Ghost

Enemy · canonical reference · data release 2026-09-26

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Sources: darksouls.wikidot.com · darksouls.wiki.fextralife.com

Secondary source: A cross-check source, kept apart from the primary page.
Third-party research: Published by an unaffiliated researcher and recorded as their finding.

7 fields in this record are marked not documented: the sources checked gave no value, so none is guessed.

Overview

Source URL: darksouls.wikidot.com
Special mechanic: Immune to damage entirely unless the player is under a Curse/Transient Curse effect or using a cursed weapon; their own attacks bypass armor and non-cursed shields.
Resistances: not documented
Poise: not documented

Name	Damage	Note
Quick slash combo	not documented
Grab	not documented	instantly lethal while cursed
Long-range slash	not documented

Item	Rate
Transient Curse	5%, drops x2
Jagged Ghost Blade	1%

Name	Damage	Note
Lightning bolts (via held baby)	not documented	rapid
Melee stab	not documented	close range

Item	Rate
Ghost Blade	1%

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Note addition: Source notes poise is effectively irrelevant against Ghosts -- they stagger on every hit regardless of poise, except when the attacker uses Havel's Greatshield or the Iron Flesh pyromancy.

Source: independent third-party research, third-party research tables, cross-referenced via a community internal-name reference
Tier: third-party research
Accessed: 2026-09-24
Max HP sample: 136 (male) / 171 (female)
Max poise: blank in both matched rows
Confidence: direct-name-match