Moon Presence | Boss Fights Bloodborne Guide

You fight Moon Presence on the same arena as Gehrman.

Attacks

- paw attack- the opponents executes three successive attacks in a combo; it is relatively easy to avoid those attacks and dodging the third one allows you to get behind the boss's back and land your own two, or three.

- jump and crush - if you get away from the boss, he tries nearing you by taking a long jump; the damage it deals is high but, the attack is signaled beforehand and you only need a single dash to the side to dodge it

- tentacle lash - the opponent lies his left hand on the ground, takes a swift turn, attacks the player with tentacles and tips you over; you can dodge the attack by dashing back.

- white orbs and dripping blood- the boss summons several white orbs that pop. Then, in their place, blood starts dripping from the sky. If you are hit, you will be unable to use Blood Vials for around 20 seconds, which is represented by the icon in the upper-left corner (right next to quick items).

- red blast - a powerful AoE attack that leaves you with ONE health point. Although this sounds threatening, things are not that bad - after the attack, there are several seconds, for which the boss remains motionless. If you dash up to the opponent right after you take damage, there is a high chance of replenishing all of the lost health and deal lots of damage, at the same time. After the boss's health drops to a third, the attack, additionally, makes it impossible to use Blood Vials (for around 20s). You can try to dodge this attack by getting away from the boss, to the other end of the arena, or by dashing behind his back but, if you take damage, try to replenish as many health points as possible.

The fight

The fight with this boss takes place only if you have consumed 3x One Third of Umbilical Cord beforehand. Then, after you refuse to give your life to Gehrman and defeat him, the fight starts automatically. It is easier than fighting the hinter, but the depleted Blood Vials after the previous fight makes it definitely harder. Still, you can easily let yourself be killed and start the battle over, after you have replenished your supplies- you will not have to fight Gehrman any more.

Dodging at the right moment allows you to attack the boss's back.

During the final fight, it is a good idea to remain within medium distance of the boss. He attack mainly with his paws and these are not difficult to dodge. Especially good opportunity for you presents itself after you have dodged the third attack in the row. Thanks to this, you get behind the boss's back and he walks a bit forward, which exposes his back to your attacks. You can use this tactic effectively, throughout the entire battle, because Moon Presence keeps using this attack, even though he receives some new ones.

If you get hit with blood, you cannot use Blood Vials.

More or less, starting with the middle of the fight, you will have to watch out for two more AoE attacks. The first one is the white orbs that pop after a while. Then, the arena is rained with blood and you cannot use Blood Vials temporarily. You then need to rely on regaining your health or, without taking the risk, keep escaping from the boss to avoid taking damage.

After the powerful AoE attack, you still have a moment to dash up to the boss and replenish some of your health.

The other attack is the powerful blast that covers the better part of the arena. For this reason, dodging this attack may be impossible. Therefore, it is best to get prepared for what follows the blast. - the boss's inactivity for 4-5 seconds. You can then easily dash up to him and land several blows, which will restore some (or even all) of the lost health. This becomes especially important when the boss only has a third of his health left. Taking damage then makes it temporarily impossible to use Blood Vials. Therefore, it is important that you dart towards the enemy and regain your health.

Summary: try to avoid the boss' physical attacks, which gets you behind his back. This is an ideal position for attacking. Repeating the dodge- dodge-attack pattern will suffice to win the battle. In the case of magical attacks, make sure that you are not near the white orb and replenish your health after each red blast. If you are low on health, and you temporarily cannot use Blood Vials, wait through the moment and get away from the boss, as far as possible. Wait until the negative effect wears off and allows you to heal.

Reward: 230 000 Blood Echoes.