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| 161 ~ 207 | 154 ~ 198 | B | B | D |
| HP | 430 ~ 537 (NG+ 786 -843) | |||
| Drops | 500 Souls (NG+ 1000 - 1500) Man-Serpent Greatsword Archive Tower Cell Key |
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Man Serpent is an Enemy in Dark Souls and Dark Souls Remastered. Enemies are hostile creatures that respawn when players rest at a Bonfire or upon death. Special enemies that do not respawn are classified as Bosses, Mini Bosses or Invaders.
Man Serpent Information
Man-Serpents are large reptilian humanoid creatures that serve as the guardians of Sen's Fortress and Seath's Dungeon.
They use heavy weapons and shields, and they may bite during combat.
Drops
- Man-Serpent Greatsword (2% Chance)
- Archive Tower Cell Key (100% chance)
Attacks
- Jumping attack
- Long wind-up swing
- Forward thrust
- Bite attack
Strategy
The melee fighters are typically slow, but hard-hitting. Time your parry carefully so as not to swing during their long wind-up, then riposte them, or circle-strafe them during combat for an easy backstab. Alternately, using a greatshield or a hard hitting weapon like a great club or great axe can stagger them. This is not advised though, as they have absurdly high poise and stability. Slightly weak to fire. Doesn't trigger traps.
Locations
| Location | Health | NG+ | Souls | NG+ | Respawn |
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| Sen's Fortress | 430 | 786 | 500 | 1500 | Yes |
| The Duke's Archives (jail) | 537 | 843 | 500 | 1000 | Yes |
Serpent Mage |
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| HP | 290 ~ 362 (NG+ 530 -569) | |||
| Drops | 500 -2000 Souls (NG+ 1500 - 4000) Flamberge |
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Serpent Mage is an Enemy in Dark Souls and Dark Souls Remastered. Enemies are hostile creatures that respawn when players rest at a Bonfire or upon death. Special enemies that do not respawn are classified as Bosses, Mini Bosses or Invaders.
Serpent Mage Information
A cobra-headed variant of the soldier. Snake-Headed Magi cast lightning magic and have four arms, three of which hold flamberges. This type also has a powerful bite attack that engulfs the players head and can destroy characters with low Vitality.
Drops
- Flamberge (2% Chance)
Attacks
- Sword swings
- Throws lightning ( magic damage )
- Poisonous mist
- Vicious grab attack
Strategy
Roll under the mage's lightning and engage them with melee attacks; they rarely counter with physical attacks in time to be a threat. (Weak versus lightning?). Though watch for poison spit and very devastating melee attacks (bleed builds up quickly) if you let them swing and hit. Lower poise than the warrior variant, easily stunlocked at melee range, even with slow weapons. The lightning they cast is actually magic damage so it is recommended to bring a magic resistant shield.
Locations
| Location | Health | NG+ | Souls | NG+ | Respawn |
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| Sen's Fortress | 290 | 530 | 500 | 1500 | Yes |
| The Duke's Archives (jail) | 362 | 569 | 2000 | 4000 | Yes |
Trivia
The man-serpents in Dark Souls originated from the man-serpents in King's Field IV. While almost identical in appearence, in King's Field IV they are notably smaller, being not much bigger than the player. The video below shows them in their fortress in King's Field IV, which likewise is also filled with traps and narrow pathways.
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A weird thing that I noticed about these guys is that they have really high poise while they're "resting", like the one that is leaning against the wall that can be smashed through with the boulder, like "will face-tank a great club R2 to the face and not even flinch" levels of really high poise
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The ol Zweity's heavy attack makes these fools a piece of cake
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I f***ing hate these f***ing f***ers to f***ing death!!! I give up on this s***ty f***ing game!!!
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Magic weapon didn’t increase my damage against them. Am I just doing it wrong?
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That jail guard serpent man has 2hp punched him and he died i was one puuuunch!!
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What's with the one in Sen's Fortress that's just relaxing up against the wall? I've never tried killing him because he seems pretty chill.
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These dudes have an annoying amount of health for the point in the game you fight them
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So what are there weaknesses except pyromancies like combustion etc? It seems they're highly resistant against all types of physical damage imo
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is it just me, or is the animation for them when they get backstabbed the same as demon's souls's backstab animation? and btw, i mean when you push them off of your blade, not your animation.
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Aren't the shields carried by the serpents exclusive to them? I wish they were droppable.
I wish the child version of a Man-Serpent was mentioned. In the entirety of Dark Souls 1 (and basically the entire Dark Souls Series, Bloodborne does not count) the child Man-Serpent that turns on that creepy music when you first leave your cell in the Duke's Archives Prison is the only child we ever encounter. There are no children in Dark Souls 2 (there could have been if they didn't remove the child version of the Emerald Herald) and no children in Dark Souls 3 afaik (Anri does say "for the children I once knew" at one point which was kind of heartbreaking).
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They're impossible to parry
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