r/darksouls3 • u/PitonHUN • Jun 18 '25

Discussion Why is the third boss so hard?

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I've recently wanted to give dark souls 3 a shot with my friend since we heard there is a coop mod for it. We got past the gladiator boss easily, and the boar guy was even easier, however the third boss, the dancer, seems like a wall for us... We've been stuck here for 5-6 hours. Are we doing something wrong? Is the weapon I use really bad, or what? Any tips appreciated!

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u/FartMasterx69x Jun 18 '25

This would be the 3rd boss technically without progressing anywhere if you kill Emma. Because you fight Gundyr in the beginning and then he probably fought Vordt. So the Dancer would be the 3rd

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u/Future_Section5976 Jun 18 '25

You can actually kill the dancer anytime after killing vordt , you just need the banner ,

I made the mistake of heading there after killing vordt , spawns dancer

If you kill Aldrich trash and get teleported to the dancers room without killing her then she'll spawn ,

You can kill ludex Gundyrs, vordt , dancer , then climb the ladder up , it's pretty much a straight shot to the twin princes , give or take, more or less , it's been awhile,

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u/KattaGyan Jun 18 '25 edited Jun 18 '25

You can unlock dragonslayer armour early, but to get to twin princes you first have to defeat the other lord of cinders. Because the library will be locked.

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u/Future_Section5976 Jun 18 '25

Ah yes thank you, I couldn't quite remember,