Moreover, the boss can change direction in the middle of his brutal combos, which means that when you no longer invincible, you'll pay for your positioning. Iudex tends to anticipate the second roll and will attack. When you're ready to attack, roll toward the boss and through its melee attacks - a classic Souls tactic that takes advantage of a few frames during the animation when you're invincible.ĭon't roll too much, though. Shields are an effective counter to Iudex's sweeping melee attacks which have a ton of range, so keep your distance when you're not attacking.Īpproaching Iudex Gundyr from the front is risky because of his grabbing attack. If you feel cheap, you can get a few hits in immediately after you pull the sword from its chest. Tactics (first phase): In keeping with the training theme of the Cemetery of Ash, Iudex Gundyr is a well-rounded boss that can teach you to be well-rounded. Short version tactic: Mix up rolls and blocks. They'll rise when they detect your presence, so walk quietly over to rouse and fight them one at a time. Take the left path and defeat the final two enemies in the area. Hug the cliff's edge and defeat the next enemy to attack you. Walk up the path and kill the enemy waiting for you at the top. Before leaving, pillage a corpse to collect five Firebombs. Steer clear of the cliff edge when fighting the second enemy, lest you fall to your death. Lock on to the closest enemy, walk off the cliff and perform a Plunging Attack. This will trigger a fight against Iudex Gundyr, Dark Souls 3's first boss.įollow the steps in the critical path, but instead of going through the arch, turn around and head left toward the cliffside. Remove the sword from the knight in the middle of the area. You'll see another enemy with a crossbow in the distance. Drop down one more level, on top of an enemy you can defeat easily with a Plunging Attack, in which you hold your light attack while falling. You'll land on top of a coffin, where you can collect a Titanite Shard. Back up, start running and jump off the cliff. Note how the path ends at a cliff overlooking a glowing item on top of a coffin. In each section of this guide, we've broken down the various paths, detailing what you'll find along the way.įrom the Cemetery of Ash bonfire, take the path on the left and defeat the enemy who comes charging. Ignoring them, however, means you lose the opportunity to find hidden items and fight enemies to earn souls for leveling and making purchases. No matter which area you're in, you can ignore most of the branches if you're concerned with the critical path. The Cemetery of Ash is a microcosm of Dark Souls 3 level design, which almost always offers branching paths away from a bonfire. Light the bonfire, and you'll receive the Rest gesture. You'll walk along the edge of a cliff, a path that leads you to the first bonfire, Cemetery of Ash. Return to where the enemy with the crossbow was standing and walk past. Walk to the side of the cemetery opposite of the alcove with the crystal enemy, and you'll find one final enemy to kill. In the far left corner of the alcove, you'll also find a Soul of an Unknown Traveler.Įxit the alcove with your guard up, and you'll find an enemy firing a crossbow on a small staircase leading out of the Cemetery. Vanquishing it will give you a Titanite Scale, an item you'll use for crafting many hours from now. There's no need to defeat this enemy now, though you can with careful use of blocks and roll dodges. Inside, you'll find a large and powerful monster with crystals growing out of its cat-like frame. Filled with waist-high water, it slows down your movement, and a tip in the ground warns you to turn back. Kill them, creating distance so that they can't gang up on you.īeyond where they were laying, you'll find another alcove. Continue forward, and you'll face two more enemies who at first appear to be sleeping but will jump up and attack as you approach. Collect the Ashen Estus Flask, an item that controls feeds your blue FP meter.įollow orange messages on the ground create, which will lead you to an enemy and a backstabbing tutorial. Make your way out of the alcove, turn right and kill another enemy sitting in front of a fountain. Kill your first enemy, and take the path into an alcove on the right, where you'll find a corpse to loot for a Soul of a Deserted Corpse. The Cemetery of Ash also reinforces another Souls staple: Enemies are everywhere.įrom the game's starting point, head straight, reading all the tutorial tips on the ground. Always explore off the beaten path and use the camera to help discover a myriad of hidden items. For newcomers, this is also a great place to learn how to explore a typical Souls environment, which rewards exploration. This is the starting point of Dark Souls 3, a mashup of a level and a tutorial that teaches you the basic controls. Be sure to check out all of our maps for Dark Souls 3.
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