
He will also use healing grasses if you leave him alone long enough. Keep your distance while moving sideways and they will miss, being fairly slow projectiles. First with 2 arrows, but then up to 5 as he gets lower and lower in health. As he gets weaker, he'll start using Homing Soul Arrow. Whether the Black Phantom hits your shield or misses you, take a swipe (be wary, however, as he has a very low but still present possibility of using a Parry and follow-up Riposte on you). Just raise your shield, bait, and attack. The AI will simply rush at you, rolling if you use projectiles or start swinging your weapon recklessly. He wears the Gloom armor set, with the exception of the Monk's Head Collar. This generic Black Phantom is equipped with the short-ranged Claw weapons, which use basic melee strikes and can cause Bleeding. If a human player does not get summoned by the Old Monk, then a computer-controlled Black Phantom will be present in his/her stead.Melee Strategy Melee Strategy with Shield Please see the PVP Tips section for more strategies. Keep in mind that the Black Phantom can do the same thing, and potentially kill you before you even enter the fog. If you hear your opponent getting knocked down, immediately charge through the fog and follow up with an attack. If your character has the God's Wrath spell, and you think that your opponent is hiding near the doorway, you can stand at the fog gate and cast God's Wrath to preemptively strike the Black Phantom. It can be difficult to avoid, but rolling as you step through the fog will often allow you to clear the area before the backstab animation begins. If you can't see him, he is probably off to the side lining up a backstab or other sneak attack. Before stepping through the boss fog, always look to see if you can spot your opponent.If you have already summoned a Blue Phantom to help you, you won't know whether you're being invaded until after the cutscene. If you prefer to play against another player instead of the AI boss, wait below the stairs until a fog gate appears between you and the Maneater archstone, indicating that Old Monk has summoned another player to be your opponent. If the Host has been invaded by another player, notification will appear immediately following the cutscene. When the Host begins heading up the tower's stairs, the Old Monk cutscene will be triggered at some point.
