Ranking the Demon's Souls Bosses from Easiest to Hardest

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It's been 8 years since I ranked the difficulty of each game in the Dark Souls series. Since then, we've seen the release of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Elden Ring, and it's DLC Shadow of the Erdtree. Today we begin revisting each of these games, this time ranking the Dark Souls Series boss difficulty from my sole perspective. We'll rank the difficulty of the Demon's Souls bosses, Dark Souls bosses, Dark Souls 2 bosses, Dark Souls 3 bosses, Bloodborne bosses, Sekiro bosses, Elden Ring bosses. We'll cap it all off with the Top 10 Hardest Bosses in the Souls Series, Top 10 Easiest bosses in the Souls Series, and finally one massive ranking of every boss in the FromSoft heptalogy from Worst to Best. Strap in for my final word on FromSoft's boss legacy (until their next game lol)
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Various from: / @bossfightdatabase
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[@TheAshenTarnishedHunter]

When the World needed him most, he returned...

[@chives8980]

Why, so he can make crappy Elden Ring videos?

[@ASmartNameForMe]

@@chives8980 oh what a stinger right there. So stinging in fact it didn’t even get the video it was commented on correct. That’s truly impressive

[@kaspersaldell]

Retarded comment

[@TheGimbishGlob]

@@chives8980 that comeback doesn’t really work when the video you’re commenting on isn’t an Elden Ring video.

[@ramrodbldm9876]

​@ASmartNameForMe you're a clown

[@jessemach5817]

Boss rankings are back

[@blakdeth]

Phalanx might not be the most interesting boss fight, but I definitely think it serves as a really good lesson for new players. If you take it on melee as many new players would, the message is clear. Hordes of enemies are dangerous, and crowd control is a necessary skill. Stay moving and separate them. That lesson will help throughout the entire series.

[@victorvance13]

Dragon God walked so Bed of Chaos could run as the shittiest FromSoft boss

[@tracemacmillan9718]

Well said. Demon souls it’s dragon god Dark souls it’s bed of chaos Dark souls 2 it’s gank squad Bloodborne it’s micolash Dark souls 3 it’s champions gravetender Sekiro it’s guardian ape gank And Elden ring it’s godskin duo

[@upsideproductions2]

@@tracemacmillan9718godskin duo is the best boss in Elden ring tbh

[@tracemacmillan9718]

@@upsideproductions2 🤔 I may need to reevaluate my assessment then

[@lovescarguitar]

​@@tracemacmillan9718micolash is the best Bloodborne boss

[@mellomoose_]

@@tracemacmillan9718for ds3 do you mean champion gundyr? and if so what dont you like about him? genuinely curious not hating

[@lopeshick9607]

No way you’re finally doing the entire series all boss ranking. I had lost all hope lol. Good stuff man.

[@grfrjiglstan]

I think it's funny that surviving the Putrescent Knight's -eleven- twelve hit combo rewards you with an attack window about the same length Adjudicator gives you after every swing.

[@christianlangdon3766]

It's funny cuss I also thought putrescent would be among the easier bosses of its dlc if it didn't have such high frost bite.

[@glisteninggames2981]

The longest combo Putrescent Knight has is 7 hits ( which is the one where he gets off the horse ) and even that one has 3 separate punish windows if you play well. 1 after the combo and 2 during it. So no

[@bubududugaming8336]

@@glisteninggames2981 based P(ea)K defender!

[@grfrjiglstan]

@@glisteninggames2981 No, that attack goes _slam spin spin spin neigh spin spin spin neigh spin spin spin._ So it’s actually twelve, I forgot the initial slam.

[@glisteninggames2981]

​@@grfrjiglstan The first slow spin can be jumped over with a jump attack, the second and third won't hit at that point After the knight does these slow 3 spins, you can run away from the first horse charge and knight spin, and hit the knight before the horse charges again. After that you can just roll the horse charge after. The last fast knight spin misses at that point. And then you get another huge opening when he remounts. You barely have to roll anything at all. So you get a jump heavy, a light attack, and a charge heavy. It is also possible to punish every single attack in his moveset except one blueflame trail. I could provide proof if needed

[@TrueLunar10]

Man when he said "people only want ranking videos and not details and opinions" he wasnt kidding. No shade make that bread I'll watch.

[@HMCarsSOA]

Where did he say that? I hope he makes all types of content.

[@Mr.Starlight_gaming]

The numbers do i suppose

[@anatolekuhn9354]

LES GO. I watched your souls rankings when I was about 12-13 years old and I think that they definitely made me the souls fan I am today. So glad you're remaking these.

[@felipearrais5415]

Same, oddly enough! Though I was like, 15. Now I'm almost graduating.

[@ramrodbldm9876]

Les go? Tardboy

[@andreamassari7954]

This is so real

[@Kidkinsey]

Ik bro I legit been watching him for YEARS. Cool how we grew up with these videos

[@mickeybat5816]

You still remember that outro alongside the Superman Skyrim mod?

[@metaltak1154]

The DeModcracy The myth The legend He's back I used the boss ranking as intel on how to fight certain bosses

[@rhysofsneezingdragon1758]

I love watching the footage of these videos, seeing DeMod slowly transition to running primarily int builds. Take the sorcery pill, DeMod. You must

[@BLP04]

To be fair, it’s DeS. If you’re not playing sorcery, you’re just making the game harder for yourself

[@SebastianLamprecht]

@@BLP04 same for the other souls games (exept ds3 i guess). pyromancies in ds1, hexes in ds2 and all the different incants and spells in elden ring. Sould games have a history of sorcery/spellcasting beeing opresivly strong

[@BLP04]

@@SebastianLamprecht yes, that’s true, but especially in DeS

[@NitroNick9000]

Wasn't expecting this video. But it is quite welcome. I still remember the Guts run

[@carlosrrrl7741]

Funny how not having unnecessarily fast and aggressive bosses all the time does not make the game bad, u hear that Miyazaki? Although it would be hard to argue that DeS doesn't have to worse bosses in general, the atmosphere of the game (at least the original as far as i know) is only captured by Bloodborne.

[@ManFromThePits]

I dread half the bosses in Elden Ring.

[@Mr.Starlight_gaming]

Id say the flamelurker is far more aggressive then malenia but i doubt many would argue he's more difficult.

[@thefailsniper5499]

Your old rankings are what convinced me to play Demon's Souls and Bloodborne, the latter of which became one of my favorite games of all time. I'm looking forward to hearing all you have to say about the other games after so many years.

[@thewafflepan4538]

Can't say i was expecting this

[@Olenhylkio]

Welcome back you beautiful bastard, you have my days.

[@JearBear1138]

I, like everyone, really enjoy all of your boss rankings. I still go back and watch your Demod-athons pretty regularly. Glad to see you back and having a souls-veteran re-take on all of their games.

[@sassquatch212]

I think Demon’s Souls will always be my favourite Soulsborne game. While I love difficult bosses, I prefer lore, world building and atmosphere and Demon’s Souls (original) is the best in the series in that regard to me.

[@mahanaqel3983]

he is so back. I have watched and rewatched ur ranking vids so many times over the years.

[@Guard1an_Nun]

Neat. But with sincerity I do hope that this will be the final boss rankings for a while. I do really enjoy your essays and speedruns quite a bit more than just the standard rankings.

[@calebjames8513]

20:06 two words, Thief Ring. You’re welcome

[@jonathanc743]

Beginning of the Rerank of the entire series?!?!? A surprise for sure, but a welcome one!!!!

[@SuperSlice333]

My childhood and reason for playing these games are getting remade, thank you demod!

[@OnlyGamingClips]

The triumphant return!!! Regular DMod ranking videos! Keep dropping these bangers dude.

[@themarkandrus]

Love this. I think rankings of bosses after one time through is valuable. I think rankings of bosses after you really know them is also valuable

[@miyazakisimping]

Man, I remember watching your full ranking back when I had only played BB and loving it. Glad we get to revisit it from a different scope.

[@midnight-fox7456]

Daddy DeModcracy is BACK baby! That intro was all I needed to hear to know this is gonna be a great series. Your giant "whole series boss ranking" playlist is one of my favorite souls content on youtube. I can't wait to see the new version, see what changed, how you can potentially squeeze more explaining why BoC is the worst, and how new games' bosses will fit into the list.

[@joshneedle6776]

I’M SO GLAD THIS IS BACK!!! I love you DeMod!!

[@HunterForHire422]

Hey! Good to see you getting your grove back man.

[@GoldenSunAlex]

Can't wait for the single list video. (Worst Boss Bed of Chaos gogo)

[@sergioliden5652]

Hot take: I actually think Bed of Chaos is not one of my least favorite bosses in the series. It doesn’t even crack my bottom 10. I do agree with the criticisms people have with it. But for me, there’s nothing more satisfying than firebombing it to oblivion🖤😤

[@BandTrap]

I did not realize how much I needed this. Can't wait for the next one!

[@ToneTone126]

I'm so glad we're getting remastered boss ranking videos ❤

[@MattTGM]

Hell yeah Dmod. Your rankings were what got me into the Soulsborne series in the first place and I'm excited to see your re-ranking with added experience and your evolved commentary. Great stuff, I can't wait for more

[@thomashughes5453]

Ive been falling asleep to the boss rankings for the last 6 or 7 years. This is welcome, refreshing and extremely exciting

[@almightyznae7690]

I can’t wait for the rankings thanks for coming back 🎉

[@Mr.Starlight_gaming]

So are we ever getting a wukong video?

[@deltaphazon4688]

I decided to make a comparison to the first ranking which was 8 years ago. I was curious how DeMod's opinions changed since then. There was 23 bosses in the original run and I'll cut those too just for consistency. For the record though, Shrine Vanguard was between 16 and 15, Red Dragon was between 7 and 6, Blue Dragon was between 6 and 5 and Old King Doran and then Player Monk were between 4 and 3. I might come back and do this for the other lists as well. See how bored I am when they come out. 18) True King Alant: No change 17) Adjudicator: Down by 1. Original 17: Phalanx 16) Fool's Idol: Down by 1. Original 16: Adjudicator. 15) Old Monk: Down by 2. Original 15: Fool's Idol 14) Phalanx: Up by 3. Original 14: Leechmonger 13) Leechmonger: Up by 1. Original 13: Old Monk 12) Maiden Astrea: Down by 4. Original 12: Storm King 11) Old hero: Down by 5. Original 11: Dirty Colossus 10) Storm King: Up by 2. Original 10: Tower Knight 9) Tower Knight: Up by 1. Original 9: Armoured Spider 8) Vanguard: Down by 4. Original 8: Maiden Astrea 7) Dirty Colossus: Up by 3. Original 7: Dragon God 6) Armoured Spider: Up by 2. Original 6: Old Hero 5) Penetrator: No change 4) Maneaters: Down by 2. Original 4: Vanguard 3) False King Allant: No Change 2) Flamelurker: Down by 1. Original 2: Maneaters 1) Dragon God: Up by 6. Original 1: Flamelurker Biggest Gain: Dragon God- 6 ranks Biggest Loss: Old Hero- 5 ranks

[@VinegarMan1]

Hella looking forward to this series!

[@baaron7]

15 years later and Demod still can't pronounce Adjudicator correctly 🙌

[@sagegibbon2385]

Yes so happy for these to be back

[@sonofhades57]

Holy crap, that's an ambitious undertaking. I firmly believed you can pull it off!

[@squeethemog213]

I was genuinely surprised at how some of the old staples ranked. This video was awesome 😃

[@michaelswigart4049]

Honestly I just started playing this game again and I was wondering if demons souls was still popular in 10/04/2024 this video makes me think it’s still doing great, now the reason why I was wondering this is the ghosts of other people were frequent but we have seen game publishers make some games more lively with fake players so I’m happy to see I’m not the only one that had an itch to play this game again. \[T]/ 😊

[@revolversnake126]

Maiden Astraea is still my favorite boss and ost of any "soulslike".

[@Snake_eaterr]

Cool editing. Felt like old times.

[@danielgordon84]

Demod… I fucking missed you doing these sorts of videos. All your stuff has been good, and I’ve loved the variety, but this feels like coming home.

[@thejohnhopkinscompany9599]

Time for the return of Demon Dark Blood 3: Sekiring.

[@theelephant2117]

VERY excited to binge these videos, godbless. The return of the king!

[@kirkwulf]

What I love about Demon's Souls bosses, compared to the other souls series, they all feel like puzzles for the most part. And the feeling of cracking that puzzle is soooo good all these years later.

[@MNVinela]

Didn’t realize we needed this!

[@creecher1118]

We are so back. VERY excited for this series and the quality ranking video of all the bosses. Hoping Gael is still king, but I won't be surprised if Ludwig is at the top.

[@splintercell320]

I love Demon’s Souls bosses not for their difficulty or fun factor, but for the atmosphere and how they feel like an event experience, something lost on recent FromSoft games. The only Elden Ring boss that made me go “wow this boss is cool” was Radahn(I haven’t seen or played the DLC though). The entrances of Tower Knight, Penetrator, Flamelurker, and Fool’s Idol are so memorable. It also helps that the bosses make so much sense for their environment that you can tell they are the boss of the area. For Elden Ring, you could shift the bosses randomly around and it honestly wouldn’t make much of a difference.

[@sejadlulic8377]

good video. will there be a wukong boss ranking?

[@Vendreatta]

LESS GOOO The GOAT of Rankings is back! (When Jedi Survivor Ranking?)

[@Malice_007]

I hope you stay consistent when ranking these bosses after using all ur advantages and knowledge. People inflate Elden rings difficulty when they’re allowed to summon, choose not to, then claim the Elden ring bosses are harder than they really are

[@XGmastersX]

I do hope you are making these because you want to and have a passion for it. I know you get boss rank pressure from fans a lot but I also know people don't want to do that same thing all the time. So I hope this is a enjoyed venture for you.

[@HMCarsSOA]

Agreed, i love DeMod, and i feel bad for the criticism i gave for his inconsistency of uploads coupled with chiming in with random negative content that could've been better thought out in my opinion. I absolutely love his essay videos and rankings, but i really hope he is doing this out of passion like you say instead of trying to cater to an audience, but i think it will also be a bit of a revival for his channel too, i hope he gets all the views in the world.

[@jdub910]

Im hyped for this series bro

[@morganneher8643]

I appreciate you DeMod, I have been with you since Souls 2, always look forward to new content 🙏🏻 I’m looking forward to this series :) Shout out to Denver, we have that CRUNK for sure 🔥

[@keithiusmaximus776]

Boss rankings are BACK

[@GalaxiaKnightX]

This is just the beginning of this 7 part series. What a way to begin. Aside from that.. I can understand why the bosses were way easier given that it was their first go at it. But yeah some of these bosses will always hold a wonderful memory in my heart. My top 5 are in random order. Tower Knight, Penetrator, Flamelurker, Old Hero, and yes False King Allant.

[@EthanSchmethan]

We're so back, chat 🙏

[@therealgoream320]

The nostalgia... Im really looking forward to every ranking. Especially the ranking with EVERY boss at the end of the series is set to be legendary

[@Tigerman4545]

WE ARE SO FUCKING BACK

[@everwhat7186]

0:48 OH WE'RE SO BACK

[@FungusBug]

I think it’s really telling of Demons’ Souls’s overall difficulty that my SL1 run also just so happened to be my first deathless run of the game

[@acescorcher]

And so the Adventure Begins once again

[@sh00ner]

Love the idea of just redoing every video on your channel every couple of years.

[@TheNinjaDC]

Demon's Souls has my second favorite collection of bosses (just after Bloodborne) in the franchise. No game in the franchise has as much variety in bosses. Every boss is a puzzle that greatly rewards knowledge and experience above everything else. And each boss is harder for different play styles. The dark Souls and Elden ring collection of bosses can feel so same-y at times. Challenging, but boring. And when it comes to video game boss design, I prefer knowledge over reflexes. Where prep time is more important than invulnerability frames.

[@marcusbaretta]

I never would have thought about it, but Dragon God at number 1 is honestly a very obvious choice

[@THEstillinprogress]

WELCOME BACK DEMOD🎉🎉🎉

[@garrethendrix6643]

Wow its been a while

[@CurlyFry311]

I played Demon’s Souls for the first time a few months ago (ironically it was the last Souls game I played.) In hindsight, Dragon God makes so much sense as a stealth boss. But no, I was convinced it was Ceaseless Discharge 1.0 It took a lot of patience, but I learned to dodge through the punches every time they happened. Honestly, it was a really gratifying experience.

[@bthanR]

Love you demod! Keep up the vids you are the 🐐

[@ASmartNameForMe]

If true king allant isnt number 1 I’m starting a cancel demod campaign for once and for all

[@rozmarinideas5340]

Get typing, then!

[@tomhollanddrinkingtea2718]

We need an updated version of the boss quality ranking now for all the games

[@cloudbloom]

Fifteen years since I became obsessed with fromsoft games😳 crazy how far the games have evolved since Demon's *shoutout to the OG greataxe, man of culture **Old Hero is still my favorite boss in all the from games. The feeling i got when i first encountered him was just otherworldly and he seemed like a tragic figure. Such a cool boss ***16:56 in the original game you could snipe Allant with a bow without causing him to start aggro, when you first enter the fog gate from the elevator as long as you don't take a step forward he won't aggro. From there you can shoot arrows (aiming carefully and using the white soul cloud he emits as a guide to where he's standing) and kill him if you have a strong enough bow & arrow combo. There were a lot of cheese strategies for bosses and enemies in the ps3 version and before some of them got patched, I'm really lucky to have been one of the relatively few who played demon's souls upon release and it was the coolest game I had ever played at that point. Still holds a place in my heart as one of the greatest gaming experiences I'd had🙏

[@Alex501X]

I missed you! I respected your opinion on ER and the DLC. I mostly did disagree but hey, that’s why we all have our opinions and taste. Can’t wait for your new rankings!

[@joaopedroalmeidacaetano1619]

Yeahhhh boyyyy, boss rankings

[@banjoskip]

Great video! I know you had your issues with FFVII Rebirth but I'd love to see a ranking of bosses and companions as I found there could be a lot of depth to the companions and combat if you put the work in.

[@demomanchaos]

Thief Ring plus magic spells can trivialize Dragon God, and where he is looking does seem to matter. In part 2 he can wince in pain expanding your opening

[@beechteeth]

when i saw the notification, I was surprised he hadn't done this already

[@UnforgivenUnderling]

DeMod: *Ranks Demon's Souls Bosses from Easiest to Hardest* True King Allant: Ah, shit. Here we go again.

[@SerenaWisdom]

Yeah heck that Dragon God sure tested my patience

[@nobel6516]

The Return of the King

[@NorthWolf97]

One thing you have to give to Dragon God: His design is cool as hell, and the implication that Big M went from fisting guy nr 1 to Dragon Fister is pretty neat.

[@Delmworks]

To be honest it’s kind of fascinating to compare the average Demons Souls boss with the average Elden ring boss. There was an alternate universe where from soft became known for their puzzle bosses and the cryptic means of defeating them, rather than the intricate wiring and brutal skills checks of their current bosses

[@cobracmr4]

We are so back

[@OnlyGamingClips]

I also don't think ppl were mad that DMod gave opinions on the Elden Ring DLC video, I'm curious if ppl were upset for the same reason I was, this was my gaming video sanctuary away from all the negativity of the gaming community on KZbin. I could always count on DMod's pure boss ranking videos that just talked about these bad ass fights and nothing more and it was an escape for me I missed, and I wonder if other ppl felt the same? Welcome back DMOD

[@PaulRoche-iv4oh]

demon souls had probably the most unique first playthrough for me, I know a lot of people aren’t crazy about the remake but i absolutely love it….gonna have to do a playthrough now after watching this lol

[@harrisonfrazer7670]

Oje thing I think would be a super interesting vid would be ranking areas in souls games from easiest to hardest. I know you've done quality rankings for areas in the past, but debating their difficulty would yield some interesting discussions, as I believe that the challenge of areas in the series was a core component that was sadly pushed to the wayside in later entries.

[@seymourflux747]

what a coincidence I just started playing this game for the first time!

[@pickletheboi191]

i’m glad i’m not the only souls vet who struggled really hard on dragon god 😭

[@vincentpresscod7531]

I've just played through world 2 in original Demon Souls on PS2 and to my surprise, the difficulty of bosses was somehow backwards. The Armored Spider was the hardest one. The Firelurker was hard, but I beat him on first try somehow, and the dragon god though took me two attempts, before I realized what I need to do, was surprisingly easy.

[@xymos7807]

Played this game 2 months ago for the first time...and it's one the most addictive Souls games I've played regardless of how dated it is. Yes, for the PS3, and I love it. Hardest bosses for me were the Penetrator and King Allant, only because I don't do too well against reasonably fast bosses. Flame Lurker was easy with the flame negation ring and shield.

[@TheRealDarkSpark]

HONEY STOP TRYING TO GET FRISKY WITH ME, NEW DMOD JUST DROPPED

[@joshuaalt9448]

He has returned to us, at the turning of the tide!

[@Vike10018]

Oh we are SO BACK!

[@zacharysigal6012]

Holy shit these rankings are what got me into these games when I was 13

[@Supaawesomeification]

Anyone else salivating at the idea of the ultimate list at the end of this series?

[@unclecheezboiga9001]

THE GOAT IS BACK

[@daruddock]

Love the video, I liked it just as with all your videos. Quick grammar point: judicator is pronounced 'jew-dee-kay-tor'. Looking forward to the next video.