Commander Niall Mountaintops of the Giants Boss

Description

This is one of the more difficult fights in the area, especially since you need to kill two Banished Knights at the beginning of the fight, while Commander Niall is also pursuing you. It’s a good idea to take out the dual-wielding knight first, since you can effectively stun lock them with consecutive attacks if you go all out at the beginning. If you allow this knight some breathing space however, it can kill you within just a few strikes if you’re not careful. The knight with the sword and shield is more difficult to take down without being hit, since it has an effective defence against stun locking. A leaping heavy attack is perhaps the easiest way to catch this knight off guard, but you’ll need to continuously create enough space for you to do this by kiting both the knight and Commander Niall around the area, while avoiding a scenario where you’re backed into a corner. The knight with the shield is able to charge towards you after slamming the shield into the ground, inflicting Frostbite upon impact. The easiest way to avoid damage from this is by rolling into the knight as it reaches you, which should allow you to avoid being hit altogether.

The fight with Commander Niall properly begins once the two knights have been dealt with, as he’ll start to use all attacks available to him. This boss has a tendency to spam slam its halberd into the ground after many of its attacks. Each time this happens, a whirlwind will form around the boss, which inflicts Frostbite if you’re caught in it.

You can dodge or roll away from this, but you’ll need to be extra careful to avoid being too close to give yourself enough time. The boss will sometimes follow up whirlwind attacks with sweeping halberd stabs or slashes.

These can inflict massive amounts of damage, especially since they’re often infused with lightning. You’ll notice that Niall’s right foot has a blade attached to it, which he’ll sometimes use with a sweeping kick. It’s fairly easy to see when this is coming, but you’ll need to get used to the animation to ensure that you can avoid it every time, as it also comes infused with lightning damage. This foot blade slash attack can be used at close range, but the boss will also sometimes jump in the air and slam it down on you, closing the distance within just a few split seconds.

At close range:

Jumping in the air:

Lore

Location

• Commander Niall is found in the northeast section of Castle Sol. His arena can be accessed by first making your way through to the Church of the Eclipse in the southeast section of the castle, then taking the church’s eastern exit towards another building. Go through this building and you should arrive at the upper levels of the eastern section, where his mist gate can be approached.

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Notable Info

• Multiplayer is enabled for this battle.

• Spirit Ashes can be summoned for this battle.

• Bewitching Branches can be used on the Spectral Banished Knights which’ll make them attack each other as well as Commander Niall.

• Second half of the Haligtree Medallion can be found up the elevator in the tower behind Commander Niall.