Watcher Knight

Hunter's Journal


''Discarded shell of a Watcher Knight, re-animated by a swarm of infected flies.   ''

''When these silent warriors fall in battle, their bodies split open and strange bugs come flying out. I wonder, what will come flying out of me when I die? Will my hopes and fears drifts away into the darkness?''

The Watcher Knights are bosses found in the Watcher's Tower. They appear to be empty armors animated by a swarm of infected flies.

Behavior
The Watcher Knights have three attacks:
 * Watchful Slash: The Knight swings its massive Nail twice in succession.
 * Rolling Crusher: Curls up into a ball and spin-charges the player.
 * Bouncing Crusher: Curls up into a ball and jumps several times while spinning.

Tactics
Since the Watcher Knights attack in groups (there are 7 of them in total), it's best to not get cornered by them. It's best to jump above them and hit them from the air, as their spin jump is their only counter to aerial attacks. If you have the Monarch Wings, you can double jump to one of the chandeliers and drop it on one of the Watcher Knights' husks.

Since they have fast attacks, Quick Focus is highly recommended for this fight, as always. Another possible idea is to use Lifeblood charms to boost your health, and Stalwart Shell to increase your mercy invincibility time, then damage-race the Knights down while face-tanking their attacks. This is a useful strategy if you find it tough to keep track of their attacks. Fragile Strength and Quick Slash let you make short work of the Knights.

Trivia

 * Their theme is the same one False Knight uses.
 * Given their name, they are presumably the deceased elite bodyguards of Lurien the Watcher