

Its rider will also attack you, and he favors lightning attacks. However, the dragon isn't the only thing you're fighting. The Dragon Crest Shield can be a good option here. Having decent fire defense isn't a bad idea. It also has a forward-facing fire spray that can also do pretty good damage if it hits you. The fire breath attack mentioned above isn't the dragon's only fire attack. Hitting the dragon's head, however, can do much more damage and can lead to an opportunity for a critical blow that can make this portion of the fight go way faster and easier! Regardless of how close or far you keep to the dragon, the camera will be your greatest enemy throughout this encounter. Hitting the dragon's feet does very little damage. These two reasons should be enough to keep you out from under the dragon, but there are other reasons why keeping your distance is the better option. Getting caught in this flying fire breath attack means almost certain death. This second hit will almost certainly kill you. The attack will also knock the player prone, but the fire spray also persists long enough that it can frequently trigger a second hit once you stand up. Even a health bar that stretches most of the way across the screen can be more than halved simply by being hit with this attack. If you hang around under the dragon's belly, it won't wait too long before flying up into the air and unleashing an area of effect fire breath attack that can often mean certain death if you get caught in it. The second reason is that the dragon has a potent defense against this sort of strategy: its fire breath. He also moves very quickly and can cover a lot of space, so you'll end up spending a lot of time having to micro-manage the camera as you try to manually keep it focused on the dragon. Locking onto the enemy is impossible when directly below him, and so you won't be able to see any of what he is doing. The first is that you'll end up forcing yourself into battle with the most ever-present of Souls games' most formidable foes: the camera. There are actually quite a few reasons for this, but there are two that stand out as making this boss particularly frustrating for any player who tethers themselves to the boss's feet.
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The King of the Storm is one of the rare bosses in the series that actually requires the player to keep your distance from the boss and avoid getting in too close. The Nameless King and his storm drake require a different strategy than the typical Dark Souls boss.
