In Elden Ring, you can summon another player to help in most boss fights. I tried many times, probably hundreds to battle Malenia, claimed to be the hardest boss, and never succeeded. Many times, I summoned helpful players, only to die when my spells attracted Malenia’s attention and she whacked me with her special “waterfowl” move that I’ve only avoided a few times. Other times, she’d smack down the helper, then kill me as I threw spell after spell her way. Doing it by myself with the Black Knife Tiche ash, I could regularly get to the 2nd phase, but Malenia would kill Tiche right before or right after the transition, then I didn’t last too long without someone else taking the aggro.
On Reddit, a player named “Let me solo her” has become a famous hero for being able to help players and defeat Malenia. I happened to run into his summon sign last night, and I am amazing by his ability, not just to damage her, but also to avoid her nasty attacks. Near the end of the fight, he made a callout to me, so I fired the spell I’d been saving in case I needed to help, so presumably I participated. The video shows “Let me solo her” making use of his great skill and me running around trying not to die. Don’t watch me, watch him!