Iudex Gundyr

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Iudex Gundyr

NG	HP	Poise	Souls
0	1,037	185.00	3,000
1	3,561	185.00	15,000
2	3,917	194.73	16,500
3	4,095	205.55	16,875
4	4,273	217.64	18,000
5	4,629	231.25	18,375
6	4,807	264.28	18,750
7	4,985	308.33	19,125

Physical Absorption

Standard

15%

Strike

12%

Slash

18%

Thrust

16%

Elemental Absorption

Magic

Fire

Lightning

-14%

Dark

38%

Immunitities

Bleed

Susceptible

Poison

Immune

Frost

Susceptible

Lore

This sword is only bequeathed to chosen ash, as judged by the Iudex, who awaits the arrival of ash as a scabbard.

— Description of Coiled Sword

This old cast-iron halberd has the power to break poise, and is said to never crumble, seeming to suggest that Gundyr was fated to eternal service from the beginning.

— Description of Gundyr's Halberd

Gundyr, or the Belated Champion, was bested by an unknown warrior. He then became sheath to a coiled sword in the hopes that someday, the first flame would be linked once more.

— Description of Gundyr's Set

General Information

The tutorial boss for Dark Souls III. It displays what the player should expect regarding boss phases in the game and how the fight may drastically change.

This fight is mandatory.

Location

Cemetery of Ash

On the route to Firelink Shrine. He is an immobile statue until you pull the Coiled Sword from his chest.

Summons

None

Item Drops

Coiled Sword

Moveset

Thrust Combo: Thrusts halberd, and finished by either another thrust, a slam, or a right-to-left swing.
Horizontal Sweep: Sweeps his halberd left-to-right, followed by a shoulder bash, and finished by a delayed thrust.
Horizontal Swing Combo: Swings his halberd left-to-right, and finished by stabbing the ground and launching his halberd out.
Dash Attack: Dashes away and swings right-to-left.
Grab: Reaches out and attempts to grab the target, stabbing them into his halberd and launching them away if it connects.
Punch Combo: Punches, followed by a shoulder bash, and finished by a delayed thrust.
Running Slam: Runs a short distance and slams his halberd down.
Plunge: Jumps and slams down with his halberd.

Phase Transition: <55% HP, stretches his arm out as it mutates and transforms the rest of his body, while he drags it across the ground to deal damage.

Swipe: Swipes with his mutated hand, and finished by a delayed slam by the mutated hand.
Ground Stab: Stabs the ground with his halberd and Pus of Man.
Plunge: Jumps and slams down.
Whip: Stretches out the tail of the Pus of Man before swinging it back.
Grab: Drags the Pus of Man across the ground agape to grab the target.
Leaping Horizontal Swing: Slams his mutated hand down and swings his halberd right-to-left, followed by a left-to-right by halberd and mutated hand, and finished by a delayed slam with his mutated hand.
Leaping Thrust: Slams his mutated hand down and jumps forward to thrust, and finished by a quick swipe from the mutated hand.
Leaping Ground Stab: Stabs the ground with his halberd, followed by launching it out of the ground, and finished by a swipe with the mutated hand.

Strategies

Iudex Gundyr Boss Guide

Notes

Abyssal enemy, meaning they take 20% bonus Damage from Wolf Knight's Greatsword and Farron Greatsword.

Bugs

Rarely after being defeated, the player can be locked into sideways movement.
Iudex Gundyr can fail to spawn.

Trivia

"Iudex" is Latin for "Judge."
- Works well with the introduction of the fight being a parallel to the Arthurian legend of the sword in the stone. The player takes the Coiled Sword out of the iron armored Gundyr and is judged by him to see if he is worthy to inherit/link the First Flame. This is the first step the player must take.
Similar to Old King Doran from Demon's Souls, who also tests the player's worth to wield a sword.
Leaked screenshots show an unused original position of Iudex Gundyr to be in the Consumed King's Garden, in place of Oceiros, the Consumed King.