Dark Souls 2 Mega Guide: Armor, Weapons, Spells, Soul Farming, Rings, Estus Shard

Hub Item Locations:

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Human Effigy – Located in a chest on the second level of the Firekeepers house. You can pick this up immediately after finishing character creation.

Morning Star + Clerics Sacred Chime + Binoculars – Immediately after leaving the tutorial zone through the giant crack, you will see the Majula Lighthouse. Before proceeding any further, hug the right side of the path and look over the ledge towards the town. You will see two lootable bodies that you can access via a short gap between the rocks.

Estus Shard – Found by attacking the water well located near the Majula Pit, just outside the “Mansion” building. A weight stone falls, and the bucket rises, carrying the shard with it.

Parma Shield – Found in Majula, keep the water to your right. You’ll find a narrow corridor that leads to a sewer system. Half-way down the stairs, you will see a chest on your left that contains a Parma (small) shield. Everything above this line is available immediately (or just prior) to entering Majula. Everything below this line will be accessible shortly after Majula.

Ring of Steel Protection – After many deaths (coincidentally I got mine at 100), Blue Crestbro in Majula will give it to you.

Chloranthy Ring + Titanite Slab – Found in the crossbow (aka ballista) room in the Forest of Fallen Giants. Requires Pharros Stone!

White Sign Soapstone – Provided to you by Pate, after he closes the gate behind you when you first meet. Return to Pate by killing the enemies or by respawning at the bonfire and speak with him. He will then provide you with the soapstone.

Estus Shard – Found by going downstairs in the Mansion. Kill one skeleton (chance of Human Effigy drop), then follow the cave to the right. You will see a lootable body hunched over.

Soul Vessel – Found in the basement of the Mansion, in a chest along the left side of the cave.

Halberd – Found on the tip of a giant (bur narrow) stone sword protruding off a platform just prior to a fog gate that leads to the first Crystal Lizard in the Forest of Fallen Giants zone. There is an enemy waiting for you at the end of the narrow walkway, and once you approach another enemy jumps down behind you. Be careful.

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Estus Shard, SBD and Fragrant Branch locations:

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Estus Shard

2 in Majula
One is found in the well with a rock on it. hit the rock and it will come up. The other is found in the mansion after you get the key from Cale.
Forest of Fallen Giants
Top floor of the Citadel bonfire. You need the Soldier’s Key to get in
No Man’s Wharf
After you ring the bell to bring the ship closer, there will be a few houses you can enter. It’s in one of them. I forget the exact one though
Lost Bastille
Kind of- Hidden path. From McDuff’s bonfire go to the palce with the Jailer on a breakable platform and 2 (or 3?) dogs. You’ll find a hidden pathway between the bonfire and it
Harvest Valley
2 in Shaded Woods
One is found in a cell right after pulling the lever to get into the area. The other is found in the same room as Ornifex
Dragleic Castle
Behind a breakable wall in the pathway to the right of Central Castle Dragliec bonfire
Found near the Sunlight Blade. There’s an area a little farther from the Ceumble Ruins Bonfire that’s guarded by 3 enemies. It’s in a chest behind them.

Sublime Bone Dust

Heide Tower of Blue Flame
Non-respawning Sentinel drop
Huntsman’s Copse (Undead Purgatory area)
On a ledge right before Chariot Demon
Sinner’s Rest
Found in the water right after coming down the Elevator.
Black gulch
Iron Keep

Fragrant Branch of Yore

2 in Harvest Valley
Sinner’s Rest
Shaded Woods (By using a Branch. Also get armor so it’s worth it for -essentially- free items)
- You get another one by doing Mancorpion Tark’s sidequest
The Gutter
Iron Keep (Buy from merchant)

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Dark Souls 2 Armor Locations:

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Smelter Demon Armor & Sword