Board Thread:Dark Souls/@comment-3492791-20140328054528/@comment-68.63.225.156-20140514022710

You could also just use a thrusting weapon to attack him through the door in Darkroot Basin. Once you've gotten his attention he tends to walk towards the door when you get too close, and he won't attack until you hit him. Thanks to his low attack speed you can easily roll out of the way after a single attack and watch as he whiffs time and again. Zwiehander's leaping attack/heavy attack works, as do most polearms, the Greatswords that have a thrust attack, and the Longsword.