An infantryman who fights with a long spear.
Basic info
- Category: Humanoid mob
- Combat type: Melee
- Related drops: Remnant Sparks and potion-bottle charges are refilled when you rest at a bell (Phantom Edges burn Remnant Sparks).
Combat and strategy
Almost everything it does is close-range. Two tells decide the exchange: the blue-light attack, which you parry for a Ghost Step, and the red-light attack, which no guard stops, so it has to be dodged on timing. Empty its Sha-Chi gauge and its guard breaks, and every hit you land afterwards does more damage. Crouch-sneak in behind it to set up an execution; two mobs standing close together can be executed back to back; drop onto it from above while it is still out of combat and that opens an execution too. It can also be executed at very low health. Soul stays invincible for the whole execution.