Still works July 2024. Worked with a +7 Latenna. The important rule is (as described in other comments): you must ALWAYS stay closer to the dragon than Latenna is. Also: to avoid lightning strikes: look for red sparks on the ground: they show where the next lightning bolts will hit.

As of January 2024, still works. Way easier than all the other cheeses that only work for certain builds.

I can confirm, this worked like a charm!! Counted 15 graves over, plant Latenna roughly inbetween first and second grave, go back 15 graves, job done, thanks a lot!!

Can confirm that at present this is the cheese for placi, +7 latenna did judt fine. And when they say the spacing is important, the spacing IS important. I summoned latenna really close to the placement as shown in the video, basically on the same row. However whwn i presumed to start his fight and keeo my pwn distance i made the mistake of being too far back in the row myself, causing placidusax's ai to see latenna as the closest target rather then me. When i saw her health drop i Instantly fixed my position and resumed the dodging and it was a success within minutes. Try not to be TOO low levelled to be 1 shot by the bolt and if you have a shield make sure its lightning affinity so that in case you do get hit your holding a guard and wont die on accident 10 out of freaking 10. Thank you

Geez dude, this works great. Probably one of the best ones out there. Straight to the point and no over complicated conditions.

Thank you for posting this. I’d never beaten this boss until today. So happy right now :)

still works, guys don't go around him too much otherwise he gets up and fly, stay in the same area, left and right.

You need to put Lateena in the SECOND ROW. Then when you get back to your spot, hang in the first row and go back and forth about 3-4 graves. STAY in the first row. Don’t go in. The arena or out to the second row. Very important. I did this with a +7 Lateena and it took a few minutes. GREAT VIDEO MY FRIEND.

I can confirm this cheese still works, you iust have to make sure you dont go back while dodging or he will target latenna and dont go past the first row, i found the easiest way to dodge his attacks was to lock on to him and keep walking to the right to dodge one then the same but to the left for the next and keep repeating that.

12/23 this worked perfectly! You have to follow the instructions exactly! My first few attempts I got got, but only because I didn’t stay in the first row, and my summons wasn’t in the exact spot. After watching a few times, and following the tips in the comments, this was easy peasy! Thanks!

Beautiful. Worked for me June 2024. After 40 or so tries I threw in the towel on this beast. Thanks!

This is genius!! I'm very pleased to say that it worked! Thank you so much

Still working today, failed twice because i stood too far back originally and the bow lady got lit up, put her EXACTLY where you did on 3rd attempt and stood very close to pillars and didn't run around, just dodge left and right, bow lady was full health when dragon died. You're a legend, thanks

This was an incredible cheese! Thank you very much for sharing this it cleared out weeks of frustration in minutes!

June 2024 still work but i had to change the side to put LATENA on the right and not far !!! Thank you very much it was the only hardest boss in my opinion and I needed to see this video !!!

This actually worked perfectly. At first my Latenna was getting clapped by lightning but I realized I was standing too far back so he would start to agro on her. Just gotta keep close enough to the pillars so he stays focused on me. Thanks a bunch dude I appreciate ya 🫡

This worked really well, I basically took all the advice here in the comments and watched the video a few times. Once you get the hang of dodging the attacks it's easy.

Just wanted to add in my 2 cents for Faith players. Ancient Dragon's Lightning Strike, buffed with Golden Vow, Godfrey's Icon, and Lightning Tear gave me 10k per cast. I killed the dragon in 2 & a half.

I’m on NG+7 and I’ve never defeat this boss - until today. Out of desperation I came across your bid - worked like a treat. In actual fact - I made it without losing a single health point.

Died about 20 times without guide, found your guide and I beat the boss first try. This guide is legendary! Props to you if it was you that discovered this strat!

Tried this today and it worked like a charm. Thank you!

Perfect guide. 15 tombs to the left, stand in the second row grave as shown in the video and place latenna, go back to where you spawned in, make sure after you start the boss fight to stay in the first/closest row of graves to keep aggro off Latenna, keep the boss targeted and keep moving back and forth, left and right to dodge the lightning.

june 27th 2024 still works. Make sure you stay on the inner ring of graves face onto the dragon and latenna is on the 2nd ring at 90 degrees to the dragon.. I also used opaline bubble tear and crimson whorl bubble tear in mixed physic at one point. keep rolling backwards and forwards at right angles to dragon over about two - three graves. Lose focus and get hit! Also, you can run straight past the three wolf characters from the site of grace, and drop off the edge carefully. Latenna lost no health

Beautiful Sir!!! WellDone!!! Thanks a ton. Worked like a charm. I used rotten helm and shabiri woe just to be safe and keep aggro on my character.

Very tasty cheese!! Still works as of 10/18/2023. I placed my Latenna in the same spot as the video, but was always having the dragon agro on her and kill her... When I moved her about 120 degrees away from me, and ran back and forth on the first row of graves, the cheese worked just fine. The dragon never touched my Latenna +9. Me: lvl 312 currently. First play through.

Straight legit.. best guide ever… I left a message for the Latenna spot and if I died somehow, the spot always said “try bow”

Man, that was the hardest fight I had in Elden Ring. I fight her for about 30 to 40 minutes getting her down to 5% health and die. Then go do other stuff until the next day. It was so satisfying when her death finally happened

As of July 2024 can confirm it works just maintain ur distance from him and do everything mentioned in the guide

Aah finally after 3 hours trying..your cheese technique is really work..thank you so much ❤

Thank you so much for this. It works 03/01/2024. I'm sure they've made this boss harder in recent patches. In my first playthrough on PS5 I was a dex build with bloodhound fang, and beat him after a few goes. On this run (PS4) I'm arcane focus, but a similar level with dual weild katanas but just cant seem to survive!

20/6/24 and it still works like a charm. I tried doing it myself and I goy to 25% health and almost threw my controller and wanted to laugh menacingly at the boss as it faded away slowly

Worked first attempt! - 23 Jun 24 - Ver 1.12 - Post Shadow of Erdtree Patch

i’ll be doing this cheese with no shame cause the run back to the boss with no stake nearby is so ass

This is the best CHEESE I've ever seen in a FromSoftware game. Good Job Men!

Brother this boss was driving me crazy to the point i put the game down for months thank you so much 🎉🎉

this works im edging to you as we speak

8/2 still works. You’re my savior, thank you!!

I found this one of the hardest bosses. This worked perfectly. Thanks so much 👍

Worked perfectly on NG+1 over 700k runes. Thanks.

It's still working, messed it up the first like 6 times but then I finally got him. Thanks a lot!

As of the 9th of March 2024, this still works. Best cheese by far.

Every single Elden Ring boiled down to combo/AoE spam ad infinitum. This boss took that concept to its utmost extreme. FromSoft boss design took a nosedive in this game. Difficulty for the sake of difficulty.

I can also confirm this worked on my first try, thank you so much ! I'm currently on NG+2 and fighting Placidusax in this game cycle was already goddamn difficult :).

great video man worked perfectly, thanks!

thanks to your video, I found this for my husband who was screaming at the back so his screaming has now stopped thank you

Thank you so much for this strategy! Took this bastard down first try and no damage. If you can roll you can beat him easily naked.

This is one of the biggest cheese and yes it still work august / 3 /2024

Worked for me 7/1/24.👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾 I got killed 35 times prior. I put Lattena at 10 o’clock and I started around 5 o’clock. So the dragon can face me because he was focusing on her. Great tip.😁

Just confirming this still works. Took Placidusax down this morning using this cheese!! Much appreciated 😂

What an insane cheese! Thank you

April 2024 still works like a charm! Thank you!!

Thank you! Worked great for me, Latenna at +7 and she whittled Placi's health down nicely

Thank you so much bro, i thought i could never defeat this boss, thank you so much

Goated still works definitely recommend lvl 9 summon or your gonna be there for a while

This works! Thanks for the video!

Leveled her up to +9…. Put her a little further back from where you placed Latenna bc He killed her at first. The battle lasted about 2-3 minutes. DONE✅ (4/12/2024)

12th of May 2024, still works. Thank you

Also for me, as of 19th of April it worked!!!! Thank you so much, really appreciate your work 😃

Saved me ❤ I tried Placidusax in every run..and always skipped him. Ill try it right now 😂

Oh my god man, this dragon was destroying me all this time, I decided to do your tutorial and I finished him on the 1st attempt 🤣, thank you 🙏

if you want to have fun and cheese this boss at the same time here's what u going to do coz i got him in my 3rd try and the fight was fantastic. BLACK BLADE BLACK KNIFE TICHE AND BLADE OF DEATH BUFF IT WITH THE HOLY SCORPION CHARM AND HOLY TEAR AND IT FCKN MELTS PLASIDUSAX, YOU GOTTA BE GOOD AT TIMING AND DODGING THO BUT IT'S A HELLA FIGHT

Thanks for this Cheese, i finally beat this Dragon.

Max her out then place her her on the side of the boss out the part where the boss fight starts then start the boss fight facing the boss

thankyou king, works 27/01

Thank you! Was doing actually really good damagewise against him without cheesing, it was just BS 2nd phase that drove me to rage. This cheese didnt even feel bad, i was cheering Latenna all the time while dodging his aoes :D Took max 4min with latenna +10 to take him down.

after 3 attempts worked like a charm stay in the rings specified and make sure loretta takes no damage and that fuck is as good as dead

Nice work friend, ive beaten him a few times but its always a struggle, nice to cheese him for once

Excellent tactic, works great. Latenna took about 70% damage but we made it comfortably. Thanks!

Legend 😎🤘 still works as of July 2024 😁

works! just go 15 graves and get close to the pillars, the second closest you put the summon then go 15 graves back to where you started and go to the grave closest to the pillars and stay there dodging the lightning

as of 9th of July it still works like a charm :) thank you @Ghosts of Reykjavik but now i cant decide wether the Cragblade or the Incantation :D

Works as of Aug 2024 to help speed up the process I equipped the serpent bow +9 serpent arrows, sharp shot talisman, arrow sting talisman, two headed turtle and shard of Alexander. In between each lightning strike I would shot him to poison him

Incredible, thank you for your service 🙏🏾

This was such a lifesaver! I killed every other boss but this one I couldnt until this!

Placidusax may be the Dragonlord, but you my guy, you are the Cheeselord 😂 worked like a charm on the very first try, thanks a lot mate!

Genius - thank you - it worked brilliantly ❤

I just got this to work first try. Funny how Latenna is a secret weapon vs. some of the more difficult bosses. btw, since Talismans are not important for this method I equipped the Gold Scarab and ended up with 336k runes. I did not have any Gold Pickled Fowl Feet (and didn't bother harvesting more) but using one of those just before the dragon dies would net even more.

Thank you ! That worked very well., with latenna plus 10 after a couple of minutes the dragon was dead!

Bro you saved me so much time, im trying to beat the game on a lvl 50 build and this cheese is what i was looking for 💯

Still working as of patch 10.0.1 - June 4, 2024. Thanks!

Worked perfectly first time! YOU ROCK 🤘

It definitely does not work Lateena gets roasted almost immediately every time. (Update I put her a little bit further back than the video mentioned and it worked.)

Still works super easy ! Thanks!I just went side to side of 1 of his lightning strikes in the first row! I messed up the first time cuz he killed her im guessing because I was too far out of place !

Still works in October 2023!! Thanks for the video

Still works. Thanks a bunch. Such a simple and effective way to end a pain of a boss.

Ive defeated this boss seven times but this is the absolute easiest way to do it.Did it two minutes ago thank you.

Very smart cheese👍 12-09-2023, it still works

This worked perfectly. It took two tries but that was because I didn't realize that I wasn't quite close enough to draw the aggro.

A thing that helped me speed up the process was a bow with poison arrows in between each Barrel role

thank you, I feel kind of bad for doing this, but I tried and only get it half way dead, my weapons seemed to do little damage.

THANK YOU SO MUCH! it worked amazingly good and i had my archer at +10

Worked like a charm, thank you.

Thank you, This game is wonderful but so long that these tricks help save time.

Thx a lot i am on my 5+ journey and thats still working in September 13 2023 🎉🎉❤

Just did it, super simple to do. Thanks

Still works, near the end of March 2024. Make sure your a closer target then latenna is or she will die.

Awesome strat, thank you for pointing this one out!

Just did this bro you have no idea how happy I am 😂

Still working. Thank you my friend!

Its worked like a charm! Thank you bro