Dark Souls 3: Abyss Watchers Boss Guide
The main story of Dark Souls 3 revolves around the Lords of Cinder, who are located in different areas of the game. The protagonist leaves on a quest to return the five Lords of Cinder to their thrones at Firelink Shrine to link the flame and bring back the Age of Fire once again.
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Abyss Watchers is a main story boss in the game that you will encounter inside Farron Keep. The fight will be your first challenge, especially because the fight has two enduring phases. Here is all you need to know about Abyss Watchers.
Abyss Watchers are located in Farron Keep. The boss fight is not optional, and defeating it is mandatory in order to gain access to the next main area. Defeating the boss will get Cinders of a Lord that you have to place on the thrones in Firelink Shrine. You also get Soul of the Blood of the Wolf, which you can sell for 20,000 Souls or can transpose it creates Farron Greatsword or Wolf Knight's Greatsword.
For Summonable NPCs, you can summon Sirris of the Sunless Realms after speaking to her for the second time in the Firelink Shrine. Another NPC you can summon is Yellowfinger Heysel. You can summon her if you finished her Invasion and have given 1 Pale Tongue to Rosaria. Black Hand Gotthard's summon sigh can also be located near the boss arena.
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There are two phases of this fight and a variety of moves:
Stab
The boss lunges at the player and stabs his sword at the player.
Uppercut
Abyss Watcher swings his sword upwards, causing the player to get knocked down.
Dash Slash
The boss dashes at the player and swings his sword around himself. This deals a lot of damage if you get hit by it.
Jumping Slash
Abyss Watcher jumps up in the air and slams down
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