{"id":63293,"date":"2024-05-01T17:18:51","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T17:18:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/heide-phoenix-boss-guide"},"modified":"2024-07-19T11:34:23","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T11:34:23","slug":"heide-phoenix-boss-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/heide-phoenix-boss-guide","title":{"rendered":"Dark Souls Archthrones Heide Phoenix Boss Fight Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"
In the world of Dark Souls Archthornes<\/a>, while many bosses offer strategic battles against humanoid foes, some present formidable creatures that can become significant obstacles. Among these challenges is the Heide Phoenix, widely recognized within the game’s community as one of the <\/span>toughest<\/span> and most frustrating adversaries.<\/span><\/p>\n If <\/span>you’re aiming<\/span> to conquer this formidable boss and could use assistance with summoning and defeating it (yes, you’ll need to summon this boss), you’ve landed in the right spot. Below, we’ll provide a comprehensive guide covering everything you need to know to overcome the Heide Phoenix boss in Dark Souls Archthornes.<\/span><\/p>\n Unlike many of the other bosses in Dark Souls Archthrones<\/a> <\/span>which<\/span> place themselves directly in your path as obstacles to defeat to progress, the Heided Phoenix requires that you summon it by using a specific item, the Phoenix-Caller Horn. <\/span><\/p>\n To get this item, head to the Cathedral of <\/span>Blue<\/span> and down the stairs at the back of the cathedral to find Flynn, the boss you defeated previously as the Keeper of the Old Gods<\/a>, and purchase the horn for 10,000 souls.<\/span><\/p>\n Once purchased, you can head to the Tower Vista <\/span>and<\/span> when standing facing the burning tower, you’ll get a popup that relates to the horn<\/span>, and from<\/span> here you can <\/span>simply<\/span> blow the horn <\/span>which<\/span> will summon the boss on the platform below.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n To make it easier to reach the boss, you can teleport to the Phoenix Tower Irithyll bonfire, and from there, you have a straight shot to the boss by going up the stairs <\/span>then<\/span> dropping down to the wooden rafters on the left and running straight to the boss.<\/span><\/p>\n The boss itself is a <\/span>large<\/span> griffin-like creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings (four of them) of a Phoenix. The boss doesn’t have two distinct phases, but it does get more aggressive as time goes on, so if you’re ready to take it on, let’s first discuss its abilities below:<\/span><\/p>\n When it comes to fighting the Phoenix, there isn’t any <\/span>real<\/span> distance you can keep from the boss to maintain damage dealt as the boss has various attacks that vary in range, and because it can chain so many of its attacks together, it’s a <\/span>tough<\/span> boss to deal with. We’ve found that the first thing you’ll want to do is take advantage of the opening phase where the boss will <\/span>do<\/span> more melee attacks to try and deal as much damage as possible.<\/span><\/p>\n Once the boss is at lower health, it gets more aggressive and starts leaning more into its fire-based attacks, and from <\/span>here,<\/span> you’ll want to switch up your tactics. You’ll want to close in on the boss to bait out its melee\/swipe attacks, <\/span>as<\/span> <\/span>these can be dodged<\/span>, and you can circle the boss to get in some hits. But as soon as you see the boss begin charging up a fire attack, you need to back away immediately to see the boss and see the fire attacks coming to dodge them appropriately.<\/span><\/p>\n When the boss is running around the arena, you’ll want to back away so you can see which move the boss is going to make next, which can be difficult, especially when it disappears, and you have nothing to lock on to. <\/span>So if it disappears completely, we suggest that you run to one side of the arena <\/span>which<\/span> gives<\/span> it only a few angles to attack from and <\/span>gives<\/span> you a chance to evade or block the attacks.<\/span><\/p>\n So the strategy for this fight is to keep as much distance from the boss while it’s flying around and dealing heavy wide-area attacks, and when it lands, close in to bait out melee attacks and counter with your attacks. Keep this up, and eventually, the boss will fall, but be warned that this fight is tough to get through and will require some practice, so don’t expect an easy fight. With some practice and a couple of attempts behind you, you’ll eventually bring down the Heide Phoenix.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In the world of Dark Souls Archthornes, while many bosses offer strategic battles against humanoid foes, some present formidable creatures that can become significant obstacles….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12803,"featured_media":63294,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63293","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dark-souls","genre-rpg","content_type-guide-tutorial"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nTable of Contents<\/h2>\n
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How To Beat Heide Phoenix Boss in Dark Souls Archthrones <\/span><\/h2>\n
Heide Phoenix Boss Abilities<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Heide Phoenix Boss Fight Tips<\/span><\/h2>\n