I also had more issues with lion than Messmer, but then I also fought him way earlier because I did Belurat before Ensis, so I didn't have a lot of Scadutree levels
Fair point, same here, I was much lower level and only had a few scadu blessings for the lion. The second version of him was pretty tough too though so he still got me later (fuck those foggy frogs!). Both were cool fights, I actually liked the Messmer fight so I helped a few people with him.
The deathblight lion can go fall into the stone fissure and get slept by St Trina forever, I hated that thing. Messmer is cool tho, much more enjoyable fight