Board Thread:Dark Souls II/@comment-6132984-20140326160838/@comment-24249492-20140412155721

tanking King Vendrick is only good enough for two things: Blocking his attacks with a really good shield, as his attacks destroy tons of stamina, and wearing enough armor to survive his attacks. My cousin was fighting the King Vendrick with full Havel's, but he only could survive one attack at a time. If he got hit twice in a row, he would have died.

Myself, I found it extremely easy to roll under his sword, as his attacks were extremely easy to see coming. Whenever he attacked, I rolled under his sword, around his left, and hit him one time with my Great Club +9 and my Large Club +9. Even a medium roll is good to dodge his attacks, as he's extremely slow.