Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree - NG+7 Midra, Lord of Frenzied Flame (No Aux)

First off before anything I just have to say this boss is an absolute UNIT. For as scrawny of a dude as he is he really is built to “endure” (pun intended iykyk) not only that but his damage output has to be some of the highest in the game too. Like even at NG+7 the amount of bulk he has is impressive, I’m pretty sure he’s actually the tankiest boss in this DLC too. Even at blessing +17 which I was here, he did not go down easily
As for the boss fight itself everything about him is great! He’s one of the few who was blessed with a cutscene so that helps his presentation a lot and it’s pretty fucking awesome. I also appreciate his moveset too. He’s another boss in this DLC who has a moveset that isn’t super complex and hard to read, in fact I almost wish he had even more but this is also coming from someone who admittedly, had a pretty tough time with learning the boss. It took me a while to get accustomed to his patterns and movements, and even still in phase 2 I could do better with it. He has a lot of cool frenzy moves too but if you stick close to him he will rarely ever use them, I actually wonder if people who fought him have even seen some of them haha.
I also want to bring up an attack he has that I haven’t seen talked about. This attack, if dodged in a certain position is a frame trap and it was actually getting me a lot before I adjusted my positioning. The move I’m talking about is a one-two swing but the very fast variant of it. Most of the time he does the slower one, and the second swing gives you just enough time to roll it but he has another variation that comes out faster and is impossible to dodge the second hit of, frame trapping you; I even clipped it lol. I found the best way to avoid this is to stick close to his sword arm to the left (his right) and the second swing will miss you.
Besides this attack which is manageable I think overall this is a great boss in all aspects, he’s definitely up there for a DLC favorite for me and I think was a great fight for a Frenzied Flame “final boss” they really cooked with this one 🔥

[@suchar7175]

At least on NG+7 Midra doesn't kneel every 15 seconds lol. It was excellent fight. GG on beating my favourite Elden Ring Boss👏

[@Creative_Flame9170]

@@suchar7175 haha yeah in NG7 it’s a lot more work to stagger him 😆I actually did try him with the Fire Knights Greatsword got a good handful of attempts and even with just basic R1 attacks I could get him to stagger a few times. I ended up going with the trusty Backhand blades though for damage and quick openings. And thank you as always for watching 😄I can see why this boss is a top favorite 🔥