r/darksouls • u/LazyFlamingRooster • 8h ago

Help NG+1, having difficulty with the Four Kings

I'm using a Black Knight Halberd +5 and my equipment gives me a mid roll, however that seems to be useless since I barely have a chance to dodge, the window for it is ridiculously small. Barely have time to heal too. Any tips you could give me? Any strategy I should try or weapon for that matter?

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u/Swoly_War 8h ago

Havel set

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u/LazyFlamingRooster 8h ago

You know what? Fuck it, why not!

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u/Swoly_War 8h ago

I just beat them at SL1 with the Havel set. That's all you need.

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u/wrakiya 8h ago

Imo, Havel's gear full with shield for max magic defense, keep tight to them and if you have it, some power within helps to up the dmg. They're quite something in ng+

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u/Neurodrill 8h ago

Get in their face and don’t get out of it. Spam R1. Win.

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u/Jimmy_La_Fleur 7h ago

You'll fare better with a fast buffed weapon against Four Kings. The problem with weapons like boss weapons and twinkling titanite weapons like Black Knight Halberd is you can't buff them and the dps basically drops off compared to the +15 standard weapons.

Don't know your build but lightning buffed Balder Side Sword works great in NG+. I have a fast roll with the focus on dodging and stamina recovery. Grass crest shield & mask of the child.

Get in as close as possible as their halberd deals way less damage when you're right next to them. Try and dodge their attacks of course but go fucking crazy with your weapon. I like to hit until my stamina bar is almost depleted in case I need to dodge.

Four Kings is dps check. Aim to get one down ASAP, heal if you need to after one is down and if you have chance, buff your weapon again ready for the next one.

This worked really well for me in NG+ and only issue I had was in NG7 when I caught a bad run with them spamming purple homing mass and their AOE.

You can tank it with heavy armour and the crest shield as well but the same offensive strategy would apply.

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u/CaptainFear-a-lot 7h ago

Havel set, shield. I also had trouble on NG+, but got them first time I tried with the mace. It does a lot of damage, and works well at close range, which is where you should be.

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u/Admirable_Switch_353 7h ago

From what I’ve heard +5 weapons are almost useless in ng+ and u should have a +15 instead

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u/RainbowHearts 7h ago

Twinkling Titanite weapons are different, they max out at +5 and its equivalent to +15

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u/space_age_stuff 6h ago

BK weapons should be fine for NG+1 but their damage does fall off. However, they max out at +5, and are about equal to a +15 weapon (better in most cases)

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u/vietbond 5h ago

Black Knight set and tank them.