DS2 Scholar All Bosses Lightning route

Dark Souls 2 Scholar of the First Sin All Bosses DLC Melee Rapier/Lightning Red Iron Twinblade route (I like to call it “The Lightning Strike”)
Some notes:
- The point of the Lightning thing is that Lightning RITB is very powerful by itself (476 AR), and Sunlight Blade adds 0,3*AR+5, so 148 AR. It’s globally a 15-20% improvement compared to normal RITB, and it saves at least 2+ hits per boss and 1 hit per Dungeon NPC. Going to McDuff and coming back is about 1m30s, free Straid then coming back about 40s, but it skips getting more resins and getting 3 BB from Melentia (about 40s). Considering you have early +6 for 5 bosses and saves many 2+ hits on 20 bosses I think it’s more than worth it.
- The route is almost the same up to Velstadt except early +6 and skipping Mini Rats.
- For RITB it doesn’t use the Ring of Thorns but uses the Lightning Clutch Ring (adds 15 AR).
- Lightning Blade lasts only a minute, but casting with Lingering Dragoncrest Ring adds 15s for the longest fights (Aava, Old Chaos, Dungeon 1 and 2, Vendrick)
- Notes use ProFlo’s notes as a base ^^

- Start Explorer/Homeward Bone
- Kill Maughlin with witching urns
- Pickup Soul next to Blacksmith
- Talk to Emerald Herald and then run away
- Light the bonfire in Majula, then head towards Cardinal Tower
- Light the Cardinal Tower Bonfire
- Buy Club & Firebomb
- Drop attack on the salamander
- Get the DLC 2 key and die

- Blow up the poorly made wall and run towards Last Giant

# Last Giant (Club, Ooze)
- Dark Sign quickly
- Pop 800 souls while talking to Melentia, get Blacksmith key, 2 BB, 1 Firebomb
- Talk and get the ring, then send Melentia to Majula

# Pursuer (Ballista)
- Pop the Pursuer soul
- Get the Dull Ember (chest)
- Destroy the wall with the barrel (use firebomb is not lucky)
- Sit at bonfire to remove agro
- Get 5x Titanite and 2x Large Titanite in chests
- Give Dull Ember to McDuff and buy 4x Large Titanite
- Open blacksmith door, level up to 12 END, 12 DEX
- Rest at bonfire then to pick up the bow by the blacksmith
- Buy Rapier, Mace, 4 shards & 21 Arrows, Rapier+6, Mace+2
- Buy 1x HB and 10x Skulls from Shalqoir

# Dragon + Ornstein (Rapier, Ooze)

# Dragonrider (Gravity)

- Shoot the bell and use the strat you want for No Man’s Wharf

# Flexile Sentry (Rapier, Ooze)
- Homeward Bone back to the bonfire
- Level up to 11VGR, 23 END, 20 DEX
- Buy 1x BB and Branch
- Pickup the bones before Rosabeth
- Pop Flexile soul and grab Fork Ruins bonfire
- Buy at least 11 Gold Pine Resin from Vengarl
- Grab the Chloranthy ring +1
- Talk to Gandalf and then light the Shaded Ruins bonfire

# Najka (Rapier, Gold Pine Resin)
- Light Gyrm's Respite bonfire for Big Rat later

# Congregation (Rapier/GPR/Mace)
- Kill Lizard after boss
- Grab 3x CPR
- Get Chunk on ledge
- Get Chunk behind door
- Get 3x Chunks + Slab in spikes

# Freja (Rapier, CPR, Brightbug)
- Kill Duke and get the branch
- Warp to Majula
- Buy 3 brightbugs
- Level up to 20 VGR, 28 END, 7 STR
- Upgrade Rapier +10
- Buy Cat Ring and 9 bones from Shalqoir
- Drop and take the bonfire
- Pickup the branch in black gulch
- Light the first bonfire in black gulch

# Giants (Rapier, GPR, Brightbug)
- Take the elevator

# Rotten (Rapier, GPR)
- Bone back and warp to Majula
- Buy 3 Brightbugs, max gems
- Get DLC 1 key in pit
- Run through the 1st DLC, light the second bonfire.
- Grab the 20k soul with the Dragon Charms
- Grab Flynns Ring, get Forgotten Key, grab secret bonfire, get Dragon Stone and bone back
- Warp to Lost Bastille

# Sentinels (Rapier, Gold Pine Resin)
- Light the Servants Quarters Bonfire
- Get 2x Herb on Belfry Luna roof if you can

# Gargoyles (Rapier, Gold Pine Resin)
- Homeward Bone back
- Free Straid, kill Mummies while he is unpetrifying, get bonfire
(-grab shield, but not sure it’s worth at all)

# Sinner (Rapier, Gold Pine Resin)
- Warp to Majula
- Buy 3 Brightbugs
- Buy Cleric’s Chime, unlock the path
- Pick up Rouge Water
- Light the Bridge Approach bonfire for later use (Chariot)

# Skeleton Lords (Mace)
- Talk to Chloanne enough to send her back to Majula
- Pickup a torch if you didn't pickup the first one in Things Betwixt
- Do the fancy OOB skip or pull the lever if you're bad

# Covetous (Rapier)

# Mytha (Rapier, Charcoal Pine Resin, Old Radiant Lifegem)
- Do the fancy jump before Smelter

# Smelter (Rapier, Gold Pine Resin)
- Grab the Flame Butterflies in the chest after Smelter

# Old Iron King (Rapier, Gold Pine Resin)
- Run through the 2nd DLC
(- Leap of Faith)
- Light the second DLC bonfire
(- Double Pseudo Cancer Jumps)
(- Get +3 Magic Resistance ring for safe Amana)
- Light the third DLC bonfire
- Warp to Fork Road

- Pop your souls while waiting for the big door to open
- Grab the King's Gate Bonfire
- Talk to Gandalf, Homeward Bone back to bonfire
- Pick up Mushroom in pool for RITB pickup

# Dragonriders (Rapier, Charcoal Pine Resin)
- Light the Central Castle Drangleic
- Get the Key and Homeward Bone back
- Grab the alluring skulls before Mirror Knight if you need more of them

# Mirror Knight (Rapier, Ooze)
- Pickup Red Iron Twinblade in Shrine of Armana (try to not die)

# Froggy Frog (Rapier, Gold Pine Resin)
- Buy shield of the insolent, ring of thorns and all the shrooms from Agadayne
- Light the Undead Ditch in Undead Crypt
- Pull the lever to open up the shortcut for Vendrick later

# Velstadt (Rapier, Gold Pine Resin)
- Grab the King's Ring and then Homeward Bone back
- Warp to Straid
- Buy Lingering Dragoncrest Ring, 3x Rouge Water, Sunlight Blade
- Warp to Majula
- Buy 5 shards, 6 large shards, 6 chunks & Soul Appease from Chloanne
- Level up 36 FTH, 10 ATT, rest in ADP
- Warp to McDuff
- Upgrade Red Iron Twinblade to 10+, infuse to Lightning
- Attune Soul Appease, warp to Mini Rats

# Mini Rats (Soul Appease, Rapier)
- Attune Sunlight Blade, warp to Fork Road bonfire
- Grab RTSR
- Grab Crimson Water in front of Basilik
- Use Sunlight Blade in front of trap door for RTSR setup

# Guardian Dragon (Red Iron Twinblade, Sunlight Blade, RTSR)
- Use Amber Herb on elevator
- Talk to Aldia

# Ancient Dragon (Red Iron Twinblade, Sunlight Blade, Brightbug, RTSR)

# Giant Lord (Red Iron Twinblade, Sunlight Blade)
- Don't forget to pickup the Soul of a Giant, then homeward bone back
- Warp to Huntsman’s Copse

# Chariot (Red Iron Twinblade, Sunlight Blade)
- Homeward Bone back to bonfire
- Warp to Gyrm's Respite

# Royal Rat Authority (Red Iron Twinblade, Sunlight Blade)
 - Warp to the first DLC
- RTSR setup on fall

# Elana (Red Iron Twinblade, Sunlight Blade, RTSR, Brightbug)

# Sinh (Red Iron Twinblade, Sunlight Blade)
- Homeward Bone back to bonfire then warp to Cardinal Tower bonfire

- Warp back to Majula
- Buy 3 brightbugs from Melentia, buy all radiant life gems, amber herbs and effigys
- Level up to 40 FTH, 40 VGR, 22 ADP and rest END
- Now you are done with the covetous ring and clothes, engage nudist mode
- Warp to first DLC
- Pickup the 2 Brightbugs before Gank Squad

# Gank Squad (Red Iron Twinblade, Sunlight Blade, Brightbug)
- Warp to 2nd DLC
- Get the Scorching Iron Scepter and suicide
- Go get the Key and go for Fume Knight

# Fume Knight (Red Iron Twinblade, Sunlight Blade, Brightbug)
(possible fight with RTSR)
- Darksign back to elevator bonfire
- Pick 2x Herb before elevator toward Smelter

# Blue Smelter (Red Iron Twinblade, Sunlight Blade, Brightbug)
- Darksign back to the elevator bonfire


# Sir Alonne (Red Iron Twinblade, Sunlight Blade, Brightbug)

# Fucking Aava (Red Iron Twinblade, Sunlight Blade, Brightbug)
- Use Dragoncrest Ring and Crimson Water

# Old Chaos (Red Iron Twinblade, Sunlight Blade)
# Ivory Dude (Red Iron Twinblade, Brightbug, Sunlight Blade)
- Pickup the 2 brightbugs before Horsefuck Valley

# Double Kitties (Rapier, Brightbug, Sunlight Blade)
- Darksign and Warp to Black Gulch
- Survive the 1st Dungeon (Use Brightbug, Sunlight Blade)
- Warp to Shaded Ruins
- Survive the 2nd Dungeon (Use Brightbug, Sunlight Blade)
- Darksign and Warp to Undead Ditch

# Vendrick (Rapier, Sunlight Blade, Brightbug) (With 3 giant souls)
- Darksign and Warp to King's Gate
- Survive the 3rd Dungeon

# Darklurker (Red Iron Twinblade, Sunlight Blade, Brightbug)
- Darksign back to bonfire
- No need for Benhart, just tank the fight with faram set

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

# Nashandra (Red Iron Twinblade, Sunlight Blade)
# Aldia  (Red Iron Twinblade, Sunlight Blade)