Abyss Watchers

The Abyss Watchers are a collective boss in Dark Souls III.

Location
Found at the end of Farron Keep, past the area where two Darkwraiths fight multiple Ghrus.

Drops

 * Cinders of a Lord
 * Soul of the Blood of the Wolf

Strategy
The fight consists of the player fighting a lone Abyss Watcher, whom is present during the entire battle. More Abyss Watchers will awaken to join the battle, as it progresses. These Watchers are much more fragile than the main Watcher, but they can still deal a considerable amount of damage, especially when multiple attack at once.

Every other Watcher that awakens, starting from the second, will be red-eyed, and hostile towards other Watchers. They will never directly attack the player or each other, but can still hurt them, should they be caught in a swing. These Watchers can be used to the player's advantage, as they assist in dealing damage and taking aggro. As such, it may be a good idea to switch to a more defensive playstyle while the player waits for these Watchers to even out the odds.

Second phase


Depleting the main Watcher's HP will trigger a cutscene, which shows the main Watcher absorbing power from the corpses around the arena. After this, the second phase of the battle commences.

At this point, the Watcher's sword will ignite, causing it to deal additional fire damage and leaving trails in the floor that erupt into large pillars of flame. The Watcher also takes on an appearance similar to a Host of Cinders.

The other Watchers no longer rise during the second phase, but the main Watcher is considerably more aggressive and powerful. The fight plays out in a similar fashion, but most of the Watcher's greatsword attacks are altered in some way. Killing the Watcher at this point will end the fight, but dying will reset it entirely, requiring the player to beat the first phase again.