OK, well since I have now played and finished Bloodborne twice now, I figured it was time that I did a couple of posts looking at my pick for the top 10 hardest bosses in the game.
Now there are 17 bosses in the main game and also 5 bosses in the DLC, however there are additional bosses to be found in the Chalice Dungeon areas of the game but I won't include them here and instead just keep it to the 22 bosses from the main game and DLC.
So, with that all said let's start the hunt to find who's the toughest of the tough in Bloodborne...
10. Blood Starved Beast
So, at No.10 is this fella, the Blood Staved Beast, who is a quite a stern challenge to be found quite early on in the game in Old Yarnham and it is definitely that is been known to give many a player a headache.
The Blood Starved Beast itself is a pretty grotesque creature that has had the skin peeled off its back and it can deal out some pretty monstrous poison damage with its claws. Basically the BSB using a number of combo attacks throughout the fight but will also deal out some pretty potent poison damage that will cause you die from slow poisoning, which acts faster you would think when you heard the word slow! In the third phase, the beast will then spout poison fluid form its body during attacks and he can grab and bite you aswell. So, all in all he's not the most pleasant of fellas.
So, yep this boss did give me quite a few headaches in my first playthrough as I must have died about 15 times when even summoning the NPC, Alfred to help me along too. However the main thing to remember about the Blood Starved Beast is that he is very vulnerable to fire, so I would suggest if you have the arcane stat for it to bring along the flame sprayer and liberally spray it with fire to stagger him with fire and then attack him afterward.
And another key thing in this fight is to remember to bring along a stash of antidotes as there is a strong chance that BSB will poison during the battle and you will need the antidotes to cure the poison. You can also dodge most of his attacks by quickstepping to the left and what you can do again like with other bosses, get a few quick hits in and back off and rinse and repeat and pretty soon BSB will fall. Ironically however I waited a bit longer to take on BSB in my second playthrough when I was a bit more levelled up and I managed to beat him quite easily!
Anyway despite my easier second playthrough of the Blood Starved Beast, he is still a pretty difficult boss early on and if you are new to the game then you will be sure to struggle with him just like I did and for that he deserves his spot at No.8.
9. Father Gascoigne
So at No.9 is none other than Father Gascoigne and is only the second boss in the game you will encounter but you can easily use this guy as a barometer for what to expect difficulty wise ahead in the game as he himself early doors, is no joke.
As for the good father himself, Gascoigne can be found hacking a dead beast's body in a graveyard where he will turn to face you and in the fight he will be mighty aggressive and carry out a series of combo attacks with his axe. Gascoigne also has a scattergun that has strong stagger potential, so you will need to watch out for when he uses it. And if that all wasn't bad enough, Gazza will transform into a beast as you get his health down to over 50% and he will then dish out some brutal frenzied attacks that can put you down permanently if you're not careful. So, yeah he can be a handful.
Strategy wise I found it was best to circle around the tombstones in the graveyard to give myself some cover and try and get a few quick hits in and back off and when I could, I would also parry him and follow with a visceral attack (which I'm not good at in boss fights!). Also when he reaches his beast phase you can also use a tiny music box (you get this from a little girl you speak to earlier in the game who is looking for her mother) to disorientate him to allow you to get more hits in but I must admit I haven't always founds this effective. I would also make sure you use a fast weapon to take him down such as the saw cleaver as slower weapons might leave you more vulnerable. And if you are really stuck, well...just summon! ;-)
So, Father Gascoigne's reputation definitely proceeds himself here for sure and his placement so early in the game makes him quite a test to overcome before you can progress but rest assured there are plenty of sterner tests ahead. But there is no doubt that Father Gazza is one of the most memorable bosses in the game and definitely deserves his place on here at No.9.
8. Martyr Logarius
At No.8 is one of my favourite bosses from the main game, Martyr Logarius, who is essentially a skeletal-esque wizard that can unleash a series of pretty brutal arcane attacks on you but is also pretty dangerous with his large staff as he can inflict some nasty physical damage with it.
As for how the boss goes down well as mentioned, his main attacks are arcane based and comprise of some explosive skull faced orbs that fire at you in different directions aswell as a potent buff attack that sends a large circluar projectile that can deal hefty damage. In the second phase however, he will resort to more physical attacks as he will beat you with his staff and slam his sword into the ground to to charge up his power to make him even more dangerous! The sword will also release magic sword projectiles that will attack you from all sides that you need to watch out for.
As for how to beat him??? Summ...yeah OK, I didn't need to summon to actually beat Logarius (well I did summon but they were failed attempts as I beat him solo!) as I just had to basically "get good" to take this guy down. However, depending on how the fight goes I would probably suggest not summoning for Logarius and doing it solo. But as far how to fight him, well basically use the pillars in the area to block his skull orb attacks aswell as to prevent being hit by him but in the first phase it is easier to pin him against the wall and just wade right into him.
In the second phase things are much tougher because as previously mentioned, he becomes more aggressive and starts to beat you with his large staff aswell as slam a sword into the ground that acts as a buff for him and sends out loads of homing projectiles all over the place! So, the key to this stage is to break his sword, which will cancel out his buff and when you can get a parry on his ass and perform a visceral attack, do it. You will also however need to keep on your toes as Logarius will chase you around the rooftops and attack whenever you can especially with his aerial slam, so you need to time your rolls carefully to avoid him and get some hits in just after he lands as he takes a moment to recover. But if you bate his attacks, parry him and break his magic sword over and over, you will get him done.
So, for me Martyr Logarius definitely deserves his place on the list as he is pretty stern challenge in the main game and one of the more rewarding bosses to beat and he even reminds me a little of the Nameless King in his design too as Nameless was also a pretty scaly, skinny looking dude! And to top it off, Logarius is a fun and engaging boss fight that can be frustrating but also a big rush when you finally beat him and as such he deserves his place at No.8.
7. Ebrietas, Daughter of the Cosmos
So, at No.7 we have this lovely boss...yep, Ebrietas, Daughter of the Cosmos...oh boy! Infact I had originally put Ebrietas at No.2 but I have done some revision gameplay since then that has changed my mind. However this doesn't make Ebrietas any the easier as she still remains for me the one of the hardest bosses in the main game.
As for Ebrietas herself, what is she??? Well, she is a rather lovely looking noodle faced creature that is what's called a Great One (and there are six Great One bosses in the main game) and she perform a number of pretty brutal attacks. For starters, Ebrietas can do a head and body slam that can pretty much one-shot you aswell as some tentacle swings that also deal out alot of damage. However that's not all as Ebrietas can also grab and bite you, which induces frenzy that will wipe out your health bar guaranteed, plus she can also fire blood spit too that causes frenzy aswell. She also has a rather annoying arcane missile attack that will definitely kill you if you get caught in it, so its best to keep on the move when that happens.
So as for strategies with Ebrietas??? Well, for starters do NOT summon for this fight because the summon available is pretty useless here and he will most likely die before you even get her to half health! So, what I would strongly suggest is to try and stay to her side and attack her either with a weapon that does bolt damage such as the Tonitrus or use bolt paper buffed with another weapon to do this. Some players have suggested attacking her head is the way to go, which is a vulnerable spot for sure with Ebrietas however I would not recommend myself as she can do too much damage to you face-on, so I think staying to her side is safer.
And the real challenge here is to TRY and keep to her side because Ebrietas will constantly writhe around and keep on the move to make your life difficult in this regard while she swipes her tentacles at you, launches arcane attacks or tries to spit frenzy inducing blood at you aswell. Also when she launches her arcane missle attack on you, make sure to run in a circle away from them so you don't get hit. But if you can stay to her side or even get behind her and keep whacking away with a bolt infused/buffed weapon then she will eventually go down and it took me quite a good few number of goes solo to beat her first time.
UPDATE: Well, here is the main reason I have moved Ebby further down the list and that reason is because the last time I faced her I made an Arcane build (40+ ARC) and used a saw cleaver +10 and infused it with a bolt bloodgem and by heck it made this fight a total pushover! Yep, with this setup I was able to demolish Ebrietas in maybe just a minute or so and it just shows that a bolt infused weapon can totally trivialise this fight. So with that all said I think its to safe she deserves to be a demoted a little bit here (sorry Ebby!).
However all that aside, Ebrietas, Daughter of the Cosmos definitely deserves her place on the list as she can be a real brutal slog (depending on your build I guess) especially as her attacks can be pretty varied that makes this fight all the more challenging.
6. Gehrman, the first hunter
So, at No.6 is the final boss (or second final boss depending on how you played the game) of the main game, Gehrman, the first hunter, who is an aged old fella who sits in a wheelchair for most of the game...well that is until you turn down his offer for him to kill you, then he get's up and beats the hell out you with a big-ass scythe!
Gehrman is certainly a very challenging boss as his aged demeanor betrays his abilities in combat where he literally speeds around the field in Hunter's Dream where you fight him and delivers a brutal ass-whoppin with that scythe (which is the Burial Blade and you can get it when you start new game plus). Its basically something you don't expect and begs you to ask him "do you really need that wheelchair???!". It reminded me of Yoda in Attack of the Clones where he takes on Count Dooku and abandons his walking stick and limp and starts jumping around like a whirling dervish in combat!
Gerhman's moveset is also pretty varied as it includes a scythe neck grab that allows him to perform a combo on you, he also uses a "quickening" effect, so he can move swiftly around the field aswell as use his blunderbuss shotgun to stagger the hell out of you, which will allow him to follow and do a visceral attack on you. Also in the second phase of his fight he will buff himself and also deal out two attacks one of which has a brutal AoE (area of effect) that can knock you back and the other is where he launches into the air and delivers a powerful wind gust that if you are in the wrong place, it can one-shot you!
So...how do you deal with Gerhman??? Well, I found it was best to sum...just kidding! ;-)
No, the best way to deal with Gerham is to basically try your best to find a window to parry him and do a visceral attack as early it is easy to do this but it becomes much harder as the fight progresses. I would also suggest trying to get in a few hard attacks and backing off just before your stamina bar runs out as he will retaliate in a big way if you don't. Also when he does his wind gust move, this can be pretty fatal, so I would strongly suggest trying to stay underneath, so you will avoid taking serious damage from this attack. As the fight progresses near the end, just bait his attacks and back off as much as possible as he becomes super fast with his quickening effect and again get your hits in when you can. I would also suggest using bolt or fire paper against him and I also found using beast pellets quite useful as it increase my damage to Gerhman.
So, Gerham definitely has earned his place on this list and I would have to say that it easily took me a good 15-20 goes to finally beat him on my first playthrough and maybe 10 or so on my second, so he is a tough customer and one that is a fitting end to the game and as such deserves his spot at No.6.
OK, so that's it for part one and I will be back hopefully before the end of March with the second part.
So, see you soon!
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