The player will not immediately face the Ivory King after passing through the fog door and dropping into the Old Chaos. The Ivory King Set can be purchased for a total of 74,400 souls from Maughlin the Armorer after defeating the Burnt Ivory King and bringing 50 Loyce Souls to Alsanna, Silent Oracle. Preparation Now you probably wonder what's waiting for you behind the fog door, in the hole down there? The Burnt Ivory King, much like most bosses, hate healing, and when you're healing, they will target you. When it’s down to 1v1 with the King I wouldn’t say it’s easy, but it’s nothing compared to what’s come before (blue smelter, fumey). Blocking is the best method. Also very stable), The next most 'important' item (you don't need a weapon, only just the shield. Attacks with the 'lightsaber' are very strong, and easily dodgeable by rolling backwards. Alternately: summon all two NPC phantoms and reunite all four knights. Ice Explosion: Only used when the King has buffed his sword. Summons (for some reason not found from anywhere else in this page), 2. I could not dodge and die quickly??? The most important item in this bossfight is the shield (believe it or not) and the shield i used (and the one i suggest) is Havel's Greatshield, infused with Magic. With a bit of luck, you can lure him into fighting next to the knight while this happens for an easy instant kill. You will get the soul, but miss out on so much (you won't get the armor of the Ivory King nor the rest of Loyce Knight items) It's not a flawless strategy, but has worked for me for literally tens of bossruns.The boss may seem like much of a hazzle due to being the main antagonist of the DLC, but he's pretty much just a slower version of the Lost Sinner, or possibly a weaker Fume Knight. Therefore, it is wise to let 3 of the knights fight until they seal the portal so that you don't have to deal with extra enemies when the Burnt Ivory King enters the area. 6. Charges player at high speed and impales him/her. The buff will add magic damage to the King's sword and will provide him with both an impale attack and a small area of effect attack. His attacks are easy to dodge, so if you're low on stamina and for some reason he's attacking you that moment, use that little stamina of yours to perform a dodge when you notice he's performing an attack. Or have it as backup weapon just in case. Drops Get close to the portal, and you'll notice the Burnt Ivory King emerging... You need to make a choice: (A) DEFENSIVE POSITION (Harder than offensive position) If you chose the defensive position, you'll need to have your Chloranthy Ring +2 and Redeye Ring equipped, along with (preferably) Havel's Greatshield (gyrm greatshield might work too, i'm not much of a fan so i don't know) Start out by blocking, as the boss will charge at you. NG+ After a short period of time, several more will spawn, then several more shortly thereafter. If not, then unequip the Redeye ring, as the boss will appear if you get close to the big portal. Which is it? Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Because for ivory elephants have to die so ivory is a bad thing? If he connects, he will lift the player on his sword, draining a large amount of health, after which he'll throw the player away. Keep on circling and blocking, and watch that stamina! Location 1. He mumbles "Fire" sometimes when he attacks and at others, he yells out "DIE!!!". Be patient, block, move, win. Used either after a back step from the boss or when too far away. Added by the DLC Crown of the Ivory King, the boss is also available to Scholar of the First Sin Editionowners. Afflicted Graverobber, Ancient Soldier Varg, and Cerah the Old Explorer, Lud, the King's Pet & Zallen, the King's Pet, https://darksouls.fandom.com/wiki/Burnt_Ivory_King?oldid=303420, If he gets close to one of the portals that spawns the. ONE LAST NOTE: Even though the wikipedia tells you that if you kill Alsanna with arrows you'll get the soul, don't do it. His origins are said to trace back to the kingdom of Forossa, where he served as a high ranking knight. In german he is called just plain the "white king" translated back to english. ), 3. Lunging Slash: This attack will pass straight through shields when his sword is buffed, and is a danger because it will not knock the player down, opening the player up to his follow-up spin attack. The boss is there, and you need to act. Now, you don't have to mind about his attacks, just block and dodge when you're running out of stamina, as some of his hits drain quite a lot of stamina, then wait till you have enough stamina, and continue with the blocking. NG+ Mostly blocking them is good, just mind the stamina. You don't wanna run out of stamina or they'll all pound you like a poundhound. Burnt Ivory King is a boss in Dark Souls 2. Once the king of Eleum Loyce, he has been corrupted by the Old Chaos. The Loyce Knights only seem to seal the portals when they have sustained enough damage. The Ivory King was once the ruler of Eleum Loyce. Armor... Not so much necessary for the boss, but if you're planning to attack, or just have low stamina and cant really block much, use armor like Havel's Set(melee def) or the Chaos Set(magic def), I suggest using Redeye Ring when there's only Charren Loyce Knights (remove the ring when the boss comes, unless you believe in your blocking skills enough). 5. (great importance what you wear), 4. The Loyce Knights will play an important part in the bossfight. Alternately, repeatly cast Great Resonant Soul while using Loyce Knights and NPC Phantoms as distraction. Then proceeds to throw player away with blade, dealing massive damage. Quickly slides past the player with a quick slash attack and then does a turning jump attack back towards the player. The player may also find it helpful to bring down the pyromancy Knight first so they won't have to worry about ranged attacks. Some of his attacks are similar to the Fume Knight's, so it's not really much of a hazzle dodging them. Just remove the fear-factor and you'll see him as a regular scorned guy. Jumping Spin: The King will jump into the air, spinning 360 degrees before slashing with his sword. A very fun and epic fight of medium difficulty. Could somebody go through and change all the "Charren" to charred, and then smash whatever form of autocorrect allowed that. Health He's like the Dark Lord Sauron. As a precaution, various knights and golems were posted throughout the Garrison Ward to lead the advance on the swollen flame on his orders. Charred Loyce Knight at early NGs are vulnerable to Dark Crypt Blacksword +5 buffed with Dark Weapon, which can dispatch them within 3 two handed strong attack swings. Yuka Kitamura - Burnt Ivory King (Extended) (Dark Souls II Scholar Of The First Sin Extended OST). There are 4 Loyce Knights, one provided by Alsanna, located in the room with the fog door leading to the Old Chaos. During the first wave, three Knights will spawn. He will eventually 'enchant' his weapon with magic, which is very, very easy to notice, as his sword will begin to resemble a lightsaber. At an unknown point, a… Dark Souls Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community. The Burnt Ivory King is an enemy in Dark Souls 2. The knights will be a random mix of halberd, sword, or pyromancy users. He will most likely do this more than a couple times during the battle. Just give him his ring back and be on your way. Any rapier with dark/lightning resin should work just fine. The boss isn't really so hard, and your teammates are strong enough to kill him. Boss seems to be completely resistant to poison. NG Impale: Only used with the buffed sword. Burnt Ivory King. And both of them were followed by their faithful knights... and all of them burned! That fight was bliss! He starts with thrust attack and follows up with a slash then a jumping slash. Leap to air and slash or thrust. And if she will, don't worry, as the remaining Loyce Knight has a very nice healthpool, and Twiggy Shei uses Estus Flasks. It says he's resistant to dark and weak to lightning, but then goes on to say he's weaker to dark than lightning due to tests. Feel free to edit the page and add yours. I don't know why they always restrict many things while games on the PC 1 button corresponds to a skill. Easily avoided by moving back from the King when he turns his sword upside down. The Ivory King was described as a compassionate and strong ruler, always the first to swing his sword in times of need for the good of his people or for his homeland. He starts with a slash attack then moves into two additional slashes and finishes with a thrust. Needed around 15 hits or so with a Poison infused Spotted Whip at 50 ADP. A grand cathedral was built in an attempt to appease the raging flame, but the Chaos would not be sated. 2. Now, the portals should be closed, or at least 2 of them when a huge portal emerges from end of the Arena, from the middle of two portals. 184,000 Contributions to Fextralife Wikis are licensed under a, 5. 8,040