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Dark Souls III eGuide (Steam) The Bestiary

Grand Archives

Quite a few foes reappear in the Grand Archives, all tougher than before.

Enemy Data
Name HP Souls Item Drop Special Ability Weakness Resistant to Ineffective Type & Effective Items
Hollow Soldier (Royal Guard) 660 550 Long Sword or Spear or Light Crossbow/Iron Round Shield/Steel Soldier Helm/Deserter Armor/Deserter Trousers/Firebomb/Large Titanite Shard/Titanite Chunk None Poison & Toxic None None Hollow/Alluring Skull/Rapport
Hollow Slave 501 900 Thrall Axe or Flamberge/Thrall Hood/Titanite Chunk/Crystal Gem Elemental Attack (Fire) Poison & Toxic None None Hollow/Alluring Skull/Rapport
Lothric Knight 1289 4000 Lothric Knight Sword or Long Spear or Greatsword/Lothric Knight Shield/Lothric Knight Helm/Lothric Knight Armor/Lothric Knight Gauntlets/Lothric Knight Leggings/Refined Gem/Large Titanite Shard/Titanite Chunk/Ember None Lightning/Frost Bleed None Hollow/Alluring Skull/Rapport
Gertrude’s Knight 2420 13000 Winged Knight Halberd or Twinaxes/Large Titanite Shard/Titanite Chunk/Blessed Gem/Titanite Slab(Fixed) Elemental Attack (Magic) Dark/Frost Strike/Poison & Toxic/Bleed None Hollow/Rapport
Boreal Outrider Knight 2274 15000 Outrider Knight Helm/Outrider Knight Armor/Outrider Knight Gauntlets/Outrider Knight Gauntlets Ailment (Frost) Dark Bleed Poison & Toxic/Frost None
*Crystal Sage 4056 20000 Crystal Scroll(Fixed) Elemental Attack (Magic) Physical Attack/Poison & Toxic Magic None None
Grand Archives Scholar 871 2700 Scholar’s Candlestick/Scholar’s Robe/Crystal Gem Elemental Attack (Magic) Fire Magic/Frost None Hollow
Crystal Lizard 277 0 Chaos Gem, Crystal Gem, Heavy Gem, Sharp Gem, Refined Gem, Twinkling Titanite, Titanite Scale (all Fixed) None None Magic Poison & Toxic/Bleed/Frost None
Man-grub 1350 900 Duel Charm Elemental Attack (Magic) Slash/Thrust/Fire None Poison & Toxic None
Gargoyle 1676 4000 Gargoyle Flame Hammer or Gargoyle Flame Spear Flame Hammer: Elemental Attack (Fire) Strike Slash/Fire/Lightning Poison & Toxic/Bleed/Frost None
Corvian 1020 1300 Corvian Greatknife or Great Corvian Scythe/Shriving Stone Scythe: Ailment (Bleed) Bleed None None Alluring Skull/Rapport
Corvian Storyteller 1020 3200 Storyteller’s Staff/Hollow Gem Elemental Attack (Fire)/Ailment (Poison) Bleed None None Alluring Skull/Rapport
Lorian, Elder Prince 4294 0 None Elemental Attack (Fire)/Elemental Attack (Magic) Lightning/Frost Dark Poison & Toxic None
Lorian, Elder Prince 3436 0 None Elemental Attack (Fire)/Elemental Attack (Magic) Lightning/Frost Dark Poison & Toxic None
Lothric, Younger Prince 5799 85000 Cinders of a Lord/Soul of the Twin Princes Elemental Attack (Magic) Physical Attack Dark Poison & Toxic None

*The Crystal Sage was a boss fight, here it’s foe you have to battle as you work your way through the Archives!

Grand Archives Scholar

Many Grand Archives Scholars are inside the archives. They’re normal casters when you’re at long range, but they have a good trick if you get closer. These enemies spray you with wax, making it impossible to dodge for a short time. Instead, you wiggle in place and lose mobility while they cast spells at you.

First off, avoid the wax entirely. This is the best way to survive and kill them. Long-range shots work well because Grand Archives Scholars have low health. But, melee attacks are fine if you get in and score kills very quickly.

Second, walk away if you get wax onto your character. Don’t try to dodge or fight in this state. Walk toward cover, heal if you need to, and come out once the wax fades.

Gertrude’s Knight

Gertrude’s Knights are the nastier versions of the Winged Knight. Tougher and harder hitting, they are still ponderous foes… until they take to the sky with their angelic wings!

Avoid their dangerous sweeping blows and holy magic. Use the available terrain to pick them off or back away as needed. There’s plenty of open space where you encounter these winged knights, so make use of it.