Elden Ring speedrunners race to the bottom of the FromSoftware's title

One thing that most Elden Ring runs have in common is starting the game as a Samurai class and picking up the Icecrind Hatchet. However, what makes Distortion2's run so clean, efficient, and fast is that he takes the extra time getting the Royal Knight's Resolve Ash of War, granting a massive damage boost on a player's next hit, that allows him to cut down enemies faster.

Unfortunately, these world record Elden Ring runs aren't official yet. Speedrun.com has closed the Elden Ring leaderboards until March 18 to give "verifiers enough time to create a proper ruleset, as well as to decide which timing method and categories are appropriate." Then again, we shouldn't expect anyone outside of Distortion2 and LilAggy to nab the top spots once the leaderboards open. These two could submit an even shorter Elden Ring run for verification by then.

For now, fans can expect speedrunners to keep on finding ways to break Elden Ring more consistently to cut down on their runs.

Be warned though, speedrunners effectively do this for a living. You can't just expect to be able to pull off the things that they can in Elden Ring with little to no practice. These highly skilled players have speedrunning down to a science.

If you're new to Elden Ring, you're better off checking out our beginner's guide or class guide or reading our guide on how to make 50,000 runes a minute without fighting.