Board Thread:Dark Souls II/@comment-6132984-20140326160838/@comment-16047389-20140408204257

BlackDragon666 wrote: any advice on taking down Vendrick without having to dodge his attacks, as i will always at some point time my dodge wrong and die.

his page said he's one of the few bosses that reward tanking, yet every where else says to dodge him and would it help if i re-specced my character so that i have more points endurance? Endurance would definately be beneficial if you plan on just tanking him. Dodging is highly encouraged simply because it gives you more time to actually hit him. You "can" block his hits, but typically it leaves you too drained of stamina to get off a decent counterattack, and often leaves you susceptible to his third hit. There aren't many fights in Dark Souls 2 (or Dark Souls 1 for that matter) that reward tanking more than dodging. It's much easier to just stay behind Vendrick and hack away at his legs.