DS2 Scholar All Achievements - Rotten++

DO NOT USE THESE SOULS: Sentinels, Najka, Both rats, Velstadt, Giant Lord, Darklurker, Nadalia
NOTE 1: Smelter Demon seems to be faster as you can't access the belfry if you are invaded + would need to get through belfry twice (to go to OIK then Chaos Storm) + more souls + easy fight for Lucatiel
NOTE 2: Certainly faster to not use ascetic Pursuer strat, but it's nice and comfy to have a +8 weapon right at the start. Instead you would certainly want: pickup 3 Large shard in Bastille, do minimal level up at the start, buy things from the cat in 2 times, and maybe more memes.
NOTE 3: For Lucatiel I like to do Flexile-Smelter-Rotten 2. Can as well do Sinner 1 if you prefer or if Lucatiel dies going to Flexile.

Start Explorer + Ascetic
- Get cart souls + 800 souls next to blacksmith
- Buy Bomb + Axe, Go talk to Cale and exhaust dialogue, darksign back
- Pursuer glitch
# Last Giant (Axe, Ooze)
- Melentia: Blacksmith key, 2 BBs, 1 Firebomb
- Use ascetic
- Get 3x Chunk in ballista basement
# Pursuer (Ballista)
- Talk to Lucatiel
- Buy 6 large shards, go to Majula

- Open blacksmith door, head to Heide
# Dragonrider (Gravity)

- Level up 10 VIG/10 END/12 DEX/8 INT
- Blacksmith: Rapier, Mace, 31 Arrows, 7 shards, Macce +1, Rapier +8
- Cat: Cate Ring, Ring of Whispers, 10 Bones, 10 Skulls
- Get Rats bonfire
- Get Token of Spite (before Gutter)
- Get BOTH gutter branches + the lifegems + Gulch bonfire
# Giants (Rapier, Ooze, Brightbug)
- Warp to Majula

- Go kill skelly in mansion
- DLC 1 Key + Great Lightning Spear (third chest), bone back, warp to Gulch
- Talk to Lucatiel then Grandahl and bone back
- Unlock secret bonfire and SUMMON LUCATIEL
# Rotten (Rapier, Ooze)

- DLC 1:
	- 10x Rusted Coins in elevator room before fireball'd bridge
	- Focus Souls (on right before fireball'd bridge)
	- Flynn's Ring
	- Denial (room with Spikes)
	- Sanctum Key then bone back
	- Promised Walk of Peace (cave with weird tree)
	- Dark Greatsword
Warp to Heide, head to Wharf
- grab DPR, Talk to Lucatiel, buy Yearn from Carhillon, SUMMON LUCATIEL
# Flexile (Rapier, DPR)
- Get the Dragon Parma from Guardian Dragon
# Dragon + Ornstein (Rapier, Ooze)
- Get the cathedral bonfire and warp to Majula

Huntsman's Copse:
	- Level up 13 VIG/17 END/8 FTH
	- Get the Felkin bonfire
	- Get bridge bonfire, grab token of Fidelity and bone back
	- Get Prison key and get the prison bonfire (invader is annoying so preferably kill)
	- Get the gesture from Creighton
# Skeleton Lords (Mace)
- Buy Soul Appease from Chloanne + send her to Majula
- Talk to Lucatiel
# Covetous (Rapier, DPR)

- Warp to McDuff, infuse Rapier dark, warp to Majula
- Level up 13 ATT/16 INT/19 FTH
- get Branch + 2 BBs + rest in lifegems
- Talk to Benhart, Pyromancer and give clothing, Benhart again (gesture)
- Attune Dark Weapon + Soul Appease at bonfire
- Talk to Vengarl, get equipment + gesture
- Get Clear Bluestone Ring + Chloranthy Ring
# Najka (Rapier, DW)
- Get Twisted Barricade
# Royal Rat Authority (Rapier, DW, Soul Appease)
- Talk to rat for covenant
- Take campfire bonfire and SUMMON BENHART
# Congregation (Rapier/DW/Soul Appease)
- Buy spells from Cromwell (Perseverance + Great Heal + Scraps of Life)
- Get lower bonfire, grab 3x Chunks + Slab
# Freja (Rapier, DW)
- Kill Tseldora guy for branch, primal bonfire then bone back, warp to Mini Rats

- Get Whispers of Despair
# Mini Rats (Rapier, Soul Appease, Skull)
- Warp to McDuff

- Upgrade Rapier+10
# Sentinels (Rapier, DW)
- Get Hush (arena hidden wall)
- Unpetrify Straid and get his bonfire
- Get Sinner's bonfire
# Sinner (Rapier, DW)
- Primal bonfire, warp to Majula

- Level up 24 VIG/25 END/16 ATT/19 INT
- Buy Radiant lifegems + some lifegems
- Get DLC 2 key in Forest of Fallen Giants and go to Earthen Peak
# Mytha (Rapier, DW)
- SUMMON LUCATIEL
# Smelter (Rapier, DW)
- Take the Flame Butterflies in chest and the bonfire
- Take the bonfire before OIK
# Old Iron King (Rapier, DW)
- Bone back, Ascetic
# Old Iron King again (Rapier, DW, BB)

DLC 2:
 - Ashen Idol at start
 - Ashen Idol in first "lever" room
 - Get Fire Snake (side room next to Idol)
 - Get Recollection (Scepter tower, second room)
 - Grab Tower key, get the 4 Idols before Fume Knight
# Fume Knight (Rapier, DW, Brightbug)

- Go to Majula and buy 3 Brightbugs
- Dispose of Maughlin (make sure to get the "Gathering of Exiles" achievement first)

Run to Drangleic Castle
 - Kill lizard, Get Drangleic bonfire, get Farahm set, talk to Grandahal, get mushroom
# Dragonriders (Rapier, DW)
 - Talk to Benhart
 - Get Soul Greatsword (chest after elevator statue)
 - SUMMON BENHART
# Mirror Knight (Rapier, DW)
 - Get Soul Bolt (left after boss)
 - Get Fire Tempest (in water before meme foggate)
 - Get RITB + Homing Crystal Soulmass (use mushroom)
# Froggy Frog (Rapier, DW)
 - Agdayne: Get spells + Gesture + 5-6 shrooms
 - Get Crushed Eye Orb (right after Agdayne)
# Velstadt (Rapier, DW)

- Get bonfire at start of Aldia's Keep
- Get Soul Geyser (in pool)
# Guardian Dragon (Red Iron Twinblade, DW)
- Get Feather from Herald
- Get Petrified Egg + Crystal Weapon
- Get Ashen Mist from Ancient Dragon and homeward back

- Go to pursuer area, talk to benhart outside and inside, Finish it for SoaG
- Go to Giant Lord, SUMMON BENHART
# Giant Lord (Rapier, DW)
- Talk to Drummond, hat + gesture, get SoaG
- Pursuer memory to get Benhart gear

DLC 2 again:
 - Get the 4 Wedges
 - Ashen Idol before Alonne
# Sir Alonne (Rapier, DW, BB) + PICKUP WEDGE
 - Ashen Idol next to Chunks+Slab
 - Ashen Idol in second "lever" room
 - Ashen Idol in side tower
 - Ashen Idol next to Scepter
 - Get Fire Snake (chest next to last Idol), warp to Straid

 - Buy Sunlight Blade, glitch attune while it you warp to Majula
 - BUY shards and chuks, 3 Boltstones
 - Level up 42 FTH/13 STR/20 DEX/20 INT/28 END, make sure to have 27k left
 - Upg RITB + Lightning, infuse Chime too
 - TALK to McDuff again for his quest
# Vendrick (Rapier, Sunlight Blade) (With !4! giant souls)

# Chariot (Rapier, Sunlight Blade, Yearn)
 - Get spells from Tichy Green and ring

DLC 3:
	- Get Dark Dance (right before lever golem on ledge)
	- Get Splintering Lightning Spear (invisible ladder)
	- Get Soul Flash (behind elevator)

 - Go to Shaded Ruins
 - Talk to Tark (ring of whispers) for gesture + branch, homeward back
 - Get Repair (chest with petrified dude in front)
 - Go to Gandalf, get homing Soulmass
 - Woods Dungeon
 - Gulch Dungeon
# Darklurker (Rapier, Sunlight Blade, Brightbug)
- DO NOT HOMEWARD BACK, talk to Gandalf before for spells (need to talk again for covenant reward)

# Watcher & Defender (Red Iron Twinblade, Brightbug, Sunlight Blade)
# Nashandra (Red Iron Twinblade, Sunlight Blade)

Post Credits Memes:
- Buy all of Carhillion of the Fold's spells
- Buy all of Rosabeth's spells + Fire resistance ring
- Go to the death count statue, learn gesture, discover way of blue
- Buy Dead Again from Chloanne
- Get 12K ladder + mini ladder + gesture + talk for achievement at Gilligan
- Talk to Cale for achievement, homeward
- Go to Licia and buy her spells, invade her for the spell, homeward

- Go to Rotten, ascetic, SUMMON LUCATIEL
# Rotten (Rapier, Sunlight Blade)
- Go to Sinner, ascetic
# Sinner (Rapier, Sunlight Blade, Brightbug)
- Go to Freja, ascetic, get Great Fireball from spooder room chest
# Freja (Rapier, Sunlight Blade)

- Warp to Felkin, buy his spells, talk to him for equipment
- Warp to Targray, discover covenant + gesture + buy spells
- Talk to Lucatiel for achievement
- Go to Navlaan and complete his questline (you have all items already; BE HOLLOWED), Buy ascetics + spells
- Warp to Straid, get his spells + gesture (hexes achievement there)
- Go to Iron Keep, kill invader, from Magelord: Covenant + Fall Control + Coins + talk for Covetous Ring

MEDAL FARM
Level up FTH to 42 (if not before), get shards from Chloanne, upgrade Idol Chime +10
Discover Covenant of Champion and join
- At Tseldora camp bonfire:
	- Ascetic the bonfire once, then kill the 2 huge boars, Attune Profound Still + Soul Appease
	- Equip Clear Bluestone Ring + Gold Covetous Serpent Ring + Dragon Parma + Jester Hat
	- Profound Still + 2x Soul Appease
	- Rusted Coin every 5 minutes
- Got to Valley, get Chameleon
- Discover covenant + gesture + offer medals

- Warp to Smelter bonfire, get belfry bonfire, get immolation (chest end of belfry)
- Get Chaos Storm (on fire rocks, equip Hexer set + roll in water pot + Mushroom + fire rings)
- Belfry farm:
	- Equip invasion Ring + covenant ring
	- RITB + Armor or ring (for poise) to kill
Get covenant reward (you should be getting the all sorceries achievement)

At this point you should have:
31 Sorceries, 25 Miracles, 23 Pyromancies, 23 Hexes, 19 gestures

Go to NG+
Melentia: Buy Branch + BBs
7 Rotten strats for 2M souls
Level up VIG to 50, rest in END
Do the endgame as fast as possible

Go to NG++
Use Soul Vessel to go back down to 24 VIG if you want RTSR for Rotten
Get both branches on the way to Rotten
11 Rotten for 3M souls
Go to Drangleic, talk to Chanceller for spells + gesture

GG


ATTUNEMENT NOTES: (ga = glitch attuned)
Gefore Najka:		Soul Appease - Dark Weapon
Going to Mytha:		Homeward (ga) - Dark Weapon - Yearn
After Straid:		Homeward (ga) - Sunlight Blade (ga) - Yearn
Going to Dungeon1:	Homeward (ga) - Sunlight Blade (ga) - Force
Asap after Credits:	Homeward (ga) - Sunlight Blade (ga) - Yearn
For Medal Farm:		Profound Still - Soul Appease (ga)
After Medal Farm:	Homeward (ga) - Sunlight Blade (ga) - Yearn
After Velstadt NG+:	Homeward (ga) - Sunlight Blade (ga) - Dark Weapon

BRIGHTBUGS NOTES:
Gets:
	- 2x after Last Giant
	- 2x going to Najka
	- 3x after Fume Knight
Uses:
	- Giants
	- Old Iron King 2
	- Fume Knight
	- Sir Alonne
	- Darklurker
	- Throne Duo + Nashandra
	- Sinner 2