Sir Alonne - hardest boss in the game

[Syrer]

I beat any boss till know solo (well except the throne watcher duo) on any NG+X but this is beyond my capability as a Dark Souls veteran. Tried him like 20 times already but eventually always summoned someone. Beat him coop in NG++ and NG+++ already. Simply you can´t heal in this fight. He´ll punish you right away. Any advice how to beat him solo?

[Grad]

Publicado originalmente por The Gray Sage:

anybody got an armor drop from him yet?

you get his armor from Dragonbro vendor in Iron Keep

[Vanderdoink]

I soloed him with the Smelter Hammer. He did not once successfully punish me for healing.

Seems that you need to git gud, sir.

[Lugez]

I'm on NG+++++ and I had a MUCH harder time with Fume Knight.

Don't auto lock him. Dodge into him, and always be wary of his back step to attack combo. That was pretty much what I did. Did it with dual daggers.

[Ayy]

JESUS christ FROM ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ HATES people who don't use shields....the different timing for his chargeup....you can only dodge an instantcharge for so long by pure luck

[Grad]

Publicado originalmente por OMGWTFBBQ:

JESUS christ FROM ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ HATES people who don't use shields....the different timing for his chargeup....you can only dodge an instantcharge for so long by pure luck

you can't play this DLC and hope you luck out with everything, you really need to learn when to dodgeroll and the i-frames of said roll

[Ayy]

Publicado originalmente por ♥♥♥♥♥ Oak:

Publicado originalmente por OMGWTFBBQ:

JESUS christ FROM ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ HATES people who don't use shields....the different timing for his chargeup....you can only dodge an instantcharge for so long by pure luck

you can't play this DLC and hope you luck out with everything, you really need to learn when to dodgeroll and the i-frames of said roll

LOL i know whats iframes are(i've softcapped adapt) if you bothered to actually try to fight the boss solo you would notice his timing for attacks change

[Vanderdoink]

Publicado originalmente por OMGWTFBBQ:

Publicado originalmente por ♥♥♥♥♥ Oak:

you can't play this DLC and hope you luck out with everything, you really need to learn when to dodgeroll and the i-frames of said roll

LOL i know whats iframes are(i've softcapped adapt) if you bothered to actually try to fight the boss solo you would notice his timing for attacks change

The only timing of Alonne's that changes is his backflip-attack combo.

And even then it's not hard to dodge.

[Grad]

Publicado originalmente por OMGWTFBBQ:

LOL i know whats iframes are(i've softcapped adapt) if you bothered to actually try to fight the boss solo you would notice his timing for attacks change

calm down mr angsty, i did fight him solo. It's you who needs to learn his attack timing. Sir Alonne isn't hard to predict, it's Fumey that's the tougher fight

[Tirigon]

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Alonne is harder to predict and faster. Fumes is harder oly because his moves are so cheap.

[Tirigon]

Publicado originalmente por ♥♥♥♥♥ Oak:

Publicado originalmente por The Gray Sage:

anybody got an armor drop from him yet?

you get his armor from Dragonbro vendor in Iron Keep

Just found out you can also get it by being a white phantom there. Just got his leggings (as a drop, like normally lifegems drop if you're summoned).

[Angrycontra]

I have to say, I don't understand why people have such major issues against this boss. Now okay, I haven't tried this boss in ng+ (yet atleast) but on ng compared to Fume Knight it took me only 2 tries to get this down. His attacks felt predictable, dodging was kinda easy since the boss attacks so fast that the timing for dodges is easy to get down (seriously, slow and delayed attacks are imo much harder to dodge than fast attacks).

Fume knight for me was the real challenge. He took me 15+ tries on ng, his ridiculous damage and move-set that I had to learn through trial and error were primary reasons.

I don't know, maybe Alonne guy starts hitting like truck in ng+ but I don't still see how he is that big of a deal (I also found plenty of points to heal in the fight, so I don't see that being problem either).

[Tirigon]

Publicado originalmente por Angrycontra:

I have to say, I don't understand why people have such major issues against this boss. Now okay, I haven't tried this boss in ng+ (yet atleast) but on ng compared to Fume Knight it took me only 2 tries to get this down. His attacks felt predictable, dodging was kinda easy since the boss attacks so fast that the timing for dodges is easy to get down (seriously, slow and delayed attacks are imo much harder to dodge than fast attacks).

Fume knight for me was the real challenge. He took me 15+ tries on ng, his ridiculous damage and move-set that I had to learn through trial and error were primary reasons.

I don't know, maybe Alonne guy starts hitting like truck in ng+ but I don't still see how he is that big of a deal (I also found plenty of points to heal in the fight, so I don't see that being problem either).

Like I said, it's mainly the long fight before him. By the time I reach him I am so tired and annoyed I cant even focus anymore....

If there was a shortcut, or a bonfire right before him, I suppose most people would get him in a couple tries easily.

[TͤͣͬearOfTheSͭͣͬtar]

NG++ npc summons cleared way to him easily. Ha was boring to fight, sadly. Fume FTW!

[Tirigon]

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They actually do damage in NG++?

In NG they are merely useful as meatshields because they hit for like 20 damage......

[Lucathegreat]

I did it solo (NG++) after 3+ hours of attempts, had to use Havel shield to block attacks.
Smelter, on the other hand, is absolutely impossible to do alone, but even in 3.

EDIT: damn, FINALLY did it. Such a pain.