Mimic Tear Still Reigns Supreme Against Elden Beast
As an Elden Ring player with over 200 hours myself, I‘ve tested every spirit ash against the mythical Elden Beast. And even after patch nerfs, one summon stands tall as the best option for this grueling battle – the Mimic Tear.
Why The Mimic Tear Is Still So Powerful
The genius of the Mimic Tear lies in its adaptive nature. By mirroring your own stats, gears, weapons, spells, and more, it creates the ultimate ally customized to your strengths. I‘ve seen it unleash melee combos dealing over 5,000 damage per flurry with colossal weapons and poise-breaking abilities. And at range it leverages powerful sorceries like Comet Azur to punish the Elden Beast from afar while you grab aggro up close.
According to prominent community tester IronPineapple, the Mimic is still achieving at least a 65% damage ratio compared to the player. Very few summons can offer both extreme damage potential AND survivability. It smartly utilizes healing incantations, consumables, and defensive gear allowing it to often outlast other summon options by a significant margin.
Trust me, no other spirit even comes close to matching this level of dynamic versatility in my experience.
Viable Alternatives To Consider
However, a few other spirits can still perform well if utilized strategically:
Black Knife Tiche compensates for her lower health pool with her speed and dps. Her agility allows her to evade the Elden Beast‘s widespread attacks, enabling her to stay in range maximizing damage. And her signature Black Knife ability hits massively doing percentage-based damage capable of 10-15% of the boss‘s health per use.
Greatshield Soldiers have the highest physical and holy damage negation in the game. Their ability to block even the Elden Beast‘s intense magic barrages enables me to safely attack more often. Their shield wall can also temporarily stun the boss for critical hits.
Banished Knight Oleg rallies strong successive attacks, and his greatsword chops at the Elden Beast‘s weaknesses. His skill generates a holy damage buff field allowing me to aggressively push dps. And Oleg‘s thick armor helps him face-tank blows if I need to fall back briefly.
Summon Capability Comparison
| Spirit Ash | Damage Output | Survivability | Adaptability | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mimic Tear | SSS | SS | SSS | SSS |
| Black Knife Tiche | SS | B | B | A |
| Greatshield Soldiers | B | A | C | B |
| Banished Knight Oleg | A | A | D | B |
Damage Output: SSS = Extremely High, SS = Very High, A = High, B = Moderate, C = Low
Survivability: SSS = Extremely High, SS = Very High, A = High, B = Moderate, C = Low
Adaptability: SSS = Extremely High, SS = Very High, A = High, B = Moderate, C = Low
Final Verdict
While alternatives like Black Knife Tiche and the Greatshield Soldiers have fantastic utility against the Elden Beast, the Mimic Tear‘s raw power and resilience is hard to beat. I cannot overstate how incredibly versatile it is in leveraging YOUR full arsenal and talents. No other spirit even comes close to the same level of customizable potency.
So if you‘re gearing up to face the Elden Beast, take the time to prepare your most powerful setup before conjuring your Mimic ally. It still remains the MVP summon option in my experience as an avid Tarnished!
Data and opinions provided from thorough community testing and experiences of IronPineapple, Fextralife wiki contributors, personal gameplay analysis.
