Kinrangr Guardian Folard is just...wow.

[Wolfbible]

Just why? What purpose does this specific boss battle serve outside of making us sweat for no reason? Who is this guy? Why does he have 3 dogs? Why is there another boss in his arena just hanging out? WHY DOES EVERY ENEMY HAVE A SHIELD!? ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, every time I come back to this mess and give it another shot I'm almost immediately slapped in the face with the reality that this game absolutely sucks.

[Stormwolf]

Originally posted by Phantom Limb:

It's not "hard" but very annoying and unfair.

1. You have to fight multiple enemies, including the giant head guy in umbral
2. There is an umbral parasite within the arena which complicates the fight even more
3. There is a big pool of water inside which slows you down unless you are in umbral

At least one of these things have to go to make the fight less annoying.

If its unfair and annoying then its hard. Jesus christ what is this all the time with "not hard" with souls bosses

[Valandryl]

This boss isn't hard for one reason : it's not an actual boss. This guardian is just a new elite mob that you're going to meet a lot in this area (with a bigger HP pool), and the fact that there are 3 dogs isn't anything special compared to what's coming next on the game.
The only problem is the parasite so it actually takes 1 try to go to Umbral and locate it (then die), so on the next try you know where the parasite is and you can go dispel it from the get go. Then it's just a normal "elite with 3 adds" fight, except that the elite has more HP than normal.

[Gearwar]

Originally posted by Valandryl:

This boss isn't hard for one reason : it's not an actual boss. This guardian is just a new elite mob that you're going to meet a lot in this area (with a bigger HP pool), and the fact that there are 3 dogs isn't anything special compared to what's coming next on the game.
The only problem is the parasite so it actually takes 1 try to go to Umbral and locate it (then die), so on the next try you know where the parasite is and you can go dispel it from the get go. Then it's just a normal "elite with 3 adds" fight, except that the elite has more HP than normal.

It has a boss bar, so its a boss. The whole "its not a boss" argument is pretty meaningless in a game that has so few enemy variety they constantly rehash the same bosses as normal NPCs over and over, even in the same area right after said boss fight.

[ZenDragon]

it's not that bad... i don't understand why you guys are freaking out:

wear some frost resistance stuff. armor, potions, etc.
equip fire damage stuff to do fire damage.

there is a little island to the left of solid land. go there so you can dodge and roll.

lamp the parasite quickly!

kill the dogs fast! they are going to cause you a problem if you ignore them.

now you can kill the big guy with the axe without too much trouble since he will be alone. But it's a narrow bit of land you have to work with so consider it like a close quarters combat situation.

done!

if you die and go to umbral the boss fight becomes MUCH harder because then you have 2 guys to fight, but you can move around the area freely because no water. I suggest not dying and transitioning to umbral.

After he's dead go around the corner and unlock the vestige. Then come back (and kill the dogs again if you rested), then kill the fat head in umbral and get the treasure.


PS

Shields are nice.

[MasterZalm]

Yeah, out of every boss this game has that is unfun, unchallenging, or unfair, this boss tops the charts. This fight was one of the only fights I had to call for coop to help through. I have managed to solo, sometimes even first time beat every boss after at most like 4 attempts. But Pieta(since not having the ability to grind for better damage since no blacksmith) and Folard are an absolute nightmare for me.

[Figs]

want a second putrid child sword for you umbral lowbie and an ok umbral catalyst? this guys in the way.

- dont die, the add is trouble.
- back left, lamp-drain the umbral parasite, right away.
- dogs must die 1st, get them on the patch of land forward left from entry. dogs dont enjoy being kicked.
- soul flay the viking, the extended soul flay duration eye helps a lot here, and globally to be true.
- glhf

[Sokurah]

Dont be in Umbral (the face will not show up)
Kill the umbral parasite.
Use flame salt and get rid of the dogs faster.
If you have just a little agility and dont go in underleveld he is as easy as all the other bosses.

Its just a regular enemy in the ice world after all.