Talk:Dragon Slayer Ornstein and Executioner Smough/@comment-25653465-20141117002404

I'm attempting to kill Smough first so I can get Ornstein's soul but I have trouble fighting giant Ornstein. His attacks are relentless and have annoying range and damage and a lot of the time he gets past my shield and kills me instantly if I don't have full health. I'm around lvl 54, I have the wanderer set+6, black knight shield, crystal halberd+2, demon's spear+3 (whch I use to take down smough easily), havel's ring and a build based around strength (24), endurance (24) and vitality (24) with around 11-14 for my other stats (not completely accurate). I also have a jagged ghost blade+4 which I primarily used until I learned about stat scaling but I don't use it much now. Based on this info what strategy should I go for when fighting phase 2 Ornstein? Should I get a certain type of weapon or stick to a certain strategy with my current equipment. I'm reluctent to summon Solaire again because the first time I summoned him he began the battle targeting Ornstein and killed him before I could kill Smough. Either way he's usually dead before phase 2 and I don't really need him for phase 1 as I find it easy enough.