how do i kill the black knife assassin in the black knife catacombs

[crayon eater]

how do i kill this awfully designed boss

[willy bammy]

which one

[potato]

bonk him on head

[Fresh]

the invisible one in the water? you can use the splashes in the water to highlight where she is and react accordingly.

the way they intended the fight to be done is by equipping the scouts torch. this allows you to see the assassins
it works in the offhand while you 2H your main weapon.

do it the first way unless you got no gutz

[Born To Noot]

Great Bow
Prepare your arrow, hold it, wait for the assassin to start an attack animation, release.

Also works with the one-eyed shield.

[Sabaithal]

The half-dead one? Oh boy are you in for a ride...

[Faust Wither]

heavy weapon and let her come to you, roll away from her charge attack.

[Greywander]

Guys, he's specifically talking about the Black Knife Catacombs, in Liurnia.

OP, you can summon D to help you with the fight, in addition to a spirit summon. Black Knife Assassins are quite tricky to fight due to how mobile they are. I believe I've heard greatshields will bounce their attacks, leaving them open to guard counters (R2 immediately after a block), making them pretty easy. Otherwise, ashes of war that create long-lasting hitboxes like Stormcaller or Storm Assault can help catch them as they move around.

[.: DBM :.]

try dodging its attacks, and then dealing damage to it

[EmberWaves]

Sentry Torch.

[Velber]

dodge backwards and then start whaling on'em, as long as you can stagger them before they can backstab you, you should be able to kill them unless of course you run out of stamina, in which case run away and dodge again till stamina is back up

[itssomuchfun]

She is awfully designed because she is kicking your arse?

[Verienkeli]

Originally posted by Sawayaka:

the invisible one in the water? you can use the splashes in the water to highlight where she is and react accordingly.

Or get the Sentry Torch, equip it in your left hand and two-hand your main weapon.

[Mythily]

fk this boss honestly. All this boss deserves is spirit ashes abuse. Its one of the few bosses I used them.

[Fresh]

Originally posted by Verienkeli:

Originally posted by Sawayaka:

the invisible one in the water? you can use the splashes in the water to highlight where she is and react accordingly.

Or get the Sentry Torch, equip it in your left hand and two-hand your main weapon.

is it called the sentry torch or the scouts icr.

[Verienkeli]

Originally posted by Sawayaka:

Originally posted by Verienkeli:

Or get the Sentry Torch, equip it in your left hand and two-hand your main weapon.

is it called the sentry torch or the scouts icr.

Sentry's Torch. It's sold by the merchant next to the graveyard in the Capital Outskirts. Just don't go there at night unless you're ready to fight a bell-bearing hunter.