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• Storm Ruler vs. Yhorm the Giant - Quickest Kill Strategy
• Deprived Yhorm
• Example 2

 

Strategy 1 (Melee)

When entering the boss room, immediately make a run for the throne and grab the item, which is the Storm Ruler. This weapon is essential to do meaningful damage to Yhorm. Equip it and use the weapon art to hit Yhorm in the head during his post-attack windows for massive damage. It is possible to lock the camera on his head, making it much easier to land headshots. Note that you can charge the Storm Ruler with the weapon art button and once it begins glowing you don't have to immediately use the attack. So you can charge it and then dodge and then use the ability if the situation calls for it. With the Storm Ruler the fight is essentially just dodging, which is very easy with Yhorm. Beware his fist lunge in his second form, it is very quick and hits suddenly.  With Storm Ruler's charged attacks, it only takes a handful of hits to bring him down.

Strategy 2 (Sorcerer)

This is one of the bosses that gets easier the more magic damage you are doing, and the more you know the bosses moveset. Overall, Yhorm is not a hard boss for sorcerers, but one that can kill you pretty fast if he gets you. So while it's absolutely viable to get out of this fight without losing any HP as a sorcerer, it's also very viable to die in a second. 
The great problem of Yhorm is his extremely high range, so stay out of it is your top priority. Only lock on his head, this is where you make the most damage, plus, after a certain amount of damage to the head, Yhorm will stumble and fall to his knees, giving you time for two Great Heavy Soul Arrows (GHSA) without any resistance. If you have around 60 INT and an at least moderately upgraded Logan's staff, this should occur after two hits with GHSA to the head. In other words, at the beginning of the fight when he runs to you, it should be possible for you to already bring him to his knees the first time. Staying out of range: Use the whole length of the hallway. Yhorm will always run to you, giving you the chance for at least one GHSA. When he reaches you and strikes out, roll through his legs to dodge his hit, and run along the hallway in the opposite direction until you can fire GHSA again. Simple repeat until the boss is dead, and under no circumstances get greedy.

Strategy 2 (Pure Mage)

This strategy does not require the Storm Ruler sword, so that the boss can be fought normally. For this strategy you will require 60 Intelligence, the sorcerer's base stats (unless more vigor is desired), and the following rings/armor:

Equipment

• Crown of Dusk
• Bellowing Dragoncrest Ring
• Sage Ring
• Carthus Bloodring
• Court Sorcerer's Staff +6 (or more)

Spells:

• Hidden Body (Optional)
• Great Heavy Soul Arrow
• Heavy Soul Arrow

 

Cast Hidden body to easily get past the gargoyles. This is not strictly necessary but it can help players who find the short journey more difficult.

Upon entering the boss arena, lock onto the giant's head, fire Great Heavy Soul Arrow twice, then wait for the giant's attacks. It is helpful to learn the moveset so that you know when the ideal opportunity to attack presents itself.

After about 3 magic arrows, the giant will kneel in weakness. This is in a similar fashion to visceral attacks in Bloodborne. Keep firing your soul arrows for a great deal of damage, then back off and repeat the process.

Always lock onto his head, and keep this strategy for phase two, and it will eventually lead to victory.

 

Strategy 3 (Pure Mage done right)

Sprint across the bridge to get there safely. The gargoyle will go airborne as you approach. Hidden body not necessary.

Get close to Yhorm. As he lifts his sword roll through his legs. You need to come out at least exactly between his legs. Walk for a bit (2-3 steps) then start casting Great Heavy Soul Arrow. This is to make sure we hit his head and not anything else, as that does way more damage, by giving him time to turn around. During phase two if you somehow find yourself far away he will do leaping attacks. If you keep rolling through his legs, the strategy will work for both phases, although he will sometimes do longer combos in phase two.

In the beginning you can get off two heavy soul arrows. You don't want to skimp on getting close enough.

Recommend gear:

• Lingering Dragoncrest Ring
• Bellowing Dragoncrest Ring
• Magic Clutch Ring
• Lloyd's Sword Ring
• Crown of Dusk
• Scholar's Candlestick
• equip load <= 30%

 

 

Strategy 4 (Siegward Cooperation)

If you progress Siegward's questline all the way to the end, he will show up for this fight (no need to summon, he automatically appears) and with a Storm Ruler in hand. He'll use the Storm Ruler's weapon art which does massive damage to Yhorm and he can even solo him, but it's much quicker/easier if you also use the Storm Ruler at the same time. Yhorm can be killed in under a minute with this method.

Attacks

 

Lore Theories

• "Yhorm the Giant once held two of these, but gave one to the humans that doubted him, and left the other to a dear friend before facing his fate as a Lord of Cinder." - Storm Ruler
• While he now uses a giant machete-type blade, he used to wield the blade in one hand and a shield in another but after the death of someone he was trying to protect he tossed his shield aside and added a notch on his giant machete.
  • "As a lord, Yhorm risked everything and fought unflinchingly as a one-man vanguard. Following the loss of the one he wished to protect, he forsook his shield." - Yhorm's Greatshield
  • "Yhorm once lumbered on the frontlines with a greatshield. But one day, in place of his shield, a left-hand notch was added to his machete, enabling the smashing technique that would become the legacy of his later years." - Yhorm's Great Machete
• The lore of Yhorm and the Profaned Capital is heavily tied to that of The Profaned Flame, a flame that never goes out, in theory resolving the crisis of the struggle between Dark and Light, as a flame that never fades would never need to be rekindled, allowing the forces of light to prosper forever.  However, in reality, The Profaned Flame is anathema to humanity, and nearly impossible to control, as according to the lore of the corresponding pyromancy Profaned Flame, "The fire, borne of the sky, is said to have incinerated naught but human flesh." Indeed, the flame itself outside of Yhorm's boss chamber will launch fireballs at the player.  This resulted in the destruction of The Profaned Capital, and likely the thousands of burned human corpses that comprise it, as well as the many monstrosities that inhabit it, likely born of the flame much as demons were born from the Witch of Izaliths attempts to create a flame.
  • The source of The Profaned Flame appears to be The Abyss, as the Profaned Coal causes Andre to voice that "It is much too dark.  I can see the abyss in it."
  • Much of the lore surrounding Yhorm seems to imply that he was responsible for the creation of The Profaned Flame.  However, upon defeating him and obtaining his Cinders of a Lord, it is revealed in its lore that Yhorm became a lord of Cinder to put The Profaned Flame to rest, and that the other myths associated with his connection are the result of insincerity of those retelling the story.
  • According to the lore of Eleonora, the axe found at the lowest point of The Profaned Capital by killing the Monstrosities of Sin in the chapel, the Profaned Flame was triggered by the curse of the women the monstrosities used to be, who were the relatives of a certain oracle. In the room above the chapel, the Court Sorcerer Set can be found, revealing that the Court Sorcerers also served as Oracles.  Lastly, on the roof of the same building, in a spot overlooking The Profaned Capital, the Giant that became the foundation of Irithyll Prison, and Siegward's cell, is a Court Sorcerer, the last human denizen of The Profaned Capital and final enemy on the second of the two paths comprising the level.  It is unclear if the player is supposed to imply that this Court Sorcerer is the same person referenced by Eleonora, and if that means that this is the person truely responsible for the Profaned Flame, or simply the last surviving bystander of its creation.
• According to Yhorm's soul, he is the descendant of an ancient conqueror.  This individual is likely either High Lord Wolnir, the Carthus Conqueror, or The Giant King of Dark Souls II, both of whom appear to be giants.  Wolnir is more likely, as his tomb, the whole of the old catacombs, is not far from the Profaned Capital.  
  • This has interesting implications in regards to the origins of The Profaned Flame, as Wolnir was a pyromancer that eventually fell to the Abyss.  It is possible that this was brought about in attempting to manufacture The Profaned Flame, that's true nature is tied to the Abyss.
• Over time Yhorm appears to have lost his mind, secluding himself in the Profaned Capital (Note how the architecture is very reminiscent of Oolacile). He may have gone hollow, or this may be the effect of the cindering process, as the other lords of Cinder also appear to not be in charge of their faculties, with the exception of Ludleth of Courland.
• The red eyes that stare during the fight are similar to those found on other creatures either hollowed or empowered by the Abyss.
• During Siegward of Catharina's sidequest it is said that he (Siegward) has a difficult task, one that he does not want to perform to his old friend. The description of Storm Ruler reads that Yhorm gave one blade to the humans who doubted him, and the other to a dear friend. It is fairly clear that Siegward is the old friend of Yhorm, who came to slay him as to free him from his rampancy or put him out of his misery.
• A Storm Ruler is located near his throne on a human sized corpse, indicating that one of the mentioned humans confronted him at some point, but with little success.
• After the boss fight, with Siegward's sidequest incomplete, a second Storm Ruler can be found in the throne room of Yhorm. Both of the item descriptions are identical. This implies that, even if you never met Siegward, or freed him from the dungeon during his quest, he still managed to get to Yhorm, who was now defeated, leaving the Storm Ruler as it has lost its purpose to him.
• The Profaned Capital, near Yhorm's throne room, is completely covered by seared corpses, moulded into the walls and pillars, which could have possibly been the work of Yhorm, and make it obvious why one of the humans with the Storm Ruler would have tried to confront him.
• From the lore on the Storm Ruler, Yhorm's Greatshield, and Yhorm's Great Machete it appears that Yhorm's reason for not returning to help link the fire is apathy, not madness, as he seems to have lost those that he cared for.

 

Notes and Trivia

• Due to either lore reasons or as a result of the various stages of development Dark Souls 3 went through during its production, Yhorm the Giant is the only giant in Dark Souls III that is extremely weak to Storm Ruler's Weapon Art. Any other giant takes the same amount of damage as normal enemies from the ability.
• Yhorm is not the Giant Lord or any giant from Dark Souls 2. 
• The boss battle with Yhorm seems to be in part a reference to the boss Storm King in Demon's Souls. Both fights enable the use of a sword, Stormruler, to make the boss significantly easier.
• Yhorm actually has a full face, unlike the hole that the giants in Dark Souls 2 have. Wheither this implies that those giants also have a full face shrouded in darkness, much as Yhorm does or that Yhorm is in some way unique is unclear.
• Yhorm's armor is reminiscent of the armor the Soul of Cinder wears, the chest plate and shoulder piece namely so, while his .

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