Can you skip Blighttown Dark Souls 1?

You can not skip Blighttown, but you can make it significantly shorter by taking the shortcut through the Valley of Drakes. If you have the master key at the start of the game it makes it way easier... Just go from Firelink Shrine down to New Londo Ruins, then take a right atfer you hop off the elevator.
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Is Blighttown mandatory?

Blighttown has a TON of useful goodies. Nothing strictly necessary aside from Queelag per se, but very worth your while to explore. The hardest part of Blighttown by a significant margin is the area between The Depths leading down to the Swamp that has all those pink ghouls and fire breathing dogs.
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Do you have to go through Blighttown?

You have to make the trip because it's worth it. Just go and farm Darkroot Garden for blooming moss clumps or purchase them from the merchant above the depths. Like what Archa said, approach the snipers closely and keep your shield up.
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What level should I be for Blighttown?

It's one of those areas that can find action all over because of master key access. If a player is running the game normally they will usually be around level 30 when reaching Blighttown. Now that weapon level is a factor... a lot of people will have a +5 weapon when reaching Blighttown no matter how they got there.
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Why is Blighttown so infamous?

Blighttown is perhaps the most despised and notorious area in the entirety of Dark Souls due to its abysmal frame rate and obnoxious poisonous sludge, but beneath the surface of its rage-inducing difficulty, players will discover it tells one of the most somber tales in the series.
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Should I go to Darkroot or Blighttown first?

I personally went Darkroot Garden first, for the very reason MonolithTMA suggested - you get a ton of drops in there that you'll need for Blighttown. It's faster (and cheaper) early on to farm the walking trees for the various moss clumps.
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Is there anything important in Blighttown?

Crossing Blighttown is necessary to ring the second Bell of Awakening, found past Chaos Witch Quelaag in Quelaag's Domain. Several NPCs visit Blighttown as part of their respective questlines, with Quelana of Izalith and Shiva of the East both acting as merchants.
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Are there any bosses in Blighttown?

Return to the Blighttown bonfire once more and prepare yourself for the next stage of your quest - the Boss Chaos Witch Quelaag.
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How do you get through Blighttown easily?

When you've defeated the Gaping Dragon and opened up the door to Blighttown, head down the ladder until you fight a troll. Take this troll out, and then you want to take out the ghouls that are about to rush you. After that, lure out the others and take them out one by one until they're all dead.
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Is Blighttown really that hard?

If you're new to the game, Blighttown is hellish. I was, and it took hours and hours for me to get through it. You seem to coming from a position of experience with the series. That's not really an option for new players, unless they've already taken time to practice that.
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What is the hardest part of Dark Souls 1?

10 Hardest Dark Souls Areas, Ranked
  • 6 Irrithyl Dungeon Is Full Of Nightmarish Foes. ...
  • 5 Sen's Fortress Is A Deliberately Grueling Test. ...
  • 4 Iron Keep Has Hard Enemies And A Challenging Boss. ...
  • 3 Blighttown Has Everything Players Hate. ...
  • 2 Anor Londo Has Its Infamous Archers. ...
  • 1 The Ringed City Is One Final Challenge.
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What areas are optional in Dark Souls?

undead burg, lower burg, the depths, blighttown through the main entrance, darkroot garden 1st area and hydra area, valley of drakes, painted world, the great hollow, ash lake.
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What bosses can you skip ds1?

Capra Demon, Gaping Dragon, and Blighttown

You can skip all three of these at once if you want. Or you can beat Capra and skip the rest, or beat Capra and Gaping Dragon and just skip Blighttown. From Firelink Shrine, head back into the Valley of the Drakes.
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How do you skip Blighttown with the master key?

With the master key you can go from Firelink to New Londo to Valley of the Drakes to Blighttown back entrance and take the water wheels down. Without it, you can go from Undead Parish through Darkroot Garden to Darkroot Basin to Valley of Drakes to Blighttown back entrance.
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Why is Shiva not in Blighttown?

If you make him hostile either by breaking the covenant or by attacking him without getting him killed (or you lose), he will relocate to Darkroot Garden and attack you on sight. If you absolve your sin and rejoin the Forest Hunter, he'll be back in Blighttown.
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What is the weird creature in Blighttown?

The Parasitic Wall Hugger is a large, insect-like creature found clinging to a wall in Blighttown.
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Why is Quelaag so hard?

Quelaag is a very difficult boss fight, she spews the arena full of lava, has devastating AoE attacks, and can hunt you down at a moment's notice. With multiple lava attacks that stay on the ground for a period of time, you will definitely want to be keeping an eye on the state of the arena at any given moment of time.
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Can you warp to Blighttown?

There are only certain bonfires you can warp to. The best way to get into blight town is from the Chaos servant bonfire. Originally posted by zOrg: There are only certain bonfires you can warp to.
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Where should I go after Blighttown?

What to do after blight town?
  • Ignore the demon, save it for later. ...
  • Hit illusory wall in the elevator room before Demon Ruins. ...
  • Go back to the Blighttown swamp, rest at the bonfire, then explore the opposite side of the swamp. ...
  • Take the elevator up and follow the path up to Firelink.
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How many bonfires does Blighttown have?

There are TWO bonfires in Blighttown.
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Do Blighttown snipers respawn?

There's dart blowers sniping at you. Just keep an eye out for their projectiles so that you can trace the location. Mercifully they don't respawn, so it will get easier.
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What is the best start for ds1?

  1. Warrior: excellent starting equipment, great stats for melee builds as he can equip almost anything early on.
  2. Bandit: Best starting class for vitality/strength builds, strongest starter weapon.
  3. ...
  4. Thief: Master Key, bandit knife, can choose extra gift, great choice for speedruns/dex fags.
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What is there to do at the bottom of Blighttown?

The bottom floor of Blighttown connects to two other areas. You can follow the tree roots up into the Great Hollow or you can head up the hill in the bottom left of our map to enter Quelaag's Domain and ring the second Bell of Awakening.
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What should I bring to Blighttown?

Thanks for the help. Spider shield, rusted iron ring, and possibly some moss to cure toxic/poison. Buy some Purple Moss Clumps from the undead female merchant in Undead Burg. Bring a spider shield (found in the depths) and then right at the entrance to blight town grab a set of shadow gear.
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