Carthus Swordsman
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| Enemy Type | Skeleton |
| Weakness | Blunt, Blessed |
| Resistances | Dark, Fire, Slash and Thrust |
| Immune | ?? |
Carthus Swordsman is an Enemy in Dark Souls 3.
Enemy Description
- These skeletons wield the Carthus Shotel and fling kukris. This skeleton is extremely agile and hits hard, making it a tough opponent.
- Some of them dual wield shotels.
Combat Information
- The one that duel wields has the skill that Onikiri Ubadachi has: the Onislayer, "Leap forward and slash mercilessly with both blades, cutting open foes".
- As their shotels pierce through shields it advised to keep blocking to a minimum.
- They have increased poise when sidestepping.
- Sidesteps are usually accompanied by the throwing of Kukris. Kukris can be blocked effortlessly.
- The Ringed Knight Paired Greatswords' initial two handed L1 may knock down the skeletons without dealing any damage.
Drops
- Carthus Shotel (rare)
- Kukris
- Titanite Shard
- Sharp Gem
- Vertebrae Shackle (rare)
- Yellow Bug Pellet (near the balista in smouldering lake)
- Large Titanite Shard (near the balista in smouldering lake)
Notes & Trivia
- The attire worn by these skeletons is unattainable by the player.
Variations
One-handed Shotel
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| Catacombs of Carthus | ?? | 450 (NG) | Aforementioned |
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22 Jul 2018 04:45
Those Shotel Skeletons...always remind me why I disliked Dark Souls 3s Bloodborne-esque gameplay. So obnoxious.
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25 Nov 2017 21:34
Even when using a Cheat Table to get 100% drop rate, it doesn't even guarantee vertebra shackles, which sucks as I'm trying to get Bloodlust without PvPing
- Anonymous
22 Oct 2017 04:09
Scythes knock these guys down in one hit. Arguably one of the best weapons to use against them.
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31 May 2017 11:07
to farm vertable shackles. the two in the catacombs of carthus (first bonfire). two hand a curved sword (I have a dark infused painted guardian sword - so no strike) and cast iron flesh with lingering dragoncrest ring. I don't use pyro (I could) but somehow I get more shackles in close combats. they go down in seconds. iron flesh makes and a fast 2-hand weapon like painted guardian sword (any infusion) and it's done in 3 secs. problem: vertable shackle drop rate 1 %!!!!! got damit from
- Anonymous
22 Apr 2017 06:50
Use a strike weapon such as a mace and the catacombs is an easy stroll. Not sure about other strike weapons, but the mace knocks these guys down usually in one blow and you can easily finish them while they are down in a few swings.
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19 Mar 2017 06:03
The Fume Ultra Greatsword works great against them. The normal attack knocks them down & the follow-up swing while they're down finishes them off, plus it swings through their hits without being interrupted (usually). Once I upgraded the sword to +5, it kills them in one hit.
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31 Oct 2016 23:29
Double-jumps in circles throwing triple projectiles and trying to one-shot you with a curved sword. Genji: Skeleton Edition.
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26 Oct 2016 01:29
I once saw a player do one of the jumps that these skeletons do, and even threw the three kukri while he did it. Was he hacking? Or is doing that flip entirely possible?
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break them apart12 Aug 2016 10:24
they are annoying yes, but STRIKE weapons will make that area a walk in the park. any strike weapon will do against any skeleton
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Annoying31 Jul 2016 20:46
The annoyance is real with these ones. They are so incredibly agile, it's hard to hit them when they keep jumping with my Dex build.
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Get aggressive.24 Jul 2016 12:06
Personally I enjoy annihilating them. The majority of those skeletons can be semi-snuck up upon as there's a pillar covering you from their sight or similar scenarios in the catacombs. Get into their face, literally. Walk up close and then start ruining those guys. They stagger very easily against larger weapons.
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Shackle Farming10 May 2016 10:02
What's the best way to farm these guys? Warmth is the last pyromancy I need and i don't really like PvP.
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Weakness03 May 2016 14:49
Hit them with a mace. From what I can tell, it doesn't matter if it's just a standard mace or a mace +10, they crumple to the floor in one hit.
02 Feb 2019 18:37
GG EZPZ! Blunt weapons always knock them down.
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