Elden Ring, like most Souls games, often rewards players for figuring out the most efficient way to
Elden Ring Runes defeat its difficult bosses. This can be done through overpowered build or cheap, cheap strategies. However, if those strategies become a weapon against other players, things could be sour fast.
Carian Retaliation (also known as "Retaliation") is an Ash of War skill that can be applied to medium and small shields, lets you take out enemy spells and gain three daggers floating of your own that then instantly target your enemy for a brief period of time. That's the way it's supposed work.
In reality, crafty Elden Ring players are using the skill to parry their own spells, whether made naturally or through consumables like Glintstone Scraps. This allows them to easily spammable attack that scales with the shield's upgrade level to be a terrifying threat to regular mobs, bosses, and fellow Tarnished alike.
Even more frightening is the fact that Carian Retaliation appears to be glitched during online play. While players can see opponents employ the skill, and the daggers it generates, the subsequent attack is completely invisible, making it very hard to avoid even when you know what you can be expecting.
A quick search of the Elden Ring subreddit shows a community in turmoil with many players seeking Carian Retaliation to be fixed or nerfed by the developers. In light of the fact that FromSoftware removed a similar self-activation technique in the latest 1.03 patch and it's not too unreasonable to think that these calls will be heard at some point.
In any case, Carian Retaliation is something everyone will need to deal with for now. Next time you're online and see an invading player who is advancing towards you with a trio or knives suspended above their heads You might want to consider posing with the appearance of
cheap Elden Ring Items an NPC. This will be until they are bored and leave.
