Door Guardian

Please give me more advice for this fuckwad. I have had no trouble on any boss or mini boss really. Romeo took me a few tries, Robber Weasel was a few tries, and like 3 tries for the green monster. I have looked up too many guides to count. Yes I have equipped the destruction grindstone, but I forget to use it because I can’t stagger before it wears off. I have been using consumables, I have tried the aegis legion arm but I also forget to use it because I am not used to parrying in any souls games - I have only dodged in DS 1-3, Elden ring, and this game up until now.

This is literally a gimmick fight, but I cannot finish this fight. I am level 78 and am using an advance build, stamina regen amulets, blue butterfly amulet, health amulet, etc. I didn’t realize there were so few full moonstones so no, I cannot fully max out another weapon. I have been using the acid spear the whole game but it’s got a terrible crit for this mini-boss. I can get him thru 2 crits and then I’m just SOL with 1 heal charge left.

Since I am only used to using a quick dagger, I cannot control my stamina with my maxed out dancers blade or any heavy weapon. I do strafe around his manual swings and his stomp normally. Sometimes I can’t get out of the way of his roll. I use stamina wishstones in my cube but I just can’t beat this boss. I am honestly not going to continue playing this because I’m no longer having fun. I have tried to farm ergo to get some levels but I’m am just extremely bored going back to previous chapters, and the ergo buildup just isn’t fast enough with the amulet and the p-organ percs.

I am not mad about the run back like everyone else, it’s really not bad lol. But I’m so irate with this gimmick fight I am ready to stop. Please tell me something not said in the first 15 YouTube videos when searching up for help on this miniboss. I don’t know what to do anymore and I am ready to not come back to this game.

Edit-

I know about shock lol… that’s not the problem I am facing, I use consumables as aforementioned. Also I know I’m supposed to stagger him, I mention I know this is a gimmick fight.