Royal Rat Authority | How to defeat a boss Dark Souls II Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

The next rat boss, but this time a lot bigger. Royal Rat Authority is an optional boss in Doors of Pharros. It is an incredibly quick giant rat, which can deal with a careless opponent with only a few attacks. What's more, it has its own small regiment of rats, which help him at the beginning of the fight and give a hard time to the player.

Attacks:

• Double Swipe - the enemy attacks first with his left, and then with his right paw
• Head Sweep - performs a quick jump towards the player and attacks with his head
• Spin - performs a quick spin with its whole body
• Stomp - performs an attack with either paw if the player stands to close, trying to smash him into the ground
• Acid Surge - when the enemy is below 1 of health, it releases a wave of acid from his mouth, which damages both health and equipment.

Strategy:

This boss has rather low resistance to fire, so weapons and spells with this kind of damage will be perfect.

The most important thing at the beginning of the fight is to eliminate 4 smallest rats as fast as you can. Only after attacking smaller enemies will the boss jump down onto the arena. Get rid of small rats, preferably using AoE spells like Firestorm, Chaos Storm or Lingering Flame. When you've done it, focus on the main enemy. Watch his moves closely and perform dodges in advance, attacking only after he attacks. Its size and speed allow it to get close to you and hit in only a few seconds. IF you fight using melee weapon, try to stay close to it and hit his paws. Be careful however, because from time to time it will raise the paw that you attack and perform a stomp.

When the enemy's health is low (below 1 of health bar), it will perform a very dangerous attack, which is spitting a large amount of acid. This attacks deals serious damage to you and your equipment. Be patient. When you see that the boss is preparing this attack, don't try to finish him at once. Run away from his head and focus on hitting its back paws. This way you should be out of his reach, at least for some time.

Rewards:

• 14,000 souls/48,000 souls (NG+)
• Royal Rat Authority Soul
• Rat Tail