Elden Smash
Malenia, Blade of Miquella
Boss
#2 by smash %

Malenia, Blade of Miquella

I am Malenia, Blade of Miquella. And I have never known defeat.

94%Fan Favorite
76 smashed81 total5 passed

Malenia, Blade of Miquella Smash Rate

Malenia, Blade of Miquella currently has a 94% smash rate based on 81 total votes, placing them at #2 on the smash percentage leaderboard.

Community votes reflect a mix of lore, design, difficulty, meme value, and overall popularity within Elden Ring.

Why Players Smash Malenia

  • Impossibly skilled warrior with one of the most iconic designs in gaming
  • The prosthetic arm, flowing red hair, and winged rot goddess form
  • Being defeated by her 47 times only makes the attraction stronger
  • Fiercely loyal to her brother — dedication is attractive

Why Players Pass Malenia

  • She will kill you — repeatedly — and heal every time she hits you
  • The Scarlet Rot will literally decompose your body on contact
  • A public health hazard in humanoid form

Elden Ring Lore

Malenia, Blade of Miquella, is widely considered the hardest boss in Elden Ring — and possibly in all of FromSoftware's history. She's an Empyrean afflicted with Scarlet Rot from birth, yet trained herself into the greatest swordswoman in the Lands Between.

She fought General Radahn to a standstill in the Battle of Aeonia, choosing to unleash her Scarlet Rot bloom to end the stalemate — devastating an entire region in the process. She famously introduces herself: 'I am Malenia, Blade of Miquella. And I have never known defeat.'

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