Sword Master

The Sword Master is an enemy and summonable character in Dark Souls III.

Location

 * Cemetery of Ash - Found guarding the back entrance to the bell tower, uphill from the left side of Firelink Shrine.
 * High Wall of Lothric - Summonable as a white phantom for fighting against Vordt and the Dancer of the Boreal Valley.
 * Untended Graves - Summonable as a white phantom for fighting Champion Gundyr.

Description
The Sword Master appears as a hollowed man wearing nothing but just a few rags and wielding a katana. He serves as a matter of tutorial for one-on-one fights in the game, to differentiate them from confrontations against lesser enemies.

His decayed aspect and almost complete lack of armor may fool the player into thinking it would be an easy fight, but his resilience to damage at the point in the game when he can be first encountered and his superior combat techniques will prove him to be a worthy adversary.

He uses the Uchigatana's two-handed moveset and he often keeps changing stances to prepare to use this weapon's skill, a powerful lunging slash. If attacked while he approaches in this stance, he will perform this weapon's secondary skill, a parry and riposte counterattack.

Once defeated, he can be summoned to aid in a number of boss fights further into the game, including Vordt of the Boreal Valley, the Dancer of the Boreal Valley and Champion Gundyr.

Drops

 * Uchigatana
 * Master's Attire
 * Master's Gloves

Trivia

 * The Master's Set takes its name from this character.