Skeleton Lords



The Skeleton Lords are a boss in Dark Souls II.

General Information
Located in the Huntsman's Copse.

During this battle, the player will not fight one enemy, but multiple foes at once. At the beginning of the battle, the player will have to face the three Skeleton Lords. Upon entering the room there are three Skeleton Lords in front of the player; one on the left, one in the middle and one on the right. The Skeleton Lords on the right and left carry large scythes whereas the Skeleton Lord in the middle carries a large bone staff. Killing the Skeleton Lord on the right will cause swordsmen skeletons to spawn, killing the Skeleton Lord on the left will spawn armored skeletons, and killing the Skeleton Lord in the middle will spawn Bonewheel Skeletons. As all the skeletons share the same health bar, the player is required kill all of them in order to defeat the boss.

Summoning
There are no NPCs that can be summoned as a phantom for this fight.

Lore
The Skeleton Lords were originally servants of the Old Iron King and were tasked with hunting and imprisoning the undead. However they were eventually consumed by the very curse they were trying to contain and abandoned their duties, choosing to create their own kingdom out of the bones of their victims.

Strategy
Upon entering the room the player will see three Skeleton Lords. The Skeleton Lord on the right and the one on the left carry scythes while the Skeleton Lord in the middle has a large bone staff and casts pyromancies. Upon getting into melee range with this Skeleton Lord, he will try to bash you with the staff.

First kill the Skeleton Lord on the right which will spawn sword and shield skeletons. Once the sword and shield skeletons are dead, focus on the Skeleton Lord that was on the left then kill his minion skeletons. Finally, take out the Skeleton Lord wielding a staff which will cause Bonewheel Skeletons to spawn.

Once you enter the boss room, run at the Skeleton Lord of your choosing and get as many hits in as possible before they reach the ground. If you are unable to kill your target before it touches the gound, kite all the Lords around the room and make sure you aren't surrounded. Use the pillars around the room to your advantage as they can completely stop the middle Skeleton Lord's pyromancy. Don't get caught by both of the scythe-wielding Lords as they can stunlock and inflict massive damage.

All of the skeletons in the room, Skeleton Lords and the smaller skeletons that spawn upon their respective Lord's death, are weak to fire. Bringing a Fire weapon and/or Pyromancies will make the fight much easier.

Drops

 * Clear Bluestone Ring +2 (NG+)

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