TyresTyco replied to Is it possible to fight the second boss in melee mode? January 28, 2022 @ 7:37:35 am PST
Perfectly doable, although I'd recommend to combine the two. Elder has an attack by which he temporarily summons thorns from the ground to attack you when nearby. These are the most dangerous for full-melee approach. Thus, you can time your dodges/blocks against his stomps attacking in between, but if you keep doing so in presense of the thorns, you can easily get hit by either and take a lot of damage.
Wait wait wait.. everytime I fight against the elder.. and I do it often because I like to hang the trophies in my bases... the tendril aoe attack never hits you when you are in melee range since the aoe avoids the elder. Sure.. getting hit is nothing to laugh at but I always believed they could never hit you if you hug him.
6:13 pm, January 28, 2022