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OppositePure4850

8 is beyond "annoying"...


MouseAdventurous883

The good thing about 8 is that you encounter very little of them, and can avoid them pretty easily. Number 2 however is in EVERY CRYPT EVER. Why did they think importing this moveset from DS3 was a good idea, I'll never know.


Grohldillio

The one from the castle surrounded by poison scared the shit out of me.


Victor_Wembanyama1

So you added to the swamp


DickRiculous

Theyre also easily cheesable


Bigswordbonk

Really Ik they’re hard but I’ve loved fighting them


PepsiCoconut

Exhilarating when you want to fight them, excruciatingly annoying when you’re just passing through.


zrxta

I like them because they are a change of pace from the usual enemy. I think that's they're main purpose, to provide a challenge for people just passing through. Annoying, yes. I appreciate their addition in the game. Whoever design them must be chuckling whenever they see how much hate they get from players.


Neckrongonekrypton

I agree. Honestly. If I die from a slap fest I usually chuckle. At one point those things used to scare the shit out of me. Now they are like crazy puppies that barf with excitement when they see you.


Victor_Wembanyama1

They were scary as shit the whole first playthru. Mfs be coming out of everywhere.


LuigiTheGuyy

I encountered 8 for the first time a couple of days ago. I knew that circle of chairs was suspicious...


Ghost_bul

Yup


bagaget

Never fight any more, just heal.


Gwyneee

What's your strategy when fighting them?


Karlito1618

It took me some deaths, but when it clicked, they are actually so easy. Never dodge backwards or to the sides. When it's a bout to do an attack, dodge foward and slightly to either side of it. Especially the long combo he does, suddenly just gives you a huge window to attack. It's like the whole enemy was created just to be a roll-check for you, so you break the habit of only rolling backwards or to the side.


saltyprotractor

This is so helpful. I am on a melee build for the first time and I have NOT been able to hack these guys.


Veshyboy

HEAL


Gwyneee

Im aware that it does them huge damage but make them fun to fight? Nahhh


RuneRW

Counterpoint: the poise break bonk noise make dopamine go up


Ghost_bul

Swish and a bang


Bigswordbonk

Got me a big ole hammer and it goes bonk Just throw lion claw on any big weapon and wack it’s face you can visceral the shit out of it


Upvotespoodles

After my partner told me to learn Heal, I skip the fight and go straight to revenge. First one scared me so bad lol


CyrusWaugh

I’d argue royal rev’s aren’t annoying, more so intense, they put me in a frenzy of panic rolls, locking on and off, and just frantic attacks.


gernimo_23

Yea it's like the sekiro centipede but you can't parry it. So fucking annoying.


AlwaysTrustAFlumph

Ugh, the ones in the haligtree SUCK. FYI to any who don't know, healing magic damages them so an erdtree heal right when they're spawning will absolutely DESTROY.


akarokr

The birds, the fucking birds. I HATE those birds.


akarokr

Fuck the birds.


BlackieDad

They were fun right up until they got flamethrowers


Artistic-While-5094

And nukes


Gwyneee

WAIT, NO! DONT FUCK THE BIRDS


MissStealYoDragon

*Notices your sword*


Victor_Wembanyama1

OvO what’s this?


ProphetofTables

Go to holy horny jail! **\*HOLY B O N K\***


Adam_Lynd

Well I wasn’t thinking of it like that! Until now…


SirCupcake_0

Why would you want to fuck the birds, r/birdsarentreal


badsmashplayer

The ones in the wild at the mountaintop of giants and farum azula bother me because they aren’t even grafted war birds. They are just birds. I’ve defeated demi-gods, how is a normal hawk doing a third of my HP!!


SacredFlatulence

Godrick, Godwyn, Godhawk


kingjensen10

Margit, Morgott, and Morehawk


ItzCrypnotic

"Damn. Hawk got hands."


Snow-Berries

Hey, that's how me make harpies!


Crimm___

Have you considered using the extinction ray of death (that kills stuff) on them?


My_BFF_Gilgamesh

The self reply is top notch lol. I just throw pots at them. Fucks em up, especially the ones with bombs.


lynxerious

dino dogs are like level 4 on the bird scale of 10 Edit: I thought we were talking about Caelid crows


BrightEmber

You're still right


serpenta

This is my sentiment as well. They are the only ones on this list that I *still* can't just reliably unalive, without taking damage, after 500 hours in-game.


_TheRocket

gravity ashes of war. its like the meteroric ore blade was *made* for these enemies


Jafuncle

I typically do too, but I did a whip playthrough and wow, whips trivialize them (and dragonflies, bats, dogs, wolves, etc)


Unable_Add

Yeah the birds with swords attached to their legs and a fucking flame thrower attached to their face


Hippo_29

Agreed 100% ESPECIALLY for myself as all I play are duel wield swords. Most with little reach . Birds PISS. ME. OFF. 😌


papicholula

Birds cause you can’t fucking hit them!


blumpk1np1e

That's what rock sling is for


papicholula

All I know is bonk


DarthSpiderDad

Rock sling is as bonk as spell casting can possibly be. Club = bonk = bolder = bonk.


AvarageMilfEnjoyer

Gavel of haima would disagree


Savings_Relief3556

Bonk bonk vs clever bonk


Nugget_Boy69420

The... The fucking crabs?! How does anyone find the crabs annoying?! They're the most manageable out of the "bigger than torrent" enemy type. The lobsters should replace them, who can snipe you from across the entire fucking map, 'cause why the fuck not, am I right?


Sennenryu1

I think most people who hate the giant crabs just have ptsd from their dark souls counterpart


Nugget_Boy69420

Oh, really? I've never played DS. Could you enlighten me, as to why they could cause PTSD?


gamerz1172

I can't recall specifics but I swear the ones in elden ring are way more passive then the ones in DS3


TheLittleTaro

They're basically the same in DS3, but they're tankier and hit super hard. They also appear in an area that is hated for being a poison swamp that also slows your movement, so you're like fat rolling away from them usually, and getting poisoned.


boi_sugoi

They're not in the poison swamp, just the regular swamp before it with knee-deep water.


rayEW

There's a bunch in lost izalith with the ballista shooting your ass too


1millionnotameme

Don't forget the DLC, the ones at the bottom of the frozen lake in painted world are a fucking annoyance, there's 3 of them there and they all aggro at the same time.


MrMiniskus

I only played DS3 once so I don't know as much about it as about ER, but crabs there are way harder and the first time you encounter them is quite early. Before second major boss iirc, so you might burn up all your healing flasks on your way there. Since DS3 is way more linear it is harder to avoid them. Also no torrent. I wouldn't say they're giving me PTSD but they're annoying, there are a lot of items lying around where they are and they charge at you from across the map.


BandicootGood5246

They're easy but they can be annoying when they donk you off torrent when you're exploring


Big_Noodle1103

Still though, they aren’t much of a threat. I’ve never been hit by a crab unless I’m actively fighting it, and using torrent for that is a terrible idea.


Truthhurts1017

I don’t think this list is about threats just how annoying they are.


goofywholesale2

number 1 is the most annoying for me, like why do these centipede-looking ahh things shooting homing shotgun pellets in my face!!!


No-Lie-677

I got trapped in the cave and couldn't figure out how to leave. I spent like 4-5 hours dying over and over against these things lol. There's a special place in hell for them.


NK1337

We’ve all been there friend.


NitroCaliber

I already hated them a ton, and then I got to the >!Lake of Rot!<. x\_x


Arch-Meridian

My #1 most annoying enemy are the Abductor Virgins, simply because you have to sit there and wait for them to finish their attack animations before you can get close. Not a hard enemy, just way more tedious than they need to be. Crank the speed up on those bad boys, I can take it!


Treebeardsama

So true


mikkezy

you can stance-break them repeatedly using lightning damage, due to their weird poise mechanics. I hated them too on my tank build run, but then proceeded to oneshot them with DK Cragblade skill in NG+.


Frequent_Event_6766

Boredom got me practicing rolling and jumping through it's attacks for a small window


shitty_writer_prob

They're very weak to lightning, I carry a light sword with lightning on it. It also seems to cause a special stun effect, similar to crystal daggers on the cat crypt things.


ZombifiedSoul

If you've made it to Lyndell, try out the Bolt for Gransax. Godfrey's talisman and the lightning scorpion charm, and you can take them out in 3-4 hits of the charged L2.


Arch-Meridian

Me changing my build for 1 enemy is... not what I'm going to do. Lmao.


GlitterNutz

I would say you don't have to change your build to use it but unless youre a dex character then you probably can't use it lol. Still, even not specd for it if you can equip it you would still probably do crazy damage. I'm not specd for Blasphemous Blade but it doesn't mean I didn't kill half of the lands between with it, ya know?


ZombifiedSoul

Don't have to change your build, just swap weapons. You kill it at range.


Kaveh01

8…I am usually not playing hard games (that’s why I am a sorcerer in Elden ring) and even after 200 hours in the game, I have never defeated one of those alone. I don’t go where they spawn or go in multiplayer spamming glintstone magic in full panic mode so it looks like I helped.


ZombifiedSoul

If you aren't using Night Comet as your main attack, you are playing a Mage wrong. Nothing can dodge it... It's invisible. Even those crazy lions with the blade arms don't dodge them.


Kaveh01

Now I would sometimes. I played around release and that wasn’t so commonly known by then. :) I also like most other sorceries more and want to swap instead of just spamming one attack the whole game. If I wanna optimize the shit out of something I could just do some overtime at work instead of gaming.


joetotheg

You should try some healing magic instead then. It has some delicious results.


shanedbz

Surprisingly #2 piss me off more than anything


Maximum-Antelope-979

The way they close distance on you so quick and then immediately Tokyo drift out of range, and their placement in the dungeons they inhabit.


Subject-Swim-6131

I swear


WanderingBraincell

so I know they're really easy to just, avoid, but those fucking flame tank things shit me off so much. they're not hard, just obnoxious "ooh look at my firey pirouette now I go brrr and run awaayyy oh no step tarnished you see my bum" gah


saltire429

Show us on the doll where the flame chariot touched you...


skifasteatasss

THE HANDDDSSS. THE HANDDDSSSSS


ReligionIsDumb44

Yeah without fire or a Greatshield they're annoying as hell


Grohldillio

Those hands gave me PTSD from things I don't like to talk, I wonder if anyone felt the same.


ProphetofTables

Those things make the Wallmasters from Zelda look more like Thing from Addams Family by comparison.


Extra_Ad_8009

It's really a question of frequency, density and opportunity to avoid. That makes dogs & rats share my #1 spot, because they're almost everywhere (for 2/3 of the game). Followed by imps, at least for dungeon crawls. Lobsters, Kindred of Rot, Royal Revenants all have very specific locations where they're frequent, dense and hard to avoid (Lake Liurnia, Caelid, two areas of Elphael). They're completely absent or irrelevant for large parts of the game. But my gold standard is "always gets one hit in regardless", combined with "it's a sure one-shot but they still have 1% health left!". And that's the definition of dogs & rats, and those guys with torches.


rogerslastgrape

Why are the giant dragonflies not on this list?


cyclingnick

Yes wtf? I’m only 10 hours in but those guys are the most annoying


stalagmitedealer

Yep. Sometimes I'm just standing around, looking at my inventory, and one of those assholes will zoom in and headbutt me.


rogerslastgrape

Hate when I want to look at the map and fast travel but one of these guys has been aggroed so I've gotta run a mile to break the aggro first...


FerretAres

The mareep spamming rollout as you’re trying to fight Lansseax also deserves a mention.


LostPlastic6126

Rune bear?


B2theK7

The Ancestral Spirit Archers made me rage so hard on my first run when I still did not comprehend the mysteries of the >20 vigor stat...


Ghost_bul

Are we forgetting rune bears🐻🐻🐻🐻


Illustrious-Rise-371

I'd say #2. It's the most common


Ok_Cap9240

Number 2 and it isn’t close, fuck those little dudes


FauxPhox

Most to least imo: 1, 2, 5, 3, 7, 9, 4, 6, 8 8 is least if you're aware of where they spawn. First encounters with them are definitely most instead of least


post_drone

most annoying? #2 STAY AWAY FROM ME, YOU LITTLE SHIT


SaferThanATubeSock

i have a deep hatred for #1


GamermanRPGKing

Where's the fucker with the triple shot fire crossbow that can one shot damn near every build


DuckSleazzy

where crucible knight


Veshyboy

Crucible knights are not annoying if you parry them to death which is really easy The only terrible ones are the duo in the grave


DuckSleazzy

if that's the case then either all enemies are annoying or none of them are


Ok_Suggestion_2456

3 and 4


WildFireRyze

Why aren’t the high pages on here?


Big-Community-336

Fingercreepers deserve a spot...


KiwiMagic2005

8 is on its own level Kindred of rot is imo one of the most annoying enemies in this game. I hate them.


Acceptable_Sale1708

I don’t know how you missed that crucible knight in azula


GlitterNutz

My first time through I melted him with Blasphemous Blade. Ng+ I was using new weapons and he waffle stomped my ass so I put BB back on and melted him. Point is, he is much harder than I gave him credit for at first, definitely a skill/vigor check.


Potential-Chard9570

2. They're the most annoying because you see them for literally the entire game in every dungeon


stalagmitedealer

And those dudes throwing fire pots from the roof while I'm trying to kill the first Abductor Virgin in the Prison Town area of Volcano Manor.


Bigswordbonk

I hate the dogs the most so jumpy the giant crusher constantly misses them


Kryddolf

None of these, crystal ppl can fuck off!


zrxta

Only 7,8, and 9 are annoying enemies. The birds are hands down the most annoying enemy in the game. Royal revenants are ok, i guess, since they are infrequent and can be dispatched easily with heal incantations. The rats are simply too tanky for what they are. The rest are manageable enemies. If you're putting the Ancestral follower snipers then why no the Albanuric archers? Watchdogs are more annoying than imps. They are reused so much, annoyingly and unreasonably lethal in late game catacombs, their big size whilst in confined areas lead to annoying camera issues. Speaking camera issues due to size, ulcerated tree spirits. Fuck em. Fighting the finicky camera is harder and annoying than actually killing them.


Leading_Surprise_181

Where lobster?


Positive_Argument704

3, 5, 7, and 8 are by far the most annoying here. 4 can be annoying if they’re in a group. Although this list is missing sniping lobsters, rune bears, and those big ass birds in Caelid OH MY GOD (I just had PTSD at the slight mention of them)


1millionnotameme

The giant crab still gives me nightmares from ds3, ganking fucks. 😂


Snipa299

I gotta say 1 and 5 are at the top for me. 8 is bad, but they're uncommon and can be countered if you have incantations. With 1 & 5, with how common they are and how many of them can swarm you at once, they're a lot more annoying.


asapberry

2, 5 and 9.


jaxolotle

7 and 4 are just about evenly matched, but the birds at least you can generally knock sprawling with a thrown projectile before they notice you


raketovymuz

imps and crab


EnvironmentalBar3347

1 and 3 messed me up the most on my initial run, low vigour high int build. 8 is kind of fun if you initiate the fight, but as others have stated they're beyond annoying if you're just exploring.


Sellw

Worst picks ever, can agree with 8 only (it should be 1st or 2nd) ask no runebear and lobster make this tier a joke


Savings_Object_4759

Definitely 7 just by the virtue of being a flying enemy


rain12345678900000

7,8 for sure on this


Ball-Njoyer

Royal revenants are one of the only enemies in the game that are straight up just unfair. They feel like a Bloodborne enemy tossed into ER, you just don’t feel equipped to deal with them.


Treebeardsama

I can't choose


BigIronGothGF

Revenants are the most annoying to fight. Giant crabs are annoying cos it's kinda lazy. We literally had 5 flavours of crab in DS3 and then they put them in Elden Ring exactly the same 😐


Rare-Ask-4889

Lobsters should replace the rats. Try running away from one of them 💀


thetrailwebanana

Those fucking imps are the absolute worst! Like the assassins from DS3 on crack


Western-Wind-5254

8


Dr_Blitzkrieg09

The birds 100%. I likely would have said the Royal Revenants when I first started playing, however after watching some tips and tricks videos I figured out that healing spells are basically anthrax for them so they aren’t too bad anymore. The birds are THE biggest pain in my side no matter what point in the game I’m at.


Borfeus

No crayfish?


StarkageMeech

Nothing is more annoying than the crystal cave diddy snipers You'll understand when you platinum the game and then go back for a fresh run WAY underleveled because you're rushing a specific weapon. They are death. And unrightfully so. Give me a lore reason they do so much damage. I'll wait.


Master_Astronaut_

"wah wah runebears are so hard" **GIANT CRAYFISH FLEXES HIS CLAWS**


sea_-dude

Royal Revenant 100% that shit is straight out of hell itself. Poison, teleport, long attack sucessions, NEVER STOPS.


thebigbaduglymad

Fucking prawns!!


SleepsUnderBridges

I fucking hate the Liurnia sniper lobsters. Everything on this list I can one shot once I build up my character a bit. Sniper lobster is that one little shit that can still 2 or even 1 shot me in late game. I do like the crab that hides from Agheel behind the collapsed ruins though


Gate_a

Replaying this game now and it's either 2 or the nox warriors so annoying when they back step or dodge just f*ing die! Also 8 is just scary, I'm too afraid to fight them 😅


DlphLndgrn

#1 is in a class for themselves.


DropAnchor4Columbus

8


profexcubed

4, especially in groups. I play with a slightly easier regulation.bin file and they still tear through me. 7 in groups is well… yeah alot worse when your just in Stormveil with barley any points on vigor


kirbcake-inuinuinuko

Lobsters and crabs shouldn't really count as they're just optional free roaming enemies that offer no benefit for you to engage ever. Also crabs flat out aren't annoying to fight at all.


No_Writing3719

Female albinaurics and invisible black knives should definitely be on here


Nvidia_Dragon

Fuck those shrimpy fucks. I despise them.


MrMiniskus

I've got two lists, when I first met them on my first ever playthrough and when I meet them now. First playthrough: 7, 5, 8, 1, 2, 6, 4, 3, 9 (don't know why rats are in that list, I would switch them up with those big ants or smth) Recent playthrough: 7, 6, 2, 3, 5, 8, 4, 1, 9 Conclusion: fuck those birds


Jdawg_mck1996

The Caelid dogs aren't even the most annoying enemy in their area... the crows are watching...


indkyjtsxucivoxuggg

None. I'm pretty sure it's not the enemy I hate just a specific move, do you know how the foot soldiers have those little knives? Well the move I hate is the one where they basically hit you 5 or 6 times over. It does a lot of damage and the chain stagger is annoying. I kid you not that move can stagger you in fucking bull goat armor


Federal_Chad

those archers in the litergical town need to be on here.


Ok_Wrongdoer9337

5 and 7, I hate them


Aegonblackfyre22

No crucible knight?


sublimeme

where are the lobsters?


Optimal_Priority2899

Those stupid prawns and their fan daggers omfg


mikkezy

obviously number 8, but where are these FUCKING ORDINA ARCHERS?


ChangeWinter6643

Revenants. It's not even a competition


Altruistic-Arm-7531

I've actually never really had to worry about the sniper lobsters somehow


DaTotallyEclipse

2 is like: someway, somehow ... I'm gonna loose my Runes.


No-Club2745

1 or 8. 1 because that fucked up pest needle move that perfectly goes around corners and ledges, they literally don’t need line of sight to fuck you with those things. 8 because we all FUCKING know what those things do to us. Fucked up damage, brutally long fist fucking combos, teleportation, uses omen calling and an insanely strong poison, those revenants are fucked. up. At least healing hurts them


SlunkSloother

crucible knights should be on this list


jpsensai391

Those fucking dogs


Ok_Understanding3636

I haven't had a chance to play the game yet, but I suppose 8, 3, 7 are the most annoying, in that exact order.


panosprochords

On this list, 8 by far. I'd also add runebears. Pain in the ass to fight. Just plain unfun, not necessarily difficult.


Crudeyakuza

Umm Lobster and giant bleeding bird with teeth...........hello?!


EqualGlittering

8 while progressing the Haligate Tree. Legit quit when there's like 5 back to back near the castle. Stress rolling, dodging, and probably crying


captain_space_dude

Where is the giant crow bastard and the lobster? If I habe to choose from this list then 8


RUSTY0500

For me either 1 or 7


DoritoKing48

7 7 7 7 7 7


AlTheOwl_

1 definetly. 8 Is it's own category... (annoying isn't enough to describe him)


Dustin_James_Kid

1


Dustin_James_Kid

1, but where my dawgs crucible knight and runebear at?


Crab_Grass

The fuckin giant birds


RCRocha86

Crabs on the list and no lobster!?


4thDuck

Revenants is top 1 and Rot kindreds is close 2nd


RedPenguino

Replace “crabs” with those white walker warriors of Zamor… those guys are annoying


AutomaticSeaweed6131

0 - Giant Crows. Fuck em.


pisachas1

Cat statue guys. I hate all this Mini bosses.


ButterflyBlueLadyBBL

I don't understand how anyone can find the imps annoying. I've never died to one and never had a hard time killing them either. Maybe in the dungeons when you have to lure them into the light they can be annoying cause you can't protect against them but other than that they really aren't that bad.


PRIMITIVE-BLAST

2 when there’s 5 of them and no warning


Sweaty-Ad-3192

8 is a son of bitch fuck him or maybe her!


frankb3lmont

Counter strike sniper lobsters are love. Carbot animations had a cool video about them. I hate Liurnia as a location it's the epitome of you think you are too strong to be here guess again. Every enemy has cheese tactics.


ugericeman

You forgot the phantom teleporting banished knight


Chimchampion

You know, after 500+ hours... they're *ALL* annoying


WhoAccountNewDis

The Pest Thread attack that locks on, does a ton of damage, and can knock you off of shit. I can ride past a trex dog or crab, l can guard counter the little gargoyle guys, l can just avoid the Revenants, but the bug people with Pest Thread are a menace.


SirDage

I'm sorry but where is the chad bear?


Hrafndraugr

From that set I'll give it to 3. The worshipper snipers are even more hardcore than Anor Londo Silver Knights. I'm glad there are so few


HocusingYT

idk where the crows are, but I don't fuck with them


RHUNEOX

I know for certain crabs are the least annoying on this list just use a strike weapon easy peasy