LogFAQs > #964292403

I beat Malenia late last night. I was stuck on her for three days, I wouldn't be surprised if she killed me 100 times total. I was level 160 going in, INT/DEX build, running dual katanas (maxed out Moon and Meteor), with a +10 Mimic. I crushed every boss with little to no trouble with this build but man did I hit a wall with her. I got way too reliant on bailing myself out with Transient Moonlight. I realize now that it was a crutch, and I got lazy with my technique as a result.

I spent my first session trying to brute force my way through, came close, but couldn't dodge Waterfowl Dance with any sort of reliability. Spent the following two sessions respec'ing into different builds, upgrading different weapons, maxed out Black Blade Tiche, tracked down useful talismans and weapon arts that I could use against her. I even leveled up 12 times after cashing in all of my golden runes in one go. Came close to beating her but wasn't able to finish her off until I went with a pure blood build. I've never been so relieved to beat an enemy, but boy do a feel like a total hack at this game now lol.