When Gael begins to explode and erupt into the red darkness fireballs, run away and heal up.

Almost always you will be able to dodge the cape attacks as well as his regular swings.

Gael's second phase has his cape deal damage after his sword swings You can get around this extra damage by dodging into the swings that Gael makes.

Count your hits so that you know when his next stagger is coming up so you can combo into more attacks.

Gael's first phase also has a stagger that is set to occur every 7 hits or so.

Dodge into it instead of backwards and he will almost always miss while giving you the ability to hit him a few times.

The same tip from above can be applied to when he does his jumping attack.

When Gael tries to do a piercing thrust when his sword glows red, you can dodge backwards to not get hit and be able to get a few hits in.

Once you know his movements, dodging twice in a row is the easiest way to get around this move.

One of Gael's more difficult moves to dodge during his first phase is a two-hit slam where he shuffles to one side while slashing and then immediately jumps and slams afterwards.

He will then turn around while doing a tail swipe move that you can dodge into very easily. He can also breath fire down on top of himself, but this is easy to dodge too, as you can just run to the edge of his tail and attack that for a little bit. He will then usually do several attacks: Sometimes he will turn to the side and attempt to claw at your character, this can easily be dodged once you recognize the move.

A very easy way to attack this boss is to attack his hindlegs.

Just take your time and play it cool, no need to risk 10 minutes of fighting for one stupid mistake. Midir has a ton of health in this bossfight and rushing him will not work.

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