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Hollow Mage (Black) (Necromancer)
HP	NG: 600 NG+: 1,100 NG+7: 1,800
Weakness	Yearn Alluring Skull Strike Attacks
Resistance	Thrust Attacks
Respawns	No: Huntsman's Copse Yes: Undead Pugatory (Only if Boss is alive)

Hollow Mage (Black) (Necromancer) is an enemy in Dark Souls 2 (DKS2). The Black Hollow Mage poses a dual threat by casting potent sorceries and reanimating nearby skeletons using necromancy. They don't respawn, making their elimination a top priority to prevent an endless stream of skeletons. Enemies have their own behavior and unique attacks, killing enemies provide various drops that reward players with items and souls.

Hollow Mage (Black) (Necromancer) Information in Dark Souls 2

"Black Hollow Mage will not only cast powerful sorceries at the player but will also reanimate nearby skeletons with necromancy. They will not respawn so killing them is top priority if you don't want to have to deal with an endless stream of skeletons. However, it implies that getting their hood, robe and staff is extremely difficult. however, they do respawn in Undead Purgatory as long as Executioner's Chariot is alive. Their white counterpart can be seen Brightstone Cove Tseldora, although their hoods are entirely different.

Once, they were Drangleic Mages, now long tainted by the effects of Hollowing. Keeping to traditions of their old life, Hollow Mages' genders can be distinguished by the color of their robes; Black Hollow Mages are confirmed to be female, and follow the Old King. Their duty is to resurrect the dead in the purgatory so the others can hunt for them for leisure. In contrast, White Hollow Mages are male. They resided in Tseldora and conducting experiment on spider and sorcery; their roles are identical to that of the Channeler.

Unlike their counterpart in Dark Souls, which primarily uses pyromancy and reanimating the dead with no sigil, this time, they primarily uses sorcery, and every time when they reanimate the dead, they now have a gesture, a purple aura identical to Soul Geyser's charing smoke, wielded with both hand and plunging to the ground, in a manner of two handed strong attack, a purple sigil identical to the one from Heal miracle will appear (not the case in Beta), now the corpses are once again lived, oddly, you cannot perform the same moveset with their staff...

"The origin of these Necromancers is unknown, but it is possible that they served the Old King during the Undead Hunts in this forest. They are found near Skeleton Lords' domain - perhaps they now serve them as their new masters"
- Dark Souls 2 Collector's Edition Guide "

 See Also: Skeleton, Hollow Mage

Dark Souls 2 Hollow Mage (Black) (Necromancer) Location

• Huntsman's Copse : In the cave area beyond the Undead Lockaway bonfire. One is located past a large group of skeletons, right before the iron bars blocking the shortcut to the Skeleton Lords. The second one is visible from the cliff path and will fire Homing Soul Arrows at you as you pass by it.
• Undead Purgatory : Two are present during the Executioner's Chariot boss fight. They are hidden in the alcoves near the start of the arena and right before the lever used to force the Horse into melee combat.

Hollow Mage (Black) (Necromancer) Drops in Dark Souls 2

• Amber Herb
• Black Hollow Mage Set
• Lizard Staff
• NG: 550 Souls,NG+ 1,100 Souls, NG+7: 2,200 Souls.

Dark Souls 2 Hollow Mage (Black) (Necromancer) Strategy Tips

• Int + Faith build: Lure the skeletons with Yearn and knock them down with Force to dispatch her minions painlessly, spell lock the necromancer with Profound Still and then take her down.
• Melee: use Alluring Skull to drive out her minions and then dispatch her as soon as possible

Hollow Mage (Black) (Necromancer) Move Set in DS2

• Homing Soul Arrow: Acquirable by players .
  • Magic Damage
  • Can be blocked/spell parry
• Soul Arrow Barricade: Unique to Hollow Mage (black and white) .
  • Magic Damage
  • Can be blocked/spell parry
• Staff Bashing: bashes players with her staff.
  • Physcial Damage
  • Can be blocked/parry
• Animate Dead: Reanimates skeleton, deals no damage.

Dark Souls 2 Hollow Mage (Black) (Necromancer) Notes and Tips

• In Huntsman's Copse, you must either use a Bonfire Aesetic at the Undead Lockaway bonfire or backup and restore your save file repeatedly in order to farm for the items they drop. In Undead Purgatory, you can instead quit back to the main menu after killing both Hollow Mages. This will place you in front of the fog door leading to the boss fight, respawning them in the process.