Armor Spider Boss Guide
Armor Spider is a boss in the 2-1 area of Demon’s Souls
Drops: Hard Demon’s Soul
| Health | Normal Defense | Slash Defense | Blunt Defense | Pierce Defense | Magic Defense | Fire Defense | Poison Resistance | Plague Resistance | Bleed Resistance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,732 | 135 | 149 | 122 | 108 | 80 | 179 | Immune | Immune | Immune |
Strengths
Fire damage
Bleed/Plague/Poison (immune)
Weaknesses
Ranged attacks
Magic damage
Pierce damage
Easy Strategy
Ranged builds will have an easy time with this fight, as you can abuse the side alcoves to attack Armor Spider and then safely line of sight her attacks. The Compound Long Bow or Soul Arrow work well against her.
View from the safe alcove. Cheese Armor Spider with a bow from this location.
Standard Strategy
If you do not have a proper ranged setup, you can do the following in melee range:
Run towards her from the fog wall either block or dodge her fireball and web attacks. If you have it, use the Thief’s Ring to lower her detection range.
Keep to the center of Armor Spider to prevent triggering her vertical body slam attack.
When she uses the horizontal leg sweep attack, dodge backwards to avoid it. (If you dodge forward, you might trigger her body slam).
When she charges up her fireball combo, after idling for a few seconds, run back to the entrance to avoid taking damage.
No Hit / Flawless Strategy
Move straight to the boss, dodging through his first couple of fire attacks (or silk shot). Once close, hit the boss 1-2 times. she will either do the horizontal slash or the slam down. Dodge (away) from her when she does these. Then move back in for a counter attack. Using the Crescent Falchion paired with a high magic build, she will quickly go down.