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Godfrey, First Elden Lord and Hoarah Loux, Warrior is a two-phase Legend Boss in Elden Ring. Godfrey was Queen Marika's first consort, and thus the first Elden Lord of the Lands Between. Before earning this title, he was known as Hoarah Loux, the chieftain of the badlands and a bloodthirsty warrior. Godfrey took the Beast Regent Serosh upon his back after committing to his role as a Lord in order to suppress his violent urges. After fighting countless wars, Marika deprived him and his warriors of their grace, marking them as the first Tarnished.
This is not an optional boss, as players must defeat it to advance in Elden Ring.
Godfrey, First Elden Lord (Golden Shade) is another variant of this boss.
Elden Ring Godfrey, First Elden Lord Boss
- This is not an optional boss
- This boss fight has two phases with different stats and names. After dealing 60% damage to Godfrey, First Elden Lord, a cutscene will play and he'll transform into Hoarah Loux, Warrior.
- Closest Site of Grace: Queen's Bedchamber
- Multiplayer is allowed for this boss
- You can summon Spirit Ashes for this boss
- NPC Summons: NPC Nepheli Loux and Shabriri can be summoned for this fight. Both summon signs are outside the boss arena. You can use both summons in the same fight.
- Nepheli Loux is available if you finish her questline, allowing her to get crowned as ruler of Limgrave at Stormveil Castle.
- Shabriri is available if you have come into contact with the Three Fingers at the Frenzied Flame Proscription. He becomes unavailable if you then use Miquella's Needle to remove the influence of the Frenzied Flame.
Elden Ring Godfrey, First Elden Lord Location
In Leyndell, Ashen Capital, after completing Crumbling Farum Azula, climb the long set of stairs southeast of the Queen's Bedchamber Site of Grace to the arena where you previously fought Morgott. [Map Link]
Godfrey, First Elden Lord Combat information
- Health: 21,903 HP
- Defense: 120
- Stance: 120
- Parryable: No
- Is vulnerable to a critical hit after being stance broken
- Damage:
Standard, 
Strike - Drops
300,000, Remembrance of Hoarah Loux
Negations (or Absorptions)
Magic
FireThe negation numbers are the % of your damage that gets blocked. For example, if a negation is 60, 40% of that damage by that type will go through and 60% will be negated. Bigger number = less damage. A negation of 100 means no damage goes through, and a negation of -100 mean the enemy takes 2x damage from that source. 0 means damage goes pretty much as is.
Resistances
Poison: 367 / 465 / 755 / 1212
Scarlet Rot: 367 / 465 / 755 / 1212
Hemorrhage: 601 / 891 / 1348
Frostbite: 601 / 891 / 1348
The resistance numbers are the buildup amount to trigger it. For example, if a resistance is 100 you must deal 100 points of the given buildup to trigger it. Note that these go down over time, and increase each time the effect procs. The values after the "/"s indicate the increased resistances after each successive proc.
NG+ and Beyond (click to reveal)
| NG | NG+ | NG+2 | NG+3 | NG+4 | NG+5 | NG+6 | NG+7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 21,903 | 22,231 | 24,454 | 25,565 | 26,677 | 28,900 | 30,011 | 31,123 |
| Defense | 120 | 120 | 123 | 126 | 132 | 138 | 144 | 156 |
| Runes |
300,000 | 600,000 | 660,000 | 675,000 | 720,000 | 735,000 | 750,000 | 765,000 |
Resistances |
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| Poison |
367 / 465 / 755 / 1212 | 164 / 262 / 552 / 1009 | 166 / 264 / 554 / 1011 | 168 / 266 / 556 / 1013 | 171 / 269 / 559 / 1016 | 173 / 271 / 561 / 1018 | 176 / 274 / 564 / 1021 | 178 / 276 / 566 / 1023 |
| Scarlet Rot |
367 / 465 / 755 / 1212 | 164 / 262 / 552 / 1009 | 166 / 264 / 554 / 1011 | 168 / 266 / 556 / 1013 | 171 / 269 / 559 / 1016 | 173 / 271 / 561 / 1018 | 176 / 274 / 564 / 1021 | 178 / 276 / 566 / 1023 |
| Hemorrhage |
601 / 891 / 1348 | 269 / 559 / 1016 | 273 / 563 / 1020 | 277 / 567 / 1024 | 281 / 571 / 1028 | 285 / 575 / 1032 | 289 / 579 / 1036 | 293 / 583 / 1040 |
| Frostbite |
601 / 891 / 1348 | 269 / 559 / 1016 | 273 / 563 / 1020 | 277 / 567 / 1024 | 281 / 571 / 1028 | 285 / 575 / 1032 | 289 / 579 / 1036 | 293 / 583 / 1040 |
 Sleep |
601 / 891 / 1348 | 269 / 559 / 1016 | 273 / 563 / 1020 | 277 / 567 / 1024 | 281 / 571 / 1028 | 285 / 575 / 1032 | 289 / 579 / 1036 | 293 / 583 / 1040 |
 Madness |
Immune | |||||||
Hoarah Loux Combat information
Negations (or Absorptions)
The negation numbers are the % of your damage that gets blocked. For example, if a negation is 60, 40% of that damage by that type will go through and 60% will be negated. Bigger number = less damage. A negation of 100 means no damage goes through, and a negation of -100 mean the enemy takes 2x damage from that source. 0 means damage goes pretty much as is.
Resistances
- Poison: 367 / 465 / 755 / 1212
- Scarlet Rot: 367 / 465 / 755 / 1212
- Hemorrhage: 601 / 891 / 1348
- Frostbite: 601 / 891 / 1348
The resistance numbers are the buildup amount to trigger it. For example, if a resistance is 100 you must deal 100 points of the given buildup to trigger it. Note that these go down over time, and increase each time the effect procs. The values after the "/"s indicate the increased resistances after each successive proc.
NG+ and Beyond (click to reveal)
| NG | NG+ | NG+2 | NG+3 | NG+4 | NG+5 | NG+6 | NG+7 | |
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Resistances |
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| Poison |
367 / 465 / 755 / 1212 | 164 / 262 / 552 / 1009 | 166 / 264 / 554 / 1011 | 168 / 266 / 556 / 1013 | 171 / 269 / 559 / 1016 | 173 / 271 / 561 / 1018 | 176 / 274 / 564 / 1021 | 178 / 276 / 566 / 1023 |
| Scarlet Rot |
367 / 465 / 755 / 1212 | 164 / 262 / 552 / 1009 | 166 / 264 / 554 / 1011 | 168 / 266 / 556 / 1013 | 171 / 269 / 559 / 1016 | 173 / 271 / 561 / 1018 | 176 / 274 / 564 / 1021 | 178 / 276 / 566 / 1023 |
| Hemorrhage |
601 / 891 / 1348 | 269 / 559 / 1016 | 273 / 563 / 1020 | 277 / 567 / 1024 | 281 / 571 / 1028 | 285 / 575 / 1032 | 289 / 579 / 1036 | 293 / 583 / 1040 |
| Frostbite |
601 / 891 / 1348 | 269 / 559 / 1016 | 273 / 563 / 1020 | 277 / 567 / 1024 | 281 / 571 / 1028 | 285 / 575 / 1032 | 289 / 579 / 1036 | 293 / 583 / 1040 |
| Sleep |
1292 / 1749 | 579 / 1036 | 587 / 1044 | 596 / 1053 | 605 / 1062 | 613 / 1070 | 622 / 1079 | 631 / 1088 |
| Madness |
Immune | |||||||
Elden Ring Godfrey, First Elden Lord Boss Guide
Godfrey, First Elden Lord Boss Video Guide
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Godfrey, First Elden Lord Fight Strategy
The Best Tips for Godfrey, First Elden Lord:
- Mainly deals Standard Damage, so prioritize defence towards that type of damage.
- No matter the build, during phase 1 it is important to keep close. He will otherwise dash towards you and Stomp, covering the entire area in AoE.
- In phase 2, recognize his grapple patterns.
- Most stomp attacks which cause a shockwave attack are more easily jumped over, than rolled through
General Strategy
As one of the easier late game bosses, Godfrey is not an overly complicated fight. He hits extremely hard, but is relatively slow and telegraphs his moves way ahead of time. Given you have enough stamina, you can block most of his axe swings in phase 1, although dodging them should be your priority.
Most of his stomp moves can be avoided simply by jumping as soon as you see him lower his leg.
The regular stomp travels in a cone in front of him, leaving him briefly vulnerable to attacks. Avoid being caught on the wider side of the cone.
Godfrey can empower his stomps. He will stand at a distance and raise his axe overhead, slowly lifting his legs. He will have a red aura while the effect lasts. Until it dissipates, the shockwaves from his stomp attacks will cover the entire arena.
Once Godfrey is brought down to about 50% HP, a cutscene will play where he sheds his armor, slays his regent Serosh, and unveils his true form as Hoarah Loux, Warrior.
As Hoarah Loux, Godfrey ditches his axe in favor of hand-to-hand grappling. The key to beating him is recognizing the patterns for his grapple moves and dodging them accordingly, as they might one-hit players with low Vigor and will go through a shield block. The best openings to damage him are after he ends an attack chain, as well as after a leap attacks.
Thankfully, emerging as Hoarah Loux does not refill his health bar, so you only have to deal with the final half.
Melee Users
Strategy Writeup for Melee Users
Magic and Ranged Users
At the beginning of the fight, Godfrey will approach the player calmly, leaving you ample time to stage your opening move. Inflicting Frostbite is a good call, since his overall resistance are low, especially during 2nd part of the fight
Sorcery users can start the fight with Terra Magica, followed by Rennala's Full Moon. Comet Azur can be risky, as Godfrey might open with a jump attack if the player isn't in range. Speed is more important than damage here, especially in phase 2, so good choices would be Comet/Glintstone Cometshard or Glintstone Icecrag.
As for Incantations, you can start the first phase with Borealis's Mist. This will provoke the First Elden Lord to perform an attack, often a stomp, but you should be safe during casting the incantation. It might be worth trying the same in the second phase, although Hoarah Loux's attack patterns makes this risky.
During the second half of each phase, a fast spell like Lightning Spear is the best choice to chip away his health. However, Hoarah Loux may unintentionally avoid few casts, so the best opening is his jump before the massive explosion on impact.
Godfrey, First Elden Lord Attacks & Counters
| Godfrey, First Elden Lord | ||
| Attack | Description | Counter |
| Axe Toss | Leaps upwards, tossing his axe a short distance forward before quickly chasing after it. | Run towards and under him to avoid the axe and subsequent slam, or dodge. |
| Plunging Axe | Leaps upwards, then plunges the haft of his axe into the ground. | Dodge as he lands on the ground. |
| Triple Axe Combo | Swings to his right, then to his left, following up with a final slash to the left. | Dodge towards the direction each attack is coming from. |
| Overhead Smash | Performs a quick overhead smash with his axe, often followed by other moves, most commonly a 360° spin and a subsequent second overhead smash. | Dodge to the side. |
| Fissure | Briefly whirls his axe above his head before crashing it into the ground, pushing it down further after a brief delay. This creates a narrow fissure that spans the whole length of the arena. The released energy burst deals immense damage. | Move out of the fissure immediately (to the side). |
| Stomp | Raises one leg for a powerful stomp, sending a shockwave that causes a cone of rocks to burst from the ground in front of him. Often combos this with other moves. | Jump as his foot lands or dodge the narrowest part of the cone at melee range. |
| Regal Roar | Raises his axe overhead with both hands, lifting right leg, charging up with a red aura. Then stomps the ground, releasing a shockwave spanning almost the entire arena in all directions. As long as his aura is active, all his stomps will have an arena-wide radius. |
Jump as his foot lands. Avoid follow-up combos with additional jumps. |
| Hoarah Loux | ||
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| Attack | Description | Counter |
| Earth Shattering Stomp | Just as in phase 1, but additionally, he's smashing the ground with both hands, sending two shockwaves consecutively. | Jump as his leg hits the ground, then avoid follow-up combos with additional jumps. |
| Power Bomb | Runs towards his target with his arms swinging high, attempting to grab them. If the attack connects, they are tossed into the air and Hoarah Loux leaps after them, slamming them back down for immense damage. He will sometimes perform a running leap to start off the move, which will be much faster than his regular running animation. | Time your dodge well and dodge to the side. |
| Running Power Bomb | Dashes towards his target with his arms crossed above his chest, performing a claw strike. If the attack connects, they are sent flying diagonally up and forward, after which Hoarah Loux leaps after them to slam them to the ground. | Can be dodged just like Power Bomb, of which this is an alternate version with slightly higher damage. |
| Hoarah Loux's Earthshaker | A three-step move: First a roar that knocks targets down if it connects, directly followed by a leap. Upon impact, he slams his fist into the ground, creating a large shockwave. Finally, he plunges both arms into the ground, pulling them back out after a short delay. This causes energy to erupt from the ground in several places. |
Maintain distance during roar, time a dodge for the slam. As he is plunging his arms into the ground, clear the area of eruption. When in safe zone, a long-range attack can be performed with ease. |
| Kick | A powerful kick upwards that knocks players down. | Can easily be sidestepped or dodged due to its narrow hitbox. |
| Choke Slam | Winds up his right arm, then after a short delay attempts to grab his target. If the grab connects, he lifts them overhead with one hand and slams them back down. | Dodge backwards or to the side to avoid the grab. This attack is often used after he knocked the player down with his kick, while they are immune to be grabbed. |
| Claw Barrage | Performs two quick swipes with his claws, followed by a delayed uppercut with his left. He will sometimes follow this up with a Choke Slam. | Block; or dodge in the direction each attack comes from. |
| Leg sweep | Low position leg sweep, performed mainly after other leg attacks | Jump or back away |
| Hoarah Loux's Rage | After lowering health to about 20% of max HP, Hoarah enters a rage mode in which he at start shouts with his right leg up and then attacks the ground 2 times. Each attack unleashes a shockwave, that covers whole area (like Regal Roar). Rage lasts till his/Tarnished death and empowers stomp attacks and Hoarah's Loux Earthshaker (1st and 2nd part of the attack). |
Jump to avoid shockwave |
Godfrey, First Elden Lord Lore, Notes & Other Trivia
- At the beginning of the fight, Godfrey is seen cradling the corpse of his son Morgott, slowly dissipating into golden dust. His other sons are Mohg and Godwyn.
- Serosh is seen biting into Godfrey’s shoulder during the fight. This is synonymous with him acting as a sort of limiter for his true nature.
- Player will be teleported to the center of the arena for phase 2 only if they don't finish the first phase with a critical strike.
- Lore suggests that the powerful warrior Hoarah Loux was chosen by Queen Marika as her consort, making him the First Elden Lord. Due to this, he took the Beast Regent Serosh upon his back, taming his bloodthirsty and wild nature, and taking on the name of Godfrey.
After winning many wars for the Erdtree, he was robbed of his grace, and was banished from the Lands Between, becoming the first Tarnished. - His Golden Shade variant has a two-headed axe, while Godfrey only has half of the axe head left.
- Serosh has two model meshes, with the brighter one being used for cutscenes. The mesh's name referred to as “Marikesu,” likely related to Maliketh.
- During 1st phase, Godfrey is immune to debuff caused by Blade of Death and Destined Death - skills saps his HP, but does not reduce his max HP. This is a very rare immunity in Elden Ring and it is unknown, whenever it is either a glitch or there is a lore explanation.
- If Godfrey's stance is broken by the hit that triggers phase transition, nothing will happen and it will regenerate
- Bug: If Tarnished is grabbed during an action like casting a spell, it's model may act in a weird way.
- During first phase there is Hoarah Loux model under boss fight arena.
- In 1.00, both 1st and 2nd phases has separate healthbars.
- Hoarah Loux's Earthshaker attack lacks veins on the ground in 1.00 version of the game.
Dialogue
Introduction:
It's been a long while, Morgott.
Long and hard didst thou fight.
Tarnished Warrior.
Spurned by the grace of gold.
Be assured, the Elden Ring
resteth close at hand.
Alas, I am returned.
To be granted audience once more.
Upon my name as Godfrey,
The first Elden Lord!
(Halfway)
That will be all.
Thou didst me good service, Serosh.
I've Given thee courtesy enough.
Rrraaargh!
Now I fight as Hoarah Loux!
Warrior!
(Defeating player in Phase 1)
Tarnished Warrior. 'Twas nobly fought.
(Defeating player in Phase 2)
A crown is warranted with strength!
(After Fight)
Brave Tarnished...
Thy strength befits a crown.
(1.00) <laughs>
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Elden Ring is inspired in many ways by Irish mythology. While many characters carry elements of the myth, nobody better embodies the legend of Cu Chulainn than Godfrey.
The intro cinematic shows Hoarah Loux's first death, before grace called him back to life. He was bound and absolutely riddled with wounds, arrows covering his exposed flesh. Before Cu Chulainn died, he tied himself to a standing stone so that he would die on his feet, and the army he was fighting, alone, took turns dealing death blows to him. It is said that when the last man, Lugaid, went to strike him, Cu Chulainn's sword arm swung on its own and cut off Lugaid's hand - a little "second life". Only after Cu Chulainn's sword arm was severed did the "hero light" fade and his death was confirmed - it is also said in Elden Ring that the "hue faded from Godfrey's eyes" when he had defeated his last worthy opponent.
Like Cu Chulainn, Hoarah Loux took on a new name - Godfrey. Cu Chulainn was once named Setanta, but his name was changed when he slew Culann's guard dog in self-defense, and then swore himself the new guard until a replacement dog could be reared, hence his name meaning "The Hound of Culann". Taking the beast's burden upon his back is played out more literally in Serosh.
The two characters also had relationships with goddesses, although this one is a bit more questionable. So far as is known, Cu Chulainn's only son was by a human woman, but he was tempted by the goddess the Morrigan (though he spurned her advances), and fell in love with a woman named Fand whose origins are unclear: she is described as "otherworldly", sometimes as a fairy, and first appeared to Cu Chulainn in the form of a flock of birds. After their ill-starred relationship failed, some druids give Cu Chulainn and his wife Emer a "drink of forgetfulness" to put the ordeal behind them (and while Godfrey isn't part of that quest we do see a Tonic of Forgetfulness in Elden Ring).
And of course, both Cu Chulainn and Godfrey are known to enter a blood-soaked battle frenzy. Cu Chulainn, at the peak of his anger, would enter riastrad, which is best translated as "warp spasm"; his body contorted in inhuman ways and he lost all mind for anything but destruction. This is mirrored by Hoarah Loux's much faster and more aggressive fighting style, covered in Serosh's blood (the cinematic also has a pretty obvious parallel to Father Gascoigne, who undergoes a horrific, beastly transformation in battle as well).
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this boss is sooo cool i love everything about him his second phase is so brutal with his grabs killing the lion in his intro and screaming such an amazing boss
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the weird flute thing going ham in the background during the hoarah loux fight is the funniest thing in this whole game
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what's the point of the axe if he's arguably stronger without it?
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Given cut content about Hourah Loux being our daddy in our expulsion. I fight him alone, with warrior starting gear (+25 of course with keen and cold), carefully choosing my talismans to make my load light. I want to fight him just like our old days to show my growth in Lands Between. It truly becomes STR vs DEX fight. It's hard but fair and when finally "Thy strength befits a crown" it really feels warranted.
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I just wish bosses like this, with two phases, had the battle start in the second phase when attempting the boss again. I just dont get to learn the second phase moveset when i spend so much time memorising his first moveset, then he just gets a new one.
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He just never stops attacking. I get hit, succesfully dodges his attacks, but he still just doesn't give enough room for healing.
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I have killed him with Lightning Spears . He dropped 124k using the Golden Scarab Ring and Golden Pickled Fowl Foot.... SURPRISINGLY HE DIDN'T BECOME THE WARRIOR like it happened during my first run as sorcerer.. what on earth happened?
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Can you possibly survive his' NG+7 grabs? If not possible they need to nerf his grab damage so you can at least survive one. If anyone knows please tell me : )
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This boss makes me want to mod Elden Ring. Not to change any gameplay or graphics, but to kick in Hulk Hogan’s “Real American” at phase 2.
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This is worse than that time I played Snake Eyez in Street Fighter ranked
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I don't know why he is in his 2nd phase cutscene he is all " i am now the mighty hora loux " like that's supposed to mean somthing, or like it sounds even kinda cool.
He was known as godrey the 1st elden lord. That's like of a guy who renowned as mordecai 't devil slayer. Suddenly went "now you will call me by my true name Billy Johnson"
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Best boss in elden ring as far as I’m concerned that second phase where he gets the WWE wrestling moves was one of the most fun things I’ve ever played in a fromsoft game
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When I said I wanted to become elden lord I did not mean challenge Hoarah Loux for the title of Golden Order Heavyweight Champion
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Such a fun and scary boss. Really, that 2nd phase is terrifying on ng+5 and up. Grabs might be ez to dodge, yes. When those grabs practically one shot you at 60 vigor though? The pressure is on.
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You think hoarah loux's grabs and stomps are unfair and unfun? Just you wait, chadagon of the rollcatch order will show you.
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Can't understand why people like this guy. This guy is just combo combo combo combo combo, earthquake earthquake earthquake earthquake, and bs 2 shot damage. i have 72 vigor, using black flame protection, (aka the best Physical defense spell) and golden vow (which stacks with black flame protection) and i'm still getting 2 shotted if hit. Which all his attacks are stupid combos that never end!
I love aggressive bosses like champion gundyr, and slave knight gael. But this... this is an bs situation with this guy! Cause he never stops attacking, and you can't predicted when he chains his combo with another one and for how long.
I really wanna like this boss cause i see the potential it has, but for me it's not fun to overcome this guy with the way he plays sometimes. And no matter how good a could become it's not making it any more fun for me if i even knew how to play against him.
I think i go back to bloodborne and have my dance with lady maria, or with gerhman.
Or go back to the dark souls games. If i want to experience fair, and fun difficulty. Where mistakes are not punished by 2 shots, and never ending combo's. So i can learn and experiment with the boss moves set
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Best boss in the game in my book, despite being among one of the strongest roster of bosses in any Souls.
This fight is just impeccable: tough, as every endgame one should be, but also epic, exhilarating and a lot of fun in general.
Hoping that the DLC can give us something equal or better than this.
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Best experience I had in this game was when I was summoned for Godfrey by someone wearing Tree Sentinel armor. I was wearing the basic Knight Set at the time and, lo and behold, he summons a third phantom wearing the Carian Knight armor. Fittingly, the Tree Sentinel guy was a tank who used the Erdtree Greatshield and cast buffs and heals, while the Carian Knight guy provided ranged support from the back. I was the most agile of the three since I had low equip load in the surpisingly light basic knight armor while wielding only a Claymore, so I took most of the aggro. It was awesome, like an impromptu DnD party of Dark Souls k***ghts.
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Hoarah Loux, I hate you! Man that fight was tough, took me longer than expected to solo him. Eventually I used a basic strategy of Partizan +25 with Impaling thrust, it was fast to do from behind his combos and if you got lucky with openings you could stagger him with 4 AoWs.
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AOE: The Boss
At least he doesn't have too much HP in his second phase.
Using ice spear and the rock sling sorcery is a quicker way to drop his stance quick
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2nd phase is so goofy, dawg starts running at you grabbin for cheeks
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whenever I am close to death and he's locked onto me I start rapidly saying: "don't say the thing!" I don't know why I just have this habit now.
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Not fun second phase whatsoever. Multiple grabs in a fighting game from a guy who can ignore a sword to the chest, ridiculous.
And the best part is you die in max 2 shots after fighting for 5 minutes to get to this phase, so you get like 20 secs practice each time. Thanks FromSoft.
for all you "git gud" I say "git a life".
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If you want to cheese him, summon the NPCs if you can, summon tichi, and spam the black knifes aow from a distance.
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His entire moveset consists of the stomp attack. Not even exaggerating, he did it a dozen times in a row. It's not hard to dodge, just really annoying. Can someone who likes Godfrey explain how he is even a decent boss compared to, say, Placidusax?
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If we were to play strictly through the main path of the game, we set off to kill godrick in stormveil, then we kill rennala/radahn/rykard, then we go to kill morgott, the fire giant, maliketh, him and radagon/marika/elden beast. So before even meeting him we kill his grand grandson godrick, one of his grandsons(rennala/radahn/rykard) and his omen son, morgott.
Anyonene who would kill all the bosses before the final strech would have killed the aforementioned godrick, his 3 grandsons and his 2 omen sons (morgott and mohg). Serosh is holding a lot here.
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Just tried to bleed him on first play through with double pulled crossbow (+9 and +10). Shot about 30 bleed bolts to no avail. I agree with others that the bleed stats here are wrong.
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Once he starts the full arena aoe attack, he does nothing but spam that stomp, I can’t get any time to heal or attack before he stomps again, this is the worst fight that could have easily been amazing if they didn’t program him to spam one ****ing attack
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The only improvement I could think of for his phase 2 moveset is an Andre-style dropkick that makes a gigantic explosion when it hits you and sends you flying across the entire map
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Awesome boss! Fantastic design. Really fun and hard fight. Took me 70 attempts solo
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those numbers for status buildup in ng+ and beyond seem very wrong. According to the table the first bleed should proc on my second attack with dual-wielded blood lance +25 and it just really doesn't
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Another "yOu HavE to TrY at LeaST 100 TiMeS to KiLL thiS bOss" type of boss
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Missed opportunity to make a boss vulnerable to frenzy. He should be, considering he's the first tarnished.
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His first phase is alright once you realise you can jump over his attacks. His second phase tho made this my least favorite boss in the game. Dunno if I just had bad RNG but he just kept spamming his grab attacks one after the other. The times I managed to dodge those he immediately went for a stomp when I tried to damage him, stun locking and killing me.
Like geez, I genuinely applaud anyone who beat him pure melee and close range. For me the boss fight just ended up being running around and dodging attacks, forget doing any damage. I had to give up and use scarlet aeonia on him.
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Kinda felt tacked on since we never hear from him the whole game except for fighting his shade. He just kind of shows up like where were you this whole time, Big G?
You can sneak kill first phase with poison mist. Just use assassin's gambit, unseen form, crepus vial, concealing veil and bait godfrey to turn her back with spectral lance weapon art or ranged weapon. Praise the cheese!
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Everyone complaining about how sTupID tHe AoE aTTackS ARe just doesn’t know how to jump. It’s X, Space or A. Hope this helps
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I feel bad for cheesing him with blood arrows, white mask, and black bow
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At the beginning of phase 2, you have enough time to walk-heal away from and then dodge his first Power Bomb attack.
This dude has like 2 attacks without AOE in his first phase and a 50/50 of grabs and AOE in his 2nd phase. This is probably the worst main fight in the game, AOE spam is the worst bossdesign a game can have.
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you can roll forward or jump through the stomps, and you recover from the roll quick enough to dodge his next attacks. I don't see why it's such a problem, the stomps are pretty well telegraphed to boot. Honestly one of the most skill-based fights in the game, truly feels like a fight against both a legendary warrior, and a true equal.
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Godfrey try not to spam stomp challenge (Impossible) honestly **** this guy all his attacks in phase 2 are so slightly delayed just to roll catch you and he literally never stops stomping but he's a good boss because he's a "gigachad"
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I mostly like this boss but boy does the spam get a little old real fast.
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Ive tried light rolling on him lately.
U get more range n i-frames.
Pretty broken tbf but least i beat him true solo.
The 2nd phase wombo combo u can just roll back to avoid the blender.
After used to his attacks n rythem its just a matter of time.
Man NG5 he hits so hard thou power bomb my entire hp plus crimson bubble tear.
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Great, another infinite stamina AoE spam boss, just what this game needed more of.
My favorite boss in this entire "Elden Soulsborne die twice" franchise. Wish his phase 2 was was full heal for him as its kinda short.
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2x lightning bandit curved swords + jumping attacks + claw talisman cheesed him so hard
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Godfrey, First Elden Lord of god awful groundslams but incredibly cool voicelines
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funnily enough, hoarah loux is by far a harder boss than Radagon/Elden Beast
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60 str + Giant Crusher + Stamp (Upward Cut) + Bull-Goat's Talisman (105 poise) did the trick. Godfrey, it was nobly fought, why did you funny jumps?
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Greatshield spirit ashes +10 and blasphemous blade +9 were the winning combination for me. The spirit ashes held their own through both phases and drew loads of aggro. I spammed the blade's L2 on him and it took him down.
cool fight
His "Warrior!" scream sounded like they took the first take and then said that was good enough though.
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"Screw you!" said the Devs, "Lets make a boss with the breathing room of outer space, the aggro of a cheetah and the energy of a crackhead x1000000!"
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Getting pretty old that even with 60+ Vigor nearly every end game boss can one shot you if you get unlucky. Especially evident in any amount of NG+. End game "Difficulty" feels like it can be equated to "Get hit, you lose."
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Radagon's childrens:
- one of the most powerful demigods, can holding the stars
- leader of rebellion against the erdtree, turn into serpent god
- establish a new order of moon and star
Godfrey's childrens:
- dead lol, and spread a dissease called death blight
- shotacon, blood fetish
- protect those who imprisoned him and his twin, simp
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In the initial cutscene you can see that Godfreys guidance of grace is directing him towards you. Bigmans out to steal your lunch money
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Movelist is missing the low sweep he does in phase 2, BUT GOOD GOD ALMIGHTY.
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Imagine being such a goddamn beast that even though you’re one of the most human bosses with one of the most exposed armor sets you’re still strong against bleed
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I dont ever remember this boss being a challenge in the past but man, on an RL1 playthrough when you get one shotted by the earthquake everytime you dont jump exactly right this boss became a great challenge, took a couple hours of actually having to learn his moves and a bit of luck (mainly that he wouldnt create a river of lava under my naked feet while i was casting something) I cant think of another boss where jumping is so essential
The working setup for me to RL1 this boss was greatshield soldier ashes (buffed with blessings boon and golden vow they survive the fight well) gargoyles greatsword for the first phase and dragon breaths for the second
(using radagons soreseal, marikas soreseal, 2 fingers talisman, faith knot tear, arsenal jar +1 erdtree favor +1 and silver tear mask gives the stats to use all of this at RL1)
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Thursdbolt ash of war in a decent weapon like grave scythe will tick him down pretty quick while keeping decent distance from his aeo moves
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Phase 1: Honorable duel between a former lord and a worthy contender for the throne
Phase 2: cage match between a wild animal and its prey
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a.ka. "we gave you that damn jump button, now use it" the boss.
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He dropped 600k runes for me in NG+ on 1.08.1 (PS4). So I'm not sure where those rune values that are currently listed have come from?
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One of the only times I think a boss should have two health bars. This fight just goes too fast. Godfrey is such a cool character, he deserves it.
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Easiest Boss ingame atm^^ at least for the later ones....
!Triggerwarning!
and nothing compared to the ptsd boss
"I am Malenia, Blade of Miquella"
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Such a cool looking boss yet again ruined by absolutely ridiculous aoe attacks. That wouldn’t be as bad on its own but then taking away 9/10th of my health is just stupid. Boss balancing is horrendous in this game compared to previous entries. Most of my deaths don’t feel deserved.
Death Ritual Spear +10: Spearcall Ritual will break phase one poise in ~5 hits
Talismans: Godfrey Icon, Magic Scorpion Charm, Graven School Talisman, Graven-Mass Talisman
Char-Stats: Int 70, Faith 70, Dex 70ww
Tears: Magic-Shrouding Cracked Tear, Intelligence-knot Crystal Tear
Other Bonuswa: Jellyfish Shield +10 (Contagious Fury active), Golden Vow
Ran with Mimic Tear Ashes +10: it was using Prince of Death's Staff +25 to cast Ancient Death Rancor
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