All Dark Souls 2 Bosses

This list aims to help all Dark Souls enthusiasts out there see all the bosses in order, as well as their weaknesses, type of bosses, and tutorials on how to kill them. You can clone this list and use it for your completionist pleasures as you defeat each of the bosses.

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All Dark Souls 2 Bosses
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The Last Giant

The Last Giant

  • Mandatory
Forest of Fallen Giants
  • Fire
  • Lightning
How to Kill It
The Pursuer

The Pursuer

  • Optional
Forest of Fallen Giants
  • Lightning
  • Strike
How to Kill It
Executioner's Chariot

Executioner's Chariot

  • Optional
Huntsman's Copse
  • Lightning
  • Poison
How to Kill It
Looking Glass Knight

Looking Glass Knight

  • Mandatory
King's Passage
  • Fire
  • Lightning
How to Kill It
The Skeleton Lords

The Skeleton Lords

  • Mandatory
Huntsman's Copse
  • Alluring Skulls
  • Strike
  • Yearn
  • Fire
  • Lightning
How to Kill It
Flexile Sentry

Flexile Sentry

  • Optional
No-man's Wharf
  • Lightning
  • Poison
How to Kill It
Lost Sinner

Lost Sinner

  • Mandatory
Sinner's Rise
  • Lightning
How to Kill It
Belfry Gargoyles

Belfry Gargoyles

  • Optional
Belfry Luna
  • Lightning
How to Kill It
Ruin Sentinels

Ruin Sentinels

  • Optional
Lost Bastille
  • Lightning
  • Magic
  • Strike
How to Kill It
Royal Rat Vanguard

Royal Rat Vanguard

  • Optional
Grave of Saints
  • Fire
How to Kill It
Royal Rat Authority

Royal Rat Authority

  • Optional
Doors of Pharros
  • Fire
How to Kill It
Scorpioness Najka

Scorpioness Najka

  • Mandatory
Shaded Woods
  • Fire
  • Dark
How to Kill It
The Duke's Dear Freja

The Duke's Dear Freja

  • Mandatory
Brightstone Cove Tseldora
  • Fire
How to Kill It
Mytha, The Baneful Queen

Mytha, The Baneful Queen

  • Mandatory
Earthen Peak
  • Fire
How to Kill It
The Rotten

The Rotten

  • Mandatory
Black Gulch
  • Thrust
How to Kill It
Old Dragonslayer

Old Dragonslayer

  • Optional
Heide's Tower Of Flame
  • Fire
  • Magic
  • Strafing
How to Kill It
Covetous Demon

Covetous Demon

  • Mandatory
Harvest Valley
  • Magic
  • Thrust
  • Fire
How to Kill It
Smelter Demon

Smelter Demon

  • Optional
Iron Keep
  • Lightning
  • Poison
How to Kill It
Old Iron King

Old Iron King

  • Mandatory
Iron Keep
  • Magic
  • Lightning
How to Kill It
Guardian Dragon

Guardian Dragon

  • Mandatory
Aldia's Keep
  • Lightning
  • Dark
  • Magic
How to Kill It
Demon of Song

Demon of Song

  • Mandatory
Shrine of Amana
  • Magic
  • Lightning
How to Kill It
Velstadt, The Royal Aegis

Velstadt, The Royal Aegis

  • Mandatory
Undead Crypt
  • Lightning
How to Kill It
Vendrick

Vendrick

  • Optional
Undead Crypt
  • Bleed Weapons
  • Giant Souls
How to Kill It
Darklurker

Darklurker

  • Optional
Dark Chasm of Old
  • Fire
  • Lightning
How to Kill It
Dragonrider

Dragonrider

  • Mandatory
Heide's Tower of Flame
  • Lightning
  • Strafing
How to Kill It
Twin Dragonriders

Twin Dragonriders

  • Mandatory
Drangleic Castle
  • Fire
  • Lightning
How to Kill It
Prowling Magus and Congregation

Prowling Magus and Congregation

  • Mandatory
Brightstone Cove Tseldora
  • Lightning
How to Kill It
Giant Lord

Giant Lord

  • Mandatory
Memory of Jeigh
  • Fire
  • Magic
How to Kill It
Ancient Dragon

Ancient Dragon

  • Optional
Dragon Shrine
  • Magic
  • Lightning
How to Kill It
Throne Watcher and Throne Defender

Throne Watcher and Throne Defender

  • Mandatory
Throne of Want
  • Lightning
How to Kill It
Nashandra

Nashandra

  • Mandatory
Throne of Want
  • Lightning
  • Fire
  • Magic
How to Kill It
Aldia, Scholar of The First Sin

Aldia, Scholar of The First Sin

  • Optional
Throne of Want
  • Lightning
How to Kill It
Elana, Squalid Queen

Elana, Squalid Queen

  • DLC
  • Mandatory
Dragon's Rest
  • Magic
  • Strike
How to Kill It
Sinh, The Slumbering Dragon

Sinh, The Slumbering Dragon

  • DLC
  • Mandatory
Dragon's Rest
  • Lightning
How to Kill It
Afflicted Graverobber, Ancient Soldier Varg and Cerah The Old Explorer

Afflicted Graverobber, Ancient Soldier Varg and Cerah The Old Explorer

  • DLC
  • Optional
Cave of the Dead
  • Parrying
  • Backstabbing
  • Guard Breaking
How to Kill It
Smelter Demon

Smelter Demon

  • DLC
Iron Keep
  • Poison
  • Toxic
  • Fire
How to Kill It
Fume Knight

Fume Knight

  • DLC
  • Mandatory
Brume Tower
    How to Kill It
    Sir Alonne

    Sir Alonne

    • DLC
    • Optional
    Memory of the Old Iron King
    • Strike
    How to Kill It
    Burnt Ivory King

    Burnt Ivory King

    • DLC
    • Mandatory
    Old Chaos
    • Lightning
    • Dark
    How to Kill It
    Aava, The King's Pet

    Aava, The King's Pet

    • DLC
    • Mandatory
    Frozen Eleum Loyce
    • Fire
    • Dark
    How to Kill It
    Lud and Zallen, The King's Pets

    Lud and Zallen, The King's Pets

    • DLC
    • Optional
    Frigid Outskirts
    • Fire
    How to Kill It
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