Ranking Soulsborne DLC Bosses

Today, we're ranking all the DLC bosses from each of the souls games by FromSoftware. This includes Demon's Souls, Dark Souls 1, Dark Souls 2, Dark Souls 3, Bloodborne, Sekiro, and Elden Ring. I wanted to list my ranking of each boss and what I liked/disliked about them because they all have unique combat and other mechanics that set them apart from each other.
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Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
0:14 - #24 (Worst)
0:57 - #23
1:37 - #22
2:10 - #21
2:57 - #20
3:34 - #19
4:16 - #18
5:12 - #17
5:42 - #16
6:25 - #15
6:57 - #14
7:40 - #13
8:19 - #12
9:06 - #11
9:33 - #10
10:08 - #9
10:43 - #8
11:34 - #7
12:17 - #6
12:47 - #5
13:14 - #4
13:38 - #3
14:08 - #2
14:43 - #1
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[@henok_gk]

Ludiwg at #10 is unforgivable sin

[@milanelst5754]

Yeah wth he's one of the best

[@SJ-di5zu]

His music alone should bring him at least top 5, and that’s without the entire fight

[@beatrickstudios]

When this video came out I don't even think I started Bloodborne. Now I have beaten Ludwig yesterday and I understand what you mean.

[@bernoulli7]

it’s AT LEAST top 5

[@hailabaddon1098]

Yeah, he's way too high

[@NoirKirbi]

Fromsoft just nailed the concept of dlcs. Instead of adding random cosmetics or weirdly paced and priced bits of content, they make a unique climactic endgame challenge with the highest quality stuff, nearly doubling each game's lifespan. Easily best dlcs out there

[@kronos8221]

I'd say witcher 3 has the best dlcs ever released

[@marmite7014]

Monster hunter also has some good ones

[@sherlockscones]

@@marmite7014 monster hunter dlcs are like entire games every time without fail they're so good.

[@Evade..67]

​@@kronos8221 i much prefer the old hunters and the ringed city dlcs bc the boss fights and areas they offer

[@d4clovetrain900]

Vergil's worth it imo

[@JohnDWJ]

Lady Maria is incredible. And it's interesting to see the evolution of the badass female enemies. Lady Maria led to Sister Friede. Sister Friede and Maria combined led to... Malenia. And a fun little detail, when we first meet them... they are all sitting in a chair.

[@parasite7639]

Damn never thought of that. Nice detail!

[@JohnDWJ]

@@parasite7639 It only occurred to me today as well. The depth of these games is like wandering through an art gallery. Always a new detail to see.

[@freesoup9673]

It seemed like sister Friede leading to Malenia was disappointing, which honestly is fair.

[@SJ-di5zu]

@@freesoup9673It was. Malenia is the worst fight of the three

[@QDY358-nn1qj]

@@SJ-di5zu Nah

[@wolf1nsoul]

Gael is not only the best boss From have created...But one of the best bosses ever! What a incredible design man

[@fadpanda3873]

My fav dlc boss is Sister Friede

[@wolf1nsoul]

@@fadpanda3873 Also a fantastic bossfight! Especially her phase 3 ;)

[@hensinks]

I don't see it as the best boss since his moves are very intuitive to dodge, it's not really a challenge. It's in my top 5 tho

[@Speedur_]

Whats so cool about his design? Hes just a normal guy except on steroids in dlc, never really thought he looked super cool, definitely not cooler than the Abyss Watchers or Nameless King, definitely a fun fight though

[@Aidiot565]

@@Speedur_ the 1st time I was very racist and said how thevhell is a big black slave summoning red fire balls and decimating

[@rivern.7551]

Never really understood why Orphan is so slept on. People always just write him off as a pretty good boss that's just hard as hell, but he's my favorite boss FromSoft every made. The atmosphere, the lore, the aggression, it's all just perfect.

[@anonymous01201]

The annoying thing where he can hit you if you dodge (no matter which direction) with his strafing attacks because of how the lock-on camera manipulates your direction stops it from being perfect for me.

[@alexbyrne1266]

​@@anonymous01201skill issue

[@gregelden8611]

He's not slept on.If anything he's highly over-rated.

[@anonymous01201]

@@alexbyrne1266 Maybe. But it’s still an issue since it isn’t intended.

[@Lucivius27]

@@gregelden8611 Yup beat him in 5th try I was really expecting an hour or 2 of slogging with him.

[@arturzentai6881]

Unpopular oppinion but i always love fighting the failiures. It feels like all the time learning parrying is paying off and their score is one of the best in the series. More of a visual and epic fight than a difficult one.

[@kenneth27205]

Ost is god tier !!!

[@arturzentai6881]

@@kenneth27205 that drop tho holy shit shivers every time

[@JohnDWJ]

I've always enjoyed that fight as well. It's nail biting without being too hard and the lore implications for both level and the Celestials (back in the main game) are amazing. I always see them as the appetizer before the incredible three course fight that is Maria.

[@Clarity_Control]

@@arturzentai6881 HIC TENERE DEUS SANGUA INFANS EX NIHILO

[@ultimategingerbread8775]

Yeah I feel like the failures are incredibly underrated

[@RuskiFuze01]

To me, Gravetender and Greatwolf is saved MASSIVELY by its boss music. It’s boss music is one of my favorites in the game

[@grimreefer213]

Same with Halflight

[@idirbouchdoug1567]

true. honestly ,it is so good that it feels like a waste on a throwaway boss like that.

[@RuskiFuze01]

@@idirbouchdoug1567 it doesn’t feel like a throwaway to me when considering the boss themes we got after. Friede, Demon Prince, Midir and Gael all have amazing themes so it felt nice keeping with the “theme” of good boss music in the dlc

[@El-Masri]

Ludwig at 10 is absolutely crazy

[@magicalonso3243]

It’s a retarded list

[@bane9951]

DS2 DLC bosses were either huge Ls or huge Ws, Sir Alonne and Fume Knight are still awesome to this day

[@SimplCup]

i wish hitboxes weren't broken tho, it's basically the main thing that ruins that game. And recovery time after your hits. Sometimes i feel like Sir Alonne could go drink a cup of tea, hit the gym, go to a party, talk with fume knight, become the president of USA while my character recovering after doing hit. Even dsr, the slowest souls probably, has faster recovery frames than ds2.

[@Domo3000]

​@@SimplCuphitboxes aren't broken, especially not in the DLCs And for the recovery after an attack you can speed it up by using advanced techniques

[@SimplCup]

@@Domo3000 what techniques? Upgrading adp? Well guess what, it only affects recovery time of consumable items. Hitboxes are broken, enemies hit sometimes lag behind the model of the enemie's weapon or even enlarge their hitboxes sometimes making it look like they hit you with the air. Most late game bosses aren't meant to be fought with large weapons, so usually you forced to use small weapons like clubs and swords to fight them without trading hits.

[@Domo3000]

​@@SimplCupyou can roll faster after an attack by making use of the Feint mechanic. In DS2 you can cancel attacks in the first few frames into a roll, which is great in PVP to trick players into parrying and then you roll behind them. If you attack, and then start a follow up attack and immediately cancel it into a roll that's faster than just rolling after an attack. This also works to speed up chain rolling by doing a rolling attack and cancelling it immediately.

[@SimplCup]

@@Domo3000 i've watched a couple of videos about that, and it looks like you're starting an attack and then roll/backstep immediately after that cancelling your first attack, and only attacking after roll? If that's how it works then i see no use of it against bosses or regular enemies, it might trick a real opponent in pvp to get some free hits, but bosses don't care about such tricks. I just want to hit an enemy and have time to roll away after that, because it's just how it works in dsr, ds3 and er. Even if you use gigantic weapon you still can find a window for an attack, whilst dark souls 2 late game bosses are too fast to hit and roll away.

[@gianna-rm9if]

Slave knight gael boss is probably the best boss in gaming

[@sethlowen2303]

I still think the burnt ivory king is the best DLC boss out of the first two games. He’s the most cinematic boss they’ve ever made in my opinion, and the fact that it incentivizes exploration of the whole DLC is pretty sweet. There’s still some bosses from blood borne and DS 3 that are better, but ivory king is the pinnacle of DS 1 and 2

[@exray49]

i like the idea of ivory king but the gameplay is so bad imo

[@thefuturist8864]

If we’re talking about only DS1 and DS2, the best boss is Artorias. Everything comes together so well in that fight, especially when we realise that Artorias was consumed by the abyss and that it’s actually us who will go on to destroy it (though with the inevitable consequence that our name will never be remembered.)

[@beckettherbert6544]

I’m a Burnt Ivory King & Fume Knight sympathizer but Sir Alonne is the best of the first two games.

[@brandonG4442]

@@exray49he has a better moveset than fume knight and sir alonne lol

[@arara7713]

The best is Sinh imo, that boy is the best dragon fight on the dark souls games. A wide moveset with various aerial attacks, various melee and fire attacks from the ground, environmental hazard (the poison mists that remain from his fireball), the pure spectacle that it is to fight him and he smol 🤏🏽

[@MATYFONTES]

Gael is my favorite too! I love that fight. Outro was on point btw.

[@user-io9mm1tf9n]

i’d put Ludwig at 1 Everything about him is so perfect you can’t even find a flaw

[@tahireed]

His 2nd phase is significantly easier than his first and the best part of the song barely gets to play because his 2nd phase is over in like 30 seconds. Also, his drop from the ceiling attack is pretty annoying. Everything about him other than the 2nd half of the fight is perfect.

[@Homel4nderR]

The sanctuary guardian is so underrated

[@Ribsi]

How does one consider Ludwig ro be a worse fight than Midir, Alonne, Fume Knight and the Demon Prince? Don't get me wrong, I like all of these fights, especially Midir, but c'mon it's Ludwig...

[@sora9284]

Bro u deserve so much more views and subs for the content it’s crazy keep it up man it’s perfect

[@hyabusa1]

Great list, and I love seeing Lady Maria get her spotlight! She's also my favorite Bloodborne boss

[@kinzietheostrichman]

11:09 Very easy to see thru that stone pillar LOL. Love these videos ember! Keep it up! 💯

[@PeltOfFlesh666]

Bruh so glad I found your channel, I love your content so much 🎉

[@DM-qd7gw]

Elana was awesome. Love how she summons Velstadt. First time I saw that, I was like "oh sht"

[@haldir8198]

Hated her myself, only boss I summoned for. I’d run around to avoid velstadt and right when I got to her she’d teleport away. Unbelievably annoying

[@DM-qd7gw]

@@haldir8198 I bet you were pissed af the first time you saw velstadt tho lulz. Like "you gotta be kidding me wtf"

[@haldir8198]

@@DM-qd7gw it was truly the worst. I got through the skeletons fine just bursting them down when they were spawning, but melee was rough when he spawned

[@Lucivius27]

Elana is the real bad bitch. Maria is all show no bite beat her in 2nd try for all the hype she got maybe because she look prettier than Elana

[@eke9887]

Really agree with what you said about the Blue smelter demon being the perfect size for a boss. I think that’s one of the reasons I love fighting Godfrey so much

[@sircrumpets_]

My favorite boss in all the games remains Lady Maria. I just get such a thrill everytime i get to fight her and i think shes the peak hunter style fight in the game with the best combat in the series

[@corp535]

Slave Knight Gael is just too perfect 🤩

[@Owendegroot]

Lets gooo ember my bro uploads again!

[@CeLautrec618]

Lady Maria for me is probably the best boss I've ever fought honestly. Going into it blind, it felt like the most even playing ground possible for a fight in a video game. We equaled hits without me destroying her or vice verse, and it is just beautiful. Of course, once you do it a few times it is super simple, but I still love it. Also best theme song in the series no doubt for me.

[@satua13]

I love the respect shown to my boi Blue Coolaid! Still one of my favourite (probably the best) reskins he gets new timings that really did me in the first few times, run back sucks, but pure boss, I really like it!

[@featdirty1127]

I have absolutely no idea why but the Fume Knight is just one of my favourite fights in Soulsborne. His lore is pretty cool, especially if you find little drips of information about him through the main game of DS2 only to figure out he was one of the strongest warriors in Vendricks army, and one of his personal bodyguards who was deemed a rebel. I also kinda headcanon him to related to Artorias (you find Artorias’ greatsword in a neighbouring tower and FK is left handed) so that’s a W at any point, the run back is decent and the actual fight itself is incredibly fun. Learning how to perfectly bait and punish his combos is one of the most satisfying things I’ve done playing video games

[@iamsus3144]

Outro was really life changing

[@onegloba2425]

thoses outros are deep

[@Cav829]

On my recent replay of DS3 I think Friede finally moved to the top spot in the franchise for me as that third phase is the single best phase of about any video game boss. But that top 4 is so good I think any variation of that would get me to nod along.

[@lianrayquaza]

15 minutes Blockbuster, lets goooo🎉🎉🎉( you‘re my favorite youtuber)

[@urtoryu_dy_althraidn]

Just to note, "Father" Arieandel is because he's a priest, just like "sister" Friede is named like that because she's a nun. He isn't actually her father.

[@ExKalowbar]

The living failures ost is a banger

[@The_Room_2_Doggys_Revenge]

That outro was top tier

[@yashmax28]

Souls Mojo is alive.

[@joshprice3230]

great video watch you on repeat.

[@wokeuplikedis1500]

Sir Alonne was easily number one for me. The OST is probably the best track in Dark souls imo. Ivory King followed second.

[@jadonzen1239]

I know sir alonne is great and I am a huge ds2 fan. But better than orphan, ludwig, laurence , maria, gael, midir? Hell nah😅.

[@jadonzen1239]

Oh yeah, demon prince, sister friede?

[@jadonzen1239]

Sir alonne is dark souls 2 best boss but it is never better than bloodborne and dark souls 3 best dlc bosses.

[@jaswanthvardireddy2243]

@@jadonzen1239the biggest reason why sir alonne is that high is because the FEEL of the fight feels so damn good. It’s one of the only times, in my opinion, where dark souls 2 nails the high fantasy feeling, and the key reason for that is the arena and lightning. The distant landscape when you look out the window looks like something you’d see in the end of a tragic war, and you feel like it’s eventually gonna destroy you too. The atmosphere of the fight is 10/10, along with the fact that it’s a fair 1 on 1 duel. The ability to switch phases based on if you’re hit by the grab or not is also an idea that has never been used before other than with pursuer.

[@jaswanthvardireddy2243]

@@jadonzen1239the biggest reason why sir alonne is that high is because the FEEL of the fight feels so damn good. It’s one of the only times, in my opinion, where dark souls 2 nails the high fantasy feeling, and the key reason for that is the arena and lightning. The distant landscape when you look out the window looks like something you’d see in the end of a tragic war, and you feel like it’s eventually gonna destroy you too. The atmosphere of the fight is 10/10, along with the fact that it’s a fair 1 on 1 duel. The ability to switch phases based on if you’re hit by the grab or not is also an idea that has never been used before other than with pursuer.

[@WhoDaF0ok1sThatGuy]

Funny thing is that, I enjoy the Maria fight and tight parry windows so much that while others R1 spam, I just parry the whole time due to how satisfying it is!

[@shikatsuwu]

I really hope you didn’t quit YT and comeback and start making vids again. I just got into soulsbourn games a little bit ago with Elden Ring. Now that I’ve finished I’ve started demons souls and am really enjoying it. I find your videos really enjoyable and hope you return to making videos shortly!!!

[@shvmvvnihypnoticarecords]

can we have a ranking vid of ember ranking ember ranking videos? 6/5 would watch

[@ghostoil4768]

Now we’ve seen your ranking of the bosses…now let’s see the themes

[@captainlovebug]

Glad to see Lady Maria and Sister Friede made the top 3 :) I also 100% agree with your top 3 for sure!

[@Jago-pl7op]

I'm having a hard time deciding between Lady Maria, Ludwig, and Slave Knight Gael, as the best dlc boss.

[@lonradb]

I thought this came out ages ago. Pretty good list! Here’s mine from least to most favorite: -Gank squad -Lud & Zallen -Halflight -Gravetender -Failures -Aava -Guardian -Elana -Blue Smelter -Laurence -Kalameet -Sinh -Ivory King -Alonne -Artorias -Manus -Maria -Ludwig -Demons -Midir -Gael -Fume -Friede -Orphan

[@jordanbach8713]

Gael at 4 is wild to me

[@JayDude003]

Glad to see some love for Demon Prince(s). Favorite DS3 boss.

[@andrewbenge1231]

Only played Bloodborne and Dark Souls 3 from this list. I did Slave Knight Gael first time. Awesome fight, but maybe I need to fight him again to fully appreciate it. Ludwig was actually my favourite.

[@huntergarland3234]

Sister friede is def my fav out of all the dlcs I played, because I knew about her 2nd phase before going into the fight, so when me and my friend killed her, I turned around and started talking to him saying something like “yeah I knew about her second phase but still that was such a fun fight!” And he goes “uh…..Uh??…..AHHHHHHHHH” and I turn around and friede is in the air with her black flame scythe and I have never felt more fear in a souls game since, so yah, she’s my fav

[@MenschMeat]

does anyone actually ask you to do an outro? i think the succinct ending to all of your videos is iconic

[@SimplCup]

Gael is a perfection, there's no boss that is more satisfying to fight. His moveset fits your move capability perfectly, like you can fight him with UGS or a dagger and you'll still feel comfortable enough. And his story throught the game and placement in the lore is just brilliant. Best boss ever, not only in souls, but overall the best of all games.

[@amunra7888]

For me id switch midir and sinh. For me, especially in my recent playthrough, midir posed a very big and frustrating problem: the camera constantly locked off, once 3 times in 5 seconds. In general, the camera is really unlucky with this boss. He also is just so all over the place that i have to run for like half the fight to catch up. I dont mind his difficulty but the shit with the camera and his mobility. Sinh on the other side is all over the place too, but he flies most of the time combining it with charges at you so you have plenty of counter opportunities since its most easier to catch up. Also, this much of flying while showering fire on you really did a good job of portraying how a flying dragon would fight you. His lore is very cool, also his entrance. The only thing making him not a rival to the best dragon fights like placidusax and fortissax is sinhs armor. 10 strikes in and your weapons durability is in a critical state.

[@Prakash-dn7vr]

I’ve always felt like fromsoft shines a lot more in its dlc They take their time with the feedback from the main game release and give us the best of content Dlc is clearly not casual territory, it’s meant for hardcore fans and you can tell just by the difficulty amps DLCs always give us exactly what we want from them which is why I’m really eager for Elden ring, i genuinely think that they will sort out all our gripes about balancing with the dlc

[@suhaibalwhede4969]

Taking the tail sword what made kalameet a hard boss for me tbh

[@Oversamma]

Just a little note: I don't think Ariandel is Friede's fathers; I think Father is just a religious title.

[@staticbadgers690]

The first time i ever fought Midir it took me like 5 hours to beat him. Then i came back on NG+ and beat him on my second or third try. Once you know his moves it really is easy so i actually like where hes placed

[@GrimsactualaltBETTER]

HES NOT DEAD, HE IS ALIVEEEEEEEE

[@justsomeone883]

I saw how ypu reffered to Ariandel as "Friede's father",in case ypu don't know,Ariandrl isn't actually Friede's father,the father in his title likely means "priest" as a corvian NPC also refers to him as "our father".

[@Hyde_Lawrence]

I love the Souls Mojo Guy videos

[@AvenFallen]

Solid list, I especially like the appreciation for the Burnt Ivory King. Really underrated, but a gimmick boss done right. I dont really share the placement of Blue Smelter tho. In a vakuum, he is a solid boss. But the runback to him and especially the fact that people paid money for it to be a reskin AND being the worst Boss in that DLC really would have warranted a spot on the very low end of the list. (At least for me)

[@CloudCrash]

Blue Smelter Demon that high? Nah I can’t forgive the frustration, still a great video

[@SKIBIDISCIENCE]

Living failures are kinda cool ngl

[@Rorschach87]

Not sure if there is a Vaati video that says otherwise , but Ariandel is not actually Friede's father.

[@mysticbox4071]

When are we getting a King's field 2 tier list?

[@NervousOne466]

Laurence is a reskin Boss done right (not including the sounds). Also is he not the ONLY reskin Boss in Bloodborne ? I cant remember others so bonus points for that game

[@jenjoe4359]

Pretty sure you’re right about him being the only reskin(not including chalice dungeons)

[@jaswanthvardireddy2243]

Living failures is a reskin of celestial emissary, pretty sure witches of hemwick are reused as an enemy, same goes with shadows of yharnam.

[@villaincatwolfsama6508]

Yes sir bro reach 100 k big W I've seen this guy's shorts appear here and there the last time I checked him he was at 80k

[@KingCasual1986]

Man, EVERYBODY is sleeping on Aava’s introduction! That shit was epic! Alsanna’s monologue as you approach the boss door did an amazing job hyping me up for the boss and making me feel on edge. The fight was okay but that, for lack of a better phrase, in-game cutscene made it five times more memorable!

[@WXYKE]

My top 3 is midir, gael, and orphan. Midir is the perfect dragon fight to me, gael is the best knight-esque type fight, and orphan of kos is the perfect beast/non human boss

[@lloydirving6209]

I like how your pick for best non-human boss is by far the most humanoid "beast" lmao

[@fluidabyss]

He’s alive 😮

[@leonardourbina1699]

With this outro thing you starting to remind me of an Italian youtuber, he also hates outros lol

[@Lofirainbows]

I think originally Fromsoftware games intended "Velstaldt The King's Royal Aegis" to serve the Queen; in the system's game flies, he is titled Queen's instead of King's; ironic if u consider his unwavering service to Vendrick. In lore it is stated that he never questioned Nashandra upon her seeking of shelter In Drangliec Castle, possibly out of his unwavering devotion. Once the Queen, she settled the land in quietness. She too revealed her intentions to trick Vendrick; to use his own power to usurp him. He ran through Drangliec castle, to the once Royal crypt (now titled Undead Crypt, they mass-buried-alive the undead here to suppress their uprising) he did so to protect the kingdom, however his subjects viewed this as unfaithfulness. Once Vendrick retired to the Crypt, so too had Velstaldt; to serve him in undeath. In the past, Velstaldt faces towards would-be pillagers/graverobbers and the Queen's subjects. In the present he has turned towards his own King, to protect him further... I love this story, the visual representation of Velstaldts sollum prayer/thought reflection under his holy light is one of my favourite images in the series. Him giving into the embrace of the Darknesses, corrupting black abyss in order to serve Vendrick is one of many underappreciated moments in this videogame. I say this to mention, it's possibly Nashandra (who has quite similar moves/Animations to Elana, The Squalid Queen who summons Velstaldt) means Nashandra might have once summoned him, using him here instead of in Elana Squalid Queen's, or Vendrick's storyline. One more suggestion towards this, The Queen's House: Throne Defender/Throne Watcher have similar physical appearances too Velstaldt (Pale unhuman skin, etc).

[@everettJM]

Video idea: coolest boss attack in every soulsborne game

[@leoaskham6564]

Ok but the living failures ost tho

[@nael_luna]

How is Champion's Gravetender easy..?😅 I tried him not too many times but the wolf and him are overwhelming to fight together

[@walkdog51]

He’s not dead? I can’t believe it

[@hhowdy]

He not dead 😱

[@m1rror.123]

rent must be due

[@berk6413]

Ember used an ember

[@jebjebster]

It’s been like 2 weeks

[@Jay_Tsunami_]

Living failures is actually amazing. Because there is a bug where you get hundreds of millions of echoes for killing them a certain way.

[@LordDIO420]

How I would rank the DLC bosses by how great and fun they are. #1 Fume Knight (Best DLC boss) #2 Slave Knight Gael #3 Burnt Ivory King #4 Knight Artorias #5 Ludwig the Holy Blade #6 Demon Prince #7 Sinh the Slumbering Dragon #8 Sir Alonne #9 Laurence the First Vicar #10 Aava the King's Pet #11 Blue Smelter Demon #12 Orphan of Kos #13 Lady Maria of the Astral Clocktower #14 Sanctuary Guardian #15 Elana Squalid Queen #16 Halflight, Spear of the Church #17 Living Failures #18 Darkeater Midir #19 Black Dragon Kalameet #20 Gank Squad #21 Manus, Father of the Abyss #22 Lud and Zallen #23 Champion's Gravetender and wolves #24 Sister Friede (Worst DLC boss)

[@tristynyoung_]

miss you bruv ❤

[@AccursedHawk]

For me my top 3 DLC bosses have be Gael, Orphan, and Friede all perfect bosses in their own way. honorable mention to Ludwig

[@zalabit927]

Yeah, perfect... *Cries on 3 phase Friede all being at full health*

[@AccursedHawk]

@@zalabit927 Friede took me 2 days to beat lol. It got to the point where I could beat her taking no damage because of all the attempts

[@indradracolich]

I need some help making a decision. I don't know If I should buy and play DS3. I love Elden Ring and Sekiro but only got like 7 hours in ds1 before deciding that I didn't like it. I am just really torn between buying Ds3 or not.

[@dorianpompa8409]

ye get it, its very close to elden rings fast paced combat

[@indradracolich]

@@dorianpompa8409 Nevermind I like ds1 now

[@seangoodwin3257]

Midir behind fume knight and sister friede is blasphemy. He’s such a good boss definitely my favourite in the series

[@grantkelley3372]

The first two entries are meant to be tackled with summons. Especially lud and zalon

[@yourdad5799]

That doesn't make them any better

[@lonradb]

Summons make the gank squad 10x worse

[@rubeng370]

Dark Souls franchise has top tier DLC where you're missing out if you don't get the extra content. Just like Witcher 3

[@dlcdnl]

Blue Smelter demon over Kalameet is insane

[@rameenz1178]

Nice list, but man that kalameet and ludwig rank hurt me

[@Coulroperation]

Fume Knight, my beloved.

[@hensinks]

Ludwig at 10th place is a crime

[@hhowdy]

EMBER ISN’T DEAD LETS GOOOOO

[@walkdog51]

LETS GOOOOO

[@itachileesan]

from a technical aspect dodging and hitting with gael, he is the perfect boss.

[@john.darksoul]

I completely agree with top 10 being top 10 (although not with the order). I also think that for each game the best boss is a dlc boss, which is on the one hand understandable (image paying extra for bosses worse than the base game), but on the other hand makes me wonder why they wouldn't just make a game with all the great stuff included from the start.

[@moslmahmed2462]

Yes i was wating for this

[@spicy6072]

Mawg did not put sir alonne above manus 💀

[@trinity27777]

Slave Knight Gael is my favorite

[@sappy1838]

Ludwig at 10 is wild

[@hannes2211]

it funny how all the clips use the sweatiest meta setups, bkh in ds1, rapier in 2, sellsword in ds3

[@guswautier9410]

Inner Ishin is best dlc boss

[@ghosteye131]

"I also think Artorias is a good fight. That doesn't mean I want to fight two of them." Elden Ring: "Oh Yeah?"

[@Messyjesse233]

Ariandel isn’t actually Friede’s father is he? I always thought “father” was just his title

[@ibrahimalsalmi4759]

Lady Maria is quite easy in a normal playthrough.. but she's one of the hardest in bl4.. I'd even put her above malenia at RL1... Until this day the only best that gives me some sort of trouble is her for some reason (Not counting the chalices)

[@crow1460]

Imo: 1| Slave Knight Gael 2| Sister Friede 3| Darkeater Midir 4| Ludwig, the Accursed/Holy Blade 5| Lady Maria of the Astral Clocktower 6| Knight Artorias 7| Orphan of Kos 8| Black Dragon Kalameet 9| Manus, Father of the Abyss 10| Fume Knight 11| Sir Alonne 12| Elana, the Squalid Queen 13| Sanctuary Guardian 14| Demon Prince (Hot take, I know) 15| Sinh, the Slumbering Dragon 16| Burnt Ivory King (Another hot take, but I just kinda hate this fight) 17| Aava, the King's Pet 18| Laurence, the First Hunter 19| Living Failures 20| Champion's Gravetender & Gravetender Greatwolf 21| Halflight, Spear of the Church 22| Blue Smelter Demon 23| Lud & Zallen, the King's Pets 24| Gank Squad

[@prenthelloworld]

so... you're saying that Gael is the perfect Outro for Dark Souls series?

[@thenotexistingguy]

Hear me out we'll get Gideon gank in ER dlc

[@haydenford3794]

was wondering where sekiro was when i remembered it did not have a dlc