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Description
One of the rough areas due to status effects, difficult terrain, and framerate issues. The only shortcut is using the wooden elevator from the poison lake. Can be accessed early in the game if you have a Master Key.
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Walkthrough
For the top part of Blighttown: keep moving! If you stay in one place too long, you will either be swarmed by enemies or become Toxic by a Blowdart Sniper. However, running around and using ladders to change levels will result in many of the enemies falling to their deaths trying to chase after you.
If you have the Master Key, you can reach this area early by going through a locked door (via Valley of Drakes). Watch out for Blowdart Snipers on your way down.
- Tip: Bring multiple Purple Moss Clumps and Blooming Purple Moss Clumps to cure poison.
- Tip: Use Dung Pies to inflict Toxic on yourself before approaching any Blowdart Snipers. The Toxic effect from the Blowdart Snipers does not override the effect from Dung Pie, and the Toxic damage from Dung Pie is far less painful than the damage from the darts. Darts still deal physical damage.
- Tip: Equip the Thief Set or Pyromancer Armor Set, which significantly reduce poison buildup. Equip the Spider Shield to block Poison/Toxic attacks or, if you have it (and the stats necessary) the Greatshield of Artorias (offers complete defense against poison and toxic without sacrificing stability). The Poisonbite Ring is very effective against the Poison/Toxic status effects here.
- Tip: Equip the Rusted Iron Ring to walk quickly through the swamp water.
- Tip: Aside from jumping out to the Iaito, all ledges can be accessed from ladders and walkways. Unless you are familiar with the area, it's best not to try to drop down to anything below as it's easy to miss and fall to your death. Despite how it can look, there is a straightforward path through the area.
- The following items can help make getting through Blighttown much less painful: Hidden Body, Ring of Fog, Slumbering Dragoncrest Ring, thrusting weapons (spears and thrusting swords), Lightning Spear/Great Lightning Spear, Homing Soulmass/Homing Crystal Soulmass. The first three items help avoid attention from enemies, particularly the Blowdart Snipers. You won't be harassed by these guys from across half the map like you usually would. You will have to walk a few extra miles to get these items, however (at least on NG), and you also can't have the Slumbering Dragoncrest Ring the first time you enter Blighttown on NG. The Ring of Fog alone is good enough, however. Thrusting weapons are for the annoying Flaming Attack Dogs - you can poke them to death while staying behind your shield. Ranged spells are for anything you want to take out but either can't get to them or don't want to get close. Homing Soulmass and Homing Crystal Soulmass are simply like your bodyguards: cast them beforehand, when you are safe, then move on and just let them do their work if anything gets too close to you.
- It is a good idea to bring Heal with you if you have it and can cast it. If you already have the Rite of Kindling, it is also an excellent idea to kindle the bonfire you find in the middle of Blighttown so you can have more Estus Flasks while going through this area. Replenishment also helps counter poison/toxic effects. These might not be as necessary on NG+ and beyond.
Blighttown Map
via Depths
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Video: Walkthrough
The Great Hollow
Connecting to The Great Hollow is done via a tree path reached from the bottom swamp area of Blighttown.
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