At long last, Dark Souls 3 is finally available in stores around the globe, bringing a new string of challenges and monstrosities for the Dark Souls community to overcome. Of course, while many fans take pride in carving through each new entry in the series, figuring out the weaknesses of each boss and discovering all the secrets hidden throughout the game, many people need a bit of help to make it through each new Dark Souls release. So we’re putting together guides to help you get through the game’s toughest encounters.
In this post, we’ll be walking you through the fight against the Vordt of the Boreal Valley, the second of many bosses encountered in Dark Souls 3. Taking down the Vordt isn’t particularly difficult, provided you’re at least moderately comfortable with the dodge roll, but could provide a few headaches if you aren’t sure how to approach the fight.The boss crawls around on all fours, switching to a bipedal stance when preparing to attack. Most of the Vordt’s attacks come after a short delay, giving players an opportunity to reposition and potentially eliminate the need to dodge.
Early in the fight, the boss relies on four attacks: a quick swipe, an overhead slam, a three-hit combo combining the two and a charged swipe attack. All can be avoided by standing behind the Vordt. If you can’t avoid get behind the boss in time, try to dodge towards the Vordt, that way you can easily move behind it after landing. Once you’ve dropped the Vordt’s health to fifty percent. He’ll add two new attacks to his rotation. The first is a running shoulder tackle, repeated three to four times, which can be dodged pretty easily. The second is an ice-based sorcery, that sweeps from left to right, which is easiest to dodge by moving behind the Vordt.
As you’ve probably figured out by now, the Vordt of the Boreal Valley is kind of a one-trick pony. You’re pretty much just running behind him all fight. But, if nothing else, the quick pace players are pressured to adopt drives home how much more aggressive FromSoftware wants the player to be in Dark Souls 3.
Try not to get discouraged if it takes you a couple of attempts. And if you’d like to see someone else take down the Vordt of the Boreal Valley, to prove it's really possible, check out our video tutorial below.
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