5 Best Multi-Boss Fights In The Dark Souls Games, Ranked

Important takeaways

• Lud and Zallen: Easy to read moves, not the best but fun and fair fight.
• Demon in Pain & Demon from below: Long range, pan camera manually, requires patience.
• Lothric & Lorian: Lothric revives Lorian, epic melee and ranged combat, pinnacle battle.

The Dark souls franchise is well known for its high level of difficulty which requires both patience and resilience from players. Over the years, fans have developed a strong love-hate relationship with many bosses from this universe, as most of them are extremely punishing, but also fair.

Unfortunately, the same cannot be said when two or more bosses gang up on players and put them at a significant disadvantage. In such cases, cat-like reflexes, sturdy armor, proper Estus Flask handling, strong weapons, and fast reaction times are necessary to survive. Here is best multi boss fights in Dark souls game.

5 Lud And Zallen, The King's Pets (Dark Souls 2)

They have a very simple movement, but they are also very aggressive

• Telegraphed attacks that are easy to read after a while
• Fun combat that is punishing yet fair

Compared to other multi-boss fights in Dark souls franchise, Lud and Zallens is far from the best. However, the felines present a challenge and are generally fun to fight. In fact, it would be safe to say that Lud and Zallen are one of the great parts of Dark Souls 2despite the bad reputation the game has among critics and veteran fans.

They do not have sophisticated movement and their attacks are often clearly telegraphed, making them easy to avoid once players learn their patterns. Also, Zallen doesn't jump into the arena until Lud has lost a significant amount of health, making the fight somewhat easier than others where players have to fight two or more enemies with full Health bars at once. Overall, while Lud and Zallens aren't the most fun or challenging multi-boss fight in the series, they're a blast to defeat and are undoubtedly one of the highlights of Dark Souls 2.

4 The Demon in Pain and the Demon from Below (Dark Souls 3)

A relentless duo, lock on is not recommended

• Both demons have absurdly long range and can hit players from a considerable distance
• It is recommended to manually pan the camera in this boss fight instead of using the lock function

Once players have completed Dark Souls 3 base game, they may think they have the necessary tools to take on any other challenges the DLCs may throw at them. However, most are quickly humbled once they enter the Ringed City DLC and get a taste of the merciless attacks of the various enemies in the area, and the deadly force behind them.

After falling off a cliff, players will take a long dive into a circular arena deep in the bowels of the ringed city – where they find Demon in painand The demo from below. While Demon in Pain and Demon from Below are not the hardest bosses in the Ringed City, their attacks are quite challenging to avoid, especially if players use the lock-on feature. Both demons have absurdly long range and are very aggressive with their attacks, so players will have a very hard time finding good opportunities. While this multi-boss fight requires a ton of skill, patience will be the most important aspect to surviving this encounter. As long as players don't get greedy, they will be able to defeat both demons and face the final challenge of the fight: Demon Prince.

3 Lothric And Lorian (Dark Souls 3)

The Twin Princes is an outstanding way to close out Dark Souls 3

• Lothric revives Lorian when players think they have won.
• Players must take out Lothric, as killing Lorian repeatedly will not end this encounter

Few games have final bosses as worthy of the title as Dark Souls 3pp Lothric and Lorrainethe twin princes. Even if players have already visited Lothric Castle early in the game, they will not be able to access these two bosses until they defeat the Dancer of the Boreal Valley and clear out the rest of the castle. At first, Lothric and Lorian don't seem like too much of a threat, as the former sits back and watches while the latter attacks players in an aggressive, yet telegraphed manner that can be easily read with enough practice.

The real challenge begins when players finally deplete Lorian's health bar and think they are finally beating him. Lothric will slowly approach his brother's corpse and revive him, climbing on his back to move. At that point, players will not only have to deal with Lorian's melee attacks, but also Lothric's magic spells that can do a lot of damage in an instant. The epicness of this encounter, along with the combination of melee and ranged attacks, make this multi-boss fight one of the best in the series.

Players should take into account that focusing on killing Lorian will never end the boss fight, as Lothric will continue to revive him over and over again. Players should either focus on Lothric to melt his Health bar or kill Lorian and aggressively attack Lothric as he heals his brother.

2 Ornstein & Smough (Dark Souls)

The ultimate skill check in The Original Dark Souls

• Players should disable the lock-on feature to keep an eye on both bosses
• Killing Ornstein first is easier, but players will lose access to his armor

While the original Dark souls is full of challenging areas and tough bosses, few are as testing as Ornstein & Smough. Found in Anor Londo, this duo is still one of the greatest skill controls in gaming history. Ornstein and Smough are unfortunately not optional, so players must deal with them to progress through the story and eventually complete the game. During this exciting and punishing boss fight, players must keep an eye on both enemies, as one false step or distraction could be the end.

In most cases, handling an enemy should make the fight easier; however, this is not the case with Ornstein & Smough. In fact, when players defeat one of them, the other will gain a terrifying amount of power and size, raising the stakes considerably. Players who want the easier option should kill Ornstein first to face the giant Smough. He's still very challenging, but his moveset is much milder than the giant Ornstein's.

That said, players should know that they'll get the armor from the enemy they faced last, so if they want Ornstein's armor, they'll have to kill Smough first and take on the harder option.

1 Sister Friede and Father Ariandel (Dark Souls 3)

A challenging, yet welcome change of pace during a long battle

• Father Ariandel is very large, giving him a large attack area
• The multi-boss fight culminates with a third phase featuring an absurdly aggressive version of Sister Friede

Last but certainly not least there is Sister Friede and Father Ariandel. Found in the late stages of Dark Souls 3's Ashes of Ariandel DLC, this duo presents a significant challenge. Before meeting them, players must defeat Sister Friede and drain her Health bar. Once they do, Father Ariandel will join the fray and use his golden bowl to spew fire and engulf the arena in flames. Dealing with both enemies is challenging, as Father Ariandel is quite large and Sister Friede is very fast, making for a deadly combination.

Players will need to focus on avoiding Father Ariandel's devastating attacks and Friede's ice spells, which can quickly cause Frostbite. One of the factors that makes this multi-boss fight great is that it tricks players into thinking they've won after defeating the duo, only to surprise them with a third phase where Blackflame Friede steps in. Blackflame Friede is much more aggressive than she was in her first phase and can one-shot players in an instant.