Black Dragon Kalameet Dark Souls Guide
Last update: 24 May 2016
The Black Dragon is an optional enemy and you do not have to fight him, because the arena is out-of-the-way. However, it pays off to try yourself out and feel the satisfaction of defeating the oldest of the dragons.
Attacks and weaknesses
1) Tail attack - at the moment at which you are behind the dragon, it can use the tail to deal damage to you. You need to chop the tail off. You will be rewarded for that with the Grand Obsidian Sword.
2) Head-butt- when you are right in front of the beast, it will dash in your direction, while swinging its head to the sides, after which it will launch a frontal attack. This attack can be blocked with a good shield, or you can dodge from it.
3) Paw attack - when you are right in front of the beast, it can launch on you, while swinging its left or the right paw at you.
4) Thump - if you are underneath the dragon for too long, it can deal damage to you by thumping its forelegs, or hind legs, against the ground. Additionally, it can also squash you with its belly.
5) Fire belch - while staying far away from Kalameet, practically each time, it will belch fire. It can perform this attacks while on the ground, or up in the air.
Hints
1) Prepare a lot of healing elements - If Kalameet's flames, which are seeping with magic, reach you, there is a high probability that you will be at the brink of dying. Therefore, it is a good idea to have a well-developed Estrus Flask set on you.
2) try to be near the enemy at all times - if you are staying close to the dragon, you expose yourself to its physical attacks but, you will avoid the magical fire belching.
3) try to chop off the dragon's tail - this may seem difficult because, if you want to chop off the tail, the dragon needs to be on the ground. However, after you cut off this "disposable" part of the body, the array of the dragon's attacks narrows down.
4) Get a good shield - not always will you be able to stay around the opponent, which is why you are going to need a good shield to protect you from both the physical and magical attacks. You will use it to block the fire.
5) Avoid staying under the dragon - avoid staying under the dragon. It can attack you with its paws or squash you with its belly. Always stand next to the dragon, never under it.
6) Be patient - patience is your best friend during the battle.
Tactic
Once you are in the arena, try to reach the dragon, as fast as possible. If it belches fire then, loft the shield and wait for the attack to end. Once you are near the enemy, try to chop its tail off, in the first place. This will be quite difficult, because the dragon needs to be on the ground, if the tail is to be chopped off, which does not happen too often. Try not to allow a situation in which the dragon gets away, because it will then belch fire. The best tactic is to circle around the opponent, block or skip away from its attacks, as well as to land single blows yourself. For the whole time, pay attention to the endurance bar. If you are blocking the beast's attacks and land yours afterwards, the fight is going to be long, but your chances to win will increase. NOTE: do not allow a situation in which you are under the dragon. It will then attack you with its paws or squash you with its belly, which claims quite a lot of health points.