Old Bosses Melee/Hexes

Game: 		Dark Souls II (old patch)
Category:	All bosses No DLC
Route: 		Sporadic Melee

* Some additional Notes *
- This is a summary paste, it assumes you already basically know the speedrun including the parrywalk skips
- You should be bino-boosting wherever possible!
- Menuing -> where possible use clo & rob for maces (& also leo for rapier)
		  -> where possible use abyss seal & clear bluestone & clo for hexes
		  -> soul ring & tseldora needs to be on for all fights until after Velstadt
- Notation, []    = Soul Management Info
			{}    = Attunement Info
			**    = Boss Fight
			<< >> = Bonfire Lighting
			-- -- = Skip
			-->   = Go towards next thing (either running or warping)
			//    = Start of new section
			!!    = Miscellaneous things to note
- Souls are very tight, please don't miss those dupes or over-cast GRS :)


// Start
!! Warrior, Healing wares !!
Grab Binos, Speak to Emerald
<< Light Majula >>
Grab 3x homeward bones at Rosabeth
-- Branch Skip --
<< Light Ruined Fork Road >>
Grab Clear Bluestone +1 in Shaded Woods
Grab Chloranthy +1 in Shaded Woods
Grab chunk in wooden chest in Shaded Ruins
A-press Gandalf in Shaded Ruins
Grab 5k soul / 3x firebomb near Gandalf
<< Light Shaded Ruins >>
Kill crystal lizard near Tark with 3 firebombs, darksign back
--> Warp to Majula

// Forest
--> Run towards forest
[ Dupe 5k twice at gate ]
Grab buckler (somewhat optional)
<< Light Cardinal Tower >>
Melentia: [Dupe 5k]
		  Buy Key, 3x firebomb
Kill Melentia with 2x firebomb, grab soul ring
-- Wall bomb glitch --
-- Pursuer Glitch (non-17k variant) --
--> Warp immediately to Majula

// Heides & Wharf
Open Blacksmith, menu pursuer soul, rest at Majula
Emerald: [Pop Pursuer soul]
  		 Level 18 STR, 12 DEX, 8 FTH, 8 INT
Grab Short Bow from Blacksmith chest
Blacksmith: [Dupe 5k]
  			Buy Rapier, 2x Mace, 10 shards, 11 wood arrows
  			Upgrade Rapier +1, Mace +3, Mace +2 ]
!! Check Rob, Clo, Soul ring are equipped !!
Kill Maughlin (4x r1 + r2), grab clothes
--> Run to Ornstein
Kill Old Soldier with powerstanced mace L2
[ Dupe 5k whilst waiting for lever to spawn ]
** Ornstein,  Powerstanced Maces **
** Dragonrider,  Gravity,  [Pop Ornstein soul & Dupe 5k] **
[ Pop Dragonrider soul on elevator ]
-- Jump out of elevator --
Shoot bell with bow from water (dist wharf style)
** Flexile,  Powerstanced Maces,  bone out **

// Mytha Segment
--> Run to Licia
Licia: Buy Homeward, Force, Move Path
Felkin: Buy Archdrake Chime, Resonant Weapon, Great Resonant Soul, Dark Orb, 3x Dark Pine Resin
-- Parrywalk to bonfire --
<< Light Bridge Approach >>
-- Parrywalk to Skellies --
** Skellies, Mace +3 (DPR) **
Chloanne: Buy Soul Appease, 7x Titanite Shard, exhaust dialogue
Grab chunk in poison mist
-- Harvest Valley OOB jump --
** Covetous,  Rapier +1 (DPR) **
!! Might want to keep the rapier out for ladder strats (running r1 + r1) !!
** Mytha,  Powerstanced Maces (DPR) + Radiant Lifegem **
[ Pop all boss souls on elevator up to iron keep]
<< Light Threshold Bridge >>
Grab Dull Ember, bone out
--> Warp to Majula

// Minirats To Drangleic Gate
Emerald: Level 26 FTH, 19 INT, 16 ATT
{ --> Warp from Majula to Majula
  Attune SA, GRS;  GlitchAtt GRS with Dark Orb }
Cat: Buy Cat ring, 5 skulls, 10 bones
** Minirats,  Soul Appease + GRS **
Kill Crystal Lizard on bridge (I recommend GRS, but however you like)
--> Run through gutter, grab 20 Santzo gems, ignore Fragrant Branch
<< Light Black Gulch Mouth >>
Grab Scraps of Life
Kill Gulch Giants #1 (4x GRS each), bone back
A-press Gandalf & bone back
{ --> Warp to Ruined Fork Road
  Att RW over SA;  GlitchAtt RW with SA }
-- Parrywalk to Drangleic --
Kill Crystal Lizard near Emerald at bottom of Drangleic stairs
Open Drangleic gate with GRSx2 on each soldier, run to chest-side for duping
[ Pop Mini-rats soul, discard rat-tail, Dupe 5k x3 while waiting for gate ]
<< Light King's Gate >>
Bino-scope stone soldiers with GRS to open both doors
Gandalf: Join Covenant (hex ring), bone back
{ --> Warp to Cardinal Tower, Att Scraps in spare slot }

// Bastille
--> Run to LG elevator
[ Dupe 5k twice on ride to LG ]
** Last Giant,  GRS,  bone out **
--> Run to nest, teleport to Bastille
<< Light The Tower Apart >>
-- Parrywalk Lucatiel to Mcduff --
Mcduff: [ Pop Last Giant soul whilst talking ]
		Give Ember, Buy 11 Large Shards
		Upgrade Rapier +10, Archdrake Chime +6
		Infuse Lightning Rapier, Dark Archdrake Chime, bone back
-- Parrywalk to Gargoyles --
** Gargoyles,  Scraps + GRS,  bone back **
--> Run to Sentinels
** Sentinels, GRS (bino-scopes),  bone back **
-- Parrywalk to Sinner --
[ Pop Sentinels & Gargoyles Soul on elevator (and cast RW) ]
** Sinner,  Rapier (RW),  bone back **
{--> Warp to King's Gate, Att Homeward over Scraps }

// Drangleic Castle
Grab 10k soul
** Dragonriders,  GRS for archer + Rapier (RW) for main **
-- Parrywalk to Mirror Knight --
** Mirror Knight,  Rapier (RW) (consistent knight) **
[ Pop Sinner, Dragonriders & Mirror Knight Soul on elevator,
  Dupe 10k soul twice ]
After first Amana foggate, kill first mage
-- Parrywalk second mage,  pickup Sunlight Blade, Airwalk to Demon of Song --
** Demon of Song,  GRS **
[ Pop Demon of Song Soul, Dupe 10k three times on elevator ]
<< Light Undead Ditch >>
-- Parrywalk Skip to Velstadt --
** Velstadt,  Rapier (RW) **
!! Equip Velstadt soul & 10k soul !!
Grab King's Ring, Homeward out
--> Warp to Majula

// Ashen Mist Heart
Chloanne: [Pop Velstadt soul]
		  Buy Slab, 6x Titanite Chunks, 1x Ascetic
Blacksmith: [Pop 10k soul]
			Upgrade Archdrake Chime +10
Emerald: Level 36 FTH, 30 INT, 17 VGR, max END (ideally 16+)
{ --> Warp to Ruined Fork Road, Att Scraps over Homeward;  GlitchAtt Scraps with Force }
Grab RTSR
!! Pop 5k at gate if you're empty on souls !!
!! If you have < 16END due to failed dupes, and you choose to do RTSR here, you better hit his head and 3-shot him, or you'll die !!
** Guardian, GRS (RTSR off second ogre) (headshots = lock-on and spam r1) **
Pop 1 ordinary lifegem on elevator
-- Binoboost Aerie Jump --
--> Run through dragon shrine without getting hit
** Ancient,  Scraps + GRS (RTSR midfight),  bone out **
--> Warp to Shaded Ruins

// Late game part 1
** Najka,  Scraps + GRS **
** Rat Authority,  Scraps + GRS **
** Congregation,  Scraps + GRS **
** Freja,  Rapier (RW) (RTSR from drops) or Scraps + GRS,  bone out **
{ --> Warp to Black Gulch Mouth
	  Att SLB over SA (aka glitched RW), Homeward over Force (aka glitched Scraps);  GlitchAtt Homeward with SA }
** Rotten, Rapier (SLB) (poison RTSR),  Homeward out **
Burn Ascetic, Kill Gulch Giants (GRS), Homeward out (Giants NG+)
{ --> Warp to Threshold Bridge (Iron Keep), GlitchAtt SLB with Force }
** Smelter Demon,  GRS **
-- Parrywalk Alonne Captain to Old Iron King --
** Old Iron King,  GRS,  Homeward out **
--> Warp to Cardinal Tower

// Late game part 2
-- Giant Lord Jump --
** Giant Lord, GRS + Stone-Head-damage (RTSR from jump), Equip Warrior Armour, Grab SOAG, Homeward out **
--> Warp to Undead Ditch
-- Parrywalk across hole --
** Vendrick,  Rapier (SLB) (RTSR from one non-counter hit of swipe or 1h overhead),  Homeward out **
--> Warp to Bridge Approach
-- Parrywalk Skip to Chariot --
** Chariot; one cycle or bust,  Rapier (SLB) + Skull,  Homeward out **
{--> Warp to King's Gate }
-- Darklurker Parrywalk --
** Darklurker,  Rapier (SLB) (RTSR from hits on the fly),  Homeward out **
** Throne Duo,  GRS **
** Nash,  Rapier (SLB) or GRS **
Darksign/bone/Homeward out just after she dies
Walk into credits ^_^