Any tips on Renoir? (Spoiler)

[Clumsybeast]

So i am fighting Renoir for the second time at the end of Act 2, and i see like no good guides on this fight, they only bring up the second phase of the fight, and not the first.. But i am having trouble with the first. He keeps using this dark attack that makes my character vanish. I tried dodging in multiple ways, and cant seem to dodge it, what am i doing wrong?

[aliensalmon]

Don't dodge that attack. Use a "gradient counter".

[TexanRenegade]

RT

[Clumsybeast]

Originally posted by aliensalmon:

Don't dodge that attack. Use a "gradient counter".

Forgot about that

[wishful_seer_angel]

Pray for good rng. As you continue to die, you will become likelier to block it.

[Clumsybeast]

Originally posted by TexanRenegade:

RT

Believe it or not i been playing with mouse and keyboard. lol Been doing fine with it tbh, just forgot about that parry.

[Clumsybeast]

Honestly hate this fight ngl. Stupid that they just vanish, will beat it tho.

[TexanRenegade]

Never had him vanish me once *shrug*

[Clumsybeast]

I beat him. Thanks for reminding me of that parry guys.

[Clumsybeast]

Originally posted by TexanRenegade:

Never had him vanish me once *shrug*

Well if i remembered that gradient counter was a thing i wouldn't have either.

[TexanRenegade]

Originally posted by Clumsybeast:

I beat him. Thanks for reminding me of that parry guys.

Yay

[toughnails]

LMAO @ the people mashing through the gradient tutorial then going "omg impossible boss"

Gradient parries are very lenient, wait for the slowmo, then keep waiting until the boss starts moving again, then just hold down the right trigger (or whatever keyboard prompt you see on your screen, bottom left corner), that's it

[Star Paladin]

Nails, so you can literally just hold down the counter button???

Listen, I beat Elden Ring, and have played X-Com on Ironman mode, but this fight really ticked me off. It is SO frustrating I would pull my hair out if I had any left.

And the fact that they force you to get to this fight with that girl; traveling solo; doing fights that are a challenge for 3 characters, just made me want to quit the game.

[toughnails]

Originally posted by Star Paladin:

Nails, so you can literally just hold down the counter button???

Not 100% sure, but it seems to help. I'm finding gradients very easy to time.