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What are Smough and Ornstein weak to?

Smough is particularly weak to fire, and Ornstein isn't much of a fan of it either. Lightning based magic will not work well here, and the various Soul Arrows can do some damage, but you will need quite a few shots to drop these bosses.
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Is Ornstein and Smough weak to fire?

Smough is weak to bleed damage in his lightning form. Ornstein is virtually immune to lightning damage and has moderate fire and magic resistance in both normal and large form.
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What weapon is best against Ornstein and Smough?

  • You could pick up a lightning spear in sen's fortress. ...
  • Getting Solaire the NPC or a human helper would be best. ...
  • Soul Spears picked up from either of the 2 Mage NPCs work good for Smough and Ornstein.
  • Fight them one at a time as which ever one you don't kill first gets all his health back after you kill the first.
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Is lightning good against Ornstein and Smough?

Smough is weak to Lightning and strong to Fire, Ornstein is strong to Lightning and weak to Fire. If you've put any points into STR/DEX and intend to get one or both of them to 40, changing it to Lightning will get rid of the scaling bonus you get from those stats which makes it worse in the long run.
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Are Ornstein and Smough that hard?

Independently known as Dragon Slayer Ornstein and Executioner Smough, they are mentioned in the lore of every game in the series, but are predominantly known for their appearance as an asymmetrical boss fight considered one of the game's most difficult.
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Dark Souls Guide - Easily Defeat Ornstein and Smough

Should I lock on Ornstein and Smough?

Do not lock on to either Ornstein or Smough, be sure to know the general placement of each of these two for the duration of the fight in order to block their attacks. You can kill them one at a time, which we recommend doing- Then the boss fight enters a second phase - a powered up version of the last remaining boss.
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What armor is good against Ornstein?

If you need armor, the silver knight set is pretty light with good lightning defense. I was surprised at how easy I took them down solo at level 40, even super ornstein, with just the default occult club (found in anor londo) and 18 faith.
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Is it possible to parry Ornstein?

They're roughly the same size. Parry, No.
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Why is Ornstein and Smough so tall?

The 'god' giants, such as ornstein, gwyn, cirian, artorias, silver knights, etc. are all normally 6-10 feet tall but grow as they absorb more souls. You see this directly when ornstein absorbs smough. The 'actual' giants can have the same effect, but they start out much larger anyway (see: smough absorbing ornstein).
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Is Ornstein A Boy or a girl?

Yes, Cirian was confirmed as a Female. Ornstein, however, is male. Artorias is male, while Hawkeye is unknown. Those are the four knights of Gwyn.
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What is the best summon for Ornstein and Smough?

Summoning Solaire of Astora is highly recommended as he can take a lot of hits and can kill Ornstein on his own if you distract Smough (he is, however, not so helpful in the second phase). This does however require a reserve of Humanity for repeated attempts.
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Who is the easiest souls final boss?

Pinwheel might be the easiest boss in the Dark Souls franchise relative to where players fight him. After delving into the Catacombs and defeating the dozens of skeletons within, players get to fight a boss that dies in a few hits. He doesn't make up for this low health with damaging attacks or mechanics, either.
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What is the hardest boss out of all the souls games?

1 Dragon Slayer Ornstein & Executioner Smough - Dark Souls

Depending on which boss is slain first, the survivor will absorb his partner, giving him more damage with lightning or increased range. Dragon Slayer Ornstein and Executioner Smough are the hardest bosses in Souls-likes history, and it's not even close.
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What is the hardest boss in DS1?

Dark Souls: 10 Hardest Bosses, Ranked By Difficulty
  1. 1 1/10 Knight Artorias.
  2. 2 2/10 Manus, Father Of The Abyss. ...
  3. 3 3/10 Dragonslayer Ornstein & Executioner Smough. ...
  4. 4 4/10 Black Dragon Kalameet. ...
  5. 5 5/10 Gravelord Nito. ...
  6. 6 6/10 The Four Kings. ...
  7. 7 7/10 Gwyn, Lord of Cinder. ...
  8. 8 8/10 Sanctuary Guardian. ...
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What is the toughest armor in Dark Souls?

Dark Souls: The 5 Best Armor Sets In The Game (& The 5 Worst)
  1. 1 WORST: Hollow Thief's Set.
  2. 2 BEST: Giant Set. ...
  3. 3 WORST: Black Set. ...
  4. 4 BEST: Havel's Armor. ...
  5. 5 WORST: Gold-Hemmed Set. ...
  6. 6 BEST: Black Iron Set. ...
  7. 7 WORST: Painting Guardian Set. ...
  8. 8 BEST: Paladin Set. ...
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What level should you fight Ornstein?

DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die Edition. at what level do most people fight Ornstein and Smough? Id say usually it's level 40-50.
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How do you beat Ornstein first?

We recommend that you go and defeat Pinwheel first. It's a significantly easier fight, and defeating Pinwheel allows you to further kindle the bonfire up to 20 Estus Flask charges. This will be really helpful for your upcoming fight with Ornstein and Smough.
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Can you beat Ornstein and Smough at the same time?

Nope. Even if you cheat to kill both at exactly the same time one will always get powered up, I think by default it's Ornstein.
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Is Super Ornstein harder than Super Smough?

Super Ornstein is easyer than super Smough. Why do I think that? Cuz if you stay really close to SO he can only hit with his dodge-attack and his butt-slam[both really wasy to dodge cuz slow].
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Who is the final boss of ds1?

Gwyn, The Lord of Cinder, is the final boss of Dark Souls. He is the father of Gwynevere (the woman who gives you the Lord Vessel) and Gwyndolin (the optional boss in Anor Londo).
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Which boss is weak to fire DS1?

DS1: Gwyn, Lord of Sunlight, Is Weak to Fire

In the original Dark Souls the player journeys through Lordran in the effort to collect the great souls of Lords Gravelord Nito, the Witch of Izalith, Seath the Scaleless, and of course Gwyn, the Lord of Sunlight.
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Who is stronger Ornstein or Artorias?

Artorias the legendary Abysswalker is victorious.
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Should I consume the Soul of Smough?

Smough's Hammer is a pretty bad weapon if you are just going by stats. Only keep Soul of Smough if you want the hammer for the humor/shock value.
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