I got the shield, tried it out without knowing how it works and then threw it in the trash. Now that I've seen how to use it though, I still won't. Thanks m8
@@jaredcrabbI kind of think it should have just been a magic damage / int-scaling counterpart to Erdtree Greatshield. At least then it wouldn’t be crippling its own gimmick by the fact that it’s a small shield.
@@jaredcrabb But Erdtree Greatshield already fulfills that niche. If they just made this a great shield and kept the ash as is, it’d just be a shittier version of the Erdtree. Plus, other shield types deserve to get shields with unique but viable abilities imo. Especially small shields, since there’s already so little reason to actually use one, when you can just slap an enhanced parry on a medium shield.
Not even on another youtubers video I can escape you trowing away puns, it's trully something I can't shield past, every time, it leads me to a pun, it's a PUNisment
Barons Castle. A man who's dream it is to be a musical superstar. A man waiting for his big break, but he's just too damn good at video games, he can't escape Miyazakis grasp. In all seriousness your music makes these videos incredible! Keep it up dude!
Its surprisingly hard coming up with an entire video soundtrack just from games with the word Shadow in the title. Hope you all enjoy! Oh, also, I forgot to mention in the video that this shield's counter hit does NOT gain the damage boost after perfect blocking with the hardtear (I guess cause the game doesn't class it as a guard counter?)
The moment I read this I thought "this dude had to have added the Shadow the Hedgehog soundtrack" and it's the first one that's played. Magnificent. Yes, I read comments before watching the video.
One doesn't simply beat Shadow of the Erdtree with a shield over night... Also when do we get a Baron's Castle greatest hits cd? I mean that Boss compilation song might have been better than the infamous dog on wheel song
I dunno, man, Dog On Wheel is one of the greatest jams and bits of all time. I love it dearly. Will he ever stop being on the wheel? Keeps me up at night, man.
Can't forget about the Yhorm song either. I can't even see that guy anymore without hearing it in my head. Worse, it sort of fused with his introductory line from the opening cutscene, which has now become, "And the reclusive king of the Profaned Capital, Yhorm the Giant, he has a huge machete."
That song was better than most ACTUAL songs Ive heard. Also, dont forget about the foot on the lift and the flaming blade. Once I get to DS3 I wont be able to unhear that. Or the beaten with a spoon for DS2.
Not sure if this was changed in recent versions, but I left him on IDK in the first DLC patch, and he was in the brawl anyway. Never had an interaction with him afterwards because I didn't want to answer that question.
Honestly might be your best mid video song section you've done. Also, you're an absolute legend for actually summoning Igon for the Bayle fight. So many challenge runners don't do it because it "breaks the rules" or they refuse to use summons, but fighting Bayle without Igon is like eating oreos without milk. Just because you "can" doesn't mean you "should".
You arent dealing damage with something other than whatever the challenge is, so I cant say I see where they are coming from. Killing bosses by looking at them I dont think breaks any rules. I actually played healer to Igon (and mimic until it died from constanrly running into Bayles attacks or the wall, dumb thing took its weapons off).
@@jaredcrabb Depending on the run, some challenge runners view anything that deals damage that you deliberately have to trigger, (such as summoning for a boss), as them dealing damage with something other than the challenge tools. Beyond that though, a lot of challenge runners don't use summons for a few reasons other than just the rules. The main one though tends to be they think it makes it "too easy" because they're used to the majority of soulslikes having summoning be more of a crutch, given how in earlier games, a lot of the summons could solo bosses pretty easily. In Elden Ring though, the bosses are a bit more balanced around the idea that you can summon in general for every fight via spirit ashes, so NPC summons generally aren't as effective. They do still help, and like you said you can play healer for them and they will still eventually win, but they're not as broken. I do get it though, since part of the challenge is generally making it as hard as can be, since that's what a lot of people watch such videos for. It just kind of sucks that they tend to be so strict about it that they also cut out fun stuff at times because it "technically" breaks their rules, even if most people wouldn't fault them for it.
@@Gamer3427 Oh I know. I disagree with them. I havent played the others but a bit of what I did in DS1, the summons acted the same as in Elden Ring. Dumb as a box of dumb rocks.
@@jaredcrabb Oh, yea, they're usually as dumb as dirt. They just generally had the health pool and damage output to be able to solo bosses with way more frequency than they should have in earlier games. Meanwhile in Elden Ring, Igon against Bayle and Hornsent against Mesmer are the only two summons I can think of that stand a good chance of surviving to the end of their boss fights without the player having to put in extra effort to do so, and even then they don't do too much damage, (though Igon can help stun Bayle pretty easily).
Liked then unliked cause it would have ruined the 69 likes😜 Blah, someone else ruined it so liked. Also, all I need to see is Barons Castle to know its good.
i just found your channel and this was both hilarious and educational. i'll definitely be bingeing your entire collection lol. on an unrelated note, can we all just take a moment to appreciate Igon's voice actor? that man understood the assignment for real
One of my favorite channels on this godforsaken platform, you can not miss. Humor and gameplay is on point as always, several moments had me genuinely laughing out loud.
I swear all your vids are top notch. You've got incredible editing, some of the funniest souls content out there, and you're mad informative for anyone wanting to try out some of the bonkers strats you pull in your clips. Thank you so much, your content gets me through my workday 🙏
Oh my god this is so peak? The recurring worst boss bit, letting Igon have his glory, Midra and Messmer appreciation, the SONG?? (and song subtitles yay!!) Lost it at "somehow, general Radahn returned". Thank you Baron for yet another gem
Dude the songs you include/ make are absolute fire. there actually so good, you should release the songs as like a game song gimmick type thingy. love u man, keep on the good work.
started watching this video and messing around with the shield, ended up finding out spells track without locking on aslong as enemy is on screen thanks baron, you da best
I absolutely adore the Midra fight, on my first playthrough i had so much fun learning his patterns and although I'm stupid and took like 10 attempts to figure out that I had to run away at the start of his second phase to avoid the big explosion, I still had tons of fun, also the fight I enjoy redoing the most. Do wish that his great sword word a light great sword, when I was fighting him in my first playthrough I thought that his sword was going to be a light great sword from how he wielded it. Still peak tho 10/10.
I wanna see a whole game challenge now. Seen plenty of vanilla and dlc (including the dude who did over 105k to Radahn. Damn near cried with as much trouble as it gave me), but not both.
Because it is a guard counter attack I was assuming you would use the Curved Sword Talisman. And because this is not the case I guess it just doesn't work? Well on one hand it is true it is not a weapon. But on another hand the talisman is not specific about it. FromSoft shenanigans at their finest. Also the recap song for the rest of the bosses was priceless. Gj.
19:12 makes me want to have a boss where the music is just some elegant paino/violin music. I feel for Midra it suits perfectly as well, mixing nocely with his chaotic fighting style and arena
As a bit of advice for anyone else who wants to try this shield or the DHT (deflecting hard tear) You can chain deflects together to increase your bonus damage on your guard counter, so rather than dodging the attack chain then countering the final hit, just deflect every attack of the combo, and counter after the last hit. Obviously, stamina regen items and blocking/guard counter buffs are great. Used correctly, you can deflect anything and everything, and it gives combat this great flow of back and forth.
Ok that song is peak content. (Also, it's probably just me, but, I personally, really wish there was a 3rd Death Knight, coulda given him a Colossal Weapon Axe or something. HECK, REPLACE JORI WITH ANOTHER DEATH KNIGHT I'D RATHER FIGHT THOSE BOZOS THAN THAT CHARACTER.) Edit: Also, props for fighting Rahdan with the hardtear and a shield. When I was struggling to kill this guy the 1st time, the first strategy I landed on was actually Thrusthing Shield Hard-Tear Guard Counter, and, it almost worked. Phase two is very rough for that kinda strategy because there's a ton of AoE, but I love doing Phase 1 that way. It really felt like I was dueling Rahdan.)
Damn the musical composition in this video was insane. Feel like putting on Dane's hat just to match the vibe. Also i found a route up on the ledge to the left to avoid the flying scorpions because NOPE!
My favorite shield in the game. Perfectly good against any foe with deflecting tear, and good against any nonphysical damage without, just fine with physical without
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Imma guess the answer is yes.
there's no way I can beat a game by doing damage to things, that's crazy talk
@@BaronsCastle What next, you're going to tell me you can beat the game by avoiding attacks? Don't be silly.
@@unrefinedmorosis5546dont give him ideas
I want to see videos titled "can you do damage with weapon?", because if you can, the challenge can be done.
Nahhhh
I really liked the "boss cleanup" song.
I would just listen to that, if there was a full version
Same
I went back a bunch of times just for the song.
Same
And i killed the black knight tooooo
I got the shield, tried it out without knowing how it works and then threw it in the trash. Now that I've seen how to use it though, I still won't. Thanks m8
glad I could help!
I like the attack but I wish it was on a better shield. Like the Eclipse greatshield or the Black Knight Shield.
@@jaredcrabbI kind of think it should have just been a magic damage / int-scaling counterpart to Erdtree Greatshield. At least then it wouldn’t be crippling its own gimmick by the fact that it’s a small shield.
@@theguileraven7014 I just dislike how it looks, also small shields in general. I wanna be able to smash my enemies with it if need be.
@@jaredcrabb But Erdtree Greatshield already fulfills that niche. If they just made this a great shield and kept the ash as is, it’d just be a shittier version of the Erdtree. Plus, other shield types deserve to get shields with unique but viable abilities imo. Especially small shields, since there’s already so little reason to actually use one, when you can just slap an enhanced parry on a medium shield.
Hopefully you were able to shield yourself from that nightmare of a final boss...
love you jk :) and baron but i knew about you first
Not even on another youtubers video I can escape you trowing away puns, it's trully something I can't shield past, every time, it leads me to a pun, it's a PUNisment
Barons Castle. A man who's dream it is to be a musical superstar. A man waiting for his big break, but he's just too damn good at video games, he can't escape Miyazakis grasp. In all seriousness your music makes these videos incredible! Keep it up dude!
The worst boss in Shadow of the Erdtree were the friends we made along the way.
Only if you didn't kill half of them.
Beautiful comment
The fact that this comment is technically correct makes me mad. Like, unreasonably mad.
The fucking winner jajajajajaja
Nah
Its surprisingly hard coming up with an entire video soundtrack just from games with the word Shadow in the title. Hope you all enjoy!
Oh, also, I forgot to mention in the video that this shield's counter hit does NOT gain the damage boost after perfect blocking with the hardtear (I guess cause the game doesn't class it as a guard counter?)
there's something about your accent, the way you speak and your jokes that just does... a lot... for me hehe :D
The moment I read this I thought "this dude had to have added the Shadow the Hedgehog soundtrack" and it's the first one that's played. Magnificent.
Yes, I read comments before watching the video.
FE Shadows of Valentia is freaking epic man
Holy moly I’ve been waiting for this 😮😮
Raptor Call of the Shadows is a deep cut.
“Girl are you Rellana? Cause your twin moons got me jumping up and down”
Made me lol
still trying to recover from that one xD
One doesn't simply beat Shadow of the Erdtree with a shield over night...
Also when do we get a Baron's Castle greatest hits cd? I mean that Boss compilation song might have been better than the infamous dog on wheel song
I dunno, man, Dog On Wheel is one of the greatest jams and bits of all time. I love it dearly. Will he ever stop being on the wheel? Keeps me up at night, man.
Don't forget about the owl song
@@Ryxbar some say he's still there to this very day
Can't forget about the Yhorm song either. I can't even see that guy anymore without hearing it in my head. Worse, it sort of fused with his introductory line from the opening cutscene, which has now become, "And the reclusive king of the Profaned Capital, Yhorm the Giant, he has a huge machete."
That song was better than most ACTUAL songs Ive heard.
Also, dont forget about the foot on the lift and the flaming blade.
Once I get to DS3 I wont be able to unhear that. Or the beaten with a spoon for DS2.
Didn't expect those bars at 30:00. Absolute cinema
You can just tell Moore “I don’t know” and leave him be for the rest of the DLC. He won’t show up for the gank fight and still gets to live.
Or never speak to him because hes a looser.
Not sure if this was changed in recent versions, but I left him on IDK in the first DLC patch, and he was in the brawl anyway. Never had an interaction with him afterwards because I didn't want to answer that question.
@@MrFallenoneProjecting much?
The only proper thing to do with Moore is tell him to be sad forever. Get all his stuff early.
@@nerdoutreachprogram5358but Moore sad? Blasphemy
Honestly might be your best mid video song section you've done. Also, you're an absolute legend for actually summoning Igon for the Bayle fight. So many challenge runners don't do it because it "breaks the rules" or they refuse to use summons, but fighting Bayle without Igon is like eating oreos without milk. Just because you "can" doesn't mean you "should".
You arent dealing damage with something other than whatever the challenge is, so I cant say I see where they are coming from. Killing bosses by looking at them I dont think breaks any rules. I actually played healer to Igon (and mimic until it died from constanrly running into Bayles attacks or the wall, dumb thing took its weapons off).
@@jaredcrabb Depending on the run, some challenge runners view anything that deals damage that you deliberately have to trigger, (such as summoning for a boss), as them dealing damage with something other than the challenge tools.
Beyond that though, a lot of challenge runners don't use summons for a few reasons other than just the rules. The main one though tends to be they think it makes it "too easy" because they're used to the majority of soulslikes having summoning be more of a crutch, given how in earlier games, a lot of the summons could solo bosses pretty easily.
In Elden Ring though, the bosses are a bit more balanced around the idea that you can summon in general for every fight via spirit ashes, so NPC summons generally aren't as effective. They do still help, and like you said you can play healer for them and they will still eventually win, but they're not as broken.
I do get it though, since part of the challenge is generally making it as hard as can be, since that's what a lot of people watch such videos for. It just kind of sucks that they tend to be so strict about it that they also cut out fun stuff at times because it "technically" breaks their rules, even if most people wouldn't fault them for it.
@@Gamer3427 Oh I know. I disagree with them. I havent played the others but a bit of what I did in DS1, the summons acted the same as in Elden Ring. Dumb as a box of dumb rocks.
@@jaredcrabb Oh, yea, they're usually as dumb as dirt. They just generally had the health pool and damage output to be able to solo bosses with way more frequency than they should have in earlier games.
Meanwhile in Elden Ring, Igon against Bayle and Hornsent against Mesmer are the only two summons I can think of that stand a good chance of surviving to the end of their boss fights without the player having to put in extra effort to do so, and even then they don't do too much damage, (though Igon can help stun Bayle pretty easily).
@@Gamer3427 I didnt know Hornsent could be summoned.
Don't even need to watch the video to know its a banger
Liked then unliked cause it would have ruined the 69 likes😜
Blah, someone else ruined it so liked.
Also, all I need to see is Barons Castle to know its good.
I absolutely love the gag of the music you used in the video.
That's some impressive effort, 10/10
the song at 30:30 is your best banger , the best so far
Nevermind, I'm stupid and got the time you stamped wrong :(
Idk the owl is pretty good
Either Banana Head Egg Lady or Yhorm are my contenders for the best ones.
i just found your channel and this was both hilarious and educational. i'll definitely be bingeing your entire collection lol. on an unrelated note, can we all just take a moment to appreciate Igon's voice actor? that man understood the assignment for real
Lmao the goddamn Patches joke had me in stitches!
Always great to see your work Baron.
amazing pun lmao
20:58 Baron i think u forgot to close ur tabs!
One of my favorite channels on this godforsaken platform, you can not miss. Humor and gameplay is on point as always, several moments had me genuinely laughing out loud.
8:28 OI! This guy over here is levelling DEX!
Me too. Favorite weapon is still the Guardians Swordspear, and Sword Dance is boosted by the dancer set.
dex? more like say gex!!1!11!
Just finished my last day of work. Headed back to college in a few days. But that’s a few days to binge these!!!
I am adding this to the list of videos I will watch multiple times and enjoy watching it each time
I dont need a list cause Baron already made it😂
I really appreciate the "Raptor: Call of Shadows" soundtrack in the background - man that brought me back to the 90s
nice work baron
I swear all your vids are top notch. You've got incredible editing, some of the funniest souls content out there, and you're mad informative for anyone wanting to try out some of the bonkers strats you pull in your clips. Thank you so much, your content gets me through my workday 🙏
lmao the patches joke got me, great video as always!
Oh my god this is so peak? The recurring worst boss bit, letting Igon have his glory, Midra and Messmer appreciation, the SONG?? (and song subtitles yay!!)
Lost it at "somehow, general Radahn returned". Thank you Baron for yet another gem
Just finished cancer treatment and a barons castle on the same day?? Life is good
YOO well done, that's sick
I get the Results of my scans on the 22nd to see if the treatment worked!@supremeclamitas5053
Long life to you, friend 💪
@@supremeclamitas5053Not anymore
@@valteth Ayyyyy
mate that song was awesome 30:00
Came here to say this. Fuckin slaps outta nowhere.
I never saw Ansbach as “Uncle Gael”, but looking back, I can see the resemblance
Good job on the video , gotta say, Baron’s castle, Doom wolf AND backlogs videos in one day, we are eating good today boys
Holy crap that song was amazing. Great writing! Instantly made me check that I was subbed. Keep it up! Love it!
Always love the Baron's Castle music segments, really good songs.
Dude the songs you include/ make are absolute fire. there actually so good, you should release the songs as like a game song gimmick type thingy. love u man, keep on the good work.
the songs are my very part of all these videos!!! i appreciate them very much, you and your vids too!
That fire emblem song brings me memories, loved it.
holy shit, Raptor: call of the shadows OST during rellana! was NOT expecting that to crop up. super vid as always
God, you have no idea how much I needed this today. Thank you Baron, for always making my day! You're awesome!
Baron with another banger of a song got to put these somewhere for us to listen too
Oh Barron how I’ve missed you! Fantastic run and video as always.
Ps the patches joke had me stitches, top work
Anytime I see a new Baron video i always wanna know how much you cook with the song and damn you never seem to miss with them
0:26 nice...robes ya got there.
Youve got a filthy mind my friend. That robe clearly needs washing
Love the Fire emblem SoV music! Great video as always, much enjoyed!
I just want to know how the hell are your videos so well made, so entertaining dammit!
Sweet, Baron's Castle video, perfect to start a day off.
I know right. It even was the start of my day.
Man, you're so talented. I love your videos they always bring me joy
When Baron drops, depression rates globally drop. Thank you for making another banger, Legend
Boss cleanup song was high art, and completely worth the trip.
Fun video overall.👍
Thanks...
That boss song went so hard for absolutely no reason. Earned my like for that alone.
i appreciate you using the fire emblem shadows of valentia music in this video ty it tickled my mind and made me wojack
Appreciate the warning at the beginning about the flashing. Makes us epileptics aware
BARON! RELEASE A MUSIC PLAYLIST AND MY LIFE IS YOURRRSS 😭🙏
Always love Baron’s beautiful singing, keep it up!!!
Flipping amazing video man! Your humor is amazing
What not expecting to hear a Blue Dragon ost lol. Great video, king
Such a fantastic video with an original song to top it off! Just 3 hours in but hope this gets a ton more views.
happy to hear all the shitting on the dlc, while I wasn't as negative as you are, overall I feel like the universal praise it got was not deserved
Sonic music in an elden ring vid, was definitely a choice. Love your vids all the same. And the many cheesy puns.
Amazing song @baronscastle it is stuck in my head for like 20 minutes now. Great job mate :)
started watching this video and messing around with the shield, ended up finding out spells track without locking on aslong as enemy is on screen
thanks baron, you da best
of course the mini phase is necessary, you must know The depths of your foolishness!
oh im well aware of the depths of my foolishness already
@@BaronsCastle enough… I have endured… more than enough… please forgive me, dearest Nanaya
@@mushroomy9899I just say this every day it’s the new “it is what it is”
Great video mate 👍
Leaving a like just for the Fire Emblem Echoes OST alone. Video a banger, as always.
Love the blue dragon music in the background at 15:30
As someone living in the castle of baron, i can confirm that our shields are indeed night shields
I absolutely adore the Midra fight, on my first playthrough i had so much fun learning his patterns and although I'm stupid and took like 10 attempts to figure out that I had to run away at the start of his second phase to avoid the big explosion, I still had tons of fun, also the fight I enjoy redoing the most. Do wish that his great sword word a light great sword, when I was fighting him in my first playthrough I thought that his sword was going to be a light great sword from how he wielded it. Still peak tho 10/10.
Thank you for keeping Ansbach alive, best Gael look-alike so far
This video was peak cinema. Bang up job
Song goes hard tho so thats a good thing about this run
another banger Baron video, you love to see it
We also want the bosses song downloadable!! Loved the video.
Gotta say I've only just heard of you a bit ago from accains stream and it was worth looking at your vids after
How tf did I miss this upload??! I was just rewatching some of your vids the other day, being all sad because I didn’t see a DLC video from you lol
"And I killed a death knigh too"... Damn it, Baron! The song is already stuck in my head
Im making it stuck in my head. Hopefully.
bro hit that bowl😭😂 27:12
Oh and that boss scoop up song was absolutely immaculate
That country song is genuinely good. Love it! XD
Shadow of the Erdtree? More like... Shield of the Erdtree!
ah it's a good day when Baaron drops a stupid fucking soulsborne challenge video that you know is going to bang before even watching it
I wanna see a whole game challenge now. Seen plenty of vanilla and dlc (including the dude who did over 105k to Radahn. Damn near cried with as much trouble as it gave me), but not both.
New baron video. My body is ready
I actually didnt know this was Barons video, I was just clicking on random Elden Ring videos. Was pleasantly surprised.
20:56 The fact you fucked with your search analytics this badly for this gag.
Did he though?🤣
It's always a good day, when the Baron uploads.
The songs for these videos are always so fucking good.
Was that a Rising of the Shield Hero reference?!?
I do like the western song at the end. The vibe was right.
28:27 you know what Baron, I mind YOU. Let the man talk his shit
(Great video
Because it is a guard counter attack I was assuming you would use the Curved Sword Talisman. And because this is not the case I guess it just doesn't work? Well on one hand it is true it is not a weapon. But on another hand the talisman is not specific about it. FromSoft shenanigans at their finest.
Also the recap song for the rest of the bosses was priceless. Gj.
19:12 makes me want to have a boss where the music is just some elegant paino/violin music. I feel for Midra it suits perfectly as well, mixing nocely with his chaotic fighting style and arena
That kendrick and drake joke is elite
Dude this was amazing! Thank you!
Banger as always, keep it up!
blud uploads every few years 🔥🔥🔥
8:36 BOY I expected anything except Shadows of Valentia OST.... very based
“More magicky oomph but also more ouch” is the best item description I’ve ever read
As a bit of advice for anyone else who wants to try this shield or the DHT (deflecting hard tear)
You can chain deflects together to increase your bonus damage on your guard counter, so rather than dodging the attack chain then countering the final hit, just deflect every attack of the combo, and counter after the last hit.
Obviously, stamina regen items and blocking/guard counter buffs are great.
Used correctly, you can deflect anything and everything, and it gives combat this great flow of back and forth.
The song was so good its unreal!
Ok that song is peak content. (Also, it's probably just me, but, I personally, really wish there was a 3rd Death Knight, coulda given him a Colossal Weapon Axe or something. HECK, REPLACE JORI WITH ANOTHER DEATH KNIGHT I'D RATHER FIGHT THOSE BOZOS THAN THAT CHARACTER.)
Edit: Also, props for fighting Rahdan with the hardtear and a shield. When I was struggling to kill this guy the 1st time, the first strategy I landed on was actually Thrusthing Shield Hard-Tear Guard Counter, and, it almost worked. Phase two is very rough for that kinda strategy because there's a ton of AoE, but I love doing Phase 1 that way. It really felt like I was dueling Rahdan.)
Damn the musical composition in this video was insane. Feel like putting on Dane's hat just to match the vibe.
Also i found a route up on the ledge to the left to avoid the flying scorpions because NOPE!
My favorite shield in the game. Perfectly good against any foe with deflecting tear, and good against any nonphysical damage without, just fine with physical without
Soon as i saw ive been leda stray i knew i was in for a premium quality video 😂
Damn looking glass knight is gonna file a lawsuit