Can you poison bosses in dark souls

When exposed to Poison, the target's Poison meter gradually fills. The rate at which this fills is dependent on the Poison buildup value of the attacker's weapon, item, or spell, and the target's Poison Resist stat. The Poison meter will gradually reset back to zero naturally, provided additional Poison attacks are not endured. Once the meter is full, the Poison effect takes hold and drains the target's HP over a period of 20 seconds. This lasts until the Poison is either cured , expired, or death occurs.

The total damage dealt to HP if left uncured is approximately 1, points. Toxic is a more potent status effect that functions similarly to Poison, but inflicts greater damage. It is restricted to only a select few sources. Toxic buildup and curing functions just like Poison, however the total damage dealt to HP is approximately 1, points.

As the buildup meters are separate, it is possible to be inflicted with both statuses at the same time, resulting in an immense health drain. Its not possible to increase the total amount of damage Poison inflicts - only the rate at which Poison builds up can be increased.

Depending on the source of the Poison, the buildup value can vary greatly. It does not affect the total amount of damage the poison will do. Unlike weapons that have a magical scaling stat, Poison has no equivalent scaling. In order to continually increase innate Poison BNS, both Dexterity and Adaptability need to be leveled up, with Dexterity giving a larger bonus.

The following is a list of weapons and shields that bear an innate Poison buildup effect. For information as to how these weapons are effected by Poison infusions, see this section. There are two pieces of equipment that can grant a flat bonus to the Poison buildup stat on Poison weapons when worn. The bonus granted from these items can vary depending on what type of Poison weapon is equipped, be it innate Poison , infused Poison or both.

Both of these items can be worn together, which would provide double the bonus. Ring of the Rat King covenant. Join this covenant and wear this ring to lure trespassers of the Rat King's territory into your world. Gauntlets of the sanctum soldiers. Improves effect of poison weapons. These gauntlets are corroded by the poison of the sleeping dragon, making it difficult to discern their original shape. Poison and Toxic buildup can be inflicted in a number of ways.

Poison Mist , Toxic Mist and Dark Fog are spells that produce a cloud of gas which inflicts constant Poison buildup, provided the target is in the vicinity. Most weapons can be given the ability to deal Poison buildup temporarily through the use of Rotten Pine Resin. This buff does not scale with the Poison BNS, rather applies a flat bonus based on the weapon's original Poison buildup. If the weapon has an innate Poison effect, the buildup is stacked and thus more powerful.

Infused weapons cannot have the resin applied to them. Applying a Poison resin results in the weapon taking on a green glow. They can be purchased from Lonesome Gavlan for souls each. Poison Arrows deal a flat Poison buildup value of , plus their physical damage. The Moon Butterfly Set is unique in that its the only set of armor that inflicts Poison buildup when enemies are close by.

The Poison buildup is not constant, rather it emits Poison in waves every few seconds. Each armor piece has its own Poison buildup value, thus wearing multiple pieces will increase the strength of the Poison buildup. A fringe pyromancy of unknown origin. Creates a cloud of poison mist. The spell contradicts the very principles of pyromancy, suggesting that its creator had a heretical streak.

This hex is regarded as a poison due to the outward symptoms, but in fact, the fog eats away at the target's inner essence.

Just the traits that led to the prohibition of hexing. Creates a powerful cloud of poison mist. The poison gradually erodes the target's body, inflicting damage all the while. Whoever created this spell did not believe his enemies deserved a swift death. This Rotten Pine Resin has gone poisonous. Applies poison to right-hand weapon.

Poisoned foes slowly lose HP over time. A throwing knife. Intended to poison the target more than inflict direct damage. This simple weapon is easily utilized, but has limited range and deals little damage. A large excrement.

Still rather warm. Throw at enemy to cause rapid onset of poison, but you too will be subjected to the same bane. Arrows imbued with poison. Tipped with Rotten Pine Resin. Pinions made from wings of the rare moonlight butterfly. Poisons those who approach its wearer. Also extends jump distance. Skirt made from wings of the rare moon butterfly. After todays testing I'm more surprised that some bosses -can't- be poisoned.

By Reaperfan - Fri Mar 01, am. Even if the arrow doesn't do any damage from ranged damage falloff it will still build poison, meaning you could hit him without him teleporting. A system error occurred during event movement. A system error occurred during event movement By Jodecho - Fri Mar 01, am. By sparkly-twinkly-lizard - Sat Mar 02, am. Cindry, Level pure faith build. Jura, level 70 leo halberd build. Next: Poise stacker was meh, just a str build now.

Use this item to reverse Hollowing. It also weakens the links to other worlds, preventing invasions and most cooperation. The area is a dead end and contains an optional boss, the Old Dragonslayer, and the leader of the Blue Sentinels covenant, Blue Sentinel Targray. For the lance wielding ones, go near them, wait until they do the triple combo attack and on the second hit before the jump attack , roll behind them and backstab them.

With this in mind it is quite easy to beat him, simply circle him on his shield side, when you see him go for the first swing back away ever so slightly and you should be able to get round the back of him. Fandom may earn an affiliate commission on sales made from links on this page. Also there is a way to make them return in game. Pursuer Information. The Smelter Demon is an option boss that you can fight in the Iron Keep. From the Foyer bonfire, go down the steps and take a left.

Continue around until you come to the lift that goes up. Accessible from the armor set near the Smelter Throne bonfire in Brume Tower. This means you must have defeated the Fume Knight. The initial room in this Memory is one of the rooms that allows players without the DLC to be summoned.

They can be easily killed by just lowering and raising the platform again for a quick souls bonfire level 1. To the left of the stairs here is a door you can open. The second bell in Belfry Sol the sunlight roof area unlocks the gate at the end of the rooftop area. Threshold Bridge: After arriving in the Iron Keep, from the Earthen Peak elevator, the bonfire will be at the bottom of the set of stairs to the left of the main bridge.

The second bonfire is located before the Boss. Look for the ladder that leads to the BF. You activate flash sweat, then run to the chest, then down like 5 estus, then open the chest and spam x to grab the item and then die.

Poison slowly burns away health, and you can cure it with a Purple Moss Clump. Frostbite inflicts damage and slows stamina regeneration, but you can cure it with a Rime-Blue Moss Clump. You can also mitigate it with a torch. Luck appears to only speed up the application of poison, allowing you to poison an enemy with fewer hits.

It appears to have no effect on poison damage, nor on poison duration. Toxic is very similar to Poison in almost every way; however, it typically deals more damage and can easily become a nuisance with its minute duration. Enemies that inflict Toxic generally have very high resistance toward both Toxic and Poison attacks. If Poison is inflicted on the player, a status bar will appear on the HUD indicating current level of buildup.

Once the bar fills up, the effect procs, inflicting the player with slow damage over time. Blood Gem Infusion makes any normal weapon cause bleed buildup that scales with luck.