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@@thomassmith8563 I think 40dex/40str or 40/35. Sorry for the year late answer =/ Often YT does not ping the channel owner, if somebody writes a reply to an existing comment and In my list only the newest "direct" comments show on top, so it's almost impossible to see, if I don't stumble upon a comment by accident, while looking directly at the comment section of the video, like I did today :D
I really hope my plus ten lightning infused Lothric greatsword will do enough damage to him... I have to admit I'm really dreading this boss fight lol and that says alot considering the fact that I'll still have Gael and the Lord of cinder to contend with after defeating him.
To be fair, fextralife isnt claiming there is nothing more to know about bosses than their guides. But they give nice intros to what to expect. After i wiped on midir a bunch of times on my own, trying my own way with the basics from fextra, i ended up here for a better guide cause basically, i gave up trial and error on my own. Different levels of various guides are fine.
@@DM-rb2qt maybe I was originally a little too harsh on Fextra. It's just that their guide seems like they beat the boss once, never co op'd it and made a guide with their misguided tactics and passed it off as helpful when frustrated player are going to find it and just die more because of it. 3 years ago that really irked me.
This boss made me put the game down for a while. For months. I wasn’t even coming close and this guide changed everything for me. Nice work bro, I butchered him last night I was literally shaking when I did it lol smh
haha good to hear you finally beat him :) Yes it gets really intense in these games, when you beat a boss after you struggled a lot with him before. Happy to hear, that you found my guide helpful ^^
For me, it's not as bad as Friede. Against her I get so angry and frustrated. But when I die to Midir I don't. Why? Friede is extremely unpredictable (unless you fought her a million times, of course, but I'm talking as a casual player here). Midir telegraphs his movements extremely well and it feels like, if I get hit, it's because of me and not because of a randem quick attack.
I refuse.. absolutely refuse to do a full run and not solo every boss. I very nearly cracked that rule on Midir. This guide helped a ton. Solo run saved!
I watched loads of videos and tried them all and they didn't work. I tried this video yesterday, tried for around 4 hours and.... It worked! Thank you very much. Stay in front of his head Be patient, only hit him once, maybe twice!
Finally, an actual strategy. Most "strategy" videos on UA-cam are simply "watch my boss fight!" and offer nothing of substance. This contribution is exactly what I expect from a discussion of strategy. Fantastic!
I learn Midir's by trying helping people mostly at first. Then I watched your vid, tried Midir alone and with patience (that was hard), I beat him on my first serious try. Thanks for your guide, really helpful. And for people who can't beat him, just be a lot patient and only hit the head that's really the key !
Astoria greatsword gave me a stunned/riposte opportunity when he was about 25%. Knocked him down to 5% and finished him easy (after fucking it up the first time though lol). Also a sharp Astoria Greatsword will give around 1022 dmg on a charged heavy attack, if you get the window (like after he does the pointing down flame/circle attack).
Good guide. My issue with Midir and why I don't think he's a good boss is for 2 reasons. The fact he doesn't really have any weaknesses outside of taking a little more damage when you hit his head and having a fairly large hitbox, mixed with his massive health pool. The health pool would normally be fine, I dealt with it no problem in Bloodborne and it can work well in dark souls 3 as well, for example Gael has a high health pool but he gives you breathing room and can even be staggered after several hits. Meanwhile Midir takes and insane amount of hits and can kill you in literally 2 or 3 hits and even 1 shot you. The boss isn't technically that hard but there's stuff that causes the fight to go on and on and eventually you're going to make a mistake.
Yes I agree. Midir is a very binary boss. Don't get hit and hit his head once after dodging until he is dead. There is not much else you can do (at least melee). All you do, is just waiting for his attacks. And in Souls and esp. DaS3 there are many bosses like that, but they are usually not as punishing as Midir + only be able to effectively hit his head, limits your options tremendously. If you don't hit his head, you drag the fight on forever and create more opportunities for you making mistakes. I really dislike the one body part weakness design in this case. I think that is this boss designs biggest problem (ofc changing this would need a more complex move set for Midir).
It's also annoyingly one of the boss fights in the game that's actually harder when you summon a phantom since you can only get the occasional hit in on him with an even bigger health pool, and also the fact that he's changing targets which can really mess you up and you're more likely to get hit by his devastating attacks.
He is a giant dragon what did you expect? Not to mention he is the last Dragon Boss of the Souls Series, best make him difficult otherwise it would be too disappointing. He also gives you tons of breathing room for healing, since all of his combos have 2-3 second delays in between. I agree though that the head weakspot is ridiculous, but then again he does bring his head down low for you to hit, and it is common knowledge the head is a good weakspot. And how would you stagger a dragon? He was the literal descendant of the archdragons, he wont be so easily staggered as Gael. And he can be staggered, if you put pressure on his head long enough.
THIS is how it's done casuals. That other guide that goes for the tail is stupid and too many hosts die on me by doing that. They also trigger the tail attack too many damn times.
I disagree. Me and my cousin have been getting stomped by Midr on our new game + run, and our closest efforts so far have been where I - a strength build - bait his head and get the big hits in, while my cousin runs under and dexes his tail continuously. I agree though, the only downside is the damn tail swipe catching me as he spins around to go after my cousin. We had him down to less than a quarter HP last night and that's exactly how I died.
@@pinealdreams1064 I fight him alone though and if titles were a thing in DS3 I'd be a dragon slayer since I help hosts fight Midir, Oceiros and Nameless King. The only reason I stopped is because I kept getting summoned as that damned half light sissy. I wish there was an option to just redo a boss fight in the bonfire or something. Here's a funny story and maybe the host who summoned me might recognize this. I had one instance where a host just sat on the farthest corner of the cave, which I prefer to be honest, and let me destroy Midir taking probably a couple of hits. Then when he was about to die, at the corner of my screen I saw the host racing me for the last hit and he got comboed to death. Then he summoned me again and performed the gesture where he falls to the ground to tell me that he fucked up and I gave him the clap gesture. After that we went down again this time he just watched as a did the same thing. That said, I fought Midir probably 50 times before his patterns have been ingrained in me that now he feels slow but always fun. Head is the best way and I've probably killed him a few hundred times by myself.
This guy is never easy. Even if you've mastered his attacks, it's still a fight that will last for at least 12 to 15 minutes, in which a single mistake can get you killed. You can learn how to fight him, like every other boss, but that doesn't make it easy.
Finally beat him after 3 hours! I had no estus left and I thought I was done, but then I staggered him and it only took two more hits to beat him. Excellent guide, you really just have to be patient, don't get greedy and study his tells. Once you're in the zone, eventually you'll outlast him.
Thank you very much for the video and the detailed explanation. Your guide is the best I could find. I watched your video as if I was studying for a test. I defeated Midir on my second try. Also, thank you for the Nameless King and the Demon Prince guides. I beat both of them on my first try. It was amazing!
I personally started fighting midir for like the first time and it HEAVILY reminds me of Kalameet when I first fought him (still have that ptsd when I fought him) and I must say after only fighting him twice so far (no I haven't killed him yet) it does give me those moments where it felt like I was fighting Kalameet and hopefully with this insight of midir, I can hopefully defeat him without too many mistakes since I am only able to fight him offline and will not be able to get help from anyone, I'll let y'all know if I did it
@@ThePhilosophersGames I managed to do it after dying 5 times and I must say, it felt great and now I can safely say that midir is well... easier then Kalameet lmao
I know I'm too late but i fought him Bow only and killed him... it's much safer because you can see his attacks clearly and doodge it still difficult boss and he can reach you fast
Also worth noting: Dragonhead shield (you can find 2 in the DLC) has 80 fire damage block, very useful for his fire attecks. I also had massive success using dragonslayer/ringed knight armor as they have high fire and dark resistances
Actually fun fact ancient dragons in dark souls lore literally don't have genitalia of ank kind as a result of being everlasting entities so regardless there wouldn't be any crown jewels for you to hit in the first place lolxd!..
I'm a bit late to the party, but thank you for an excellent guide! After having rage-quit him years ago, I finally picked my Dragonslayer's Axe up again and went at him, and I have since beaten him three times, all solo.
No problem, hapyp you found it useful Yes I thought this would be the most useful approach. The problem might be that it takes too much time making guides like these this way. You have to record all the attacks (some are very rare), you have to develop a strategy for dodging them, etc. Makes a guide like this time consuming to produce (which might be why I only made few of them for my channel). Esp. the boss that usually might make a guide interesting for people, are also the most complex bosses with tons of moves as well.
This is my favorite fight, similar to the dragon DLC fight in DS1, and the dragon DLC fight in DS2. I guess I like them the most because it's less about perfectly timing a nonsensical invincible roll in response to an enemy telegraphing a swing, but holding it way too long, and which will do a full 360 locked onto you in the air. These fights remind me of some good fights in DeS, more about learning the quirks and spacing and positioning.
Wait.... at 8:55, that downward fire spew refined into the laser then swung wildly, that's literally shin godzilaa beat for beat. Honestly, not that big of a surprise, as shin godzilla breath attack reveal was BREATH taking (pun very much intended), now every time I see Midir use it I just see shin. Thats crazy.
Thank you :) The best way to dodge it for me was running under (or behind him). But he can still reach there, so you have to be still very careful. Ofc you need to recognize this attack early and always try to stay relatively close. I hope this helps.
ThePhilosophersGames Thanks man, I finally killed the beast! If you want to avoid the laser spam, you have to go under his legs but near his LEFT foot. The secret is not to panic and as soon as he start the attack dodge the first beam and then go straight to the dragon. Just subscribed, you deserve it. :)
Good to hear and thank you :) Yes I remember also staying close to his left foot, which was quite successful. But if you are not positioning correctly, you could still be hit.
Great video - just love all the explanation you have done. You can add a small tip - if you are playing on a controller you may want to increase your camera speed - up to even something like 8-9-10...
For f***ing sake, after a few tries I can kick the ass of any boss in "Soulsborne", but Midir wipes the floor with me every time I dare to face him and he makes me feel like a f***ing noob. I could try to blame the crappy camera, but this is an issue in many bossfights in DS (plus Bloodborne) and I still managed to defeat them. Maybe I should simply accept that I found my master boss instead of dying over and over an OVER again. On the other side every playthrough of DS3 feels so incomplete with one victory missing. DAMN, this is annoying...
Here is my strategy: Strength/faith build, dragonslayer greataxe +5. Survive the first phase by staying in front of his head like you said, try to bait his claw/bite attacks or run away if he is spitting fire. Second phase try to get his laser attack, avoid it by sprinting left of the initial laser and then sprint to the right of his head after to avoid explosion damage During the cooldown, smack him twice with the special attack. This will stagger him. Do a critical attack (hornet ring!). Likely his health pool melted away by then, requiring only a couple of hits at most to burn his remaining health.
I watched this guide 2 times , I use dragonslayer greataxe+5 , which deals pretty good damage to both physical and lightning , but it seems that i am more good by hitting his feet , when I hit his head , he does the dash attack , which you said was dangerous and its really common when I fight him.
This could have been one of the most epic boss battles in gaming history if it weren't for some of his bullsh*t moves. Especially the dark laser combo in the second phase. Yes, I am frustrated, so maybe I am exaggerating, but this boss is just peak fromsoftware bad in some places. I don't care about "git gud", seriously, FS is not perfect, as is no developer. Even the way to the boss area is just....urgh...
The best weapon to use against Midir is Artorias' greatsword, transposed with the Abyss Watchers' soul, a heavy weapon that deals a lot of damage per hit, plus has bonus damage against abyssal creatures.
Always aim for the head. Run to the side if he's gonna breathe fire and attack. Do not use UGS or spears. Always go for fast straight swords or katanas, mix with pontiff's right eye and carthus milk ring and you're good to go
it works well when he do fire breath attacks. I try to fight him with a lightning Zwei and it was very slow and couldn't connect combos so the pontiff's right eye doesn't work. I did beat him with a washing pole +10, fast attacks and pontiff's ring do like 1k damage
Ofc if you want to use Pontiff's Right Eye, UGS won't work. UGS are probably slower, but they work too, if you are patient. I think I beat him with an Uchi first time, but I also beat him with the Zweihänder.
I used (in two separate playthroughs) the DS Greataxe and the Zwei. It's about knowing the timing and seizing the chance when you can safely strike - and when not to.
happy it worked out so well for you :) Yes I think a lot of Dark Souls' difficulty is based on the player lacking knowledge, which is why playing it can feel so rewarding. When you learn, things you struggled with or thought to never accomplish can suddenly become almost easy and it feels like you have become better (which is true too). Good luck on your further journey ^^
Didn't really help me hitting once or twice doesn't help if I still can't dodge the attacks his health is bullshit his damage is bullshit and somehow he can move so quickly even tho he must weigh at least a hundred tons it's so bullshit
Thank you for spending the time and souls to make this video. It has turned the most frustrating boss battle in the game into the most anticipated fight for each play-through.
You can totally fight this boss with lock-on. It's not too dizzying like people make it out to be if you watch you're position, and it makes you feel like a badass, going toe-to-toe face-to-face with a dragon rather than scampering around his feet like a rat.
Yes, it's totally possible with camera lock, but I think it's still easier without. The approach of this guide is to stay in front of his head almost all the time, so it would work with log on, but I like the overview and option to move the camera freely.
+PaszerDye Yes! I fought him like this and it was so intense and exciting! It felt so incredibly badass dodging while the camera swings about. I always fight bosses with lockdown, even if it makes it harder. The reason? It makes the fights so much more intense. Every single fight gets you on the edge of cardiac arrest. It's a feeling I like to call the "dark souls high".
What I've been doing, and Ive only made it to phase 2 twice so I'm still learning his attack variations and I'm not an expert, I've been locking onto his head staying far enough away to recognize his attacks, trying to bait his downward fire/laser attack NOT standing directly in front of him, as soon as he lifts his head the fire aoe is gone sprint forward to where his head is in time to charge a heavy attack, that's the only one I punish because I know I won't miss him, only time I break lock on is during his tantrum and flying and spitting fire, using a heavy lothric knight greatsword +10 with 43 strength a charged heavy to his head is doing 1045 dmg.
Taylor Kennedy Try practicing punishing his other attacks. Baiting a single attack will take literally forever. Once you get a feel for his attack patterns, you should have no problem punishing most of his attacks.
Michael Henry I did right after I posted that this morning, second phase was easy only took three charged heavy attacks to the nose and then a critical definitely had an easier time reading him after I kept just going in not expecting to live to see what I could hit and what I couldn't and learn his attacks.
Thank you! I will try him again this weekend, Im SL 125 and stuck on this guy for like the last 3 weeks, I used a black iron greatshield and longsword but cant even get his HP down to 70%, does too little damage, then I swapped to a great mace but without the shield I take way too much damage and is out of estus when he is about 40%. Im gonna use that Lothic Knight greatsword since it has build in lighting dmg with a Black Knight Shield and see how I do.
Worst boss I've ever played. Sekiro is 10 times easier then this boss. The fact you can barely see him at times is so stupid. Bad boss design. And how it's RNG (random) if you will hit his head, sometimes your off by a pixel, knowing you missed 15 hits the whole match when you successfully dodged is so stupid
Yes, the camera problems in this fight can be infuriating and you should think hitting a boss of this size, can't be too difficult, but being limited to hit the head is also a bit annoying ^^ But Sekiro also had similar infuriating camera parts to be fair, but the enemies die at least faster.
great guide i struggled about 1 hour trying to kill him with a bad weapon (sharp great corvian scythe - around 400ar but doing 192 damage per hit in the head), changed to sellsword and watched this video, down in the first try the tips about rolling through the fire and how to dodge both dark beam and flying flame was crucial
I’m hyper aggressive in this fight and try to stay on top of him at all times; this works well as im able to dodge all his physical attacks consistently, but when he does his AOE fire attacks it seems like I’m completely screwed. Anyone have advice? Should I alter my approach to be more of a head-on long range battle?
The AoE fire attacks are mostly easy to dodge. The only one that is very dangerous is his death laser that moved through half of the arena. I would try to stay close and hot the head when you can. Being patient and dodging everything.
Holy fuck man, I've been struggling with him for couple days now. Watched your video and got him in two attempts, wasn't even that difficult. Love you.
Hello, great guide! I just have one little question, when midir goes crazy and spams his laser everywhere, I find it very difficult to dodge when you are not close to him. Unfortunately, he does this attack most of the time when I am far away from him, stupid lizard… Do you have any advice on how to dodge it? Or should i just try to run as far as i can from him to try to avoid his laser?
Thank you ^^ On distance I found it really hard to dodge too (but I have not put much research into this). If I'm not mistaken it follows a very similar pattern (that has some tracking) every time so in theory if you recognize the pattern you should be able to dodge into the direction the laser is not going next. I find it most easy, when you are able to run between his legs. But also there you can get hit and need to move a bit.
This boss caused me to stop playing for a couple years, I finally came back to whoop its ass. Thank you so much, that final riposte is the best feeling ever btw :^)))
The most annoying part of this Boss is going down that ladder 15,000 times, again and again and again and again.....over and over and over and over. Why can't we just spawn in the Boss room?
I've come such a long way. From looking up guides and videos how to beat the Cleric Beast, to not even looking any guide and beating Midir all on my own. Soulsborne games are really special :)
Thank you :) Yes I think I missed one or two attacks. Sometimes bosses do the attacks all the time, but when I hit the record button they forget it exists xD
I got the platinum trophy for DS3 a long time ago but i was kinda sad cause the only boss i skipped was Midir so i decided to do another run and try to kill him, at first i was getting my ass clapped but after watching this guide i legit beat him so easily, thank you so much
thanks for the video......was able to finally beat him, also for some reason he didn't do his massive laser beam attack in his 2nd phase which helped me
I just beat him only because he started sandbagging in the second phase, I was out of estus when he was around ~35% hp and he did his super long laser move and just fell on the ground as if he was tired, gave me the time to do a ton of damage and then I even got a riposte on him for even more damage. From 35% hp to a oneshot just from that interaction. just a quick slap on the toe and he was dead at that point. Praise our lord and saviour Midir for going easy on me. Edit: The guide also really fucking helped a ton, so ty for that.
Out of all the guides I watched this one truly made a difference. Still took me five tries after the 20 tries before the video but I got better each time! Thanks man!
The hardest part is chasing him around the arena. I used the Dragon Crest Shield + Black Knight Greataxe, shielding most of the fire attacks really made a difference for me. You can also block the dash, although it consumes most of your stamina, but there's enough time afterwards for it to recharge.
Yes the laser is extremely deadly and that can be very annoying. I think the most dangerous one is his super crazy laser attack where he lasers the whole area. Even if yo try standing below him, you can get hit, so you have to move a bit even there, though you are relatively save. The other laser attack can be avoided as show in the video, but ofc you need to recognize it fast. Good luck on you fight!
Ugh. I've gotten to the very end twice now. Both times with one hit's worth of health left he flies to the opposite side of the arena and does that laser combo to one shot me. That's all I came here to see but you don't explain how to avoid it if you're not right next to him when he starts.
If you are far away, it's really a bit random (it seems to have slight tracking). You have to really focus on where the laser is going and keep moving. I would say to the left, if the laser comes close roll. The first laser beam comes directly at you. The part of the attack 2nd makes some kind of X so it is somewhat parallel to your running direction, which is very dangerous. And than it basically repeats a 2nd time: laser comes to you (a bit more left swing in it from your perspective) you followed by another X (it's not really an X but something like it more a + pattern) with the last part of the + coming at you again (I think it needs to be dodged). Representing the laser coming at you with the letter "I", it's: I X I + First laser is easy to dodge. the X can be dangerous, but the last 2 are the tricky part. I hope that helps :) PS: his left foot (if you look at him: the right side) is the safe place (be close), even though it can happen that he hits you there, there is one laser usually going close to his right foot between his legs.
Thank you so much, I had never even been able to get to midirs second phase after hours of trying, but after watching through this video I got to it and beat him in one attempt, thanks bro.
haha thank you, you too ^^ I try to read all (new standalone) comments and also answer as much as possible on my channel, though these days I do more Tolkien and Lord of the Rings related content instead of gaming stuff.
@@ThePhilosophersGames I’m honestly not sure what Tolkien is but either way I’m glad u are enjoying whatever you’re doing and you still seem to be interested in a similar genre of things (fantasy/medieval ish) just keep having fun with what you’re doing and keep at it friend! It means a lot that you are so dedicated to ur channel that you respond to super old videos like this!
Thank you ^^ Tolkien is the writer of Lord of the Rings, but there are more books than just Lord of the Rings, so just saying LotR would be not truly correct 😅
You, Sir, are the most awesome git gud master in the soulsverse! With your explanation of attacks and my mercury spell I finally managed to kill this boss on NG++ after countless furiating hours! Thank you mate, really! You have earned a new subscriber :D
Thanks a lot =) I write this a lot, but I'm really happy, that my guides are helping people. I hope you like Lord of the Rings, because I have not much Dark Souls content planned right now :P
Well done and congrats ^^ Midir can be quite annoying, but I think with the knowledge he suddenly becomes a lot easier. Happy my guide was useful for you.
Fantastic guide. I sent this to my friend who was struggling with him because I couldn't make him jive with the headsnipe strat by just watching me. Midir is actually my favorite boss in the Souls Series, since he's effectively a Monster Hunter boss in how you fight him and that is my favorite game series. I think for people who played MH he is a very fun and easy boss but for those who are more used to Souls he's much harder.
Your guide is a must! U are doing your work very good, I wish u will continue to do this guides. I have tried Midir 6 or 7 times this evening but nothing.. I cannot do that. With this guide I’ll try tomorrow
Honestly he becomes so much easier every new game cycle. He killed me 20 times in New Game, 15 times in +1 and around 7 times in +2. I expect NG+3 to be only 3 or 4 deaths.
If i were to face this boss right now, i would use a rapier with a leo ring on buffed with lighting damage on my dex build. I think i can get him about like 4 tries
When I first was watching you I was very greedy and thought you just got lucky. Then I finally listened to your advice, took it slow and crushed midir. Thank you
seriously am i the only one who didn’t have trouble with this boss i hit the head after a attack then switched to stomach rinse and repeat until he does the charge and just dodge to the side on a dex build btw
Took me a few times the first time I fought him. But he has a lot of HP, takes only little damage and can kill you quite fast, which is difficult to beat. Once you understand what to do and when to attack, he becomes a lot less scary, but that is true for all bosses with little to no RNG elements in them. Considering that difficulty is imo the probability of failing to defeat a boss, this is a boss where it's initially pretty high. But with some knowledge the probability to defeat him increases rapidly. More so than by pure e.g. muscle memory and recognizing patterns very fast, because he is very well telegraphed and relatively "slow". So people that can make use of their knowledge they gain during the fight, will not struggle as much. He has some nasty attacks that can one shot you, so there is little room for mistakes. I assume here people struggle.
You just earned a sub. I tried DS3 for the first time years ago and put the game down before killing Vordt. I just wasn’t in the mood for the challenge. A week ago I was going trough my catalog and decided to give it a second chance. Midir was the only boss that I summoned someone for help when I first fought him in NG++ because I wanted the Katana and once again wasn’t in the mood. Today, in NG+++ I decided that I wanted to do it alone and thanks to your guide I finally made it. Thanks for your work, bro! I’m loving this game!
yeep I have played DS3 alot, but never completet the 2 dlc XD. So last day I was like " going to make a new char and kill all bosses and do all things" and here we go I am soon done. (:
? You can survive the bite, but for a guide I can't assume that is the case for every player. I also trained until I could beat him very consistent. Still I usally a get hit here and there. One or two of those flying "things" from the 2nd phase often hit me. The crazy laser attack sometimes hit me too, even when I'm below him. But often it works like you seen at 10:03 min PS: I recorded multiple tries. One was without clothes.
@@ThePhilosophersGames This guy was just too much. I used a phantom to win first time through so my first true solo attempt was in NG+. Game made me pay for the first time in spades. Straight flogged my cheeks. Been awhile since I was left shaking after beating a boss. Thanks for the Intel, commander. :)
Been 3 years, but this guide was perfect. Tried a couple times at launch and got completely destroyed. After watching this guide I killed him on the first try. I used all my estus, but fealt prepared, and wasn't suprised by anything. Thanks.
I’m absolutely blown away. It seems like common sense especially with dark souls’ experience, patience. The way he worded that was perfect to what I needed to hear to apply my knowledge and skill from prior attempts. I’m about to go give this big boi a whoopin’ now!
Congratulations :) Happy my guide helped you out. Yes agreed, it may sound simple even if you already played the game so much, but patience is so important in this game and sometimes you forget, esp. if you get better at it and think you can beat every boss easy. Many bosses and enemies are always good at killing you ^^
Something to add on is a slightly easier way to avoid the beam attack in his first phase: when he begins the attack, position yourself a little to Midir's right and wait for him to shoot the beam straight out in front of him. Wait for the ground explosion after the beam and stand where the beam was. Move back a bit to make sure you don't get hit by the beam later in the attack. This makes the attack easier and much simpler to avoid but almost impossible to punish. Depends on how defensive or aggresive you wanna play.
@@ThePhilosophersGames Thank you! I watched this guide after beating Midir (so satisfying to learn him and his patterns) to see what I could improve on for my next battle with him, this guide is so thorough compared to others I've seen that just say "roll through his attacks" and that's it.
yes, if you learn a difficult boss it can become rally fun beating him. E.g. the Fume Knight in DaS2 can be like a dance. Thank you :) I try to make my guides (actually all my videos) quite in depth. Really surprised it got so many views. Sadly making a guide in this style takes quite some time, that's probably the reason why nobody on YT does it this way.
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It is indeed a sign of the glorious gods. Keep up your work.
Thanks, I'll do. Praise the Sun :D
I don't know if you still look at these or remember, but how much dex/str did you spec?
@@thomassmith8563 I think 40dex/40str or 40/35. Sorry for the year late answer =/ Often YT does not ping the channel owner, if somebody writes a reply to an existing comment and In my list only the newest "direct" comments show on top, so it's almost impossible to see, if I don't stumble upon a comment by accident, while looking directly at the comment section of the video, like I did today :D
I really hope my plus ten lightning infused Lothric greatsword will do enough damage to him... I have to admit I'm really dreading this boss fight lol and that says alot considering the fact that I'll still have Gael and the Lord of cinder to contend with after defeating him.
The Fextralife guide was utter garbage compared to this.
Thank you :) Sadly I'm not active in the Fextralife community (ofc I consult the wiki sometimes, at least for DaS3), so I can't post it there =/
every guide of his is just "Hold your shield up and max out every single skill"
@@ThePhilosophersGames thank you for your guide bro
To be fair, fextralife isnt claiming there is nothing more to know about bosses than their guides. But they give nice intros to what to expect. After i wiped on midir a bunch of times on my own, trying my own way with the basics from fextra, i ended up here for a better guide cause basically, i gave up trial and error on my own. Different levels of various guides are fine.
@@DM-rb2qt maybe I was originally a little too harsh on Fextra. It's just that their guide seems like they beat the boss once, never co op'd it and made a guide with their misguided tactics and passed it off as helpful when frustrated player are going to find it and just die more because of it. 3 years ago that really irked me.
This boss made me put the game down for a while. For months. I wasn’t even coming close and this guide changed everything for me. Nice work bro, I butchered him last night I was literally shaking when I did it lol smh
haha good to hear you finally beat him :) Yes it gets really intense in these games, when you beat a boss after you struggled a lot with him before. Happy to hear, that you found my guide helpful ^^
I literally just rage quit. This boss is utter fucking garbage
@@JMega007 jesus christ that is pathetic. dont be a wimp and have some determination like everyone else. n00b
@@JMega007 did ya beat him?
@@Karen-lh6xy shutup weirdo
"dont make mistake more than one in a row". Best advise for soulsborne games.
user 3301 just git güf
Aiden Matos
*wot*
9:36 "Now, when the fire fades..." ...and lords go without thrones
nice catch :D Totally on purpose * cough *
when the fire fades my hp fades too, no more red in the bar ....
Midir is the absolute least fun I have had in the entire game.
I can't describe how unsatisfying this choad is to fight.
For me, it's not as bad as Friede. Against her I get so angry and frustrated. But when I die to Midir I don't. Why? Friede is extremely unpredictable (unless you fought her a million times, of course, but I'm talking as a casual player here). Midir telegraphs his movements extremely well and it feels like, if I get hit, it's because of me and not because of a randem quick attack.
He’s fun to me I just don’t like his AOE fire attacks when I’m under him
I refuse.. absolutely refuse to do a full run and not solo every boss. I very nearly cracked that rule on Midir. This guide helped a ton. Solo run saved!
Happy to hear :) Yes, I refuse to call for help too. It's also a great feeling, if you finally defeat the boss after you struggled all by yourself ^^
Same! I was almost on my breaking point with midir... but that guide saved me!
I broke that rule with Sister Friede. =(
I watched loads of videos and tried them all and they didn't work.
I tried this video yesterday, tried for around 4 hours and.... It worked! Thank you very much.
Stay in front of his head
Be patient, only hit him once, maybe twice!
Great to hear and thank you for commenting. I think that is the easiest way for a melee build.
Finally, an actual strategy. Most "strategy" videos on UA-cam are simply "watch my boss fight!" and offer nothing of substance. This contribution is exactly what I expect from a discussion of strategy. Fantastic!
Thank you. I put a lot of effort into this video, so much appreciated :)
EXTREMELY helpful guide. I literally just defeated Midir on my second try after watching this guide
Happy it worked out so well for you :) Thank you too ^^
I learn Midir's by trying helping people mostly at first. Then I watched your vid, tried Midir alone and with patience (that was hard), I beat him on my first serious try. Thanks for your guide, really helpful.
And for people who can't beat him, just be a lot patient and only hit the head that's really the key !
Great to hear, happy it worked out for you so well. Thank you for commenting :)
rip dexterity build
I used DeX build with washingpole and I killed him relatively quickly
I used Sharp Murakamo with 60 dex. Also Prase the sun for sun bro help with the fight.
Try Gotthard twinswords.
Astoria greatsword gave me a stunned/riposte opportunity when he was about 25%. Knocked him down to 5% and finished him easy (after fucking it up the first time though lol). Also a sharp Astoria Greatsword will give around 1022 dmg on a charged heavy attack, if you get the window (like after he does the pointing down flame/circle attack).
Dex build with Warden blades and fucked him up
Good guide. My issue with Midir and why I don't think he's a good boss is for 2 reasons. The fact he doesn't really have any weaknesses outside of taking a little more damage when you hit his head and having a fairly large hitbox, mixed with his massive health pool.
The health pool would normally be fine, I dealt with it no problem in Bloodborne and it can work well in dark souls 3 as well, for example Gael has a high health pool but he gives you breathing room and can even be staggered after several hits. Meanwhile Midir takes and insane amount of hits and can kill you in literally 2 or 3 hits and even 1 shot you. The boss isn't technically that hard but there's stuff that causes the fight to go on and on and eventually you're going to make a mistake.
Yes I agree. Midir is a very binary boss. Don't get hit and hit his head once after dodging until he is dead. There is not much else you can do (at least melee). All you do, is just waiting for his attacks. And in Souls and esp. DaS3 there are many bosses like that, but they are usually not as punishing as Midir + only be able to effectively hit his head, limits your options tremendously. If you don't hit his head, you drag the fight on forever and create more opportunities for you making mistakes. I really dislike the one body part weakness design in this case. I think that is this boss designs biggest problem (ofc changing this would need a more complex move set for Midir).
It's also annoyingly one of the boss fights in the game that's actually harder when you summon a phantom since you can only get the occasional hit in on him with an even bigger health pool, and also the fact that he's changing targets which can really mess you up and you're more likely to get hit by his devastating attacks.
Is mayonnaise an instrument? He is weak to mayonnaise
He is a giant dragon what did you expect?
Not to mention he is the last Dragon Boss of the Souls Series, best make him difficult otherwise it would be too disappointing.
He also gives you tons of breathing room for healing, since all of his combos have 2-3 second delays in between.
I agree though that the head weakspot is ridiculous, but then again he does bring his head down low for you to hit, and it is common knowledge the head is a good weakspot.
And how would you stagger a dragon? He was the literal descendant of the archdragons, he wont be so easily staggered as Gael. And he can be staggered, if you put pressure on his head long enough.
For fucks sakes. This boss isn't even that hard but one laser hit that comes out of no where just one shots me. Ugh I hate this boss
Yes, the laser is annoying.
every thing can be easy, like he mentioned what makes midir hard it the patience required and the punishing attacks.
THIS is how it's done casuals. That other guide that goes for the tail is stupid and too many hosts die on me by doing that. They also trigger the tail attack too many damn times.
Agreed. Straight to the face is the best melee tactic in my opinion. I can see it becoming very frustrating for a summoned player =/
Shut up kid, you probably summoned for your first time
codafett Never summoned a player unless it's pvp. Sorry to disappoint. Hmhmhmhahaha.
I disagree. Me and my cousin have been getting stomped by Midr on our new game + run, and our closest efforts so far have been where I - a strength build - bait his head and get the big hits in, while my cousin runs under and dexes his tail continuously. I agree though, the only downside is the damn tail swipe catching me as he spins around to go after my cousin. We had him down to less than a quarter HP last night and that's exactly how I died.
@@pinealdreams1064 I fight him alone though and if titles were a thing in DS3 I'd be a dragon slayer since I help hosts fight Midir, Oceiros and Nameless King. The only reason I stopped is because I kept getting summoned as that damned half light sissy. I wish there was an option to just redo a boss fight in the bonfire or something.
Here's a funny story and maybe the host who summoned me might recognize this. I had one instance where a host just sat on the farthest corner of the cave, which I prefer to be honest, and let me destroy Midir taking probably a couple of hits. Then when he was about to die, at the corner of my screen I saw the host racing me for the last hit and he got comboed to death. Then he summoned me again and performed the gesture where he falls to the ground to tell me that he fucked up and I gave him the clap gesture. After that we went down again this time he just watched as a did the same thing.
That said, I fought Midir probably 50 times before his patterns have been ingrained in me that now he feels slow but always fun. Head is the best way and I've probably killed him a few hundred times by myself.
I didn't even know he had a grab. Always dodged it on time. Thx
No problem :) Yes, it's relatively easy to dodge ^^
Finally beat Midir after getting him to his 2nd phase for the 2nd time. That laser attack is an actual godsend
This guy is never easy. Even if you've mastered his attacks, it's still a fight that will last for at least 12 to 15 minutes, in which a single mistake can get you killed. You can learn how to fight him, like every other boss, but that doesn't make it easy.
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I sink sät he is reit
This was the most useful Midir guide! Thank you for the great quality! ^_^
Pestilent Mercury is great for this boss fight! It deals a good amount of damage over time and since Midir's hitbox is so big, it is very helpful.
Agreed, that works pretty on him too
Finally beat him after 3 hours! I had no estus left and I thought I was done, but then I staggered him and it only took two more hits to beat him. Excellent guide, you really just have to be patient, don't get greedy and study his tells. Once you're in the zone, eventually you'll outlast him.
Thank you very much for the video and the detailed explanation. Your guide is the best I could find. I watched your video as if I was studying for a test. I defeated Midir on my second try.
Also, thank you for the Nameless King and the Demon Prince guides. I beat both of them on my first try. It was amazing!
Thank you :) Nice to hear it helped you. I put a lot of work into those guides, so it's great to hear, they work :D
I just want the frayed blade ahhhhhhh =(
I personally started fighting midir for like the first time and it HEAVILY reminds me of Kalameet when I first fought him (still have that ptsd when I fought him) and I must say after only fighting him twice so far (no I haven't killed him yet) it does give me those moments where it felt like I was fighting Kalameet and hopefully with this insight of midir, I can hopefully defeat him without too many mistakes since I am only able to fight him offline and will not be able to get help from anyone, I'll let y'all know if I did it
much success, tell how it went ^^
@@ThePhilosophersGames I managed to do it after dying 5 times and I must say, it felt great and now I can safely say that midir is well... easier then Kalameet lmao
My biggest issue with midir is to avoid his dark souls things and his darkness beam from his 2nd phase, those things always destroy me
Thank you so much after I watched the video I defeated him with 1 attempt I give you a sub thank you
Happy to hear it worked so well for you :) Good job and much fun on your further journey!
Yayyyy, I killed him with poise, noice.
Nice ^^
I know I'm too late but i fought him Bow only and killed him... it's much safer because you can see his attacks clearly and doodge it still difficult boss and he can reach you fast
Nice video, thank you!
Thank you, happy you liked it :)
Also worth noting: Dragonhead shield (you can find 2 in the DLC) has 80 fire damage block, very useful for his fire attecks. I also had massive success using dragonslayer/ringed knight armor as they have high fire and dark resistances
I think its a she because if it was a he id be going for the crown jewels
haha you are right :D
Actually fun fact ancient dragons in dark souls lore literally don't have genitalia of ank kind as a result of being everlasting entities so regardless there wouldn't be any crown jewels for you to hit in the first place lolxd!..
Very good guide! I wish there would be more stuff like this... :)
Thank you =)
"you don't need to be amazed by the particle effects for too long" - new favorite quote when explaining how to beat dark souls bosses
haha ^^ I have actually forgotten is aid that 😅 But happy you found that one funny.
I'm a bit late to the party, but thank you for an excellent guide! After having rage-quit him years ago, I finally picked my Dragonslayer's Axe up again and went at him, and I have since beaten him three times, all solo.
No problem :) Also nice to hear, that it helped you. Thank you too ^^
Idk why it's so hard to find guides like this just explain what the attacks are and how to dodge them. Thank you
No problem, hapyp you found it useful
Yes I thought this would be the most useful approach. The problem might be that it takes too much time making guides like these this way. You have to record all the attacks (some are very rare), you have to develop a strategy for dodging them, etc. Makes a guide like this time consuming to produce (which might be why I only made few of them for my channel). Esp. the boss that usually might make a guide interesting for people, are also the most complex bosses with tons of moves as well.
This is my favorite fight, similar to the dragon DLC fight in DS1, and the dragon DLC fight in DS2. I guess I like them the most because it's less about perfectly timing a nonsensical invincible roll in response to an enemy telegraphing a swing, but holding it way too long, and which will do a full 360 locked onto you in the air. These fights remind me of some good fights in DeS, more about learning the quirks and spacing and positioning.
Yes learning the quirks is a good way of putting it. I have toa dmit the fight grew on me over time too.
Great guide, it took me only 3 tries after watching this, while dying to it somewhere around 20 before.
Happy it worked out so well for you. Thank you :)
Wait.... at 8:55, that downward fire spew refined into the laser then swung wildly, that's literally shin godzilaa beat for beat. Honestly, not that big of a surprise, as shin godzilla breath attack reveal was BREATH taking (pun very much intended), now every time I see Midir use it I just see shin. Thats crazy.
haha yes ^^
Nice video but the ultra laser in the second phase always screws me.
Thank you :) The best way to dodge it for me was running under (or behind him). But he can still reach there, so you have to be still very careful. Ofc you need to recognize this attack early and always try to stay relatively close. I hope this helps.
ThePhilosophersGames Thanks man, I finally killed the beast! If you want to avoid the laser spam, you have to go under his legs but near his LEFT foot. The secret is not to panic and as soon as he start the attack dodge the first beam and then go straight to the dragon. Just subscribed, you deserve it. :)
Good to hear and thank you :) Yes I remember also staying close to his left foot, which was quite successful. But if you are not positioning correctly, you could still be hit.
Great video - just love all the explanation you have done. You can add a small tip - if you are playing on a controller you may want to increase your camera speed - up to even something like 8-9-10...
Thank you! Yes that's a good idea, I'll add it to the description :)
For f***ing sake, after a few tries I can kick the ass of any boss in "Soulsborne", but Midir wipes the floor with me every time I dare to face him and he makes me feel like a f***ing noob. I could try to blame the crappy camera, but this is an issue in many bossfights in DS (plus Bloodborne) and I still managed to defeat them. Maybe I should simply accept that I found my master boss instead of dying over and over an OVER again. On the other side every playthrough of DS3 feels so incomplete with one victory missing. DAMN, this is annoying...
One thing to add if you don't move at the start none of his initial attacks will hit you
Yes that's a nice hint!
Here is my strategy:
Strength/faith build, dragonslayer greataxe +5.
Survive the first phase by staying in front of his head like you said, try to bait his claw/bite attacks or run away if he is spitting fire.
Second phase try to get his laser attack, avoid it by sprinting left of the initial laser and then sprint to the right of his head after to avoid explosion damage
During the cooldown, smack him twice with the special attack. This will stagger him. Do a critical attack (hornet ring!). Likely his health pool melted away by then, requiring only a couple of hits at most to burn his remaining health.
I watched this guide 2 times , I use dragonslayer greataxe+5 , which deals pretty good damage to both physical and lightning , but it seems that i am more good by hitting his feet , when I hit his head , he does the dash attack , which you said was dangerous and its really common when I fight him.
This could have been one of the most epic boss battles in gaming history if it weren't for some of his bullsh*t moves. Especially the dark laser combo in the second phase. Yes, I am frustrated, so maybe I am exaggerating, but this boss is just peak fromsoftware bad in some places. I don't care about "git gud", seriously, FS is not perfect, as is no developer. Even the way to the boss area is just....urgh...
great guide. this boss is so frustrating due to his large health pool but this detailed guide made things easier for me .
thanks alot
glad it helped you ^^ Thank you as well 👍
Thank you ! This boss gives me conniptions.....
The best weapon to use against Midir is Artorias' greatsword, transposed with the Abyss Watchers' soul, a heavy weapon that deals a lot of damage per hit, plus has bonus damage against abyssal creatures.
Always aim for the head. Run to the side if he's gonna breathe fire and attack. Do not use UGS or spears. Always go for fast straight swords or katanas, mix with pontiff's right eye and carthus milk ring and you're good to go
Why the Carthus Milkring? For the Dex? The invisibility does not work against AI enemies. I would also say UGS work quite well too.
it works well when he do fire breath attacks. I try to fight him with a lightning Zwei and it was very slow and couldn't connect combos so the pontiff's right eye doesn't work. I did beat him with a washing pole +10, fast attacks and pontiff's ring do like 1k damage
Ofc if you want to use Pontiff's Right Eye, UGS won't work. UGS are probably slower, but they work too, if you are patient. I think I beat him with an Uchi first time, but I also beat him with the Zweihänder.
I used (in two separate playthroughs) the DS Greataxe and the Zwei. It's about knowing the timing and seizing the chance when you can safely strike - and when not to.
OMG second try after the guide🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 Really Amazing how much knowledge can do for a person thanks a lot man
happy it worked out so well for you :) Yes I think a lot of Dark Souls' difficulty is based on the player lacking knowledge, which is why playing it can feel so rewarding. When you learn, things you struggled with or thought to never accomplish can suddenly become almost easy and it feels like you have become better (which is true too).
Good luck on your further journey ^^
Didn't really help me hitting once or twice doesn't help if I still can't dodge the attacks his health is bullshit his damage is bullshit and somehow he can move so quickly even tho he must weigh at least a hundred tons it's so bullshit
The most frustrating fucking boss in dark souls history. If your blood isnt boiling when you fight this bastard then you cant be human
Thank you for spending the time and souls to make this video. It has turned the most frustrating boss battle in the game into the most anticipated fight for each play-through.
haha happy to hear it was useful :) Thank you too ^^
Also nice Avatar. Kung Fu Hustle is a very fun movie.
Thanks so much for the video explaining his attacks! :) I managed to beat him on NG+7 the other day!!
You would have done a lot better if you actually wore some clothes for the fight. lol I survive the bite all the time.
You can totally fight this boss with lock-on. It's not too dizzying like people make it out to be if you watch you're position, and it makes you feel like a badass, going toe-to-toe face-to-face with a dragon rather than scampering around his feet like a rat.
Yes, it's totally possible with camera lock, but I think it's still easier without. The approach of this guide is to stay in front of his head almost all the time, so it would work with log on, but I like the overview and option to move the camera freely.
+PaszerDye Yes! I fought him like this and it was so intense and exciting! It felt so incredibly badass dodging while the camera swings about. I always fight bosses with lockdown, even if it makes it harder. The reason? It makes the fights so much more intense. Every single fight gets you on the edge of cardiac arrest. It's a feeling I like to call the "dark souls high".
What I've been doing, and Ive only made it to phase 2 twice so I'm still learning his attack variations and I'm not an expert, I've been locking onto his head staying far enough away to recognize his attacks, trying to bait his downward fire/laser attack NOT standing directly in front of him, as soon as he lifts his head the fire aoe is gone sprint forward to where his head is in time to charge a heavy attack, that's the only one I punish because I know I won't miss him, only time I break lock on is during his tantrum and flying and spitting fire, using a heavy lothric knight greatsword +10 with 43 strength a charged heavy to his head is doing 1045 dmg.
Taylor Kennedy Try practicing punishing his other attacks. Baiting a single attack will take literally forever. Once you get a feel for his attack patterns, you should have no problem punishing most of his attacks.
Michael Henry I did right after I posted that this morning, second phase was easy only took three charged heavy attacks to the nose and then a critical definitely had an easier time reading him after I kept just going in not expecting to live to see what I could hit and what I couldn't and learn his attacks.
I'm just using dragonslayer greataxe because it does alot of damage and has lightning which he should be a bit weak to
Brilliant guide. I can get nowhere near Midir but this guide gives me confidence.
Thank you! I will try him again this weekend, Im SL 125 and stuck on this guy for like the last 3 weeks,
I used a black iron greatshield and longsword but cant even get his HP down to 70%, does too little damage, then I swapped to a great mace but without the shield I take way too much damage and is out of estus when he is about 40%. Im gonna use that Lothic Knight greatsword since it has build in lighting dmg with a Black Knight Shield and see how I do.
No problem, good luck on your run :)
Worst boss I've ever played. Sekiro is 10 times easier then this boss. The fact you can barely see him at times is so stupid. Bad boss design. And how it's RNG (random) if you will hit his head, sometimes your off by a pixel, knowing you missed 15 hits the whole match when you successfully dodged is so stupid
Yes, the camera problems in this fight can be infuriating and you should think hitting a boss of this size, can't be too difficult, but being limited to hit the head is also a bit annoying ^^ But Sekiro also had similar infuriating camera parts to be fair, but the enemies die at least faster.
great guide
i struggled about 1 hour trying to kill him with a bad weapon (sharp great corvian scythe - around 400ar but doing 192 damage per hit in the head), changed to sellsword and watched this video, down in the first try
the tips about rolling through the fire and how to dodge both dark beam and flying flame was crucial
congrats, happy to hear my guide was helpful ^^
I’m hyper aggressive in this fight and try to stay on top of him at all times; this works well as im able to dodge all his physical attacks consistently, but when he does his AOE fire attacks it seems like I’m completely screwed. Anyone have advice? Should I alter my approach to be more of a head-on long range battle?
The AoE fire attacks are mostly easy to dodge. The only one that is very dangerous is his death laser that moved through half of the arena. I would try to stay close and hot the head when you can. Being patient and dodging everything.
Holy fuck man, I've been struggling with him for couple days now. Watched your video and got him in two attempts, wasn't even that difficult. Love you.
happy my guide was useful for you ^^
Yes once you understand the attacks, he becomes a lot easier ^^
Hello, great guide!
I just have one little question, when midir goes crazy and spams his laser everywhere, I find it very difficult to dodge when you are not close to him. Unfortunately, he does this attack most of the time when I am far away from him, stupid lizard…
Do you have any advice on how to dodge it? Or should i just try to run as far as i can from him to try to avoid his laser?
Thank you ^^
On distance I found it really hard to dodge too (but I have not put much research into this). If I'm not mistaken it follows a very similar pattern (that has some tracking) every time so in theory if you recognize the pattern you should be able to dodge into the direction the laser is not going next. I find it most easy, when you are able to run between his legs. But also there you can get hit and need to move a bit.
"If you missed, you missed go back" Powerfull words right there
This boss caused me to stop playing for a couple years, I finally came back to whoop its ass. Thank you so much, that final riposte is the best feeling ever btw :^)))
Well done ^^ Yes it really is a good feeling, esp. if you finally beat him after such a long time.
No problem, happy my guide was helpful!
The most annoying part of this Boss is going down that ladder 15,000 times, again and again and again and again.....over and over and over and over. Why can't we just spawn in the Boss room?
You'd hate kalameet
I've come such a long way. From looking up guides and videos how to beat the Cleric Beast, to not even looking any guide and beating Midir all on my own. Soulsborne games are really special :)
It truly is, agreed :)
one attack is missing, that one in the first phase when he flies throwing fire to his left, great tutorial
Thank you :) Yes I think I missed one or two attacks. Sometimes bosses do the attacks all the time, but when I hit the record button they forget it exists xD
rng at it's best xD
I got the platinum trophy for DS3 a long time ago but i was kinda sad cause the only boss i skipped was Midir so i decided to do another run and try to kill him, at first i was getting my ass clapped but after watching this guide i legit beat him so easily, thank you so much
congrats on beating him, happy my guide worked out so well for you :)
Roll away from him and not under him. This strat helped me beat him as dumb as it sounds
thanks for the video......was able to finally beat him, also for some reason he didn't do his massive laser beam attack in his 2nd phase which helped me
No problem, happy it helped you, gj :) Yes when he doesn't use the super laser attack, it helps a lot ^^
I just beat him only because he started sandbagging in the second phase, I was out of estus when he was around ~35% hp and he did his super long laser move and just fell on the ground as if he was tired, gave me the time to do a ton of damage and then I even got a riposte on him for even more damage. From 35% hp to a oneshot just from that interaction. just a quick slap on the toe and he was dead at that point. Praise our lord and saviour Midir for going easy on me.
Edit: The guide also really fucking helped a ton, so ty for that.
First try after watching this! Now that's what I call a good guide!
Thank you, and may flames guide thee!
Thank you ^^ Always nice to hear that my guide seems to work and helps people beating Midir.
May the Dark shine your way :D
Out of all the guides I watched this one truly made a difference. Still took me five tries after the 20 tries before the video but I got better each time! Thanks man!
You really helped me out. With your guide i managed to kill him 3rd try :D with Farron greatsword of course hail to undead legion
good job and congratulations :) happy the guide was useful for you! haha yes that's a pretty cool weapon ^^
Great guide. Better than the rest of the useless guides on youtube. Wish I saw this before I beat him myself. This guys knows what's up
Thank you ^^
The hardest part is chasing him around the arena. I used the Dragon Crest Shield + Black Knight Greataxe, shielding most of the fire attacks really made a difference for me. You can also block the dash, although it consumes most of your stamina, but there's enough time afterwards for it to recharge.
I just beat Darkeater Midir with no remaining estus and a tiny little piece of my health bar left.
Deep Breaths. Deep Breaths.
Congratulations! That's what I love about Souls, it has those very tense situations where your heart is beating.
I feel like an ass i just got nuked with 3 summons helping me for like the 3rd time straight, I can never been in the right spot to not get lazered.
Yes the laser is extremely deadly and that can be very annoying. I think the most dangerous one is his super crazy laser attack where he lasers the whole area. Even if yo try standing below him, you can get hit, so you have to move a bit even there, though you are relatively save. The other laser attack can be avoided as show in the video, but ofc you need to recognize it fast. Good luck on you fight!
Ugh. I've gotten to the very end twice now. Both times with one hit's worth of health left he flies to the opposite side of the arena and does that laser combo to one shot me. That's all I came here to see but you don't explain how to avoid it if you're not right next to him when he starts.
If you are far away, it's really a bit random (it seems to have slight tracking). You have to really focus on where the laser is going and keep moving. I would say to the left, if the laser comes close roll. The first laser beam comes directly at you. The part of the attack 2nd makes some kind of X so it is somewhat parallel to your running direction, which is very dangerous. And than it basically repeats a 2nd time: laser comes to you (a bit more left swing in it from your perspective) you followed by another X (it's not really an X but something like it more a + pattern) with the last part of the + coming at you again (I think it needs to be dodged).
Representing the laser coming at you with the letter "I", it's:
I X I +
First laser is easy to dodge. the X can be dangerous, but the last 2 are the tricky part.
I hope that helps :)
PS: his left foot (if you look at him: the right side) is the safe place (be close), even though it can happen that he hits you there, there is one laser usually going close to his right foot between his legs.
Tried the tip about walking outside the fire and rushing his head with the laser and got fucking beamed every time. Wtf
At what point do you get hit?
Wow, beat him on my 4th try thanks to this guide... and I suck at this game!
Amazing, thank you so much!
Happy to hear my guide helped you. Good luck on your further playthrough :)
Thank you so much, I had never even been able to get to midirs second phase after hours of trying, but after watching through this video I got to it and beat him in one attempt, thanks bro.
wow well done and congratulations ^^ Happy my guide was helpful 😄
@@ThePhilosophersGames woah u responded after two years, genuinely have a good life bro and good luck for whatever you do in the future!
haha thank you, you too ^^ I try to read all (new standalone) comments and also answer as much as possible on my channel, though these days I do more Tolkien and Lord of the Rings related content instead of gaming stuff.
@@ThePhilosophersGames I’m honestly not sure what Tolkien is but either way I’m glad u are enjoying whatever you’re doing and you still seem to be interested in a similar genre of things (fantasy/medieval ish) just keep having fun with what you’re doing and keep at it friend! It means a lot that you are so dedicated to ur channel that you respond to super old videos like this!
Thank you ^^ Tolkien is the writer of Lord of the Rings, but there are more books than just Lord of the Rings, so just saying LotR would be not truly correct 😅
You, Sir, are the most awesome git gud master in the soulsverse! With your explanation of attacks and my mercury spell I finally managed to kill this boss on NG++ after countless furiating hours! Thank you mate, really! You have earned a new subscriber :D
Thanks a lot =) I write this a lot, but I'm really happy, that my guides are helping people. I hope you like Lord of the Rings, because I have not much Dark Souls content planned right now :P
Sure! :D Shadow of Mordor/War will be the next games for me after I finally beat Gael :D
You sir, you saved my time, after watching i just claped midir. This video trully is a hidden gem
Well done and congrats ^^ Midir can be quite annoying, but I think with the knowledge he suddenly becomes a lot easier. Happy my guide was useful for you.
Fantastic guide. I sent this to my friend who was struggling with him because I couldn't make him jive with the headsnipe strat by just watching me.
Midir is actually my favorite boss in the Souls Series, since he's effectively a Monster Hunter boss in how you fight him and that is my favorite game series. I think for people who played MH he is a very fun and easy boss but for those who are more used to Souls he's much harder.
Your guide is a must! U are doing your work very good, I wish u will continue to do this guides.
I have tried Midir 6 or 7 times this evening but nothing.. I cannot do that. With this guide I’ll try tomorrow
Honestly he becomes so much easier every new game cycle. He killed me 20 times in New Game, 15 times in +1 and around 7 times in +2. I expect NG+3 to be only 3 or 4 deaths.
If i were to face this boss right now, i would use a rapier with a leo ring on buffed with lighting damage on my dex build. I think i can get him about like 4 tries
Yes it's a fast weapon too, so that could work. Best of luck my friend ^^
When I first was watching you I was very greedy and thought you just got lucky. Then I finally listened to your advice, took it slow and crushed midir. Thank you
seriously am i the only one who didn’t have trouble with this boss i hit the head after a attack then switched to stomach rinse and repeat until he does the charge and just dodge to the side on a dex build btw
Took me a few times the first time I fought him. But he has a lot of HP, takes only little damage and can kill you quite fast, which is difficult to beat. Once you understand what to do and when to attack, he becomes a lot less scary, but that is true for all bosses with little to no RNG elements in them. Considering that difficulty is imo the probability of failing to defeat a boss, this is a boss where it's initially pretty high. But with some knowledge the probability to defeat him increases rapidly. More so than by pure e.g. muscle memory and recognizing patterns very fast, because he is very well telegraphed and relatively "slow". So people that can make use of their knowledge they gain during the fight, will not struggle as much. He has some nasty attacks that can one shot you, so there is little room for mistakes. I assume here people struggle.
You just earned a sub. I tried DS3 for the first time years ago and put the game down before killing Vordt. I just wasn’t in the mood for the challenge. A week ago I was going trough my catalog and decided to give it a second chance. Midir was the only boss that I summoned someone for help when I first fought him in NG++ because I wanted the Katana and once again wasn’t in the mood. Today, in NG+++ I decided that I wanted to do it alone and thanks to your guide I finally made it. Thanks for your work, bro! I’m loving this game!
I know its 2018. But Thanks alot for this Tip! Right after I saw this, i got him in 4 try!. So thanks for this wunderfull tip! :D.
No problem. never to late to play Dark Souls. Amazing games!
No problem, glad it helped you ^^ Thanks for commenting :)
yeep I have played DS3 alot, but never completet the 2 dlc XD. So last day I was like " going to make a new char and kill all bosses and do all things" and here we go I am soon done. (:
Yes Midir is usually one of the last bosses. Hf on your playthrough :)
legit the best guide against midir, the tail/head strat is really bad compared to this one
Thank you :) Happy you found it helpful ^^ And agreed the not a fan of that strategy too.
4:09 Cut the video. Cut the video...!! LOL Weak, man. Just show it. Makes us feel a bit better about being human.
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You can survive the bite, but for a guide I can't assume that is the case for every player. I also trained until I could beat him very consistent. Still I usally a get hit here and there. One or two of those flying "things" from the 2nd phase often hit me. The crazy laser attack sometimes hit me too, even when I'm below him. But often it works like you seen at 10:03 min
PS: I recorded multiple tries. One was without clothes.
@@ThePhilosophersGames This guy was just too much. I used a phantom to win first time through so my first true solo attempt was in NG+. Game made me pay for the first time in spades. Straight flogged my cheeks. Been awhile since I was left shaking after beating a boss. Thanks for the Intel, commander. :)
Been 3 years, but this guide was perfect. Tried a couple times at launch and got completely destroyed. After watching this guide I killed him on the first try. I used all my estus, but fealt prepared, and wasn't suprised by anything.
Thanks.
I’m absolutely blown away. It seems like common sense especially with dark souls’ experience, patience. The way he worded that was perfect to what I needed to hear to apply my knowledge and skill from prior attempts. I’m about to go give this big boi a whoopin’ now!
I think it’s worth mentioning, I beat him within thirty minutes of watching. Thanks so much!
Congratulations :) Happy my guide helped you out. Yes agreed, it may sound simple even if you already played the game so much, but patience is so important in this game and sometimes you forget, esp. if you get better at it and think you can beat every boss easy. Many bosses and enemies are always good at killing you ^^
Something to add on is a slightly easier way to avoid the beam attack in his first phase: when he begins the attack, position yourself a little to Midir's right and wait for him to shoot the beam straight out in front of him. Wait for the ground explosion after the beam and stand where the beam was. Move back a bit to make sure you don't get hit by the beam later in the attack. This makes the attack easier and much simpler to avoid but almost impossible to punish. Depends on how defensive or aggresive you wanna play.
Yes, that's a good hint (also relatively easy to do), esp when you play more defensive. Thank you for sharing :)
@@ThePhilosophersGames Thank you! I watched this guide after beating Midir (so satisfying to learn him and his patterns) to see what I could improve on for my next battle with him, this guide is so thorough compared to others I've seen that just say "roll through his attacks" and that's it.
yes, if you learn a difficult boss it can become rally fun beating him. E.g. the Fume Knight in DaS2 can be like a dance.
Thank you :) I try to make my guides (actually all my videos) quite in depth. Really surprised it got so many views. Sadly making a guide in this style takes quite some time, that's probably the reason why nobody on YT does it this way.