Dark Souls 3 - Soul Level 1 Guide Part 6 - Yhorm & Pontiff (Info in Description)

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Published on March 7, 2018 5:09:52 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzYoASfVY2c

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Dark Souls III (2016)

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1:30 Time your rolls accordingly to kill Pontiff Knights
2:08 Budding Green Blossom
6:27 Since you killed Creighton, he will now invade you
8:05 He will drop the Dragonslayer's Axe, another great SL1 weapon (that I've never used) - make it Raw and +10 then equip the Knight's Ring (before DS Armour) and the Hunter's Ring (before Twin Princes)
8:50 Undead Bone Shard
9:37 There are some Green Blossoms out here
10:17 This bonfire leads to Pontiff and Yhorm, choose now - I'll be doing Yhorm first
11:15 I hate Alva
12:10 Fire resets the Jailers' health drain attack (maybe)
12:40 Pale Pine Resin (used for DragonSlayer Armour)
12:58 Grab the key if you want
13:11 The Crystal Lizard gives 1 Titanite Scale
13:57 Mimic Ches - Estus Shard
14:55 Alluring Skull to distract big rats (Optional)
15:26 Shortcut (to Archdragon Peak)
16:58 The Profaned Coal is Optional
17:09 The Mimic here gives 2 Titanite Scales
17:15 Xanthous Ashes (Purchasable Gold Pine Resin - 1000/Bundles - 600) and Dusk Crown Ring (Both Very Important)
18:18 Undead Bone Shard/Yhorm Bonfire
20:54 Equip the Silvercat Ring
21:36 Send Irina back to Firelink
22:30 Give her the Divine Tome of Carim and Buy Tears of Denial (10000 souls) and the Saint's Ring (300)
23:20 Also buy/pick up any Chime/Talisman - It doesn't matter if you meet the requirements or not
23:38 Equip the Talisman/Chime (to use ToD), Dusk Crown Ring (to make ToD cost 75 FP), Preistess Ring (ToD needs 15 Faith) and the Saints Ring (ToD takes 2 slots), finally attune Tears of Denial (ToD) then cast - You can unequip the rings as ToD stays cast as long as you keep your Talisman/Chime equipped - After unequipping, rest ast bonfire to refill health/FP - This is vitally necessary for some later game/DLC bosses
25:56 Yhorm the Giant [Boss] - Use the Storm Ruler - Grass Crest helps for stamina regen
29:47 If you die, charge the Storm Ruler before entering the Boss Fog
33:17 Back to Distant Manor
33:47 Excrement-covered Ashes are useless
33:54 Estus Soup if you got hit
34:18 The Silver Knight drops a Divine Blessing (full heal + cures ailments)
34:49 Throw Alluring Skulls to distract dogs
34:56 Londor Pale Shade will only invade if you never talked to Yoel - to avoid this be un-Embered, or send Yoel to Firelink (but don't level up), or simply enter a boss area (Pontiff's?)
35:40 Shortcut to Pontiff
35:51 Ember
37:27 Pontiff Set-Up - Use ToD and get ready to parry (or evade)
38:32 Pontiff Sulyvahn [Boss] - Not many tips for this one, get used to evading/parrying his attacks
38:49 Learn to parry the opening attack first, as he does it as his first attack 100% of the time - Don't parry just as it hits, instead parry just before it hits (a fraction of a second before) - Hornet Ring would be good here (if you're gonna parry)
39:15 Stay at long-range to bait out the opening attack
39:25 Get some hits in, but back away as Phase 2 starts
39:32 Avoid the AOE (his right sword catches fire/is held upside down) - And the left sword stab (he pulls that sword back)
39:44 Get his in on him/the clone - The clone takes 1/2 damage
39:47 You can outrange the Dark Slash, I didn't
39:57 The Dark Spear has a bit of tracking
40:05 Right sword slash - He holds the right sword in the air
40:14 To parry the opening attack in Phase 2 - evade the clone, then parry after rolling (it's harder than it sounds)
40:31 Parried to early
40:36 Slam can be parried but is hard to time
40:37 Dead, thanks ToD!!!
41:02 Got the parry! - Parry also gives I-frames (invinciblity)
41:12 This fight was a perfect example of how ToD is invaluable in SL1
42:13 Use Pontiff's Soul for the Profaned GreatSword and upgrade to +5 - You can do it now, or later as we'll use it for Spear of the Church

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