Here are all the main bosses in Dark Souls 2 that you have to fight and Optional Bosses that you can skip.
While playing Dark Souls 2 it is a good idea to know the main bosses in the game. This is because if you are not a completionist you can save quite some time by skipping the optional ones. And you’ll be surprised to know that out of the 30+ bosses in the game only 8 are main. That’s right you can skip the other bosses. So without further ado let us check all the main bosses in Dark Souls 2 and also look at the Optional and DLC bosses.
There are only 8 main bosses in Dark Souls 2 and they are:
Allow me to explain why only these 8 are the main bosses.
Technically you could add Last Giant to this list but even this boss you can skip. The reason many consider it to be a main boss is that it drops the Soldiers Key that allows you to get to The Place Unbeknownst. But you can also get there by making a tricky jump from the Castle wall to the wooden platform. If you make this jump correctly you can get to Memory of Jeigh without the key.
Now depending on the path, you take to the Shrine of Winter, you will have to fight several optional bosses. And with the correct path, you might just be able to skip them. But you will need 1,000,000 Soul Memory to open the Shrine of Winter if you choose to not light 4 Primordial Bonfires.
After that, the main bosses you have to fight are:
These are all the optional bosses in Dark Souls 2:
That covers this guide on the main bosses in Dark Souls 2 and all other optional & DLC bosses. If this guide was helpful and you need help with other games then check out Gamer Tweak.