3. Darkeater Midir
Dark Souls III: The Ringed City Boss Ranking
The Ringed City’s only optional boss, Darkeater Midir is a boss that will harass the player before they even get to plummet into its arena. Once you scale the tower and knock Midir into the pit below, the actual boss fight is highly entertaining. While the actual move set this boss showcases is nothing we haven’t seen before, it all cohesively works in a terrifying package. Midir has a good mix of close and ranged attacks that don’t allow players to just stay under this beast during the entire fight. Unlike the Ancient Wyvern, the dragon offers a proper fight that tests the player’s ability to deal with a highly mobile target that has a plethora of attacks at its disposal.
However, there are a few issues that keep Darkeater Midir from the top spot, with one of the most notable being that nothing really happens when he shifts to his “second phase.” Unlike the Demon Prince or Gael, this boss really doesn’t alter in a drastic or interesting way that could offer new problems for players to deal with. Instead, Midir gets a dark infused AoE attack that can be easily dodged if you’re paying attention to the beast when attacking. It’s a shame because this can make the fight rather tedious given the huge health bar that Midir sports, which drags the fight out to the point of tedium. That being said, this is perhaps one of the most beautiful arenas in all of Dark Souls III.
