Gravelord Nito | How to kill a boss Dark Souls Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

Description

Nito is extremely slow necromancer dressed in a long robe and armed with a sword. This opponent looks truly menacing and during the fight summons smaller skeletons. On his arena you'll encounter also bigger versions of bony warriors. But the battle could go pretty smoothly if you prepare accordingly.

Attacks and weaknesses

Nito has several attacks and techniques:

1) Summoning of skeletons - Nito summons smaller skeletons, which effectively interfere witch the fight. Kill them first, best with Divine weapon.

2) Sword swings - solid blows, but they rarely hit you. He is so slow that you can easily keep behind him.

3) Area attack - Nito curls up and starts to glow with white energy. After a moment it explodes and hurts everyone around (including his skeletons). You can run away from the attack but be careful not to fall onto skeletons lurking in different parts of the location.

4) Spike - when Nito cries, you can expect a spike from the ground. You can jump aside to avoid it, but it requires practice.

Tips

1) Stay in one place - in this fight you should not run towards enemy, because there are several large skeletons lurking on the arena. So after entering it, wait until Nito comes to you.

2) Get rid of bodyguards - once you kill smaller skeletons summoned by Nito, the fight will become easier.

3) Divine weapon - make sure that skeletons won't come back to life by killing them with Divine weapon - you'll have to kill more than 10 of them in total.

4) Healing - prepare many healing potions because some hits will reach you.

Tactics

In this fight you need much healing, Divine weapon and another weapon against Nito (the best would be a weapon with fire-based attack). Then do as follows:

After entering the arena - WAIT. Try to avoid spikes attack from below the ground. [1] Skeletons summoned by Nito will come running to you, so eliminate then with a Divine weapon (if you do not have such, you must be aware that they will come back continually). [2]

At some point Nito will appear himself. Wait until he comes to you.

When Nito gets close to you, circle around him and hit him as fast as you ca. [1] Eliminate also skeletons summoned by him, because they are the real threat in this fight. [2]

Repeat above until Nito is dead. If you have enough healing potions and a good armor, you won't even have to run away during Nito's area attacks.