Heide Knight - Any good stategies for killing them?

[Viscus]

I'm trying to farm the armor in the tower of flame, I can kill the knights easily, but I usually end up taking a few hits from them.

I use the war axe from the blacksmith with the shield you find from killing the dragon.

Also, are there any backstab chances? I try to backstab when he swings left to right, but it just doesn't work.

[Elphelt's Biggest Fan]

you can backstab them (unless they just changed that), just don't try to backstab chain them as they have wake-up attacks. Sometimes backstabs are easier to hit slightly off-center behind the mobs. Not sure exactly why.

two-handed maces tend to trivialize some trash. The 2h R2 is a pancake slam as I like to call it. If it connects, they get knocked prone. Chaining those is pretty safe and easy.

if you don't want to do that I do think backstab fishing after learning their attack combos is safest. Getting good at dodging into enemies and using your invincibility frames can also increase your opportunities to attack (read about Agility on a dark souls wiki if you don't know about iframes yet :) ).

No other tips come to mind. Hope some helped.

[Trehek]

They can be backstabbed, and if you play co-op with a partner, doing it is easy as pie when they go after the other guy! Playing solo I had some trouble getting backstabs but had much more success with patient shield tactics. Either keep blocking and counter once you get the chance (requires some stamina management), or shield bash him as he strikes and crush him when he's lying on the ground.

[CTRL+ALT+DEFEAT]

Backstabbing is possible, but can be tricky. Personally, I recommend the Mace upgraded +3 or higher, if possible. I only ever use the Mace until Shrine of Amana and then switch to the Red Iron Twinblade. With a +4 or better you should be able to 2 shot the giant knights if you are leveling strength. I was wrecking the Heide Knights in 4 hits with it.

[Shaw]

stick them with the pointy end

[Rasputin]

parry or backstab

[Viscus]

All the knights are awake, I just block their combo and try to get behind and backstab - usually they do some BS and just swing backwards to hit me.

[Keelah]

Originally posted by |Fever| Viscus:

I'm trying to farm the armor in the tower of flame, I can kill the knights easily, but I usually end up taking a few hits from them.

I use the war axe from the blacksmith with the shield you find from killing the dragon.

Also, are there any backstab chances? I try to backstab when he swings left to right, but it just doesn't work.

Not related to fighting them, but some potential advice.

I would definitely recommend getting into the Company of Champions to farm them if you haven't already. It took me over 250 kills (I stopped counting at that point) before I got the full set. I was running with zero item discovery boosting equips for the majority of that though. It was the most time consuming farm I've ever done on any Souls game.

[Viscus]

Originally posted by Keelah:

Originally posted by |Fever| Viscus:

I'm trying to farm the armor in the tower of flame, I can kill the knights easily, but I usually end up taking a few hits from them.

I use the war axe from the blacksmith with the shield you find from killing the dragon.

Also, are there any backstab chances? I try to backstab when he swings left to right, but it just doesn't work.

Not related to fighting them, but some potential advice.

I would definitely recommend getting into the Company of Champions to farm them if you haven't already. It took me over 250 kills (I stopped counting at that point) before I got the full set. I was running with zero item discovery boosting equips for the majority of that though. It was the most time consuming farm I've ever done on any Souls game.

I usually do that, I just sit at the first bonefire and grab the two knights there and reset.

[40+13x-3=17x-363]

Parry, stunlock them with a high poise damage weapon, or just smash them to the ground with any greatclub.

[Trehek]

Originally posted by |Fever| Viscus:

All the knights are awake, I just block their combo and try to get behind and backstab - usually they do some BS and just swing backwards to hit me.

The backswing is precisely why I favor shield bashing instead.

[Alice and Astreus Grimaude]

Just back away from their attack chain and then hit them when they're recovering.