Blue Smelter Demon...help?

[Noquid]

I've spent most the day clearing the way to this frickin boss. The only thing left is the giant knight that guards the mist entrance and frankly that kicks my butt just as bad. I'm melee, tank build, with +3 magic resist ring. I'm going to end up going through all of my effigy's on this boss. With my armor on and Havel's greatshield, I'm in the 60's for encumbrance and pretty much have to just keep circling, blocking and then trying to get a swing in after its combos.

I watch youtube videos of how to beat it and the view is completely different than what I see. It is actually hard to tell what it's doing when I'm fighting it. I can't hang out at a distance because I can't get close enough to get a hit in after it's combo. I guess I could go with a lighter armor build and still use the Havel's shield, frankly I don't think armor does crap anyway. Obviously I'm frustrated. Not even fun anymore. Any tips appreciated but I've read a bunch of how-to's, it just doesn't work that way when I have to fight it.

[Javhz]

Just ignore the enemies and go directly to the boss. Use the two phantoms as bait and before you get to the boss use the black separation crystal and run to the mist. Against the boss I recommend you use rebel's greatshield, it has good resistance to magic and is lighter than havel greatshield.

[Pyramid Bread]

Dont wear heavy armor. Wear light armor with good magic resistance instead.

Also put on the dispelling ring +1 that you get earlier in brume tower.

I suppose you can tank some of his attacks with a greatshield but learning the attack delay and rolling is always the best way.

I've done this boss with heavy/slow weps as well as light/fast weps and find that the fight is much easier with a rapier than an ultra.

And when he buffs himslf with the aura dont forget to pop lifegems to compensate for the hp drain when in close quarters

[Abyss___Walker]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fhUAESOFyYw

[SIGFRIED]

Don't run just use a good bow with poison arow and kill all and use wall for protect you its easy

[SIGFRIED]

and heal your pnj after and go fight the boss with any big bukler and srtong weapon and heavy armor and use mushroom for heal constanly

[SIGFRIED]

i use nashandra bow and mirror great shield you can kill this demon

[Inganni]

I've just sent a friend request if you still need help

[Walleye Wacker]

The blue smelter demon in my own opinion is one of the hardest bosses in this game, his attacks hit hard and are very oddly spaces out, the run to his fight is unforgivable as well.

I recommend taking the path through the jail cells as you don't have to fight very many enemies and it's a lot faster. You have 8 seconds from when you first pull the leaver to when you must pass the gate at the end of the hallway, don't worry about attacking the undead knights in the hallway because they will just slow you down. You have to run through another pathway as well with the same idea don't worry about the Knights and just get through. After those two hallways you will end up in the last room, near the fog.

Now for the fight itself I recommend having a lot of health, taking up to 3 hits without dying is ideal, though two is still great. You always want to dodge to the left (your left), and Dodge when the attack is actually in motion not with the windup. Don't get greedy with your hits either, that will get you killed quickly. With my run I used the Champions Lance, the Tower Great shield, with a light set of armor that has strong magic resist. I dodge to the left, attacked him ONCE, and dodged away giving me enough time to reposition myself for the next attack. If you get hit dodge one of his combos and if he does is AoE attack that's when you should heal. This is my method, yours might be a bit different, but If I can help anymore then just add me and I'll help as much as I can. (Sadly my Internet is bad so I can't join your game to help :/).

Good luck and happy hunting!

[The Lord of the Pidgeons]

I just respecced to a hex build since he's weak against it.

[Sareth]

Originally posted by Noquid:

tank build
[...]
frankly I don't think armor does crap anyway.

Well, there's your problem. Drop the greatshield and start rolling.
No seriously, there is now way you can sustain the fight while blocking his hits. Especially once he's buffed himself.

[NerV]

still need help?

[Noquid]

Ok, finally killed it. Now I'm facing the Fume Knight and it's even worse if that's possible. Why in hell did I decide to follow a Tank build walkthrough!!! Every youtube boss fight I've ever seen has NEVER had anyone tanking, they're all naked or high agility-dodge. So you play tank style for 150 levels but every time you have to fight a boss, you have to learn a whole new set of moves/strategies. I've probably fought him 15 times so far and have had him buff his sword once. This is pathetic.