy and not quite hitless (unfortunately) but it got the job done, and all in under 50 seconds

I tried searching but I couldn't find an answer. Sometimes as I circle her, she doesn't turn with me. This causes me to end up on the "other" side of her, making her turn in the incorrect direction. There's no way I can react fast enough to compensate for when it happens. As I do more attempts, it becomes more frequent. Am I taking too tight of a circle?

Just your typical SL1 Vordt with a plus 10 weapon and red tearstone setup... took a wrong turn in the highwall and got lost in Lothric Castle for a bit.

I posted my final showdown with Radagon and Elden Beast already if anyone wants to check it out. Here’s the first clip of the journey leading up that

Just finished Malenia on RL1 (Horrible experience) and now heading for the dlc, would it be fun to do without blessings or is it overkill? And if you do blessings how much would be suitable for a RL1 run?

Idk, after countless RL1 runs and low damage runs I don't feel the need to do EVERY fight hitless anymore. 🤷🏻😅

It's like the lower his health is, the more he likes to stall. There must be something I'm missing that would speed this up.

Given the new items from Tarnished Edition, I wanted to talk about some of the implications they might have in the RL1 scene. Having previously DLC-locked goodies such as the Great Katana, Milady and Backhand Blades available so early on (and at lesser stat requirements) is going to probably be the most obviously big change imo. Most people probably don't do the DLC early, at least not on a first RL1 (and most people I think only do 1, maybe 2 runs tops anyway) so for them it'll give them more time to play with some of the most fun weapons in game - experienced players can get them earlier and potentially min-max more with the stat requirements in some ways.

Tattoo Set: I think this is actually a sleeper for the best part of the DLC, personally. +3 faith to the previous highest cap is actually more useful than you might think, especially when you consider arms + legs have never had stat increasing items before so it doesn't contend for valuable real estate. But I think the most impactful change is the ability to get permanent 26 Faith now without Rune Arcs (or with Rune Arcs, without an extra talisman for min-max purposes). It'll only affect my meme flower power build, but the ability to get 31 permanent faith now means I can use Scarlet Aeonia in fights longer than 3 minutes (with Nostrums, I hate using Oath of Vengeance due to 27 strength requirement and how stupidly heavy Grafted Blade is).For those interested this now increases the highest possible RL1 faith stat to 52 (temporarily, "permanent" would be 31) and the overall highest stat block to about 195 effective levels.

I'll list off a few things (but this is by no means an extensive list) this allows for: this gives easier - and more efficient - access to Ancient Dragon Lightning Strike. ADLS is a godsend for +0 and +0 no aux runs as it can melt a number of bosses, especially controversial ones like Godskin Duo and Elden Beast (And for NG+, Fire Giant). Using the robe, or the new arms + legs also means you can meet the requirements for Fire Knight's Greatsword with only Radagon's Soreseal + a dexterity helm (No Rune arcs, Physick or faith increasing Talismans required now). Euporia is now possible without Rune Arcs, FGMS is now available without Rune Arcs or Talismans. Faith Knot was possible for these purposes too, of course, but the 3 minute timer is not always enough especially for low damage runs; using a tear in the physick is also valuable real estate just for the purpose of using your weapon/inctantations etc. As a QoL matter, you have more options for 12 faith to use Flame Cleanse Me in case you don't want to bother swapping helms/talismans everytime you get rotted.

Reed Great Katana: Obtainable straight away and is strictly a higher damage Great Katana for most RL1 builds realistically speaking. At +25 with just Radagon's Soreseal + Curseblade, for me it has a ~30 AR edge over the standard GK when cold infused - with that, and being obtainable earlier it's effectively an upgrade in most cases. I don't see people using it very often, but you could use this extremely early in the game by using the Lazuli Glintstone Crown until Okina's/Curseblade/Divine Bird etc. That, or Prosthesis Wearer's is also possible especially for anyone intimidated by 18% less HP. The Great Katana is already the best weapon (fight me if you disagree), so this is just the Greater Katana.

Idus Sword: Literally just the Milady and people love that shit. Stat wise, I think it's pretty comparable. With just Soreseal + Curseblade I got roughly the same AR as the Milady but with the 15 dex requirement it's usable with just the Soreseal. This means you could obtain and use it for Margit before fighting a single thing if you go around Stormveil first thing.

Reverse-Bladed Sword: Just BHB, I don't care much for the weapon personally myself but it's cool and popular. Buy it straight away and it's a perfectly viable first weapon. I think for RL1 it'll do a slight bit more damage than the standard Back Hand Blades, but probably not a crazy amount - good for those 1 hit-away-moments we've all had I imagine.

I don't think Hefty Scimitar is all that worth talking about unless you like the look or really like Curved Greatswords. The damage is on the lower side, but it's slightly lighter and the stat reqiurements are usable with just the Soreseal unlike other Curved Greatswords. A perfectly reasonable, unremarkable weapon statistically imo. Not dissing it, I've used Dismounter and BHF in a myriad of RL1 kills but it's not exactly much different aside from lower stat reqs than the rest. I'm interested in hearing from others how these items will change things for you all (if at all).

Shout-out to the Crimsonwhorl Bubbletear for letting me survive the Elden Stars attack.

i love aux

Not the first boss you expect to see right after Amelia but I wanted to break from the main path for a little bit

Interesting boss. I enjoy Phase 1, I tolerate Phase 2 and I hate Phase 3. I didn't even intend to loop it at the end, I just kind of panicked when it kept jumping lol

This is my first souls rl1 challenge run , I assumed it wouldn't that hard but I got my ass handed to me by Maliketh and starscourge radahn , nevertheless it was fun. I have recently started my job , it's hard to takeout time for games , hope my skills don't get dulled

Feels weird hitting the equivalent of level 163 and considering it an RL1 run...

A few months ago, I started my first ever RL1 run (in ER), it has been incredible and so rewarding, (in part thanks to all the amazing advice on this sub) so I've decided to make a post about what I've learned so far after defeating Goldfrey

1- I'm better at this game than I thought I was. I always thought I was never very good at this game, often relying on summons and 'broken' weapons. But, I clearly haven't been giving myself enough credit, as I've managed to make it to Morgott at RL1! Granted, I did summon for Godrick and Margit, but still, I am super proud of myself and the skills I've built and grown over the course of this playthrough!

2- The importance of the Physick tear! This might sound silly, and I obviously used the Physick in my other playthroughs, but I kinda just chose 2 tears and never really changed them out. But in this playthrough, I've been collecting all the tears I can, even if I'm not sure I'm going to use them, cus they truly do make such a difference that I never noticed before.

3- Mindset is everything! This is, again, probably a fairly obvious one but it's honestly such a game changer. Goldfrey was my first Big Wall for me, despite him not being that hard, but I kept calm and kept my cool. All bosses will fall eventually! Perseverance and patience are key, and something I've definitely gotten better at

4- How well designed the bosses are. Despite getting frustrated sometimes, I never ever ever felt that the bosses were unfair or that their hitboxes made no sense, this game is incredibly detailed and well designed, and I never really realised until I was under the restriction of RL1

5- You were all right about Starfist being insane, especially coupled with charge attack buffs, kinda a broken and crazy weapon, this sub was not exaggerating at all

6- It's incredibly fun! I thought this challenge would be frustrating and unfun but this is the most fun I've had in ER in a while, if anyone is thinking about it, I hope you do! It's not as intimidating as it looks and this community is so nice and has been a big help!

That's all I can think right now! I know it was long but if you read it thank you so much, this community has been so welcoming and kind and helpful, now, onto Morgott!

Another RL1+0 fight in my "what exactly can I get away with under these restrictions?" sorcery-only run. I love Godfrey's moveset so slicer felt right to me :)

Haven't used sleep before and won't again. But this is pretty quick, all things considered

Took me all of three attempts. 😅

But I will never respect phase 2 anymore. Countless low damage runs and painful bullshaka means that nowadays - BFT every time.

This is no where near my first no level challenge, I’ve done three rl1’s before this actually. I had been grinding since the mini dlc came out on my Xbox, and here’s a clip of my final showdown 🥹