Elden Ring - Elden Ring - Boss Fight - Ancient Dragon Lansseaux (Screenshots & Video)

Today's Action Shot

Not just a dragon -- a dragon with four wings, and not just a dragon with four wings but a four-winged dragon with a red-lightning lightsaber sword!

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Here's some quick info on the game:

(VIDEO & SCREENSHOTS BELOW this intro info!)

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Today's post is about battling the Ancient Dragon Lansseaux in Altus near the Capital of Leyendell

Here I am in Altus near a sword grave-yard, creeping up on a Leyendell Knight.

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After buffing up my attack damage, I backstab him which leads to a cool animation.

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It wouldn't be an Elden Ring post without a Lightning Spear incantation.

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I'm not the biggest fan of the Altus environment's color scheme: the monotone orange and yellow results in a lot of things blending into each other.

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I finish off the knight with a sword strike to the chest.

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There are times when Altus looks halfway decent -- but it just feels like a mixture of very similar shades of pea soup.

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Here's a close-up of my character -- it's hard to tell but my Tarnished is a woman under that mask and armor.

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I ground-slam some scout buddies with a Dragon Claw incantation.

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Did I mention that there's random lightning strikes here in Altus?
These can be annoying while running around for crafting ingredients -- them and the electric-rolling sheep.

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After killing the scout behind the knight, I wait for him to close the distance between us so I can launch my big-hand spell.

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Here comes the BIG hand!

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These dragon-claws slice straight through this Leyendell Knight's golden armor.

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What a nice trophy for this kill -- their helmet.

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Here I am getting zapped by lightning while picking Fulgurblooms.
In Elden Ring, it's even dangerous to pick flowers.

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Other than the lightning, there's not a lot of ways to die where I am other than electric sheep so I'm curious how this guy died.

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Why would someone need encouragement to pick up a few yellow flowers.

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Oh ... sh*t!

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Run, run, run!

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I remember fighting this dragon before but it strangely flew away I hit with a few giant fire balls.

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And yes, who could forget the lightning sword it summons from the sky!

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Luckily it's a pretty slow strike so I just teleport through it.

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It's funny to be chased by this dragon due to how slow it moves -- it never lunges or sweeps me with its tail.

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One of my strategies with big bosses is to get right under it and attack the belly.

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Black Flames is pretty effective here -- strike one!

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And ... Lansseaux is airborn.

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I'm surprised this dragon doesn't have a lightning-stream attack that fires from its mouth ... feels like a missed opportunity.

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Frenzied Burst is one of my favorite incantations -- quick and has range.

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It almost looks like this dragon is trying to hide from me in the trees.

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I can't get over how badass this looks!

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He interrupts my Flame Frenzy spell by stomping the ground and sending up a bunch of debris. It's very effective and strange that it doesn't do this more often.

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Batter up!

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Black flame fire-ball to the face!
Strike two!

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Now he looks angry!

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He breathes fire and its melts the ground into lava but I would've been more impressed by lightning breath.

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And I get struck by two random lightning bolts ... just because the game thought it'd be funny.

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Giving this dragon more frenzy damage to the face!

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Now this fire attack looked way cooler but that was because I decided to stay close by even though I should've backed away and put some distance between us.

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I'm healing right in front of him and all he can do is roar haha.

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No clue why he doesn't spend more time airborn -- like a flying lightsaber swing would be not just epic but really hard to guard against .

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Okay let's see if you can hit this out of the park, big guy!

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Here comes the curve ball!

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And ... STRIKE THREE!
You're out of here, dragon!

Lansseaux.

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The way this guy falls as he dies is rather majestic.

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Nothing like standing next to a giant dragon you just felled.

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Holy moly ... 72k runes as a reward!!

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And I got his lightning lightsaber spell! Sweet !

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