Dark Souls - Gwyn the Lord of Cinders Boss Fight (Strategy)

Area: Kiln of the First Flame
Level: 75
Class: Knight
Weapon: Crystal Halberd+4,Grass Crest Shield+5
Armor: Mask of the Child, Stone Armor Body/Hands/Legs
Havel's Ring, Wolf Ring
Difficulty: 6/10

Not particularly a hard fight, however one screw up and Gwyn really makes you pay for it. Your main objective is to survive until Gwyn uses his slash attacks (normally come in groups of 2-3, That is not to say he won't do a singe slash just to throw you off though!). When he uses his slash you need to parry and then stab him with the strongest weapon you have. When he does lunge attacks you need to roll or you will take quite a bit of damage.

The boss is a joke if done properly... but executing the strategy perfectly is pretty hard. This is one of the few bosses that is unpredictable some times. Overall it is not a hard fight, but the long walk and killing 5 knights every time will start to get annoying.

PS. You need to equip a shield that is not in the class "great shield" as it has a L2 Attack rather than parry. I used the grass shield as it helped recover stamina quickly, but I'm sure there are better alternatives.

Video after the break.