Boss Fight with Rom, the Vacuous Spider
Beat Rom, the Vacuous Spider to receive Kin Coldblood.
This boss is easy or extremely complicated depending on how you approach the battle. Follow our advice and we’ll help you quickly and efficiently kill this creepy crawler.
At first you’ll see Rom, the Vacuous Spider lying in wait. If you go to strike this creature, multiple spiders show up to protect Rom. They’re both tough and kind of a waste to kill. In fact, you can ignore these creatures and go after Rom by pressing the Circle button to run.
Should these spiders get in your way, they will use their legs to unleash a bunch of attacks. These include a spitting attack, a standard-looking jumping strike and then another leap that deals significant damage. That last one is by far the worst, so avoid it as much as possible.
Despite multiple baddies clogging the screen, Rom is your primary focus. Approach the king spider (or is it queen?) and do not lock onto the boss. Approach the side and you’ll notice Rom has no armor there. Attack this area without mercy. You’ll also achieve success hitting Rom from behind, as you would with other monsters in Bloodborne. Striking Rom’s head is unwise.
Don’t get too carried away attacking Rom. In many cases you will only pull off two successful attacks before having to dodge out of harm’s way; remember, there are other spiders to be aware of. The location of Rom’s minions will determine how many attacks you’re able to land.
After dealing a certain amount of damage to the boss, Rom glows white and then vanishes. When you see this white light, hit Rom as much as possible because you will score a huge amount of damage. After Rom gives you the slip, avoid his loyal subjects and pan the camera to find the boss again.
Each time Rom vanishes more spiders join the fight. On top of that, when Rom reappears the first time he goes on the offensive. If you see Rom roll over so he’s on his back, run away as far as possible because boulders suddenly erupt from this location and go into the sky; weird attack for a spider, but OK.
Of equal importance, if Rom looks up at the sky, these boulders are on their way down. Get away from the spider boss and then dodge in the opposite direction to avoid the boulders. Granted, you can dodge wherever you want and still come away unscathed, but we feel opposite Rom is the best strategy. There’s a good chance that Rom will attempt consecutive boulder attacks, and you just want to be in the area to attack when you see an opening.
To make matters worse, a blue light will appear over Rom. Back away as much as possible to avoid getting hit by this ensuing attack, otherwise it may kill you depending on your hunter’s health.
By now, after you’ve seen these attacks, approaching Rom causes the spider to freak out and swing around. Get in close so he initiates this attack and then immediately escape, but remain close. You want to be nearby because when Rom stops you have a few seconds to run up and deal multiple strikes, again depending on the location of those bothersome spider minions. Even if you manage one hit you’re in good shape. No need to be overly aggressive. Your goal is to manage your health and take care of Rom without having to restart the battle. Since Rom cannot heal, every landed attack is a good one, and when you finally kill this boss, the spider body guards are no longer a threat.
With Rom, the Vacuous Spider soundly beaten, walk up to the woman in white and you’ll view a cinematic. The game will then inform you that a ritual secret is no more and your new goal is to look for the nightmare newborn.