Wow, this looks like one of the most painful contests I've ever seen. Whoever came up with it should be pun-ished. Congrats on finishing the run, you absolute mad lad🎖
@@Gamma11698 Thanks for the quick answer. Didnt see them though, youtube is weird with me. I got an idea for one though. Elden Ring scythes only, since he seems to like scythes.
Honestly the best part is that it was both of them working together. When two content creators work as one, it brings a big smile to my, and hopefully others, face.
@@steampunkfox4932not likely. From DS3 onwards, it's almost impossible to one-shot a majority of bosses without bugs or exploits. ymfah tried DS3 a while ago and had to mod the game so he could summon more players than normal so he could do enough damage
@@-OwmenMaybe, you need to pop two of the ball sacks for the phase transition and if you had enough damage, you can just hit the arm to take out the second phase in one hit. Hell, if you wait till after the phase transition, you might be able to hit both the hand and the middle ballsack with just one attack(not sure abt this but it seems probable). Edit: just realised multihit and aoe spells could also let u pop the first 2 sacs with just one cast so honestly a 2 shot might be possible too
Never thought it be possible to make it that far. I don't know who will be the eventual victor among those in the contest-ant hill. But regardless you should praise yourself for becoming a double barreled shotgun. Take a shotglass of your favorite liquor and make sure to make it a double one
press talked about pupa and what it is in a ds2 challange. i don't remember the title. it was something like "can you beat ds2 with only poison", and in the thumbnail he's wearing the butterfly set.
25:10 The reason Najka took less damage is because of another hidden gimmick with all enemies. It is known as Grab attacks, when an enemy attempts to grab you, their defences are drastically increased to compensate the long cool down before they can move again.
You might hate me… but Velstadt’s defense boost wears off after he does his first chime hammer swing on phase transition! Perhaps we shouldn’t have taken a sacred oath of silence when sharing strategies!
It probably doesnt count as 0 hits, but the butterfly set's poison aura technically not being an attack is rather funny, on paper you could just hug bosses for minutes on end, and have the poison kill them without laying a finger on them lmao I doubt that it was overlooked though, and even if it was, the rules probably got updated on the fly
It's a contest held by Lemon, he's probably still so traumatised by a) the immolation runs and b) all the editing he had to do last year for the DS1 contest that he thought of that before he thought of any other rule.
Lemon: "Now I want you to one shot Dark Souls 2. jk" JK: "You got it I'm on it!" Lemon: "No, no, I meant jk as in just kidding, I di-" JK: "Haha big swords go bonk!"
What hurt me the most about this video was that you were only 8 secs away from having 1 hour exactly. Definitely could have stared into your eyes for another 8 secs, I don't think anyone would have complained there 😉
doom hinted to another contest in the comment section, in his "bloodborne in america" video. we're getting a lot of videos from "the bonfire" in the next weeks or so. this will be good.
I remember everyone joking about how Lemon didn't want anyone to complete DS1 because of 4 kings, but this seems like straight up trolling from him, like he's just laughing maniacally to himself watching everyone try desperately to actually do this.
I love DS2, but I knew from the get-go that this would be a hilarious shit show. Don't lose heart. We greatly enjoy and appreciate your efforts. This was a fun watch.
The "lemon's video will no doubt released in a timely fashion" joke is probably the most underrated in the whole video 🌠 ...anyway, as I said to wolf in his video, maybe poison was the best bet for many bosses, AND the trident was probably one of the best weapon to apply it with, but alas... 😅
I really liked seeing all the set-up and the logic behind using CE to spawn in soul-items etc, during this challenge. I'll have to go visit Challenger Andy's channel to see how he talks about the Google Doc info - he could totally do a video on just that info, and it'd be mad helpful!
Dude the energy and time u put into these videos is just amazing and awesome !!! I love ur and lemons videos very much but after seeing this im glad that lemon dont have my number xD anyway good work !!
fantastic video! im currently doing a DS2 playthrough for the first time in about two years and ive learned a few good tricks from this video and will definitely be putting them to use
@madelyn4566 in lemon's dark souls 1 one shot challenge video plateau peak spent most of the month farming drakes for their scales to max out the dragon covenant and ran out of time to complete the challenge.
Yeah I didn't realise that ultra greatswords had sweetspots either until after this run, I thought it was only halberds and reapers. One thing this run highlighted for me is how terrible a lot of the info online is for this game compared to the others in the series. Re infusion buffing though, resonant weapon is so strong it still gives a bigger boost than for example using great magic weapon on a magic infused weapon, this I actually did test myself.
@@JKLeeds other than sweet spot, I believe you also cleaved the sinners head in the second hit while in the first hit you got the upper back. Could be because of sweet spots plus dual headshot. Dark souls 1 and 2 are my comfort food. Grand games!
21:00 weapon buffs in ds2 are weird, they're intended to be used on infused weapons, adding 30 + 30% of their respective element on the weapon. Wirh equal resistances, this results in around a 15-25% increase in damage, depending on the weapon
That being said, resins only work on unupgraded weapons. Also, ds2 uses a defence system similar to ds3, where it has a flat reduction based on area, and then a % negation (or bonus if they're weak to it) based on the enemy type. Physical damage is the only type that can ever do more than its AR because some enemies are weaker to is (~30% weakness to strike is pretty common), whereas all spell damage is resisted to some extent, and a 'weakness' is just determined by which elemental damage type that enemy resists the least
Not sure if you were aware of the brightbug glitch, where it would last until you die or warp. You just need to use it when your character is considered "wet" from touching a water source
I do hope we eventually get a ds3 one shot, I personally feel like we need more ds3 content (I’m totally not biased, ds3 being my favorite game in the trilogy)
@@GilbertTheGilbertGuyI'm with you on this one. Ds3 has good bosses and osts, that's where it ends. Everything else is just the pinnacle of developer laziness
Great video (as always). The "Life Will Change" kicking in at 36:14 wasn't the "Last Surprise" but a good one nonetheless ;) Love you and all you do man. Keep up the great work!
I really appreciate how well you cover the struggles you and others have to go through with some of these challenge runs. Kinda leans into the real process it takes to do these.
Regarding damage fluctuations: in DS2, many weapons have sweet and sour spots that change their damage, AND every weapon has a "counter damage" value even if it isn't a thrust weapon. The display for the stat is supposedly broken, but the point remains that almost every weapon will get a bonus for hitting during counter frames with certain weapons getting much higher values from it.
Could also be a headshot, though that's probably less likely, as a lot of humanoid bosses in DS2 strangely dont have headsgot hitboxes, even if it makes sense for them to have one
Hey hey, JK. I enjoyed your videos and love your rhymes you make. I am not sure power stancing the best pole arms in DS2 would help, but that may have been an option. I am shocked as to how much health these bosses have and also how much luck is needed. I tip my hat to you.
Dark Souls 2 truly is the best Souls game out there, letting you experience both extreme highs of happiness and extreme lows of sadness and depression and everything in between. And as a certain NPC from one of my favorites game would say with a slight change "It's a masterwork all, you can't go wrong."
Edit: Wellp, missed that video entirely - cheers folks. He's doing another one? Still waiting on the results of the first one that he kept having technical issues with. (Still gonna watch tho, fun even outside the competition)
Absolute madness from the mad lad. Loved it, thanks for sacrificing your sanity for our amusement, JK. And thanks to the mad lemon, who came up with the idea.
I like to imagine that epic metal music was playing in real time as JK slaughtered the npc's. Such an epic montage. It's a shame you couldn't do more, but you did fantastic with how far you made it. It was a good shot
Here’s the **exact setup** needed to one-shot the Ancient Dragon in *Dark Souls 2* with precision. The strategy revolves around maximizing damage output through stacking multiple damage multipliers and buffs. --- ### **Character Stats (Minimum Requirements)** - **Soul Level**: Varies (prioritize these stats) - **Strength**: 25 (for weapon requirements; adjust if using a different weapon) - **Dexterity**: 40 (for scaling; adjust based on weapon) - **Intelligence**: 50 (for optimal Staff of Wisdom and magic buffs) - **Faith**: 50 (for miracles like Sacred Oath and Dark Weapon) - **Vitality**: 15 (to equip Flynn’s Ring with low weight) - **Endurance**: 20 (to avoid stamina issues during attacks) - **Attunement**: 20 (for enough spell slots and casting speed) --- ### **Weapons** - **Weapon 1**: - **Lightning-infused Red Iron Twinblade +10** - Insane DPS and works well with Faith builds. - **Weapon 2 (Optional for Buffing)**: - **Chime of Want +5** (for Sacred Oath and Resonant buffs). --- ### **Rings** Equip these four rings: 1. **Flynn’s Ring**: Boosts attack based on lower equip load. 2. **Red Tearstone Ring**: Boosts attack at low HP. 3. **Ring of Blades +2**: Increases physical damage. 4. **Lightning Clutch Ring**: Increases Lightning attack. --- ### **Armor** - **Head**: Crown of the Old Iron King (to boost spell casting). - **Chest**: Light armor, such as Black Witch Robe, to keep weight low. - **Hands**: Agdayne's Cuffs for magic bonuses. - **Legs**: Vengarl’s Boots for a balance of defense and lightness. Keep your **total equip load below 30%** to maximize Flynn's Ring. --- ### **Buffs and Spells** 1. **Sacred Oath** (Miracle): Increases attack and defense. 2. **Sunlight Blade** (Miracle): Adds Lightning damage to your weapon. 3. **Brightbug**: Consumable that increases damage. 4. **Dark Weapon** (Optional): If using a Dark-infused weapon. 5. **Resonant Weapon** (if using Chime of Want for extra damage). --- ### **Consumables** - **Brightbug**: Boosts damage. - **Elizabeth Mushroom**: Restores HP quickly. - **Green Blossom**: Increases stamina regeneration. --- ### **Pre-Fight Setup** 1. Lower your HP to activate the **Red Tearstone Ring**. 2. Equip all the buffs in this order: - Sacred Oath > Sunlight Blade > Brightbug. 3. Ensure you’re at low weight (
The best damage you can get in the basically requires using sweet spot weapons, mundane infusion, and going full hypermode. The end game version of the build generally always devolves to full strength bonk builds or helix spear.
There are two weapons you might have overlooked during this run, which would be the Gyrm Great Hammer and Gyrm Greataxe. There's also the biggest bonking stick in the game the Giant Warrior Club.
Hopefully I don't get e-Lemon-ated from this contest....
As corny as the jokes are you will never fail to make me chuckle 😎
Dark souls 3 back logs contest in 2030
The full list is in the description, huh? 😂
❤I love the puns from the cheese king himself
Wait another one please tell me that you invited yazmania to partake in this challenge this dude is the goat
Wow, this looks like one of the most painful contests I've ever seen. Whoever came up with it should be pun-ished.
Congrats on finishing the run, you absolute mad lad🎖
Oh don't worry, the creator of said contest will receive a lovely "thank you" run to complete 😊
I'm just amazed you had that much "Determination" to get that far
Can’t wait to watch the fully edited video in 2026!
Whats the thank you run for ds1? No vid for that yet.
@@Gamma11698 Thanks for the quick answer. Didnt see them though, youtube is weird with me.
I got an idea for one though. Elden Ring scythes only, since he seems to like scythes.
That defences/de-gates pun physically hurt my soul
😁
I hope we'll be seeing you take on this delightful challenge as well!
I thought it was a-door-able
I recommend wearing the Ring of Steel Protection in that case
"Hey, it's Lemon. Welcome to the phone call!" Wow. XD Perfection.
that made me laugh so hard.
@@hhuetersame here
I genuinely hope that this is the way Lemon answers the phone all the time.
Honestly the best part is that it was both of them working together. When two content creators work as one, it brings a big smile to my, and hopefully others, face.
@@joebykaebyonly when he’s the one making the call 😂
reads title.
reads title again
reads title ag- OH GOD LEMON IS DOING ANOTHER ONE?
Oh yes...
@@JKLeeds Spoilers! Haha
Something tells me we’ll get one for every game in the souls series
@@steampunkfox4932not likely. From DS3 onwards, it's almost impossible to one-shot a majority of bosses without bugs or exploits. ymfah tried DS3 a while ago and had to mod the game so he could summon more players than normal so he could do enough damage
At least it can be done in Elden Ring.
Fantastic video, really loved how you used a broken straight sword to no hit ancient dragon ;)
My finest hour!
@@JKLeeds Really put the "hour" in "finest hour."
Local green-man does it again (He's gone insane)
HELP ME RYAN GOSLING
Be and ,i have important question from the entire dark souls community… Are you a guy?
Are you taking part in this carnival of pain as well?
Finally an be and ds2 one shot?
It's Dark Souls 2, That's why he had to TWO shot all bosses.
Maybe DS3 will have a 3 shot contest? But itd go back to one shot for elden ring since that is possible.
@@jaredcrabbis it possible to even 3 shot curse rotted?
@@-Owmen No idea, never played it. Its mostly a joke anyway, and I wasnt the only one who made it. Id be curious to know though.
@@-OwmenMaybe, you need to pop two of the ball sacks for the phase transition and if you had enough damage, you can just hit the arm to take out the second phase in one hit. Hell, if you wait till after the phase transition, you might be able to hit both the hand and the middle ballsack with just one attack(not sure abt this but it seems probable).
Edit: just realised multihit and aoe spells could also let u pop the first 2 sacs with just one cast so honestly a 2 shot might be possible too
@@-Owmen u can one shot it with a melee attack at the roof easily and its an optional boss so u can get late game gear its also weak asf to fire
Never thought it be possible to make it that far. I don't know who will be the eventual victor among those in the contest-ant hill. But regardless you should praise yourself for becoming a double barreled shotgun. Take a shotglass of your favorite liquor and make sure to make it a double one
There were many two shots after this.....straight from the bottle
i bet your pupa hurt after this contest even more 😬
@@ROBINHOOD370pupa?
@@burymeinjhenny918 pupa
press talked about pupa and what it is in a ds2 challange.
i don't remember the title.
it was something like "can you beat ds2 with only poison", and in the thumbnail he's wearing the butterfly set.
25:10 The reason Najka took less damage is because of another hidden gimmick with all enemies.
It is known as Grab attacks, when an enemy attempts to grab you, their defences are drastically increased to compensate the long cool down before they can move again.
Luckily this works both ways. You have 90% damage resistance while backstabbing or riposting.
@@thehittite6982 That is correct.
I can’t believe Lemon had the audacity to ask me if I wanted to take part in this contest🤨
That was very rude of him
Well I mean... You did a One-Shot Run for DS1.
Babz!
He's a cheeky lad
:)
The Royal rat authority pun was the worst thing I've ever heard. Thank you Mr Leeds
You're welcome
You might hate me… but Velstadt’s defense boost wears off after he does his first chime hammer swing on phase transition! Perhaps we shouldn’t have taken a sacred oath of silence when sharing strategies!
Wow! I did not know. Well everything worked out OK in the end....sort of 😂
DS2 damage calcs are very very weird because of their sweet spot mechanics and how it constantly changes
Tell me about it 😂
@@JKLeeds Also counter damage is important
Not all weapons have sweet spots
@@GilbertTheGilbertGuy but he was using Greatswords type weapons a lot which do have that mechanic
@@gregbeauclair7608 Greatswords do not have sweet spots to my knowledge. The black knight ultra great axe does though.
Ow boy in 3 years it will be an awesome backlogs video
It probably doesnt count as 0 hits, but the butterfly set's poison aura technically not being an attack is rather funny, on paper you could just hug bosses for minutes on end, and have the poison kill them without laying a finger on them lmao
I doubt that it was overlooked though, and even if it was, the rules probably got updated on the fly
It's a contest held by Lemon, he's probably still so traumatised by a) the immolation runs and b) all the editing he had to do last year for the DS1 contest that he thought of that before he thought of any other rule.
you poor poor soul sold your soul not to a demon but lemon a fate all to common
I think Lemon is worse… A demon tortures you. Lemon makes the potato run look like Stardew Valley.
That's reminded me of the cursive joke
@@depotheose7890 the goal
"JK, you litterally just got off my shit list."
"I'm sorry"
"NO YOURE NOT... Anyway..."
LOVE THE INTRO!!!
Lemon: "Now I want you to one shot Dark Souls 2. jk"
JK: "You got it I'm on it!"
Lemon: "No, no, I meant jk as in just kidding, I di-"
JK: "Haha big swords go bonk!"
Oh I can't wait to see this in action, hope all is well mr leeds, and this challenge didn't leave you two shots in the bar from getting results
The goat
I think JK may only have one shot at making this work but knowing him he will do a-mace-ing
What hurt me the most about this video was that you were only 8 secs away from having 1 hour exactly. Definitely could have stared into your eyes for another 8 secs, I don't think anyone would have complained there 😉
I did it on purpose 😁
@@JKLeedsa master stroke of f%#€!ery. Well done
Man I hope you will star in one of those conests sometime in the future
doom hinted to another contest in the comment section, in his "bloodborne in america" video.
we're getting a lot of videos from "the bonfire" in the next weeks or so.
this will be good.
It'll be absolute chaos
The fact that najka was the same roadblock that quelag was last time is quite fitting
“It sort of seems like infusions aren’t worth it” -man with 99 strength and dex
😂😂😂😂
I remember everyone joking about how Lemon didn't want anyone to complete DS1 because of 4 kings, but this seems like straight up trolling from him, like he's just laughing maniacally to himself watching everyone try desperately to actually do this.
glad to see our favourite citrus-based arsonist calling the boys back together. And even though your puns hurt sometimes, they are entertaining..
would be cool to see how different this challenge would be in base dark souls 2
Very! RTSR affects magic there I believe
Rules of Nature is so hype.
I have like 700 hours in Dark Souls 2 and this is the first time I've ever seen the hex Dead Again
I love DS2, but I knew from the get-go that this would be a hilarious shit show. Don't lose heart. We greatly enjoy and appreciate your efforts. This was a fun watch.
18:15 most weapons in DS 2 have sweet spots for max damage. The first hit on the sinner was too close and you didnt get max damage
The "lemon's video will no doubt released in a timely fashion" joke is probably the most underrated in the whole video 🌠
...anyway, as I said to wolf in his video, maybe poison was the best bet for many bosses, AND the trident was probably one of the best weapon to apply it with, but alas... 😅
I really liked seeing all the set-up and the logic behind using CE to spawn in soul-items etc, during this challenge. I'll have to go visit Challenger Andy's channel to see how he talks about the Google Doc info - he could totally do a video on just that info, and it'd be mad helpful!
Dude the energy and time u put into these videos is just amazing and awesome !!! I love ur and lemons videos very much but after seeing this im glad that lemon dont have my number xD anyway good work !!
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it
@28:30 RULES OF NATURE!! 🤘🏼🤘🏼
MGR IS GOATED
Who is this? Never heard of them.
@@JDragonKnight654 it's a game
Metal gear rising
AND THEY'LL RUN WHEN THE SUN COMES UP
@ ok thanks
fantastic video! im currently doing a DS2 playthrough for the first time in about two years and ive learned a few good tricks from this video and will definitely be putting them to use
I can't wait to binge another 50 one shot videos
The homie got that hammer in the back of his briefs?!? My word! If this whole throne thing don't work out, i know career this man was born for!
3:45 i love that i know exactly why this is now allowed lol.
Poor plateau peak. I bet they couldve won too.
can you explain or link to where i can find out what happened im curious lol
@@madelyn4566
Watch the Dark Souls 1 Oneshot challenge video by The Backlogs
The full one shot challenge is on thebacklogs channel, youll know what im talking about i promise lol@madelyn4566
@madelyn4566 in lemon's dark souls 1 one shot challenge video plateau peak spent most of the month farming drakes for their scales to max out the dragon covenant and ran out of time to complete the challenge.
I'm currently at 18:00 and I'm fearing that you don't realise some weapons have really specific hitspots that deal way more damage, poor guy haha
Yeah he had no idea how infusion buffing works either like why are u buffing a magic infused sword with resonant...
I knew scythes and halberds had them, and I think a few axes do as well, but I thought the rest of the weapons didn’t?
Yeah I didn't realise that ultra greatswords had sweetspots either until after this run, I thought it was only halberds and reapers. One thing this run highlighted for me is how terrible a lot of the info online is for this game compared to the others in the series.
Re infusion buffing though, resonant weapon is so strong it still gives a bigger boost than for example using great magic weapon on a magic infused weapon, this I actually did test myself.
@@JKLeedsyeah I used the Black Knight Halberf on one of my runs and the damafe was incredibly inconsistent. Took me a long time to get used to it
@@JKLeeds other than sweet spot, I believe you also cleaved the sinners head in the second hit while in the first hit you got the upper back. Could be because of sweet spots plus dual headshot.
Dark souls 1 and 2 are my comfort food. Grand games!
21:00 weapon buffs in ds2 are weird, they're intended to be used on infused weapons, adding 30 + 30% of their respective element on the weapon. Wirh equal resistances, this results in around a 15-25% increase in damage, depending on the weapon
That being said, resins only work on unupgraded weapons.
Also, ds2 uses a defence system similar to ds3, where it has a flat reduction based on area, and then a % negation (or bonus if they're weak to it) based on the enemy type. Physical damage is the only type that can ever do more than its AR because some enemies are weaker to is (~30% weakness to strike is pretty common), whereas all spell damage is resisted to some extent, and a 'weakness' is just determined by which elemental damage type that enemy resists the least
No joke, when the phone rang, I thought “imagine you get a phone call, and the first thing you hear is ‘Hey, it’s Lemon.’”
The Defences/Degates joke had me laughing a lot harder than it should have.
Not sure if you were aware of the brightbug glitch, where it would last until you die or warp.
You just need to use it when your character is considered "wet" from touching a water source
Hopefully he doesn’t get sour with you
Of course that’s how Backlogs starts his phone calls.
I do hope we eventually get a ds3 one shot, I personally feel like we need more ds3 content (I’m totally not biased, ds3 being my favorite game in the trilogy)
Ds3 has no build variety and is extremely boring so not many people make videos on it
@@GilbertTheGilbertGuy Lmao. Dark souls 3 isnt boring. It has the same build variety as other souls games. Its just very linear. Thats it.
@Xero-rr2ol no build variety, bosses are always extremely easy, poorly made linear levels, and a lazy NG+...yeah it's boring.
ymfah tried to while back and he found that it eventually becomes literally impossible to one shot bosses without summoning a full server of players
@@GilbertTheGilbertGuyI'm with you on this one. Ds3 has good bosses and osts, that's where it ends. Everything else is just the pinnacle of developer laziness
Great video (as always). The "Life Will Change" kicking in at 36:14 wasn't the "Last Surprise" but a good one nonetheless ;)
Love you and all you do man. Keep up the great work!
1:16 is that a picture of lemon him self
I really appreciate how well you cover the struggles you and others have to go through with some of these challenge runs. Kinda leans into the real process it takes to do these.
Fantastic. 0:21 seconds in and my headset just randomly disconnects and refuses to work.
Hahahahahaha!
Didn't ask buddy
Even with all the brick walls in this challenge your persistence is commendable. Well done green man
Regarding damage fluctuations: in DS2, many weapons have sweet and sour spots that change their damage, AND every weapon has a "counter damage" value even if it isn't a thrust weapon. The display for the stat is supposedly broken, but the point remains that almost every weapon will get a bonus for hitting during counter frames with certain weapons getting much higher values from it.
oh my god first a ds1 contest and now a ds2 contest, I can't wait for the backlogs video in about 2 years
18:10 maybe got the counter damage window?
Could also be a headshot, though that's probably less likely, as a lot of humanoid bosses in DS2 strangely dont have headsgot hitboxes, even if it makes sense for them to have one
Hey hey, JK. I enjoyed your videos and love your rhymes you make. I am not sure power stancing the best pole arms in DS2 would help, but that may have been an option.
I am shocked as to how much health these bosses have and also how much luck is needed. I tip my hat to you.
Another one shot contest? In Peak Souls 2? Hell yeah!
Love the editing
Love that I’m not the one who had to do this challenge
Amazing video as always
Dark Souls 2 truly is the best Souls game out there, letting you experience both extreme highs of happiness and extreme lows of sadness and depression and everything in between. And as a certain NPC from one of my favorites game would say with a slight change "It's a masterwork all, you can't go wrong."
Dammit you got that annoying ass line stuck in my head again. Probably the worst thing about dd is caxton.
Amazing work man. Such a pleasure to watch.
Edit: Wellp, missed that video entirely - cheers folks.
He's doing another one? Still waiting on the results of the first one that he kept having technical issues with. (Still gonna watch tho, fun even outside the competition)
First one has been out for 4 months
Have I got news for you
Lo I /was/ gonna say “no one tell them” but nah. Bro got the heads up. Love the comment tho my dude😂
I can not fathom how you manage to pull so many puns out of your videos! Pure Gold imo
leveling vitality was a mistake- having less equip load means you get tne bonus from Flynn ring
I feel like lemon is trying to instill the same kind of existential dread that he felt in the immolation only run with this one.
Gotta miss vanilla letting you buff your infused weapons. Honestly would love to see this challenge done on vanilla.
Absolute madness from the mad lad. Loved it, thanks for sacrificing your sanity for our amusement, JK. And thanks to the mad lemon, who came up with the idea.
Your videos never disappoint me. The rhymes in your videos summon chimes to my ears.
Your videos are entertaining, keep it up!❤🎉
I like to imagine that epic metal music was playing in real time as JK slaughtered the npc's. Such an epic montage. It's a shame you couldn't do more, but you did fantastic with how far you made it. It was a good shot
"Hey its Lemon, Welcome to the phone call" is top teir
I'd have told you that it's ok. the Lemon Can't hurt you... but well... You took up the challenge.
Hi JK, thanks for this amazing Video. I have massive respect for you and the other contestants doing what cannot be done. 🎉
Absolutely madness, good luck to the others who will participate
Awesome Vid!
Thank You very much for Your Work! Greetings from Germany!
Nice video and well played as always, cheers from Germany
Here’s the **exact setup** needed to one-shot the Ancient Dragon in *Dark Souls 2* with precision. The strategy revolves around maximizing damage output through stacking multiple damage multipliers and buffs.
---
### **Character Stats (Minimum Requirements)**
- **Soul Level**: Varies (prioritize these stats)
- **Strength**: 25 (for weapon requirements; adjust if using a different weapon)
- **Dexterity**: 40 (for scaling; adjust based on weapon)
- **Intelligence**: 50 (for optimal Staff of Wisdom and magic buffs)
- **Faith**: 50 (for miracles like Sacred Oath and Dark Weapon)
- **Vitality**: 15 (to equip Flynn’s Ring with low weight)
- **Endurance**: 20 (to avoid stamina issues during attacks)
- **Attunement**: 20 (for enough spell slots and casting speed)
---
### **Weapons**
- **Weapon 1**:
- **Lightning-infused Red Iron Twinblade +10**
- Insane DPS and works well with Faith builds.
- **Weapon 2 (Optional for Buffing)**:
- **Chime of Want +5** (for Sacred Oath and Resonant buffs).
---
### **Rings**
Equip these four rings:
1. **Flynn’s Ring**: Boosts attack based on lower equip load.
2. **Red Tearstone Ring**: Boosts attack at low HP.
3. **Ring of Blades +2**: Increases physical damage.
4. **Lightning Clutch Ring**: Increases Lightning attack.
---
### **Armor**
- **Head**: Crown of the Old Iron King (to boost spell casting).
- **Chest**: Light armor, such as Black Witch Robe, to keep weight low.
- **Hands**: Agdayne's Cuffs for magic bonuses.
- **Legs**: Vengarl’s Boots for a balance of defense and lightness.
Keep your **total equip load below 30%** to maximize Flynn's Ring.
---
### **Buffs and Spells**
1. **Sacred Oath** (Miracle): Increases attack and defense.
2. **Sunlight Blade** (Miracle): Adds Lightning damage to your weapon.
3. **Brightbug**: Consumable that increases damage.
4. **Dark Weapon** (Optional): If using a Dark-infused weapon.
5. **Resonant Weapon** (if using Chime of Want for extra damage).
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### **Consumables**
- **Brightbug**: Boosts damage.
- **Elizabeth Mushroom**: Restores HP quickly.
- **Green Blossom**: Increases stamina regeneration.
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### **Pre-Fight Setup**
1. Lower your HP to activate the **Red Tearstone Ring**.
2. Equip all the buffs in this order:
- Sacred Oath > Sunlight Blade > Brightbug.
3. Ensure you’re at low weight (
Cant believe you really did this speedrun oneshotting all these bosses on first attempt! Amazing! 😊
The best damage you can get in the basically requires using sweet spot weapons, mundane infusion, and going full hypermode.
The end game version of the build generally always devolves to full strength bonk builds or helix spear.
0:31 this is my ringtone, automatically i grabbed my phone lmao
You know, I can believe that Lemon would start a call with "welcome to the phone call"...
The content feast begins. Going to be watching DS2 runs for the next few weeks/months.
Surprised Lenny isn’t in the contest
The selection of background music is immaculate
Andy being forever the gigachad like last time I see, a whole google doc is crazy
YES! Oh, sweet, sweet suffering! Pure and unfiltered.
Damn that's good!
In all seriousness - amazing job JK! Good luck in the contest.
Hug ❤
That looks just like the bandits in "The snuggly duckling" From "Tangled"
Me at 13:30 "oh no, does he not know you can stack infusions and spell buffs in this game?"
16:55 "oh thank God"
There are two weapons you might have overlooked during this run, which would be the Gyrm Great Hammer and Gyrm Greataxe.
There's also the biggest bonking stick in the game the Giant Warrior Club.
Final strike on LGK did 1337. This was truly the fate of the Chosen Undead.
Bro…..that was epic. Your patience is next level 😮
I'm on a 24 hours shift and you gift me this. Just gotta love you man. I'm saving this and a beer until 3am!!!!!!
Yeees, was hoping we would get one for DS2 too
Yes!
Well, you gotta give Lemon one thing: He certainly knows how to get people to ignore all his future Discord messages.
Imagine my surprise finding out that an English RUclipsr has the exact same random off brand phone case as my American self. Small world.
"ANOTHER CONTEST" Lets GOO🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
Love the homage to the ring at the start. Cant believe you finally got darklurker, well done.🎉
Thanks dude! Literally probably the craziest bit of luck I had ever
Rules of Nature goes so hard for this theme lol. Peak
Let's hope Lemon can squeeze out some extra damage in his summary video...
Retro, I remember people sending these runs on Dark Souls 2 release! Going to have to play this game again.
The dad jokes in this video honestly breach the geneva convention. 10/10 would watch again