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[[Character]]
-Assassin
-Black Firebombs
[[Cemetery of Ash]]
-Unequip helmet and chest
-Grab Ashen Flask
-Get the Titanite Shard on top of the grave (1)
-Pull out sword, R1 spam Gundyr as much as possible while waking up
-When he starts transforming (after kneeling), use 4 black firebombs to kill
-Run along the left path up to firelink
[[Firelink Shrine]]
-Buy 5 Homeward Bones and a Dagger
-While placing the sword, switch Ashen Flask to Homeward Bones
-Warp to High Wall
[[High Wall]]
-Quit-out the first door
-Take the left path up, drop to get the Gold Pine Resin
-Run to the left side of the door, juke right and dodge past the knight
-R1 the Crystal Lizard to death for the Raw Gem
((Is this really faster than using the last firebomb?))
-Drop down, into building and go left to pick up the Titanite Shard (2)
-Take the right path, skip the grass and pick up Astora Sword
-Jump down, pick up the Estus Shard on the anvil. (1)
-Turn around to pick up the Titanite Shard beneath the stairs. (3)
-Quit out to reset enemies before picking up Titanite Shard.
-Exit the building, run to church to get the banner. Quit out.
-After running past the knights towards Vordt, equip Gold Pine Resin.
-Start the fight, use resin, then engage. Kill Vordt with a lot of R1s.
-Light the bonfire and rest.
-Go to Undead Settlement.
[[Undead Settlement]]
-Cast Spook, jump down to get the Alluring Skulls. Ignore the dogs as best you can.
-Enter the first building, grab both Charcoal Pine Bundles.
-Put on armor, Go straight across the bridge, taking the path to the right where it splits.
-Equip Charcoal Pine Bundles and Alluring Skulls while running across the bridge.
-Jump from the right side of the house to the lower area with the MoundMaker cage enemy.
-Cast Spook, jump down to the tower area. Unequip head and chest.
-Open the door, take a few steps in and cast Spook. Jump down with OnionBro and roll off the elevator immediately.
[[Road of Sacrifices]]
-Skip the bonfire.
-Nothing to do here, really, just run through the area.
-After the second bonfire, cast Spook and roll off the ledge.
-Go off the ledge to the left, pick up TItanite Shard. (4)
-Drop into the ring of enemies and pick up the Titanite Shard. (5)
-Run to the bonfire. Light, do not rest.
-Pick up the Grass Crest Shield, equip it.
-While running to the ladder, prepare to quit out and do so as soon as you get invaded.
-Go down the ladder.
[[Farron Keep]]
-Equip Dagger in RH2. Equip full armor.
-Take the left path, pick up the Estus Shard. (2)
-On the way to the first fire, pick up the Titanite Shard. (6)
-Put out the first fire. Quit out during the post-animation to reset enemies.
-Go down the path behind the fire, run straight to grab the Titanite Shard. (7)
-Go back left towards the second fire, run past the enemy, pick up the Titanite Shard. (8)
-Put out the second flame. Quit out again.
-Run past the enemies, light the bonfire. Do not rest.
-Drop down on the left side of the bridge to pick up the Titanite Shard. (9)
-Pick up the bone dust in the middle of all of the slugs. (1)
-Exit out the door on the right. Dagger walk to Titanite Shard. (10)
-Pick up bundle of two Titanite Shards. (12)
-Go straight to the third fire, switch hotbar to Homeward Bone on the way there.
-Warp to Firelink Shrine.
[[Firelink Shrine]]
-Run to Andre.
-Upgrade Astora Sword 3 times, infuse it Raw.
-Allot all estus to HP flasks
-Reinforce Estus twice.
-Sell the soul of Vordt on the way back to the bonfire.
-Level up 11 Vigor and 12 Faith.
((Missed the Vigor level in the run))
-Burn Bone Shard.
-Warp to Keep Ruins.
[[Farron Keep]]
-Run towards Abysswatchers. Equip Astora Sword instead of Estoc.
-Run between the Darkwraiths, then hang to the right side of the path as you run to the door.
-Quit out while opening the door.
-Start the fight, use Gold Pine Resin right before the cutscene starts.
-R1 the Abyswatchers to death. Focus on the main boss.
-Try to get hits in whenever you can, you’ll stagger the boss most of the time. 2-4hit combos.
-Wait for the grave to open a little bit, then cast Spook.
[[Catacombs of Carthus]]
-Run to the ledge on the right. Go behind the rightmost pillar and drop down, roll left, drop down.
-2H the Astora Sword and use two R2s to kill the skeleton around the corner.
-Run up, hanging to the right as to not get rolled over, and wait for the ball to crash.
-Pick up Bone Dust. (1)
-Run past everything and drop down the ledge on the left.
-Pick up the Titanite Shards bundle in front of the pillar. (2)
-Roll through the illusory wall, get ready to quit out and do so when next to the ashes.
-Pick up Grave Warden’s ashes. Run back the same way you came in.
-Run straight to Wolnir. Unequip Firebombs and Gold Pine Resin
-Quit-out at the door.
-Run to the hand on the right, use Charcoal Pine Bundle, R1R1R1R1 those wrists away.
-Use a Charcoal Pine when you’re ready to attack and the first one ran out.
((Make sure to keep some Charcoal Pine Bundles to kill Kirk, Save 2))
-As soon as Wolnir dies, use Abysswatcher soul, then use Wolnir’s soul when you receive it.
-Light the bonfire, homeward bone to Firelink Shrine.
[[Firelink Shrine]]
-Give the ashes to the Shrine Maiden.
-Purchase 5 Carthus Rouge
-Level up 20 Vigor and 19 Strength. ((18str in WR))
-Burn Bone Shard
-Warp to Crucifixion Woods
[[Road of Sacrifices]]
-Run to the Crystal Sage.
-Equip Carthus Rouge in a new slot.
-Run to the center of the boss fight arena. Use Carthus Rouge.
-Let the sage cast a spell. Hope that it’s Crystal Soulmass. Circle around her, use 5 R1s.
-Let stamina regen before using 5 R1s again. Hope for the one-cycle.
-Exit the boss room, take the upper route.
-Drop down to the closest ledge (w/ the lizard), then to the Evangelist.
-Skip both bonfires on the way to the Cathedral.
[[Cathedral of the Deep]]
-Slash the hollows praying to whatever. Grab their Estus Shard. (1)
-Run through the weird maggot things. Drop down the second ledge on the right.
-Not much to write again. Just run through the area to the entrance to the main cathedral.
-Open the door, quit out.
-Run to the Giant. Cast Spook before alerting him.
-Pick up Lloyd’s Attack Ring and drop down beneath the giant.
-Equip Ring while falling.
-Dagger Walk out of the mud. Quit out when out of stamina and near the end of the mud.
-Kill the little Greirat-Looking guy if he’s annoying. Run to Kirk’s spawn.
((Kirk spawns at the top of the first stairs on the left after getting out of the mud.))
-Backstab Kirk.
-Buff w/ Charcoal Pine Bundle while he’s waking up, R1 spam, then rebuff when out of stamina.
-Run away as soon as he dies, you get the items straight to your inventory.
-Dagger walk through mud again, going to the Deacons boss.
-Kill the Deacons. Pope spawns after 5 kills of the red thing.
-When Pope spawns, buff with Carthus Rouge, then throw an Alluring Skull. R1R1R1R1.
-Throw another skull when you’re out of stamina.
-Homeward Bone to Firelink Shrine, immediately warp to Wolnir bonfire.
[[Irithyll of the Boreal Valley]]
-Run past everything, skip the bonfires.
-Pick up the Large Titanite Shard to the left of the staircase before the Church bonfire. (1)
-Jump off of the lower part of the staircase after the room with all of the weird dark hollows.
-Unequip all armor.
-Spam roll through the water.
-Light the Distant Manor bonfire, run down towards the prison.
-Cast spook and jump off of the ledge, it’s faster than going down the stairs.
-Prepare to quit out, do so as soon as you reach the bonfire in the prison.
[[Irithyll Prison]]
-Light the bonfire, don’t rest. ((Don’t grab the bonfire?))
-Run past all of the jailers. Cross the bridge, go right.
-Enter the second cell on the left, pick up Large Titanite Shard. (2)
-Run back out and into the cell that you ran past. Pick up the Pale Pine Resin.
-Open the gate, drop down to where the Crystal Lizard is. Cast Spook at the gate.
-Prison Skip. If on PC, drop on the left and quit out as soon as you hit the ground.
-If on console, do the skip normally by going to the right and rolling/sprinting off the ledge.
((Correct me if I’m wrong, pretty sure this difference exists.))
[[Profaned Capital]]
-Equip all armor before the Gargoyle appears. Run past it.
-Don’t drop down, go around the corner on the left and drop down with Spook. Quit out (PC).
((If on Console, go up to the bonfire and down the ladder. Don’t know of another way.))
-Cast Spook on the bridge.
-Drop down to the ledge, then to the ground. Unequip helmet and chest. Run up the stairs.
-Equip armor again. Unequip Dagger and Astora Sword.
-Fight Yhorm. Equip the Storm Ruler as fast as possible.
-Always wait for an opening before attacking. Make sure Yhorm isn’t already in an animation.
((i.e., make sure he’ll get staggered when you hit him.))
-Back up away from Yhorm when charging the Storm Ruler.
-Homeward Bone to Firelink Shrine.
[[Firelink Shrine]]
-Replace Storm Ruler with Barbed Sword
-Sell your boss souls. You should have three.
-Purchase 11 Carthus Rouge and 5 Homeward Bones. ((Just hit R1/RB))
-Purchase 10 Titanite Shards
-Upgarde the Barbed Straight Sword 4 times. Reinforce Estus once.
-Level up to 29 Strength. ((30?))
-Warp to Distant Manor.
[[Irithyll of the Boreal Valley]]
-Unequip all armor.
-Run towards Pontiff. Equip your armor again when inside the manor.
-Equip Buckler instead of Grass Crest Shield when entering the fog wall.
-Buff with Carthus Rouge.
-Essentially, do this, but with 3 hits instead of 6.
[[Anor Londo]]
-Switch back to Grass Crest Shield
-Run to the archer bridges. Grab the Large Titanite Shard around the corner. (1)
-Drop down to the ledge below to pick up the Easterner’s Ashes.
-Pull the lever to the elevator. Quit out, go up the mechanism.
-Use the Soul of Pontiff while waiting for the mechanism to move up.
-Light the bonfire, homeward bone to Firelink Shrine.
[[Firelink Shrine]]
-Give the Maiden the ashes.
-Purchase 9 Large Titanite Shards.
-Upgrade the Barbed Sword twice.
-Warp to Anor Londo.
[[Anor Londo]]
-Replace Charcoal Pine Bundles with Pale Pine Resin
-Run to the left, up the stair in the room with the giant.
-Cast Spook at the top of the stairs, then jump off the railing down to the ground.
-Run to Aldrich.
-Buff with Cartus Rouge before entering the boss room.
-R1 Aldrich to death. The “Tail” is the easiest to hit.
-Stay close to him to avoid using the arrow spam attack.
-He (almost?) always swaps sides of the room when he goes to a new spot.
-Get warped to the Church.
[[Dancer]]
-R1 the woman. Pick up the first drop, not the second.
-Buff with Carthus Rouge.
-Kill Dancer. I’ve got no tips for this one.
[[Lothric Castle]]
-Skip the Dancer bonfire. Run through the castle.
-Pick up the first Titanite Chunk to the left as soon as you get outside. (1)
-Skip the chunk that requires you to go down/left. Go up the stairs, pick up the bundle of two. (3)
-Run to the bonfire. Quit out to reset enemies, then light the bonfire.
-On the left of the bridge is a set of armor in front of a divot on the wall.
-Run up that armor set and over the wall. Don’t roll, or you’ll break it.
-Pick up three chunks: One on the ledge you land on, and 2 in the area below. (6)
-Homeward Bone back to Firelink Shrine
[[Firelink Shrine]]
-Sell your two boss souls.
-Upgrade the Barbed Sword twice.
-Level up to 22 Vigor and 38 Strength.
((Dropped frames, I couldn’t see what Strength he leveled to. Just do as much as you can.))
-Warp to Dragon Barracks bonfire.
[[Lothric Castle]]
-Run across the bridge. Prepare to quit. As soon as the dragons start breathing fire, quit out.
-Run straight to Dragonslayer Armor. Buff with Pale Pine Resin after entering the fight.
-Know your openings for this fight, Dragonslayer Armor hurts. A lot. R1R1R1R1R1.
-Skip the bonfire. You’ll grab the Archives one anyway.
-Light the Archives bonfire, grab the key, open the door.
[[Grand Archives]]
-Take the staircase on the left up. Run past everything, just head toward the twin princes.
-Activate the shortcut for safety if you want.
-Unequip the Pale Pine Resin, buff with Carthus Rouge as soon as the fight starts.
-Buff again for the second form as soon as it’s safe.
-Circle around to the back as much as possible to hit Lothric.
-Homeward Bone to Firelink Shrine when the fight ends. (Don’t do it right away, wait a few).
[[Firelink Shrine]]
-Place all of the cinders. Start from the left, go around.
-Warp to Kiln.
[[Kiln of the First Flame]]
-Ignore the first bonfire. Warp down.
-Ignore the second bonfire. Run to Cinder. Buff with Carthus Rouge.
-Rebuff with Carthus Rouge for the second form.
-Make sure to not get caught by the super combo.
((Super combo is also a good time to rebuff))
-Link the fire. Don’t go to NG+. Quit out as soon as you get to Firelink, then split.
gg you did it