Comes in three different sizes: small, large, and nightmare-inducing size. They are often seen attacking the player in groups. These vermin are likely affected by the curse and are seen attacking players in groups. The big rat has an axe lodged in its left eye, from an earlier encounter, and is most likely blind. Rats come in various sizes, with their HP linked directly to their stature. They can inflict poison extremely quickly when attacking in large groups.
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| 41 ~ 68 | 51 ~ 85 | B | B | E |
| HP | 80 ~ 112 (NG+ 207 - 273 ) | |||
| Drops | 20 - 60 Souls (NG+ 100 - 300 ) Humanity |
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Small Rats 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.
Small Rats Information
Comes in three different sizes: small, large, and nightmare-inducing size. They are often seen attacking the player in groups. These vermin are likely affected by the curse and are seen attacking players in groups. The big rat has an axe lodged in its left eye, from an earlier encounter, and is most likely blind. Rats come in various sizes, with their HP linked directly to their stature. They can inflict poison extremely quickly when attacking in large groups
Drops
- Humanity (5% Chance)
Stategy
Block the small rats' attacks with a shield, then counter quickly. Spears are very efficient, as is a weapon with a wide swing radius such as a claymore which handles groups of rats easily.
Locations
| Location | Health | NG+ | Souls | NG+ | Respawn |
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| Undead Parish | 96 | 239 | 20 | 100 | Yes |
| Depths | 112 | 273 | 60 | 300 | Yes |
| Firelink Shrine | 80 | 207 | 20 | 100 |
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| HP | 692 (NG+ 1690 ) | |||
| Drops | 1000 Souls (NG+ 5000 ) Humanity |
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Large Rats 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.
Large Rats Information
Comes in three different sizes: small, large, and nightmare-inducing size. They are often seen attacking the player in groups. These vermin are likely affected by the curse and are seen attacking players in groups. The big rat has an axe lodged in its left eye, from an earlier encounter, and is most likely blind. Rats come in various sizes, with their HP linked directly to their stature. They can inflict poison extremely quickly when attacking in large groups
Drops
- Humanity (Guaranteed)
Stategy
Block the normal rats' attacks with a shield, then counter quickly. Spears are very efficient, as is a weapon with a wide swing radius such as a claymore which handles groups of rats easily.
Locations
| Location | Health | NG+ | Souls | NG+ | Respawn |
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| Depths | 692 | 1690 | 1000 | 5000 | Yes |
Giant Rat |
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| Location | Depths |
| Health * | NG: 693 |
| NG+: 1,690 | |
| Souls * | NG: 1,000 |
| NG+: 5,000 | |
| * Recorded in PATCH 1.05 | |
Giant Rat is a Mini-Boss in Dark Souls.
Information
The Giant Rat that has an axe lodged in its left eye, from an earlier encounter, and is located in the first large antechamber in the Depths. It guards the area with the Sewer Chamber Key, and the slide-shortcut to the Blighttown entrance. The Spider Shield can also be found on a ledge above, accessible from the shaft behind the Butcher.
While the overgrown Mickey is susceptible to fire and lightning damage, it can and will inflict poison with each of its attacks. So favor rolling and evading, over blocking.
Drops
- 1000 souls
- 1 Humanity
Attacks
Headbutt
It's most painful attack, a quick head attack that deals decent damage, and inflicts poison.
Bite
The Giant Rat bites you, dealing average damage, and inflicts poison.
Scratch
The Giant Rat swings its paw to scratch you, inflicting decent damage and poison.
Strategy
This Rat is fast and hits hard, but luckily there are escape routes which allows for safe replenishment of Estus. There's no real strategy to employ here, other than hit and be hit. Utilizing a Zweihander or fire-based weapon, can also help you deal more damage and finish the fight quicker, to avoid poison build-up.
Strategy - Range
If you are finding it hard to engage in a mano-a-mano, you can head back to the Butcher's kitchen and drop down the hole behind her table to land on a ledge above the rat. From here you can make quick work of the Giant Rat, using fire and lightning based pyromancies, miracles, and weapons to speed the process up.
There is another way to kill this rat without ever confronting it in battle. Moving through the Depths to the bonfire that's behind the Torch Hollow. If you exit that bonfire room, turn down the right and continue along the path into a room where you can break some boxes and drop down into a cage, with the bars separating you from the giant rodent. The top of the bars have a small section where ranged weapons, spells and even long ranged melee weapons can hit him, allowing for an easy kill. However, if you use a bonfire or die before getting his drop, it will disappear.
Anonymousdrop disappearing14 Jul 2016 02:14
note: i did use the bonfire before i got the drop form this and i was still able to get the drop but it was invisible
30 Jun 2017 04:32
7 poison throwing knives will take out the giant rat (in NG. Don't know how many in subsequent NGs), in case anyone was wondering.
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