Mytha, the Baneful Queen

Mytha, the Baneful Queen is a boss in Dark Souls II.

Location
This boss is located in the Earthen Peak.

Description
A decapitated naga, holding a spear in one hand and her severed head in the other.

Strategy
The main threat in this battle is not the Queen herself, but the poisonous pool in the room in which she is fought in. This poison will drain the player's health at a dangerous rate. However, this can be averted. Burning the windmill earlier in the level with a torch will reduce the pool to being only around the arena's sides.

With the poison no longer a threat, this boss is rather easy. Her moveset mostly comprises of spear attacks or using her head to shoot bolts of magic. Her attacks are quick and cover a lot of room, so light armor is best for this battle.

Attacks
Spear Stab Combo: The Queen stabs twice with her spear, and sometimes ends with a downward strike. Has good tracking, so be sure to dodge at the right moment.

Spear Lunge: The Queen rushes quickly forward with her spear and stabs. This attack has long range and is carried out quickly.

Tail Swipe: Done when the player is behind her, she swipes her tail to the left. Quite difficult to dodge.

Spear Spin: The Queen lifts up her spear and quickly spins around 3 times.

Scream Attack: The queen raises her severed head and shoots out multiple bolts of magic with a scream, that fan out horizontally.