Is there a consistent, fail proof, non-cheap strategy of dealing

just hit them

They have like 0 poise, even their guard is easy to break

>>375678778
yes, git gud

seriously, they're easy as fuck

>>375678778
>Like in, is there a way of correctly reading and telegraph it's movements?
fucking look at what theyre doing and react to it?

Dodge and then attack. Forever. With every mob and boss. Until you can't play souls anymore.

>>375679005
I'm pretty sure that they can poise through attacks when they hold with 2 hands.

>>375678778
ignore them and move on
why are you guys so terrible?

>>375678778
>non-cheap strategy
define this

>>375678778
it'll differ slighty based on your weapon, but I find they're easiest with projectiles or a heavy weapon

either way, you can parry them and try to bait them into opening themselves up for a backstab

>>375679058
Don't pretend that you don't tank their attacks when you are at soul lvl 144 with and spam a +15 weapon. I'm talking about legit strategy to deal with their infinite spamming attacks and breaking your guard. In DS1 you could parry these Knight types 100% of the times if you practiced enough. Here it just doesn't seems to be the case.

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>>375679058
>>375679051
>>375678897
Not even going to mince words, you guys fucking suck

>circle right with shield on or just roll right
>backstab after he's done with a combo
not hard

>>375679708
>circle right with shield on
this just triggers their stamina draining shield bash
>backstab after he's done with a combo
this is NOT consistent, since there's no way to tell when they'll continue a 2 hit combo into a 3 hit combo or cancel the 3 hit one with a thrust (which is safe to backstab then, but won't trigger every time), or a forward shield bash which he can cancel again into the combo and repeat without pause with infinite stamina

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>>375678778
The same as every enemy. Keep dodging until you have a large enough window to attack. Rinse and repeat. These are actually one of the easier enemies to read. Just circle and roll out of the way. Don't rush.

>>375680864
>The same as every enemy.
What kind of idiotic response is this? Of course you can kill everything by hitting it with a sword in a way or another.

>>375680438
There's really not much advice anyone can give you, I remember having a little trouble with these guys at the start but you just have to watch them closely and figure out the right timings for attacks
Also to avoid the shield bash don't stay right next to them as you strafe, just move out a bit, it's got terrible range

>>375678778
What weapon are you using? These guy are easier than Black K***ght imo

The lance and greatshield versions are way more annoying to deal with. Sword and shield is EZPZ.

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>>375681467
It sounds idiotic because it's an answer to a very over simplistic question. It's like if you asks "how do I eat?". I would tell you to chew your food and swallow.. Souls has very very simple game play. Every enemy is dodge then attack when there's an opening. If you can't understand and get good at it then I think you should try a different game.

Don't use a shield, being good at rolling trivialize most fights, don't get greedy with your hits, always keep enough stamina to roll away. If you don't have a lot of endurance that's your own fault.