As you continue through the mines and past the various sizes of Bearbugs, you’ll eventually run into the Flamelurker. Once you get there, you’ll quickly find out if you’re ready to take it on. Here’s everything you need to know about how to beat the Flamelurker boss fight in Demon’s Souls.
How To Beat Flamelurker Boss Fight in Demon’s Souls
There are a handful of different strategies for taking on the Flamelurker, but they mostly all come down to the same basic ideas. You need to dodge the boss when it flails its arms at you, then follow up with a few attacks. Here are just a couple of the most common strategies.
Ranged
This will be the easiest method if you have the Soul Arrow spell or Holy Arrows for your Bow. All you need to do is run up the steps opposite the fog door you go through to enter the battle. Flamelurker will hop around a bit while you’re there and you should be able to get in a few attacks here.
Once it finally decides to go for you, then run back towards the entrance, then back to the steps once the boss follows. Just repeat this cycle until you win the fight. Make sure you lock on while attacking and disengage the lock when you’re running away.
Stealth
This is one of the more cheesy strategies for taking on Flamelurker, but it’s absolutely viable. All you need for this is the Thief’s Ring and light armor. A fire-resisting ring or shield will help too. This method takes patience but it’s one of the most fun ways to beat this boss.
You’ll need to hide behind the pillars until Flamelurker stops searching for you. Once this happens, sneak up behind the boss and hit it with your strongest attacks until the flaming beast starts to fight back. Then repeat the cycle until you take him down.
Everything Else
There are many other strategies, but they all come down to the same conclusion. Attack Flamelurker when it misses you but don’t get greedy with dealing damage. If you try to hit the boss too many times in a row you could easily find yourself back at the last archstone.
The most important takeaway here is that this boss is weak to magic attacks. Soul Arrow and Soul Ray are the best spells to use against Flamelurker. If you don’t have a Catalyst or Talisman of Beasts, then any weapon that inflicts magic damage will do the trick too.
Time needed: 10 minutes
Here’s a quick breakdown of how to beat the Flamelurker boss fight in Demon’s Souls:
- Use a magical weapon, Soul Arrow, or Soul Ray
Flamelurker has low magic defense, so it’ll take massive damage from magic-based attacks.
- Basic Strategy
Don’t risk throwing out an attack at an inopportune time because you’re getting impatient. Just wait for Flamelurker to miss attacks, then make this demon pay.
- Stealth
The Thief’s Ring and light armor will let you sneak behind pillars. Hide, strike from behind, and repeat.
- Ranged
Run to the steps opposite the entrance and launch spells or arrows until Flamelurker attacks. Run to the entrance, run back to the steps, attack, and repeat.
That’s all there is to know about how to beat the Flamelurker boss fight in Demon’s Souls. Don’t forget to pick up the Searing Demon Soul once you beat Flamelurker. If you’re still stuck on the Armor Spider boss fight, then check out our guide here.
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