Darklurker | How to defeat a boss Dark Souls II Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

Darklurker is an optional boss available for members of the Pilgrims of Dark covenant. To begin the fight, you have to first clear all three dungeons and light the beacons. At the end of the last location, the player will be teleported to the arena and the fight will start immediately. It's worth mentioning that if the player dies during this fight, he may try again. But every time that happens, he will have to clear the last one of the three dungeons, so he cannot start the fight right away.

The boss himself resembles an angel, has four arms and wears a hooded robe. He fights mostly using ranged spells, although he has some melee attacks as well. His spells are incredibly powerful, but they can be avoided quite easily. Additionally, after bringing him down to 50% of his health, the boss creates a clone of himself and you start to fight two opponents, who however have one health bar.

Attacks:

• Fire Orb - the enemy opens a kind of a portal and shoots 3 fire projectiles at the player
• Soul Greatsword - Darklurker swings his magic sword 1-2 times at a large range(?); he attacks using his left hand
• Soul Spear - a magic spear appears in the opponent's left hand and he thrusts at the player with it
• Soul Bolt - flies up into the air and shoots a magic projectile at the player
• Dark Explosion - Darklurker jumps back, covers himself with his wings and launches a magic explosion, which deals a lot of damage
• Turn Invisible - the enemy becomes invisible for a short while and changes his location
• Teleportation - the opponent opens a portal and disappears in it, to appear in some other place after a while

Strategy:

Darklurker is vulnerable to lightning and fire damage, so this fight may be surprisingly easy if you use a lot of miracles and pyromancy. When he is in the single form, avoid all his attacks and cast your spells during short pauses (enough for casting 1-2 spells). Use spells like for example Lightning Spears, Great Lightning Spears, Great Fireballs or Great Combustion, to bring his health to 50%. When his clone appears, lure the close to you and start casting all AoE spells that you have (Firestorm, Chaos Storm, Heavenly Thunder, etc.). This way you should win the fight in just a few minutes.

If you're not a class that uses a lot of spells, equip some powerful lightning/fire weapon or use Sunlight Blade and Flame Weapon. Also grab a solid greatshield. Try to dodge the attacks, block only in the last resort. Attack only during the pauses, especially when the enemy is opening some kind of a portal. Always have some stamina to perform 1-2 rolls. When the opponent summons his clone, focus on the one that will rush towards you. Usually one of them is a melee fighter and the other one casts spells from behind, but it is not a rule. If you have a big weapon, or one with special AoE attacks, use it to deal double damage by hitting them both simultaneously.

Rewards:

• 35,000 souls/70,000 souls (NG+)
• Darklurker Soul