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Lower Brightstone Cove:
Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin

Lower Brightstone Cove:

Navigate Lower Brightstone Cove in Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin, dealing with spiders and mages, and preparing for the Duke's Dear Freja boss fight.

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Navigate Lower Brightstone Cove in Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin, dealing with spiders and mages, and preparing for the Duke's Dear Freja boss fight.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Lure spiders and mages back into the bonfire room to deal with spiders first.
  2. 2
    Kill the mage on the ground floor.
  3. 3
    Grab the Petrified Dragon Bone from the right side.
  4. 4
    Go through the door to the right of the bonfire door.
  5. 5
    Smash pottery for a Pharros' Lockstone.
  6. 6
    Whack shelves by the entrance for a Flame Butterfly.
  7. 7
    If unlocked, Weaponsmith Ornifex is located here.
  8. 8
    Go back outside and kill the enemy on your left (if it hasn't entered the room).
  9. 9
    Use a ranged weapon to lure the red creature, then kill it quickly before it explodes.
  10. 10
    Open the door on your left ahead.
  11. 11
    Kill the spider and mage inside, then smash barrels to uncover a small room.
  12. 12
    Kill the spider in the small room and loot the coffer for a Soul Vortex and a Crescent Axe.
  13. 13
    Go back to the main room and squeeze through the gap on your left.
  14. 14
    Interact with the nearby item to get a Titanite Chunk.
  15. 15
    Walk through the next door.
  16. 16
    Kill the two zombie spiders in the new room.
  17. 17
    Before entering the next room, edge left to spawn a new creature and a spider; kill them both.
  18. 18
    Kill the pair of spiders that spawn next.
  19. 19
    Only enter the next room when all creatures are dead.
  20. 20
    Go up the stairs and open the door at the top.
  21. 21
    Grab the Large Titanite Shard from the nearby ledge.
  22. 22
    Go back downstairs to the level below and walk towards the arch.
  23. 23
    Deal with the mist-spitting enemy; wait for it to fire mist, then kill it quickly.
  24. 24
    Pass through the archway and kill the Invader who approaches from the left.
  25. 25
    Carry on down the path and through the doors at the very end.
  26. 26
    Kill the two zombie spiders that appear from above when you open the door.
  27. 27
    Make your way through the door into the next area.
  28. 28
    Fire a ranged weapon at the furthest right spider to lure it, then finish it on the floor.
  29. 29
    Move slightly further into the room, and the remaining creatures will drop down.
  30. 30
    Finish off the rest of the spiders.
  31. 31
    Smash furniture on the right to get four Gold Pine Resins and a Soul of a Hero.
  32. 32
    Note: The door here cannot be unlocked until the boss fight is finished; make a note to return later.
  33. 33
    After killing the seven spiders on the other side of that door, loot the coffer for a Fire Seed, a Great Fireball, and a Black Knight Ultra Greatsword.
  34. 34
    Go back to the main room and activate the lever to open a door on your right.
  35. 35
    Take the handful of Homeward Bones inside.
  36. 36
    Go through the other door on the left and kill the zombie.
  37. 37
    Make your way up the ladder.
  38. 38
    At the top, drop down onto the next area.
  39. 39
    Make your way towards the spider-web bridge.
  40. 40
    Kill the spider that ambushes you on the bridge before looting the Torch.
  41. 41
    Head to the pots on the far side and smash them for a Pharros' Lockstone.
  42. 42
    Carry on towards the next bridge on your left.
  43. 43
    About halfway over the bridge, jump down onto the webbing on your right.
  44. 44
    Carry on in the opposite direction to get onto the platform ahead.
  45. 45
    Be ready to fight the spider that attacks when you land on the webbing before looting the item on your right.
  46. 46
    When the spider is dead, make your way to the platform and grab the Twilight Herb.
  47. 47
    Get back down onto the webbing, then retreat to the platform as soon as you hit the ground.
  48. 48
    Kill the pack of five spiders that ambush you; backing up onto the platform prevents rear attacks.
  49. 49
    Grab the Simpleton's Spice from the center of the room.
  50. 50
    Grab the Radiant Lifegem on the platform on the other side.
  51. 51
    Grab the Corrosive Urns from the other platform.
  52. 52
    Head into the patch of mist to start the fight against the Duke's Dear Freja.
Tips
  • Lure spiders and mages into the bonfire room to fight spiders without magical missile interference.
  • When dealing with the red creature, be ready to take it down quickly as it will explode.
  • When facing multiple spiders, use ranged attacks to lure them out one by one.
  • When ambushed by spiders on webbing, retreat to a platform to avoid rear attacks.
  • Be cautious when looting items, as enemies may ambush you.
  • The Duke's Dear Freja boss fight can end in disaster within seconds; read ahead for survival tips.
  • Petrified Dragon Bone
  • Pharros' Lockstone (x2)
  • Flame Butterfly
  • Soul Vortex
  • Crescent Axe
  • Titanite Chunk
  • Large Titanite Shard
  • Four Gold Pine Resins
  • Soul of a Hero
  • Fire Seed
  • Great Fireball
  • Black Knight Ultra Greatsword
  • Homeward Bones
  • Torch
  • Twilight Herb
  • Simpleton's Spice
  • Radiant Lifegem
  • Corrosive Urns

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