Wall Watchman

Wall Watchmen are enemies in Dark Souls II: Crown of the Ivory King.

Description
Hollowed soldiers clad in either the Knight or Elite Knight sets. Three are encountered in the game, each one armed with a different melee weapon and a crossbow. They are well trained in both close and ranged combat, and are also skilled in evading maneuvers.

At first, they appear invisible to the naked eye. Once the player has gotten their hands on the Eye of the Priestess, however, their physical form will be revealed and become able to be locked-on for easier engagement.

While dangerous, they don't boast a particularly high amount of health and can be defeated in just a few hits.

Locations
Three watchmen are encountered in the game, all in Frozen Eleum Loyce:
 * The first two lie in ambush behind two ballistae along the path to the right from the crossroads that lead to the Pharros' Contraption holding Durgo's Hat. There are some corpses scattered about, and if the player attempts to loot them, the nearest watchman will activate his ballista for heavy damage and then engage in normal combat.
 * The third one is encountered on the long street that leads to the Inner Wall bonfire, past the shrine that holds the priestess body. This knight is intended to let the player know of the Eye of the Priestess' effect by becoming visible once it has been obtained.

Strategy
Wall Watchmen are not much different in combat than other similar NPC enemies found throughout the game, their main threat being they are almost invisible the first time they are encountered, forcing the player to attack blindly by swinging their weapon at thin air in the hopes of connecting a hit. It is thus not recommended to fight them once their location is known, and instead wait until the Eye of the Priestess is in one's possession.

Each watchman comes armed with a different weapon, covering with this most forms of combat:
 * Drakekeeper's Sword (high attack speed, medium damage, short reach)
 * Greatsword (medium attack speed, high damage, long reach)
 * Drakekeeper's Warpick (low attack speed, heavy damage, medium reach)

However, all three types are not that different from each other and can be dispatched fast as long as the player can connect some hits. Care must be taken not to let them drink from their Estus Flask, or make haste in attacking them quickly in case they do.

Drops
Greatsword / Drakekeeper's Warpick =


 * -|Drakekeeper's Sword =