Macelessmage route notes

These are notes of the route used in this run - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WD16dgHoP9A
If something is unclear use it for reference.

- Pick Sorcerer class, start with Healing Wares
- Pick up the binocs, talk to the Emerald Herald
- Light the bonfire
- Pick up bones/lifegems next to Benhardt
- Branch skip
- Light Ruined Fork Road

- Pick up Amber Herbs and Blue Clearstone Ring +1, equip the ring before Skeleton Lords
- Run to Shaded Ruins
- Talk to Gandalf
- Pick up the firebombs and soul
- Light the bonfire and warp to Majula

- Talk to Herald while running past
- Set your inventory to Default Positions twice to get the soul into 3rd slot
- Dupe the soul once while the gate is opening
% Dupe the soul again while Dragonrider is walking towards you, make him fall off and dupe another time %
- Aggro Licia, light the bonfire, knock her off
- Rest at the bonfire, pick up the items, equip Idol's Chime before Skeleton Lords
- Warp to Majula

- Talk to Herald again while running past
- Dupe twice one the gate while it's opening
- Put Dragonrider soul and firebombs on the hotbar at some point before Melentia
- Pick up buckler
- Light the Cardinal Tower bonfire
- Pop Dragonrider soul while talking to Melentia, buy the blacksmith key
- Blow up the wall
% Pursuer glitch and warp to Majula %

- Put Pursuer soul on the hotbar before talking to Herald, pop it during the dialogue
# Level up 25 FTH, 20 INT, 13 ATN #
- Head towards Copse, dupe twice while waiting for the door
- Buy GRS and DO from Felkin, talk to him after to get the hood
- Parrywalk to the Bridge Approach bonfire, light it
- Warp to the same bonfire to attune glitch GRS with Soul Arrow
- Climb up the ladder to do the skip to Skeleton Lords
% Kill Skeleton Lords, use the two firebombs on the melee lords %
- Dupe twice while the bridge is lowering, put skeleton lord soul on the hotbar
- Pop it while talking to Chloanne, buy SA, finish dialogue to send her to Majula
- Light the Poison Pool bonfire, warp to Majula and attune glitch SA with DO

- Run to Shalquoir, buy cat ring, one bone and 10 skulls
- Equip the ring before dropping (you need to be human here to survive the drop)
- Make your way to Minirats
% Use SA to make the boss itself spawn, hit it with another SA and finish with two GRS %
- Get through Gutter, pick up the 20 lifegems at the end if you think you'll need them
- Pick up Scraps of Life in Black Gulch near the worms
- Light the Hidden Chamber bonfire
- Take care of the giants to get the key and the soul and bone back
- Run to Gandalf, say hi to him while boning back again
- Warp to Ruined Fork Road while attune glitching Scraps with DO

- Skip Shrine of Winter with the parrywalk
- GRS the lizard on the way to the castle, pick up the upgrade materials
- Start the slow process of opening the gate, run down the stairs
- Pop Rat Vanguard soul and dupe the 5k soul once and then pop it while waiting
- Light the King's Gate bonfire
- Open the door to 3rd Gandalf first and further into the castle afterwards while waiting for the first to open
- Join the Abyss covenant to open the portal to Darklurker and get the Abyss Seal, bone back
- Pick up the 10k soul on the way to Dragonriders, equip Abyss Seal before the boss
% Kill the archer with 2 GRS, finish off the other one %
- Light the Central Castle Drangleic bonfire

- Climb up the ladder and kill two of the three stone soldiers on the right side with GRS
- Pick up Caitha's Chime from the second room
- Parrywalk the remaining lad, do the skip to Mirror Knight
% Have an epic and loud battle with Mirror Knight %
- Consume an Amber Herb while getting on the lift
- Pop Mirror Knight's soul, discard Dragonrider soul and dupe the 10k soul three times on the lift

- Do the parrywalk from near the second bonfire in Amana to Demon of Song
% Blast Demon of Song with GRS %
- Eat an Amber Herb again while getting to the lift
- Repeat the same stuff from the previous lift, but this time with DoS soul
- Run to the bonfire and light it while making sure the zombieboy spawns
- Skip to the fog gate with parrywalk
% Do flashy parries and hope for no buff from Velstadt %
- Pick up the King's Ring and bone back
- Warp to Majula

- Buy 6 shards, 6 large shards and 6 chunks from Chloanne
- Upgrade your weapon to +10, buy some arrows
- Pick up the bow from the chest
# Level up 29 FTH, 29 INT, 11 END, rest VGR with enough souls left over to kill Guardian Dragon with GRS #
- Warp to Ruined Fork Road

- Equip King's Ring while running to Aldia's gate
- Start the gate opening and go pick up RTSR while it's happening
- Equip RTSR before getting to the boss
- Pick up the herb just before the second ogre
- Get hit by the second ogre bursting through the door
% Decimate Guardian Dragon with GRS, should be 3 hits if you get a headshot %
- Pop a lifegem on the lift and cast Scraps 6 times, equip skulls on hotbar

- Talk to Herald to get the Aged Feather, equip it on the run to Ancient Dragon
- Do Aerie jump
% Have a really exciting battle with Ancient Dragon, you should have RTSR for most of the fight %
- Bone back and warp to Copse

- Do one of the skips to Undead Purgatory
% Show off your excellent binoboosting skills by getting one cycle Chariot %
- Bone back and warp to Harvest Valley

- Use poison to set up RTSR for Jabba
% Blast Jabba with 4 GRS %
- Heal with Old Radiant
- Get through the windmill
% Hope that Mytha actually does something so you can attack %
- You can change RTSR to cat ring on the lift here unless you plan on using it in Iron Keep

% Blast Smelter with your balanced dark magic %
- Parrywalk the Alonne Captain outside the fight
- Jump to the lower platform, run over and pick up the Iron Key, sprint to OINK
% Do the same thing to OINK as the other bosses %
- Bone back, warp to Forest

- Equip cat ring here if you haven't already, drop to the lizards and go through the door to Last Giant
% Cast GRS twice, what a battle %
- Bone back, equip RTSR on cat ring for proper health
% Make sure you get head damage, otherwise the whole fight will be ruined by the one extra hit %
- Pick up the giant soul, bone back
- Do both the memories to get the rest of the giant souls
- Take a ride to Lost Bastille

% Parrywalk to Gargoyles, cast a hex on them %
% Repeat for Sentinels %
- Parrywalk Lucatiel, skip to Sinner's Rise
- Equip arrows on the lift down if you haven't already, also have king's ring and cat ring on from here on unless you really want to RTSR something
% Kill Sinner too %
- Warp to Crypt

- Parrywalk to the king
% Spam Scraps on Vendrick as much as you can %
- Warp to Shaded Woods

% Showcase your skill by getting fast burrow Najka %
% Scraps small rats, GRS the big one %
% Scraps + GRS Magus and bois %
% Scraps 5 small spiders, GRS the last one, GRS Freja %
- Warp to Black Gulch

% GRS Rotten's arm off, spam some scraps %
- Warp to Heide's

- Do the elevator jump thing, shoot the bell from the bottom
% GRS Flexile twice, dodge, and finish him with one more %
% Battle Ornstein for 4 whole GRS casts %
- Warp to King's Gate

- Do Darklurker skip, don't be unlucky with Havel
% Blast Darklurker with GRS and bone back %

- Run up to the gate to start the opening animation, go rest back at the bonfire to restore casts
% GRS GRS GRS Watcher, GRS GRS GRS GRS Defender %
- Cast 2 Scraps on Nashandra's spawning spot before she gets in there
% Time to go blasting again, don't get hit by lasers %
- Watch credits because there's absolutely nothing you could do to skip them, don't even think about closing the game