Is it worth fighting the Stray Demon?

Stray Demon is an optional boss you can fight when your return to the starting area of the game - the Undead Asylum - in Dark Souls. Defeating the Stray Demon allows you to get the Peculiar Doll, and item that allows you to access another optional, locked away area in Anor Londo.
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Do you have to fight the Stray Demon?

The Stray Demon is an optional boss battle you encounter upon returning to the Undead Asylum. He's a stronger version of the Asylum Demon (the tutorial boss) with a heavier attack set.
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What do you get from Stray Demon?

Stray Demon Information

This boss, while both optional and challenging to low level characters, is valued because of its guaranteed drop of a Titanite Slab.
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What is the Stray Demon weak to?

The Stray Demon is susceptible to bleed damage and although it can be inflicted with both Toxic and Poison, it is immune to the damage of poison, though toxic will very slowly inflict damage. Like other demons, it also takes bonus damage from Black Knight weaponry.
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Can you skip Stray Demon?

Drop down onto the Demon, go behind him and leave the arena. Now the boss is skipped! Of course, if you don't want to leave it alive, throwing five firebombs to kill it is basically skipping it too.
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Dark Souls Guide - Easily Defeat Stray Demon

What happens if you beat stray?

After finishing Stray, the final cutscene will play, and the player will be taken back to the main menu screen. From here, the only real option is to start the game all over again, but luckily the Platinum Trophy is a really fun one to get.
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What to do after killing Stray Demon?

Defeat the Stray Demon, and you'll earn 5,000 souls and the Soul of a Stray Demon. Give the latter to Ludleth of Courland in Firelink Shrine to create Havel's Ring, which boosts your equip load, or Boulder Heave, a pyromancy that, well, lets you puke boulders. Don't return to where you came from just yet.
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Can you poison the Stray Demon?

The Stray Demon is susceptible to bleed damage and although it can be inflicted with both Toxic and Poison, it is immune to the damage of poison, though toxic will very slowly inflict damage. Like other demons, it also takes bonus damage from Black Knight weaponry.
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What should I use soul of a Stray Demon for?

Use to acquire numerous souls, or transpose to extract its true strength.
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How do you escape Stray Demon grab?

Stray Demon Tips

Can perform a grab attack, which can be escaped by mashing L1 and R1. Weak to Strike Damage, Dark Damage and Black Knight (Greatsword, Sword, Greataxe, Glaive) weapons.
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Is Stray Demon a boss ds3?

The Stray Demon is an optional miniboss in Dark Souls III.
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What is Quelaag's weakness?

Next, Quelaag is weak against lightning damage. Use the Gold Pine Resin from earlier to give yourself a big advantage. Equip throwing knives to your D-pad if you haven't already done so, while arrows, crossbow bolts, and any projectiles that hit her human body will cause her to stagger.
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What happens if you beat Asylum Demon?

*Defeating the Asylum Demon before picking up the player's class weapon will grant a Demon's Great Hammer.
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What is the Stray Demon?

The Stray Demon is the second boss in the Undead Asylum, but can only be fought during the return visit to the Asylum later in the game. His shape is similar to that of the Asylum Demon, but much stronger with magic explosion attacks akin to that of the Demon Firesage and Chaos Witch Quelaag.
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Do you get anything for killing the Asylum Demon?

Upon death he drops 1 Humanity, 2,000 souls, a Big Pilgrim Key and if killed on the first encounter he drops the Demons Great Hammer.
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What are abyss watchers weak to?

Learning these weaknesses can make boss fights much easier. Lightning is the weakness of the Abyss Watchers. Anything with a lightning infusion or a lightning-based miracle will make short work of their health bar.
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What demon soul gives the most souls?

The Beast's Demon's Soul can be consumed for 200,000 souls, making it the soul that grants the highest amount of souls.
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What is the demon weak to in ds1?

The demon is weak to bleed and magic, but lightning does a little more damage. For ranged or magic oriented characters, it's best to let Knight Solaire get in close, and hit from afar. If you are using meele, it's easier to fight closer to him.
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Can you summon for centipede demon?

You can summon Solaire of Astoria to make this fight easier, his summon sign is in the center of a root on the left near the fog wall. However, Solaire has a tendency to walk into the lava and die depending on the Centipede Demon's position.
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Should I pray to Old Wolf of Farron?

Having extinguished all three flames, you can pray to the Old Wolf to receive the Legion Etiquette emote and join the Watchdogs of Farron. This group will be automatically summoned to help battle those who explore the Farron woods.
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How do you get to the dead end in stray?

You'll be faced with a large pool of water and a few pipes, but also a few swiveling bars with lights at the end. Jump to the beam on the left to reach the pipe down below, then jump right to the lower beam from the pipe to reach a dead end.
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Does Stray have 2 endings?

Stray has one ending, and it cannot be influenced. Optional quests like collecting all of the Sheet Music, energy drink cans, and even memories won't give you an additional cutscene or let you change anything. It's also worth noting that the cat doesn't die at the end of the game.
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Is Stray easy to beat in 2 hours?

In fact, some have been able to complete the game in around ninety minutes, though players should allow another thirty minutes or so for accidental deaths and other mishaps. Even so, a sub-two-hour run is certainly achievable, as evidenced by Game Rant's "I am Speed" playthrough.
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