That's pretty much Gundyr in a nutshell. He's a master of the ground and pound. There's a reason this guide got made, and it's because he's an absolute monster until you figure out his timing. Just keep at it, fellow undead! You will be victorious in your perseverance!
It is super satisfying, especially because Gundyr is such an enormous butthole when it comes to punishing you for rolling instead of parrying. Congrats on learning his timing and making him your b**** 👍
One of the worse bosses I’ve ever played against. It’s not hard it’s just doesn’t stop attacking. Did even try with this boss? All they did was multiply aggression to the max.
@@eligreg99 Absolutely but that’s the whole trope of the fight, you need to learn to deal with a hyper aggressive enemy using the tools at your disposal, He is parryable and dodgeable and can be outspaced by a competent player
@@Antpoison I just beat him in about 10 tries. This is my first time playing Dark Souls 3 after coming from ER and DS1. It was more satisfying beating him legit than cheesing him. All I did was use a shield to block his kick and should attacks and hit him with a light attack or two before retreating and repeating that lol. He’s actually not that hard if you don’t play aggressive like he is and just wait for a chance to get a hit in.
yo thank you this video helped me alot when i was stuggling to beat this dude i like when a youtuber actually tells you when to properlly time the parry so thank you so much this help me alot have a blessed day
Glad to help! Parry timing is something I struggled with a lot in ds3 at first, and when I would see boss videos saying, "just parry this attack," I'm over here like "bruh I suck at parrying though." That's exactly why I wanted to include it. That way even if someone isn't great at it, the guide can still help them. Thanks for showing the channel some love!
Your guide isn't the only one that says to parry with a small shield but its is the only one that says to dodge always to the right and to go for the jumping attack which helped me win the fight. Thanks mate
Man thank you so so much. I ve been trying on him for about 2hrs, watched your video and insta killed him. Amazing! Didnt know the parry times on Caestus are that insane. Much love!
You can still partially trap him by the entrance/wall area and toxic mist him through the wall. He does get around eventually but you might only need to do this 3 or 4 times and dodge a handful of times.
Honestly, I just used great chaos fire orb on him with the pyromancy rings equipped and it did quite a substantial amount of damage, albeit it was pretty damn hard to dodge his attacks but I managed to push through in the end
Thank you for this guide!! I just upgraded my spiked mace to lightning +7 and killed him for the first time ever after about 5 tries or so😄 I'm not skilled at parrying but the caestus saved my life!
Thanks a loot man ! Struggled for 3 hours on this fk boss !! Until i sow your video , after 6 tires naked and with the knuckles in my right hand 😊 I've done it ... easy ... you deserved a subscription 🎉
Not everyone can parry tho since this isn't cheese but how to fight it correctly. Cheese would be getting the boss stuck and use the environment against him which you can do damage while being untouchable or push him off the ledge.
its so frustrating with this guy. I can parry the first 2-3 attacks no prob. At phase 2, you don't know what to expect since he moves so fast (and you can't pop an estus cuz of that). hope this guide with phase 2 tips helps. less worse than the dancer early tho (that was hellish xD).
Im using weapon art of the Dragonslayer spear and swordmaster distraction, almost killed him many times cuz the weapon art does like 500 600 damage and has hyper armor the only problem is when he kills the sword guy cuz then i cant heal or drink ashen estus
If you have caestus equipped in your off hand only, your L2/LT (or whatever it is on PC) is automatically a parry. Any fist type weapon can work this way in ds3.
I started Dark Souls 3 yesterday, only had enough time to get past Ludex Gundyr/First Boss, and I didn't know he wasn't as hard to fight as it looks since all these bosses look like they eat Steroid O's, and honest question, does anyone know how to back stab on Xbox? And is it champion gundyr when you do a new game plus or something?
Backstab is just a matter of positioning and making sure your character's feet are planted before you press R1, but they don't apply to like 90% of bosses. As for what makes him Champion Gundyr instead of Iudex Gundyr...I think I'll let someone else spoil that for you 🤙
Except I'm shite at parrying in ds3 mate lol you only need to learn how to parry a single move, and bait him into it. It is easy. If it wasn't, I wouldn't be able to do it 😂
@@d1m4e32 this fight is honestly where I learned how, so you might take advantage of the fact that you've been stuck on this boss to practice. Idk how anyone parries pontiff though. The pope always kicks my butt 😂
cheese strategy noun. Gaming. A strategy that seeks to provide means for overcoming a challenge (e.g. a boss fight) not by engaging with the challenge itself but rather by bypassing it altogether. It is oftentimes exploitative of a game's mechanics, taking advantage of oversights in game balance made by the developers to easily deal with an obstacle. "Strategy" is literally part of the whole phrase, and is included in the definition. This cheese exploits Gundyr's AI, baiting him to trigger his most easily parried attack, thus comparatively trivializing the encounter. Don't confuse "cheese" with things like "glitch" or "break." Some some cheeses are glitches, some break enemy AI completely, others simply manipulate enemy AI to make it behave the way you want.
@@sunnbrothers3183 Don't know where you found THAT definition, but here's another: "Cheesing is video-game slang for beating tasks or enemies through tactics that while not exactly cheating, are certainly not following Queensbury rules. When you cheese a game, you're exploiting systemic quirks or apparent design oversights to gain maximum advantage for minimum skill or effort." Most gamers I know understand cheesing to be a way of defeating an enemy using unintended methods. Not necessarily a glitch, but a clear deviation from what the developers intended. Using the Millwood Greatbow outside the fog is a cheese. Gaining a platform to shoot arrows where the enemy can't get to you is a cheese. Parrying is built into the game and is intended to be used. Gundyr is especially susceptible to it. If you look up "How to cheese" whatever boss you get a whole bunch of videos like yours that are using tactics and strategy as intended and labeling it cheese to get people t o click on the link. We'd check Fextra.
@biggusgibbus8144 "exploiting systemic quirks," oh, you mean like exploiting AI triggers to cause the enemy to only repeat the same highly parryable attack over and over, creating a massive gap in the skill required to defeat them? Interesting.
this guy just knocks me over and kills me instantly every time i try anything
That's pretty much Gundyr in a nutshell. He's a master of the ground and pound. There's a reason this guide got made, and it's because he's an absolute monster until you figure out his timing. Just keep at it, fellow undead! You will be victorious in your perseverance!
Parieren oder sterben
Wtf, NGL it satisfied when I suddenly mastered parry in this fight,other bosses I used the old school method with rolling and punish,hell yeah
It is super satisfying, especially because Gundyr is such an enormous butthole when it comes to punishing you for rolling instead of parrying. Congrats on learning his timing and making him your b**** 👍
One of the worse bosses I’ve ever played against. It’s not hard it’s just doesn’t stop attacking. Did even try with this boss? All they did was multiply aggression to the max.
Skill issue
@@andrewaldrich3602ong, bros malding
@@AntpoisonIt’s not the worse boss ever but he is right about it just constantly attacking.
@@eligreg99 Absolutely but that’s the whole trope of the fight, you need to learn to deal with a hyper aggressive enemy using the tools at your disposal, He is parryable and dodgeable and can be outspaced by a competent player
@@Antpoison I just beat him in about 10 tries. This is my first time playing Dark Souls 3 after coming from ER and DS1. It was more satisfying beating him legit than cheesing him. All I did was use a shield to block his kick and should attacks and hit him with a light attack or two before retreating and repeating that lol. He’s actually not that hard if you don’t play aggressive like he is and just wait for a chance to get a hit in.
You sir are a gentleman and a scholar. First time actually successfully parrying to the end
yo thank you this video helped me alot when i was stuggling to beat this dude i like when a youtuber actually tells you when to properlly time the parry so thank you so much this help me alot have a blessed day
Glad to help! Parry timing is something I struggled with a lot in ds3 at first, and when I would see boss videos saying, "just parry this attack," I'm over here like "bruh I suck at parrying though." That's exactly why I wanted to include it. That way even if someone isn't great at it, the guide can still help them. Thanks for showing the channel some love!
three years later but thank you so much goat
It’s like a well aged cheddar slice
Stinky, yellow, and delicious?
dude! i have been struggling with this boss and i took him down in one attempt with your advice. thank you!!!!
Your guide isn't the only one that says to parry with a small shield but its is the only one that says to dodge always to the right and to go for the jumping attack which helped me win the fight. Thanks mate
Man thank you so so much. I ve been trying on him for about 2hrs, watched your video and insta killed him. Amazing! Didnt know the parry times on Caestus are that insane. Much love!
Thx for that tip you saved my life you
champion sunn brother.
i’m glad i’m not the only one that says grundyr
how is this a cheese it’s literally playing the game as intended
Thanks man! Parry helped a lot to me. I've used Dragon Crest Shield +5
You can still partially trap him by the entrance/wall area and toxic mist him through the wall. He does get around eventually but you might only need to do this 3 or 4 times and dodge a handful of times.
This requires me be good at parrying and I am the worst person that ever existed in dark souls at parries
thanks to you i now know how to parry
Holy! I’ve beat him with your method !! TYSMMM
So Here i am after hours of suffering
Honestly, I just used great chaos fire orb on him with the pyromancy rings equipped and it did quite a substantial amount of damage, albeit it was pretty damn hard to dodge his attacks but I managed to push through in the end
I used your start.
And while I am shaking currently as I have just managed to beat him, all I can say rn is:
THANK.
YOU.
Thank you for this guide!! I just upgraded my spiked mace to lightning +7 and killed him for the first time ever after about 5 tries or so😄 I'm not skilled at parrying but the caestus saved my life!
Melania was easier than this guy😭
Honestly I agree
thank you so much dude! i never cared for parrying prior to this fight lol
Thank you! You are a saviour!
Thanks a loot man ! Struggled for 3 hours on this fk boss !! Until i sow your video , after 6 tires naked and with the knuckles in my right hand 😊 I've done it ... easy ... you deserved a subscription 🎉
Dude this is so unfair he leaves like a 1 second attack opening
Yeah so I beat a day after I posted this comment
This dude never stop attacking 😂😂😂😂 I’m ng+3 and oh boy he’s hella hard
Not everyone can parry tho since this isn't cheese but how to fight it correctly.
Cheese would be getting the boss stuck and use the environment against him which you can do damage while being untouchable or push him off the ledge.
I just wanna say at all points of this video I was extremely on edge just seeing how low your health lvl was
This feels like watching TH-cam in 2007 again
So basically get gud or no heir of fire
"Easy cheese"
who tf knew that that first strike could be parried!? this guy. thats who. that spin move after the champs charge can also be parried.
its so frustrating with this guy. I can parry the first 2-3 attacks no prob. At phase 2, you don't know what to expect since he moves so fast (and you can't pop an estus cuz of that).
hope this guide with phase 2 tips helps.
less worse than the dancer early tho (that was hellish xD).
Lol dodging right surely doesn't work for me, it hits me with everything. Maybe because i play with keyboard.
Im using weapon art of the Dragonslayer spear and swordmaster distraction, almost killed him many times cuz the weapon art does like 500 600 damage and has hyper armor the only problem is when he kills the sword guy cuz then i cant heal or drink ashen estus
apparently parrying with the katana stance doesnt work?
TE AMO
@@EnkiduLeFay LO SÉ
Just don't get hit. He literally won't let you heal. Trash boss
bro champion gundyr is such a fun boss once you learn his moveset. (imo) Just like The Dancer, you can really have some fun with her
I parry to early i get killed i do it too late i get hurt so mean Gunther
But what about his second form 😅
He really caused anyone have trouble? i mean if youre not highly underleveled champion is on the easier side of bosses
"Git gud kid your just bad at the game"
This boss doses no attacks I can perry
How do I put parry on the caestus bc mine has perseverance
If you have caestus equipped in your off hand only, your L2/LT (or whatever it is on PC) is automatically a parry. Any fist type weapon can work this way in ds3.
parrying didnt do a damn thing
I started Dark Souls 3 yesterday, only had enough time to get past Ludex Gundyr/First Boss, and I didn't know he wasn't as hard to fight as it looks since all these bosses look like they eat Steroid O's, and honest question, does anyone know how to back stab on Xbox? And is it champion gundyr when you do a new game plus or something?
Backstab is just a matter of positioning and making sure your character's feet are planted before you press R1, but they don't apply to like 90% of bosses. As for what makes him Champion Gundyr instead of Iudex Gundyr...I think I'll let someone else spoil that for you 🤙
@@sunnbrothers3183 Thanks, this game seems fun to get into but it just took some time for me to get use to the controls
You’ll get to Champion Gundyr after finding a secret location
Hello! Happy to be early
Yea this boss is fucking stupid. Hard but “fair” my ass. If he hits you once you might as well just give up because you are not healing.
It’s not a cheese 😢
Made it on the first
Thanks
great parrying as a cheese? not what i was looking for. i can’t parry for the life of me
Same😂
How to do it easy learn how to parry lmao
Except I'm shite at parrying in ds3 mate lol you only need to learn how to parry a single move, and bait him into it. It is easy. If it wasn't, I wouldn't be able to do it 😂
@@sunnbrothers3183 haven't parryed once intentionally
@@d1m4e32 this fight is honestly where I learned how, so you might take advantage of the fact that you've been stuck on this boss to practice. Idk how anyone parries pontiff though. The pope always kicks my butt 😂
@@sunnbrothers3183 Yee I know the parry in ds1 was near perfect idk why they didn't copy past it
@@d1m4e32 I think because parrying in ds1 was almost too easy, whereas 3 requires you to REALLY know your timing.
lies, there is built in cheese, play dex build
You call this cheese ? Jesus christ
A strategy is not a cheese. Click-bait title.
cheese strategy
noun. Gaming. A strategy that seeks to provide means for overcoming a challenge (e.g. a boss fight) not by engaging with the challenge itself but rather by bypassing it altogether. It is oftentimes exploitative of a game's mechanics, taking advantage of oversights in game balance made by the developers to easily deal with an obstacle.
"Strategy" is literally part of the whole phrase, and is included in the definition. This cheese exploits Gundyr's AI, baiting him to trigger his most easily parried attack, thus comparatively trivializing the encounter.
Don't confuse "cheese" with things like "glitch" or "break." Some some cheeses are glitches, some break enemy AI completely, others simply manipulate enemy AI to make it behave the way you want.
@@sunnbrothers3183 Don't know where you found THAT definition, but here's another: "Cheesing is video-game slang for beating tasks or enemies through tactics that while not exactly cheating, are certainly not following Queensbury rules. When you cheese a game, you're exploiting systemic quirks or apparent design oversights to gain maximum advantage for minimum skill or effort." Most gamers I know understand cheesing to be a way of defeating an enemy using unintended methods. Not necessarily a glitch, but a clear deviation from what the developers intended. Using the Millwood Greatbow outside the fog is a cheese. Gaining a platform to shoot arrows where the enemy can't get to you is a cheese. Parrying is built into the game and is intended to be used. Gundyr is especially susceptible to it. If you look up "How to cheese" whatever boss you get a whole bunch of videos like yours that are using tactics and strategy as intended and labeling it cheese to get people t o click on the link. We'd check Fextra.
@biggusgibbus8144 "exploiting systemic quirks," oh, you mean like exploiting AI triggers to cause the enemy to only repeat the same highly parryable attack over and over, creating a massive gap in the skill required to defeat them? Interesting.
So there's to way to cheese him and then you made a video and labeled it a cheese. Lame.