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DS2 All Bosses - Early +10 route

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  1. Alternate version of this: https://pastebin.com/sagPqQfS
  2. Basically going for Rotten before Dragonslayer/Flexile saves about 15s (the running is faster mostly by not having to sit at the bonfire to change Lenigrats' location and not picking up the bone, the slower Rotten compensates the faster Dragonslayer/Flexile)
  3. Going for +10 takes about 50s (Getting the 3 chunks + slab takes 30s, 2 warps take 15s and homeward after the 2 chunks on the ledge costs about 6s), saves about 25s by saving a Majula trip and not having to kill the Drangleic Lizard. You have a better weapon for 13 bosses, saving a good 25+ hits. In my estimations it's an average 30s timesave, so +10 saves only 5 seconds, but fights are a tiny bit more consistent.
  4. So all in all, only a 20s timesave, but still a timesave!
  5.  
  6. - Start Explorer/Healing Wares
  7. - Kill Maughlin with witching urns
  8. - Talk to Emerald Herald and then run away
  9. - Light the bonfire in Majula, then head towards Cardinal Tower
  10. ( Don't pickup the Homeward Bone!)
  11. - Light the Cardinal Tower Bonfire
  12. - Use soul while talking, Buy Axe; Firebomb
  13. - Blow up the poorly made wall and run towards Last Giant
  14.  
  15. # Last Giant (Axe, Ooze, 2 Urns)
  16. - Dark Sign quickly
  17. - Pop Lst Giant Soul, buy Key, 2xBB, Firebomb
  18. - Get the Ring, Send Melentia to Majula
  19.  
  20. # Pursuer (Ballista)
  21. - Get Large Titanite on ledge
  22. - Destroy the wall with the barrel, use firebomb if needed
  23. - Sit at bonfire to remove agro (or bone back if impossible)
  24. - Get 2x Large Titanite in chest
  25. - Warp to Majula
  26. - Talk once to Herald, open blacksmith door and run to Dragonrider
  27.  
  28. # Dragonrider (Gravity)
  29. - Pop Pursuer soul
  30. - Take bonfire and warp to Majula
  31.  
  32.  
  33. - level up to 18 END, 8 INT, 12 DEX
  34. - Pick up the bow by the blacksmith
  35. - Buy Rapier, Mace, 7 shards, 21 Arrows, Rapier+5, Mace+1
  36. - Pop Pursuer soul while talking to the cat
  37. - Buy Cat Ring, 10 skulls and 4 bones
  38. - Drop and take the bonfire
  39. - Kill the Lizard with the mace
  40. - Pickup the branch in black gulch
  41. - Light the second bonfire in black gulch
  42.  
  43. # Rotten (Rapier, Ooze)
  44. - Run through the 1st DLC, light the second bonfire.
  45. - Grab the 20k soul with the Dragon Charms
  46. - Grab Flynns Ring, get Dragon Stone, grab secret bonfire, warp to Heide's Tower
  47.  
  48. # Ornstein (Rapier, Ooze)
  49. - Bone back
  50. - Shoot the bell and use the strat you want for No Man’s Wharf
  51. - Talk to Carhillion, buy the staff and Yearn
  52.  
  53. # Flexile Sentry (Rapier, Ooze)
  54. - Homeward Bone back and warp to Majula
  55. - Level up to 19 VGR, 25 END, 13 ATT, 8 FTH
  56. - Buy 3 Brightbugs
  57. - Buy Cleric’s Chime, Force, Homeward, unlock the path
  58. - Buy 5x Dark Resin, Dark Weapon from Felkin
  59. - Light the Bridge Approach bonfire for later use (Chariot)
  60. (-Skull for the lever and Resin while waiting for the bridge for more consistent skellies)
  61.  
  62. # Skeleton Lords (Mace)
  63. - Buy Soul Appease, talk to Chloanne enough to send her back to Majula, resin while talking
  64. - Grab Chunk in poison mist
  65. - Pick up the torch
  66. - Do the fancy OOB skip
  67.  
  68. # Covetous (Rapier)
  69.  
  70. # Mytha (BB, Rapier, Dark Pine Resin, Radiant Lifegem)
  71. - Do the fancy jump before Smelter
  72. - Pick up Dull Ember
  73.  
  74. # Smelter (BB, Rapier, Dark Pine Resin)
  75.  
  76. # Old Iron King (BB, Rapier, Dark Pine Resin)
  77. - Leap of Faith
  78. - Light the second DLC bonfire
  79. - Double Pseudo Cancer Jumps
  80. - Light the third DLC bonfire and warp to Majula
  81. - Buy 3 BB, 3 herbs
  82. - Level up to 16 ATT, 19 INT, 19 FTH, (leave at least 15000 for McDuff)
  83. - Attune Yearn, Homeward, warp to the last DLC2 bonfire you got
  84. - Get the Scorching Iron Scepter and Homeward back
  85. - Place the scepter, use herb and Estus
  86. - Get the 2x Chunks + Key on the ledge then homeward (timing should be fine if the stamina management is good)
  87. (the lizard next to the 2x BB has a 1/3 chance to drop 3 chunks + 1 slab, which would save 20s on this route, so that's a possibility to save terrible paces)
  88. - Warp to first DLC2 bonfire, get the 3 chunks + 1 slab on the last door next to the buffed armor
  89. (Peach strats: there are 5 flme butterflies right next to them, and also a +3 life ring but this one is long/tricky to get)
  90. - Attune Dark Weapon and Soul Appease, warp to Lost Bastille
  91. - Give Dull Ember to McDuff, Buy 2 Large shards, Upgrade Rapier +10, Infuse Dark
  92.  
  93. # Sentinels (Rapier, Dark Weapon)
  94. - Light the Servants Quarters Bonfire
  95. (- Get 2x Radiant Lifegem in chest on Belfry Luna roof, shouldn’t waste any time)
  96.  
  97. # Gargoyles (Rapier, Dark Weapon)
  98. - Homeward Bone back
  99. - Use Soul Appease at grill
  100. - Before Grill and on elevator, use Herb + Repair Powder
  101.  
  102. # Sinner (Rapier, Dark Weapon)
  103. - Warp to Majula
  104. - Buy 5 human effigies, 40 gems, 10 Radiant lifegems, 3 BB
  105. - Use Herb waiting for door to open
  106. - grab Fork Ruins bonfire
  107. - Grab the Chloranthy ring +1
  108. - Light the Shaded Ruins bonfire
  109.  
  110. # Najka (Rapier, Dark Weapon)
  111. #Rat Authority (Rapier, Dark Weapon, Soul Appease)
  112.  
  113. # Congregation (Rapier, Soul Appease)
  114.  
  115. # Freja (Rapier, Dark Weapon, Skulls)
  116. - Talk to Aldia, Bone back
  117. - warp to Tomb of Saints
  118.  
  119. # Mini Rats (Soul Appease, Rapier)
  120. - Attune Homeward, warp to Fork Road bonfire
  121. (-Grab Divine Blessing after DLC for desperate times)
  122. - Pop your souls while waiting for the big door to open
  123. - Grab the King's Gate Bonfire
  124. - Talk to Gandalf, Homeward back to bonfire
  125. (-Grab 3xOld Radiant Lifegem, 10k souls)
  126.  
  127. # Dragonriders (Rapier, Dark Weapon)
  128. - Light the Central Castle bonfire
  129.  
  130. - Grab Fire Butterflies
  131. - Use Herb on elevator
  132. - Get the Key and Homeward back
  133. (- Grab the alluring skulls before Mirror Knight if you need more of them)
  134.  
  135. # Mirror Knight (Rapier, Dark Weapon)
  136. - Use Herb on elevator
  137. - Pickup Red Iron Twinblade in Shrine of Armana
  138.  
  139. # Froggy Frog (Rapier, Dark Weapon)
  140. - Buy all the shrooms from Agadayne + Ring of Thorns
  141. - Light the Undead Ditch in Undead Crypt
  142. - Pull the lever to open up the shortcut for Vendrick later
  143.  
  144. # Velstadt (Rapier, Dark Weapon)
  145. - Grab the King's Ring and then Homeward back
  146. - Warp to Fork Road bonfire
  147. - Grab RTSR
  148. - Use Dark Weaponin front of trap door for RTSR setup
  149.  
  150. # Guardian Dragon (Rapier, Dark Weapon, RTSR)
  151. - Dragon Aerie skip
  152. - Talk to Aldia
  153. - Use BB early after the second guy in armor (can prevent stupid limbo death)
  154. # Ancient Dragon (Rapier, Dark Weapon, Brightbug, RTSR)
  155. # Giant Lord (Rapier, Dark Weapon)
  156. - Don't forget to pickup the Soul of a Giant, then Homeward back
  157.  
  158. (there you can either level up with a somewhat low but manageable 40 VIG, or do Fume + Smelter with 19 VIG, and then get 45+ VIG and more INT)
  159. (There is also no need to equip the robe after Ancient Dragon, Fume Knight and Smelter)
  160.  
  161. - Warp to DLC2 Foyer bonfire
  162. (if you do RTSR Fume Knight, I would do Smelter first, if not, Fume first)
  163. # Blue Smelter (Rapier, Dark Weapon, Brightbug)
  164. - Bone back and warp to the 2nd DLC2 bonfire
  165. # Fume Knight (Rapier, Dark Weapon, Brightbug)
  166. (possible fight with RTSR)
  167. - Bone back to elevator bonfire
  168. - Warp to Majula
  169. - Buy 3 BB
  170. - Buy 4 shards, 6 large shards, 6 chunks, 2 Boltstones from Chloanne
  171. - Level up 45 VIG, 28 END, 16 ADP, 16 ATT, 13 STR, 20 DEX, 22 INT (for longer Dark Weapon duration)
  172. - Warp to McDuff, attune Yearn
  173. - Upgrade Red Iron Twinblade to 10+, infuse to Lightning RITB and Rapier
  174.  
  175. From there there are no specific order for bosses
  176.  
  177. # Giants (RITB, Dark Weapon)
  178. - Homeward back
  179. - Talk to Gandalf and bone back
  180. - Warp to Undead Crypt
  181. # Vendrick (Rapier, Dark Weapon, Brightbug, RTSR) (With 3 giant souls)
  182. (RTSR setup: 2 one-handed hits from Vendrick)
  183. - Warp to the first DLC
  184. - Pickup Gank Squad Key and Homeward back
  185. - RTSR setup on fall
  186.  
  187. # Elana (Red Iron Twinblade, Dark Weapon, RTSR, Brightbug)
  188. - Use Elana soul and Dark Weapon waiting for door
  189. # Sinh (Red Iron Twinblade, Dark Weapon)
  190.  
  191. - Pickup the 2 Brightbugs before Gank Squad
  192. # Gank Squad (Red Iron Twinblade, Dark Weapon, Brightbug)
  193.  
  194. # F***ing Aava (Red Iron Twinblade, Dark Weapon, Brightbug)
  195. # Old Chaos (Red Iron Twinblade, Dark Weapon)
  196. # Ivory Dude (Red Iron Twinblade or Rapier, Brightbug, Dark Weapon)
  197. - Homeward back
  198. - Get Garrison Key
  199. - Use Yearn to distract Golem and pull the lever
  200. # Double Kitties (Rapier, Brightbug, Dark Weapon)
  201.  
  202. # Chariot (Rapier, Dark Weapon, Yearn)
  203.  
  204. # Sir Alonne (Red Iron Twinblade, Dark Weapon, Brightbug)
  205.  
  206. (- Attune Force instead of Homeward if Force strats)
  207. - Survive the 1st Dungeon (Use Mushroom, possibly Force, Dark Weapon twice)
  208. - Warp to Black Gulch (attune Homeward)
  209. - Survive the 2nd Dungeon (Use Brightbug, Dark Weapon)
  210. - Homeward and Warp to King's Gate
  211.  
  212. - Survive the 3rd Dungeon (Use Dark Weapon)
  213. # Darklurker (Red Iron Twinblade, Brightbug)
  214. (Dark Weapon adds only 10% damage so will rather use it if he teleports or flies)
  215. - Homeward back to bonfire
  216. - Equip King’s ring, activate door
  217. # Watcher and Defender (Red Iron Twinblade, Brightbug, Dark Weapon)
  218. # Nashandra (Red Iron Twinblade, Dark Weapon)
  219. # Aldia (Red Iron Twinblade, Dark Weapon)
  220. (For no buff strats: 4 hits on the spawn, 4 hits on the first attack, then should be possible to kill him on the next punishable attack)
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