^^In other levels parrying wont work on enemys at all and if your playing online be careful cause other player can invade your world and kill you then take all your souls also if you dont have poison healing items dont go to "Valley of defilement"......just sum heads up =)

Well, I think that the single phalanxes cannot be parried as well, at least i've tried all the timing combinations and the blow just sticks. Also, are there enemies that can't even be blocked normally, like the Vanguard that kills you at the Tutorial?
I have tons of Soldier Lotus, those halberd/spear lotus always seem to drop one or two.

Yes there will be enemys that you cant block their attaks at all and you need royal lotus for poison.

Oh yeah, you're right, Royal Lotus, the pink ones xD Those I have only three, damn :P

So who else has problems in the swamp? Lots of treasures there + lots of death

=.=.....I hate that black phantom with the meat cleaver in the swamp.

Well phalanx was....too easy o_O Killed him on my first time, with a turpentine lit Longsword +1. I stayed on the pillars, waited for the small phalanxes to disconnect, got an opening and just tore a new one on him.

Yep I'm talking about him. I mean i'm on soul lvl 45 and I dont have any chance against him...also i stuck in the mud so I cant avoid his attacks..

Any ideas on how to kill him?

here's what I did....bring a sticky white stuff with you and as soon as he come after you quickly find a land and fight him there but now im on new game+ and he a lot harsher =.=.

hmmm I was expecting something easier...Well I guess i'll have to fight him >)