Drakekeeper |
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| HP | 1061 |
| Weakness | Strike |
| Resistance | - |
| Respawns | YES |
Drakekeeper is an enemy in Dark Souls 2.
Drakekeeper Information
The Drakekeepers are massive warriors that can be encountered at the Dragon Shrine. They are heavily armored and are equipped with one of four load-outs, wielding either sword and shield, great-sword, hammer and shield, or great-hammer. The Drakekeepers bear a striking resemblance to the Old Knights that can be encountered at Heide's Tower of Flame. In addition, they possess near identical, albeit slightly improved, attack patterns to that of the Old Knights. In combat, the Drakekeepers' attacks can be very easily counter by dodging or maneuvering around them. It is important to note that blocking has the potential to quickly drain the player's stamina thus putting them risk of becoming staggered. The Drakekeepers' slow movement speed also makes them easy targets for ranged attacks.
The eternal guardians of the Dragon Shrine. Over time, they have been gradually corrupted by Dark.
Location
Drops
- Drakekeeper Set (Rare)
- Drakekeeper's Sword (Sword & Shield wielders - Rare)
- Drakekeeper's Great Hammer (Great Hammer wielders - Rare)
- Drakekeeper's Warpick (Warpick & Greatshield wielders - Rare)
- Drakekeeper's Ultra Greatsword (Ultra Greatsword wielders - Rare)
- Drakekeeper's Shield (Sword & Shield wielders - Rare)
- Greatshield of Glory (Warpick & Greatshield wielders - Rare)
- Dragon Charm (Uncommon)
Strategy Tips
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Move Set
- Magic Slam
- Slash combo
- Hammer combo
- Hammer slam
- Ultra Greatsword sweep
- Shield Bash
Notes
- Some Poison Throwing Knives (4 on NG+) should poison them and drain 1086 of their health points.
Sword and Shield
| HP | Weak | Resist | Respawn |
| NG: 1245 |
- | - | Yes |
Move set
| Move | Description |
| 3 hit Sword Combo | Slashes with sword 3 times much like the Old Knight but much faster and will usually Follow up with an Extra swing then a Stab |
| Sword Thrust | Uses this attack as a Follow up from its 3 Hit Combo or by itself. |
| Magic Slash | Swings sword over head to fire a small burst of magic |
Drops
- Drakekeeper Armour
- Drakekeeper Helm
- Drakekeeper Gauntlets
- Drakekeeper Leggings
- Drakekeeper's Sheild
- Drakekeeper's Sword
- Dragon Charm
- Souls
- NG: 1900
- NG+: ????
- NG+7: ???
Warpick & Greatshield
| HP | Weak | Resist | Respawn |
| NG: 1380 |
- | - | Yes |
Moveset
| Attack Name | Attack Description |
| Double Horizontal Swing | Swings the Warpick twice and follows up with a overhead slam |
| Overhead Slam | Swings the Warpick overhead that can track the player |
| Shieid Thrust | Thursts the Greatshield forward towards the player dealing Strike Damage |
| Greatshield Swing | Swings the Greatshield similar to a medium shield's parry dealing Strike Damage |
Drops
- Drakekeeper Armour
- Drakekeeper Helm
- Drakekeeper Gauntlets
- Drakekeeper Leggings
- Drakeeper's Warpick
- Dragon Charm
- Souls
- NG:1900
- NG+:????
- NG+7:????
Greatsword
| HP | Weak | Resist | Respawn |
| NG: 1061 |
- | - | Yes |
Moveset
Drops
- Drakekeeper's Armour
- Drakekeeper Helm
- Drakekeeper Gauntlet
- Drakekeeper Leggings
- Drakekeeper Greathammer
- Dragon Charm
- Souls
- NG: 1900
- NG+: ????
- NG+7: ????
Greathammer
| HP | Weak | Resist | Respawn |
| NG: 1380 |
- | - | Yes |
Moveset
| Move Name | Description |
| Hammer Charge | Uses when player is at a Distance, can Follow up with a Single overhead Swing to finish you off. |
| Double Overhead Swing | Swings Hammer twice overhead, can follow up with a single Horizontal Swing |
| Single Overhead Swing | Swings Hammer overhead for massive blunt damage |
| Single Horizontal Swing | a Heavy Horizontal Swing that can Knock the player back |
Drop
- Drakekeeper Armour
- Drakekeeper Helm
- Drakekeeper Gauntlets
- Drakekeeper Leggings
- Drakekeeper's Greathammer
- Dragon Charm
- Souls
- NG: 1900
- NG+: ????
- NG+7: ?????
Notes
- This Variant is notorious to have a near infinite swing combo if any of its attacks are blocked
AnonymousI'm a bit surprised by all the complaints about how hard they are... Yeah, they're annoying if you pull several at a time, but at Heide's Tower, the first ones are single... Not too tricky, just like every other DS enemy- watch and look for opportunities. Don't get greedy!
I loved going through HT on my first run-through and getting a load of souls- farming early on was great! (Way easier than in the Forest IMO).
I 'd also suggest using poison arrows if you have them, when they start attacking in small groups (ie 2 or 3) if you can poison 1, it makes the job a lot easier.
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The mace-wielding Drakekeepers are cancer in a physical form
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Old Knights on crack and steroids. The one with the hammer and shield is the worst.
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Wow this guy can combo forever, has no concept of stamina and spins on a dime to face me. This sucks.
*Eight years later*
Wow this boss can combo forever, has no concept of stamina, heavily tracks the player and its tells are literally unseeable on top of having 50/50 mixups. Freaking epic. From FTW
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"slow movement" my a$$. The greathammer one goes gascoigne on you.
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These guys are legit some of the worst enemies in the series, they break a rule that like no one else breaks, they have EXTREMELY damaging attacks and have nearly instant follow up attacks. And its a shame, because these guys look awesome and so does all their equipment.
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First one was a fun fight.
Then I got to Mr. 2-handed Hammer.
... It wasn't fun anymore.
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boy the hadouken of the bone fists just melts them. im at str 70 and dex 70 in ng+4 and I only need 2 Hadoukens per drakekeeper. Crazy
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The weapon drop rate of these guys is a pain, worse than greathammer one.
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The GreatHammer one is literally an *******, maybe a worse one than the Heide Knight with a Spear/Lance.
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I suggest using a Raw Old Knight Hammer +10 they become pancakes easily with R2 mostly.
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I hate the one with the Greathammer... Stunlock with the first attack so that the second connects. Sadly... I have to farm this weapon now for my personal 100% run. And I already made them despawn without getting it so I have to use the CoC which makes them deal even more Dmg. Thank you Dark Souls.
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The Greatshield of Glory is all i need. farmed the armor set and other weapons on a 2 day farm binge.
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They can keep Drake, just make sure he stays away from 14 year olds
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Old Knight: "Who are you?" Drakekeeper: "I'm you, but stronger."
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Hammer ones have a nasty habit of ignoring they were just attacking and moving onto a new attack string milliseconds after the last one ended...
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Just use toxic mist on them and you can take groups of them out with just one spell
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Step one: Hit them with 4 poison arrows Step two: backtrack down the stairs a little (first three) / through the doorway (warpick+shield guy) Step three: wait Step four: profit
Greatsword 1061HP on NG Greatsheild and Hammer 1375 HP still working on Great Hammer and Sword and sheild
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The sword weilding ones can slam their swords on you when they do the spin combo, Dodge it can't block it, how I know this? Killed by it but only once. Hardest level in the game
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Had one of those greathammer ones do a 12 hit combo on me till I lost all my stamina from blocking. Then I got hit and it stopped.
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Fire seems to work best for me; maybe they just have bad all-around magic/element resistance
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When farming these for souls I always use greater fireball on the 2h ones they go nuts if you get in close
killing them seems to make nearby dragon knights non-hostile for me
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