DARK SOULS II: Scholar of the First Sin
38 Achievements
1,000
80-100h
Looking Glass Knight
Defeat Looking Glass Knight Details for this achievement will be revealed once unlocked
20
27.87%
How to unlock the Looking Glass Knight achievement in DARK SOULS II: Scholar of the First Sin - Definitive Guide
The Looking Glass Knight can be difficult as he summons either an npc invader or a player invader during the fight. If he does this then you should kill them first, otherwise you wont have many openings to attack.
He is mid-speed with easy tells for his attacks. Obviously your tactics depend on your build, but I usually dance around him and poke him occasionally.
If you are a mage then you may struggle because his shield reflects your magic. However, stand close to him, do a roll to go behind him when he attacks, and then use your spells.
Thanks to mage strats from Hikaru No Go.
Story progression – can’t be missed. Once all of the Primal bonfires are lit you can access the Shrine of Winter in the Shaded Woods. This leads to Drangleic Castle and if you fight your way through here you will eventually end up at King’s Passage. Watch out for the horse headed statues leading to the fog gate (snipe them from afar if you can). You can find a summon sign for Benhart to the left of the gate if you spoke to him earlier, and he is pretty helpful. The Knight himself is pretty tough. He has high armour and will do rapid combos as well as using lightning attacks when he starts to lose health. When he gets down under 50% he will also summon a phantom ally from his shield, so try and take them out ASAP if you can. With an ally this fight is much easier as you can tank him early on, then retreat to get back health/stamina while he focuses on your ally. Once he dies the achievement will unlock.
Story related cannot be missed
This is the second boss of Drangleic Castle, after making your way through the Shaded Woods and opening the Shrine of Winter door you will arrive here.
The boss is fairly straight forward. You can summon Benhart if you exhausted his dialogue earlier and another NPC right outside the boss fog to help you. His attacks are powerful but he is slow and predictable. Let your NPC's take the agro and used ranged magic. Beware they do have a chance to deflect off of his mirror, though I have never experienced this myself.
Video guide (ru).