Dark Souls 3: Yhorm The Giant Boss Guide
Yhorm the Giant in Dark Souls 3 is a Lord of Cinder, and one of the essential bosses you have to face in the game - as only after defeating all the Lords of Cinder, can the player face the final boss of the game. This one's a gimmick boss fight, so to speak, as the boss takes reduced damage from normal physical attacks, and you have to use the resources provided in the arena to defeat him.
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The boss is located at the end of Profaned Capital sitting on his throne. Here is all you need to know to defeat him.
Yhorm the Giant can be found in Profaned Capital, accessible through Irithyll Dungeon. You will come across a broken bridge, where a Gargoyle will drop down. Kill it and proceed further to reach the Capital.
In terms of NPC summons, you can be assisted by Siegward of Catarina. Siegward enters the arena in a cutscene when you enter the fog gate. The NPC will only help you if you have completed his questline.
Defeating the boss will get you their Soul, along with Cinders of a Lord.
Most of the boss's attacks look similar, and he does not have a large variety of them either. However, avoid getting hit by any attack as they deal some serious damage, and may even one-shot you
Slam
The boss uses both hands to slam down on the ground near the player. This attack cannot be blocked and will deal immense damage if not evaded.
Kneeling Smash
Yhorm kneels down and smashes his sword in the ground. He performs this attack if the player is beneath him.
Battle Shout
He shouts and stomps the ground, which does not deal damage but mildly staggers you.
Reverse Swipe
If the player is behind him, Yhorm will turn around and perform a swipe attack.
Lunging Punch
In the second phase, if the
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