Look, Elden Ring is a hard game – it's designed that way.
Even so, many people have expressed the opinion that the final boss of the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion is too difficult to beat, and that has predictably impacted their enjoyment of the DLC.
If you're one of those people, then don't feel ashamed or inadequate – FromSoftware has listened to your cries of anguish and has nerfed the final boss (the name of which we won't say here, as it might spoil the DLC for those yet to play it) in update 1.14.
Here are the full list of changes relating to the final boss battle:
- Changed the action pattern when the battle starts.
- Adjusted some attack moves.
- Decreased the damage of some attacks.
- Decreased stamina damage of some attacks.
- Decreased the attack range of some non-weapon-based attacks.
- Improved the visibility of some attack effects.
The patch also includes PvP-exclusive balance adjustments, general balance adjustments and bug fixes.
You can consult the full patch notes here.