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SlashMargit, the Fell Omen is a Great Enemy Boss in Elden Ring. This is an optional boss as players don't need to defeat him to advance in Elden Ring, though they do need to defeat Margit to advance to Stormveil Castle.
Margit, the Fell Omen is found in Stormhill when players attempt to approach Stormveil Castle. A non-boss variant can be found later again when approaching a stationary enemy slightly southwest of the Outer Wall Battleground Site of Grace in the Capital Outskirts. Margit stands in the Tarnished's way to prevent them from approaching the Elden Ring, though his motivations are only explained in a later encounter.
Someone must extinguish thy flame.
Let it be Margit the Fell!
Margit, the Fell Omen Boss in Elden Ring
- This is an optional boss
- Closest Site of Grace: Castleward Tunnel
- Multiplayer is allowed for this boss
- You can summon Spirit Ashes for this boss
- NPC Summons: Sorcerer Rogier can be summoned for this fight. His summon sign is right by the boss entrance
Where to find Margit, the Fell Omen in Elden Ring
Take the path north from Stormhill Shack and turn left at the fork, curving back south up a hill full of Godrick Soldiers. You'll need to either fight your way through these soldiers or run past them to reach the Castleward Tunnel Site of Grace, which is just in front of the boss door for Margit, the Fell Omen. [Map link]
See also the non-boss variant in Capital Outskirts. [More Info] [Map Link]
Margit, the Fell Omen Combat information
- Health: 4,174 HP
- Defense: 103
- Stance: 80
- Parryable: Yes, but 2 parries are required per stance break
- Is vulnerable to a critical hit after being stance broken or parried
- Damage:
Standard, 
Strike, 
Pierce, 
Holy - Drops
12,000, Talisman Pouch (NG only)
Negations (or Absorptions)
Magic
Fire
LightningThe negation numbers are the % of your damage that gets blocked. For example, if a negation is 60, 40% of that damage by that type will go through and 60% will be negated. Bigger number = less damage. A negation of 100 means no damage goes through, and a negation of -100 mean the enemy takes 2x damage from that source. 0 means damage goes pretty much as is.
Resistances
Poison: 316 / 414 / 704 / 1161
Scarlet Rot: 316 / 414 / 704 / 1161
Hemorrhage: 316 / 414 / 704 / 1161
Frostbite: 316 / 414 / 704 / 1161
The resistance numbers are the buildup amount to trigger it. For example, if a resistance is 100 you must deal 100 points of the given buildup to trigger it. Note that these go down over time, and increase each time the effect procs. The values after the "/"s indicate the increased resistances after each successive proc.
NG+ and Beyond (click to reveal)
| NG | NG+ | NG+2 | NG+3 | NG+4 | NG+5 | NG+6 | NG+7 | |
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| HP | 4,174 | 9,829 | 10,811 | 11,303 | 11,794 | 12,777 | 13,269 | 13,760 |
| Defense | 103 | 117 | 120 | 123 | 129 | 135 | 141 | 152 |
| Runes |
12,000 | 60,000 | 66,000 | 67,500 | 72,000 | 73,500 | 75,000 | 76,500 |
Resistances |
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| Poison |
316 / 414 / 704 / 1161 | 344 / 442 / 732 / 1189 | 349 / 447 / 737 / 1194 | 354 / 452 / 742 / 1199 | 359 / 457 / 747 / 1204 | 364 / 462 / 752 / 1209 | 369 / 467 / 757 / 1214 | 374 / 472 / 762 / 1219 |
| Scarlet Rot |
316 / 414 / 704 / 1161 | 344 / 442 / 732 / 1189 | 349 / 447 / 737 / 1194 | 354 / 452 / 742 / 1199 | 359 / 457 / 747 / 1204 | 364 / 462 / 752 / 1209 | 369 / 467 / 757 / 1214 | 374 / 472 / 762 / 1219 |
| Hemorrhage |
316 / 414 / 704 / 1161 | 344 / 442 / 732 / 1189 | 349 / 447 / 737 / 1194 | 354 / 452 / 742 / 1199 | 359 / 457 / 747 / 1204 | 364 / 462 / 752 / 1209 | 369 / 467 / 757 / 1214 | 374 / 472 / 762 / 1219 |
| Frostbite |
316 / 414 / 704 / 1161 | 344 / 442 / 732 / 1189 | 349 / 447 / 737 / 1194 | 354 / 452 / 742 / 1199 | 359 / 457 / 747 / 1204 | 364 / 462 / 752 / 1209 | 369 / 467 / 757 / 1214 | 374 / 472 / 762 / 1219 |
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 Madness |
Immune | |||||||
Margit, the Fell Omen Boss Guide for Elden Ring
Video Guide for Margit, the Fell Omen Boss
Margit, the Fell Omen Fight Strategy
The Best Tips for Margit, the Fell Omen:
- Purchase Margit's Shackle from Patches to bind him to the ground, temporarily stunning him. This allows you to get a few free hits. This will not work once he reaches Phase 2.
- Using the Lone Wolf Ashes can help distract Margit long enough to get some easy damage in with spells or melee attacks. The Spirit Jellyfish can act as a great tanky distraction, and is available if you speak to Roderika in Stormhill.
- Another good multi-summon Ashes are the Godrick Soldiers, found in the graveyard surrounded by Spirit Jellyfish in Stormhill.
- Glintstone Stars works well in this fight if you can get enough distance to use them. Glintstone Pebble can work fine as well, as it is cheap and reliable.
- Wait for him to do his leaping plunge attack with his hammer, and roll through it towards him to get in some easy damage. This is your best opening during this fight.
- Ash of War: Barricade Shield can make this fight much easier for melee players, because it allows them to block and attack more easily, though his spectral blades do not deal Physical Damage, so you still take chip damage.
- Great boss to learn how to parry. Do note that it takes two parries to put him in a state where he can be riposted. The majority of his staff attacks are parryable, but his magic weapon attacks are not. This simplifies the fight a lot, as most of his attack sequences open with the staff.
Melee Strategy
This is an exceptionally difficult fight for melee users, because Margit is extremely aggressive and has somewhat long combos with large wind-ups, making it difficult to block the whole chain of attacks. You'll have to block sparingly, and dodge most of his attacks to maintain enough Stamina to still attack afterwards.
Using the Lone Wolf Ashes you can attack him quickly, alongside the wolves, allowing you to break his stance and stagger him for a critical attack. Make sure you keep up the pressure so you can to try to trigger this more often.
Having high HP can allow you to trade hits more easily. Margit does a mix of both Physical and Holy damage (all the yellow glowing weapon effects). It is advised to wear armor & talismans that helps protect against Physical & Holy damage. However, t is not recommended to wear armor that results in a Heavy roll.
Bait his attacks and wait until you are sure he has stopped swinging before attacking, because he can extend certain combos into longer variants if he thinks he can hit you. You'll likely guess wrong a few times, and trade damage, but that's okay.
Look for his leaping hammer attack and roll through it towards him, and get in a shot or two while he's still in the landing animation. Don't be greedy on this Boss, you can rarely attack more than once without trading damage, and you can't do that every time or you will run out of healing.
Consider slotting Ash of War: Bloody Slash , as it comes out rather quick, is long ranged, and can be great as a burst damage option. Though keep in mind that it does take away some health as compensation. You should already have this Ash after following through with Kenneth Haight's questline.
Magic and Ranged Strategy
The strategy for Magic and Ranged users is somewhat easier, though Shortbow users may have a harder time due to lower damage and lack of a Shield.
Margit can either be extremely aggressive or not, and there seems to be no in between. If you can keep separation from him until he goes into a "not aggressive" phase, then you can attack him at range fairly easily for a short time, getting some free damage. Just make sure to watch out for his Blade Toss attack, so you don't get hit.
You could try using Glintstone Pebble or Glintstone Stars, as these are incredibly effective and efficient. Their cast times are in the mid-range, so be warned that you'll have to have proper spacing to use them. Additionally, it's not a bad idea to use a Shield in your off-hand to block in case of emergencies or after you cast, in case you cut it too close.
You can use the Lone Wolf Ashes to create a distraction that can allow you to range him down in less than a minute, if you play it right. Wait for the wolves to gain his attention, then unleash spell after spell, making sure to pause when you gain aggro. This gives the wolves time to acquire it once again before continuing your barrage.
Attacks & Counters
| Attack | Description | Counter |
| Staff Swing |  Swings his staff in many directions with wind-ups ranging from fast to slow |
This short ranged melee attack is easy to back away from and avoid. You can often fit in an attack during the wind-up for the slower animations |
| Staff Stab | Stabs his staff directly forward |
Roll to your left. It's tempting to move to his right side, but this will allow him to combo directly into dagger slashes while his left side has no combos after this attack |
| Windup Attack | Pulls his staff behind his back, then slams it into the ground (if you're close) or rushes forward (if you're further away) and spins clockwise, slashing twice in front of him. |
The windup is very long, so take advantage of it to get in a few hits. In Phase 1 this will always end his combos if you dodge successfully, so you can get in a hit afterwards as well |
| Dagger Slash | Quickly slashes a spectral dagger in front of him. Often happens when you're towards his left side. | Don't get too greedy when punishing a point in his combos that can transition to a Dagger Slash, since it comes out quickly. You can avoid it by staying behind him |
| Dagger Throw | Throws one or two daggers, usually when you're trying to heal | Roll when you see a dagger appear in his hands. You can even dodge this just by running to the left or right |
| Dagger Retreat | Slashes once with a dagger, then jumps backwards and throws it | Dodge twice in quick succession |
| Tail Swipe | Swings his tail to hit you if you're behind him | This has a small radius, so dodge back to avoid it easily |
| Unguarded Slash |
When the player’s guard is broken, he slashes simultaneously with both his staff and spectral sword. | It's near impossible to avoid this once it happens since you're already guard-broken, so try to avoid it by limiting how much you block and watching your stamina. |
| Leaping Stab | Leaps towards you, hovers in the air for a moment, then slams his staff down | He hovers in the air long enough for you to walk out of range and land a few hits as he recovers. |
| Phase Change | Once his health goes below 65%, he summons his spectral hammer to his shoulder, swings it in front of him, leaps high into the air, and slams it down to the ground, creating a shockwave. | Move away once you see the hammer to avoid the initial swing, then roll once you see him begin to descend to avoid the slam. Get in a few hits while he recovers |
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| Hammer Slam | Raises his left leg, then smashes his spectral hammer down in front of him | Dodge forward. This attack always ends his combos, so it's safe to land a few hits if you dodge safely |
| Hammer Strike | Summons a spectral hammer onto his shoulder, then spins around slashing first with his staff and then with his hammer |
Dodge away and prepare to dodge more combo moves. Only the cane part of this attack is parriable |
| Hammer Leap | Jumps high into the air and slams his hammer down, creating a shockwave. Almost identical to the phase transition, but this can usually happen without warning. | Dodge forward as you see him beginning to descend. This attack always ends his combos, so get in a few hits if you dodge successfully |
| Weapon Combo | At this point, he can quickly switch out his weapons for a combo, using his staff, sword and hammer subsequently in one combo action. | Dodge back through these until the combo is over, since you won't be able to squeeze in any attacks for the moment. Follow up with your own attack immediately after the combo is complete. |
| Sword Swing | Slices in front of him with his spectral sword | Roll away and prepare to dodge more combo moves |
| Sword Spin | Holds his spectral sword above his head, then spins around slashing first with his sword, then his staff, then sword, then his staff. |
Since this attack covers a long range, it's a good idea to just try to run away. Only the cane swings are parryable |
: Attack can be parried
Elden Ring Margit Lore, Notes & Other Trivia
- Voice Actor: Anthony Howell
- The reason for Margit's appearance in Stormveil is likely due to the fact that Godrick is considered the weakest demigod and would likely be the first target of those seeking the Great Runes.
- Margit will later appear in the Capital Outskirts of Leyndell, posing as a regular Commoner. He will use the exact same moveset, along with the Phase 2 transition. He drops the Viridan Amber Medallion +1 upon defeat.
- Defeating Margit’s true form will also prevent him from appearing at Stormveil Castle. It will also drop the Talisman Pouch. Oddly enough, defeating his true form will not stop the Capital Outskirts encounter from occurring.
- The ghostly dagger he summons for his dagger throw and slash attacks is an Erdsteel Dagger, and for his hammer slam moves he uses a Giant-Crusher. The straight sword he summons for some of his spinning combos doesn't seem to 100% match any of the weapons that are usable by players.
- Margit being the first boss makes the 2nd most attempted boss in the game with 281 million attempts by players.
FAQ: How do you stun the First Boss Elden ring?
- To help with your first encounter against Margit the Fell Omen, players may come back with Margit's Shackle. This item, when used during one of Margit's boss fights, causes Margit to violently slam against the floor, inflicting no damage, but stunning him for a brief moment. This effect will also interrupt anything Margit was doing at the time. The effect of this item can only be activated twice during the boss fight and only during Margit's first phase. Attempting to use the shackle otherwise will have the player go through the animation, but will have no effect whatsoever.
- This item can be purchased from Patches for 5000 Runes in Murkwater Cave. [Map Link] After he becomes available as a merchant. Or it can be purchased from the Twin Maiden Husks at the Roundtable Hold, after giving them Patches's Bell Bearing. Video Location
- If players still have difficulty facing this boss, players can consider using Spirit Ashes, or wielding Weapons with the Bleed effect on it to cause great damage. Magic players can select mid ranged heavy attacks and take an aggressive approach to wear out his HP bar. Definitely take advantage of his stunned period because this is when you can land the most amount of hits without risk of damage. Immediately create some distance once the stun effect has worn off.
Dialogue
Introduction:
Foul tarnished,
in search of the Elden Ring.
Emboldened by the flame of ambition.
Someone must extinguish thy flame.
Let it be Margit the Fell!
During Fight:
Defeating player:
Put these foolish ambitions to rest.
At 60% health:
Well, thou art of passing skill. Warrior blood must truly run in thy veins, Tarnished.
After Fight:
I shall remember thee, Tarnished.
Smouldering with thy meagre flame.
Cower in Fear. Of the Night.
The hands of the Fell Omen shall brook thee no quarter.
Later Encounter:
I see thee, little Tarnished.
Smouldering with thy wretched flame of ambition.
Margit, the Fell Omen Combo Chart
Margit, the Fell OmenCapital Outskirts |
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| HP | 8,193 |
Elden Ring Margit, the Fell Omen Boss (Capital Outskirts)
- This is an optional boss
- Closest Site of Grace: Outer Wall Battleground
- Multiplayer is allowed for this boss
- You cannot summon Spirit Ashes for this boss
Where to Find Margit, the Fell Omen
From the Outer Wall Battleground Site of Grace, head south onto the battlefield. You'll see a lone Commoner standing still among the pits. When you approach this Commoner he will transform into Margit, the Fell Omen and the fight will begin. [Map Link]
Margit, the Fell Omen Combat information
- Health: 8,193 HP
- Defense: 111
- Damage: Standard, Strike, Pierce, Holy
- Drops 16,800, Viridian Amber Medallion +1
Resistances
- Poison: 332 / 430 / 720 / 1177
- Scarlet Rot: 332 / 430 / 720 / 1177
- Hemorrhage: 332 / 430 / 720 / 1177
- Frostbite: 332 / 430 / 720 / 1177
The resistance numbers are the buildup amount to trigger it. For example, if a resistance is 100 you must deal 100 points of the given buildup to trigger it. Note that these go down over time, and increase each time the effect procs. The values after the "/"s indicate the increased resistances after each successive proc.
NG+ and Beyond (click to reveal)
| NG | NG+ | NG+2 | NG+3 | NG+4 | NG+5 | NG+6 | NG+7 | |
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| HP | 8,193 | 11,969 | 13,165 | 13,764 | 14,362 | 15,559 | 16,158 | 16,756 |
| Defense | 111 | 118 | 121 | 124 | 129 | 135 | 141 | 153 |
| Runes |
16,800 | 50,400 | 55,440 | 56,700 | 60,480 | 61,740 | 63,000 | 64,260 |
Resistances |
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| Poison |
332 / 430 / 720 / 1177 | 358 / 456 / 746 / 1203 | 363 / 461 / 751 / 1208 | 368 / 466 / 756 / 1213 | 374 / 472 / 762 / 1219 | 379 / 477 / 767 / 1224 | 384 / 482 / 772 / 1229 | 390 / 488 / 778 / 1235 |
| Scarlet Rot |
332 / 430 / 720 / 1177 | 358 / 456 / 746 / 1203 | 363 / 461 / 751 / 1208 | 368 / 466 / 756 / 1213 | 374 / 472 / 762 / 1219 | 379 / 477 / 767 / 1224 | 384 / 482 / 772 / 1229 | 390 / 488 / 778 / 1235 |
| Hemorrhage |
332 / 430 / 720 / 1177 | 358 / 456 / 746 / 1203 | 363 / 461 / 751 / 1208 | 368 / 466 / 756 / 1213 | 374 / 472 / 762 / 1219 | 379 / 477 / 767 / 1224 | 384 / 482 / 772 / 1229 | 390 / 488 / 778 / 1235 |
| Frostbite |
332 / 430 / 720 / 1177 | 358 / 456 / 746 / 1203 | 363 / 461 / 751 / 1208 | 368 / 466 / 756 / 1213 | 374 / 472 / 762 / 1219 | 379 / 477 / 767 / 1224 | 384 / 482 / 772 / 1229 | 390 / 488 / 778 / 1235 |
| Sleep |
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| Madness |
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When I first fought this guy I was like "oh those magic toothpicks of light he summons are pretty cool, can't wait to use them". How naive I was.
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I walked past this guy in altus on my first run and just thought he was chatting sh!t for no reason. went back on my 2nd and turns out I just ran past him without noticing before
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When you're fighting him he's talking. When he kills you he's talking. When you kill him he's talking. His ass just be talking.
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If this were Dark Souls 4, i would've been able to cut his tail off and get his club
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This guy is pure cringe. Ridiculously easy to parry or kill normally but sometimes RNG decides he will spam you to death. **** boss design honestly one of the worst in the game. I’ve easily beaten him chaining parry and at RL1 but occasionally on new runs he just spams randomly and I die. Really cringe design lol
Fun fact, he has almost the same health as gwyn. And he's the first real boss.
Dropped maybe 9000 runes for me. Guessing summoning Rogier reduces the Rune drop
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i cant summon in margits arena, and i dont have ffr active. i also have enough fp (summon costs 44 and i have 75.) does anyone know why?
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what an incredible first boss. damage is just forgiving enough to give you a feel for his attacks while not feeling unfair, and health is not high enough to be unreasonable to beat at base level.
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What happens after the 4th bleed proc which need 1161 bleed buildup? is it possible to cause a 5th proc or does he become resistant?
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Margit is such a well-designed boss that it really puts into contrast how god awful some of the other bosses are to fight.
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51 poise makes this fight a lot easier since you can just face tank a lot of his little swipes and keep swinging
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okay but the way he calls you "little tarnished" when you encounter him in altus is pretty hot im ngl
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i ignored him all the game until i needed the shabriri grape on the castle but he was already died, idk why but is not on this page
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they really gave some of the rawest lines & deliveries in the whole game to this guy
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I nerfed him with kurkri daggers while henwas distracted by my wolf good boys
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After beating malenia and fighting this guy again in a new game, is ssssooooooooooooooo ez
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Margit is a female name in all languages that use this name. There is no instance of the name Margit being unisex.
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Just defeated Margit on a new character and only got 9k souls.
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I took it up the behind from him until I switched from the Longsword to the Golden Halberd +1. Definitely the hardest and the best opening boss in the Fromsoft series. The voice acting is incredible.
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“The hands of the Fell Omen shall brook thee no quarter.”
So was this a lie? You hardly ever see this guy again. Did they initially intend for you to fight him more often as you progressed? Or is he implying that his servants, his “hands”, are constantly coming after you? If so, who exactly were they I wonder
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Gawd.. I just started NG+ and I still hate fighting this guy. I didn't die, but I just couldn't get a proper fight with this bastard. He's got one of the most annoying movesets in the entire game. I swear, I look more competent fighting either Mohg or Malenia than this mofo.
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This is bullshit optional boss my ass you have to fight him to get to stormveil in the first place
Margit, The Fell Omen Combo Chart:
The "first" boss already goes Devil May Cry mode LMAO
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Took me so many hours to beat this guy at level 1 because I didn't know how to unlock levelling up
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Another reason he shows up at Stormveil is that he is brothers with Godrick. Stormveil is Godfrey's land and gives birthrites to Godrick the Grafted, Godwyn the Golden, Morgott/Margit the Fell, Mohg, and Nephelli. All show up at Stormveil besides Mohg. (Godfrey's head thing is there)
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How is this guy optional when you have to go through him to get to stormveil?
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The thing that ticks me off about this guy so much is not exactly his gameplay mechanics, but rather the lore implications of blocking your way to stormveil.
For all that Godrick's the weakest of the demigods, nobody can deny that he's a complete monster that should be put down because of all the suffering he's inflicted with his grafting.
And this guy (and therefore his actual true form) tries to stop you from getting to him.
Which means he's either complicit with the grafting, approves of it, or is actively turning a blind eye to it.
No matter how you look at it, he can't be ignorant of what Godrick's doing, which makes him basically an accessory to what Godrick's doing, much like how people can be accessories to murder.
I'm not exactly sympathetic to his plight after you meet and kill his true form after understanding all of that. Especially when his dialogue indicates he thinks himself greater than you when his defence of Godrick could arguably make him worse that the Grafted himself, cause he defends Godrick when he could instead be ridding him from the lands between instead.
And if we're talking about preventing Great Runes being obtained, wouldn't killing Godrick grant his true form Godrick's great rune? This would make it even more difficult for any Tarnished to progress because suddenly they don't have the "easy" demigod to kill and claim a Great Rune for which to enhance their abilities with. And increase his own strength in the process, making it even more difficult to slay him in his true form should a tarnished manage to get to him.
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Just beat him very easily at a low lvl. Just kept pelting him with glintstone pebble while keeping him distracted with skeletal militiamen ashes.
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They really put this guy in front of Stormveil to teach new players that they should ignore basic game mechanics and instead find something that does big damage. So now they get mauled to death by dogs and rats, enemies you aren't meant to dodge but rather bounce off your shield, because they never learned how to block. Really just masterclass boss design. Truly one of the games.
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I wish we were able to get that cane as a weapon. I know we technically do after the real Margit, but that just isn't the same.
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I'm not very good a soul games, but I had no problems with Margit at all... Used the NPC Summon outside and called forth my 5 Demi-humans, and then just kept my distances, waiting for openings and landing a bunch of jumping attacks :)
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Finally beat this idiot after like the 50th try. All I used for him was a halberd+1, my heater shield, and my secret weapon that I just discovered. Poisonous bone darts.
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I love watching people who thing they're amazing at the game only to be halted by Margit. Especially if they rage.
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beat it first try. I went to caelid first and decided to go to Stormveil Castle after I've beaen the scarlet rot vomiting dragon in Caelid. I was lvl 50, full tree guardian garb with the doggo statue head as helmet and wielding a +6 twin blade with the thrust attack ash of war equipped. Agility build. Just had to stab him to submission.
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Use any blood weapon easy fight for me also use blood knives to keep the blood build going at a distance \¤/
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His damage is scaled properly for the area, but he very much feels like they just took him from a story-relevant area later in the game and put him at Stormveil to introduce you to how boss fights will feel eventually. This style of flexible combo chaining is really not present on any other bosses prior to any time you fight Gurranq, I'd say? It's a very weird feeling.
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"Foul Tarnished... do it again but without spirit summons,"
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"Put these foolish ambitions to rest" Welp the game was fun but he said to quit so I quit.
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Use the Lordsworn Greatsword that you can get at the Gatefront Ruins from a chest and the Lone Wolf ashes you get at the Church of Elleh. Margit is very weak to getting stance broken, so this setup with items they toss in your way early makes the fight very easy.
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This mofo kinda ruined my evening; he killed me in NG and how... first it was going all easy... untill i reahced like 50% of my health... then the thing started to jump on me , trrowing stuff... and well ... ruined my overpowered plan to have a nice evening.
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i like how this fight is harder than 90% of the rest of the game
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First playthrough, when I encountered Margit, I absolutely hated him. I thought he was complete BS and RNG'd my way through with summons. I regret this deeply. Skills and techniques I should have learned on Margit I didn't learn until Mountaintop of the Giants. And after seeing the stuff the endgame bosses can pull, I've come to realize Margit is a genuinely good and fair boss -- one of the best in game.
Tricky for a first timer? Absolutely! Heck, tricky for a veteran: I started a new save and it took me like 30 tries because I never learned how to deal with him first go around. But I did it and solo'd him as a Level 16 bare-chested chad with dual falchions. Tough but fair: Mostly melee, good tells, no one-hit KOs, metered aggression, and plenty of punishable moments. There's really only two things I don't like about his design now and that's:
1) Heal punish at ANY range (as far as I can tell) which he may follow with a dash and a combo. Ability of the player to create distance and position properly should be rewarded, not punished.
2) Thrown dagger mixups. Sometimes he'll throw two daggers. Other times one dagger followed with a forward dash and swing. These require different dodge patterns and timing but are so fast its really hard to identify which one on the spot. This annoying mixup got me so many times.
My advice for newbs:
- First off, do not get frustrated and summon/cheese like I originally did. Margit is a great learning opportunity.
- Stay at midrange and bait his jump attacks
- Its all about positioning and patience with Margit. If the moment looks punishable, it is! But you NEED to be behind him. Being in the front or sides of him triggers his dagger swipe and sword stab. And don't get greedy: 3 hits max
- Remember he can heal punish you. You'll need to use one of your counterattack openings to heal rather than attack
- If you are feeling the GITGUD energy, his downward staff swings have a long enough wind up to get a punish in. There's a few other attack windups like this too. Keep an eye out.
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it is not the game its you. Learn its attack patterns and/or get stronger, then you'll get that good feeling of beating something that kicked your ass for a while.
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When i was a newbie i absolutely hated Margit's guts and i got quite salty, but he's really grown on me, it's almost like he's there to teach you how to not suck. (and his voice is really hot)
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This guy was cake for me, never understood why he was so hard for people, then again I'm not new to souls games. But Godfrey, he was a pain with his fast attacks, had to grind a bit to beat him haha.
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Oh wow, I didn't believe it when I heard people say these games get "easier" once you've completed them once, but I just beat Margit first try on my second playthrough (new character, not NG+)! By no means a "clean" or "perfect" fight: At the end I had 0 flasks left, I had the jellyfish tank for me (for about 20 seconds, then it got obliterated), and towards the end, when Margit had about 10% health left, I was so sure I was gonna die I just ran back to the door for easier rune pickup lol. Then I somehow managed to perfectly dodge through one of his comboes - much to my surprise - and I was like 'can't let that go to waste', so I hung on and finally killed him.
First playthrough he took me well over an hour and 20-30 tries, this time less than three minutes. What the hell? Just because I'd recently fought Morgott I was no longer scared of Margit at all.
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Lots of fun, mostly fair.
If you want to use melee, bait him at range until he either charges or throws daggers.
* Roll past the charge, wait a tick, then roll back past his followup. Now punish him 2+ times.
* Dodge each dagger, now try to bait his jump and roll past him to punish 3+ times.
Phase two the jump swaps from using a staff to a hammer, roll dodge the hammer, and punish 1 time.
If you want to stagger him 6ish hits should with a 2 hander should do it... but he cheats in a dozen ways.
* If he's close to staggering he can cancel attacks 1/2 way through to instant jump to safety.
* He won't stagger mid attack for some of his moves and requires a followup.
* If he's passing below 70% hp nothing will stager him until he's finished his first hammer jump attack.
* He will almost always get his poise back it takes so long. Kinda cheep, kinda lame.
Ah well.
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Mostly fun, mostly fair, quite difficult.
Try to bait dagger throws, following those he will often either:
* Charge (two slightly spaced rolls then you can punish him for 2 hits)
* Jump (roll towards/past him and you can punish him for 3+ hits)
Sometimes he cheats, jumps to safety if you attack and he's still half way through a failed attack. Especially common if he's almost staggered.
Sometimes he cheats and ignores what should have stagger him (if it puts him across the 70% hp threshold or is partway through some of his combos)
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Wow, Elden Ring bosses are kind of easy so far. Beastman of Farum Azula and Soldier of Godrick were basically just regular enemies. Hey, who's this depraved omen guy with a big sti-
Margit: IS THIS TOO EASY FOR YOU?
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If you’re struggling with Margit, two heavy attacks from Square Off on the Longsword breaks his poise, and gives you a free critical hit, which you do again and again, even in Phase 2.
It’s a starting weapon for the Vagabond, or can be bought at the Roundtable for 1000 runes. Using the Longsword, the fight is very doable at +0 with no offensive stat investment.
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Does the one from Capital Outskirts have the same amount of HP as Stormveil Castle Margit?
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The windups are so unrealistically long it looks funny especially the overhead stick bonk move.
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I think I've fought this guy about 100 times now from being summoned and I still don't really know his moveset lmao. The mixups are real.
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His golden hammer is just the giant crusher but with a fancy golden hue to it. Interesting
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Tip for anyone having issues with Margit- Bloodhound’s Finesse demolishes him. Used the Lone wolf ashes to keep aggro off of me and just spammed it. Worked like a charm
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The Spinnimg Move in his second phase is the textbook definition of putrid dogshit
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If you die twice to him, the next time you walk towards the fog wall, the game will crash. I tried validating the game files and all, and nothing seems to fix it.
oh my god he's awful on bow runs if you're not using a shortbow. the dagger throw input reading is ridiculous every time you go to shoot
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I get hit every time I parry him as a summon
Just started my parry playthrough. Don’t know if this happens on every boss
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Okay, what is this special interaction with Rogier that the trivia section mentions? i've checked multiple videos without finding anything note-worthy, which has just raised my curiosity even further
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He has about 7,000 hit points in the Leyndell encounter, just counting up my damage numbers before he fell over.
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the living proof that naked **** with a stick is the most powerful being
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I beat this guy at level 9 with the basic daggers and I will never shut the **** up about it
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Whoever gave him the fast dagger double slash attack needs to be banned from making games for 20 years
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The reason he's called the "fell" omen is because he always bonks me off the cliff with that hammer strike move
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Question: HOW IS THIS GUY "OPTIONAL" WHEN MORGOTT ISN'T?! As far as most people are concerned, you have beat this guy to get into the castle. How do you go around him? Either I missed something in the first playthrough or someone is just bulls@$%ting.
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Bring Rogier and the lone wofl ashes and swarm that guy to death
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The fight is fun, learning his moveset is a fun experience though his delays can be annoying. I will say though, I’d recommend exploring all of Limgrave and getting to about Level 35, getting some more vigor and some upgraded weapons before I’d fight margit if you’re new and reading this. If you get to him at like Level 15 or so you’re going to be in for a rough ride.
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Is this first boss not actually a REAL enemy, but more a representation of what's to come? When you beat him and rest at the site of grace, Melons appears and apologises for the test because she needs to be sure you're up to the task.
Just something I noticed earlier is all.
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"Ashes [sic] of War: Carian Glintsword", toward the end of the melee strategy, is linked to the "Ashes of War" page listing all ashes of war, rather than Ash of War: Carian Greatsword (which I assume the author meant to begin with).
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This guy's attacks are more delayed than the release of the PS5.
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A half naked man goes around beating up champions with his walking stick because they dreamt too big.
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Fought him today for the first time. Very cool fight and I see it would give me trouble if I hadn't spent a lot of time roaming and getting stuff. I currently have a Golden Halberd +4 and I can see that is way above it should be by the damage I was dishing. I'm still early in the game and this was the coolest boss fight yet - though I liked Tree Sentinel as well.
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this guy is kinda insane for the first boss. took me 3 playthroughs and several hours to really understand how to fight him
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I just came up with an epic lore theorum, i think margaret and morecambe might be related but I can't be sure yet bro I need to sleep i've been thinking about the connection non-stop for the past 2 years lol
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