--- key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-wide-swing type: mechanic id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-wide-swing lang: en title: Wide swing summary: A broad attack arc covers space ahead of and beside the boss. updatedAt: '2026-10-22' status: active url: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-wide-swing/ jsonUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-wide-swing.json markdownUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-wide-swing.md aliases: [] tags: - Boss fights - Body and melee sourceIds: - source-de853c26b4a9324c - source-af2a76b43c4d06ef - source-b8b3642c9d7ab75c - source-f11ef1d99a1763be - source-66de608faedfd362 - source-baf38070a8989361 - source-945019fe5d82d809 - source-6bc8902db28f92c6 sources: - id: source-de853c26b4a9324c title: 'Boss Fight Atlas: Wide swing (RU)' url: 'https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/ru/mechanics/wide-swing/' verifiedAt: null - id: source-af2a76b43c4d06ef title: 'Boss Fight Atlas: Wide swing (EN)' url: 'https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/en/mechanics/wide-swing/' 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: Enemy Attacks and Telegraphing · Mike Stout url: 'https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/enemy-attacks-and-telegraphing' verifiedAt: null - id: source-945019fe5d82d809 title: 'Boss Up: Boss Battle Design · GDC Vault' url: 'https://www.gdcvault.com/play/1024921/Boss-Up-Boss-Battle-Design' verifiedAt: null - id: source-6bc8902db28f92c6 title: Dark Souls III url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCWh1bhHNKo&t=67s' verifiedAt: null relations: [] placements: - catalogId: boss-fight-atlas id: boss-wide-swing title: Boss fights url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/boss-fight-atlas/#boss-wide-swing' categoryIds: - catalog-part-1 supersededBy: [] attributes: preview: updatedAt: '2026-10-22' title: Wide swing description: A broad attack arc covers space ahead of and beside the boss. image: src: images/mechanics/boss-frame-vcwh1bhhnko-67.webp width: 640 height: 360 game: Dark Souls III sourceUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCWh1bhHNKo&t=67s' originalUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCWh1bhHNKo' sourceFrameSeconds: 67 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 swings a weapon through the space ahead alt: The Dancer swings a weapon through the space ahead markers: - x: 68 'y': 68 label: The weapon crosses the area close in front of the boss tips: - Show swing width and direction so the route around it stays clear. examples: - title: Dark Souls III url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCWh1bhHNKo&t=67s' 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 --- # Wide swing id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-wide-swing type: mechanic key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-wide-swing lang: en status: active url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-wide-swing/ A broad attack arc covers space ahead of and beside the boss. ## At a glance ![The Dancer swings a weapon through the space ahead](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/boss-frame-vcwh1bhhnko-67.webp) [Dark Souls III](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCWh1bhHNKo&t=67s) · 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), 67 s 1. The weapon crosses the area close in front of the boss - Show swing width and direction so the route around it stays clear. - [Dark Souls III](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCWh1bhHNKo&t=67s) ## How it works A broad attack arc covers space ahead of and beside the boss. ## Variants ### How the technique works - A broad attack arc covers space ahead of and beside the boss. ## 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: Wide swing (RU)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/ru/mechanics/wide-swing/) (id: source-de853c26b4a9324c) - [Boss Fight Atlas: Wide swing (EN)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/en/mechanics/wide-swing/) (id: source-af2a76b43c4d06ef) - [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) - [Enemy Attacks and Telegraphing · Mike Stout](https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/enemy-attacks-and-telegraphing) (id: source-baf38070a8989361) - [Boss Up: Boss Battle Design · GDC Vault](https://www.gdcvault.com/play/1024921/Boss-Up-Boss-Battle-Design) (id: source-945019fe5d82d809) - [Dark Souls III](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCWh1bhHNKo&t=67s) (id: source-6bc8902db28f92c6) CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors