Uploaded April 2016 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This video features the boss fight against the Nameless King from Dark Souls III. He's the second boss encounter a player may have in Archdragon Peak, one of the three optional areas of the game, and therefore he's not mandatory to reach the end of the game. Note that this video was recorded while playing on new game plus.
Before facing the Nameless King directly, you must deal with his dragon mount, the King of the Storm, which is the objective of the first phase of the fight. The dragon's head is the only part of its body that can recive appreciable damage. As you try to hit it, both the dragon and his master will try to bring you down. More specifically:
- The King of the Storm can breath fire on you, both while in the air and on the ground. In the latter's case, it leaves itself open for several attacks (provided you can stay clear of the fire, of course). It'll also try to bite you
- The Nameless King will try to attack you with his spear two or three times, charge it with lighting and slam it on the ground or throwing lighting bolts at you from the distance
The dragon can be staggered after a while and be subjected to a risposte attack for massive damage.
The first phase of the fight is made particularly annoying by the wonky camera system: the King of the Storm's head is such a small spot to lock on and the boss is so big and likes to move around so much, changing position often, that most of the time the camera just won't cooperate and the lock-on may drop, leaving you incapable of predicting what the boss is going to do next. Which is a problem, since the Nameless King is an endgame encounter and hits really hard.
The second phase is triggered by defeating the King of the Storm and revolves around facing the Nameless King one on one. The boss will use his spear and the power of lighting to dish out different, hard-hitting attacks from Artorias of the Abyss, Dragonslayer Ornstein and even Gwyn, Lord of Cinder movesets. These attacks are best dodged instead of parried. Like nearly all the big humanoid bosses, if you hit the Nameless King for a while he will be briefly stunned and left open for a highly damaging rispose.
This video features the boss fight against the Nameless King from Dark Souls III. He's the second boss encounter a player may have in Archdragon Peak, one of the three optional areas of the game, and therefore he's not mandatory to reach the end of the game. Note that this video was recorded while playing on new game plus.
Before facing the Nameless King directly, you must deal with his dragon mount, the King of the Storm, which is the objective of the first phase of the fight. The dragon's head is the only part of its body that can recive appreciable damage. As you try to hit it, both the dragon and his master will try to bring you down. More specifically:
- The King of the Storm can breath fire on you, both while in the air and on the ground. In the latter's case, it leaves itself open for several attacks (provided you can stay clear of the fire, of course). It'll also try to bite you
- The Nameless King will try to attack you with his spear two or three times, charge it with lighting and slam it on the ground or throwing lighting bolts at you from the distance
The dragon can be staggered after a while and be subjected to a risposte attack for massive damage.
The first phase of the fight is made particularly annoying by the wonky camera system: the King of the Storm's head is such a small spot to lock on and the boss is so big and likes to move around so much, changing position often, that most of the time the camera just won't cooperate and the lock-on may drop, leaving you incapable of predicting what the boss is going to do next. Which is a problem, since the Nameless King is an endgame encounter and hits really hard.
The second phase is triggered by defeating the King of the Storm and revolves around facing the Nameless King one on one. The boss will use his spear and the power of lighting to dish out different, hard-hitting attacks from Artorias of the Abyss, Dragonslayer Ornstein and even Gwyn, Lord of Cinder movesets. These attacks are best dodged instead of parried. Like nearly all the big humanoid bosses, if you hit the Nameless King for a while he will be briefly stunned and left open for a highly damaging rispose.
