Gravetender and Greatwolf - Guide: Hornet Ring w/ Exile Greatsword
Hornet Ring doesn't work against all the bosses in Dark Souls 3. It works against Abyss Watcher for example, and now Gravetender too (not 100% sure about the wolf tho). Getting backstab opportunites against Gravetender is pretty simple: keep enough distance to trigger his running attacks. Jumping attack can be avoided simply by walking right and letting him pass you. He sometimes does normal running R1, but that doesn't do much damage if you shield with weapon or a shield. Don't try to tank another hit though, since he WILL guard break you. You can guard break him too. Tsorig Ring helps with that but I didn't have room for it. With Exile Greatsword, the Hornet Ring actually changes the backstab animation and Gravetender ends up so far that charged R2 doesn't always work but it is small price to pay for that extra critical damage. As for visceral attacking the Greatwolf, you need to hit hard and often during a short time to stagger him. I'm not sure if mainly attacking the rear triggered it, but it looks that way. The huge critical attack damage with the wolf actually surprised me. Still I don't think that Hornet Ring was the cause since the visceral attack animation is the same as with Pontiff Sulyvahn, and Hornet Ring does NOT work against him. Please let me know, if someone finds out how things really are. This is SL 66 and NG+2. All stats and equipment are shown at the end of the video. More guides and useful information at Fextralife wiki: http://darksouls3.wiki.fextralife.com/Champion's+Gravetender+&+Gravetender+Greatwolf
Hornet Ring doesn't work against all the bosses in Dark Souls 3. It works against Abyss Watcher for example, and now Gravetender too (not 100% sure about the wolf tho). Getting backstab opportunites against Gravetender is pretty simple: keep enough distance to trigger his running attacks. Jumping attack can be avoided simply by walking right and letting him pass you. He sometimes does normal running R1, but that doesn't do much damage if you shield with weapon or a shield. Don't try to tank another hit though, since he WILL guard break you. You can guard break him too. Tsorig Ring helps with that but I didn't have room for it. With Exile Greatsword, the Hornet Ring actually changes the backstab animation and Gravetender ends up so far that charged R2 doesn't always work but it is small price to pay for that extra critical damage. As for visceral attacking the Greatwolf, you need to hit hard and often during a short time to stagger him. I'm not sure if mainly attacking the rear triggered it, but it looks that way. The huge critical attack damage with the wolf actually surprised me. Still I don't think that Hornet Ring was the cause since the visceral attack animation is the same as with Pontiff Sulyvahn, and Hornet Ring does NOT work against him. Please let me know, if someone finds out how things really are. This is SL 66 and NG+2. All stats and equipment are shown at the end of the video. More guides and useful information at Fextralife wiki: http://darksouls3.wiki.fextralife.com/Champion's+Gravetender+&+Gravetender+Greatwolf