Bloodhound Knight Darriwil | Elden Ring Wiki

What kinda name is that? Is he polish?

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Comment from June 24 - 2022 It's worth putting it in the main thread, I think the theories make a lot of sense. Proper credit to their author (Anonymous):

"He's a traitor to the Carian family but served Rennala in the past. But when Rennala lost all motivation and strength to lead her kingdom, the Cuckoo knights and Raya Lucaria staged a coup and trapped Rennala in her office. All knights including Darriwil splintered off. The Carian Knights split up (Loretta went off to the Haligtree for the Albinaurics, the regular knights either died and buried in the grave where you got the set, jailed like Bors or joined Raya in the coup like Moongrum). Darriwil served Rennala specifically but now lost his master and purpose so he was suppose to serve Ranni next but abandoned her and was jailed for it. But the reason why Blaidd hunts him down specifically is to introduce his theme and the irony of his own fate. He is hunting down a traitor for which he is a traitor himself to the Greater Will. His loyalty to Ranni specifically mirrors Darriwil's loyalty to Rennala so when one chooses their own master, are they necessarily labeled as traitors? It's only later on when we mirror Blaidd's role once Ranni's plans are complete and Blaidd succumbs to the Greater Will's curse to serve them and he becomes a mad dog which you have to put down."

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So underrated. Very fun early boss in a questline and drops an OP weapon lol

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So the story is that he was probably a vassal of Ranni’s who had tried to turn on her and Iji had him imprisoned. It makes sense considering he puts Blaidd in the same cell later.

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Sorry Darriwil but blaidd was right about mini-rannis outfit

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When I first started playing I never player a souls game before, stumbled into this guy and spent over an hour on him because I had no idea how to level up

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is it true that he did not actually betray the crew, it was just that Ranni thought he would be loyal for life but he already had a master to serve before her ?

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If you're having trouble with Darriwil, try the ruins Greatsword (from Redmane Castle). It stuns and completely annihilates Darriwil.

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What are you doing on this page? Play the dlc already.

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It fell, 2nd try
:) good weapon

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Playing elden ring as a first souls game, he took like six tries but th sixth try I realized he was.easy asf and beat him

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Get blaid, two hand claymore, spam lion claw while blaid distract him
10 sec fight

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bad boss

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this was the first boss i stumbled upon before i even found melina to unlock leveling and the horse, took like 2 hours or something

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aproximatelly 10 tries with determination, on teh starting vagabond longsword and the heater shield ez fight

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The Rejection incantation worked wonder for me.

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first parry works rly well crit hit half life gone then. For me 2nd parry was close to always screwed up so 2nd half of life was dodge and hit and control your greed! ;D

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I don't understand how this fight can be difficult lol. He was one of the easiest fights I had, and I still used non-upgraded standard equipment of the Hero.

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Unsheathe made this fight balls easy... Only took like 5 hits. As soon as he spawns, charged jump attack and unsheathe heavy stance break him immediately. I did it as only a level 22. Tree Sentinel at level 18 was worse than this thing.

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Took me hours first playthrough, now I kill him first thing on every NG.

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Thank the gods this guy is only optional.

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Getting Blaidd's help is definitely easy mode for this, even in the 1st 10 min of the game. Square off + Blaidd trivializes this fight. HOWEVER, trying to speedrun him solo is a bear! He will regularly get stance broken, and then animation cancel the riposte. Which is super annoying. Still, 10/10 boss fight compared to Godskin noble.

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Don't run from the truth. Dress your Miniature Ranni as you like! Pose her as you will! Liberate your desire!

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Two hand the claymore sword and use a special attack. I killed him in two hits with this.

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Two hand the claymore sword and use a special attack. I killed him in two hits with this.

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His triple combo is perfect for a setup parry. Grab whatever medium shield you can with a parry skill, it should have enough stability for your level-5-ass to tank the first 2 hits and punish the 3rd. He goes down pretty safely that way

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Use the parmesan spear, two fully charged R2s stun him and are not hard to pull off, you just riposte and start the charge attack inmediately and then you ripost him again and he dies, you can get the spear from the very first area, where you get the whetstone knife if you're lucky, the godrick knight drops it

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Noob destroyer. "Wtf it bled me through my shield!".

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Curved greatswords have always felt nice to me

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gib helmet

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Used my greatsword , stamp uppercut to launch him in air multiple times. Finished with charged R2

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Triggered his appearance, then backed well away and arrowed him from afar while Blaidd took the punishment.

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Rot Breath and chill is a perfectly viable strat for Darriwil if you have Blaidd and the stats to use it. Even with barely any Faith and Arcane investment, if you can proc Rot Breath when he arrives, hang back, and let Blaidd aggro him, you can kill him with 2 full casts.

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Everyone realizes that when we beat evergaol bosses, we’re just walking in to someone’s prison cell and murdering them, right? Are we the bad guys?

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Don't know if this is obvious to everyone else, but if you go exploring looking for cool stuff and happen to trigger the festival at castle Redmane, Blaidd will not be available as a summons at Darriwil's evergoal. Just found this out the hard way, but it wasn't as difficult as I was expecting it to be. The Bloodhound knight that spawns behind you near the swamp lookout tower in Caelid gave me much more trouble.

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Is this boss missable? Aka does Blaidd come kill him at any point if you don’t do it yourself?

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DS3 Outrider knight but somewhat less cancer

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"A forlorn and masterless Bloodhound Knight, trapped within the Evergaol. He attacks with the ferocity and swiftness of a ravenous beast, able to strike and close the distance with ease"

Where does the wiki get these descriptions?

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This guy killed me more then Margit (ok i think its my fault i explored to much with a +1 lordsworn greatsword) but like WTF, this guy killed me more then any other boss, pushover my ass, the true pushover variant is the one guardian Latenna

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wish we had a bloodhound that could communicate with us or sell us stuff

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I suppose that Darriwil was Loyal to Rennala and maybe was tasked by her to serve Ranni but since She isn't the master he chooses, he simply left her.

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Considering how Blaidd was acquainted with Darriwil despite being someone who is only tasked with protecting Ranni, I think it would be safe to assume that Darriwil worked for Ranni just like Iji and Seluvis. This is reinforced by how a bloodhound knight is one of the enemies summoned by Rennala while she is being controlled by Ranni since she only summons enemies that she is acquainted with (wolves for Blaidd, giant for Iji, dragon for Adula, who is found in Moonlight Altar Plateau, and Bloodhound Knight for supposedly Darriwil).

With that out of the way, now we need to look into his imprisonment. Darriwil is found in an evergaol, and the only person we see in the game who is capable of creating or using evergaols is Iji, that coincidentally works for Ranni alongside with Darriwil. So Iji being the one to imprison him is our safest bet. I explain my thoughts on his reasons for doing this later in the comment.

And now the final clue we have related to Darriwil’s fate; His betrayal. It is stated in the Bloodhound Knight Set that Bloodhound Knights choose their masters and serve them for the rest of their lives with unending loyalty. This act is worded really strongly in the description; “Once the decision has been made, the knight stays loyal for life.”, so it is weird for Darriwil to be called a traitor despite this. You would think that the one character who is known for his loyalty wouldn’t be the one to betray his master.

My conclusion after piecing all these puzzle pieces together is that Darriwil was a shadow of Ranni who was imprisoned by Iji for the same reasons he imprisons Blaidd later. Upon finding out that Iji imprisoned Darriwil, Blaidd asks Iji about what happened. Not wanting Blaidd to learn of his plans which involves disposing of him later, Iji tells him that Darriwil was a traitor who betrayed Ranni. After hearing this, Blaidd tracks Darriwil down and kills his former comrade thinking he is protecting Ranni by doing so. And that’s where the story of a forever-loyal knight whose only fault was being chosen by the Greater Will to serve Ranni ends.

The only possible hole in this theory that I see so far is Ranni having two shadows as I got the impression that Empyreans could get only one shadows. Though to be fair, the concept of shadows is not explored all that much in the game. For example we don’t even have any confirmed shadows other than Maliketh and Blaidd in the game even though there are many Empyreans without known shadows such as Malenia, Miquella, and Gloam-Eyed Queen. Another lore point that might support the idea of Darriwil being a shadow is Raging Wolf set’s item description. “According to the old legends, wolves are the shadows of the Empyrean.”. Darriwil looks and moves a lot like a wolf, which aligns with the idea of him being a shadow by fitting these old legends the set’s description talks about.

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Ranni's hat is awesome
Seluvis' robes look great
Blaidd is coated in drip
And Iji is an old dude, so he gets a pass

I think the reason Darriwil is called a traitor is because he dissed the Elden Bling of Ranni's squad and we help Blaidd jump him in a backalley Evergaol

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Wanted for the crime of drinking the last Crystal Pepsi that the gang was saving for Lady Ranni.

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Weak to holy. Sacred Broadsword +2 destroyed him

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Bait his bloodhound step. He’ll usually follow that up with a right sweep. Roll through that and the next attack will be an overhead slash that’s very easy to parry. 4 reposte and he’s a gonner. I had more trouble with Crucible Knight than him.

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Summon blaidd the full Chad wolf and sit back as he does his Chad moves

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I'm very interested in the lore of Darriwil. According to their armor(and floh's ashes) bloodhound knights are loyal for life, but Bliadd calls Darriwil a traitor. For who did he break the streak, and why?

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Protip: when he does his 3 strike combo and final jump, you can stun him. Just hit him when he is in the air.

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NEW INFO (POST 1.03)
(TLDR:) Beating Radahn before fighting this boss makes him permanently disappear for the rest of the playthrough.

If you plan to complete Ranni's quest, and ALSO want this bosses weapon, (which is easily one of the strongest weapons in the entire game due to its unique ash of war) YOU MUST complete this fight BEFORE YOU DEFEAT RADAHN. Once you have progressed through the game up to the point where you beat Radahn, it will automatically move Blaidd here. (Whether or not you have even spoken to Ranni.) Once you have the option to either free Blaidd from this evergaol or keep him trapped, REGARDLESS OF YOUR DECISION OR PROGRESS, YOU WILL PERMANENTLY LOSE THE OPPORTUNITY TO FIGHT THIS BOSS AND RECIEVE HIS WEAPON UNTIL NEW GAME PLUS.
There is no warning or indication that this will occur, or explanation for why when it does. So MAKE SURE YOU FIGHT DARRIWIL BEFORE DEFEATING RADAHN.

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“erect Abnormal Stone Clusters”

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If you can, summon Blaidd the half wolf because he is a massive help and practically solos the boss with little help from the player

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So did this guy used to work for Ranni and betrayed them, or does Blaidd have some other reason to hold his grudge?

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imo best field boss in the game

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Most of his attacks can be parried actually but might need a buckler and some practice to pull that off. The 3 hit combo he uses right after teleporting to you however is very easy to parry even with 100% shield. Block the first hit, wait like 1 sec, parry. Repeat 3-4 times = the boss is dead. Sorcerers can just hit him 3-4 times with Carian Slicer instead of riposte.

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You can also search for Blaidd, there is a Quest at Kal the Merchant. He tells you to Snap at the Mistwood Ruins whenever you hear a wolf. Blaidd appears and tells you to help him. Go back to Bloodhound an you get Blaidd who carries you the battle. Really easy! ;-)

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The move where he drags his claw along the ground is laughably easy to parry so make sure to bring a parrying shield with you

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They programmed him to dodge spells like fireballs, so annoyng

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I killed the knight before i met Blaidd so now Blaidd is just stuck telling me the knight is a traitor.

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IDK if it's because of 1.03, but I recently used a Great Shield against him and it basically became the EASIEST Boss Fight EVER. Every time I blocked an attack he got staggered and i just hit him for free! Literally took 30 seconds and I won.

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Just confirmed - You do NOT need a stonesword key to enter this fight.

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A certain furry made this boss battle amazingly easy

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I am quite sure that you can find him as "normal" enemy on the other side of the academy s'gate, once you are teleported by the sceal go along the downward path, skip the wolf and you will find a mercant and then the hound up the door of the academy. (I have ne idea on how it impact any quest tho)

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Ahh I died many times against this boss, feels so rewarding now that I managed to kill him!

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If you use the ability Unsheathe at the right moment when he tries to perform his jumping overhead attackyou can leave him vulnerable, I found it work best when he is just bout to land on you as it should knock him out of the sky and let you perform some strikes on him, if you have UCHIGATANA with you you should already have the ability when you double hand, if you don’t you can head down to the lake and try to avoid being attacked by the Big Crab Bros in between them is a scarab that has the ash of war for unsheathe, hope this helps just remember this does use FP and will take practice but with you will get it. Also he is vulnerable to this attack at the start as he climbs out, very useful then to but only one attack then you will want to roll back before he gets a good slice on ya. Good Luck Fellow Tarnished

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using a greatshield makes him unable to attack because he will get staggered on every blocked attack

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Is it confirmed that he has ~15000 hp? It felt like a thousand when I fought him, no way he has that much

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Despite the listed health on the wiki, he only has 1480 HP exactly. Was expecting a somewhat tough fight only for him to die in a single hit. Listed HP on the wiki is probably for NG+

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looks like the enemies you can find in dark souls 2. not sure what you call them but they look similar minus the sword

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This boss is proof of a new AI mechanic from FROM. Holding a staff visibly changes the AI. I mean just by the fact that you are literally holding it, which is quite different from prior AI behaviors that only acted on an action like using an Estus or prayer to heal. If you hold a staff this boss' AI becomes several times more aggressive and it tries to gap close far more than it ever would even at the exact same distances you would cast at if you were using a crossbow or bow. If you don't believe me test it out. This means other bosses probably have similar AI alterations based on weapons actively held.

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This armor set reminds me of those 14th century knight harnesses that have those birdbeak helms.

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Great place to farm. Attack each rock worm thing, collect 600-700 runes, let Darriwil kill you, rinse and repeat…

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I used Rock Sling sorcery on him and it worked really well.

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this dude looks so cool

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No, you have to speak to Blaidd before he can be summoned.

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+4 Lordsworn with bloody slash decimates him, bloody slash seems to delete most bosses.

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Got two drops from him, I swear. The sword but I can't seem to figure out what the other was. Hit the button too quick.

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Can i parry him?

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Dragon breath + wolfyboi made it super EZ mode. Only took 50 minutes to kill the Mother of Dragons with +0 spear to get the spell. I hope there will be a ymfah's video with dragon breath only xD

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if you don't use the snap gesture to get blaidd down , can you still summon him for this fight ?

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very easy fight with the Lordsworn's Greatsword Weapon Skill. as it gets him airborne.
u can stunlock him pretty much and you need like 3-4 hits +1 follow up light attack each and he's dead.

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Every time he dashes he uses a 3 attack combo, if you learn to dodge that, then you just need to get away from him every time and the fight is pretty much done, then you just gotta attack since he leaves a huge window. Also, if you have an Uchigatana, using the special attack with charged strong attack kills this boss in like seconds.

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Blaaid is possible as a summon once you've met him in the Mistwood Ruins.

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U can summon wolf (Blaidd) in this boss, spirit Sumon is possible

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Gravelord Sword of Elden Ring, so much raw damage with minimum stat investment and the bleed and insane weapon art are just cherries on top, easy to get to +2 before you get your first great rune from Blaidd's quest too

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Yo guys you can summon the Wolfman for this fight!

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I literally broke this boss.
Zero used ampoules, full life.
Try Somersault> Jumping> Attack.

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Catch Flame is effective against him. Can get two hits after claw drag, jump attack

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Used Blaidd for the fight, his summon was in the arena upon entering Evergaol... Easy

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Go to Mistwood Ruins first, then go back to Church of Ellah, talk to Kale about howling, go back to Mistwood ruins with the finger snap gesture, talk to Wolf knight, go back to the Forlorn Hound Evergaol. Then you can summon the NPC to aid you in battle. You must enter the Evergaol first!

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You can avoid all of his non scraping attacks by rolling backwards ( no diagonals, straight backwards ) even when mid rolling.

Roll forward to avoid his scraping attacks. Roll over his sword for slow punish (jump attack is doable here, good even with slower weapons) or roll twice over the claw ( to avoid the follow up attack) and punish him with roll attack.

Rolling backwards on his teleport attacks is amazing because you either don't get out of his range in time and he is stick in a 3 hit combo, which you can easily avoid by rolling backwards again, or you bait a claw scraping attack which is easy to punish.

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you can just roll towards him and doge like nearly every hit =)

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you can just roll towards him and doge like nearly every hit =)

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Found this an easy fight with jumping attacks. He will get stunned from them.

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If you've found the great epeé two hand it and spam the WA, if you hit him in the head it will stagger him for a second and you can easily stunlock him.

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Just like outrider knights from ds3 but more agile...

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Kite with prisoner magic ez boss one shot him at level 11

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So what exactly happens if I kill him before I meet the wolf guy, does it change anything except for the fact I won't get help?

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If you have a weapon with Stomp, you can utilize the moment before he appears at the beginning of the fight to activate it. I had a Greatsword and it sent hi flying, just charge the heavy attack next to him before he stands up and almost hlaf his HP is gone. Then you just need to bait him and repeat it. Takes a couple of tries to get the timing right.

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Go to Mistwood Ruins. You will hear a wolf howling. Teleport to Church of Elleh and talk to Kalé. He will teach you a Fingersnap Gesture. Go back to Mistwood Ruins where the wolf howls and use the gesture. Blaidd will appaear and tell you that he is looking for Dariwill. You can the summon Blaidd during the fight, making this encounter much much easier.

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