Skeleton Swordsman (Dark Souls III)

Skeleton Swordsman are enemies in Dark Souls III.

Description
Tall skeletal warriors that wield a variety of weapons. Despite their name, not all the variants actually use swords in combat. There are 4 versions encountered:


 * Greatsword
 * Curved Sword and Shield
 * Longbow
 * Twin Shotels

The first three variants are equipped with the Carthus Milkring which enables them to become invisible whilst rolling. The twin shotels warriors are much more acrobatic and can also throw Kukri at the player.

Strategy
All Skeleton Swordsmen are very agile opponents however they have little poise and are very easy to stagger and stunlock. They can also be lured into bottomless pits for easy kills as they have difficulty adjusting their momentum when rolling. Their attacks do inflict bleed and they can be deadly if they trap the player so it recommended to avoid fighting them is enclosed spaces.

Skeletons with white glowing eyes will reanimate once defeated after a few seconds. The player should pay attention to whether or not they drops souls or an item, if they don't then they will reanimate and they must be defeated a second time.

Drops

 * Carthus Curved Sword
 * Carthus Curved Greatsword
 * Carthus Shotel
 * Carthus Shield
 * Titanite Shard (Dark Souls III)
 * Ember
 * Carthus Rouge