Elden Ring patch fixes Malenia healing bug and more

No more will you watch in horror as she strikes nothing and heals anyways.

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What you need to know

A new update for Elden Ring fixes a downright evil bug that has been plaguing one particular online boss fight for some time now.

Bandai Namco and FromSoftwaresharedon Wednesday thatElden Ringupdate 1.04 is now available, bringing a handful of fixes. Most notably, it fixes a problem where Malenia, Blade of Miquella was healing improperly. Normally, she can heal by hitting the player with an attack, but with this bug, she healed just by slashing the air, to the horror of anyone trying to fight her.

Here’s the full list of patch notes:

Once the update is applied, you’ll see the following in the bottom-right corner of your screen on the main menu:

Elden Ring is continuing to grow as one of thebest gamesavailable right now. More and more players are exploring FromSoftware’s latest critically-acclaimed title, with Elden Ring topping theMarch 2022 NPDcharts.

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Elden Ring is a magnificent action RPG, introducing features like mounted combat and exploration to FromSoftware’s formula.

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