There are several enemy encounters during your exploration of Axiom, but there are certain enemies who lurk within the Umbral realm as well. The Paladin’s Burden is one such boss that is easy to miss, but you can fight him to get some rare loot. This is an optional boss, but worth defeating for the various rewards you can earn. If you wish to know how to beat him, we got you covered. In this guide we will see how to defeat the Paladin’s Burden in Lords of the Fallen.
Lords of the Fallen – Paladin’s Burden Boss Fight Guide
The Paladin’s Burden is an optional boss found in the Umbral realm. Here we will see how to defeat this boss in Lords of the Fallen
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Paladin’s Burden Location
You can find this boss while going through the Path of Devotion. After you exit the cave at the very beginning of the area, on your left is the Vestige of Deiter. If you go down from there, you will come across an arena with moths blocking the entryway. Enter the Umbral realm here and enter it to find Paladin’s Burden
Paladin’s Burden Fight Preparation
The boss can deal bleed and fire damage, so having holy, frost, or poison salts on your weapons will help you. Also, some Fire Wards and Bleed Cures can also help during the fight.
Paladin’s Burden Fight Guide
- This fight is pretty straightforward, as the boss will use his longsword to attack you
- There are several windows of opportunity to attack Paladin’s Burden. He is mostly a melee boss but has one ranged attack up his sleeve
- You can easily dodge most of his sword swings to get around him and put some hits
- Paladin’s Burden does release a fiery AoE at regular intervals that occupies a short radius around him. A Fire Ward will help mitigate the attack
- He will also release a bigger shockwave that will create knockback and some damage if you linger too close to him for a long time
- If he raises his lamp, you can stop the animation by rushing towards him and landing some hits
- There is one attack that will cause significant damage. It is when The Paladin’s Burden raises both his arms and sparks start flying around him.
- If you see this, run far away from him and keep running or rolling around the arena. With that move he will summon thorny vines or branches from the ground that will cause significant damage and bleed.
- These vines will track and trail you around, so be on the move till it is over.
- The best time to use a charged attack is when he has his lamp raised.You can easily stagger him here and cause significant damage.
With this, you can quickly defeat the Paladin’s Burden boss in Lords of the Fallen. If you like this guide you can check out our other guides as well.
