So the mandatory path starts with margit waiting at stormveil gate - watch for his delayed hammer swing, he'll raise it slowly before striking so dodge just as the glow peaks. After beating him and godrick youll need their great runes to progress. The red wolf fight comes next in raya lucaria, stay at mid-range since he likes to chain magical attacks with quick lunges, then rennala who's actually pretty manageable if you sprint sideways during her summon phase.

Getting to leyndell means facing golden godfrey first - he telegraphs most attacks with a brief golden glow, then morgott who's tricky with those delayed combos, especially watch for his blood sword sweep that comes right after his dagger throw. The fire giant marks where things get serious, position yourself near his left ankle during phase 1, but back off when he rolls at 50% health since his fire attacks get way more aggressive.

The endgame sequence is brutal starting with godskin duo - focus one down while using the pillars for cover, then maliketh who you absolutely need to dodge into his blade attacks not away from them. Gideon's actually pretty straightforward just interrupt his spells, then hoarah loux gets wild with those grabs in phase 2, dodge them late not early. Finally radagon and elden beast, probably the toughest timing challenges - radagon delays almost every attack while the beast loves those tracking holy projectiles, stay close to its left side when possible and save your strongest holy defense for this fight.