Are the Four Kings an optional boss?

Defeating the Four Kings is necessary to the plot, and is also needed for those players wishing to join the Darkwraith covenant as they must defeat the Four Kings before obtaining the Lordvessel from Anor Londo and talking to Kingseeker Frampt.
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Do you have to kill the 4 Kings?

No, you need to kill the Four Kings before you place it. No you don't. You can place it as soon as you kill smough and ornstien. Just go to firelink and talk to frampt.
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Can you fight the Four Kings without the ring?

you don't have to wear it after you kill the four kings though. just while they remain alive. Needs to be equipped the entire fight.
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What ring do I need to fight 4 Kings?

How to access The Abyss and fight The Four Kings. Before you get started, you need to have the Covenant of Artorias ring, which is rewarded from beating the Great Grey Wolf Sif boss, found by exploring the Darkroot Garden.
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Can you do Four Kings before Lordvessel?

It's fairly common knowledge that you can fight The Four Kings as early in the game as you'd like since there's no yellow fog gating them off like the other 3 Lord Soul bosses. However this doesn't really help out speedrunning strats or get you any special loot so most people don't bother trying it.
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When should I fight the Four Kings?

Go to undead burg, down havel's tower, through the basin and up to the forest to fight sif, then down to new londo, kill the red robed guy, open gates, fight 4 kings. You can fight them as soon as you get the ring from Sif and can make it down to them. There's no window in the game where they open up.
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Should I summon Beatrice for Four Kings?

Summoning Beatrice is detrimental to this fight in particular because it adds an extra 50% HP to not just the total HP bar, but each individual king's HP making it very easy to get overwhelmed. If you summon a phantom for this fight, most of the time the damage they add is worth the HP increase.
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Is SIF an optional boss?

Great Grey Wolf Sif is a mandatory boss in Dark Souls, found as you explore Darkroot Garden, and is required before you attempt to face The Four Kings.
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What is Four Kings weak to?

Their weakness is fire but in NG+ you will struggle to do damage to them even with a fire weapon.
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What is the best armor for the Four Kings?

Next up, you will want the full Havel's armor set. Everything the Four Kings does is either Physical and Magical, or just plain Magical. Havel's armor set has the best combo of Physical and Magical defense in the game. You aren't going to be rolling much, if ever, so being above 50% limit is fine.
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Are 4 Kings weak to bleed?

With 4K, I have never once had a bleed effect happen. I have hit them 6 times consecutively and nothing. So unless they have a huge bleed bar, they are not susceptible to bleed.
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Is SIF part of the DLC?

Sif also functions as an optional ally in the game's DLC.
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What happens if you kill Four Kings before Lordvessel?

theoretically, if you fight the four kings before O&S, and therefore the lordvessel, resting at the bonfire would get you stuck, because kaathe only takes you back and forth between firelink alter and the abyss, and you cant warp before the lordvessel.
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What is Lord Gwyn weak to?

Among the more famous of these discrepancies is that Gwyn, the Lord of Sunlight, the final boss of Dark Souls, is weak to Fire – but he wields a flaming sword and was the very person who linked the First Flame long ago. Gwyn's nonsensical weakness is but one of many that stick out throughout the series.
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What if I killed the king?

Typically, the line of succession comes into play. So if you killed the king, the king's heir will succeed to the throne. A king's heir is typically his closest related relative. Legitimate firstborn son's come first, then other son's and then daughters.
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Can you fight Melina as a boss?

Melina can be summoned against a certain boss, so it's possible to set her up as a boss fight and see how she does.
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Who is the hardest boss in all Dark Souls?

The PlayStation 5 exclusive, Demon's Souls, showcases some of the best aspects of a next-gen remake, but no game is perfect.
  • 7 Sanctuary Guardian. ...
  • 6 Four Kings. ...
  • 5 The Bed Of Chaos. ...
  • 4 Dragon Slayer Ornstein & Executioner Smough. ...
  • 3 Manus, Father Of The Abyss. ...
  • 2 Artorias The Abysswalker. ...
  • 1 Black Dragon Kalameet.
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What is the hardest boss fight in Dark Souls?

When Manus was defeated, his souls separated into fragments, some of which became self-aware like the aforementioned Elana.
  • 8 Dragon Slayer Ornstein And Executioner Smough.
  • 7 Gwyn, Lord Of Cinder.
  • 6 Black Dragon Kalameet.
  • 5 Ancient Dragon.
  • 4 Dancer Of The Boreal Valley.
  • 3 Nameless King.
  • 2 Slave Knight Gael.
  • 1 Darkeater Midir.
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Is there an NPC summon for Four Kings?

Step 1; Summon Beatrice at least once before the Moonlight Butterfly battle. Step 2; Her summon sign appears before the 4 kings. Her sign is tucked away and out of sight, you will have to go around a pillar and past the Dark Knight hiding in a corner to find it.
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Is Four Kings boss hard?

The fight is hard. Brutally hard. They have 25 health each and not a bad defense, meaning a total of 100 health to remove, and there is the constant pressure of more kings showing up. You need to attack and deal damage quickly, without leaving yourself too open to a counter-attack.
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Where do I go after killing 4 Kings?

The Duke's archives (located in Anor Londo), the Catacombs (Near the firelink shrine), or the Demon Ruins (near Qwelaag's lair). Whichever one you want to do first, but you do need to go to every one of those places eventually.
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How many Four Kings can spawn?

Only four can spawn at a time, but additional Kings will continue to spawn regardless of how many you've already killed. It is possible to complete the fight with less than four Kings spawning if you have a high enough damage output.
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