Tips for the hydra?

[mastert3318]

Any tips for fighting the hydra? It looks big and scary and it probably has a lot of health. It's probably not so bad but I'd still like some pointers. Any help?

Edit: If anyone wants to help via summon that'd be fine too.

[mastert3318]

Opprinnelig skrevet av Cyprinodon:

I'm still all noobish. Where do I obtain this shiny shield thou speak of

Anor Londo. After Sen's Fortress.

[mastert3318]

Aaaaaannnnd. My game crashed. And my computer.

[mastert3318]

And I killed it! Thanks! :D

[Makko]

theres rock wheres corpse with knight armor set so if u go there hydra will try to hit with hes heads so when he attack just block the attack and chop heads off one by one

[solari71]

don't take the items; easier to find the safety corpse if it's still glowing

[Upierczi]

It's weakness is a blind spot that is directly at it's 13 o'clock through 14 o'clock when you force pull the Hydra to the right side of the arena. You should be mindful to cut a head, raise your shield BEFORE the heads reach you, and be careful for knockback that has a small chance of happening when the heads pull back.

(The same strategy works for another hydra present in the game, you just pull it and use a similar blind spot based on the spot you are fighting it, prioritize the heads that are more of a problem for you, rather than the ones who are closer in proximity, as they might be ones that will constantly miss you or not damage you at all with a shield)

If you are playing as magic or ranged then you should shoot your magic or arrow the moment the heads are on the ground. Get a 100 physical defense shield, when you see the attack coming raise it, as soon the heads land shoot the arrow by shooting at the body (you can kill the hydra by depleting its HP instead of cutting the heads) and it will damage it. If the heads are already back though, the distance might be too big.

Overall it takes some practice; I had to kill it two to three times with different builds before figuring it out completely.

[SSh.]

just keep your guard. and then cut hydra's head off

[Hard worker]

stand still ahead of the stone where you get the suit of kinght

[вандал]

fack you

[Dusk of Oolacile]

This is how you kill it properly: https://youtu.be/wfi0gIOeDd8?t=30m29s

[Jamchow]

For the one in Darkroot Basin, just attack the Hydra when it slams its heads in the ground. Use the Grass Crest shield to block that attack. For the one in Ash Lake, just go to the other side of the beach, and the Hydra will try to traverse sides, and die trying.

[mastert3318]

Thanks for the tips. I killed it last night so there's no need to keep giving tips. :P

[Jamchow]

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Thanks for the tips. I killed it last night so there's no need to keep giving tips. :P

Ok. I gave a tip for the one in Ash Lake, too :P

[mastert3318]

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Opprinnelig skrevet av mastert3318:

Thanks for the tips. I killed it last night so there's no need to keep giving tips. :P

Ok. I gave a tip for the one in Ash Lake, too :P

Ok, thanks! Umm... Where is ash lake?

[Thomas]

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Opprinnelig skrevet av ☼ Jamchow ☼:

Ok. I gave a tip for the one in Ash Lake, too :P

Ok, thanks! Umm... Where is ash lake?

Muahahahahhaha! Good luck finding it. You'll need it. Now, seriously, you don't need to go there for the time being. It's a "hidden" area, to go there you need to go to the bottom of Blighttown, get into some kind of cave and find a few hidden walls. When you think you're ready for it, just google it.