Cleansing Knight BOSS

[Kucharg1995]

I'm a Casual player and what do you think about this fight? Does this Boss have any weaknesses? The fight lasted 2 minutes but the amount of attempts it took me was over 4 hours, so what's the best way to defeat this opponent?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqa8C3fBA-Y

[Tenshu]

Stay close and laugh as 90% of his attacks go right over your pretty little head. His only threat is the slam attack when he's down 50%

[Ecchi_Hayate]

uh Are you trolling? Why are you limiting yourself using that weapon and not healing at certain opportunities

[kyu bey]

Originally posted by Kucharg1995:

so what's the best way to defeat this opponent?

1. Don't bother going into melee range until step 2.
2. Parry when he's using charge attack.
3. Crit hit it & dodge everything else (most of the time you will only dodge his swing anyway).
4. Play waiting game.
5. Use shield to tank the thunder lunge (once per life atk?) & just heal.

That's literally the very bare min i could think of.

[Kucharg1995]

Well, everything is fine

[Laughing kookaburra]

this boss can be dealt with easily if you use parry, i'm a shield user so it takes a bit longer but no big problem

for his ultimate attack, just swap to the shield and guard or you can parry it with eureka for style which i did

overall solid boss, love its design.

[Goldenkitten]

Honestly this is the most well designed boss that isn't a human duel (Ursula and Loskid) in the game. This is just the skill check of the game, that's all there is to it. The guy that teaches you that simply mashing dodge and attack isn't going to get you through the game anymore (well, the main bosses at least).

Others have already pointed out the strategies for beating him more efficiently so I won't repeat them. I'm just saying he's incredibly fair in reality but he's also where the game takes off the kid gloves. And as you said you're a casual gamer, there's nothing wrong with that but if you're going to take on a decently hard game you should probably expect you're going to come across something that's going to test your skills.

There's no shame in struggling with him but it definitely should serve as a sign that you either need to be prepared to work on your muscle memory and knowledge of the game before you hit some of the real walls that are far harder than the Cleansing Knight or just put the game down. (I mean fighting Ursula is like fighting seven Cleansing Knights at once. She requires super fast reactions, good pattern recognition and is super aggressive and in your face at all times. And sure she's optional if you really want to pass her by but Loskid and Eunomia aren't.)

[Akameka]

There is no shame to have, but in all honesty, the game will skill check you way harder than 'cleansing knight' level.

if you struggle, equip your heaviest armor and helmet before boss fight, equip more physical & boss attacks's elemental resist seals before the fight. Increased health helps to.

Use more your weapon skill & spells. You didn't use any in this fight.

You can parry his energy attacks (except for the left to right beam swipe) And maybe the big atatck at 50% health ? I didn't manage to parry it, even with good timing, Maybe my timing was wrong, but it seems I got ht by AOE before being able to parry the attack itself

[Royal]

Here's the actual strat; parry him. Genuinely just parry him. He gets shut down so hard by it. It's Gwyn all over again except at least this time it isn't the final boss lol

[Goldenkitten]

Originally posted by Royal:

Here's the actual strat; parry him. Genuinely just parry him. He gets shut down so hard by it. It's Gwyn all over again except at least this time it isn't the final boss lol

This is effective. In fact it might be TOO effective against like 90% of the games enemies but that's a discussion for elsewhere. But my one reason for not just dropping this strat and leaving is because OP mentioned that they're more of a casual player. And even as a long-time souls-like player who has even beaten Lies of P (what I consider to be the most parry heavy souls-like) my timing is still all over the place when it comes to parries. Sure, you later get a thing for your seal that makes you able to spam the parry button to little detriment. But since OP identified as a casual gamer I figured jumping straight to "parry 25 attacks in a row without getting hit once" wasn't a very helpful comment.

[karol.pcgaming]

It's a typical soulslike Knight Boss. Stay behind him and use this fight as an opportunity to master parrying. For me, the fight lasted about 45 seconds—two parries followed by specials, then parry the big swing, and after one or two more parries and it was over. I found it relatively easy. It's all about positioning and parrying.

[Tenshu]

Originally posted by karol.pcgaming:

It's a typical soulslike Knight Boss. Stay behind him and use this fight as an opportunity to master parrying. For me, the fight lasted about 45 seconds—two parries followed by specials, then parry the big swing, and after one or two more parries and it was over. I found it relatively easy. It's all about positioning and parrying.

God forbid the devs add backstabs lol

[Magic Toast]

I ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ hate this guy so much. I can't get the parry timing right, can't dodge properly, dude is my personal Malenia and I'm so sick of seeing him later in the game.

[Royal]

Originally posted by Magic Toast:

I ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ hate this guy so much, dude is my personal Malenia and I have no clue why.

You can parrylock him into the dirt. Like I said before, it's Gwyn all over again.

[Yarimaz]

every bosses weakness is "parry". hell you can even reflect their projectile with your counter field.

[leogradance]

The best way to beat him?

Parry, parry, parry, parry, dodge, parry, end.

I know, it's not easy, but trust me, it can be done.