Grafted Scion Tutorial Tips

[[PC]Roco45]

Any real tips for dealing with this? I've been at trying to kill it for hours now. I naturally chose Samurai so once I started watching Youtube vids about killing it in the tutorial, a lot of them already suggested Samurai and arrows.

I watch all these tutorials and it honestly seems like the Grafted Scion I'm getting is insane. No consistency or pattern movement with it's attack combo's, could be a three combo, four combo, five combo etc to eight, less than a minute in and I'm seeing it power up it's blades with a glow (that I don't even see it doing in most of the help vids). I'm watching how slow other peoples Grafted Scions look and I'm thinking "Yea I'd kill it too mine was as slow as theirs is".

Help help help.

[5chneemensch]

Attack count and stance break chaining.

Parrying.

[nfinite.recursion]

1. That's not a tutorial.

2. You're supposed to die.

3. You can go back there later.

[Sabaithal]

If you're not used to the game yet (IE first time playing) I'd give up. The margin for error is just too low at the first grafted scion specifically. You can come back here and kill him when you're properly equipped later anyway.

But assuming you're not, or you're a stubborn souls vet, I'd go with the vagabond (safer, less damage) or hero class (more damage, less shield protection). Keep your shield raised at all times until you get used to its attacks.

It has one or two clear windows to get a hit in, but you need to be prepared to evade immediately after.
- When it starts its usual "8 hit combo" in patterns of 2 attacks each -> On the fifth+sixth attack dodge toward its right side (your left) from where the thrust came from. If it looks like its about to stop, get a hit in then prepare to dodge.
- If however it keeps going onto attacks seven+eight, move slightly left to make sure you don't get hit by its swing, get 2 attacks in, then prepare to dodge.
- When it does its "stab the ground rapidly followed by jump slam" attack, you can usually punish it for 1-2 hits after its slam. Usually, be careful here as it does sometimes animation cancel right after hitting the ground, leaving you vulnerable (geometry glitch).

I'd avoid it completely once it galvanizes its swords, as the swords have partial shield bypass while the effect is active. It will wear off.

[marek.jop1]

Just die and then enjoy the game!