Every Boss In Dark Souls 3 In Order – Complete Guide With Tips

Dark Souls 3 is a brutal and merciless masterpiece that puts your reflexes, patience, and determination to the test. But nothing defines the Souls experience more than its boss fights.

From colossal beasts to legendary warriors, each battle is a unique challenge. If you're planning a new playthrough or just want a refresher, here's every boss in Dark Souls 3 in order — including DLC — with expanded descriptions, deep lore, and detailed strategies for each epic encounter.

Main Game Bosses

1. Iudex Gundyr

• Location: Cemetery of Ash
• Tips: Stay close and circle to his left. In phase two, dodge wide sweeps and aggressive lunges from the parasite.
• Lore: “Iudex” means judge. A fallen champion, condemned to test the worth of the Undead. His mutated form symbolizes the corruption that consumed him after failure.

2. Vordt of the Boreal Valley

• Location: High Wall of Lothric
• Tips: Stay behind him, watch out for his charges and frost breath. Fire weapons are effective.
• Lore: Once a loyal knight, now a mindless beast transformed by Pontiff Sulyvahn. His icy power reflects his link to Irithyll.

3. Curse-Rotted Greatwood

• Location: Undead Settlement
• Tips: Attack the visible sacs on its limbs. After enough damage, you'll fall into a pit for phase two — prepare to dodge.
• Lore: A tree corrupted by the curses of the villagers. It mutated grotesquely under the burden of their despair.

4. Crystal Sage

• Location: Road of Sacrifices
• Tips: Apply constant pressure. In phase two, identify the real one by blue spell color or initial location.
• Lore: Scholars twisted by the Abyss. They split their body into illusions to protect dark secrets.

5. Deacons of the Deep

• Location: Cathedral of the Deep
• Tips: Use area attacks. Target the red-glowing deacon to progress to phase two.
• Lore: Fanatics corrupted by Aldrich. They eternally perform a ritual in honor of their devoured leader.

6. Abyss Watchers

• Location: Farron Keep
• Tips: Lure the red-eyed Watcher to fight the others. In phase two, watch out for fire-empowered strikes.
• Lore: Warriors united by Artorias’s will. Their obsession with destroying the Abyss led to civil war.

7. High Lord Wolnir

• Location: Catacombs of Carthus
• Tips: Break his glowing bracelets for massive damage. Stay in well-lit zones.
• Lore: A necromancer king consumed by the Abyss. His skeletal remains linger in eternal darkness.

8. Old Demon King

• Location: Smouldering Lake
• Tips: Equip fire-resistant gear. Dodge after hammer slams.
• Lore: The last remnant of Chaos demons. His fading fire signals the end of Izalith’s legacy.

9. Pontiff Sulyvahn

• Location: Irithyll of the Boreal Valley
• Tips: Roll into his attacks. In phase two, take down his clone fast.
• Lore: Cleric-turned-tyrant. Enslaved knights and beasts to enforce his dark rule.

10. Yhorm the Giant

• Location: Profaned Capital
• Tips: Use the Storm Ruler sword. Charge its special attack and stay close.
• Lore: A noble giant who sacrificed himself to protect his people. The Profaned Flame corrupted his promise.

11. Aldrich, Devourer of Gods

• Location: Anor Londo
• Tips: Attack from behind. Sidestep his arrow rain.
• Lore: A priest consumed by a craving for divine flesh. He devoured Gwyndolin to become a horror.

12. Dancer of the Boreal Valley

• Location: Lothric Castle
• Tips: Read her slow, deceptive movements. In phase two, watch her twin blade spins.
• Lore: A former Church member turned lethal puppet. Her dance is a deadly ritual.

13. Dragonslayer Armour

• Location: Lothric Castle bridge
• Tips: Roll under his axe swings. Watch out for sky projectiles in phase two.
• Lore: An empty shell animated by Pilgrim Butterflies. It guards the path to the Archives.

14. Oceiros, the Consumed King

• Location: Consumed King’s Garden
• Tips: Stay underneath and avoid his crystal breath in phase two.
• Lore: A maddened king obsessed with dragons and the loss of his child, Ocelotte.

15. Champion Gundyr

• Location: Untended Graves
• Tips: Learn his rhythm for parries. Phase two is faster and more aggressive.
• Lore: An alternate version of Gundyr who fulfilled his destiny, only to be undone by time.

16. Lorian & Lothric, the Twin Princes

• Location: Lothric Castle
• Tips: Focus on Lorian and dodge Lothric’s healing beams. Stay close to pressure them.
• Lore: Cursed siblings — one mute, one crippled — who rejected the call to link the fire.

17. Ancient Wyvern

• Location: Archdragon Peak
• Tips: Climb the environment to a ledge above its head. Perform a plunging attack.
• Lore: A guardian dragon of pilgrim secrets. More of a puzzle than a true fight.

18. Nameless King

• Location: Archdragon Peak (secret)
• Tips: Equip light gear and stay mobile. Learn both phases carefully.
• Lore: Gwyn’s banished son and former dragon lord. The game’s most iconic battle.

19. Soul of Cinder

• Location: Kiln of the First Flame
• Tips: Prepare for diverse fighting styles. Phase two channels Gwyn’s soul.
• Lore: A fusion of all Lords who linked the Flame. Embodiment of the Souls legacy.

DLC Bosses – Ashes of Ariandel

20. Champion’s Gravetender & Gravetender Greatwolf

• Tips: Kill the champion first. Dodge the wolf’s frost lunges.
• Lore: Forgotten guardians of the Painted World. Bound by exile and loyalty.

21. Sister Friede

• Tips: Use frost resistance. Save resources for phase three. Avoid her black scythe combos.
• Lore: Former priestess turned traitor. Her triple phase reflects a soul torn by fire and frost.

DLC Bosses – The Ringed City

22. Demon in Pain & Demon from Below → Demon Prince

• Tips: Kill the magic demon last to change phase two attacks. Adapt to the inherited move set.
• Lore: Chaotic heirs of Izalith. Their rebirth as the Prince mirrors the chaos legacy.

23. Halflight, Spear of the Church

• Tips: Play offline to avoid PvP summons. Use quick strikes.
• Lore: Chosen guardian of Filianore’s dream. Occasionally replaced by real players.

24. Darkeater Midir

• Tips: Strike his rear legs. Use lightning. Don’t stay in front for long.
• Lore: Loyal dragon corrupted by the Abyss. The ultimate test against darkness.

25. Slave Knight Gael

• Tips: Manage stamina carefully. In phase three, beware of lightning strikes and long combos.
• Lore: A wandering knight turned vessel of the Dark Soul. Ends the trilogy with an unforgettable battle.

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