Leyndell Soldier
Leyndell Soldiers are the defenders of the royal capital. Their surcoats carry a golden image of the Erdtree, an honour no other soldiers share. They fight carefully and defensively, and during the Shattering they were the wall that held the capital.
They carry either a Lordsworn’s Straight Sword or a Warpick, with a torch or a Brass Shield in the other hand, and some use a Heavy Crossbow. You find them on the Altus Plateau, on Mt. Gelmir, in Leyndell, Royal Capital and at the Divine Tower of East Altus, often alongside a foot soldier squad or a Leyndell Knight.
Drops
Erdtree Surcoat
Leyndell Soldier Gauntlets
Leyndell Soldier Greaves
Lordsworn’s Straight Sword
Warpick
Brass Shield
Heavy Crossbow
Bolt
Lordsworn’s Bolt
Weaknesses
Resistances & immunities
How to beat it
The shield carriers are the ones to watch: if you hit their shield, they can answer with a guard counter. Circle around to their back, use heavy or jumping attacks to break their guard, or wait for them to swing first and punish the opening. Pick off crossbow users before they can pin you down while you fight the rest.