Old Iron King

Lore


The earth spouted fire, and a beast arose from
the flames. The short-sighted king was incinerated
by the creature in one swing, and his castle
devoured in a sea of flames.

— Description of the Smelter Sword

Soul of the Old Iron King, who succumbed
to the flames that swallowed his castle.

The Iron King's flesh was charred, and his
soul possessed by the things that lurk below.

— Description of the Old Iron King Soul

Location


Iron Keep:
Inside the lava at the end of the keep.
Bonfire Intensity Health Souls
1 (NG) 6,070 48,000
2 (NG+) 10,320 96,000
8 (NG+7) 19,607 192,000

Bonfire Ascetic respawn: Eygil's Idol bonfire.

Summons


Drops


Moveset


Fist Pound (Single)

Fist Pound (Double)

Horizontal Swipe

Fist Pound (Firestorm)

Forward Lava Stream

Flame Breath

Shockwave

Strategies


Old Iron King highly telegraphs his attacks. However the small arena size causes difficulty. Always be mindful of how close you are to the edge especially when he uses his flame breath or lava stream (which track you).

It is easier to deal with him, when solo, if he is standing near the initial fog gate, as you can use the L-Shaped wall to help block some of his fire attacks. When he burrows in the lava, he'll reappear near where you're standing a few seconds later. Just simply stand near the fog gate until he surfaces to keep him in that part of the area.

Melee Strategy:
The stage you fight him in is pretty small and makes it easy for you to misstep and fall into the lava, so be careful in this fight.

His moves listed above are all slow and easily avoided:

He's generally more likely to use the beam and fire-breathing attacks if you're farther away from him, and if you avoid them by backing away, he will start using ranged attacks exclusively, making it difficult to get close again. If you hug him too long he will use his shockwave attack which is easily dodged but isn't punishable.

Keeping the target lock on him makes it easier to roll sideways through his attacks without losing sight of him and/or falling into the lava, but when he brings one of his fists down, turn it off so you can attack the arm from the side. Then immediately lock on again so you can avoid his next attack.

Do note that when he emerges from the lava the lava splatters can damage you (about 700 damage on NG++).

Easy Melee Strategy (No Hit):
Best used with a Lightning Infused or Gold Pine Resin buffed weapon while two-handing it, as you will not be using your shield.

Easy Ranged Strategy (No Hit):
Using the +1 Lighting shortbow found in the fire traps down the ladder from Eygil's Idol and about 100-200 wooden arrows, you can take down the Old Iron King without taking damage.

Notes


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Revision #1
Created 17 December 2024 07:32:04 by jade
Updated 17 December 2024 07:32:04 by jade