Old Iron King

The Old Iron King is a boss in Dark Souls II.

General Information
Located in Iron Keep, the Old Iron King is the final boss of this area who has a great souls the player is aiming for.

Summoning
Ther is no NPC that can be summoned as a phantom for this fight. Other players who wish to join in jolly cooperation are able to be summoned.

Fight Overview
The fight is very simple and is sort of like Ceaseless Discharge from the original Dark Souls, the only difference is that you cannot kill the Old Iron King with an easy trick like you could Ceaseless Discharge. This means he can always be hit by ranged attacks, but melee will have to wait until the boss strikes at the player. The player has very little room to manuver and can very easily walk off or be thrown off the edge into the lava. The boss gives the player many chances at healing or dealing out tons of damage.

Strategy
It doesn't matter whether you're ranged or melee, there are certain instances when you should attack and when you should wait. The Old Iron King is similar to Ceasleess Discharge so the player must be careful of its powerful attacks. All of the Old Iron King's attacks should be dodged, being hit with them could be very devastating and it is very possible the player could be tossed off the edge.

There are two instances when the player can attack: when the boss slams his fist in the ground and when the boss is using a flame attack. Both of these instances give the player more than enough time to dish out 4 weapon strikes and even 2 spells. It is more difficult for pure melee players to hit Old Iron King during a fire attack, but it is still possible.

Take your time with this boss, don't try to rush it and waste stamina when you may need it.

Drops

 * Old Iron King Soul