Crush this holy knight blocking your path.
Pieta, She of Blessed Renewal is the first major boss that Lords of the Fallen throws at you. After you’ve made your way through Redcopse village and had your ass handed to you by the Lightreaper, you’ll find Pieta blocking the entrance to Skyrest Bridge. This saint doesn’t number among the game’s hardest bosses, but she appears early enough that you’re likely still getting used to the game’s mechanics.
Pieta has two phases: one where she walks around fighting you normally, and a second where she sprouts a pair of wings and starts throwing out all sorts of Radiance spells and phantoms. It sounds challenging, but she isn’t too hard to beat once you learn to deal with her. So, here’s how to beat the Lords of the Fallen Pieta boss so you can enter Skyrest Bridge.Pieta, She of Blessed Renewal tips
While I’ll go into more depth on each phase lower down, here’s a quick summary of the tips that might help:
Stick close: Pieta’s worst attacks tend to be from range, especially in the second phase, so stick close to deal damage and bait out her basic combos for you to parry or dodge.
Use fire: While Radiant spells aren’t especially strong here, burning Pieta will continue to deal damage even when she isn’t close to you. You can find fire salts in the lava by the entrance to the arena or get the Raw Mangler Axe as a random drop from the double axe-wielding enemies in the village.
Slow and steady: In the second phase, Pieta will generally move around a lot. Keep closing the distance and attacking to bait out those basic attacks you can parry. Don’t forget to attack after you’ve parried or blocked to recover your withered health.
Soulflay: You can use the umbral lamp’s Soulflay ability to pull Pieta’s soul out and deal damage to it. Do this by holding CTRL and clicking RMB, or holding L2 and pressing R2 on a controller.
