Ironclad Soldier |
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| HP | NG: 900 NG+: 525 NG+7: 1,000 |
| Weakness | Strike Lightning |
| Resistance | Slash Thrust Magic |
| Respawns | Yes |
Ironclad Soldier is an enemy in Dark Souls 2 (DKS2). These are the initial formidable 'heavy hitters' you encounter. Clad in heavy armor resembling a turtle's shell, they boast immense defense and are challenging to stagger. These armored juggernauts wield massive footman's maces, designed to crush defenders into paste. Enemies have their own behavior and unique attacks, killing enemies provide various drops that reward players with items and souls.
Ironclad Soldier Information in Dark Souls 2
These are the first really "heavy hitters" you encounter. Knights sent from the Iron King's stronghold to reinforce Drangleic against the marauding giant horde, the Old Ironclads are weathered, weaker versions of their stronger cousins. They are nonetheless formidable, clad in heavy armor resembling a turtle's shell and which provides them with enormous defense.
Difficult to stagger, these armored juggernauts carry massive footman's maces designed to smash defenders into paste. Though most of their attacks can be blocked, their swings do enormous stamina drain if defended against with anything less than a greatshield, so dodging them is recommended. They are the only source for the Old Ironclad set.
Note that the Ironclads found in Iron keep are identical, but they have more health, and defense, and cause more damage than their weaker brethren.
Ironclad Soldier Location in DKS2
Ironclad Soldier Ironclad Soldier Drops
- Ironclad Set
- Human Effigy
- Large Titanite Shard
- NG: 250 Souls,NG+ 500 Souls, NG+7: 1,000 Souls.
Ironclad Soldier Strategy Tips in Ironclad Soldier
- Circle strafe right. Stay back from the overhead slam attack. Wait for the single-swipe and then run in to the right, behind the swipe. Get a hit or two, and roll off. They will often turn their back to bait the player into its backwards turtle crush attack.afar.
DKS2 Ironclad Soldier Move Set
- Foward Hammer Slam: Standard attack - knocks player onto back.
- Physical Damage
- Cannot be blocked
- Charging Hammer Slam : Raises hammer over head, charges at player for a forward hammer slam. Knocks player back if it connects
- Physical Damage
- Cannot be blocked
- Single Cross-swipe : Standard attack - knocks player onto back.
- Physical Damage
- Cannot be blocked
- Foward Hammer Slam: Standard attack, right to left.
- Physical Damage
- Cannot be blocked
- Multi-swing Combo : 4 horizontal swings in a row.
- Physical Damage
- Can be blocked
- Backwards Turtle Crush: Fall backwards onto player if the player gets behind for too long.
- Physical Damage
- Can be blocked
Notes
- Notes and Tips go here.
Dark Spirit Variant
| HP | Weak | Resists | Respawns? | |
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| NG: 900 NG+: 1,750 NG+7: 3,350 |
Strike Lightning |
Slash Thrust Magic |
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Location
Move Set
- Foward Hammer Slam: Standard attack - knocks player onto back.
- Physical Damage
- Cannot be blocked
- Charging Hammer Slam : Raises hammer over head, charges at player for a forward hammer slam. Knocks player back if it connects
- Physical Damage
- Cannot be blocked
- Single Cross-swipe : Standard attack - knocks player onto back.
- Physical Damage
- Cannot be blocked
- Foward Hammer Slam: Standard attack, right to left.
- Physical Damage
- Cannot be blocked
- Multi-swing Combo : 4 horizontal swings in a row.
- Physical Damage
- Can be blocked
- Backwards Turtle Crush: Fall backwards onto player if the player gets behind for too long.
- Physical Damage
- Can be blocked
Drops
- Old Ironclad Set
- Human Effigy
- Large Titanite Shard
- NG+ 750Souls, NG+7: 1,500Souls.
AnonymousSeeing how DS2 influenced elden ring in many ways, i'm surprised these guys didn't make a return of some kind in that game. Seeing how important turtles are in elden ring, these guys would have fit right in. They could have been soldiers of miriel (turtle pope) or the carian family, and would have been a fun little callback to one of the most iconic enemies of DS2.
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My strat when I have no ADP is to unlock (because you move faster) and just run in front of them a bit to bait out an attack so I can retaliate. you can pretty much do that with every enemy though.
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Hate these guys, infinite poise, really deceptive reach and rather wonky hitboxes on their overhead smashes, send you flying or flatten you with almost every attack, they have annoying tracking and delays too, I hate these enemies, they're way more of a pain than the Alonne Knights that people often complain about imo, atleast with a big heavy weapon anyways
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I hate that move they do when you get behind them where they just suddenly fall ontop of you flattening you under their phat asses, it's so damn fast and out of nowhere and the fact that it pancakes you regardless of your poise like most of the attacks these bastards do really doesn't help
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Literally saw one of these MFs ****ING PANCAKE A GIANT WHO WAS LIKE OVER TWICE THE SIZE OF HIM while i was watching the giants fight the Drangleic forces in one of the Giant Memories, How much ****ing poise-damage do those damn great maces of theirs do?
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After about 4 hours of farming, i was able to get the whole set. Its turtle time.
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Rollcatching, infinite poise-having ****wits, not even that dangerous, but holy **** do i hate their guts.
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Man I wish they dropped the mace, I would love to roleplay as these damage eaters
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Pro tip if you play as dex: buy the spear and use its striking attacks for good damage.
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in ng+ the hadouken of the dual bone fist work extremely well against them
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The article says they don't respawn, and yet the ones in the Forest of Fallen Giants definitely do respawn. I fought the same one several times on the wall.
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The one just after the guillotine in Iron Keep used a kick attack on me the other day which I've never seen before and isn't listed here....either that or I just didn't see it properly.
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Reason number one why SOTFS is the worst in the series. Dark souls 2 is higher as the vanilla version, while as SOTFS is the worst
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These guys are the reason the Fire Longsword took a back seat to the Mace, for me. Their weakness to strike damage is absolutely insane. With only 12 strength and 10 dexterity, you can two hand a +3 mace and take these thing down in just two R1 swings. The Fire Longsword +3 with the same stats will still take FOUR two-handed R2s to do the same thing.
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Craftman's Hammer+5 + 50STR = Who's dying in two hits now motherfucker?
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I got killed by the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in the Iron keep, I felt like I was near a bonfire, near the guillotine thingy barrier with the turtle down the hallway, I raise the barrier and see his ugly mug looking at me, then I turn around to prepare to fight, so I aggro him and he comes chasing me, I think that there is a slight chance the guillotine will murder him or at least get a successful hit, but obviously no it didn't. So I am moving back, and he hits me, almost killing me, I get back up and roll to the left, he gets me through the goddamn wall.... what the absolute fuck.
I lost 30,000+ souls
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These guys, are the point of playing Dark Souls 2.
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