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Hollow Royal Soldier (Hollow Soldier)
HP	NG: 290 NG+: 525 NG+7: 1,000
Weakness	Magic
Resistance	?
Respawns	Yes

Hollow Royal Soldier (Hollow Soldier) is an enemy in Dark Souls 2 (DKS2). Hollow Royal Soldiers, standard infantry encountered in the early regions. Exhibiting rudimentary military tactics, their threat escalates notably when in groups. Armed with a variety of weapons like Bastard Swords, Estocs, and Halberds, some carry shields. Additionally, a common variant wields a spear alongside a shield. Enemies have their own behavior and unique attacks, killing enemies provide various drops that reward players with items and souls.

Dark Souls 2 Hollow Royal Soldier (Hollow Soldier) Information

"A common soldier in the earlier areas. Hollow Soldiers often play dead -- posing as defeated enemies -- or otherwise set themselves up to ambush the unwary. Possessing some semblance of military tactics, they tend to be significantly more dangerous in groups. They wield various weapons such as Bastard Swords, Estocs, and Halberds. Some use a shield, and there is a common Spear and shield variant. They will also make use of Firebombs or Longbows to rain punishment on enemies from a high vantage point. They are the hollowed undead versions of the knights of the Royal Drangleic Army and wear armor and helmets which slightly resemble the Paladin set from Dark Souls."

Hollow Royal Soldier (Hollow Soldier) Location in DS2

• Forest of Fallen Giants

Dark Souls 2 Hollow Royal Soldier (Hollow Soldier) Drops

• Hollow Soldier Set
• Hollow Soldier Shield
• Lifegem
• NG: 90 Souls,NG+ 180 Souls, NG+7: 360 Souls.

Hollow Royal Soldier (Hollow Soldier) Strategy Tips in Dark Souls 2

• Wait for them to finish their attacks and then retaliate, as they can stunlock unprepared players.

Dark Souls 2 Hollow Royal Soldier (Hollow Soldier) Move Set

• Slash : A single attack, can be in a variety of directions.
  • Physical Damage
  • Can be blocked/ parried.
• Triple Slash: A three-hit combo that can stunlock and kill a player if they're not careful.
  • Physical Damage
  • Can be blocked/ parried.
• Shield bash: A single attack, can be in a variety of directions.
  • Physical Damage
  • Can be blocked/ parried.

DS2 Hollow Royal Soldier (Hollow Soldier) Notes and Tips

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Spear and Shield Hollow Soldiers Variant

Location

• Forest of Fallen Giants

Move Set

• Triple stab: The enemy will swing at the player when in close range, can be up to a 2 swing combo
  • Physical Damage
  • Can be blocked/ parried.
• Shield bash: The soldier attacks using its shield as a weapon, hits for little damage but will greatly drain stamina if blocked .
  • Physical Damage
  • Can be blocked/ parried.
• Vertical swipe : They will swipe their spear down in a vertical fashion .
  • Physical Damage
  • Can be blocked/ parried.
• Horizontal swipe : They will swipe their spear across in a horizontal fashion .
  • Physical Damage
  • Can be blocked/ parried.

Drops

• Hollow Soldier Set
• Hollow Soldier Shield
• Hollow Soldier Shield
• NG: 90 Souls,NG+ 180 Souls, NG+7: 360 Souls.

Strategy Tips

• Their vertical swipe attack will leave them open and it can be easily avoided by sidestepping
• Avoid their triple stab attack as they hide behind their shields and thus little damage can be done to them while it is ongoing .

Halberd Hollow Soldiers Variant

Location

• Forest of Fallen Giants

Move Set

• Vertical swipe : They will swipe their spear down in a vertical fashion, this attack can hit extremely hard
  • Physical Damage
  • Can be blocked/ parried.
• Horizontal swipe : They will swipe their spear across in a horizontal fashion.
  • Physical Damage
  • Can be blocked/ parried.
• Spin attack : The soldier will spin around with the halberd, potentially hitting the player three times. Exactly the same as the strong attack players use with halberds.
  • Physical Damage
  • Can be blocked/ parried.

Drops

• Hollow Soldier Set
• Halberd
• Lifegem
• Radiant Lifegem
• NG: 90 Souls,NG+ 180 Souls, NG+7: 360 Souls.

Strategy Tips

• Although they can deal damage very quickly their lack of a shield means that they can not effectively block attacks .

Greatsword Hollow Soldiers Variant

Location

• Forest of Fallen Giants

Move Set

• Slash : A single attack, can be in a variety of directions
  • Physical Damage
  • Can be blocked/ parried.

Drops

• Hollow Soldier Set
• Bastard Sword
• Lifegem
• Long Bow
• NG: 90 Souls,NG+ 180 Souls, NG+7: 360 Souls.

Strategy Tips

• Although they can deal damage very quickly their lack of a shield means that they can not effectively block attacks .

Dark Spirit Hollow Soldiers Variant

Location

• Things Betwixt 

Move Set

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Drops

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Strategy Tips

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