Slasher

Slashers are enemies encountered in the Ossuary, Prison Depths, and the Graveyard. One of them is also one of the key guardians of High Peak Castle, and they can be summoned by The Hand of the King in the Throne Room. With 1 BSC activated, they will start to appear in the Ramparts.

Behavior
The Slasher attacks three times with his sword, tracking the player before every swing. Once the player is detected, the Slasher will move quickly towards the player, but won't leave the floor he is standing on, leaving him prone to attacks from above. Its third swing has more range than the previous two, although it also takes longer to charge.

They can be quite challenging to defeat, especially because Slashers appear early in the game. Bringing ranged weapons/skills or a shield is advised. They only have one attack pattern, although they do move quite fast.

Strategy
The best way to deal with the slasher is to parry its first attack to stun it but it also has the highest risk because failing to parry results in taking big damage. Rolling to dodge the attacks could work but the cooldown on the dodgeroll is too long to effectively dodge all three attacks and be in a good position to counter-attack. A better option is to dodge all three attacks in a looping movement; roll through the first attack, jump over the second in the opposite direction and roll again through the third attack. So roll right, jump left, roll right or vice-versa.

Ranged attacks are viable as well but caution is still nessecary as the slasher can close short distances quickly with a dash.

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