Moonlight Butterfly | Dark Souls
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| HP | 1255 (NG+ 1970) | |||
| Drops | 10,000 Souls (NG+ 40,000) Humanity Soul of the Moonlight Butterfly Blue Titanite Chunk Blue Titanite Slab | |||
Moonlight Butterfly is an Enemy in Dark Souls and Dark Souls Remastered. Enemies are hostile creatures that respawn when players rest at a Bonfire or upon death. Special enemies that do not respawn are classified as Bosses, Mini Bosses or Invaders. This is the boss of the first area of the Darkroot Garden, known as the Moonlight Butterfly. It can be found at the top of a moss-covered staircase past the sleeping Stone Giants. This creature was created by Seath the Scaleless, evidenced by its ethereal appearance and the use of sorcery-based attacks during the battle.
Moonlight Butterfly Dark Souls Information
This is the boss of the first area of the Darkroot Garden. It can be found at the top of a moss covered staircase past the sleeping Stone Giants. The battle takes place on a long stone bridge with the Moonlight Butterfly flying next to it.
Unlike most battles, much of its combat is purely ranged and one-sided; the Moonlight Butterfly will keep its distance from the bridge for a majority of the battle and simply fire projectiles at the player.
Moonlight Butterfly Dark Souls Drop
- Humanity
- Soul of the Moonlight Butterfly
- Blue Titanite Chunk (10% Chance)
- Blue Titanite Chunk x2 (0.3% Chance)
- Blue Titanite Slab (0.2% Chance)
Dark Souls Moonlight Butterfly Enemy Guide and Strategies
Moonlight Butterfly Attacks
All of its attacks deal magic damage.Energy spears
Flings 6-8 fast moving spears that inflict medium damage. Dodge when the butterfly is charging energy in its mouth.Energy Orbs
These are 3-5 homing orbs that cause heavy damage. On the upside, they are slow; they charge up like the spears so dodge them at the same point.Energy Bomb
After the Butterfly's health drops below 50%, its attacks start becoming faster. It will charge and release a big blue energy bomb, in the direction its horn is pointing, when it hovers on top of the bridge. Hard to block, move behind the Butterfly to dodge it.Ray Beam
This attack is rarely used. From its usual position, it charges, and shoots a continuous beam of energy from one side of the bridge, to the other. Can be dodged by rolling through the beam.Face Bomb
The Butterfly will rest its head at the side of the bridge to drink nectar, which also replenishes its health by about 50 HP. Before it moves back to flying position, it charges up and causes a small explosion. Move away from it as it starts charging.Moonlight Butterfly Hints and Tips
- Use 2 hands when the Butterfly rests on the bridge for maximum damage.
- To get there, you do not have to fight all the enemies in the forest, just hug the left wall as you enter the area with the big armored sleeping enemies, follow the left fall all the way to the ruins, the gate to the tower is behind one of the resting large enemies, just sprint past him, and go up the stairs, and the Butterfly is behind the white fog.
- Dodging is crucial for this fight, so make sure your equip weight allows you to dodge fast.
- Easter Egg: You can see the Moonlight Butterfly floating up by the ruins when near the glowing seal doorway, foreshadowing the upcoming boss battle. You cannot damage the Moonlight Butterfly from this position.
- Always hug the wall when dodging the Butterfly - this makes it much easier to dodge.
- A shield with good magic resistance can be used to block the small energy spears with little damage; The Crest Shield from Oscar of Astoraafter returning to the Northern Undead Asylum, is a constant drop. Appropriately enough, the Crystal Ring Shield (crafted from the this boss's soul) is ideal for this fight because it has awesome magic resistance and is very light. Of course, this shield is only available in NG+.
- There is a glitch that may occur if you don't kill the Sleeping Stone Giant next to the stairs leading to the boss, which makes Moonlight Butterfly aggro him downstairs and then vanish - happened to me several times on different characters.
Moonlight Butterfly Summons
- If the player is in human form, the Witch Beatrice can be summoned. Her summoning sign is hidden behind a bush at the base of the staircase. Summoning her will make the boss-battle into a cakewalk.
- If you summon Witch Beatrice in this fight, she can also be summoned in the Four Kings Boss fight.
Moonlight Butterfly Dark Souls Strategy
Melee
- Target the Butterfly and strafe with it, keeping it as directly in front of you as possible. You've got leeway, but you need to be able to roll to your sides in order to dodge its attacks.
- When it starts to charge an attack, roll just before it releases the attack. Roll again immediately, if necessary -I like to roll back toward the direction from which I rolled the first, but it's not terribly important - just keep up with The Butterfly. Repeat.
- When the beam attack is used, press up against the wall closest to the Butterfly and roll once the beam nears your position. Timing is key here, and if you get it right, it will go just swimmingly.
- When it lands, beat it to a pulp. Avoid it's explosive attack, which should be easy as it charges up for a while. Repeat this every time it lands, obviously.
- When it flies over you, hide behind the door you came in.
Ranged/Mages
To effectively battle the Moonlight Butterfly, you’ll need some type of bow and a substantial amount of arrows. Without a high Dexterity stat, this method can be long and tedious. However, if you have the Sunlight Spear miracle, a few well-placed strikes will make this fight much easier. Alternatively, you can farm souls to purchase 25-30 Firebombs from the male merchant in the Undead Burg, turning this into one of the simplest boss fights in the game. Just roll to dodge the Butterfly’s attacks, toss a Firebomb, and repeat the process.
For sorcerers, this boss presents little challenge. Simply use your spells and keep a safe distance, as your magical attacks will make quick work of the Moonlight Butterfly.
As a normal enemy
They can be found resting on ledges in the Crystal Caves. They'll respawn every bonfire, but they won't attack you unless provoked. They drop blue titanite chunks (rare) and blue titanite slabs (excruciatingly rare).
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Moonlight Butterfly Dark Souls Locations
| Location | Health | NG+ | Souls | NG+ | Respawn |
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| Crystal Cave | 1255 | 1970 | 10,000 | 40,000 | Yes |
