As soon as you get to Firelink Shrine, take a left from the entrance and climb up around the side to find a weird almost naked man wielding a katana. These weapons have particularly strong running attacks. Katanas are characterized by their quick slashing and thrusting dashing attacks. I might use other katanas too though, just not as much. Save and Quit. Unless otherwise stated, the content of this page is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 License Fireball spam followed by circle-backstab. 5.6k . He might have still been aggro’d and fell off that cliff. Is this normal? Many Katanas have a weapon skill that allows them to Parry or perform a sweeping slash. I chose pyromancy as my starter class and I killed him with fireballs. For the Katana choose your preferred one, I like the Black Blade when paired with the Black Bow … You just have to learn he's move set, look carefully -> Pretty much explain the difficulty of dark souls perfectly.. Stab him to death. Welcome to Dark Souls. Posted by 5 days ago. Engage him … He could fell of the cliff by himself while you were doing something, or even at the same time he killed you, I know there is a spot just before the stairs to get on top off and he'll kill himself trying to reach you. I KILLED HIM ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥!!! Fluff. No helmet. He can wander off the cliff and die sometimes. Katanas are a type of Weapon in Dark Souls 3. Español - Latinoamérica (Spanish - Latin America). I'll be using the Bloodlust katana. - Page 5. Kick him off the edge, exit the game, reload, collect loot. A community dedicated to everything about Dark Souls 3. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. I started as the class that starts with the spear and mircale. Fallen Knight chest. Enjoy your Uchigatana. It’s so long and does a high amount of damage, which allows it to make use of the katanas best move, running r1. i can get him down pretty low as a sorc, but once in snake mode, he can combo faster than i can move. >people having trouble with katana guy lol Seconded. Most are capable of strong sweeping slash attacks as well as thrusts. But yeah has anyone else ever experienced this? Started : 2014-03-02 3DS FC : 4038 7010 2331. When that happens his loot will drop where he spawns. And his gear was on the ground and I looted it. HOLY CRAP I DID IT!!!! first boss? Cookies help us deliver our Services. For Dark Souls III on the PlayStation 4, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "katanas any good in ds3? Go to the Untended Graves' parallel location for the Chaos Blade. Reload. Note: This is ONLY to be used to report spam, advertising, and problematic (harassment, fighting, or rude) posts. Frayed blade is good for shield chip (which counters the washing pole really hard), so have that on hand. Maiagare 4 years ago #8. Not changing this Sig until Isaac is playable in Smash Bros. Or did I just get lucky with a bug? Git gud, i was annoyed too. So I'm new to the whole soulsborne genre and I started playing DS3 for the first time ever today and I heard about a katana guy near the firelink shrine so I fought him 3 times and lost all 3 times and after put the coiled sword in the fire and went back to see if I could fight him...he was dead?! ". All trademarks are property of their respective owners in the US and other countries. Cuz the katana is now my main weapon although I had to upgrade my DEX by 2 which wasn't that much of an issue just bit of grinding. 40/40 with any katana except Chaos Blade. Samurai style build, focusing on two main weapons, a Katana and a Bow. REQUIREMENTS (STAT-SCALING) Str: … Press J to jump to the feed. I think I won the loottery. Tbh all the katana work about the same optimized with a dex build and one handed (pair with a meta shield like black knight or llewelyn) . ! Long, bright-coloured hair. These Weapons usually do moderate to good damage and deal Bleed. © Valve Corporation. OP, you could use the skills you've acquired from previous DS games, or you can learn said skills from him if you're new- take your time, learn his patterns, hit him when there's an opening and, above all, be patient. All rights reserved. The best katana objectively is the washing pole, there is no argument you can make for any other katana coming close to its power. its like they buffed him after the lets plays the past 3 weeks. For Dark Souls III on the PlayStation 4, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "If you are going to use a Katana in DS3 then get out." View Entire Discussion (12 Comments) More posts from the darksouls3 community. Katana is ds1 and 2 completely outclass the ones in ds3 I mean jesus these things are fast, hit pretty hard, cause bleed build up and you don't need luck to make the bleed worth a damn not only that they are so slow and easy to parry in ds3 that it's more risky to use the weapon than to use literally anything else it's like the developers had something against them is ds3 . Killed him first go. This build is all about swift slashes and precise arrows, each strategically placed throughout the battle. Remember that nearly nude katana-wielding dude? Katanas are a weapon type in Dark Souls III. Katana guy glitch So I'm new to the whole soulsborne genre and I started playing DS3 for the first time ever today and I heard about a katana guy near the firelink shrine so I fought him 3 times and lost all 3 times and after put the coiled sword in the fire and went back to see if I could fight him...he was dead? Cheese him to a ledge and push him to his death. (It fits my character RP wise.) 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