Not really sure what the fuck to do at this point. I’m not having any fun at all with this expansion. I just dont see whats “fun” here. I’ve beaten the base game many, many times. Ive beaten every souls game many, many times, but this shit? Its bad. If this entire expansion is like this, I think im done and i wasted my money. Im incredibly angry right now, and my mind may change, but this is some straight up bullshit.
Grab carian retaliation, throw it on a medium shield, and parry the crap out of the boss. You can also use a buckler if you don’t want to put time into getting the ash of war.
His attacks are incredibly forgiving and you’ll feel like a parry god.
Give it a couple shots to get the feel of it. I recommend doing this solo, another player or spirit ash can mess up the aggro (and get grabbed healing him more).