Carthus Swordsman
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| Enemy Type | Skeleton |
| Weakness | Strike, Blessed |
| Resistances | Dark, Fire, Slash and Thrust |
| Immune | Status Effects |
Carthus Swordsman is an Enemy in Dark Souls 3
Carthus Swordsman 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.
Carthus Swordsman 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.
Carthus Swordsman 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)
Carthus Swordsman Notes & Trivia
- The attire worn by these skeletons is unattainable by the player.
Carthus Swordsman Variations
One-handed Shotel
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| Catacombs of Carthus | ?? | 450 (NG) | Aforementioned |
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- Anonymous
07 Mar 2020 05:22
If you're struggling with the ones at Smouldering Lake right before the Crossbows, just running past them works fine. Their aggro range is very limited.
- Anonymous
29 Feb 2020 16:48
White Eyed one in Carthus Catacombs after the bonfire through the illusion wall rarely Drops Large Titanite Shard as well.
- Anonymous
09 Oct 2019 00:57
When others said "use strike weapon", so i used Fist/Caestus.. punching him in fury, and... the screen get darker, with 2 red big words..
- Anonymous
15 Sep 2019 03:34
you can kill them easily with a mace, (blessed if you want to kill the white eyed bastard and cancel his res entirely) They get knocked down very easily and you can chain it.
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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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14 Nov 2020 14:22
favorite enemies even though they were infuriating on my first playthrough
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