elemental affliction (burning) is way too punishing

[C-Bass]

Being burnt in the middle of a boss fight (2nd phase apostate for example) basically means you're dead. Having to navigate your item menu to switch to the pastille, while dodging further attacks, and then having a free moment to use the pastille, only to then navigate to the injection, and having a free moment to use the heal.. all the while dodging pillars of flame and a fast boss.. is extremely hard! Basically the only way to win is to not get hit.. which I know is very doable but damn. The burning tick interrupts your heal as well as the usage of the pastille too.. it's a bit much.

Yea yea.. "git gud" and the game is "too easy", not everyone has the twitch reflexes to not get hit in these boss fights

[Sykomancer]

I know there's a talisman somewhere that helps reduce fire damage and burn build up (I think) as well. I actually tackled that area after the entire frozen area on my first run and kind of mopped the floor with the Apostate as a result.

[C-Bass]

that sounds like something I need. My dex is super low and since fire/burn resistance is linked to dex and dex alone for some reason, then it's making it pretty hard. Do you know the name of this charm/talisman? Is it the Sunrise Charm? That seems to be found inside the Regnant Palace which I haven't even visited yet.. and seems to require the double jump which I don't have neither.

[Zamus]

How many items you have equipped that it is so hard to navigate? for this fight I only carried the injections, mana and pastilles just press up once for pastilles then down to go back into injections.

The fire while annoying shouldn't be an an inmediate threat, just use any of the normal windows you would land an attack to use the pastille, his fire pillars is the safest as you are just moving left and right (do not dodge) and they last long enough to use a consumable between each cast of the pillars.

Honestly all the status in this game are absolutelly insane but thankfully pastilles are fast to use and mostly unlimited access.

[Ragna]

pastilles and heal , no other item is necessary
First phase cant consume more than 1 Estus or things will get ugly
Yeah, the boss is hard , i think it took 10 - 15 trials for me .Worst attack is the fire in six directions after slash. My Dex was 40 , lucky me , high DPS , but my low frost resitance 40 made the next fight in the lake hell.
+5 weapon or more save the day