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DS2 Vanilla Craftsman Hammer/Warped Sword Route

Jan 12th, 2022 (edited)
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  1. NOTE: this is a NO RAPIER/NO RITB route
  2. Though, if you get Rapier +3 instead of a BB on Lenigrast, you save about 15s on the Rotten segment cause yeah, Rapier is just that OP against Rotten.
  3.  
  4. Start Explorer/Healing Wares
  5. 200 souls + Torch behind cart
  6. Kill Maughlin, Herald, Majula BF
  7. Cardinal BF, buy bomb+axe, blow wall
  8. --Last Giant--
  9. Buy Key, Bomb, 2 BBs, Get Ring and send
  10. --Pursuer--
  11. Get Ember
  12. Barrel, Light Sconce, Get Hammer, warp to Majula
  13. Open Blacksmith
  14. --Dragonrider--
  15. LEVEL UP: 10 VIG / 15 END / 10 STR / 12 DEX / 8 INT
  16. Bow, Buy arrow, Hammer +1
  17. Buy BB
  18. Buy Cat Ring, 10 Skulls, Max Bones
  19. --Rotten-- (Hammer, BB, Ooze)
  20. DLC: Flynn, Twinklies x14, Petrified Bones x6
  21. Upg Hammer +5, Buy 3xBB, 20 Lifegems
  22. Get Chloranthy Ring
  23. --Dragonslayer--
  24. Carhillion: Staff + Yearn
  25. --Flexile--
  26. LEVEL UP: 15 VIG / 19 END / 10 ATT / 16 INT / 14 FTH
  27. Licia: Chime + Homeward + Force
  28. Felkin: Dark Weapon, rest in Resin
  29. --Skellies--
  30. Buy Soul Appease
  31. --Covetous--
  32. --Mytha-- (BB)
  33. --Smelter--
  34. --Old Iron King-- (BB)
  35. Take Second DLC bonfire and warp to McDuff
  36. Infuse Hammer Lightning
  37. --Sentinels--
  38. --Gargoyles--
  39. Unpetrify Straid, get BF, get Warped Sword
  40. --Sinner--
  41. Buy 3x BB, 10 Radiant lifegems, 20 lifegems
  42. LEVEL UP: 19 VIG / 16 ATT / 25 DEX / 19 INT / 19 FTH
  43. Get Petrified Bones in DLC2
  44. Upgrade Warped Sword +5, Infuse lightning
  45. Use Warped Sword from here
  46. --Najka--
  47. --Rat Authority--
  48. --Congregation--
  49. Tseldora skip
  50. --Freja--
  51. --Mini Rats--
  52. Proceed as usual until
  53. Fight Fume, Smelter and Alonne for DLCs
  54.  
  55. Buy Dragon Ring + Sunlight Sword from Straid, glitch Attune
  56. LEVEL UP: 40 VIG / 34 END / Max FTH (at least 36)
  57. Buy 3x BB
  58.  
  59. Rest As usual
  60. Notable differences:
  61. Use Lingering Ring for Vendrick and Gulch Dungeon
  62. Watch out durability for DLC3
  63. No BB for Darklurker
  64.  
  65. Timesaves:
  66. Lizard: 5s
  67. McDuff Shards: 25s
  68. DLC2 Chunks 1: 6s
  69. DLC2 Chunks 2: 30s
  70. No RITB: 20s
  71. Chloanne: 15s
  72. -> 101s
  73.  
  74. Timewastes:
  75. Get Hammer: 27s
  76. Rotten: 15s
  77. First Twinklies: 15s
  78. First Bones: 22s
  79. Second Bones: 40s
  80. Late Dragon Stone: 8s
  81. Branch: 8s
  82. DLC2 Bones: 20s
  83. -> 155s
  84.  
  85. Fights that are worse:
  86. Rotten
  87. Covetous
  88. Lost Sinner
  89. Mirror Knight
  90. Demon of Song
  91. Guardian Dragon
  92. Ancient Dragon
  93. Sinh
  94. Gank Squad
  95.  
  96. Fights that are better:
  97. Skelly Lords
  98. Rat Authority
  99. Congregation
  100. Freja
  101. Velstadt
  102. Vendrick
  103. Aava
  104. Burnt Ivory King
  105. Twin Pets
  106. Darklurker
  107. Throne Duo
  108. Aldia
  109.  
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