Blowdart Snipers are non-respawning enemies in Dark Souls.
Location[]
They are encountered in Blighttown.
Description[]
As their name would suggest, Blowdart Snipers have very long range. In addition, they're hard to detect and make little noise. Their darts inflict Toxic buildup.
Notes[]
- Killing Blowdart Snipers automatically grants players their dropped items.
- A minimum of 81 poison resistance is required to avoid becoming toxic in one shot from a blowdart.
- Even though they don't deal any damage, the darts can stagger players with little-to-no poise.
- Because they appear in dark, secluded areas, can detect the player from long distances, and start shooting continuously with high precision once they've detected the player, the snipers may intoxicate a player before they even know where the shots are coming from. Wearing the Ring of Fog greatly reduces the distance at which a sniper becomes hostile, sometimes even allowing the player to approach them almost to melee range.
- A viable way of countering one of these is to intoxicate yourself using a few Dung Pies dropped from the Infested Barbarians throughout upper Blighttown. The effect is unstackable and only deals 7 HP/sec in damage as opposed to 14 HP/sec from the snipers.
Enemy information[]
Characteristics[]
| Respawn | No |
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| Backstab | Yes |
| Damage Types | Thrust / Toxic |
| Abilities | Extraordinary range. |
Attacks[]
| Attack | Damage | Attack Type | Status Effect | Parryable | Tracking | Attack Speed |
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| Dart | - | Thrust | Toxic: 80 | No | Neither | Fast |
| Push | 67 | Thrust | Toxic: 80 | No | Neither | Medium |
Defenses[]
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| 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 172 | 150 | 172 | E | E | E |
These stats are sourced from FuturePress's Official Dark Souls Strategy Guide.
Drops[]
| Item |  Purple Moss Clump |
Purple Moss Clump ×2 |
 Blooming Purple Moss Clump |
| Drop Rate | 70% | 30% | 10% |
*Player will always receive Purple Moss Clump
Trivia[]
- In the Demon's Souls' opening cutscene there are warriors who have the same appearance as the Blowdart Snipers.
- The sounds they make upon death are the same sounds made by the Dreglings in Demon's Souls.
Gallery[]
Concept art