Dark Souls 3 The Ringed City: Secret Boss Battle Tips (Darkeater Midir)

With a series of expansive and content filled DLC Dark Souls 3 provides even more obstacles for its players to overcome. One of these DLC expansions, The Ringed City, introduces what is considered by many to be in contention for the most difficult bosses of all time. The boss in question is the infamous Darkeater Midir a large dragon that has an arsenal of lethal attacks for even the highest leveled characters. As powerful as he is large, Midir is a handful for even the most hardened Souls veterans and requires rocksteady nerves and unparalleled patience to defeat. This guide will provide players who are struggling to defeat the boss some essential tips and advice to overcome the dragon’s strongest tools.

How to Prepare For Darkeater Midir in Dark Souls 3

Midir is a challenge that is unlike any other within the context of Dark Souls 3. The beast has a variety of one-hit kills or close to death attacks that even the highest level characters can’t withstand. Coupled with his immense health bar and high defensive stats and you have the recipe for a boss as difficult as it is frustrating. To tackle this dragon players need to prepare significantly, being well-prepared is the difference between a humiliating defeat and a hard-fought victory.

As mentioned, Midir has a hefty life bar and even heftier defense. Making him one of the most durable bosses in the context of Dark Souls 3. In order to combat his absurdly high defense players need to come with an extremely powerful weapon at their disposal. Ideally, a weapon that can dish out high damage in one to two hits in order to capitalize on the few opportunities given throughout the fight. So be sure to bring a weapon, of your choosing, that feel one ts like it can really hurt this dangerous behemoth.

Midir comes filled to the brim with a variety of powerful fire-based attacks. Some of his most powerful attacks are fire attacks and devastating fire area denial moves. If unprepared, one mistimed fire attack is enough to kill even the strongest players. So it would be a smart idea to wear fire-resistant armor in order to mitigate this damage. Rolling is simply not enough to avoid the damage dished out by these attacks and wearing fire-resistant armor and a fire-resistant shield is the only option to mitigate the damage of his attacks.

Midir’s Most Dangerous Attacks in Dark Souls 3

When facing the intimidating Midir, it is important to understand his arsenal of attacks like the back of your hand. Each of his moves is devastating and should be respected. If fought cautiously this dragon will be nothing more than another enemy defeated by a player’s hand. However, if Midir is not fought carefully, he will melt through a player’s health like a hot knife through butter.

The fight will begin with Midir performing a powerful rush attack in which he will charge the player and fire off a deadly fire attack. The best way to avoid this move is to continually roll to the side until you see fire begins to spread across the arena’s ground. Once this attack is finished the fight will commence with his standard attacks.

Midir has a variety of powerful melee attacks. Mainly consisting of claw swipes and combinations of claw attacks. These can be avoided by rolling towards the dragon rather than side to side. If players stay behind the beast he will unleash a devastating tail swipe attack, this move has a devastating amount of damage and should be on a player’s radar in the entirety of the fight.

As mentioned, Midir comes with an assortment of fire attacks. Each of which is potentially deadly for a player. The first of these attacks that should be avoided is his wide-spread flying fire breath attack. Of all Midir’s attacks, this one is the most deadly. It covers a huge amount of floor space and does an incredible amount of damage to a player. Avoiding this attack is nearly impossible so wearing fire-resistant armor is a must. Midir will occasionally fire a grounded fire blast that shoots in a straight line towards an enemy. This move is easy to avoid simply by running in a straight line. Midir possesses too area denial fire blasts within his direct vicinity. The first one is less deadly and is simply a wave of orange fire around his feet. Simply run away from the dragon or roll at the last possible second to avoid this attack. The second one is a much more concerning move, as it has similar properties but will possess black flames. This is one of his one-hit-kill attacks and needs to be avoided at all costs. Simply run away from the dragon when you begin to see him charge this attack.

How to Fight Midir in Dark Souls 3

Be sure to always stick close to Midir rather than back away from the dragon. Its close-range attacks are far less scary than his long-range fire attacks. Stick close and to his tail is the best way to dish out some damage to the dragon. Sticking to the tip of Midir’s tail is the best way to avoid damage, so long as you be careful of his tail swipe move.

As mentioned, be sure to stick to only one or two attacks per engagement. Midir excels at punishing over-aggressive players with devastating attacks, so stay patient. Keeping an eye on Midir is as difficult as the fight itself, which adds to the level of frustration associated with this fight. So try and stay patient in order to not let the frustration of this fight affect your gameplay too much.

Dark Souls 3 is available on PS4, Xbox One, and PC.