Man Serpent Summoner

Serpent-man Summoners are enemies in Dark Souls III.

Location
Archdragon Peak

Description
Only two summoners appear in the entire game. Their main method of attack is by infinitely summoning enemies to protect them and deal with their foes. They are usually positioned away from the player's immediate reach, although not by much. However, this allows them to summon at least one enemy to contend with them. They are very weak at close range, however, resorting to attack slowly with their staves or by casting minor spells.

The first one is encountered near the Dragon-Kin Mausoleum bonfire, on the second floor. It summons Drakeblood Knights to fight for him. The first of them will drop the Drakeblood Greatsword. However, there is a rare chance he will summon Havel the Rock at this location. Defeating him will yield the Dragon Tooth and Havel's Greatshield to the player, items they would have got at Havel's fixed location at the top of a building further on.

The second summoner can be found before reaching the Great Belfry bonfire, near the great bell that gives access to the Nameless King boss fight. He calls in the Dragon Adherent, a very powerful enemy similar to the Sword Master from Firelink Shrine, although he wields a rapier instead. Defeating this enemy yields the Ricard's Rapier to the player.

Strategy
The first summoner can be used for farming souls. The Drakeblood Knights he summons, each yield 4,000 souls upon defeat (an amount that can be increased by equipping items that give more souls to the player, like the Covetous Silver Serpent Ring and the Shield of Want) and they will always spawn at the same spot. The player just needs to wait for them by standing behind of their spawnig location, receive them with a backstab and then just finishing them off.

Drops

 * Mendicant's Staff