I'm up to level 130 and can't beat fire giant. Should I delete and start over?

[JG99]

I must have tried to beat that freakin' fire giant at least 100 times - no joke - and I always get killed after he rips his leg off. I'm starting to think I've hit a dead end and I don't feel like collecting runes forever just to get more powerful. I think I beat every demigod, monster up to that point. I think I rushed through it too fast and dont have the right power to go anymore forward.

[SpeaksTooFast]

Originally posted by JG99:

MIND, END, STR are about the same with mind 1/4th less, everything else I pretty much igored which is probably why I am having problems

If you are over lv 100 and having issues I'd recommend a min of 40 points in vigor. Endurance is good but too much is not efficitent. If Strength is your damage stat you want a lot but it depends on what weapon you are using.

For fire giant phase 2 fire defense is super important. Using the flamedrake talisman and armor that boosts your fire defense is paramount as most of his physical attacks are pretty avoidable. You should have walked past the +1 flamedrake on the way there and the +2 is accessible from the cave by the minor erdtree in dragonbarrow.

If you increase your vigor and flame resistance it will have a huge effect on your effective hit points and you should last much longer.

If you are respecing anyways you may want to get enough faith to cast some lighting spells or weapon buffs and the clawmark seal is a good option for strength builds.

[John Titor]

Originally posted by JG99:

Originally posted by Morton Koopa Jr.:

I was around 120-130 when I fought him. (And all I had at that point to explore was him and the haligtree.) You should be good.

Do you want a coop partner? Do you want advice?

Wait. WHAT? They allow coops on that? I tried a million times to get someone using that finger thing and nobody showed up

Need help? I'll be on in like 30 min.

[Señor Brown]

Originally posted by JG99:

Originally posted by Señor Brown:

What are your characters attributes (VIGOR, MIND, END, STR, etc.)?

MIND, END, STR are about the same with mind 1/4th less, everything else I pretty much igored which is probably why I am having problems

Oh, then your first priority is visiting Rennala to respec your character. You want minimum 40 VIG if you are ranged or 50 VIG if you are melee and/or for invaders (if you summon co-op or use Taunter's Tongue). Next step is to specialize your attributes for a particular set of weapons or spells. For example, sorcerers would prioritize VIG, INT, and MIND. An ultra greatsword build would prioritize VIG, STR, END. And so on. You don't have to dive into the complexity of builds and "min-maxing", but simply review whatever equipment or methods you like so you can optimize them.

[Ion]

Use the horse and fight him from BEHIND. Easy Fight then.

[Sonnenbank]

I found with fire Giant its actually true that some weapons destroy him and some dont do good.

I used the Godskin Peeler L2 (Black flame tornado) and it absolutely destroyed him....
did like 4600 damage to his foot per L2 charge

And i was only Level 97

Goodskin Peeler L2 does % HP damage per charge and therfore it was completely useless vs Morgott but ripped the Fire Giant

[Superboniato]

Originally posted by Morton Koopa Jr.:

My strategies were basically
-do not use horse

Why not? the horse gives you some invincibility frames when summoning, gives you more mobility to reach him when the giant begins to roll...

I dont see any bad point

[Na²-L]

Originally posted by Superboniato:

Why not? the horse gives you some invincibility frames when summoning, gives you more mobility to reach him when the giant begins to roll...

I dont see any bad point

If you press the stick to dismount the jump the character does also has i-frames, so you can use that to dodge the shield bashes when approaching him too.

[Heimdall313]

He's not immune to Scarlet Rot, if you have 15 faith, 12 Arcane, and a finger seal it works.
After he rips his leg off, I just got on the horse and started chopping on his stump, all he could do was roll and flail like an enraged gator. He can't do much if you're behind him.

Took a few tries though. Fire Giant can absolutely kick some ass.

[Muerte]

If you need me to solo him for you feel free to add... I love the fire giant tbh

[RyuKazé]

Ekzykes decay does a fair amount of damage. Summon a high defense spirit too like the mad pumpkin.

[Catosaurus]

Honestly, as I don't know what your build is. I would just recommend what I did the first time I fought him and beated him with.
On first phase just rush to his leg with ya horsie and dismount and beat the hell out of it and for second phase I justed kited him over with my horsie and took chunks of his life when it was free hits, dodging seemed easy on that stage with the horse.

[Saint Koro]

Originally posted by JG99:

I must have tried to beat that freakin' fire giant at least 100 times - no joke - and I always get killed after he rips his leg off. I'm starting to think I've hit a dead end and I don't feel like collecting runes forever just to get more powerful. I think I beat every demigod, monster up to that point. I think I rushed through it too fast and dont have the right power to go anymore forward.

Hey colleague! Have you been able to beat him? If you haven't, just let us know and we'll help you! The soulsbro community is here to help!

[paladin181]

Sunbros for life!

[SoundsOfNight]

I'll def help! Started practicing earlier after seeing this...most hosts get caught in the fire. It's gonna be an endurance test no matter what - stock up on defense. Also he is weak to slash damage.

[RoofusGoofus]

Black flame tornado is very effective on fire giant. It helps to have an extra body for aggro though.