Soulsborne Tutorial Area/Boss Tier List 

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10:01 You don't actually have to die to get your weapon in Bloodborne, if you make it to the first lamp after the clinic without dying you can just teleport to the Hunter's Dream and get it that way!

Lucky you didn't encounter Rick. Guy crushed me.

To be fair, the Last Giant is *just* a boss you can come across. In DS2, depending on where you go, your first boss can be The Last Giant, The Pursuer (you get one chance though), Dragonrider, Old Dragonslayer, the rat gank, Najka or even The Rotten.

I'd honestly say Grafted Scion technically is more of a first / Tutorial boss than Soldier of Godrick going off including Vanguard Demon on the list. You are supposed to die to it, but if you play correctly, you can beat it. you do get a reward but you have to jump off a cliff after to progress. It also is the very first enemy that you fight, and despite being re-used, it still has a boss health-bar and is less common than Godrick's Soldiers.

Congrats, Ember! Seeing you get 100k is great, u deserve all the subs Also: I might be bias but Gundyr is definitely the best tutorial boss, sure I died how many times to him in my first time ever playing any souls game, sure I quit the game and came back 3 months later to still get my ass kicked, but looking back, def 10/10

I am surprised they did not consider the grafted scion as the tutorial boss since it is technically the first you find.

I feel like if you're gonna consider Vanguard Demon the Demon's Souls tutorial boss, then you kinda have to consider Grafted Scion Elden Ring's tutorial boss

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The lore of the last giant is pretty cool though. The fact that he was the giant lord who was defeated in battle by an unknown warrior which happens to be you the player is insane.

There is something very special and heartwarming in seeing a RU-vidr grow from the very beginning. Keep it up. I love your content.

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Soldier of Godrick should be higher. My 60-something year old mom came to visit us and see what I was playing with my sons. The controls were very difficult for her but she began to get the hang of it and made it to Soldier of Godrick as a warrior class. It took her many attempts and she got frustrated and lost hope but eventually triumphed against him and was so excited and happy. The entire FromSoft experience of perseverance and victory, in my mom’s face. I’ll never forget it, so Soldier is Godrick is definitely for someone.

Congrats on 100K! Nicely done! With all due respect, I think that the Rick, solider of God is a true S class tutorial boss.

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This is the most legit tier list so far. You have great taste man ❤

Loving your channel and content and I would like to express some suggestions for your videos tier list: Ranking the games from worst to best based on art direction, atmosphere/world design and combat. Would be really fun

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Congrats on 100k Ember! It's so nice to see you finally reach the milestone, you deserve every single sub! Keep grinding broski and 200k will come sooner than you think🙏

huge Congratulations, well deserved!

Great video. Personally I think that tutorial area in elden ring is pretty much exclusively to get used to the controls. Limgrave as a whole I think is a lot more similar to the tutorial areas of before, just at a bigger scale.

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I got to go back and play all three Dark Souls, so nostalgic just seeing this stuff

Glad you finally put on video on your tiers list, the every boss ranked video was fun but it was kind of hard to watch just a simple tier list.

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Awesome Vid man but I think the real Tutorial Boss in Bloodborne is Gascoigne because Cleric Beast is optional. The Cleric beast teaches you how huge beast-like Enemies are like and Gascoigne teaches you stuff like how to Parry and dodge effectively and his beast Phase is a bit of a shocker ngl but anyway Congrats on 100K subs

Bloodborne was my first souls game. And I think I spent almost 5 hours in central yharnam just exploring and looking for stuff. Best tutorial there is as even though its massive, all the interwinding paths and shortcuts make returning to the lamps reasonable easy, even the inclusion of the mmk so you can unlock the doll and begin leveling before you even find a boss.

Sekiro is a fascinating game because there is always a moment somewhere around Genichiro on top of Ashina Castle in the beginning where the game just *clicks* and you think about the game entirely differently. Before then the game is very, very frustrating because you can feel something isn't working right, then you finally slip into place like a square peg in a square hole and the game becomes the best game you've ever played.

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My favorite part of the soldier of god, Rick was when you fight him later as Champion Rick. Love the call back to DS3!

Rick, Soldier of God being the final boss of elden ring after fighting him for the first time was great

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I do appreciate the fragrant branch of yore statue in the tutorial for trying to teach players about the item but as far as I know its not worth using it at that statue, especially since In OG Ds2 there wasn't a statue there and for some reason they added another one blocking the path to fight the sentinels In SOTFS, making it possible to get stuck for a bit as you scramble to find or buy another branch if you decided to use one at the tutorial statue

Man i love gundyr hes seems like a worthy opponent :)

Gungyr was my first tutorial boss. And I still remember my surprise (a pleasant one) that I could see that he is slow and not that difficult, it was just me making mistakes. That fight was *fair*. And that realization made me play a lot of DS3. And play the whole DS series. And Elden Ring. And now I dream about Bloodborne on PC much more than before.

How is ds3 starting area a C tier? For how you judge bloodborne after you include everything from the point you get control of the character. You spawn in an area with tutorial messages on the ground, weak enemies around to try your attacks, an optional hard enemy "hidden" to the side that gives you a solid starting soul boost if you manage to kill, the Gundyr fight which as you said is top tier for a tutorial boss and the npc before firelink drops you his weapon which is a pretty solid one too. Ds3 is at least an A tier tbh.

I was expecting margit to be considered the tutorial boss, because soldier of godrick was so easy I didn't know it was the actual tutorial boss

Last Giant is not a tutorial Boss, he is just usually the first boss you fight. DS2 doesn't have a tutorial boss. It is slightly more open ended that way.

To be fair, Cleric Beast is an optional boss, making Father Gascoigne the true first boss in a way, and imo he's another perfect first boss just like Iudex. Great at teaching you the core mechanics/playstyle of the game: being aggressive and parrying with firearms

Honestly I consider the grafted scion the tutorial boss in Elden ring. Yeah it really teaches you what you need to know. Plus if you do die you do end up getting a chance to get revenge later.

i always forget that margit isn’t the tutorial boss cuz i’m so used to just going straight there on a new save xP

Sekiro's tutorial area is fantastic! It was my second Souls game and I absolutely loved the gameplay right from the start You sneak past some samurai. You eavesdrop on them. You learn how to stealth. Damn, what more do you want? It's beautiful!

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First time in elden rings tutorial I went in and expected a real boss, especially after you die to that harder one, and then soldier of godrick enters a couple seconds later that was just the biggest bruh moment

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cant belive you but rick at d like hes soldier of god rick (good tier list overall)

i beat gundyr first try on mouse and keyboard. it was a very close fight and a lot of fun though

Congratz on the 100k! Well deserved my guy. Also as far as I’m aware, “soulsborne” is literally anything FromSoft has put out so it’ll include Sekiro and Elden Ring, “souls-like” is the same style but made by literally anyone other than FromSoft. So yeah just saying “souls game” is a fair thing to do

wouldn’t really count the cleric beast a tutorial boss because it is totally optional and doesn’t prepare you to bosses like gascoigne does for gascoigne you need to dodge and use your gun to stagger, and you get shown that bosses can have more phases which can be totally different, and it shows you human and beast bosses in one fight

Congratulations on the 100k Ember, well deserved. Gundyr is the best tutorial boss. 👌

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my friend died to soldier of godrick twice. also I don’t think it’s necessarily D rank because it teaches new players how to actually attack a npc, since the only npcs they’ll see are the horse guy (which won’t teach anything) and the boss your supposed to die to. So it allows you to properly fight an enemy that does counterattack and is stun able. That’s just how I felt anyways since ER was my first souls-born (played ds1 and sekiro so far)

I believe the tutorial boss is supposed to show you what the rest of the bosses are supposed to feel like and no boss does that better than last giant for good or ill

I played a little of DS2, but I didn't head into that forest on my first attempt. I didn't realize I could go that way from Majula, so I headed down that tunnel and...yeah...it went about as well as you might expect. I ended up running past those knights even though them being so strong should have been a clue as to head elsewhere, but I'm used to difficult enemies in these games. I ran into the Dragonrider and had a very, very bad time of it. Didn't notice the switches to expand the area or anything. Got immediately kicked off the area by the guy. Bad enough of a time that I actually restarted to change my build and then I realized I needed to go the other way first. Whoops. For DS3, what about the area before Iudex Gundyr as a tutorial area more than the area around Firelink? That area is more of a tutorial area since it teaches the player all the controls and the plunging attack as well. It also has the first giant crystal lizard. I admit that I cheesed that fight. Got it to follow me and roll itself off the cliff for me. I made up for that by fighting the 2 in the Untended Graves properly. I also cheesed the Sword Master into jumping off the cliff (though I fell too) just so I could get the uchigatana early and use it until I got the Hollowslayer Greatsword. The Soldier of Godrick gave me a "wtf was that?" moment, followed by a lot of laughing. Admittedly I knew the tutorial area was more meant for people who'd never played a FromSoftware Souls game before. Especially given how obvious they had to sign post it for people to try jumping down. Instead of, you know, the usual yolo approach many take, including myself, early on. Yeah, the Central Yharnam area is the best starting area since it really isn't a starting area at all, as you said. They just toss the player into the game and expect them to sink or swim and it's great. Cleric Beast is great for showing players the beast bosses and then Gascoigne shows the player first how to fight other hunters and then that there are going to be multiple phases to nearly every boss (and that the phases could be radically different from each other). I seriously just finished my first run of Bloodborne earlier this week and it was amazing. I'd started the others at various points on PC before I got a PS5 and I got sucked into Bloodborne immediately. It's the first FromSoftware game I've finished and seen the end credits roll. For DS3 I've completed the main game and just have the 2 DLC to do. I took a break from it to focus on finishing up Bloodborne.

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Last Giant is way better than Asylum Demon, especially with the build up in Forest of Fallen Giants. In terms of story, it's really good. You feel like you are learning the story of this region you are wandering through, then you face off against a wounded creature that is assumed to be the last of its kind, and it attacks you in what seems like a desperate attempt to crush any potential threats to itself, but in reality, you learn much later that you are the person who put this creature in its current position, and it wasn't just some lowly, desperate animal trying to survive... it was once a King. There are other reasons I like it for its contribution to the story, but that'd take a lot. For gameplay, it feels a bit lacking in its movements, but it's such a colossal monster trying to crush an ant. I think it is reasonably challenging given that it is in a visibly weakened state, yet its size is still used to its advantage. I like that it has an attack where it tries to fall on you ,but i feel like that is way too rare (and easily punishable). It's relatively easy for players who survive the initial couple hours, but challenging enough to prepare them for the following bosses (Pursuer especially). Shigenori was just a mini-boss, and a basic one at that. I wouldn't consider him the tutorial boss. Genichiro on the other hand is. Genichiro is pretty cool. I like that he isn't challenging enough to slay you within 30 seconds, but at the same time, I don't think he should do as much damage as he does in the tutorial if they are trying to teach you about the unblockable attacks. If the player could take 1 or 2 more blows before dying, it'd help the new players better understand the danger of certain attacks. Still a good introductory boss though, if a little too difficult. Vanguard Demon I can pretty much say the same. It hits a little too hard in the tutorial, but it even easier to predict the attacks of... It's a good learning tool for pattern recognition, but again, being a 1-2 hit kill will render most players dead within the first 15 seconds if they are going into the fight a little too eager. Asylum Demon, I don't particularly like due to it being the easiest tutorial boss of the bunch, but its visual design and gameplay are intimidating enough that new players will struggle to focus. I like that the drop-attack does a decent chunk of its health, letting the player know they are ready, and can be a morale boost. Cleric Beast in terms of gameplay is a perfect introduction to fighting large enemies. It isn't punishing enough to kill you easily even in your first fight, but it is durable enough to withstand some punishment which means the player would need to learn some patterns to last long enough to defeat it, i.e. a couple minutes or so. It's appropriately challenging after the trials the player needed to go through to reach the Great Bridge, and it is very unique to all of the other enemies in most of the game... Gascoigne was less interesting imho. Didn't mean to go on a rant lol. Soldier of Go--wut? If anything, the Grafted Scion or Margit should be used. Margit is excellent. Great challenge for a first-timer, the boss and arena each present different threats to the player, etc. Grafted Scion is cool, but it is similar to Vanguard and Genichiro in doing way too much damage and being thrown at the player too early. Still neat. For areas imo: Undead Asylum felt very jank, but i still liked it for the most part. Idk, it must just be the visuals. Thing's Betwix is beautiful, but the scattered fog-wall rooms were weird and might scare new players who thinks a boss could be behind some of them. I like the concepts they prepare you for, and how you get rewarded with the Ladle by exploring the entire area and lighting the braisers. entire Cemetery of Ash area (including right outside Firelink) was weird. It looked cool, but i don't like it. It's also really weird how they disconnect it from the main game despite, unlike Undead Asylum, it is right next to Lothric. Central Yharnam is the best tutorial area. So many nooks and crannies, and alternate routes (3 ways to go through it to reach Gascoigne). It was insane how I got lost the first time I played and I stayed in Central Yharnam until the middle of my 2nd session. Cave of Knowledge is pretty good. Idk how people can miss it. It takes place in a pretty well-lit cave and is a nice introduction to the smaller dungeons of the game. But unfortunately, the enemies are not interesting, outside of Godrick's soldiers... but one of them being the boss is quite pathetic considering there's only 1 other boss in the game at that level of quality and difficulty.

Gundyr is the perfect tutorial boss for me. Simple, yet not laughably easy for newbies the same way Asylum Demon or Soldier of Godrick is. Introduces the concept of phase 2 very well with the transformation and complete moveset switch, but also makes it obvious how a bigger size and higher damage is not always an advantage. I think its the perfect balance of being epic but noob-friendly enough so it won't discourage completely new players. Last Giant lacked that extra kick to the fight for me, Asylum Demon is more of a gimmick than anything, and Soldier of Godrick is just a basic enemy with a healthbar.

For the record you just have to make it to the first lamp post to get a weapon. That or be braver than me and find one in Central Yarnham

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I think Soldier Of Godrick was a joke from Fromsoft to the hardcore fanbase lol giving you that as the official tutorial boss and then slapping horsey boy right outside the door when you think you're okay

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The soldier of godrick i don't even know how you beat him

Bloodborne was my first Souls game that I gave a chance. Tried DS1 and didn’t understand it. Bloodborne was brutal at first because I picked the whip then sold it thinking I’d get a new weapon so I gave up. Tried it again and loved it. Looking up videos to understand these games helps appreciate it more and now I’ve played all of the Soulsborne games.

For me champion gundyr are in my top 5 fights in so soulsborne love those fight

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Why did you only show Firelink Shrine area as DS3 tutorial area, but not the area before Iudex where you learn different mechanics and can optionally fight the ravenous crystal lizard, even though the game tells you to turn back?

I would consider the Tree Sentinel more of a tutorial boss then Soldier of Godrick

I missed Cleric Beast on my first playthrough of Bloodborne, meaning Gascoigne was my first boss. Yeeeesh

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What would you consider Wo Long Fallen Dynasty as and the first boss you encounter?

i think its worth mentinoning that the last giant is one of three possible first bosses you can fight the other two being the dragon rider and dragon slayer

Bloodborne was my first, so Yarnham was just the golden standard lol. My buddy said "Can't do it? Get better."

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BloodBorne was my first souls game and the first level I got a hang of it pretty quick. Vicar Amelia made me quit tho

Honestly, as much as I love the soldier of God memes, I think Margit should have been classified as the tutorial boss. He teaches you to use your tools, teaches you you can't always block (IE phase 2), makes you be cautious of not just the boss, but also the arena, and he shows you to use talismans after the fight if you haven't figured it out yet.

My list would be: S: Iudex Gundyr, DeS tutorial area, DS2 tutorial area A: Asylum Demon, DS3 tutorial area, DS1 tutorial area. B: Vanguard Demon, (Grafted Scion,) Sekiro boss and tutorial area C: Soldier of Godrick and ER tutorial area (just too easy) D: DS2 tutorial boss, Bloodborne tutorial boss and area. (Don't exist.)

Bloodborne was my first fromsoftware game, it definitely wasn’t an easy starting place. Cause wow

Why wasn’t the grafted scion included also? It’s basically the same thing as the vanguard demon

Ive been playing ds2 after ive finished ds1 and ds3 and man the last giant is rough for me. If i tried again i could beat him but the game is so janky the forest of giants area was such a pain in ass. I can see why it is the most hated just in my first few hours of gameplay. Will revisit just for the challenge but i know its going to be a rough time.

This dude gave The soldier of God, Rick.....a D tier Rick folded me more than Malenia....

How about a ranking on the most bad hit boxes in all of the games. Special mention demon if hatreds 4 combo leg stomp that somehow gets when I am half a meter to a meter away

The Soldier of Godrick was the hardest boss ever. He's easy because he's using only 0.1% of his power.

I consider Gascoigne the tutorial boss of Bloodborne but I can see the argument to have Cleric Beast here

Honestly, for elden ring I consider Tree Sentinel as the true tutorial boss. It's a really good fight by itself, but also can teach you some valuable lessons, chief among them being that it's sometimes the best idea to just avoid a challenge until you are better prepared for it. Also I do agree with yarnham's placement, but comparing it to the other, more contained, tutorial levels doesn't feel quite fair. Also I still say that, in terms of relative difficulty to the character's strength at the time, it's the hardest area in bloodborne's base game.

To me gundyr was perfect tutorial boss along with the sekiro one.

How has no one noticed that Ember forgot there was the entire tutorial before gundyr? what. How do you just forget that? How do you forget the place with the giant crystal lizard?

What you mean, Rick, Soilder of God is S+++++++++++++++++++ tier

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I'm still somewhat bummed we never got to see the Eastern, Western, and Southern undead asylums

Personally, I don't think Central Yharnam should be competing here. It's not a Tutorial Area, it's an Introductory Area (the equivalent of Undead Burg, Lothric Wall or Ashina Outskirt). The closest Bloodborne has to a tutorial Area is the small part of Iosefka's Clinic right at the beginning.

You dont newd to die to get a weapon in bloodborne , if you reach the lamp you can go to the dream an get it

I dunno man, Last Giant really isn't the tutorial boss, it's definitely closer to being "some boss you might encounter." In my humble opinion, a player is much more likely to encounter either the Pursuer or Dragonrider before encountering the Last Giant. I mean, it's a similar to why the Grafted Scion is more of a tutorial boss than Soldier of Godrick. If a boss is optional, they're off the beaten path, and the opportunity to fight them gets presented after the opportunity to fight a different boss first, then they're not really the tutorial boss, are they?

ASSylum Demon's rank is well deserved.