Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First is the latest in the Dark Souls series for the seventh-gen and eighth-gen consoles, as well as for PC. Players who find themselves running into a bit of trouble with with the newly added boss, Aldia, the first scholar, there’s a helpful guide on fighting the boss.
While most gamers might be new to Dark Souls II on the PS4 and Xbox One, a lot of other gamers are well acquainted with the series. Nevertheless, sometimes people need a bit of help every once in a while to get through some tough segments where they have a hard time finding out how to do more than just chip away at the health bar of a major boss.
Well, for the Aldia boss, DireWolfSif has a worthwhile guide showcasing the dialogue sequences and offering a few tactics on how to beat Aldia. You can check it out below.
Basically, you’ll want to light all the primal bonfires before talking to him. During the actual fight, whenever his fire is up around him it protects him from taking too much damage. Wait for the fire to fade and then attack.
You have to time your attacks to get in and get out without getting hit. During his fireball charge you can run in and get in a few good hits.
If you’re still in need of a bit of help with Scholar of the First Sin, trusty ‘ole Shirrako has a gameplay walkthrough guide available covering the new content, the old content and each of the boss fights. You can check out the video playlist below.
Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin is available right now for the home consoles and PC. Need more info on the game? Well, you can feel free to learn more by paying a visit to the official website.