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| Location | Leyndell, Ashen Capital |
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| HP | ≈ 6226 (Great Enemy) |
| Stronger VS Immune to  Death Blight
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Runes (NG, Co-op Phantom)
SlashSir Gideon Ofnir, The All-Knowing is a Boss in Elden Ring. This Elden Ring Sir Gideon Ofnir, The All-Knowing Guide features boss locations, tips, strategies and videos on how to defeat Sir Gideon Ofnir easily, as well as boss stats and lore for Sir Gideon Ofnir.
The player originally comes across Gideon Ofnir as an NPC. As a boss, Sir Gideon Ofnir is the Tarnished leader of the Roundtable that uses advanced Sorceries as well as Incantations, some of which he teaches you in exchange for information. He can be found in Leyndell, Ashen Capital, an instance of the Royal Capital which is accessible only after making significant progress in the story.
This is not an optional boss, players must defeat him to advance in Elden Ring. Gideon is a spellcaster and some of the spells he has access to depends on which shardbearers you have defeated or places you've visited and reported to him, or questlines you have completed/not completed before reaching the boss fight. For instance, failing to find and interact with Azur for Sellen's quest gives him access to Comet Azur. Before the fight starts, Gideon makes a rather lengthy speech during which you are free to attack him. He drops the All-Knowing Set and Scepter of the All-Knowing when defeated.
Bosses are unique and challenging Enemies that can be encountered all over the Lands Between. Great Enemy bosses can drop unique Spirit Ashes, Weapons, Spells, and other various Items.
Queen Marika has high hopes for us.
That we continue to struggle, unto eternity.
Elden Ring Sir Gideon Ofnir, The All-Knowing Boss
Sir Gideon Ofnir, The All-Knowing is a Great Enemy Boss found in Leyndell, Ashen Capital. [Map Link]
- This is not an optional boss.
- Sir Gideon Ofnir is a Great Enemy-class boss.
- Closest Site of Grace: Leyndell, Ashen Capital (Stake of Marika is near entrance to boss fight arena).
- Multiplayer is allowed for this boss.
- Spirit Ashes are available for this fight.
Elden Ring Sir Gideon Ofnir, The All-Knowing Location
Sir Gideon Ofnir, The All-Knowing is found in Leyndell, Ashen Capital. This location is available is after completing Crumbling Farum Azula. He is found in the Erdtree Sanctuary building.
Sir Gideon Ofnir, The All-Knowing Combat Information
- Health: NG (6226), NG+ (??), NG++ (??), NG+3 (??), NG+4 (??), NG+5 (??), NG+6 (??), NG+7 (??)
- Sir Gideon will perform a monologue when facing player for the first time.
- Parryable: Yes
- Spell Parry: Yes
- Damage:
Standard (conditionally), 
Strike, 
Magic, 
Fire, 
Holy. - Inflicts
Scarlet Rot (conditionally), 
Hemorrhage (conditionally) - Is vulnerable to a critical hit after being parried, can be backstab critical
- Has increased poise during introduction.
- Poise: 35
Absorptions:
The absorption numbers are the % of your damage that gets blocked. For example if an absorption is 60. 40% of that damage by that type will go through and 60% is absorbed. Bigger number= less damage. An absorption of 100 means no damage goes through, and a resistance of -100 mean the enemy takes 2x damage from that source. 0 means damage goes pretty much as is.
Resistances:
Poison: 193- Scarlet Rot: 193
Hemorrhage: 240
Frostbite: 240- Madness: 171
- Sleep: 163 (stagger only)
- Death: Immune
The resistance numbers is the buildup amount to trigger it. For example if a resistance is 100 you must deal 100 points of whatever aux buildup to trigger it. Note that these go down over time, and increase each time the effect procs.
Elden Ring Sir Gideon Ofnir, The All-Knowing Boss Guide
Sir Gideon Ofnir, The All-Knowing Boss Video Guide
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Sir Gideon Ofnir, The All-Knowing Fight Strategy
The Best Tips for Sir Gideon Ofnir, The All-Knowing:
- Use the Eternal Darkness spell to redirect nearly all his spells
- Use the Inescapable Frenzy spell to deal major damage during his monologue.
- Alternatively, Frenzied Burst can prove useful due to long range.
- Recommended weapon: Erdtree Greatshield
- Use Spirit Ashes that can quickly close the distance and harass Gideon such as Black Knife Tiche.
- Use heavy jump attacks to disrupt Gideon's more powerful spells as he channels them.
Melee Users
Gideon has access to both Sorceries and Incantations and he can deal a huge amount of damage in a very short time. However, as a magic-focused boss, he is also easily interrupted. His more advanced spells such as Rykard's Rancor and Comet Azur require some channeling and a well-timed heavy jump attack will cause him to plop facedown on the ground, interrupting his cast.
Another weakness of Gideon is that nearly all of his attacks are projectiles that can be blocked by terrain and it just so happens there are several pillars conveniently placed on either side of his chamber. Make good use of these pillars, particularly for the same two spells noted above and you should be able to own this fight.
One attack of note for melee players to watch out for is his Black Flame Ritual which comes out really quickly and can shred HP in mere seconds. Make sure you are dodging out of range of this as soon as you see the black flames.
Magic and Ranged Users
Magic users who are specc'd for the Eternal Darkness spell can near-trivialize this fight. Eternal Darkness creates a void orb that sucks in all projectile-based enemy spells, effectively rendering them useless. This includes his all-powerful Comet Azur beam. Do note that the projectiles can still hit you if you are in their path as they travel towards the void so make sure you are casting Eternal Darkness on one side and moving a few steps away to the side as you pummel Gideon with your own spells.
Eternal Darkness is not a fool-proof plan, however. It has a short duration and you should still be aware of Gideon's most dangerous attacks and use the pillars to your advantage.
Tiche and you combined can stunlock him without bothering with Eternal Darkness. Adula's Moonblade can be effective, or use fast spells to compensate for his tendency to dodge.
For Faith, Madness related spells - most notably Frenzied Burst - are useful.
Sir Gideon Ofnir, The All-Knowing Attacks & Counters
| Attack | Description | Counter |
| Knowledge Above All | Gideon raises his scepter and places a debuff on himself and the enemy, characterized by a red eye symbol. | This will reduce your magic and holy damage reduction, but also for himself. Make sure to end him quickly. |
| Melee attack |  Instead of casting debuff, Gideon can postpone it and use his Scepter to swing at player up to 4 times. |
Back away or parry. |
| Comet |  Gideon's most used magic attack, firing off a piercing magic projectile that homes in on targets. He will often use this up to four times in succession. |
Easily sidestepped or dodged, just do not underestimate its travel speed. |
| Carian Phalanx | Gideon summons several magic blades that hover around him, before shooting towards his target. |
Use the pillars to block the blades or sprint to the side in the more open areas of the room. |
| Triple Rings of Light | Gideon summons three discs of light that travel outward in a fan formation in front of him and then return after a short delay. |
The further out you are, the bigger the gap between each disc. You can use these gaps to evade them at range. At melee range, try to get behind or to the side of Gideon. |
| Law of Causality | Gideon stands still and moves his arms in a gesture, summoning a visage of the Elden Ring on his chest. After taking a certain amount of hits, he will retaliate with a golden blast. | The damaging explosion triggers after five hits, and will most likely inflict counter damage when triggered in melee range. Either trigger the explosion at range, or utilize Spirit Ashes and their much higher HP. |
| Rykard's Rancor | Gideon summons a flaming skull that homes in on its target and creates a trail of flame as it flies. After a short delay, explosions are released in a cascading fashion along the trail. | Neither the skull nor the trail deal damage so use this to your advantage to plan your evasion. Alternatively, you can use the pillars in the chamber to block the skull. Simply stand so a pillar is between you and Gideon as he casts the spell and the skull will get stuck behind the structure, releasing all explosions behind it. |
| Comet Azur | Gideon channels energy into his staff and then releases a powerful beam of magic. |
This spell is extremely powerful but has a very obvious telegraph. Wait until the last trails of energy are being sucked into his staff before you dodge. Alternatively, you can use the pillars in the room to block the attack. This spell will only be cast if Sellen's questline is NOT completed prior to burning the Erdtree. |
| Black Flame Ritual (uncharged) | Gideon quickly releases pillars of black flame all around him. | Dodge out of range immediately. |
| Bloodboon | Gideon will reach into a throws out a spray of bloodflame in a cone formation. This attack applies bleed build up. | This spell has a wind up time and can be countered by staggering Gideon out of it. The short range of the spell also allows the player to quickly outrange it. This spell will only be cast if Gideon is informed of Mohg, Lord of Blood prior to burning the Erdtree. |
| Scarlet Aeonia | Gideon will jump into the air and turn into a lotus flower before slamming into the ground creating an explosion of scarlet rot. Likewise, this attack applies scarlet rot build up. | The large wind up time of this attack makes it extremely easy to run away from or roll under as Gideon can not change direction once casting. This spell will only be cast if Gideon is informed of Malenia, Blade of Miquella prior to burning the Erdtree. |
: Attack can be parried : Attack can be spell parried
Sir Gideon Ofnir, The All-Knowing Lore, Notes & Other Trivia
- Voice Actor: Joe McGann
- He will gain access to new spells depending on the shardbearers that you have defeated. Informing him of the defeat of Mohg and Malenia will give him access to their spells.
- He is a caster with Carian Glintblade Staff in the right hand and a Sacred Seal in his left. Very rarely, he may swing with his scepter (which he mostly uses to cast debuff).
Dialogue
§Introduction:
Ahh, I knew you'd come.
To stand before the Elden Ring. To become Elden Lord.
What a sad state of affairs.
I commend your spirit, but alas, none shall take the throne.
Queen Marika has high hopes for us.
That we continue to struggle. Unto eternity.
During Fight:
Defeating player:
My fellow, you've fought well, until now.
After Fight:
I know...in my bones...
A Tarnished cannot become a Lord. Not even you.
A man cannot kill a god...
Sir Gideon Ofnir, The All-Knowing Image Gallery
AnonymousAt the point where I had to fight him, I had beaten all but 7 bosses in the whole game out of the 165, with the only ash being mimic tear for Niall. I had heard about him being a joke and a meme. But no one told me that he would be the most annoying enemy I would encounter in the whole game.
So I ganked him because he pissed me off at the 14th attempt of slapping him to death with a Flamberge and it felt awesome.
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The ultimate memelord boss. From his idle shrug to how the fight plays out: Depending on your build you can either stunlock him or he can dumpster you in seconds.
Very 'fun' when he spams Casuality with a fast swinging build.
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I was playing a Rapier and Dagger run and so far this old man gave me more of a challenge than any other boss. I tried getting good at light rolling through his nonsense but there's way too much going on. My mistake was not two handing my Rapier to flinch him from casting spells. After adjusting my strategy he was easily poked to death. Lesson learned.
If you want to beat him, on literally any NG, just use the cheesy Bleed weapons everyone hates in PvP. This is just an NPC Tarnished - and also an NPC Tarnished with a seemingly infinite pool of Focus Points. You're not desecrating any kind of "dueling honor."
You know what my favorite way of ruining his day? I get him between myself and my Mohgwyn's Sacred Spear, and my Mimic Tear with their Mohgwyn's Sacred Spear.
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This fight is almost unplayable on NG+7.
Its like they never actually tested it.
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Mr all monologuing was still going after I had buffed & flasked up my FP.
So I ran up to him, and hit him with the Lions Claw. He was STILL monologuing as he died. He had to cut to his other monologue.
I had to read his speech here.
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he got roadkilled by my godslayer + mimic tear lol. i didnt even let him talk XD
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It doesn't matter if you tell him about defeating Mohg and/or Malenia, - he will still use their spells even if not told.
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If he's called "The All Knowing," why did he not expect me to ROFLstomp him with my +25 PKCS? Is he stupid?
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For the Albinaurics. For Nepheli Loux. And for the Lands Between to have a future...you will be stunlocked, old man. On every, single, playthrough.
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The scepter that Gideon use is the npc version only which make it diffirent from player scepter, when Gideon activates the Knowledge Above All of his npc version scepter it will only affect the players but himself and while the player version the debuff only last 60s and reduce 10% magic and holy damage negation, the npc version debuff last 180s and reduce 30% negation. Just use Yapped Rune Bear and findout
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FS did this guy dirty, it had a really cool idea of becoming more powerful the more bosses you killed, and as a character he is really interesting, but they just made him into a normal NPC opponent no unique music, no unique mechanics outside of the one I already stated. They could of done much more with this character
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Of all the ways for him to go, I would've loved to be able to death blight this guy
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I wish he had a second phase where he transforms into a giant ear.
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+25 Greatsword with Giant Hunt. As soon as he was back on his feet he was up in the air again.
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poor guy died within 20 seconds against +10 blasphemous blade
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If you want to make this fight actually fun, you can try killing him with carian retaliation. Normally this fight feels really cheesy, either he cheeses you with infinite stamina and FP spamming spells OR you cheese him with any number of potential strategies. With retaliation, however, it feels really dynamic and cinematic. learning which spells are good for parrying (glintstone comet and rykard's rancor) and which spells you have to dodge (the beam attack and the discs will both hit you through a successful parry) is just really fun IMO. I didn't beat mohg or melania before gideon on the save file I did this but I would expect the blood throw to be easy to parry and the rot lotus to be impossible to parry (and pointless to try since he sits there in recovery frames begging you to hit him anyway). I'm not normally a sword-and-board gamer, but my classic knight cosplay parry build was surprisingly fun for these NPC fights, which are normally a bit annoying, at least for my taste
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After dying to him about 30 times I just spammed wave of destruction (ruins greatsword) lmao
Gideon is an npc I wish was involved more in the story. His manipulative tactics and apathetic nature honestly makes for an interesting 'antagonist' of sort. But he ends up just being seen as an 'obstacle' before the Godfrey fight, having little narrative significance.
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I just spammed inescapable frenzy on him until he died. Sometimes all you need to do to defeat a man is to "gently" cradle his face and look deep into his eyes (with the fury of two very close-range suns)
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Ah, I knew you'd come. To this wiki page. To rant. To hope for a weapon that functions as a staff and seal. What a sad state of affairs. But alas, no devs wanted to make animations for a staff to cast incantions. Miyazaki has high hopes for us. That we continue to struggle. Unto eternity.
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who let this old man out the home? He said something about feeling his bones lol
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Beastman Curved Swords (2) with lightning shredded this fool
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I melted this jabroni with Star Shower. He dodges the initial cast but gets pelted by the delayed projectiles.
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Zweihander +25 with Giant Hunt turns him into a not so Giant...hunt
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i think i figured out why the dude in the first cutscene is so hyped about gideon. He knows that hes probably gonna get flattened by the tarnished so hes tryna make gideon in a good mood for it
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Poisechads know you can just shove this nerd into a locker with crucible horns.
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Mimic and I slammed him with Eleonara's poleblade for about 5 second and he was dead. He should have listened to Tuco Ramirez.
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For anyone struggling, I used Stormcaller weapon art on a Katana to stunlock Gideon & build bleed, also used an Albinauric Pot when he got to 50% HP to prevent healing. I'm sure there are more optimal ways but I was RL1.
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If you can use inescapable frenzy, use it during the monologue and just keep spamming it after, he can't do anything
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Can someone change the trivia to say Finger Seal instead of Sacred Seal? I looked at his hand at the beginning of the fight, and he's holding the Finger Seal. You can even kind of see it in the gallery image (the Finger Seal is the only seal with that kind of metal loop)
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This boss is the easiest or hardest boss in elden ring. The very first attempt can be easy because he just stands there like an absolute melon giving some boring speech so you can be aggressive and kill him fairly easily. If you die however, upon re-entering the fog gate he is no longer standing still, he immediately spams spells that can lead to some bad times indeed.
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this boss is so bad. the way it was designed is bad because they made it so easy for the level youre supposed to be that they just made one of the worst bosses in the game because they expect you to win first try. thats why they gave him the monologue
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they should let us marry him instead i think it would improve the game
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This boss is a nightmare for shield and sword builds and if you have fed him info on all the Demi gods
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While you were out fighting demigods, I studied the wikipedia
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Glass cannon for sure. Huge damage output and can spam attacks, but easy to bully like a little baby with staggers.
I hope whoever designed Gideon's bossfight spends the rest of their days fighting those hands in Caria Manor as RL1. Gideon either oneshots you or you continuously stagger him, only for him to instantly cast the Phalanx and stagger you, and afterwards spam even more well-designed moves. This guy is always a chore to fight, but thank god that Godfrey, the first Chad exists right after Gideon.
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I was running a Radahn cosplay build and this dude spammed Scarlet Aeonia 6 times in a row. Truly the All-Knowing.
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No notes here about a patch that no longer allows you to kill him during the monologue. He now has infinite resources and can spam spells/incantations without pause and can use infinite physick flasks to counter melee.
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Giving him the golden barrier (like the one that protects Rya) that won't let you cheese him immediately at the start of the fight and hyper armor/stance breaking mechanic unique for NPCs would have made him much better as a boss
I got the idea Gideon was jealous of the player's success. His envy is what drove him to stand in our way. So be it, Jedi.
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Man, it baffles me to think Gideon thought he had a chance against a Tarnished who has killed everyone that stood in his/her way, and Gideon knew, and yet still thought he had a chance, smh...
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Never have I seen a boss who’s difficulty is such a flip of the coin. Sometimes he doesn’t even get to attack, and sometimes, he does not stop. It’s crazy.
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currently bugged as to where unendurable frenzy will kill him instantly on a frenzy proc, tested in 4 separate coop sessions with no buffs equipped... other frenzy incants may have the same effect (1.09)
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Gideon will use his staff in melee combat, please correct the tooltip.
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Made sure to switch my character to a female one right before fighting the final boss "no man can kill a god" after all. Thanks for the advice Gideon!
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I knew i will use Latenna for this fight because of his sins but i don't know what to wear myself. I settle for Ensha set and use fist because Ensha also use that. With limited range it's harder than it should be and shamefully i die once. More satisfying when i finally did it.
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Why is that completing Sellen's questline prevents him from using Comet Azur?
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i always kill malenia because it turns this lightrolling ****head into a joke
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Use the Spiked Palisade Shield with cold affinity and Shield Crash Ash of War; total pushover. *Ba-dum, tsssshhhh!*
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So if you use Albinauric pots on this guy, will it cancel out his heal entirely, or will he just heal when the effect wears off?
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I always summon Latenna for this fight, because revenge for Lobo!
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This clown is either the steorytypical PVP mage with inifnite FP or a complete pushover depending how quickly you kill him (also kill malenia and get anything ranged, it's gonna make him do Scarlet aeonia and stand completly still for a bit)
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For the last time Hewgs it's a bloody hammuh! I was a warrior back in my heyday.
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almost all his attacks can be parried using the tree sentinel shield, u could probably use that alone and beat him but im not up to him yet so ill have to test it myself
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Small correction he uses a carian glintstone staff not carian glintblade staff
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I haven't spoke to him on purpose for the entire game and he still used bloodboon.
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Man Sees Local Tarnished Kill All Demigods In 4 Days, Genuinely Thinks He Stands A Chance Against Him. More At Six.
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Bastard has 9999 points in Intelligence, Faith, and dex and endurance too based on his casting speed, and the fact that he can spam non-stop without having to regain his stamina
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That is a bold face lie about him not using his scepter in combat. He most certainly will beat the all knowing crap out of you with his melee attacks given the chance. I know it's a rare occurrence, but I went in there expecting that not to happen and took a few slaps. My inevitable display of arrogance...
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Um, acktually, none shall take the throne, Queen Marika hath high hopeth for uth
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If you summon nepheli loux's puppet, gideon will throw the scepter and rip his robes of. He will use caestus with horoah loux's hearthshaker and clawmark seal with gurranq's incanations.
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Find the Albinauric woman. She hides in a cave to the west of the Laskyar Ruins, which jut from the mist-shrouded lake of Liurnia. She knows the location of the medalion's counterpart, I'm sure.
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Died to him once on my current playthrough. Such shame I cannot bear.
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People have been using Gideon's dialog from this fight to suggest that Marika was trying to create a forever war, but Gideon is just being facetious here. Marika's plan was to kill the Elden Beast, which is something Gideon doesn't think it's possible. To him, this was a fact he was willing to die for
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Thrusting Sword Ash of War is very helpful. It hits far and can do damage of 500. Even with the zero investments into Mind you can get 16 hits (with a talisman the FP cost is 5). So you either hit him and get 500 of damage or you make him jump. So he is busy and does not cast.
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Lions claw is all I’ve got to say on a colossal weapon he won’t even be able to move just keep spamming it.
How am I supposed to beat a boss who can one shot me whenever he feels like it?
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