Every Dark Souls 3 Enemy Ranked Worst to Best

[@chadofastora]

For those of you who have come to comment that I complain too much at the beginning and need to git gud, I’m not arguing that enemies in the bad tier are bad because they’re hard. I just don’t think most of them are designed in a fun and/or fair way. In fact most of them can be pretty easy with a hit and run strategy, I just don’t think that their cheap moves/methods are commendable. I generally prefer for difficult enemies to have engaging and memorizable movesets like those near the top.

[@KOCombo]

29:46 uhh idk how to tell you this you poor sheltered soul..... but that is not wax that is coming out of their achem... 6 'o clock... edit: since they are bug based.... uhh...... basic biology...

[@BLK_MN]

Bruh, that is literally on *you* . If you don’t get it, don’t blame the game. I get summoned in these games all the time. I get so fed up with the person that summoned me I start dropping items to clue them in on what is wrong, or repeat the same moves over and over again to show them what they should do. Most of them ignore me, or think I’m just doing random shit for laughs. So it goes to show: Even when someone else is waving the answer directly in front of your face, it doesn’t matter if you’re not *paying attention* . Keep that in mind the next time you run straight at an enemy, spam R1, die instantly, then complain that it’s not “fair” or “well-designed”.

[@Beanie-Babe]

@@BLK_MNYou completely missed the point dude

[@the.llamaguy]

I do not agree with a lot of the placements on the list, but thats fine. I noticed I have a very different playstyle than you, so I guess that plays a major role in enemy enjoyment.

[@Cool_as_the_Northern_Wind]

DUDE, COME ON. Please consider this carefully. this you are in a fearsome prison, within a fallen kingdom, in a dying world. jailers can be annoying but they're essential to what makes the dungeon area so terrifying. they convey very well the sense of looming terror of that area, the punishment, the torture, the frustration, the end of all hope a prisoner feels. this is also the most horror themed area of the game and they have a pivotal role: make you feel powerless. even if you're overleveled and with great gear, the jailers can level out your power and make you feel scared of everything again. they create a survival horror situation, in which you are heavily punished for rushing in and get detected, forcing you to run and fear any unexpected encounter. does this feel like "terrible design" to you? Also, they're confined to one area and are pretty frail. if you ambush one you can kill it without any risk of it reacting to you. they're not difficult to fight at all, they just use attacks you can't defend from in a conventional way. and they look pretty cool, too. you have all the right to dislike them, but saying they're horrible design and poorly exectuted doesn't make you look very smart.

[@metalurgent]

Maggot debuff can be removed by holding a torch. Also, dogs can be countered by doing a backstep attack when they try to bite you

[@snipercomrade3059]

Oh man, thanks for the advice, I wish I had known the torch tip on my first playthrough. Those little shits gave me quite the trouble >:(

[@harrierdubois-q7k]

damm i have 300hr in ds3 and still didnt know this

[@TrumpIsTheRootOfAllEvil]

@@harrierdubois-q7k I just watched a video that was called like "This is what 675 hours of DS3 looks like" and it's just him getting one hit killed. Best. Game. Ever.

[@WUZLE]

You can have the torch in a weapon slot and switch to it momentary to burn off the maggots, too. You don't have to have it out when you are hit.

[@ericsbuds]

definitely easy enemies to deal with :)

[@nathanfenster3425]

This list gained so much credibility the second the Jailers were called out as the worst enemy

[@Zomboy123456789]

And then immediately lost it by not knowing grub debuff can be cancelled by wielding a torch...

[@daifuku75]

​@@Zomboy123456789 To be fair it's really obscure.

[@leepard726]

@@Zomboy123456789 Would that really change the ranking tho? I don't find that gimmick enjoyable

[@persnaps8748]

@@Zomboy123456789the thing is you have to go out of your way to have a torch. Most people at that point wont have one

[@mayomastergaming6933]

@@Zomboy123456789he probably knew it, he just didn’t mention it in the video

[@ScratRedemption]

Fun fact about the giant crabs: When they wind up for their double claw overhead slam, they are always 100 percent vulnerable to a critical hit as long as their claws are above their head. All you have to do is walk up and attack during the animation, and bam, free reposte. I haven't heard many people talk about this so here it is Edit: Selfish plug, but I uploaded an example of how it works in my channel if anyone is interested.

[@stephencardone]

I have over 600hrs and didn't know this. Going to try it tomorrow. Incredible!

[@ScratRedemption]

@stephencardone Yeah, it's a pretty neat, not-so-obvious mechanic they have. I want to add one more thing to this that I didnt mention in my comment: They can only be reposted like this from the front, not the back.

[@chadofastora]

That’s awesome, thanks for the tip

[@jajasking9652]

Didn't know about this, thanks !

[@essential67]

Just saw your video. I didnt know that. DS been out for like a decade now? So that is news to me

[@noecarrier5035]

11:30 These are in the game for lore reasons, in my opinion. They're bits of Aldrich that came off and were left behind. They're based on Phalanx/slimes, blobs of goo. Originally found in DnD, a major influence on DS.

[@sammyjay4324]

Also, they are are in many souls games, and they are consistently resistant to physical damage but weak to fire damage. This can be a factor for lots of from enemies in that certain build can trivialize some while make others sudden walls.

[@partyallthetime3587]

Maggot debuff can not only be removed by holding a torch, but they can also be permanently stunlocked til death if you attack with torch, making them completely defenseless and a free kill

[@ASpooneyBard]

Whenever I play a pyro I end up using that corridor after the chappal bonfire for farming, since the basic fireball stunlocks them from a safe distance and they give a decent number of souls.

[@_Epic_]

Didn't know this, big thanks haha

[@DeadHunter2411]

I mean u can also have a fire infused weapon that also stunlocks them, it also does more damage to flesh enemies and rotten slugs. So i always keep a fire weapon on me around my main weapons level usually a dagger. Note fire flesh enemies i think r weak to lightning and dark damage

[@gorytarrafa]

Bloodred Moss Clump and Caressing Tears also make part of the game you know . Even divine blessing .

[@spazman12342]

I will DEFINITELY be using this!

[@jevmenyt3422]

i like how cage hollows are the first enemy that teaches you how some enemies dont just have a lot of HP but instead have some strong resistences, trusting attacks deal extremely high damage to the caged hollows since you are poking your weapon through the gaps between the cage bars. Also noticed how many enemies in this game had understandable resistences, like how almost all flamable enemies have maggots or slimyness in common, unclothed enemies like lycanthropes or hollows are really weak to bleed or metalic knights being weak to lightning. This was lost in elden ring to me, mainly because of how hard to tell some elements are or the ambiguity of holy damage in general makes you just chug it and deal with enemy resistences. In DS3 i remember the classic rules ALWAYS applied and were notizable. lightning -> knights and dragons dark -> demons of chaos fire -> maggots, wood or slimes magic -> the neutral element strike -> stone and skeletons pierce -> enemies with gaps in their protection slash/bleed -> naked enemies In elden ring i cant remember a single enemy resistence that truly matters aside from Wood and Rot being weak to fire and the undead being weak to holy.

[@icipher6730]

Giant hands are extremely weak to fire damage status effect.

[@eminkilicaslan8945]

Cage hollows were pretty much a single time enemy. Once you learn it, camera lock will automatically find the passive cage hollows if you spam it on every cage you find.

[@jevmenyt3422]

@@icipher6730 yeah but nothing on their design really indicates they are gonna have such reaction to fire

[@Hirotoro4692]

Resistances might be less obvious in Elden Ring, but they are a huge deal, with some enemies having 40-80% resistance to certain damage types

[@gr33dl0cknein3]

Holy for undead enemies, special the Death Birds. And fire for Minor Erdtree minibosses. But beyond that each enemies resistances are more tied to their lore than to logic. Like Cuckoo greatshield being resistant against both magic and holy.

[@FabulousJejmaze]

Damn, the Jailer is literally my favorite enemy in the whole game. It's so creepy and changes the vibe of its area so much. If the main enemy in the dungeon was another more standard tough enemy where you just hold shield or roll to win, the dungeon just wouldn't feel as oppressive. I don't think any enemy in the game elevates its area as much as the Jailer, and that's wht it's my favorite enemy type in the whole game.

[@iggytheincubus]

I think that the worst part about the jailers is that when your health bar returns, your health does not. This means that a single trailer can take 99% of your health bar, and then you have to heal all that off, without taking a single hit.

[@benro6564]

Ringed Knights are some of the sickest enemies in the series to date, and unlike some other cool enemies, you can actually use their equipment! Also love how the Stray Demon differenciates itself from the Asylum Demons more than Erdtree Avatars despite being in the same series

[@chadofastora]

Such a chad move from fromsoft to give you a guaranteed drop for the greatswords on the first kill

[@VulcanGray]

The flesh enemies are just very resistant to physical damage. Use any element and they melt.

[@graveslayer9666]

What about Fire fleshes in demon ruins

[@VulcanGray]

@@graveslayer9666 Different creature

[@Skrallizar]

@@graveslayer9666 Magic or lightning, dark is ok as well. I don't remember which is best for the fire version.

[@Wertyber]

ok

[@omanophil]

Demon Fists were designed to pulverize them in the most satisfying way possible. Combine them with Pontiff' Right Eye and Knight Slayer's rings and you'll be feared by shielded enemies and some heavy armored bosses too.

[@alchemy5750]

28:20 a tip for Monstrosity of sins: their eyes are extremely weak and when they use the grab, the slightest damage can stun them out for a critical. So if you equip any piece of the thorns armor set and just roll at them, while their eyes are exposed, it's a guaranteed stagger.

[@pierrebaron6295]

Additional tip, they have high hp but very low bleed resistance. To the point that putting carthus rouge on a +0 dagger will probably outdamage whatever else you're using to fight them

[@patriciaviczmandy649]

They looks like a lot like manus hand ( manus means hand btw) both born out of abyss and omg are they annoying!

[@geedorah-rj6fw]

“The basilisks in this game only insta kill you so it’s not as bad…”

[@pedrofernandes8790]

The positioning of the basilisks on DS3 seems more punishing than DS1 sometimes (even without the HP curse). i have a bad time dealing in that area before meeting the final battle against Tsorig NPC

[@matiasluukkanen7718]

Jailers definately are the worst enemy, but I appreciate them being a thematically fitting environmental hazard tied to a single dungeon. Forcing you to play carefully through a place that otherwise could be really short setpiece, and keeping player on their toes, building that dread if there is going to be a jailor around next corner...

[@JI_Qm]

They would be much prefered over other enemies if it was'nt for that tragic placement of like 6 or 7 of them near the witch area , it gets tedious either fighting them 1 by 1 or running the risk of being 1 health when fighting all of them , Up until that point you mostly face them in either 1v1s or groups of 2 or 3 jailers , they could've easily avoided that tragic placement by placing 1 one jailer on a respective cell door , but no we are fromsoft we have to drop a random shitty encounter in every area of every game 🤫😂 .

[@Sternertime]

right, and this the point. They are supposed to be the worst.

[@dustrockblues7567]

Man I wish the dungeon was a short set piece. Never want to be there again.

[@Cool_as_the_Northern_Wind]

FINALLY, some one that get's it. they're as annoying as they're excellent design

[@buezplaysvideogames5596]

​@@Cool_as_the_Northern_Windright

[@ThaPugster]

My single favorite enemy in any of the games is the Lothric Knight that uses the Warbanner, still my favorite weapon in the game and it just looks so cool when they use it

[@shquankinket8068]

Another reason the ringed knights are the best is the sound design on them is amazing. The sound of the dual great swords smashing against the ground and after you kill it they hit the floor it’s just so good

[@chadofastora]

Yes! It sounds so weighty, I love it

[@drumpsadorgon]

Cathedral Knights are my favorite enemy in the series. I'm glad they're getting some love.

[@thrustybagladeur8984]

9:50 the hollow priests actually cast a superbuff version of golden vow, which I believe was about a 50% dmg increase to nearby enemies. It's the little orange glow. Limit Breakers did a video on it I believe

[@FRealw27026]

its actually superbuff version of Sacred Oath, seeing as Elden Ring wasn’t even an idea that existed in Miyazaki’s mind when ds3 was released

[@thrustybagladeur8984]

Right, forgot the name & just defaulted to the ER equiv haha@@FRealw27026

[@Phantom17685]

18:30 That aren't the handmaidens, that's the Profaned Flame shooting at you. They can't even see you from there, let alone attack you.

[@capra_kid]

It's been a while since I've gone through DS3, so I had no idea what was going to be #1... but as soon as I SAW the ringed knight, the memory of my first encounter with that dual ultra greatsword gigachad came rushing back to me. 😩👌

[@hamishcoles1379]

Unpopular opinion but I really liked the angles. I see them as a cool puzzle that needs to be solved, and it feels more rewarding to explore the areas you couldnt get to when it was alive

[@buhguh-r8g]

29:51 I have a lot of affection for Harald Knights. I got extremely lucky with getting their chest plate on my first run through the Ringed City and it was the key piece I needed for the vitality monster build to really come together. The fact that I got to gloat over my friend who'd played the game way more than me but had never had it drop for him was the cherry on top. Not suggesting they should be higher ranked, honestly I already thought 21 was a bit more generous than necessary, just sharing a fond memory of mine.

[@HostileAtHeart]

Fun fact, the giant eye-looking things of the Basilisks aren't their actual eyes. They are more of an intimidation feature. Their actual eyes are super small, check out the model if you're interested :) Another fun fact, if you equip a torch, the maggot-bleed from the maggot-dogs stops immediately. So just have it in your off-hand and quickly equip and unequip it when afflicted.

[@LowProfile0247]

Literally almost everyone knows the first fact.

[@HostileAtHeart]

@@LowProfile0247 That is completely false :) You highly underestimate the number of people that have played these games vs the number of people that watch niche exploration videos about them on KZbin.

[@diediedice]

​@@LowProfile0247 I didn't know this and I watch lore videos all the time xD

[@praveenfernando5394]

In defense of the jailers. I thought the fear aspect kinda adds to the challenge of the dungeon. Annoying yes. Very. But imo ALWAYS, Annoying enemies is better than boring enemies.

[@subtojakethedog]

personally, I love skeletons they're so funny when they fly at you and i always had fun watching them try to hit me

[@talwert4980]

Fun fact about the first wretch that just "watches you" if you look at his wrists he's chained to the wall, hence why he doesn't move when you hit him

[@thedeadlygames9163]

I love how youtube is recommending me so many small souls KZbinrs! I am here for this content!

[@cursed9019]

Really living up to the name with this series fr fr my man! Keep it up :]

[@GlacierRain]

So about the Demon at the smoldering Lake with the Skeletons nearby....I hate to break it to you but that one time I was rushing through I dragged all of the boney bois along the Demon to the lower level and watched the Skeletons kill the Demon for me with numbers to spare too when the dust settled. I was amazed and I didn't even intend to kill the Demon in the first place! that was on NG.

[@alrightalright4585]

Mannn I love the Jailers. The health drain is honestly kind of hilarious to me. It just drains so quickly i can only laugh when it happens to me. Plus their design is super cool and fits the area they're in perfectly. If you think about it having a vitality sapping [lamp?] ability would be extremely useful for a Jailer/guard. Any and all violent or fleeing inmates would be done in immediately without offing them; It just fits their purpose in the setting perfectly. Plus, if you're not too greedy you can pull one at a time and just punish tf out of them. The high stakes of fighting them while being only 1 hit from death with no way to heal is totally exhilarating to me. I think they're an A-tier enemy personally, maybe even S-tier. It'd be one thing if the Irithyll Dungeon was super long and, or they had giant health pools but both are not true, their section isn't too long and they go down in a few hits. Basically, I like DS3 better with them than without them. I think they make the game and that section extremely memorable, like absolutely no one forgets the Jailers after a playthrough of DS3.

[@TheWither129]

I love pontiff’s gank alley, painted gank valley, and the ringed gank city 💗💗💗

[@ericsbuds]

4:35 i used a Seed of a Giant Tree in this room. it absolutely worked and the invader got destroyed. I had a good laugh from that one.

[@mikhailkalinin6536]

My favorite are pontiff knights. Every other knight feels samey. Slow, beefy, high damage output, fairly predictable moveset, and not very graceful. Pontiff knights tend to travel in packs where one of them is standing at a long distance and harassing the player with projectiles, while the other in engaging in a melee fight with very long combos akin to Pontiff, and masterfully keeping range and avoiding the player (as far as PVE goes). Their ai actually feels like it was programmed differently. Whereas SIlver, Lothric, Ringed, Cathedral knights are all kind of...the same?

[@kevo300]

There more ethereal like the ghosts you see of them

[@chadofastora]

Yeah I love how unique they are, I think fromsoft should continue trying to make enemies more like them

[@lunarluxe9832]

@@kevo300those ghosts are Vordt and the Dancer

[@varsa507]

I'm someone who puts thousands of hours into these games and generally enjoy the run up to the boss rather than the bosses themselves. Too many people run through the game to the "real challenge", glossing over the idea that many enemies could be bosses if they just had bigger health bars. Regular enemies are fun to fight too and have engaging movesets, this is where you come in. Very good ranking and unbiased constructive analysis of the fun/fairness in the designs! I can actually feel the experience and knowledge in your playstyle as well I personally think the dragon slayer armour that you find in the ringed city swamp is the best enemy in the game, much like his boss counterpart. Great moveset, challenging enough and many windows to attack

[@commentary2378]

Wolves in Elden Ring are pretty nice because you can very reliably kill them even with a starting character just by running and clicking R1 with just about any starting class melee weapon. Even if it doesn't kill them, you can usually get off another R1 and get it done. Plus, with the way their AI works, the other wolves usually won't interrupt you unless you're in a small area like the ones in the Groveside Cave

[@isaac-xm6kf]

I hope you do this with all of the souls games :) Very awesome video

[@Neo2266.]

3:10 they don’t discourage exploration, they encourage you look for the caster/summoner. They’re a turret with an off switch.

[@MrAlbinoGhost]

this video is a great testament to the tremendous quality of enemies in this game that is let down by their absolutely vile placements most of the time. this is probably the game I elect to run past enemies most frequently because I just can't be bothered

[@JJ-me8zt]

Hot take but honestly the jailers are an interesting and dynamic enemy. They require thinking rather than just brute force and add a lot of anxiety and tension to the dungeon which is already a creepy and underrated area. Plus they just look cool and they're only a gimmick enemy in a single small area, so I don't really think they deserve the hate.

[@Hirotoro4692]

That's not what a hot take means, my man. That's just an unpopular opinion, but you responded with good reasons! A hot take is where you draw a ridiculous conclusion from something. A hot take cannot be taken seriously. I too like the jailers and wouldn't have ranked them at the bottom. That's the beautiful thing about tier lists. They're just one person's opinion.

[@thememelord42meme77]

I think thematically they make perfect sense. They are JAILERS, why would they make it fair to leave the jail? And staying out of their line of sight as a new player felt like a horror game where I'd wait around corners or rush them to reduce the risk. That gank at the end can also be avoided by stealth, though the switch up of brute strength to "stealth" is a little weird in a game with no crouch

[@Sternertime]

youre just splitting hairs, my man@@Hirotoro4692

[@30thCenturyFish]

I agree 100%, and I have a similar opinion with the gru's and pus-of-man.

[@denisruskin348]

I can proudly tell my grandchildren how I got past the angels pre nerf.

[@drfabulous2804]

Glad to see Cathedral Knights getting some love, they’re easily my favourite Knight enemies in any FromSoftware game, their intimidating size and great helms make them feel like walking tanks, and I’m fairly sure they would demolish Crucible Knights, Banished Knights and even the new Hornsent Knights.

[@chadofastora]

@@drfabulous2804 Agreed, I do love crucible knights as well, but the sheer size of cathedral knights and the sound effect of their steps is capable of making new players shit bricks

[@Ridif00lous]

Great video! A few tips to fight the more annoying enemies : -Maggot grubs and Pus of Men will stagger every time you hit them with fire. -Equip a torch and maggots won't bleed you to death. -Some enemies will stagger for a second if they hit your shield while blocking. This includes cleaver thralls, dogs/wolves, corvians, dagger-wielding enemies and enemies that have thrusting attacks. -Blessed weapons will prevent enemies that "resuscitate", like skeletons, to do so. -You can parry giant crabs

[@user-zl8sv8tj7w]

Throw an undead hunter charm at mimics to put them to sleep. They even stretch and yawn, its sorta cute

[@Znarffi]

Simply stunning video.

[@Sluggadome_Rotunda_Bernardson]

Fr bro I accidentally clicked then bro stunlocked me harder than the thralls until the end of the video.

[@Warcrafter4]

Just letting you know that the stray demon's grab is only instant death for keyboard and mouse users. As its one of the few grabs in DS3 you can actually grab escape from by button mashing. However the developers never gave keybindings for grab escapes for Keyboard and mouse, along with being unable manually keybind grab escapes yourself without modding your game.

[@Levire_]

It's bizarre seing Ds3 enemies after Elden Ring Dlc. Looks like the enemies are on slow motion because in the dlc they have non stop combos that are super fast and does 1 zilion damage 💀.

[@Hyper_Gogeta]

Man servants are the bane of my existence, and the bane of poise (RIP POISE in DSIII).

[@omanophil]

Winged Knights have the coolest lore for non-NPC, regular enemies in Dark Souls 1 to 3. Them boys were on a mission, can't really hate those who oppose monarchs 😅

[@SiegwardofCatarina_]

13:37 They can be easily pointed out with the lighting compared to the environment, they’re brighter so it exposes them.

[@dylanjamesferreira9001]

Jailers are definitely the worst. However I feel you were too hard on some of the enemies. They teach Patients and thoughtful strategy. You’ve also ignored lore implications. Good video though

[@ryansather8851]

i also really like all of the knight type enemies in the game, they look so cool

[@dommelow2676]

Yeah you're right. I loved the Lothric Knights, the RC Knights looked sick but nothing is compared to the feeling when you square off the first time with the black knight.

[@realbr1koo]

Man, the caged hollows have to be one of my favorites. Sure, after you know the game they are no threat really, but as a beginner who still has to learn that in this game you cant loose your focus at any times they are just incredibly good, and give so much to the dark and depressing atmosphere of the game, its design makes just so much sense, and gives such a good and unique flavor to the game. Generally speaking i think the Undead Settlement is a highlight of the whole game, because it feels so random and dangerous, the artstyle is unique as hell, the secrets are brilliantly placed and vast, the huge fucker throwing the giant spears is a one of a kind experience, and the npc's are pretty fleshed out and interesting too.

[@Domihockeyrocky]

19:12 Was I the only one who got a cat ad right after our man said the word “cat”?

[@Mo_Mudabber]

The boreal knight design is basically the precursor to the bloodhound knight armor

[@alchemy5750]

I have to say sewer centipedes are extremely well-designed enemies. I'll always remember seeing them in playthrought #1, with DS3 being my first souls game. I was instantly like "Yeah game, I know your tricks, it's a dead body that'll rise up as soon as I get close, just another zombie. Try something new, can't trick me with that anymore"... And 5 seconds later I literally jumped from my chair seeing what I thought to be a simple hollow enemy being a nightmarish insect lady monster thing. It absolutely tricked me and it was so hilarious I have no shame in admitting that.

[@aprinnyonbreak1290]

My first playthrough was pyromancy. I basically had the same experience, except the jumpscare was from a distance.

[@80nt]

I love these sorts of videos. can you do one for dark souls 1? there's so many annoying enemies like the blowdart snipers, chained prisoners, necromancers, torch hollows, mosquitos etc. anyways, cool video thanks!

[@chadofastora]

I tend to spread out my enemy rankings since they take so long to make, but DS1 will likely be the next one 👍

[@ernestdrake1433]

another fabulous video! Keep it up Chad of Astora!

[@Meister26156]

The thing with the Jailers is that their ability does not work when the player hides behind a wall or something. They must be able to directly look at you. In the main hall of the dungeon area you can separate them by shooting an arrow at a single Jailer to get his attention. Then hide behind a wall and wait for him to come all the way to you while being unable to use his ability. When he is there you can take him out. This is a great way to deal with all of them, sure it's definitely time consuming but relatively safe. But FUCK leaping Ghrus and Pus of Men. and the giant crab enemies are too spammy with their claw attacks in my opinion.

[@vratti2236]

Cathedral knights are probably my favorite knight type enemy, huge bulky motherfuckers with giant ass swords badass nothing else.

[@commentary2378]

In Souls, every enemy has that "ohh, I figured it out" moment for you. For the bad ones, it's usually "ohh, I figured it out. It's all bullshit"

[@sodacharge2585]

For the stray demon you can spam moving during its grab attack, which lets you escape

[@ElrosWoodlandRealm]

I find it hilarious that I 100% agree with the first one, Jailors are absolutely the worst enemy in the game, and then immediately 100% disagree, I think the angels made for an interesting late game challenge.

[@grandbean9031]

I don't understand how angels discourage exploration. I felt very compelled to explore every nook and cranny to find the larva to kill it and remove the angels out of the area. By the moment i killed the larvae, i had already explored about half the entire place, which changed how the dynamic of the area played halfway through.

[@leithaziz2716]

Something I love about the Ringed Knights is that they change their armor/poise dynamically and you have to change your strategy depending on the situation. The sword variant gains armor when they hold a stance and the shield/lance variant gains it when they use their weapon art. I find this a lot more interesting way of buffing enemies instead of giving them passive poise like some of the harder enemies in Elden Ring, which usually just leads to heavy melee weapons not being able to do much without playing it safe. You complain about R1 spam being too powerful, but I actually really like the idea of the game encouraging offense as a way to counter the aggression of foes. I think Ringed Knights strike the right balance of rewarding offense, while still pushing you to try other strategies, such as going for backstabs.

[@killerabbit003]

I'm a huge judicator hater. They'd honestly be a lot better, and perhaps even more memorable if they didn't respawn. Felt so accomplished when I killed the one in the swamp after basically clearing it out only to see it respawn when I rested.

[@mahdioualane]

Fuck yes !

[@Hydriann]

I've just been listening without really watching and I realized that with a voice changer you would sound EXACTLY like Glados from portal 2. Please do this ❤

[@tonystarrk4859]

I feel like I'm one of the only people who thinks thralls (and imps from ER) are good enemies. While rather harmless one-on-one, their ambushes and how they can overwhelm you in groups causes you play more cautiously and be more spatially aware because of their ability to hang off walls and ceilings. I think the imps with their ability to look like lifeless statues and blend in feel like the more refined version of the enemy. Also, their fast attacks with bleed weapons encourage shield use.

[@casulgamer1499]

Yes you are

[@Ghorda9]

@@casulgamer1499 annoying enemies are good because they force you to think about what you're doing and keep you on your toes.

[@casulgamer1499]

@@Ghorda9 you can do that with non annoying enemies

[@Ghorda9]

@@casulgamer1499 no where near as effective, if it's not annoying you can just ignore it.

[@Ningen_Black]

27:21 fun fact: some of their attack animations are ripped stright out of Gascoigne's 2nd phase

[@quarantinezone2844]

For some of the "bad enemies" like the corvians, pus of man, and maggots. They're just learning curve enemies. Corvians applaud aggressive, high dps play styles, pus of man just use fire even bombs, maggots hold a half pound torch and use fire again. Definitely agree with the Lothric Knights, they taught me how to get good. DS3 was my first Souls experience.

[@QuestionableObject]

Fun fact about the bridge doggo: If you don't kill it it will jump off the bridge and ambush you when you try to cross the swamp below the bridge.

[@jameslars7391]

So one thing with the Skeletons its not a chance that they come back one time only the ones with glowing eyes revive themselves and its only once.

[@petrri323]

Pus of Man is a very unique and fun enemy to fight. They are no more “spammy” than anything else, the attacks just come from angles you’re not expecting. And if you don’t feel like fighting them, you don’t have to. Just throw some firebombs or run past. A-tier enemy.

[@nimajack-gj1fz]

it good to see you back

[@xTKsauce]

I mostly agree with you but you lack information on certain enemies. A lot of people have commented already on goob snakemen and maggot creatures basically being stunlocked by fire. The priests in lothric castle don't just heal, they buff the enemies with less damage taken and more damage dealt and they are almost always placed in a way where you can sneak behind the knight to deal with the priest first, which I think it is worth mentioning. I totally disagree on Gargoyles (janking your camera around and being annoying in with blocking attacks with their wings because they happen to whip their shoulder in your direction at that exact moment), Pontiff Knights (the mix of super fast and delayed attacks feels like they just want a "GotchaMoment" out of the player and they felt quite trivial after you get used to them) and Elder Ghrus (they are not meant to be fought as they just suck with the spirits and swamp enviroment but you mentioned the bias so I think you get it). I also noticed that you really got a boner for cool armored dudes which I can get behind and they mostly fun to fight but in my opinion silver and black knights are a joke, even with them being faster than ds1 in a 1on1 situation you can basically just backstab chain and roll out of most attacks so easy as they give you a lot of openings after each attack unlike Darkwraith who are more modern in not stopping all movement after each and every swing/combo for a good second. Straight sword Lothric knights have a somewhat cheap side to them like the pontiff knights in they just have a mix out of SUPERDUPERFAST and slow moves with never letting up, difference is that they don't become trivial when fought a bit and I swear it is impossible to parry the straight sword Lothric knights fast slash without guessing, just on pure reaction. I can get behind the cathedral knight ranking high, they are really fun to fight. I don't know about the winged knights, their moveset is weird but playful in a way but every move they make they just open up their backs like "stab here" which always worked on me especially the polearm ones since their reach is 2 football fields I always just opt to roll past them and then they show me their plump juicy backs, ripe for the picking. I think my top 3 are grabby hands(Monstrosity of sin), and on a little side note, I am kind of disappointed that fromsoft is 85% inspired by other media to 99% ripping off designes for most of their horrendous creatures, but I mean is anything truly original with so many creative heads in the last 200 years? Maybe, but I am 99% sure that Miyazaki got Lovecraft wiki open when coming up with the weirder shit and combines it with popular original gangsta manga, which works and is cool and all but artorias for example is just literally guts(I am sorry but I felt the need for the baby tantrum explaining it after the mention that fromsoft is cooking up eldritch abominations, sadly it is more like a prepped meal kit with following the recipe). Sorry about that, back to the topic, grabby hands, fiery axe demons and grown crystal lizards are my top 3 with switching places all the time. Sorry if my comment seems a little heated just let me assure you it is not, I am fine and I just like to discuss and all I mentioned is just my personal feelings about the the topics and I am very passionate about them especially on fromsoft games in which I have combined close 1500 hours in ds 1,2 and 3 alone in which I am usually satisfied after my 5th playthrough or so and returning a lot over the years and 20 minutes of pvp cursing at the netcode. I mean no ill will to anyone and respect all opinions. Have a nice day

[@CyreX.s]

The halo flood background music fit very well with this video

[@emixam6947]

I put the judicators so much lower, especially that one in the swamp. I shouldn’t have to kill a dozen little bug things and then white branch my way over just so I don’t get pincushioned by a million arrows. The biggest issue is the one in the swamp blocks progression, if I could run past it it wouldn’t annoy me so much

[@Mini-vi8oo]

You just have to appreciate lothric knights tho. The one by the bonfire in the castle was perfect for testing things and farming. Probably my favourite enemy in any souls game.

[@leonthelion6529]

Fun Fact about the Baselisk (curse frogs): Those big, orange balls are actually not their eyes. Their real eyes are small and green and directly above their mouths.

[@johnsnow5968]

One of my favorite things about tge souls games is how basically everyone playing thru them has ideas about the mechanics that just assume they work in the most unfair least fun way. Because its dark souls! I played through the catacombs recently assuming that all the skeletons all infinitely revived. I boshed them all once (or dodged past) and sprinted past them.

[@thebird5032]

Sullivan's beasts are actually inspired by the hell hounds in the second evil dead movie

[@devoteeofmediocrity821]

The ringed city clerics are easily taken care of if you just kick ’em when they turtle. The maggot debuff can be cleansed in multiple ways, infinitely so with a torch. The flesh muck is heavily damaged by fire.

[@muhammadalifmulkymurtadha4493]

17:06 yes, until you get pulled underground seemingly out of nowhere

[@Error-mn4el]

the maggot monsters are THE reason why i always buy a torch, no matter the build in areas with them one hand is for torch, you attack with it, the monster is stunned, smack it a few times, repeat, turns the fight into a cakewalk

[@yvaskhmir]

Pus of Man are weak to fire damage and firebombs make them stagger for quite a while. 2 instances of the stagger on NG+0 in the early game and 1 stagger late game is enough to kill them outright. Fire spells work too. And you can kill the hollow before the transfromation, so if you don't care about the rewards or you have them already, you can skip them entirely.

[@kinggamereon653]

The outrider knight are actually insane On my first playthrough the three outrider knights killed me more than midir and nameless king combined and each of them alone having similar or higher death count than most bosses On my second playthrough I finally realized to roll behind them which makes the aggression way more manageable with the knight flailing around and giving a good window to heal/attack

[@aquaisuseful682]

12:58 god that’s just hilarious. More random explosions please

[@chadofastora]

Aqua is indeed useful

[@aquaisuseful682]

@@chadofastora haha a true axis cult member, ya made my day!

[@QuestionableObject]

You can tell which skeletons will come back if they've got glowing eyes.

[@PiccoloNamexio]

I like how people were hating on ds2 because too many "dudes in armor" enemies, yet after ds3 released. Those type of enemies are often considered to be their favorites

[@Souls_p_]

Also the stray demon is a call back to Demon's souls, too lol.

[@HonakoGreen]

Fun video :) I also love Cathedral Knight. I just wish they had more HP so you could fight them a bit longer. You can often kill them without having to deal with most of their moves

[@FBI-hf1jm]

I’ve played the game prolly hundreds of times learned almost every move set yet never understood how this jailers worked now it all makes sense

[@lukel8594]

30:29 dont forget the fact that the one at the top ATTACKS YOU WHEN YOU TRY TO TALK TO SHIRA AND TRAPS YOU AT THE MF DOOR LIKE WHAT

[@derrickolejownik7600]

What a good boi at 5:48

[@theneonorangegecko1576]

To be honest, I personally would've put cathedral knights above ringed knights. The ringed knights are flashy, but nothing can compare to being kicked around like a soccer ball by a cathedral knight, or punched by one. True chads. Also, I like the jailers, their position and moveset makes sense as they are in fact meant to keep their prisoners in jail and powerless. What better way to do that than by reducing their health, slowing them and making them unable to heal?

[@Dominated001]

On the judicator, you can use greirat's emote to dodge the arrows

[@buckleygeneration]

The rock lizard gauntlet where there are several of them can be bypassed entirely by just running up the hill on the left. Which really doesn’t look like something you can run up and it took me years to even realise it.

[@michasokoowski6651]

Personally i really like jailers, but it's also because they do feel unique and the way you fight them can be an unique experience... but if they were more common then i would hate them.

[@alextalker5979]

40:28 what a Warhammer moment (Sigmar sounds close enough for my ear =)

[@sttoha798]

This feels like a very surface level analytics. Like, a lot of those low tier enemies are very vulnerale to fire, maggot bleed can be just dispelled with a torch. And you didint even know that those big round things on basilisks are not their eyes, their eyes are below those