Dark Souls 3: Pontiff Sulyvahn Boss Guide
Bosses in Dark Souls 3 are essential checkpoints in the game, and defeating them will allow you to make progress. One such boss is Pontiff Sulyvahn, who appears in the Irythyll of the Boreal Valley. An ally of Aldrich and a former sorcerer, Pontiff Sylyvahn is a mandatory boss you'll need to clear.
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Each boss will reward you with Souls and weapons or armors once they are defeated, which is a nice bonus to being able to continue your journey through the world.. Here is all you need to know about Pontiff Sulyvahn.
Pontiff Sulyvahn is a boss located in Irithyll of the Boreal Valley. The boss is not optional, and you will have to defeat him in order to proceed further. To reach Irithyll of the Boreal Valley, you must defeat High Lord Wolnir and go through the doorway out of his area.
Defeating Pontiff Sulyvahn will get you the Soul of Pontiff Sulyvahn, which you can use to get the Greatsword of Judgment or Profaned Greatsword by transposing it at Firelink Shrine.
To acquire the Transposing item, you will need to defeat the Curse-Rotted Greatwood boss in Undead Settlement. Once you do that, you will get the Transposing Kiln. At Firelink Shrine, you can give this Kiln to Ludleth so that he enables Soul Transposition.
There are a lot of possible Summonbale NPCs for this fight. You can summon Black Hand Gotthard, whose summon sign is near the boss gate. You can also summon Londor Pale Shade if you are completing Yuria's and Yoel's questline. The summon sign is near the statue to the right of the boss gate. Anri of Astora can also be summoned for this fight. The summon sign is again near the statue.
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Pontiff Sulyvahn has two phases with unique moves that are
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