Board Thread:Dark Souls II/@comment-6132984-20140326160838/@comment-16047389-20140411174242

Really, it's just gonna be the strongest weapons you have. His defenses are only good if you have less than 3 Giant Souls. The only concern with Vendrick is to not get hit, as tanking him isn't that viable of an option.

On the matter of the Ancient Dragon, if you have +130 Stamina and a Gyrm's Greatshield, you can block ALL of his fire damage.