Storm King

Details

Stage: 4-3

Soul: Storm Demon's Soul

Defense Table

Storm King

Health	1172
Normal	203
Slash	203
Blunt	203
Pierce	203
Magic	156
Fire	169
Poison	Strong
Plague	Strong
Bleed	Strong

Storm Beast

Health	71
Normal	66
Slash	6
Blunt	83
Pierce	66
Magic	84
Fire	80
Poison	Weak
Plague	Weak
Bleed	Weak

Enemy ID and Stats

The information below reflects the game's hard programmed values for enemy stats and values. However, these values don't always align precisely with values seen in game. This is due to Special Effect Multipliers (similar to NPCs) and World Tendency Multipliers.

Name	ID	Location	HP	Souls	Defense						Resistance
					Physical	Slash	Blunt	Thrust	Magic	Fire	Poison	Plague	Bleed
Storm King	503000	4-3	500	40400	127	127	127	127	98	106	200	500	500

Special Effect Multipliers

Special Effect Multipliers are blanket multipliers that are applied to NPCs, including Black Phantoms. For example, if the HP multiplier is "x2", the NPC will have twice the health that the player would have if they had identical stats and equipment. The NPC's attack multipliers are applied before the damage is affected by the player's defenses and resistances. Damage received by the NPC is slightly more complicated. When the player does damage to the NPC, the raw damage is put into a formula and computed against the NPC's resistances. These resistances are multiplied by the values in the Physical/Magic/Fire Defense columns before calculation. Afterward, the remaining damage is reduced by resistances, it is then multiplied by the Damage reduction multipliers in the Physical/Magic/Fire Reduction columns. The output damage remaining is the dealt to the NPC.

Stats

HP	Stamina Damage
x2.35	x1.81

Attack

Physical Attack	Magic Attack	Fire Attack
x2.2	x2.2	x2.2

Damage Reduction and Resistance

Physical Reduction	Magic Reduction	Fire Reduction	Physical Defense	Magic Defense	Fire Defense
-	-	-	x1.6	x1.6	x1.6

Effect Resistance

Poison Resistance	Plague Resistance	Bleed Resistance
-	Immune	-

Strategy

Storm Ruler

First run to where there are a lot of flying Storm Beasts, as you approach they will start attacking. Run and roll as fast as you can to the end of the big outstretched cliff on the left. You will see the Storm Ruler, take it out and run back to safe zone. Equip it, and go back towards one of the safe zones. Lock on to the Storm Beasts and attack them with your new sword (awesome right?). Keeping Thief's Ring equipped is very handy. The Storm Beasts will only attack you if they are close, and if they are attacking you, then they are close enough to be hit with Storm Ruler. Try to stay in the area where you got the Storm Ruler, as the Storm Beast don't fly over this area and it's safe from them. It's also where the Storm King flies over for his first swoop and you can attack him from here. The pillars are also safe points. Damage does increase when wielded with 2 hands. When there are only around four Storm Beasts left, the boss will fly closer to the ground, run quickly to a safe zone. He will swoop over the area from one side to the other. When he approaches, hide behind something and wait for the flying stingers to end, then step out and lock onto the boss, attacking him with sword. You should easily be able to land two or three hits on each pass. Remember that you can lock onto about 5 segments of him, 3 in a line on his body, and his 2 wings. So switch between them as necessary to continue hitting him. Once he has gone past you go back to a safe zone or try to kill any other stray Storm Beasts. When the boss comes for another round hide in a safe zone and repeat the pattern until he falls. Be sure to pick up the two Chunks of Cloudstone, located at the far side of the cliff, since they are only found as a treasure here.

Ranged

Similar to the previous strategy, although you don't need to use the Stormruler. Instead, use a ranged attack of your choice. Using the Lava Bow , hide behind the house (it might help if you first kill some of the storm beasts before heading to the house). The Storm King will die in 2-3 passes.

Safe Zones

Points 3 and 6 in the map are safe zones. Hiding in these areas will ensure your safety against the Storm King's attacks.

Magic

You can use the Soul Ray spell while he is flying overhead, boosting your power with the Clever Rat's Ring and the Morion Blade combo. It is however very dangerous with no safe zones to hide in. Rolling back and forth as the spikes come at you does work, but it is one of the more difficult dodging methods.

Alternatively, the Fire Spray spell can be used to clear out the smaller stringrays, allowing you to dodge the spikes (by strafing left and right) and attack at the same time, this can easily defeat all the stingrays before the Storm King makes his first pass of the arena, allowing you to focus on Storm King for an easy kill.