Talk:Giant Lord/@comment-198.255.227.14-20161018005608/@comment-3236835-20161020004244

By the nature of this question, I would say you're trying to farm the Giant Lord for souls. Then I would suggest to pick up the ascetic (and all other items) after you defeat him. You can basically just rush forward and hug the right wall, the rolling statue head will take care of all the enemies; your only concern should be if the Giant Lord performs his long wind wave, but just by hiding behind a column and raising your shield (just in case) is enough.

Once you have defeated him, you may scout the area for all items lying/dropped and the ascetic.