Is Ornstein strong against Lightning?

If you have the time and patience I suggest getting another weapon to use against Ornstein as he is very resistant to lightning damage, just plain normal or fire is good against Ornstein.
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Is Ornstein resistant to lightning?

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 is 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 lightning good against Ornstein and Smough?

Smough and Ornstein are resistant to lightning. - Dark Souls.
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What is weak to lightning Dark Souls?

Stone armor/ creatures with stone skin (belfry gargoyles, drakes/dragons) tend to be weak to lightning and strong against magic.
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What element is lightning weak against?

Often times the elements are arranged in terms of opposition: fire vs water, air vs. earth. In other systems, the elements are arranged in a rock paper scissors arrangement; water beats fire, lighting beats water, earth beats lightening, water beats earth. Ice is usually considered part of the water element.
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What enemies are weak to lightning?

Weakness
  • Enemy. Abductor Virgin. Banished Knight. Demi-Human. Demi-Human Queen. Exile Soldier. ...
  • NPC & Invaders. Chief Guardian Arghanthy. Mad Tongue Alberich.
  • Boss. Abductor Virgins. Ancient Hero of Zamor. Banished Knight spirit present during Commander Niall boss fight (1st phase) Bloodhound Knight.
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How powerful is Ornstein?

Powers and Stats

Range: Extended Melee Range with his Dragonslayer Spear, hundreds of meters if not upwards of a kilometer or more with Sunlight Spear. Intelligence: Skilled and experienced combatant, has slain numerous Everlasting Dragons and was the captain of the Four Knights of Gwyn.
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Are Ornstein and Smough the hardest?

Considered The Hardest Boss In The Base Game

Ornstein and Smough are, at their core, overwhelming.
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What is the best weapon to defeat Ornstein and Smough?

It's also important to be able to sprint when Smough does his ground pound attack, as you want to avoid getting hit by that at all costs. Soul Spears and Dark Beads work very well against both Ornstein and Smough, allowing you to deal damage while keeping your distance.
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What level should I be to fight Ornstein?

It looks like everyone is trying to play through the game at low-level and, likely, become a Darkwraith. I typically fight Ornstein and Smough at levels 40-60 (usually in the middle near 50) because that was prime coop range when DS was released.
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Is Ornstein a girl?

Gaping Dragon was created by Seath for the sole purpose of acting as a surrogate mother to give birth to the breasts that would later be known as Gwynevere. Ornstein is actually a female.
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Are Ornstein and Smough brothers?

It's often assumed that Ornstein and Smough must have been friends, or at least welcoming to one another. Evidence seems to suggest that they were simply co-workers tasked by Lord Gwyn to work with one another.
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Should I summon Solaire for Ornstein and Smough?

You could also use great fireball and fire orb instead of great combustion to keep some distance between yourself and them. Don't summon Solaire, he only makes the fight more difficult. Kill Ornstein first and use the pillars in the room to your advantage when fighting Smough.
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What level should I be for Ornstein and Smough?

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The average level for Ornstein and Smough is around 40-50 I would say. You might get better chances if you joined the warriors of sunlight covenant.
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Is Dragonslayer armor weak to lightning?

The Dragonslayer Armour's only 2 weaknesses (besides that of being an abyssal creature) are frost and strike damage, making Vordt's Great Hammer, which does both, an optimal choice for annihilating this armor.
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Who is the hardest boss in ds1?

Dark Souls: The 10 Hardest Bosses, Ranked
  • Centipede Demon. Guarding the road to Lost Izalith is a massive, lumbering boss known as the Centipede Demon. ...
  • The Black Dragon Kalameet. ...
  • Gravelord Nito.
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Why does Ornstein get bigger?

If Ornstein is defeated first, Smough crushes him with his hammer, and gains the power of lightning. If Smough is defeated first, Ornstein suddenly grows to immense size while retaining his former speed.
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What is the hardest souls boss ever?

Dragon Slayer Ornstein and Executioner Smough are arguably the most challenging bosses in Souls-likes history.
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Did Ornstein become a dragon?

A popular theory is that the King of the Storm, the Nameless King's dragon mount, is a transformed Ornstein. While there is little evidence that proves this, there is precedence that worshippers of dragons are able to transform themselves into dragons, with the player also able to transform into one for a brief time.
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Is Ornstein weak to occult?

Ornstein is weak to occult damage and it would be stronger than your silver knight sword or the divine scimitar in this fight.
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Is Ornstein gold or silver?

He wore a golden armor made to resemble a lion and wielded a great cross spear so strong that it was able to bury itself deep within a dragon's hide, piercing their stone scales, and sending mere human flying. Both his armor and his weapon were imbued with the power of lightning to be effective against dragons.
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What is more powerful than lightning?

Superbolts make up less than 1% of total lightning, but when they do strike, they pack a powerful punch. While the average lightning strike contains around 300 million volts, superbolts are 1,000 times stronger and can cause major damage to infrastructure and ships, the authors say.
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Is fire or lightning better in Elden Ring?

As a pure faith build, even with the seal that boosts lightning damage, catch flame, the first fire spell you get, does more damage than lightning spear.
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Is lightning damage good in Elden ring?

Lightning damage isn't as buffable as Fire or Magic damage, but it also lacks the same number of enemies resistant to it as Holy damage. Even the bosses that have strong Lightning defenses, like the Draconic Tree Sentinel or the various Ancient Dragons, are resistant to most types of Elemental damage anyway.
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