Soul of Cinder is an amalgamation of previous Lords of Cinder such as Lord Gwyn and the Chosen Undead (assuming they survive and manages to link the flame in their world), and every other character who has ever linked the First Flame. If you break away you can sneak in some Kukris while it's doing the combo. Title. Soul of Cinder doesn’t do it as much, and I am having difficulties dealing damage to it without trading my health. Keep an eye on both his blade and body (consistent with a pevious tip) to counteract this. In the opening cutscene, someone wearing the Firelink Set drags a corpse into the shrine before partaking in the ash ritual that takes the player to the kiln. Playstation Network. Second best option: Use lightning/dark/frost, any weapon you are comfortable with. This is very fast and will close the distance to you almost instantly. Sister Friede and Slave Knight Gael are WAY harder. After restoring its health to full in a damaging explosion of fire, he will abandon its previous moveset (reverting his sword to its default form if necessary) in favor of a moveset very similar to Lord Gwyn's moveset from Dark Souls, with the exception of a few new attacks. One of the coolest fights in the Dark Souls series. His passive healing period is kind of iffy, but doable if those conditions are met, as well. The Soul of Cinder resting at the bonfire. This will save you from all of his melee attacks! Armor of the Soul of Cinder, a deific manifestation of the Lords of Cinder, who linked the First Flame. Defeating the Soul of Cinder will cause it to regenerate all of its HP with an AoE attack followed by an aerial slash, moving on to phase 2. However, the Soul of Cinder will have a new, fast combo that, if caught up in, will juggle the player in the air. Don’t get me wrong, Slave Knight Gael is really difficult, but he gives plenty of opportunities to retaliate. Medium difficulty to be enjoyable by a variety of builds without forcing to respec, change gear and META our characters. 4. The different fighting tactics make for a very memorable boss fight. Focus on the aspects that are hard to do in the fight (this also cures repeated deaths), that the player is not invincible to, and only pop one Estus at a time. The Lords of Cinder are those who had the strength and power to link the first flame and … During 2nd, 3rd, etc. If Cinder keeps killing you, one trick is to mess with different passive stacking effects, from rings, armor, and other equipment. Location Keep kiting him and rolling away from spells. If he happens to be healing in phase two, then his longest combo is six to eight hits. But then again the whole game feels easier in comparison to DS1 and 2. The best strategy is to Roll & Counter as much as possible and keep away from its signature attack. 9. Wields a catalyst and casts various types of spells: Launches the player into the air and hits them 4 times, then strikes the sword into the ground for an AOE damage. Wields a straight sword and attacks with sweeping/slashing/thrusting moves. This is a great chance to deal damage, but be careful not to get hit, since any hit during the combo will combo you. Cannot be parried. During second phase, flame explosion is capable of deflecting spells like Great Soul Dregs. You can see the cloud if you run away from Soul of Cinder and look upward above it. I use an all-melee build, and any tips on defeating him would be appreciated. However, it is slightly-resistant to fire attacks, so pyromancies or fire damage will be less effective, especially in the second phase. Whenever it wants to do the five-hit-combo, it will raise up its greatsword and charge up the flame for a brief second, which allows you to evade. It is seen as the amalgamation of all the Lords of Cinder, with a variety of Dark Dialectics spells and movesets used during its first phase and the use of Gwyn's moveset for the second phase. Just beware of its spear charge and continue keeping your distance, and its spinning attack will miss you completely, giving you the chance to lob some spells at it. (Helm) /..taking the shape of a … Once you defeat him you can activate the ending and start (or not) your new NG+ playthrough. Contributions to Fextralife Wikis are licensed under a, Melee Tactic, Bow used against 5 hit combo, SL66, Irithyll Rapier, Champion's Gravetender & Gravetender Greatwolf, Souls: NG (100,000), NG+ (150,000), NG++ (220,000), NG+3 (225,000), NG+4 (240,000), NG+6 (250,000), NG+7 (255,000), Phase 1: NG (6557), NG+ (6655), NG++ (7321), NG+3 (7653), NG+4 (7986), NG+5 (8652), NG+6 (8985), NG+7 (9317), Phase 2: NG (4209), NG+ (4272), NG++ (4700), NG+3 (4913), NG+4 (5127), NG+5 (5554), NG+6 (5768), NG+7 (5982). anonim01 , drs32 and more user helped me .my discord 동운#2729enjoy :)model from dark souls3 soul of cinder modelreally thanks for elfonz0 he gave me emssiv During Phase II the boss will have considerably less health, making this portion quicker. And punish him when he wiffs. Strangely, it will not deflect throwable items like Kukri. Time signature. Challenging but legit easier than the nameless pog. During the second phase, he can roll and dodge ranged attacks. 11. The Soul of Cinder is available as figure for Funko Pop line and Dark Souls 3 Collector's Edition - in order to avoid spoilers - under the name of "Red Knight". Can you just parry this dude to death in his second phase like you could to gwyn? Go in with lots of Estus Flasks, and keep yourself healed. BTW I suck ass at phase 2 SoC. The Soul of Cinder has a fifth weapon style that goes unused, involving a greatsword. Its weapon of choice is the Firelink Greatsword, a massive version of the Coiled Sword that can change its shape to suit its wielder's needs. Can be poise-broken but with no opening for a critical attack. I really dislike those spear hitboxes, but apart from that I can't fault this boss. To beat him easily, stay at a medium-far distance from him, and patiently wait for him to eventually perform his massive slash combo. The boss won't stagger if the player gives it breathing room where its poise meter will fill up. One of its new attacks involves three unique uses of the Sunlight Spear miracle; the first being a standard Sunlight Spear hurled forward, and the second being a Sunlight Spear that is thrown upward into the air. Its best attack is a large combo followed by an explosion. Instrument. Soul of Cinder is the last boss in the game. Souls of Cinder is the final boss of Dark Souls 3, so don’t expect an easy fight. This keeps the fight interesting. Crystal Homing Soulmasses have some AI, they are reluctant to attack when your shield is up. Soul Stream is a good time to deal damage. Soul of Cinder attacks are connected with 7 types of damages, what makes creating a proper build difficult. The benefit of knowing this is that you now do not need to know everything about his moves! Its spear/miracle phase is arguably the easiest. After a moment, it pulls its sword out of the ground and engages the player. I managed to beat him on my first attempt with a ranged sorcerer build.Gwyn and Neshandra were harder than this guy. It can use Farron Hail, Soul Spear, Soul Greatsword or Soul Stream but all these attacks are easy to roll under and counter. Still, your first priority is keeping your distance. Wiki Shop. This is a great time to deal some damage with your melee character. Dark Souls III Chatroom. Grabs the player, lifts them into the air and creates an explosion. However, beware that this strategy is difficult to pull off when the Soul of Cinder uses its Scimitar moveset, because he will start attacking in quick succession. In his second phase, he will channel the essence of Gwyn, the first Lord of Cinder, but retain some of his own abilities. W Weaknesses, resistances, immunities You can also hit it when it's coming at you but it may roll. The Soul of Cinder's second phase begins once the first phase's health bar has been depleted. It is dangerous to keep close to the boss as it might lead to depleting stamina and/or getting caught in his grab or five-hit combo. The Soul of Cinder is the deific manifestation of every person that linked the fire, which is why it uses player movesets in the first phase to emulate every player that chose the Link the Fire ending in Dark Souls. For Dark Souls III on the PlayStation 4, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "So...Soul of Cinder. I He doesn't heal in most encounters of this phase, so this is viable. file size 5064.3 MB. 3. This page details the Big Bad Ensemble of Dark Souls III, the Lords of Cinder. (God of Cinder) Installation guide: 1.Unpack your game files with UXM (if you haven't done that already) 2. [1] As such, it wields the combined abilities, weapons, and magic of its components, giving him tremendous power. Trivia While the second phase is on, a rebooted version of Gwyn, The Soul of Cinder will increase in speed and damage at this point. 2. model from dark souls3 soul of cinder model issue: em texture flikering i dk how to fix it x( -fixed my discord here 김동운#2729 update news ! During the second phase, it is best to maintain distance from the boss and try to bait out its jump attack, which is easily avoidable and leaves it open for a hit or two. So of course, paying more attention is going to give better results, and that is just an absolute. The best way to deal with its melee attacks is to block and step backwards. ". NG+ It's basically boss vs boss at mine. (For example, personally this contributor was able to avoid his great-spear phase like a boss, but absolutely could not handle soul spears in the beginning attempts.) Cinder likes to heal with a miracle in his first phase. If you miss an opening, don't get greedy. Misses half his attacks, can't get through your block, doesn't parry or critical.Only problem is his curved sword version which can bypass block for a weak hit, and one of the weakest grabs in the game. In the first phase, the player has no choice but to hit hard, because he will heal for about one third of his total HP, and also has a passive heal that will cut down your energy, level of interest, and estus flasks which will keep you in the game. It is most likely to parry the player while recovering from being staggered in this phase. 2. Often, he will throw in a combo that uses delays to mess with timing, and it is better to just wait for a heavy attack, where he really throws his weight into the swing, for an opening. 6. My favorite way to beat bosses like Soul of Cinder and Gael is to basically have a summon (NPC, or preferably another player), and take turns distracting him while the other attack from behind. 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