Promised Consort Radahn is the worst and most unfair boss in history

[BerK]

Radahn's second phase is an absolute joke. I'm playing a Faith build and my Holy incantations are useless because I'm getting destroyed every second. His jumping, absurd poise, and ridiculous gravity attacks completely prevent me from strategizing. As a Faith player, I have no chance to land quick attacks, Radahn just smashes through everything. This fight is just unfair and unnecessary difficulty! Radahn is an utterly ridiculous boss.For example, Nameless King in Dark Souls 3 and Ebrietas in Bloodborne, despite their difficulty, give you clear openings and strategic options. They don’t just punish you; they teach you to get better. Similarly, Genichiro in Sekiro forces you to be precise, making each move count.

Radahn, however, feels more like a test of patience than skill. Compared to him, other Souls bosses are well-balanced, fair, and rewarding. They challenge your abilities rather than just overwhelm you.
No boss could ever be as unfair as Radahn. The sheer nonsense of his attacks and poise make it feel like a bad joke. I’ve seen it all, but this boss? Absolutely unforgivable.Such a bad boss!

[Sc0rpiTr0n]

Unfortunately there is only one easy method: great shield + poking.

Everything else is much more difficult in comparison, unlike other bosses
(some you mentioned) who allow several equally valid tactics.

With faith build I poked him with Sacred Great Epee in first phase
and Blood Sword Lance in second while using Dragon Towershield.

Scarlett Aeonia or Rotten Butterflies help a lot if you're willing to
tank some damage at the start of second phase to cast them.

Edit: forgot to mention Bloodhound Step Ash of War
is great for avoiding his gravity attacks.

[Welbert Asker]

I slapped him with Antspur Rapier
he's weak to pierce

[An Irate Walrus]

PC Radahn was a massive pile of corn-flecked fecal matter at launch.

Post-patch, he's still a fetid pile of dog droppings, they just toned down the corn.

[Señor Brown]

Ask for prime Radahn and thou shall receiveth, forsooth...

[BoD[6-4]]

There's worst: Midir from DS3. large health pool and really few occasion to actually deal few attacks.

At least there's pestilence mist which is a faster dps than waiting for an occasion to attack and I can see its hps going down while I dodge

[LuckyCheshire]

Originally posted by BerK:

No boss could ever be as unfair as Radahn.

You lack imagination, youngling.

[ZombieSIayer84]

git gud, simple as that.

[Sc0rpiTr0n]

Originally posted by BoD6-4:

There's worst: Midir from DS3. large health pool and really few occasion to actually deal few attacks.

Hard disagree. He can be fought effectively by any build.
Pestilent Mist is only marginally easier than other methods.

I love Midir and I think he is best dragon boss in Dark Souls or Elden Ring
but he is also one of the easiest bosses in those games, in my humble opinion.

[Tao314zdin]

Originally posted by Sc0rpiTr0n:

Originally posted by BoD6-4:

There's worst: Midir from DS3. large health pool and really few occasion to actually deal few attacks.

Hard disagree. He can be fought effectively by any build.
Pestilent Mist is only marginally easier than other methods.

I love Midir and I think he is best dragon boss in Dark Souls or Elden Ring
but he is also one of the easiest bosses in those games, in my humble opinion.

+1 to that.

Midir actually had one great quality ER dragons are mostly lacking - you fought him face2face not face2butt because his movements allowed to use good positioning to hit him on the head with melee attacks consistently.

[Sc0rpiTr0n]

Originally posted by Tao314zdin:

Originally posted by Sc0rpiTr0n:

Hard disagree. He can be fought effectively by any build.
Pestilent Mist is only marginally easier than other methods.

I love Midir and I think he is best dragon boss in Dark Souls or Elden Ring
but he is also one of the easiest bosses in those games, in my humble opinion.

+1 to that.

Midir actually had one great quality ER dragons are mostly lacking - you fought him face2face not face2butt because his movements allowed to use good positioning to hit him on the head with melee attacks consistently.

Exactly.

I don't mind ER dragons but I mostly gnaw their ankles and tails.

Hardly as exciting as hitting Midir's head with Lothric Knight Straight Sword
or Wolf Knight's Greatsword

[SirDopa]

i consider your opinion valid, but as an autistic gamer im contractly obligated to write the hurtfull words "keep training to gain a big amount of experience to be able to skillfully defeat any boss" also known as "git good"

[jaredbftball]

I tried beating Radahn with several different strategies, one them getting me pretty close, and another actually doing the job. After discovering this strategy, it only took me about 3-5 times to beat him.
Before going into this fight, I recommend leveling up your Scadutree and Revered Spirit Ash Blessings as much as you can.
As for your build and fight strategy, here is what I recommend:
Build:
Wondrous Physick: Opaline Hardtear (temporarily increases all damage negation) and the Crimsonburst Cystal Tear (steadily restores HP over time).
Spells: Bestial Vitality (heal over time) and Divine Fortification (increases holy damage negation.
Weapon: Heavy Giant Crusher with the Prayerful Strike ash of war. Two-hand this weapon and use the ash of war technique on him every chance you get. You can usually stance break him with this technique after about 3-5 times.
Talismans: Dragoncrest Greatshield (enormously increases physical damage negation), Golden Braid (boosts holy damage negation by the utmost), and the Crimson Seed Talisman +1 (greatly boosts HP restoration from flasks). The fourth one is up to you, with the best options being Erdtree's Favor +2 (raises max HP, stamina & equip load), Talisman of Lord's Bestowal (increases poise after using flasks), Two-Headed Turtle (boosts stamina recovery), or the Pearldrake Talisman +2 (vastly boosts non-physical damage negation).
Ash Summons: Mimic Tear Ashes, but you can also opt for Banished Knight Oleg to tank some hits for you or Black Knife Tiche to deal lots of damage quickly.
Great Rune: Morgott's Great Rune (25% more HP) or Radah's Great Rune (15% more HP, Stamina & FP)
Armor: Nothing specific, just wear the best armor with high resistance to holy and normal physical attacks and with high poise.

Fight:
First off, don't summon any help before walking inside as each of these summons increases Radahn's difficulty and honestly don't help that much. You should be fine just relying on your ash summons.
I recommend figuring out how to dodge the attacks consistently in phase one well. After a while, I was able to get to phase 2 with most all of my health and flasks.
As soon as phase 2 starts, use your wondrous physick, bestial vitaliy, and divine fortification.

[Senki]

Honestly after the nerf patch he's not that bad anymore but yes he used to be those things

[Xelrazad]

Wtf you talking about...
I seen guy beat Consort with only Aspects of the Crucible: Bloom WORST incant... + BOSS is nerfed now

[Rena Ichigawa]

I just bonked him with dual great stars. Didnt even get the chance to do his meteor strike before he crumpled like paper.