Dark Rapier

This is an overview of the current Dark Rapier Dark Souls II Any% Old Souls route.

Majula

• Unequip all Armor and enter the hut.
• Start as Explorer with Healing Wares.
• Unequip all armor, dagger and ring, head to Majula.
• Kill Maughlin with Witching Urns and pick up the Tseldora Armor.
• Talk with the Emerald Herald (only need to trigger the first line) and light the bonfire.
• Head to Forest of the Fallen Giants.

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Last Giant

• Open the gate.
• Drop Dagger and Ring, manage equipment.
• Pick up Homeward Bone and Soul of a Lost Undead.
• Use the soul while talking to Melentia.
• Buy Handaxe, Firebomb x2, light the bonfire.
• Bomb the wall.
• Equip Handaxe and Tseldora set. - equip Tseldora set before receiving souls after every boss fight until Lost Sinner from now on, unequip inbetween bosses)
• Kill Last Giant (Aromatic Ooze) and use the Darksign immediately to keep the souls.

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Pursuer

• Use the soul of the Last Giant.
• Buy Brightbug x2 and Lenigrast's Key, talk for the Covetous Silver Serpent Ring +1 and exhaust her dialogue to send Melentia back.
• Equip the ring before Pursuer souls drop
• Kill Pursuer with the ballistae.
• Warp to Lost Bastille.

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Lost Bastille

• Pick up the Large Titanite Shard (and Radiant Lifegem).
• Start the Barrel roll (help out with firebomb if it does not break the wall by itself).
• Light the bonfire and rest to de-aggro enemy mobs.
• Open the chest with Large Titanite Shards x2 and pick them up.
• Warp to Majula.

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Dragonrider

• Interact with Emerald Herald and open the door to Lenigrast.
• Head to Heide's Tower of Flame.
• Manage your inventory on the way (e.g. drop Handaxe, equip/unequip items).
• Dragonrider jump.
• Kill Dragonrider by making him fall, use Soul of the Pursuer while waiting for his death.
• Interact with Licia and send her back. Use the Homeward Bone.

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Rotten

• Level 19 Endurance, 12 Dexterity.
• Buy Rapier, Mace, Titanite Shard x7, Arrows x11 from Lenisgrat.
• Upgrade Rapier to +5, Mace to +1.
• Buy Catsilver Ring, Homeward Bone x2, Alluring Skulls x8+.
• Go down the Majula hole.
• Kill the crystal lizard on the bridge (Mace) and pick up Large Titanite Shard and Darkstone.
• Make your way to Black Gulch.
• Kill Rotten (Aromatic Ooze, Brightbug), Homeward Bone.

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Skeleton Lords

• Level 12 Vigor, 8 Faith, 8 Intelligence.
• Buy Brightbug x3, Lifegem x11 from Melentia.
• Buy Cleric's Sacred Chime and Homeward from Licia and move path (use Soul of the Rotten while talking here or at Felkin).
• Buy Archdrake Staff, Dark Weapon and Dark Pine Resin x3 from Felkin.
• Lower the Bridge.
• Kill Skeleton Lords (Aromatic Ooze/Dark Pine Resin).

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Covetous Demon and Mytha

• Lower the bridge.
• Pick up Titanite Chunk in the poison area behind Chloanne.
• Perform Earthen Peak Out of Bounds.
• Kill Covetous Demon (Aromatic Ooze).
• Use Brightbug while waiting for fogwall to clear.
• Kill Mytha (Dark Pine Resin)
• Use your boss souls on the elevator.

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Old Iron King

• Use Aromatic Ooze if you did not use it on Skeleton Lords, Dark Pine Resin otherwise.
• Kill the two Alonne Knights in front of the door.
• Pick up Dull Ember, Large Titanite Shard x2 (with Petrified Dragon Bone(s)).
• Kill Old Iron King ( Dark Pine Resin, Brightbug), Homeward Bone.

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Ruin Sentinels

• Level 13 Attunement, 18 Faith, 18 Intelligence.
• Buy Brightbug x3 from Melentia.
• Attune Dark Weapon and Homeward, warp to Lost Bastille.
• Upgrade Rapier to +7, infuse it with Dark.
• Kill Ruin Sentinels (Dark Weapon).

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Lost Sinner

• Open the double gates, use boss souls.
• Buff on elevator (brightbug, dark weapon).
• Kill Lost Sinner, homeward out. Tseldora set not needed anymore from here on

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Najka

• Warp to Majula and Level 18 Vigor, 31 Endurance.
• Light Ruined Forked Road bonfire.
• Pick up Cholanthy Ring +1.
• Kill Najka (Dark Weapon).

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Freya

• Kill Magus and Congregation (Dark Weapon).
• If you want to go for +10: Kill Crystal Lizard (cliff straight forward) and pick up Titanite Chunk on the platform below.
• Kill Freya (Dark Weapon, Brightbug); PICK UP GREAT SOUL, homeward out.

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Dragonriders

• If you want to go for +10: Kill Crystal Lizard before Drangleic Castle.
• Open Castle Gates.
• Open gate towards Dragonriders and light King's Gate bonfire.
• If you want to go for +10: Warp to Majula, upgrade Rapier to +10.
• Pick up Soul of a Hero, Old Radiant Lifegem x3, Monastery Charm.
• Kill Dragonriders (Dark Weapon, Bow (to get the archer down)).

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Looking Glass Knight

• Activate Elevator.
• Light Center Castle Drangleic bonfire.
• Go up elevator and pick up King's Gate Key, homeward.
• Kill Looking Glass Knight (Dark Weapon).

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Demon of Song

• Run through Amana.
• Kill Demon of Song (Dark Weapon).

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Velstadt

• Use Brightbug on staircase before the invasion, Bow for door-shield guys.
• Kill Velstadt (Dark Weapon, Brightbug).
• Pick up King's Ring, Darksign.

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Guardian Dragon

• Warp to Ruined Forked Road.
• Pick up Red Tear Stone Ring (RTSR).
• Open the King's Gate in front of Aldia's Keep.
• Use Dark Weapon while getting hit by the second ogre breaking the wall for RTSR range.
• Kill Guardian Dragon (Dark Weapon, RTSR).

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Ashen Mist

• Run through Dragon Aerie (Aerie jump) and Dragon Shrine.
• Talk to Ancient Dragon while using Homeward -> Ashen Mist.

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Giant Lord

• Warp to Cardinal Tower.
• Perform Giant Lord jump (unequip Silvercat Ring for RTSR range) and enter the memory.
• Kill Giant Lord (Dark Weapon, RTSR) and homeward out.

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Throne Duo and Nashandra

• Warp to King's Gate bonfire.
• Take damage by jumping onto the path to the throne so you can use an Old Radiant Lifegem at the start of the fight.
• Kill Throne Watcher and Throne Defender (Dark Weapon, Brightbug).
• Kill Nashandra (Dark Weapon, Brightbug).
• Trigger Credits.