Abyss Watchers - SL1 NG+7 +0 No Sprint/Roll/Block/Parry/Buffs (Flawless) - DS3

This is such a scuffed kill lmao. I messed up so many times in P2, and I improvised that dagger swipe backstab on the spot. P1 was sketchy too. Unfortunately I discovered that these strats are conclusively inconsistent, with ground drag and thrust poke being the issues. I was able to find a dodge for ground drag that works about half the time for me that I actually ended up getting in this kill but I don't think it's enough to dodge the attack every time. Poke is pretty much just impossible unless you allow WAs (too op) or use old strats, which is what I will reluctantly have to use when I do the no rings variant of this kill. I switched up the post-backstab punishes too after accepting the fact that poke cannot be dodged. A CR2 at an angle like I do in the kill will get the Watcher to roll away far enough to avoid the poke-double spin combo and other close range moves. I'm just glad this grind is over, P1 is so bad on this boss with low damage. All in all very funny kill, very fast, I'm happy. Recorded on 11-18-23