Talk:Knight Artorias/@comment-4511886-20140702145213

Incoming wall of text'''. You have been warned.'''

I solo'd him recently and here's my reccomendation: Use a fast, long weapon, such as a spear if you can, and NEVER EVER get greedy. Arty is all about waiting for an opening. The Dark Wood Grain Ring helps immensly as you can even roll through both of the hits from his Spinning Slash attack without much problem.

If you go under a certain amount of HP (60-50% is a good threshold if you have 30-40 Vit), use your next window to heal. Also make sure that you have atleast 10 Estus. If you don't want to spend humanity on Reverse Hollowing and Kindling, you can warp to a bonfire you've previously kindled, or one which already grants 10 Estus. Then warp back, but don't rest at the bonfire. This way, you will respawn at the kindled bonfire. It should also be noted that the Lordvessel will also provide a full 20 Estus if you've offered all 4 Lord Souls, otherwise it will give 5 after placing it and 10 after 1 soul is offered.

His Abyss Sludge is very hard to roll away from, due to its speed and wide arc. For this reason, keep your guard up at all times, and make sure that your shield can block it without breaking your guard.

Don't be afraid of his Somersault Slam. It deals very low damage per hit (about 1/5 of what his other attacks deal), so it should only prove to be an issue if you're low on health. Of course, you should still attempt to avoid it. But it is far less lethal than other attacks, albeit a lot more frustrating to be caught in.

He appears to lose poise while charging Wrath of the Abyss (3-4 hits of the Winged Spear's two-handed R1 is enough to stagger him) and he's completly immobile during it. A perfect time to unleash your full damage potential on him, but be ready to roll away before the stagger ends. He has plenty of attacks, including the Evasive Slice and Spinning Slash, that he will use if you stay close to him for too long.

An interesting note is that his attacks appear to have much larger counter windows than any other enemy in the game. Some windows are even open for the full duration of the attack animation, including the following opening. Combining this with the Leo Ring can prove to be a welcome damage boost to spear, rapier or pickaxe users.