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# I, Too, Could Easily Beat Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree If I Had A Therapist To Talk Me Through It
- URL: https://aftermath.site/elden-ring-shadow-of-the-erdtree-kai-cenat-therapist/
- Published: 2024-06-27T14:17:39.000Z
- Updated: 2025-10-27T17:14:36.000Z
- Author: Nathan Grayson
- Tags: Blog, twitch, elden ring, elden ring: shadow of the erdtree, I could also beat numerous other difficult games using this method, kai cenat, therapy, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-10-27 13:00

I’ve said this on multiple episodes of our [award-wanting podcast, Aftermath Hours](https://aftermath.site/tag/aftermath-hours), but I do not plan on playing *Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree* in the near future. I’m not interested in clearing the base game prerequisites necessary to access it, nor am I really in the mood for the type of game it so clearly is right now. That said, I am positive I could beat it – obliterate it, actually – if I had a dedicated therapist to help me regulate my emotions throughout the process.

Kai Cenat, one of the biggest streamers on Twitch, recently brought in a therapist to help him topple the biggest *Elden Ring* boss of all: his feelings. By that point, Cenat had been marathoning the game for [over 90 hours](https://www.twitch.tv/kaicenat/video/2180034612?filter=archives&ref=aftermath.site) and had died nearly 1,000 times. Dozens of those hours had been gobbled up solely by the expansion’s [oft-lamented-about final boss](https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/shadows-of-the-erdtree-currently-has-a-mixed-status-on-steam-with-many-of-the-negative-reviews-complaining-that-the-bosses-are-too-hard/?ref=aftermath.site). Cenat missed his friends. He missed touching grass. He was frustrated, bordering on despondent. Then the therapist arrived:

> [](https://twitter.com/Dexerto/status/1805673916431745355?ref=aftermath.site)

Seven hours and 79 deaths later, Cenat [slew *Erdtree*’s final boss](https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2181718739?ref=aftermath.site), proving that therapy is [the solution to all of life’s problems](https://www.wired.com/story/therapy-broken-mental-health-challenges/?ref=aftermath.site). So yeah, I’m pretty sure that if I had my own *Elden Ring*\-specific therapist, I could buzzsaw through *Erdtree*’s gallery of notoriously sturdy bosses, probably on my first try. But sadly, I can’t afford one, so I guess we’ll never find out.