Wheel skeletons... any strategy against this annoyance?

[Noxart]

I swear this is the most frustating enemy i dealt so far in this game, it's just ridicolous and way too strong, they can totally destroy my guard and kill me in few hits, anyone got a good strategy? Arrows and magic are not always a good option since i'm in the painted world in a place where the space is not too much and i'm getting so pissed of this idiotic enemy.

[Groen90]

Try as much as possible to aggro one at a time, time a side roll at the right moment and follow them; kill them before they can recover and come back at you.

[MaenaZ]

There's... a lot.
Like, literally most builds can find a way to deal with them. High damage bows, certain spells...

Personally, for when I could lead away only 1-2 at once, I enjoyed either stabbing them through a high stability shield with a piercing sword or spear, or using a weapon that hit in a straight line (two handing a greatsword-type weapon or using a halberd works) and killing them in one shot either just before they hit or the moment they hit. You need a bit of poise for it to work.

[JiggasaurusHex]

Originally posted by Groen90:

Try as much as possible to aggro one at a time, time a side roll at the right moment and follow them; kill them before they can recover and come back at you.

^This. Always this.

[crystalgatedh]

If you have Havel's set, then that works really well. That armor will let you survive one full grinding in new game at least, as long as you have decent vitality. They also deal very low poise damage, so you can get out of their way while they are grinding down your HP.

A shield with high stability should hold out for a while, though it seems you don't have that. Again, you can get out of their way while they are grinding down your stamina. However, if you have a spear or rapier type weapon, you can kill them from behind your shield. One hit will stop them from grinding you even if you don't kill them in one shot. I would advice an int build to get the spear from the Moonlight Butterfly for that purpose only even if you don't want it for other reasons.

The soul mass series of spells work great. They will kill a rolling bone-wheel if you are facing it and since it auto-fires, it will do so even if you don't react in time.

Move forward a few steps, then stop. Repeat until you are done there.

[Noxart]

The main issue that might make me fail is that they are a lot, and even when some stop, they immeditaly start rolling again while i go for them, i use a black knight greatsword and shield, they are my current best weapons.
I got an advanced soul spell, but they usually get me before i can even launch the spell.

[crystalgatedh]

The Soul Mass spell can be cast in advance and that is what makes it great against bone wheels. You don't have time to cast spells when you're actually attacked by them, but that is not a problem with the soul mass spell. You cast it, then advance very slowly until a bone wheel shows up and automatically gets killed. Then you recast the spell.

[Crustylol]

you can try to use a simple spear in the same time that you block one with your shield

[Flatline]

Wear the Ring of Fog or use Hidden Body spell if you have it.

It will make it so you can agro singles and take them out much easier.

[Noxart]

Originally posted by Evernothing:

Wear the Ring of Fog or use Hidden Body spell if you have it.

It will make it so you can agro singles and take them out much easier.

I got ring of fog, but isn't that supposed only to reduce my steps noise?

[Bonkers]

Pull one, strafe, attack.

[Groen90]

Originally posted by Mr Noxier96™:

Originally posted by Evernothing:

Wear the Ring of Fog or use Hidden Body spell if you have it.

It will make it so you can agro singles and take them out much easier.

I got ring of fog, but isn't that supposed only to reduce my steps noise?

the one you're talking about is the slumbering dragon ring, ring of fog actually makes you transparent

[The Snopingasusual]

if you are in the catacomb, run away as fast as you can!
if you are in Ariamis, use wall at your advantage

[dinodog1998]

get paladin leroy and hide in the corner crying while he bails you out

[The Fountaineer 🖋]

Hit them before they hit you.