Come into the cage and become nana's shade.

And then lose your mind farming for shackles that don't exist.

I knew that was a boss area and I avoided it when I had so much souls [Perception]. On my first try to defeat "Crystal Sage" I lowered its health by 55% which is acceptable.

Then I went to the other way, defeated both of those clever warriors (who wielded a giant club and a strange sword) and entered the poisonous land. Deflamed 2 towers as fast as I could. Then I spotted this area:



and finally I could wield the Ultimate shield:



But I need more vitality to wear the best armors.

That feeling of nailing every dodge is one of the greatest that a human can experience

Unless you join the Mound Makers, they serve no purpose. Even then they'll only net you a katana and a pyromancy when all is said and done. If you don't plan on playing multiplayer, don't look for shackles. Multiplayer is pretty much required unless you have all the time in the world.

I noticed from your screenshots you have not joined a covenant yet. If you're not a multiplayer person, equip the Way of Blue, which you should have if you talked to the woman in the church across the way from Vordt. If you're invaded as a WoB member, a Blue Sentinel/Blade of the Darkmoon will come to your aid. Plus, you'll be doing them a huge favor. There aren't enough Way of Blue users.

Edit: as for your swamp problem, when I was missing the last fire, I got up to a higher vantage point to look where it was. Then I went back down and headed in that direction. If you have a dagger or small axe that has the Quickstep weapon art, you can use that to walk through the swamp a bit faster.

Oh that's just so incredibly beautiful!

Good tipo.
I may join the wolf Covenant... not gonna go online tho, my connection sucks!



The 3 gurus are perfect for leveling up too! And they give you enough titanites over time so you can examine any of your weapons at +3.



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And why there is always easier ways to hunt souls? *shrugs*
After that gate, when you reach the next bonefire, 2 dark knights are walking and attacking toward the gurus... which is hilarious + free souls. Also there is 3 resting gurus on the other side of the bonfire (which are easier to kill than those in my video).

BTW I killed the Crystal Sage on my 2nd try. Another great estimation by me!
But Abyss Watchers are had to kill. I brought the HP to half but there is 3 of them and they're fast and deadly...

These Souls players be mad, yo