Aldrich, Devourer of Gods Dark Souls III Guide

Note: If you followed Anri's quest is such way that she survived till this point (you killed the Londor assassin in Church of Yorshka), you can go to her world and help her in defeating Aldrich there.

Aldrich is dealing magic damage. Because of that, you should have an armor that provides good magic protection. The opponent mostly attacks from distance, he attacks physically with his scythe only when the player is close. Since he is a mage, he is vulnerable to all physical attacks, "holy" damage is effective against him as well.

The boss will perform physical attacks when you get too close.

Aldrich will be changing his position from time to time by hiding in the ground and reappearing on the arena in a different place (watch out for the purple fog that will be created when that happens - if you remain close you will receive damage). Notice the columns which provide good protection from magic attacks, but only for as long as they remain whole (the boss is destroying them during the battle).

The columns allow hiding from projectiles and arrows for some time.

Two magic attacks are especially dangerous during the battle and they can kill you quickly. One of them is a rain of arrows summoned by the boss. Move as far away as possible when you see this spell is prepared (Aldrich slowly stretches his bow), preferably by sprint running in the opposite direction. The rain is dangerous because after receiving damage you are stopped and become vulnerable for the other arrows. It's much easier to hide when the columns aren't destroyed - in that case, simply hide behind one of them.

The second attack is two balls thrown in your direction. This attack is usually combined with the fire rain, so remember to dodge, run fast and strafe so that you are as hard to hit as possible. Watch out for the mentioned magic balls since after avoiding one another is shot at you.

Attack mostly the tail of the enemy, it is an easier target.

In the second phase of the battle the boss becomes even stronger. A double scythe attack joins his abilities (watch out, it is almost impossible to dodge his maneuver - both swings are performed almost at once). In addition to that, the boss will start casting more magic balls. You could have ignore them in the first phase due to the small damage, but now there will be so many of them that you can't allow yourself to not worry about them. Especially since after the disappearance and reappearance of Aldrich they will all be guided at you. You can avoid them by running towards the boss and being faster than the projectiles that are flying at you.

The second phase of the battle is similar, but Aldrich will be more eager to remain in one place.

During this battle you should remain behind the boss. This will allow you to avoid his scythe attacks and to deal large damage towards his tail. Watch out when the boss disappears (you will receive damage if you remain in the dark circle) and after he reappears (he usually summons a fire rain and he attacks with magic balls rolling on the ground). Hide behind columns for as long as it is possible. You will have a good position to attack after the opponent hits the ground with his scythe (his back will be temporarily exposed to your attacks) and after avoiding the little projectiles (use the jump attack to strike the opponent directly during the final phase of the run). In this battle it is not hard to kill the boss, but to survive and avoid his attacks for long enough.

Reward: Cinders of a Lord, Soul of Aldrich, 40 000 souls

Location: Anor Londo