Dark Souls 3 - Nameless King

The boss:

Nameless King & King of the Storm

Nameless King and King of the Storm are an optional boss in Dark Souls 3. This Dark Souls 3 Nameless King Guide features locations, strategies, and videos on how to defeat the Nameless King and King of the Storm efficiently, as well as tips, weaknesses, trivia, and lore notes for the Nameless King. The Nameless King is an imposing armored humanoid who rides atop a blue wyvern and attacks players with his spear. During the first phase of the boss fight, he is referred to as the "King of the Storm," reflecting his formidable mount. In this phase, the wyvern plays a significant role in the battle, using its own powerful attacks to challenge the player.

Once the wyvern is killed, the fight transitions into the second phase, and the boss's name changes to "Nameless King." In this phase, the Nameless King dismounts and engages the player directly, showcasing his full power and combat prowess. The transition marks a dramatic shift in the battle's dynamics, requiring the player to adapt their strategy to overcome the Nameless King's enhanced attacks and aggressive behavior.

Boss data

**Boss Data Overview**

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This table provides details about the boss, including health points, defenses, location, and vulnerabilities.
HP	Souls	Location
KoS: 4577, NK: 7100	80,000	Archdragon Peak
Defenses
Weak	Resistant	Immune
King of the Storm
Lightning, Frostbite	Poison/Toxic, Bleed, Fire	None
Nameless King
Fire, Dark	Lightning, Frostbite, Bleed	Poison/Toxic

Guide

This boss deals a considerable amount of lightning damage in both phases, so any lightning-resistant gear or rings are highly beneficial in this fight. Avoid metallic armors if possible, as they can increase your vulnerability to lightning attacks.

Dragonslayer Greatshield makes the fight much easier if your build supports it. A Spirit Tree Crest Shield or Lothric Knight Shield will also work if your build cannot support greatshields.

Carthus Bloodring is effective for dodging lightning attacks' large hitboxes, as well as delayed melees.

This boss uses physical, lightning, and fire abilities, making building an armor set against him difficult.

Because each phase—King of Storms and Nameless King—is resistant to what the other is weak against, and each rewards and punishes close-up and ranged fighting differently, creating a single build to navigate the fight is incredibly difficult.

In the first phase of the fight, any weapon arts that have a large vertical hitbox can inflict normal damage to the stormdrake, as long as they are under the torso. An example is the Dragonslayer’s Greataxe weapon art, which calls down a bolt of lightning and has a very high hitbox, but has a high FP cost.

One would think that this would make the Stormruler effective against the first phase, just as The King of Storms was weak against the Storm Ruler in Demon’s Souls. However, the extremely low damage of The Stormruler in Dark Souls III makes this not the case.

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Nameless King – Dark Souls 3

The Nameless King is one of the toughest bosses in the game...

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