How do I activate McDuff?

Steady Hand McDuff Information in Dark Souls 2 He must be given the Dull Ember before his services are made available. In order to get the "Smith for Life" Trophy/Achievement, one must spend a certain amount of souls on UPGRADES specifically (14,000) and/or use every type of infusion, and then talk to him.
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How do you unlock McDuff?

You can enter McDuff's room in two ways:
  1. The Bastille Key will allow you to simply open the door.
  2. Push the explosive barrel down the stairs to destroy the weakened wall to the left of the door, revealing a bonfire and the rear entrance to McDuff's smithy.
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How do you get McDuff to move in Dark Souls 2?

Steady Hand McDuff: Found in a cell in The Lost Bastille accessible by blowing up the wall with a rolling explosive barrel. He will sell and smith items for you once you give him the Dull Ember from the kiln lava area in Iron Keep. You can move McDuff off the chest he is sitting on by lighting the torch in his cell.
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How do you get the McDuff achievement?

The ember is on a corpse right at the edge here. Now with the ember in your possession, you can head back to McDuff. Hand it over to him and he'll offer to upgrade your equipment. To earn the Achievement, you must spend at least 50,000 souls at his shop, with at least 10,000 going towards infusing weapons.
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Should I give Dull Ember to McDuff?

The Dull Ember is an item needed by Steady Hand McDuff, the Blacksmith, so that he can infuse weapons. Once you give it to him, you'll be able to infuse your weapons with elements, making them very...
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What is in the chest under McDuff?

In case you want to know what is in the chest, it contain the following: a Craftman's Hammer and 1x Twinkling Titanite.
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What does McDuff need ds2?

McDuff needs the Dull Ember to begin customizing weapons and armor along specific upgrade paths using stones which can make unique weapons. He also becomes a vendor, selling minor equipment and upgrade resources.
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Where is the first blacksmith in ds1?

Andre is located at the undead parish, next to the Titanite Demon blocking the path to Darkroot Garden. He is also near the path leading to Sen's Fortress. He has an olympian figure and is friendly.
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Is The Lost Bastille optional?

This game is pretty open about what's mandatory and what's optional. You can ignore all of the Lost Bastille if you collect 1 million souls elsewhere. Pretty useful for no death.
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Where do I go after No Man's Wharf?

Two areas are attached to Lost Bastille and Huntsmans. Obviously those.. This may sound obvious, but have you completed The Forest of Giants, i.e. beaten the Pursuer? In that case, Copse and Bastille are your two options (unless you feel like buying the Silvercat ring and dropping down the well in the middle of town).
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How do you open the door in the Lost Bastille?

The Tower Apart area can also be accessed from the main Lost Bastille area (when entered from No-Man's Wharf), this allows you to also skip the Pursuer boss fight. To open the tower door (the same tower you meet Lucatiel in) you need to throw a firebomb at it to blow up the crates that blocks it on the other side.
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Where do you get a torch in ds2?

There should be a torch hollow you can farm near the bonfire in Hutsman's Copse. Talk to Licia in Majula to open the path to that spot. Only enemies that carry torches drop them. There are a couple loots where you can find them, but they're not so necessary that they are worth farming for.
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What is the antiquated key for ds2?

Opens a certain door in The Lost Bastille. The Antiquated Key is a key item in Dark Souls II. This key is very old, but in very good condition, such that it should still function.
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Who is the first boss in ds1?

The Asylum Demon is encountered in the Northern Undead Asylum. An easy way to win the fight against him the first time is if the player chooses black fire bombs as a starting gift. The player can defeat him easily with 4 or 5 bombs.
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What boss is under the blacksmith Dark Souls 1?

Prowling Demon (Titanite Demon)
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Where did Lautrec go ds1?

If you don't free him, he'll free himself at some point after the player defeats the gargoyles protecting the first bell. Either way you'll find him in the Firelink Shrine waiting in front of Anastacia of Astora.
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Where is the Blacksmith McDuff?

In Lost Bastille, if you remember the enemy that kicked down a barrel of explosive at you well you can use that barrel to blow a wall at the bottom of that staircase. Then McDuff will be in the room next to the bon. In the Bastille, there should be a set of stairs with an exploding barrle and one of those staff guys.
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Where is the ember for McDuff?

It is found within one of the first rooms of the Iron Keep. To obtain it, enter the room with a central furnace and a bridge across it. Run across the bridge, turn right, jump the gap then look towards the small staircase to the right. You must jump to it and on the corpse you will find the Dull Ember.
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Should I use Rapier DS2?

The Chaos Rapier is the only Thrusting Sword to possess innate fire attack, which makes it even more useful in getting by enemy defenses. However, players should not infuse it with Fire, as it loses too much physical attack and scaling to be worth the minor increase in fire attack.
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What is the item above Mcduff's workshop?

It's a shield that can parry spells. On the way to Straid there's a secret wall, followed by another that leads outside, jump over the gap to get the shiny then walk around the wall to the shield. It's a shield that can parry spells.
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What is in the chest behind the giant blacksmith?

There is also a chest behind him containing the Hawk Ring. You simply need to do a few rolls on his left side by the wall to get it, killing him his not needed.
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What is the chest of the Damned?

The Chest of the Damned is a Ghostly type of Treasure Chest in Sea of Thieves. These ghostly Chests are the phantom remains of any Treasure held by Ghost Ships that resurface from the Sea of the Damned. These Chests are valuable to the Gold Hoarders stationed at Outposts.
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Do I give Dark Ember to Andre?

The Large Ember can be given to Andre the Blacksmith to allow him to modify +5 normal weapons to +10, and +5 raw. Once you have picked up the Large Ember, proceed to Andre and he will ask you if he can have the Ember, answer yes.
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