Dark Souls II

Royal Rat Vanguard

OptionalGimmick fightGank fight
Where you fight it
Catacombs
Creature type
Beast
Size
Human-sized
Phases
1 phase
Weapon
None / natural
Gimmick fight
Yes
Duo / group fight
No
Gank fight
Yes
Fought more than once
N/A
Can be parried
N/A
Flies
N/A

Classification

Boss·NPC·MandatoryOptional·NPC fought as a boss·From DLC·Summonable·Invader·HumanoidNon-Humanoid·DragonGimmick fight·Duo / group fightGank fight

Deals damage

Physical·Fire·Lightning·Magic·Dark·Frost·Holy

Compiled from the community wikis and deliberately partial — a blank means it isn't recorded, not that nothing happens.

Inflicts status

·Bleed·Frostbite·Scarlet rotPoison

Compiled from the community wikis and deliberately partial — a blank means it isn't recorded, not that nothing happens.

Weak to

Fire·Lightning·Magic·Holy·Dark·Poison·Plague·Toxic·Bleed·Frost·Blunt·Slash·Pierce

Compiled from the community wikis and deliberately partial — a blank means it isn't recorded, not that nothing happens.

Resists / immune

·Fire·Lightning·Magic·Dark·Holy·Poison·Plague·Toxic·Bleed·Frost·Blunt·Slash·Pierce·Immune to Bleed

Compiled from the community wikis and deliberately partial — a blank means it isn't recorded, not that nothing happens.

Grid categories it answers

Dark Souls IIAppears in Dark SoulsIs a Boss·Is an NPCOptional·Mandatory·Has a Humanoid FormNon-Humanoid·NPC·From DLCGimmick·Duo or Group BossGank / Duo FightSingle-Phase Boss·Two-Phase Boss·Three-Phase Boss·Castle·City·Cathedral·Shrine·Temple·PrisonCatacombs·Ruins·Cave·Forest·Plains·Cliffs·Swamp·Waters·Volcano·Frozen·Void·Dragon·Summonable Ally·Hostile NPC InvaderDeals Physical Damage·Deals Fire Damage·Deals Lightning Damage·Deals Magic Damage·Deals Dark Damage·Inflicts BleedWeak to Fire·Weak to Lightning·Weak to Magic·Weak to Holy·Weak to Poison·Weak to Bleed·Resistant to Fire·Resistant to Lightning·Resistant to Magic·Immune to Poison·Immune to Bleed

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