Grab

bing is a gameplay mechanic in Dark Souls.

General Information
Grabs are unblockable, special attacks that can be performed by specific enemies and bosses. Although unblockable, they are often telegraphed in advanced and once recognized can, in most cases, be easily dodged.

Backstabing can be thought of as a type of grab attack and both are similar in that they cannot be interrupted and the initiator and the victim are invulnerable to outside interaction.

Most grab attacks cause some kind of damage, but can also cause loss of equipment durability in the case of Giant Clams and Chaos Eaters.

Enemies
Enemies and bosses that can grab the player can be encountered in numerous areas.

Enemies

 * Chaos Eater
 * Crow Demon
 * Darkwraith
 * Demonic Foliage
 * Egg Burdened
 * Ghost
 * Giant Clam
 * Infested Ghoul
 * Mimic
 * Pisaca
 * Slime
 * Undead Assassin

Bosses

 * Black Dragon Kalameet
 * Dragonslayer Ornstein
 * Four Kings
 * Gaping Dragon
 * Gravelord Nito
 * Gwyn, Lord of Cinder
 * Iron Golem
 * Manus, Father of the Abyss