Iron Warrior is an enemy in Dark Souls 2.
Iron Warrior Information
A large, headless giant wearing iron armor, which is constantly leaking lava on the sides. These warriors most likely wore iron Minotaur Helmets.
There is a variant that wields a large mace with the same move set as the Smelter Hammer, but can inflict bleed.
Location
- Brume Tower
Upper Floor
Foyer
Lowermost Floor
Drops
Strategy Tips
- Try to keep behind them and move over to the side that just shot out lava (After it disappears) and repeat after the other side does the same.
- If fighting them in the lower Foyer in the ashen area, the flame jets nearby serve as a great way to kill them, providing you have destroyed all of the powder barrels and hollows.
- About half of the encounters with this enemy occur near environmental hazards or Barrel-Carriers. These can be used to the player's advantage, and this seems to be the intended method of defeating them in several encounters.
- Causing a Barrel-Carrier to explode near this enemy results in a one-hit kill (needs confirmation).
Move Set
Smelter Hammer | Drakekeeper Hammer
- Hammer Strike
Can't be Parried.
Can be Blocked. - Double Hammer Strike
Can't be Parried.
Can be Blocked. - Hammer Slam
Can't be Parried.
Can't be Blocked. - Hammer Slam w/ Hammer Strike
Can't be Parried.
Last attack can be Blocked. - Double Hammer Strike w/ Hammer Slam
Can't be Parried.
Last Attack can't be Blocked. - Running Hammer Strike
Can't be Parried.
Can be Blocked. - Iron Lunge
Can't be Parried.
Can't be Blocked. - Hammer Thrust
Can't be Parried.
Can be Blocked. - Punch
Can't be Parried.
Can be Blocked. - Kick
Can't be Parried.
Can't be Blocked. (Needs Confirmation)
Great Mace
- Mace Strike
Can't be Parried.
Can be Blocked.
Inflicts Bleed. - Double Mace Strike
Can't be Parried.
Can be Blocked.
Inflicts Bleed. - Mace Slam
Can't be Parried.
Can't be Blocked.
Inflicts Bleed. - Mace Slam w/ Mace Strike
Can't be Parried.
Last attack can be Blocked.
Inflicts Bleed. - Double Mace Strike w/ Mace Slam
Can't be Parried.
Last Attack can't be Blocked.
Inflicts Bleed. - Running Mace Strike
Can't be Parried.
Can be Blocked.
Inflicts Bleed. - Iron Lunge
Can't be Parried.
Can't be Blocked.
Inflicts Bleed. - Mace Thrust
Can't be Parried.
Can be Blocked.
Inflicts Bleed. - Punch
Can't be Parried.
Can be Blocked. - Kick
Can't be Parried.
Can't be Blocked. (Needs Confirmation)
Notes
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- Anonymous
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Honestly, these guys are proly one of the coolest enemies, they're tough and hit hard but they don't feel unfair at all like some other enemies not having janky hitboxes or absolutely absurd tracking/delays to their swings and all their attacks are perfectly dodgeable as long as you pay attention to their swings and you don't dodge recklessly (something you should never do in this game in general)
and their design is really cool looking being these big hulking iron giants and their lack of heads combined with their gigantic burnt drumstick/spiky great mace weapons and their hunched posture is really cool-looking to me, not to mention they drop the Smelter Hammer which is simultaneously one of the coolest and most goofy-ahh fun weapons in the series as well as the Minotaur Helm which is very good for big poise boy builds since it has the highest poise of any helmet in the game and can be very cool looking with certain armour pieces. (can be a pain to get however depending on if Rngesus is on your side or not)
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These headless brutes are manikins on steroids and that's just a physical comparison because unlike the manikins, these ones don't have Tekken combos that stunlock you forever.
- Anonymous
How the hell do you kill the one before the life ring +3?! It constantly heals ;/
- Anonymous
barrel carriers deal significant damage - 1500+ - but not a one shot. Two of them will one shot though if in proximity
- Anonymous
Funny how they're just called "Iron Warriors" when I've always called them Smelter Giants
- Anonymous
So I used an Alonne Great Bow on one of these guy by the Fume Knight's fog gate, then he saluted me and stood still. Didnt attack me at all. I rested at the bonfire and tried it again, got 2 of them to salute me. I was also wearing Alonne Captains Armor and Crown of the Old Iron King from a previous playthrough. Does anyone else know about this?
- Anonymous
Cheap, unfair, poorly-designed enemy. Getting constantly sprayed with their random lava period blood with no tells is a sign that they should be reworked to be actually good enemies.
- Anonymous
My crypt black sword is infused with dark. This man’s hammer is infused with mountain-sized hitboxes.
holy moley these guys can jump! encountered it when i was trying to cheese the 3 with a bow the dude jumped his entire height & length, dayum!
- Anonymous
One time I was fighting one of these guys, and suddenly they randomly his legs started glitching and just clipped out of the game
- Anonymous
Poison Arrows work pretty great against tanky enemies like the iron warrior, because poison ignores the armor and goes straight for the health, keep in mind you need like 5-6 arrows to poison an iron warrior and then some patience is needed. But it works well and does the job. Can used against practically anything though too. They're sold by Gavlan for 60 souls each, not to bad of a price.
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Word of caution, don't bother hitting these guys while they're in their spawn animation.
Because apart from not dealing any damage, for some unexplained reason it'll take massive chunks out of your current weapons durability for every hit that "connects".
I found this out while farming the three that spawn in the spot where you get the iron key for Titanite Slabs.
- Anonymous
I don't know how I did but I playing Dark Souls 2 right now and I broke A.I. of one of these guys. I posted a vid of it it to my twitter. https://twitter.com/LoyceKnight_/status/1352157417543356417
- Anonymous
I don't know how I did but I playing Dark Souls 2 right now and I broke A.I. of one of these guys. I posted a vid of it it to my twitter.
Twitter DOT com/LoyceKnight_/status/1352157417543356417
- Anonymous
These should be marked on the enemies page as a Crown of the Old Iron King exclusive.
- Anonymous
anyone else seen a dark spirit iron warrior on intensity 8 by the fume knights fog ?
cant see any mention elsewhere
sotfs
they are very weak to dark i don't know how to add this to the data on them tho so up vote to help people out :)
- Anonymous
When I fought one of the ones in the fume knight area it became petrified during the battle. I have no clue how, but has anyone else seen this?
- Anonymous
Literally half the PvE enemies are armored dudes. No wonder rapiers and casting is the name of the game
there is alot of Info Missing here, They have approximately 3000 HP on NG, they are resistant to fire and slash. I'll find one quickly and edit this one if i find the time
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This things kinda bullshit. An otherwise easy enemy (though bit of a hp sponge) only made annoying by the consistent spewing fire/lava from it's body that makes you have to wait for an opening in both it's attack and the lava, while also only getting one hit in each time.
- Anonymous
Wish their other weapon was obtainable as well. the lava effect that comes out of it is so cool!
- Anonymous
Really good trade item if you have extras. Use unupgraded chicken legs to trade for rare stuff like Heide Knight stuff or Syan stuff.
I had the goal of dual wielding smelter hammers, so I equipped jester's hat, gold serpent ring +1, munched on some rusted coins, and proceeded to despawn every Iron Warrior before the Fume Knight. I got a couple helms and 4 slabs, but only one hammer. Was I just super unlucky, or am I misunderstanding how these "luck" items work?
Great. Other enemy that is too quick for its size.
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