He may be killed before this encounter, allowing summons to be possible. The best time to land fully charged heavy attacks is during the King of the Storm's grounded fire breath attack and right after the Nameless King's lightning slam attack after dodge rolling toward him. Drake breaths fire from front to his right side. Staying under the dragon's belly brings up the probability, too. The possible openings for casting include after the aerial-to-ground strike (don't confuse this with the standing ground strike), after or during the fire breath (dodge roll to your right through the flames and get in close before casting), after the electric ground strike and after a second sideswipe. Just watch your stamina. It is possible that he was branded with the sign of the undead, as this appears to be the case for all of the warriors that follow him. Since the Nameless King has pretty much one damage type here (Lightning), you could consider equipping the Thunder Stoneplate Ring if you have problems with your health. Can't be parried, but can be staggered and riposted for massive damage. The moment you go past his head to hit his neck a bunch he seems to start doing it way more. Again, this is because for every opening, he is very likely to do that attack! During the first phase of the boss fight, his name is shown as "King of the Storm," until the wyvern he is riding is killed. The Nameless King's lightning AOE in his second phase tends to spread out a lot. Depending on its construction, it is possible to take almost 500 hp from it with each stroke.As for the nameless king, keep an average distance, neither too far nor too close. try to get two hits in at most and for larger weapons (Greatswords, Ultra GS, etc.) His weapon is the predeseccor to both the spear and sword and his armor bears resemblance to that of the First Lord. If he is the Firstborn son of Gwyn, this may be a result of him being stripped of his inheiritance, as though the fire of his lordship were ripped from him, but this is contradicted by his ability to continue to use lightning. The page says the boss is resistant to Bleed. According to the lore of the nameless king's armor, soul, and weapons, he was a dragon slaying god of war and heir of lightning that sacrificed everything to ally with the Ancient Dragons, taming a stormdrake who fought with him in countless battles. Embeds from FL channel only - please add your link below if you're a partner. Also, another recommendation would be to equip the Carthus Bloodring and stay on his left side (your right) and continuously roll dodge his attacks until you see an opening to strike. Dodging backwards is a no-go, but rolling sideways after a few moments of him charging the attack works great. Furthermore, dodge and roll will help you !!!. The Nameless King is one of the optional Bosses in Dark Souls 3. Or, alternatively, maybe Gwyn went the European King route and just named him Gwyn II lmfao. Usually catching an unprepared fighter off guard as they roll too early and are struck for heavy damage. But for SL1 high NG runs this is actually great, because bleeding scales with max HP of bosses.Obviously, a knife isn't advisable in the 1st phase due to low reach. Step1: Skipping NK in NG.Step2: Approaching him in NG+ for the first time.Step3: Kill on third try.Step4: Profit.Step5: Still suffering miserably under Midir's claws. It is advised to keep the wyvern at some distance until you go in for one or two hits then retreat to be able to keep watch on both and time your responses appropriately. Flies straight up into the air and spews fire straight down in a large area. strong hit once.. roll.. roll.. etcAh, probably that ring that boosts rolling invincibility makes a lot of difference here. Much preferred the melee build fight. The boss itself can be very difficult for a novice (or anyone for that matter) and his movements, while somewhat predictable, are still erratic, so stay on guard until there's a guaranteed opening to attack him. Drops I noticed, it feels like the king of storms uses the fire breath a bit less as long as you stay in front of his head. Unsafe times to cast would be after it leaps over you to land on your opposite side, after it lands from the aerial lightning spear->stab combo, after it lands from the aerial fire breath, after one standing ground strike (as this can combo into sideswipes) or after one sideswipe (as a return side swipe may follow). His follow-up spear thrust can also be avoided simply by walking backwards and to the left. Kept using different builds and running at him to just have him slap me back through the fog wall like a midget with a shotgun. With enough attacks dealt he will be staggered, allowing you to perform a riposte-esque visceral attack not unlike the mechanic in bloodborne. [1] He tamed a Stormdrake and formed a close bond with it,[3] leading it to countless battles. Being sent into a dream of glorious conquest is the final answer Siegmeyer obtains from The Descendant of Dragons in Ash Lake in Dark Souls I, who is also the originator of the dragon covenant, and Archdragon Peak could be this or a similar dream. The Nameless King's arena is in the sky, and its fog-gatelike floor is not counted as a normal floor by the game. Very good moment to use Weapon Art or land few hits. The Nameless King was a dragon-slaying god of war in the Age of the Gods and heir to lightning, until he sacrificed everything to ally with the ancient dragons. ), this boss is a walk in the park. ), NG+6 (?? Using an Ember will increase the effectiveness of the Estus Ring, since it scales to a multiple of 20% more health. Freakin'. Watch the background. one at most, two if you're bold enough but it is quite risky. Don't buy into it. Also, lighting protect ring and without great shield. If it begins to circle you, keep an eye on the Nameless King; his Lightning Spears are intimidating, but can be dodged. If you don't see one of them in the background while you are back-walking, you know you are headed towards the narrow edge of the map and may need to run to the side to re-center and get him back to a shooting range. Considering that this is endgame and assuming you have endgame stats and build (60 INT, Court Sorcerer's Staff +10, all the shiny sorcerer-rings, etc. R Once his spear flashes with lightning, throw a double or triple dodge roll in rapid succession, and you should avoid it. This attack is very similar to Ornstein's attack from Dark Souls. Statues of The Nameless King abound in the area where The Ancient Wyvern is fought, indicating that he is a being of great worship among those that wish to become dragons. Souls Spirit Tree Crest Shield might work too. Can easily jump out of your camera view, a good strategy would be to increase camera sensitivity and do not lock on at all times. But he has not so great range, so dodging him and getting out of the melee-zone should be no problem here. One would think that this would make the Stormruler effective against the first phase, just as The King of Storms was weak against the Storm Ruler in Demon's Souls, however, the extremely low damage of The Stormruler in Dark Souls III makes this not the case. If you discover that he will use his spear's skill, dodge at the right time and repeat the attacks.I know that wearing clutch rings takes more damage, but this guy does so much damage when he gets it right that it makes no difference whether you're wearing the ring or not. In Dark Souls 2 you can find lion-men in the Shaded Woods. Dodge roll timing is much more precise than other attacks because the Nameless King waits for an opening, so the player really needs to have this down. The breath attack hits almost directly below the drake's body, so a good rule of thumb to avoid it is to run in the direction its head was facing when it took off, since from where your character is likely standing, that's the shortest path to safe ground.