--- key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-sweep type: mechanic id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-sweep lang: en title: Arc sweep summary: An attack sweeps an arc around an anchored endpoint or pivot. updatedAt: '2026-10-22' status: active url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-sweep/' jsonUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-sweep.json markdownUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-sweep.md aliases: [] tags: - Boss fights - Body and melee sourceIds: - source-2712e8eac56d43e7 - source-4e0afb9b19a4a99e - source-b8b3642c9d7ab75c - source-f11ef1d99a1763be - source-66de608faedfd362 - source-baf38070a8989361 - source-2018a5f501535d35 sources: - id: source-2712e8eac56d43e7 title: 'Boss Fight Atlas: Arc sweep (RU)' url: 'https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/ru/mechanics/sweep/' verifiedAt: null - id: source-4e0afb9b19a4a99e title: 'Boss Fight Atlas: Arc sweep (EN)' url: 'https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/en/mechanics/sweep/' verifiedAt: null - id: source-b8b3642c9d7ab75c title: Mantis Lords · Hollow Knight url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VG3h6uVtWyY&t=19s' verifiedAt: null - id: source-f11ef1d99a1763be title: Dancer of the Boreal Valley · Dark Souls III url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCWh1bhHNKo&t=38s' verifiedAt: null - id: source-66de608faedfd362 title: 'Corrupted Monk · Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice' url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSI6RWT8WUw&t=5s' verifiedAt: null - id: source-baf38070a8989361 title: Designer article · Mike Stout — readable wind-up for avoidable attacks url: 'https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/enemy-attacks-and-telegraphing' verifiedAt: null - id: source-2018a5f501535d35 title: Dark Souls III url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCWh1bhHNKo&t=182s' verifiedAt: null relations: [] placements: - catalogId: boss-fight-atlas id: boss-sweep title: Boss fights url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/boss-fight-atlas/#boss-sweep' categoryIds: - catalog-part-1 supersededBy: [] attributes: preview: updatedAt: '2026-10-22' title: Arc sweep description: An attack sweeps an arc around an anchored endpoint or pivot. image: src: images/mechanics/boss-frame-vcwh1bhhnko-182.webp width: 640 height: 360 game: Dark Souls III sourceUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCWh1bhHNKo&t=182s' originalUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCWh1bhHNKo' sourceFrameSeconds: 182 credit: FromSoftware / Bandai Namco Entertainment; gameplay capture by Shirrako rights: >- Game graphics © FromSoftware / Bandai Namco Entertainment. Gameplay recording by Shirrako. Visible source markings preserved. All rights reserved; excluded from MIT and CC BY 4.0. caption: The Dancer’s two blades cover the space around her alt: The Dancer’s two blades cover the space around her markers: - x: 65 'y': 64 label: A blade follows an arc beside the boss’s body tips: - Test both inner and outer routes around the circular sweep. examples: - title: Dark Souls III url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCWh1bhHNKo&t=182s' endsAt: null provenance: >- Editorial reference index based on the 124 public Boss Fight Atlas mechanic pages checked on 2026-10-20. Original concise RU/EN definitions by gamemechanics.pro; source categories, game/boss associations and reference URLs retained from the atlas. Linked materials retain their original rights; references are upstream attributions, not independent verification. license: CC-BY-4.0 codeLicense: MIT attribution: gamemechanics.pro contributors catalogKey: catalog/boss-fight-atlas --- # Arc sweep id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-sweep type: mechanic key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-sweep lang: en status: active url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-sweep/ An attack sweeps an arc around an anchored endpoint or pivot. ## At a glance ![The Dancer’s two blades cover the space around her](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/boss-frame-vcwh1bhhnko-182.webp) [Dark Souls III](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCWh1bhHNKo&t=182s) · Game graphics © FromSoftware / Bandai Namco Entertainment. Gameplay recording by Shirrako. Visible source markings preserved. All rights reserved; excluded from MIT and CC BY 4.0. [Source recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCWh1bhHNKo), 182 s 1. A blade follows an arc beside the boss’s body - Test both inner and outer routes around the circular sweep. - [Dark Souls III](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCWh1bhHNKo&t=182s) ## How it works An attack sweeps an arc around an anchored endpoint or pivot. ## Variants ### How the technique works - An attack sweeps an arc around an anchored endpoint or pivot. ## Context and limits A concise reference to all 124 Boss Fight Atlas mechanics across its 14 source sections. Each entry includes a definition, full RU/EN lesson links, game references and further reading retained from the source. Animations and detailed rules remain in the atlas. ## Connected materials ## Sources and provenance Editorial reference index based on the 124 public Boss Fight Atlas mechanic pages checked on 2026-10-20. Original concise RU/EN definitions by gamemechanics.pro; source categories, game/boss associations and reference URLs retained from the atlas. Linked materials retain their original rights; references are upstream attributions, not independent verification. - [Boss Fight Atlas: Arc sweep (RU)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/ru/mechanics/sweep/) (id: source-2712e8eac56d43e7) - [Boss Fight Atlas: Arc sweep (EN)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/en/mechanics/sweep/) (id: source-4e0afb9b19a4a99e) - [Mantis Lords · Hollow Knight](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VG3h6uVtWyY&t=19s) (id: source-b8b3642c9d7ab75c) - [Dancer of the Boreal Valley · Dark Souls III](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCWh1bhHNKo&t=38s) (id: source-f11ef1d99a1763be) - [Corrupted Monk · Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSI6RWT8WUw&t=5s) (id: source-66de608faedfd362) - [Designer article · Mike Stout — readable wind-up for avoidable attacks](https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/enemy-attacks-and-telegraphing) (id: source-baf38070a8989361) - [Dark Souls III](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCWh1bhHNKo&t=182s) (id: source-2018a5f501535d35) CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors