DARK SOULS III

DARK SOULS III

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Curse-rotted Greatwood

Curse-rotted Greatwood

Defeat the Curse-rotted Greatwood.

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How to unlock the Curse-rotted Greatwood achievement in DARK SOULS III - Definitive Guide

The Greatwood Tree is the third boss you will fight and he is very easy to kill. Greatwood can be heavily damaged by hitting the eggs on his body starting with the front for the first phase of this fight. Blocking does not work in this fight so rolling is your best bet to survive this.

Fight the mob of enemies as they approach you or get the Greatwood to kill the enemies.

Once you have done Enough damage to the eggs you will fall through the floor with the Greatwood (you won't take damage so don't be scared that the drop will kill you when you see it..). Now in this phase it's just you and him! Attack his back, side & front eggs remaining and at about 15-20% he will fall over giving you a little time to attack him freely (did that for me atleast).

Below is a video from powerpyx.
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30 Mar 2016 08:27

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First time against it I was killed by its unblockable leg swipe when it literally just had a chip of health remaining.
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By on 14 Apr 2016 01:38
I have killed this guy twice and still have not unlocked the achievement. Any tips?
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By PapaBurgerMax on 18 Jan 2023 04:29
This is the boss of the Undead Settlement area. If you open the large double doors at the top of the stairs, and proceed forward into the arena, the boss will spawn.

See:https://darksouls3.wiki.fextralife.com/Curse-Rotted+Greatwoo...
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15 Nov 2022 00:00

Found in the Undead Settlement.

WARNING: Do not kill him before finding the Mound Makers covenant.

This imposing tree is actually fairly easy once you know the trick. His body has a number of white growths that you can smash for huge damage. As you enter there will also be a number of hollows around (and they keep respawning in the first half) so kill two or three of them to activate him. At this point he swipes with his hands, does a forward smash attack with both arms, tries to roll on you or stands up and then slams back down. All are easily dodged, but watch out for the smaller enemies too – though he often kills them for you.

First of all target his left hand and destroy the growth there for big damage, then do the same on his left leg (it’s slightly higher up but only takes a couple of hits) for more damage. Then destroy the sacs on his groin area, watching out for his smash attacks. This will take him to half health and he’ll smash the floor and you drop down. The villagers now stop spawning. He sprouts a large arm from his middle that you want to avoid. Get to his back and smash the sacs there, then the ones on his right side at the front, then the ones in the middle again. At this point he is practically dead and you can just didge the white arm and smack it a couple of times to finish him.

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Quite a simple boss. He only has a couple of attacks and is slow. It only takes damage if you hit the light green growths on the arms, legs, back and groin.

In the first stage, you just need to hit him in the groin, once you remove about 40% of your health, the second stage will begin.

You will fall down, plus the boss will have a hand with which he can catch, or just hit. The tactics are the same, hit any growths or the arm.

Drops: soul (can be exchanged for weapons) and transposition key (must be given to Ludleth of Courland in the Firelink Shrine to exchange boss souls for spells, rings and weapons)

Video to help
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24 Mar 2016 10:07

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In the second stage, I used this strategy: we run back to the opposite side of the arena and wait. After some time, the boss jumps across the entire map. We dodge the jump and after that we have a good period of time to hit him in the arm. Let's repeat from the beginning.
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By dnox on 14 Apr 2016 11:10
It is logical that wood is vulnerable to fire, so you can use resin to inflict quite a lot of additional damage.
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By iamhappyguy on 25 Apr 2016 10:34
The boss can be killed with a bow. There are abscesses on his body, in addition to those located in the groin and on the “paws” below, which are located higher on the body and which cannot be reached with regular auto-attacks with melee weapons.
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By Persioid on 04 Dec 2020 22:03
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I recommend a fast weapon with a vertical slashing attack - a broadsword. Other weapons, especially piercing ones, are ineffective and difficult to hit the growths. Do not call for assistants, it is much easier to kill this boss alone. At the first stage, the broadsword can be taken in both hands, at the second it is better to take it together with the shield, because The boss will have a couple of sharp attacks.
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13 Apr 2016 09:50