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Compared to more niche speedruns and challenges, a lot of people have beaten Elden Ring at level one.

So I wasn’t immediately over the moon when I saw Reddit userEducational-Umpire42celebrate their first level one clear.

Elden Ring

“Good job, gamer,” I thought, fully intending to scroll on by.

Godfrey, the real one, was another big threat with 453 tallied deaths.

Mohg, Lord of Blood also put up a good fight with 210 attempts.

Elden Ring Godrick boss fight

The likes of Godrick the Grafted, meanwhile, were trounced in one attempt.

Get trounced, idiot.

“It was out of respect and fun factor,” Educational-Umpire writes.

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree final boss Radahn stares into the camera, holding a sword in each hand.

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