Lancer

Lancers are common enemies who are found in High Peak Castle.

Behavior
Lancers may attack in 4 directions, directly upwards or downwards, and to the left or right. They can right above and below themselves even with floor obstruction, and attack with a single stab. If Lancers are attacking horizontally, they attack with three stabs.


 * The three stab combo can be turned to face the player if they get to the opposite side of the Lancer at the beginning of the combo.
 * Horizontal strikes go through walls and can hit the player if the wall is thin enough.

Strategy

 * All of the Lancers attacks can be avoided by dodging. However the 3-stab combo may hit the player if they are still in the combo when the roll finishes.
 * Only horizontal attacks can be parried, while vertical ones will simply be unaffected if an attempt is made to parry them, so it's better to dodge them instead.

Trivia

 * The weapon, War Spear, used to have a similar appearance, but still retains an attack pattern to the Lancer’s weapon. However, it is not dropped by the Lancer but rather by the Hammer.
 * The Flawless still visually resembles the Lancers weapon however.