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| 2080 | 9000 | Painted World of Ariandel | Onyx Blade, Contraption Key |
Sir Vilhelm is an NPC in Dark Souls 3. He is part of the Ashes of Ariandel DLC.
Sir Vilhelm Information
- Killable. Must be defeated to progress the events of the Ashes of Ariandel DLC.
- Encounter in the Corvian Settlement in the Painted World of Ariandel after the metal gate in the cathedral.
- List of items that refer to this NPC: Vilhelm's Set
Sir Vilhelm Location
- You can find Sir Vilhelm at Painted World of Ariandel, cathedral before meeting Sister Friede for the first time. He will then be found by the graveyard and will be hostile.
- If you attack him the first time you meet him, he will disappear until his scripted second encounter when he is hostile.
Sir Vilhelm Drops
- Souls: NG (9000), NG+ (18000), NG++ (19800), NG+3 (20250), NG+7 (22950)
- Weapons: Onyx Blade
- Armor: None. His armor, Vilhelm's Set can be acquired later in the level on the bottom floor of bug room.
- Key: Contraption Key
Sir Vilhelm Combat Information
- Weak to Poison, Bleed Damage.
- Strong against Frost.
- Immune to ?? damage.
- Phantoms cannot help you in the battle against him. He appears as a ghost to them. The extent of their help is healing the host during the tough battle. (This was changed in Patch 1.09. Phantoms can now engage him as well.)
- Does not use Estus, but will heal himself with a miracle and cast Vow of Silence if you brandish any type of casting device (talisman, pyro glove). This combination can be used to player's advantage.
- He will heal himself as many times as he needs.
- The Onyx Blade he wields has incredible reach and a powerful dark flame bluff. He wields the Dark Hand in his off hand. He is one of the more formidable NPC battles in the game and is a challenge to lower level players unable of dealing enough damage, as well as protection.
- If one chooses the easy way to kill him, one can lead him to outside graveyard and keep dodging him near the edge of the cliff. Eventually he will backstep or dodge to his death by gravity. You can also force him down using the force miracle (video) but be wary of hiding your talisman until the very last moment because otherwise, Sir Vilhelm will resort to casting "vow of silence, effectively canceling this strategy. switching to the talisman/chime needed to cast force at the last minute will give you enough time though.
- Sir Vilhelm will only chase you up to a few feet beyond the steps outside the building (in the graveyard) before he backs away. This can be easily exploited with ranged attacks, backstabs, or melee attacks, but one should be wary of his healing ability.
- Vilhelm can be tricked into leaving his safe area however, during the period he's strolling towards you, if you maintain the distance away from him and keep backing up he will follow you indefinitely, if you wait until he's outside of his usual combat area before you aggro him, he will fight you on the spot. Couple things to keep in mind however is that you will have to alter your strategy, since he is no longer bound by his original fighting area, he will not back away and will follow you aggressively. Secondly, he will not climb ladders, or jump over gaps, but if you attempt to cheese him from the chappel roof to the side of the cathedral he will hug the wall, making it impossible to hit him with arrows or magic/miracles. Lastly, his collision detection seems to be buggy, especially concerning the chappel, if you wait on the center of the roof after dragging him out of his area he will often run at the closed door until he glitches into the chappel (Be mindful of trying to cheese him through a wall, his sword still outranges spears, and if you aggro the knight inside, sometimes Vilhelm will push the knight out of the chappel, causing it to attack you.)
Sir Vilhelm Dialogue
His dialogue in your first encounter is a lot more flourish if you have taken on Yuria's Lord of Hollows quest, have access to the "Lord of by sacrificing Anri and speaking to Yuria afterwards.
NOTE: Lines that are in parentheses are what Vilhelm says when the player has finished the Lord of Hollows questline.
First encounter full dialogue at the Cathedral (including the additional Lord of Hollows dialogue):
Well, (well)...
(You're Lady Yuria's Lord of Hollows.)
No bell tolls, and yet, you've slipped into the painting?
Ah no matter.
If you've lost your way, the words of Lady Friede will guide you.
Now, go on inside. Show respect, and listen carefully.What's keeping you? Go on, right inside.
Show respect, and let Lady Friede speak to you."
If you attack him after first meeting him:
Why you miserable, mad Hollow.
(Why you miserable, mad Hollow.
You're nothing, without a bell to guide your way.
What is Lady Yuria thinking...)"
If the player talks to Vilhelm again after talking to Sister Friede:
Lady Friede has spoken, has she not?
Then tarry no longer and begone.
(Carry on, for Lady Yuria, and for Londor.)There is one thing you should know.
Inside the cold painting, curiosity could be your cross...
Stray from the withering flame, and the snow will swallow you whole."
Second encounter in the building at the end of the Corvian Settlement (when he is hostile):
I've seen your kind, time and time again.
Every fleeing man must be caught. Every secret must be unearthed.
Such is the conceit of the self-proclaimed seeker of truth.
But in the end, you lack the stomach.
For the agony you'll bring upon yourself..."
When he kills you:
I trust you've learned your lesson...
Inside the cold painting, curiosity could be your cross..."
When you kill him:
Forgive me, my Lady...
I swore an oath, but I have failed you...
... Lady Elfriede..."
Sir Vilhelm Trivia
- He is voiced by Steven Hartley, who also voiced Eredin in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
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AnonymousTrying to kill him at SL 30 takes a little piece of my soul every single time I'm going mad trying to down him ************

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AnonymousIt's been years, but i still remember this piece of s**t and how much he pissed me off. Only the Bloody Crow of Cainhurst in Bloodborne kicked my ass more than this guy.
Great voice acting though.
AnonymousI don't know why but he come to me and I climb to the roof of chapel and wait for him under he's in front of the cathedral's door and then I go away from him and went to the bridge and when I came back he's inside of the cathedral now together with corvian knights and I start throw some dung pie and wait for them to die

He just one-shotted me at full health (1k) with a backstab to the front. Seems legit.

AnonymousTakes bit time to kill but no Deal at All. Hold range and punish him after He missed a blow

AnonymousPretty sure he called me the Lord of Hollows even though I hadn't done Yuria's quest yet, was it a glitch because I went there too early?

AnonymousThis is so easy! Walk in the cathedral door an as soon as he starts talking an walking run over the the ladder an climb on the roof with the way of the white miracle building, then when he starts chest bumping the building , run over to the wall then over the bridge with the 2 archways, after he gets there jump down to the roof with the tall tower an walk to the back he’ll follow an a few seconds later he’ll bounce his dumb ass off the ledge an into the snowy abyss an ull get the key an the blade without ever even equipping an weapon let alone having to use it !

AnonymousFor all the mage builds, Storyteller's Staff and Pestilent Mist helped me a lot to kill him nicely.

AnonymousFor all the mage builds, Storyteller's Staff and Pestilent Mist helped me a lot to kill him nicely.

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Anonymousdude here's some throat meds sheesh you sound like you eat cigarettes

AnonymousThere is a unique line when you first greet him after completing Yuria's questline, it seems to trigger after the wedding thing.

AnonymousThis is one of the most insanely OP NPC's I've ever seen. He has massive damage, multiple spells, hyper armor during some attacks, Black Flame, very few weaknesses, near limitless stamina that lets him roll for hours at a time, Dark hand, which is basically a 1 shot move from even super high Vigor AND gets to heal without any limit with a spell that can't be interrupted......you think you made him strong enough? Jesus. Also, it says he's weak to bleed, but it sure as hell doesn't seem like it.

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AnonymousEverytime i see this dude and gwyndolin i feel my sexuality change

Anonymousthis was so easy, it might have been a bug. SL1 i used a base longbow, lured him to the end of his leash, shot him with 4 poison arrows. He wasn’t losing health, but walked back inside, and i suddenly got the sword and key. 4 poison arrows. I think he was the one who lacked the stomach.

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AnonymousIf you want a "normal combat" with him, without him healing himself endlessly, then just keep a catalyst equipped in your left hand. That way you still get a fair fight, but he never casts heal on himself.

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AnonymousAnd one question:
Would Slave Knight Gael (NPC) also deal considerably high damage to players?
Just asking.
AnonymousFun fact:
Both this NPC and the Havel Knight at Archdragon Peak can toy with a max-level player character on NG+ and up.
AnonymousVilhelm: All women are queens!
Ashen one: If she breathes she's a THOOOOOOOOTT!
AnonymousDoing a low level pass through him I found that Storyteller's Staff can work on him. Poison him with the weapon art and keep the staff out so he'll keep using VoS which doesn't effect the staff's weapon art but still cuts off his heals. Try to stay close and keep him busy and wait for the poison to do it's work.

AnonymousI ****ing knew I heard his voice in Witcher 3, I am pretty sure he also voices some lower level grunts in that game since a lot of them have that raspy voice of his.

Anonymousall I know about this guy is he seems to like jumping of a cliff to his death
probly because the girl he simps for never gave a s h i t about him
AnonymousFriede didn't even mention his name once, nor even acknowledged his existence. Poor guy. Don't simp kids

AnonymousLittle tip super easy mode draw him out of the chapel then run to the left and all the way back where you find the coins and hide there and he just dies with none of that finicky spell nonsense

AnonymousImagine protecting someone with your life only for them to have your corpse thrown in a pit as food for flies after you’re killed. Truly, the biggest simp and the saddest outcome of any NPC.

Anonymousdude the edgy cool cold hearted theme your going for isent working you were already pretty badass anyway so you can chill with the edge

AnonymousPoor guy. Simped so hard for Friede and probably never got a single footjob from her.

Gotta love getting caught by the Hand and losing over a thousand HP before dying to a wake-up stab.
Hate this kid.
AnonymousSo this is what happened with Zynbel after years of tormenting Senua. Nice to hear that voice again.

AnonymousVinheim, Vilhelm... wtf can't they think of another that doesn't look and sound the same?

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My favorite npc in the game. His voice is menacing but has a snarky tone to it, and he’s a pretty good fight and uses his onyx blades length pretty effectively. He also counters every build, either by outhealing everything or using vow of silence. If only he didn’t have a foot fetish.

AnonymousAt leat he recnognized me as the Lord of Hollows.But i don´t blame him, he just followed his oath and the orders he got

Anonymous"I've seen your kind time and ti- oh god please dont shove me off the cliff again Ashen One"

AnonymousFor low level-10VIT builds: he heals a lot less when outdoors, outside his aggro range. I can't get the cheese where you make him fall to his death tho...
A 2H straight sword is fast enough to stagger him anytime while he's 1H
AnonymousYou guys find this guy difficult to kill? Pfff. I have never took a single hit by him upto my ng+4. Casuals.

AnonymousFun Fact: With the right timing, Boulder Heave can stunlock Vilhelm indefinitely

Anonymousif you google "friede simp ds3" this comes up as the first result

AnonymousThis guy spams Great Heal, Constantly Roll Spamming and is a Simp for a Girl with a Rot Fetish

AnonymousI find it a little unfair that I literally cannot kill him. I can dodge him, parry him, but he is literally outhealing 100% of any damage I do to him, even if I backstab him when he heals.
I am hitting for 97 on a one handed R1 with a Greatsword and 219 on a backstab.
He can literally kill me in 3R1s, and one shot me with one hit guard break to riposte, and I can't kill him at all.
Anonymous****ing die miazaki.
dark souls 3 really is the worst of the series because of garbage like this.
what happen to memerable, FUN bosses like Orinstien and Smough? instead we get retarded bullshit like this. unlimited heals, massive phantom reach, bs damage and pathetically easy to read movements
i ****ing hate with this **** has done with the series, after the 'meh' of 2 and the "welp, its the last, so **** YOU fan" of 3, go back to your garbage mech games miazaki. and die a poor, unpopular ******* that ruined a great game series and then abandoned it
AnonymousGuess i was lucky using guts greatsword i did a combo and killed him before he even touched me

AnonymousI havent go trough the bridge but from the corvian village and sir vilhelm attacked me when I entered the church, I teleported my self back and when Ive traversed the bridge and entered the bonfire where frida is, and no sir vilhelm around.

AnonymousI was invading and I noticed he didnt spawn even though I was fighting the host right in front of the lever that lowers the ramp. I ended up killing the host but never could figure out why Sir Vilhelm didn't spawn to help me against the host. I've invaded there countless times and when it comes to it, I'll retreat to the Sir Vilhelm room and wait for him to spawn once the host gets near. But this last time he never did.

AnonymousDude totally climbed the ladder to the roof of the building with the corvians knights. Only had it happen once, but it's not impossible. Scared the shards outta me.

AnonymousOnce I heard him speaking, I recognized the King of the Wild Hunt immediately what made me look around to ensure no witchers are nearby, hunting undead creatures like me.

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AnonymousHis speech as he approaches you is one of the coolest pieces of voice acting in the game

AnonymousHe just attacked me straight away, upon entering the chapel. Maybe because I didn't take the quest of Yoel of Londor and never met Yuria. Very easy encounter for a Sorcerer.

Anonymousi rly think this character would be so cool as a boss, a talking boss like oceiros, they simply lost the opportunity...

AnonymousI lured him out and near the tombstones. While he was swinging, he rolled right off the cliff and giving me the win. lol

AnonymousFukin simp you probably made a good footstool for Friede but she tossed your ass out anyway

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AnonymousI killed him with the Drang Twinspears (lightning infused), using its skill once and again. I also had the black knight shield. He recovered the health two times, but then he didn't do it anymore. And he takes the damage of the skill without counterattack, so it made it quite easy.

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AnonymousIf anybody still has trouble with him, pull out a catalist or staff or flame or whatever, then as he casts vow of silence, backstab him. Then when he gets up hit a full charged heavy attack with your weapon of choice, and his health should be basically nothing. However if he rolls away and tries to heal, hit another easy backstab

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AnonymousTo anyone who's main damage output is ranged magic oriented. Your best strategy is to swap your catalyst to anything else, Qui kly swap to your talisman, than swap back. He never uses vow of silence that way. You can cheese him from the graveyard if you aggro him

AnonymousI was invading a world and chilling in a cosplay of him by where he spawns (I think it's funny) and as I was dying to the gank, I could SWEAR that he used what looked like the Havel Shield weapon art. Just as I was dying, he just activated rocc. Anybody else seen this, or am I going insane?

Anonymoussuper easy to parry. he did not even touch me once on a pyromancer build (i went to kill him with shield and dagger, without even using my flame)

AnonymousBy killing him and setting fire to the painted world, did we prove what he said about us right or wrong? I'm not entirely clear on whether or not we really unearthed a secret and tried to save the people of the painting, or just killed a bunch of random people because we were after another ember

Anonymouskilled him with bandits knife due to low resistance to bleed effect

AnonymousFunny. I felt like he was talking to me directly. I have that exact, hyper ambitious, crush, rip and tear through everything personality.

AnonymousI hate this pretentious weeb more than any other NPC in this entire series.

Anonymousi hate your voice and your disrespect attitude so i'm gonna kill you

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AnonymousI sort of ended up in corvian village really quickly and met him for the first time there. I was so confused about who he was and what the heck he was doing there lol

AnonymousSo was it a glitch?, I just encountered this guy but went onto the roof opposite the chapel and he agrro'd for a sec, walked back into the chapel and dissapeared dropping sword and key.

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AnonymousHis dialogue is definitely the devs mocking the player for having to do everything possible in a game regardless of consequences. Gotta chase down every NPC that flees, scrounge every item you can and look into every corner for every secret, even at the cost of others (and your own life, many times).

AnonymousHe is highly resistant to poison arrows, but dung pies work very well. I was trying to kill him for his set on a very low level, underprepared character and he kept one-shotting me, so I resorted to underhanded tactics and found that hiding on top of the building when he's chasing you and moving around to the ledge gives you a fairly clear angle to hit him with dung pies. He won't chase you unless you get close enough to hit him once or twice, otherwise he keeps backing up into the building he came out of before running out again and then backing up once he gets past the steps and you don't want to try it there, as he WILL chase you if you hit him.

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Anonymousthis mf is blocking my sl 1 run a +5 raw broadsword is wat im using i swear ill beat this guy fairly though

Poisoned him then poked him to death with Partizan. Cathedral Shield blocked quite abit of his WA but after 2 hits he can easily kick you then "magnetically" line up for a Critical. Had 30 Endurace when facing him. Side note, his Sunset Shield along with his gear make a interesting connection to Holy Knight Hoddrick and his madness.

AnonymousWas getting repeatedly spanked by this well-voiced rogue. Read this forum and was tempted by cheese. Resisted - and beat him fair and square within my next few attempts by fine tuning my bait and attack timings. I think the only thing I did different was clear the tables and chairs from the area as you walk in. Great fight.

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AnonymousYou cheesing weaklings have absolutely no backbone or skill

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Anonymous''have access to the "Lord of by sacrificing Anri and speaking to Yuria afterwards.'' what kind of dyslexic nincompoop wrote this?

AnonymousOk. So I'm reading all of these very tedious ways of cheesing this guy, but there's a much easier way to do it. Just use the Crow Talons and spam L2 lol. That worked on the first try after multiple failed attempts with my dual sellswords.

Anonymousi used force on him like four times and for some reason after that he made no effort to attack or heal he just let me beat him up. 10/10 good fight

AnonymousIf you're struggling to kill him lure him outside near the cliff and shield bash him off the edge while 2 handing your shield. He usually won't attack back because he's trying to reset his positioning. GL


After dying 999 times,I tried the pontiff knight curved sword+5 weapon art and only some few hits for stunlock and death
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