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Vordt of the Boreal Valley
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General Info
hp souls Location
1328 3000 High Wall of Lothric
Drops Soul of Boreal Valley Vordt
Defenses
Weak Resistant Immune
icon darkbonus Dark
icon slashdef Strike		 icon physicaldef Standard
icon slashdef Slash
icon thrustdef Thrust
icon magicbonus Magic		 icon poisonres.png Poison & Toxic
icon wp bleed Bleed
icon wp frost Frost

Vordt of the Boreal Valley is a Boss in Dark Souls 3. He is the second boss that players will encounter. This Dark Souls 3 Vordt of the Boreal Valley Guide features locations, strategies and videos on how to defeat Vordt of the Boreal Valley easily, as well as tips, weaknesses, trivia and lore notes for the Vordt boss.

Vordt of the Boreal Valley is a large quadrupedal creature wearing heavy knights armor and many of the attacks in his moveset features a great hammer that resembles a mace. When players encounter him, he is seen walking out of an orb of fog. After being brought down to a certain health threshold, the blue mist around him and his weapon intensifies, slowly inflicting Frostbite onto the player if they stand close to him. This is the first instance of frostbite the player may encounter in the game.

Due to his slow attacks, it is recommended to stay underneath and behind him to and dodge to create opportunities to counterattack. There are 2 phantom NPCs that can be summoned for this boss fight - the Sword Master (if he has been defeated outside Firelink Shrine) and Lion Knight Albert (if you don't have the Basin of Vows). This boss is not optional and he must be defeated in order to be able to progress to the Undead Settlement.

Bosses are unique and challenging Enemies that drop Boss Souls capable of being transformed into powerful Weapons, Spells, and Items for the player.

 

Dark Souls 3 Vordt of the Boreal Valley Location

Where to find Vordt of the Boreal Valley in Dark Souls 3?

 

Vordt of the Boreal Valley Drops

What do you get from defeating Vordt of the Boreal Valley in Dark Souls 3?

  • Souls: NG (3000) | NG+ (15,000) | NG++ (16,500) | NG+3 (16875) | NG+4 (18,000) | NG+6 (18,750) | NG+7 (19,125)
  • Co-Op Souls: NG (750) | NG+ (3750)
  • Soul of Boreal Valley Vordt

 

Vordt of the Boreal Valley Notes & Tips

What should you know about fighting Vordt of the Boreal Valley in Dark Souls 3?

 

Vordt of the Boreal Valley Stats

Playthrough NG NG + NG ++ NG +3 NG +4 NG +5 NG +6 NG +7
Health 1,328 4,146 4,560 4,768 4,975 5,389 5,597 5,804
Defense 102
Damage Type Standard Strike Slash Thrust Magic Fire Lightning Dark
Absorptions 35% 18% 38% 38% 24% 18% 15% -27%

 

Dark Souls 3 Vordt of the Boreal Valley Boss Guide & Strategies

Dark Souls 3 Vordt Video Strategy

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

DS3 Vordt of the Boreal Valley Attacks

Attack Name Attack Description & Counter
Thrust A quick mace jab, it's much faster than his normal pace. Avoid the front, dodge to the side, then counter.
Strike A vertical blow that smashes foes in front of him. Dodge to the side, then attack.
Slash Slashes its large mace in a sideways motion at the player, can be dodged. Dodge towards it as he readies his blow/dodge under the strike, then score some hits.
Buff At half health, roars and buffs itself with some sort of blue effect. Begins to use ice breath attack, and may only use charge attack after doing this. Score free hits, and wail, preferably near his rear. Prepare to dodge if he faces you or attacks.
Charge Charges in a straight line at the player, then does a turn and charges again. Charges 3-4 times. Stay mobile, ready rolling, score a hit at his feet once he stops (doesn't quickly face you)
Ice breath Breaths an icy haze in a long arc in front of him, like other enemies' fire breath. Has a short charge-up, allowing for the player to get behind him and avoid the attack entirely. Since update 1.04, Vordt has been nerfed and cannot be staggered out of his Ice breath.  Players are allowed to attack him freely during the entire animation. Rush nearer his back, for more safety.

How to fight and beat Vordt of the Boreal Valley

Strategy 1 (Melee)

The best way to fight Vordt as a melee build is to stay close to him and roll through his attacks and get underneath him. A very good weapon to use is the Deep Battle Axe you can find in the room below the Lothric Wyvern, since almost every starting class can wield this weapon in two-hands effectively. The first phase is relatively easy by staying underneath and behind Vordt as much as possible. Attack after his second wide swipe attack and never stand in front of Vordt as he has a very fast lunge attack that is near impossible to dodge. If you find yourself in front of him close the gap as fast as possible while moving to his left.

When Vordt reaches his second phase (at about half health), he will start doing a charge attack back and forth. You should leave yourself with some stamina to roll if you know your sequence of attacks is going to reduce Vordt to half health. Your best option is to dodge these charges while locked on to always keep him in your sights, he will usually charge three times. After these charges, he will begin to ready his breath attack, and this is when you should close the distance and go to his left and use a charged two-handed power attack. 

Staying beneath him is still ideal, but will not make you invulnerable like in the First Phase, so watch out for him standing up and other attacks. 

 

Strategy 2 (Sorcery/Pyromancy) (NG)

 The first phase of this fight is similar to the melee approach discussed above, wherein the safest place to attack and evade Vordt is under his belly or behind him. Fire at him with your strongest spells (Heavy Soul Arrow/Fireball) but keep enough stamina to roll out of his way if things get out of hand. During the second phase, forget everything you did in phase one and just keep your distance as much as you possibly can without losing target lock. Attack Vordt during the start of his second phase, and when he starts charging, be ready to roll out of his way all three or four times. Always roll to the side, never into or out of his way. The safest time to attack him during phase two is when he starts charging his frost attack, which happens after his charges. Stay on his side, not in front of him, and attack him with your strongest spells, and get ready to dodge his charges once more if he survives. Usually, he will go down before his second wave of charges.

 

Vordt of the Boreal Valley Lore Theories

  • It is written that Boreal Knights devolve to beast-like forms due to the effects of Pontiff Sulyvahn's rings (in his case, the Left Eye) - it seems that Vordt is further along in this process than the other Outrider Knights met in the game.
  • Referred to as a "Dog" by Emma, he guards the path to Undead Settlement.
  • Vordt using ice/frost in comparison to the Dancer using fire could symbolize that the Dancer chose the path of the Pontiff, while the other Outrider Knights chose the path of frost.
  • Because of Vordt's large body shape, it can be assumed that he is at a higher rank in the Outrider Knights

Vordt of the Boreal Valley Trivia

  • The middle Dutch word "vorst" cognates with the English word frost. This could be a possible origin for Vordt's name, as he is an ice themed boss.

 

 
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