Lightreaper on NG+1 is difficult to the point it's driving me to rage quit every time I try to beat him.

[Wissper]

I have a shield that blocks 90% of fire damage (Ruiner Shield), lvl 170+ stats, full radiance build (lvl 75) with about 1000 physical resist, 1000 health, and at least 600 on all applicable resistances, and this MFer can STILL one shot me THROUGH my shield. I'm doing hardly any damage to this bastard with any weapon combos I've tried, on top of the massive amount of health he has, so the fight takes FOREVER, and then when you get down to 20%, he jumps around so much it's damn near impossible to get more than 1-2 hits on him before he unloads another barrage of instakill spells your way.

What's worse is that he's RIGHT in the path of me continuing my game, so I can't get around it. My path from the elevator up from the sewer is blocked by an Umbral that can't be cleared from that side, and I can't get to lower calrath except through the lightreaper arena, so I'm forced to fight him. I'm also afraid to continue doing other zones, because I don't want to lose my opportunity to unlock the dark crusader class by completing the fight with Isaac, so I'm S.O.L. I guess.

I wonder what level I have to be before he'll stop being able to kill me in 1 hit? 200?

UPDATE: Finally made it past this boss, but good grief that was brutal. Had to grind up to lvl 180 before I could beat him, and changed my build entirely. (Also needed a high level coop partner)

[BongHitSquad]

Originally posted by Wissper:

I have a shield that blocks 90% of fire damage (Ruiner Shield), lvl 170+ stats, full radiance build (lvl 75) with about 1000 physical resist, 1000 health, and at least 600 on all applicable resistances, and this MFer can STILL one shot me THROUGH my shield. I'm doing hardly any damage to this bastard with any weapon combos I've tried, on top of the massive amount of health he has, so the fight takes FOREVER, and then when you get down to 20%, he jumps around so much it's damn near impossible to get more than 1-2 hits on him before he unloads another barrage of instakill spells your way.

What's worse is that he's RIGHT in the path of me continuing my game, so I can't get around it. My path from the elevator up from the sewer is blocked by an Umbral that can't be cleared from that side, and I can't get to lower calrath except through the lightreaper arena, so I'm forced to fight him. I'm also afraid to continue doing other zones, because I don't want to lose my opportunity to unlock the dark crusader class by completing the fight with Isaac, so I'm S.O.L. I guess.

I wonder what level I have to be before he'll stop being able to kill me in 1 hit? 200?

Im also stuck here as idk what triggers stomund to leave the pilgrim key at skyrest I did all of the revolation depths and lower calrath and the fief so feels like im stuck fighting him or buying the pilgrim key

[Dunstadme]

Just got off for the night, because of this fight on NG+. yeah this SOB can just one tap you, and just runs around like he is on Ritalin. Judge Cleric feels similarly over tuned. Not done yet but bloody hell they are insanely tanky and can just one tap you for a single ♥♥♥♥ up. Feels like a raid boss and not in a good way.

[eDo]

Originally posted by Judge_Dunstadme:

Just got off for the night, because of this fight on NG+. yeah this SOB can just one tap you, and just runs around like he is on Ritalin. Judge Cleric feels similarly over tuned. Not done yet but bloody hell they are insanely tanky and can just one tap you for a single ♥♥♥♥ up. Feels like a raid boss and not in a good way.

i was so relived after i beat Judge Cleric yesterday

only dw short swords no chees took me like over 6 hours to beat her
you need to play perfect

lightreaper felt compared to her like a cakewalk like 2-4 try down but Judge Cleric was my Nemesis yesterday....

[CrazyLamer]

Originally posted by Wissper:

I have a shield that blocks 90% of fire damage (Ruiner Shield), lvl 170+ stats, full radiance build (lvl 75) with about 1000 physical resist, 1000 health, and at least 600 on all applicable resistances, and this MFer can STILL one shot me THROUGH my shield. I'm doing hardly any damage to this bastard with any weapon combos I've tried, on top of the massive amount of health he has, so the fight takes FOREVER, and then when you get down to 20%, he jumps around so much it's damn near impossible to get more than 1-2 hits on him before he unloads another barrage of instakill spells your way.

What's worse is that he's RIGHT in the path of me continuing my game, so I can't get around it. My path from the elevator up from the sewer is blocked by an Umbral that can't be cleared from that side, and I can't get to lower calrath except through the lightreaper arena, so I'm forced to fight him. I'm also afraid to continue doing other zones, because I don't want to lose my opportunity to unlock the dark crusader class by completing the fight with Isaac, so I'm S.O.L. I guess.

I wonder what level I have to be before he'll stop being able to kill me in 1 hit? 200?

Well there's always asking for help and doing coop if you can't beat him solo. Just a thought.

[NtSilent]

NG+ is unbalanced to the level it's unplayable. This will be the first Souls-like game I did not finish even the first NG+, but these bosses are too frustrating - they buffed HP and damage to a level that there is no room for a mistake and you have to fight them for 10 minutes. Lightreaper was a tough fight even on the first run through, now it's plain impossible. NG+ needs a re-balancing.

[Medina_Rico]

Being that high of a level and being killed in 1 hit is too much. It should take at least 2 hits. Like 65% damage so you can still take a hit even if your health isn't all the way full.

The way it is now would pretty much be like trying to beat him with a new character the first time you meet him during the tutorial boss fight.

[Lone WOLF]

You need to try beckoning different lampbearers again and again and again until you get someone who can really support you to beat the Lightreaper. I beckoned I guess like 40+ lampbearers until I get someone I can rely on - others were good but not great enough to beat the fxcking boss with. My level was like 190 but sole was seemed impossible.

[JustRez]

Be happy your not on ''elianna'' yet, That ♥♥♥♥♥ got 1 million HP and every combo moves her HP bar 1-2 milimeters

[Wissper]

Originally posted by CrazyLamer:

Originally posted by Wissper:

I have a shield that blocks 90% of fire damage (Ruiner Shield), lvl 170+ stats, full radiance build (lvl 75) with about 1000 physical resist, 1000 health, and at least 600 on all applicable resistances, and this MFer can STILL one shot me THROUGH my shield. I'm doing hardly any damage to this bastard with any weapon combos I've tried, on top of the massive amount of health he has, so the fight takes FOREVER, and then when you get down to 20%, he jumps around so much it's damn near impossible to get more than 1-2 hits on him before he unloads another barrage of instakill spells your way.

What's worse is that he's RIGHT in the path of me continuing my game, so I can't get around it. My path from the elevator up from the sewer is blocked by an Umbral that can't be cleared from that side, and I can't get to lower calrath except through the lightreaper arena, so I'm forced to fight him. I'm also afraid to continue doing other zones, because I don't want to lose my opportunity to unlock the dark crusader class by completing the fight with Isaac, so I'm S.O.L. I guess.

I wonder what level I have to be before he'll stop being able to kill me in 1 hit? 200?

Well there's always asking for help and doing coop if you can't beat him solo. Just a thought.

every attempt has been co op with a beckoned third, for what that's actually worth since the AI can't stop walking through lava.

[Wissper]

Originally posted by Lone WOLF:

You need to try beckoning different lampbearers again and again and again until you get someone who can really support you to beat the Lightreaper. I beckoned I guess like 40+ lampbearers until I get someone I can rely on - others were good but not great enough to beat the fxcking boss with. My level was like 190 but sole was seemed impossible.

exactly.. it shouldn't be so hard you can't do it solo at all.

[Ren O'the Blade]

Do bosses get scaled health and damage when summoning another player? Have you tried solo?

[Yves23]

i dont understand . i ve never been stuck on him . If you re radiance , that would be ok cause radiance is his weakness . there are only 2 attacks you can t normal block : the grab and when he got his blades with fire and doing his normal combo with the 3 fire lines on the ground , you can still take damage due to fire. But i see you have a fire resistance shield . You don t mention your weapon at start so what weapon and what build are u using ?

[Alea Iacta Est.]

as a level 249 i can confirm that he wont one-shot you

all jokes aside the pieta sword holy build stomps lightreaper if you take a few tries to learn the dodge timing

[Parre Stoned]

ng+ is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ period

[Wissper]

Originally posted by Yves23:

i dont understand . i ve never been stuck on him . If you re radiance , that would be ok cause radiance is his weakness . there are only 2 attacks you can t normal block : the grab and when he got his blades with fire and doing his normal combo with the 3 fire lines on the ground , you can still take damage due to fire. But i see you have a fire resistance shield . You don t mention your weapon at start so what weapon and what build are u using ?

Up til yesterday, I was using either Pieta / Ruiner Shield combo, or Pieta sword and Justice Spear, both primarily radiance weapons with holy damage, and my radiance was at 75.

I just switched over to an agility / radiance build, with 75 agility and 40 radiance to try devla's crossbow. so far, no joy on that either.. but it's only been a few tries.

I do understand his moves, the problem is that he can too easily one or two shot me toward the end of the fight with no time to react and little to no healing left because recovering wither damage is extremely difficult with an enemy that hits regularly from both distance and close combat ranges, and tends to teleport away when you get close enough to hit him.