What are great Souls used for ds2?

The Great Souls have no value whatsoever to the overall story, and can be used freely. Their only uses are for souls, or to trade to Ornifex for their weapons.
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Where to trade great souls ds2?

Straid in The Lost Bastille must be unpetrified using a Fragrant Branch of Yore for him to trade with you, Straid trades boss souls for both weapons and spells. Ornifex (found in the Shaded Ruins - relocates to Brightstone Cove) will also trade boss souls for weapons.
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What do giant souls do in ds2?

The souls have a special purpose, they allow the player to inflict more damage upon King Vendrick. If you fight him with 0 Giant Souls, then you will deal very low damage. For each soul you hold, you will deal roughly 2x more damage. A player holding all 5 souls will be able to inflict normal damage to him.
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What do I do with boss souls ds2?

Boss Souls can be used to acquire special Boss Weapons from two different NPCs in Dark Souls 2. Each of these two NPCs produces different weapons, often from the same Souls, so its important to make your selection carefully.
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What four souls do I need in DS2?

The Four Old Ones | Dark Souls Wiki
  • Old Paledrake Soul. Remnants of the soul of Seath the Scaleless, found by defeating The Duke's Dear Freja (Brightstone Cove Tseldora).
  • Old Witch Soul. Remnants of the soul of The Witch of Izalith, found by defeating The Lost Sinner (Sinner's Rise).
  • Old King Soul. ...
  • Old Dead One Soul.
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What happens if you only level up ADP in Dark Souls 2 (SOTFS)

Should I use the Great souls DS2?

Answers. The Great Souls have no value whatsoever to the overall story, and can be used freely. Their only uses are for souls, or to trade to Ornifex for their weapons.
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What are great souls in DS2?

The Great Souls are believed to be Lord Souls from Dark Souls, which is heavily implied by their names.
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What boss soul gives the most souls in DS2?

The best bosses to farm for souls are Velstadt and King Vendrick. With the Tseldora Set and the Covestous Silver Serpent Ring +2 equipped, Velstadt can yield over 200,000 souls and King Vendrick yields about 600,000 souls, making for a total of over 800,000 souls per each run.
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Who is the main boss of DS2?

For being the final fight of the game, Nashandra can be surprisingly easy. Before you enter the fight, check outside the fog door, as there are multiple NPCs you can summon in. Once inside, Nashandra will employ a few different attacks. The first is instantly noticeable, as she will start the fight with it.
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How to turn souls into weapons in DS2?

Boss Soul Items are either weapons or spells in Dark Souls II that can be obtained by exchanging the soul of a boss to a certain merchant. Only two merchants will offer this service: Straid of Olaphis and Weaponsmith Ornifex, who both must be rescued from their respective predicaments first.
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Is King Vendrick optional?

The crazed King Vendrick is an optional boss found at the bottom of the Undead Crypt. He can be seen walking around, and will ignore the player for some time unless struck repeatedly with a weapon.
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Should I use the soul of a giant DS2?

The Giant Lord's soul will only make the boss weapon. The 5 Giant souls found are unique items that you need for Vendrick. You don't nesscarily need all 5, 4 will do you fine, but aren't worth popping for souls. You can still fight Vendrick after you defeat the final boss.
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Is the last giant mandatory ds2?

However it says you can't skip Last Giant due to needing the soldier key to access the memory for the Giant Lord, whom obviously isn't optional.
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How to get boss armor in DS2?

After spending a total of 1,000 souls at his shop, Maughlin will begin selling the Royal Soldier Set and the Elite Knight Set, as well as boss armors to the player; however, the respective boss must be killed first.
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How to get King's Ultra Greatsword?

Acquired from Weaponsmith Ornifex in exchange for the Soul of the King and 10,000 souls.
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Is Lost Sinner's sword good?

It's extremely powerful, it is unbelievably light considering all the weapons with damage output comparable tend to be close to double its weight, it uses less stamina than those weapons, seems to be easier to strike with the sweetspot too.
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Who is the hardest DS2 boss?

Here are the hardest bosses in the game, ranked by how long they will make you suffer.
  • 8 Burnt Ivory King. ...
  • 7 Twin Pursuers. ...
  • 6 Elana, The Squalid Queen. ...
  • 5 Blue Smelter Demon. ...
  • 4 Darklurker. ...
  • 3 Sir Alonne. ...
  • 2 Lud And Zallen. Lud and Zallen are one of the worst bosses in Dark Souls 2. ...
  • 1 Fume Knight. Fume Knight is a beast.
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How many endings does DS2 have?

In Dark Souls II, there are two endings from which the player may chose: Proceed to Throne or Leave Throne. The Proceed to Throne ending was the default ending until Scholar of The First Sin version was released, and was the default in the original Dark Souls II before the "Scholar of the First Sin" update.
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How long are DS2 credits?

The first time any character, even if it isn't your first character, chooses their ending in Dark Souls 2, they are confronted with 9 minutes of unskippable credits.
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Who is the hardest boss in all of souls?

Dragon Slayer Ornstein and Executioner Smough are arguably the most challenging bosses in Souls-likes history.
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Which boss kills himself in Dark Souls?

Dark Souls 2 : Sir Alonne Seppuku (Suicide) - YouTube.
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Is there sin in ds2?

Sin is a gameplay mechanic in Dark Souls II.
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What lord soul does Gwyn have?

The Soul of Gwyn, Lord of Cinder is a consumable item in Dark Souls. Soul of Gwyn, Lord of Sunlight and Cinder, who linked the First Flame. Lord Gwyn bequeathed most of his power to the Gods, and burned as cinder for the First Flame, but even so, Lord Gwyn's soul is a powerful thing indeed.
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What to do after beating Old Iron King?

You can go down the pit in Majula and through the Grave of Saints to reach The Gutter which will lead you to Black Gulch where you can fight The Rotten for a great soul. It is a bit tough with the poison in those areas so watch out.
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