Can You Beat DARK SOULS 1 With Only Scythes?

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Жыл бұрын

SEPARATE THE CHAFF, HARVEST THE WHEAT.
Dark Souls has scythes, but it also technically DOESN'T have scythes...I guess they're considered halberds now? But don't confuse that with the Scythe in the game that's actually a bardiche.
...uh...just...just watch the video. It's clearer there, I promise.
Can you beat Dark Souls 1 with just Scythes? Probably. But it's always fun to do these kind of weapon showcases.
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@wyattdupre2721 Жыл бұрын

I love how the back attack has you shove the whole scythe through the body way past the blade

@SWIFTO_SCYTHE Жыл бұрын

Gonna shove this invader's entire spine out his body - mortal kombat style

@cliftonsavage7380 Жыл бұрын

Yeah that probably hurts

@lilliesupreme9767 Жыл бұрын

I hate it. If they do a remake that should be one of the first things they fix

@aokyoutsuki7744 Жыл бұрын

@@lilliesupreme9767 the couldve used the ultra greatsword animation, its literally swinging the thing

@lilliesupreme9767 Жыл бұрын

@@aokyoutsuki7744 wouldn't that look awkward tho?

@yov4042 Жыл бұрын

So fun fact if you didn't know lemon, but the scythe actually has sweet spot damage and does damage around shields too \o/

@Doomsday_Report Жыл бұрын

Not in DS1 sadly, also not sure for 3, but definitely in 2, weird how many fun and interesting mechanics they put in the "worst" game of the series.

@henrikbgh7221 Жыл бұрын

@@Doomsday_Report it is in ds3

@eewweeppkk Жыл бұрын

@@Doomsday_Report I mean, DS2 isn't really the 'worst' its just the most divergent. Makes sense that the most different game would have the most unique mechanics.

@rayhatesu Жыл бұрын

@@Doomsday_Report Partially correct. While it doesn't bypass shields in DkS1, it absolutely does have sweet spot damage, as do all weapons in the halberd class (which the Scythes somewhat count among in DkS1). If you hit with the blade portion, you do more damage than hitting with the stick portion, it's just that in DkS1 the moveset is better for doing so 2 handed.

@mmmmmmmmdaaaamnnnnbabyyyy Жыл бұрын

@@rayhatesu why do you call it "dks"

@LordHonkInc Жыл бұрын

Honestly though, kudos to Rhea at 10:20 for watching three of her friends/protectors die only to give death himself a mean right hook. Like, that took guts. Didn't change anything, but I respect the attitude

@chillywhizz3304 Жыл бұрын

especially after the bosses he fought not getting a single hit on him

@thundertwonk1090 10 ай бұрын

Respect among enemies

@Auscarsy 10 ай бұрын

something so cathartic about a healer not having any weapons so they just give someone the fucking HANDS because they refuse to do nothing.

@marschallblucher6197 9 ай бұрын

I have now learned that Nico's death sound is just a satisfied "Mmnnn"

@jacthing1 8 ай бұрын

@@Auscarsy well she does have a weapon technically. She'll just beat you death with a piece of cloth

@innoc4063 Жыл бұрын

I'm sure others have already commented this, but the Four Kings are actually a unique case when it comes to the Lifehunt Scythe gimmick. You take increased bleed build-up on that boss because you are technically hitting two enemies at once - the visible Kings, and an invisible one that's loaded in to produce the boss healthbar.

@xdvoltic3075 Жыл бұрын

That's awesome, genuinely thank you for sharing this was neat!

@IIxIxIv Жыл бұрын

Yep, encountered this when I was maining the scythe in my first run

@carlosduarte7678 10 ай бұрын

So if I use the katana "blade of chaos," I will take double the damage bc i will be hitting two targets?

@JonathanFarmer100 7 ай бұрын

IS THAT WHY I WASTED ALL THAT TIME ON MY FIRST PLAYTHROUGH GETTING HIGH BLEED RES?!

@sambeckettcat 7 ай бұрын

@@JonathanFarmer100just not sure why red moss isn’t an option

@nicholasantonio2350 Жыл бұрын

I remember once doing a Priscilla themed run in Dark Souls 2 and having LOADS of problems with the Scythe because of WALLS In fact that run made me realize how many walls there are in Dark Souls 2 and how easy it is to hit them with a giant wheat harvester

@roryjohnson3776 Жыл бұрын

totally

@slumpedjonn1878 Жыл бұрын

@candyman Can look pretty cool though

@COMMANDandConquer199 Жыл бұрын

It doesn't help that the scythes kinda sucked in DkS2, and 3 for that matter.

@appelofdoom8211 Жыл бұрын

@@COMMANDandConquer199In pvp maybe but scythes are actually pretty good in ds3 if you two hand them. At least if my memories of my first playthrough are anything to go by.

@Ironica82 Жыл бұрын

Can't imagine even attempting that challenge in the sunken king DLC.

@lukeplate5219 Жыл бұрын

Fun little tip for Quelaag, if you use the light attack with the great scythe and aim for her head you can stun lock her because she will stagger with each hit.

@TimothyGod 8 ай бұрын

Works with bows too

@homocancer Жыл бұрын

I love how lemon adopts the persona of death. The way he talks like he's truly bringing peace to all is dark yet soothing and i love it.

@darkspace4530 Жыл бұрын

Yeah it was a nice addition to the run!

@homocancer Жыл бұрын

@@darkspace4530 for sure!

@SlavSquatter-jh4kl 9 ай бұрын

*"Oh god i've made a terrible mistake"* -Lemon AKA Death

@RedJudgement 9 ай бұрын

@@homocancerexecpt as the run progressed he got more aggressive with it

@minihalkoja590 Жыл бұрын

The Lifehunt Scythe is definitely one of my favorites. I love doing a "Holy Grim Reaper" build where I use it and miracles, while dressing up in light robes and a hood.

@jacobhobson6971 Жыл бұрын

Ooooh im gonna try that next run

@MyHentaiGirlNeko Жыл бұрын

@@jacobhobson6971 eh pretty much your normal Dex Faith build, just with different gear

@hikarinopower8090 Жыл бұрын

@@MyHentaiGirlNeko Okay?

@idonthavecreativename Жыл бұрын

Noted

@alicebrown4586 Жыл бұрын

the backlogs really is a drop everything and watch kind of channel, just nothing but bangers

@unfortunateimperial6019 Жыл бұрын

Yep, soon as I saw this show up in my feed, didn't even scroll past to see if there were any other good videos.

@NoMrSupermanNo Жыл бұрын

Facts. Watching this in my firebomb academy hoodie 🤗🤗🤗

@thegrimreaper7 Жыл бұрын

The scythe is one of, if not, the highest scaling Dex weapon in DS1. You can have insane damage when using it and pyromancy buffs.

@matheusmoreira9951 Жыл бұрын

It is the highest, it's straight up the best DEX weapon in the game.

@chaoticdetectivepeach Жыл бұрын

Also the bleed proc on the life hunt scythe is easily delt with using the bloodbite ring, and with how much DMG it does you hardly need the extra slot

@weatherman1504 Жыл бұрын

Yep. I found this out when I did a dex build and decided to make it extra edgy by using scythes. Super effective!

@kaltaron1284 Жыл бұрын

@@matheusmoreira9951 The Great Scythe is because it has better scaling than the Scythe. Lifehunt Scythe applies Bleeding faster.

@matheusmoreira9951 Жыл бұрын

@@kaltaron1284 I know that

@ritualdeathmetal Жыл бұрын

I love how Lemon killed all 4 Gywn Knights in this playthrough. And it fits so well with the dark lord ending

@lepindre9193 Жыл бұрын

he killed everyone lmao

@SnailHatan 10 ай бұрын

Literally killed everyone possible. Nothing special about the Gwyknights

@BirchMonkey857 Жыл бұрын

A note on the darkness ending: 2 establishes that it doesn't matter. Eventually a Chosen Undead *will* rekindle the First Flame, and the cycle will continue. That's why 2's non-Aldia ending doesn't show whether you reject the First Flame or rekindle it, because it doesn't matter. And honestly, that's part of why I like 2's story, it constantly tells you nothing matters and then gives you the option to go "well, if nothing matters, it doesn't matter if I say 'fuck this entire deal' and go on my own path." And it's why I choose (I forget the exact name) the ending in 3 where you don't try to continue the cycle of the First Flame, but you also don't establish yourself as a ruler for doing so. The Age of Humanity can figure its own shit out, and sure, my characters would try to help, but the First Sin was caused by being unable to embrace change, and it seems unfair to establish yourself as the Lord of Humanity before the new age even begins.

@lloydirving6209 9 ай бұрын

yeah, 2 and 3 ruined the lore. not surprising though since miyazaki never wanted to make sequels to dark souls but was pressured into it because dark souls is a money printing machine

@thatitalianlameguy2235 9 ай бұрын

@@lloydirving6209yeah 2 and 3 were superior games to 1, too bad Miyazaki had his head too far up his own ass he made a somehow worse ds2 in er

@lloydirving6209 9 ай бұрын

@@thatitalianlameguy2235 2 and 3 aren't superior to 1 lol they are the two worst soulsborne games

@Shifsabre 8 ай бұрын

I choose the End of Fire. There's no time to find another lord, and it's time a new age begun anyway. The darkness is scary, but there's hope on the other side. I consider it the canon ending

@0f7t15 8 ай бұрын

@@lloydirving6209 all the souls games are really good no reason to hate on any of them but 3 has some of the best bosses in the series so idk how you think its bad. forgot to add that they dont ruin the lore at all? ds2 shows that whatever you do has no meaning and ds3 gives a really good end to dark souls.

@Ghost_Embers Жыл бұрын

Always a pleasure seeing Lemon doing what he does best. 😀

@Pitatoes Жыл бұрын

Committing mass homicide

@chance713 Жыл бұрын

Playing Dark Souls 1

@Ghost_Embers Жыл бұрын

@@chance713 Yeah. He always finds an amuzing way to play.

@Gametendo360 Жыл бұрын

I like these sort of “casual” runs. I’ve never used scythes in Dark Souls since I’ve just never thought to use one. So it’s kinda cool to see the potential of weapons that I never think about

@adamjohnson2914 Жыл бұрын

The Great Scythe is one of the best dex weapons in DS1, And you can get it almost immediately. Super fun to use.

@AkiRa22084 Жыл бұрын

The Great Scythe is always on the first spot on any top 10 weapon list for DS1. Top tier meta.

@nateklempner561 Жыл бұрын

It's always fun to just run through a full NG cycle using a setup you've never used before. Knowing how to get absurdly strong early makes it even more enjoyable to just annihilate early game bosses' health bars.

@adamjohnson2914 Жыл бұрын

@@nateklempner561 Its funny cause I've beat DS1 so many times, to the point where I know where everything is and exactly how to achieve a build I want, and it doesn't get boring. Its like re-watching my favorite show.

@GamersWeekend Жыл бұрын

And on that day Lemon discovered my favorite weapons in Dark Souls 1. The Great Scythe, and it's little brother the Lifehunt Scythe. For those wondering second favorite is the Chaos blade. The other one that makes you take damage when you use it. ...don't read too much into it.

@grimnarrator9136 Жыл бұрын

Not sure about everyone else but just seeing him have it easy for once is just refreshing and quite nice.

@sebastianbell941 Жыл бұрын

MY FAVORITE WEAPON TYPE!!!

@budgetmelee Жыл бұрын

Same

@temst2561 Жыл бұрын

HIS FAVOURITE WEAPON TYPE!!!

@blodycrow11 Жыл бұрын

I love to dual wield them on DS2 I nickname it the mantis style

@rock3tzilla914 Жыл бұрын

Yah baby

@viroszelmire1391 Жыл бұрын

Hell yeah mine too

@novidei7991 Жыл бұрын

The best part about this run is that I've actually already done two scythe builds, almost exactly like this. I went and got the Bloodbite ring early, and I yelled at the screen when Lemon was back in Anor Londo without the bloodshield on his back. Simply put, it feels nice to see a Backlogs video of a run you've already mastered. Big props. Loved the video.

@VakovoSheggorri Жыл бұрын

I think my favourite build I've made has to be the scythe build. Scythe pyromancer (With a little bit of miracles) I find very fun and versatile as a build. The only problem with it is spending the time in the lower undead burg for the hollow theif hood...

@justatrollyaloser Жыл бұрын

I’m thinking of starting Dark Souls Remastered soon, and I wanna know I should do this build even though it’s my first time playing DS

@novidei7991 Жыл бұрын

@@VakovoSheggorri Oh I know that hood grind. Did it for an offensive miracle build that turned out really well. It looks gorgeous paired with Chester's longcoat.

@novidei7991 Жыл бұрын

@@justatrollyaloser The normal scythe itself is good. High Dexterity scaling and safer, with less bleed benefit. It can also be infused as well as buffed, so if you like spells which aren't pyromancies, you have your options.

@justatrollyaloser Жыл бұрын

@@novidei7991 oh that’s a good tip. I’m planning on using Abyss spells along with the scythe build so I’ll keep that in mind. Also, do you mean the _regular_ scythe or like the great scythe?

@danz107 Жыл бұрын

In retrospect, you might have liked some bloodred moss for the Lifehunt Scythe. Actually decided to give this one a go. The scythe as a weapon trivializes the game almost as much as a bkh or zweihander. I'm in Anor Londo much faster than i usually progress in a game.

@killerkonnat Жыл бұрын

Yes and it's piss-easy because the Great Scythe is one of the strongest weapons in the entire game, and you can get it by walking into the catacombs at the start of the game if you get out of Asylum. Also, yes the 1-handed moveset is actually useful. The vertical attack is extremely fast if you don't miss enemies, and also doesn't make your attack deflect off walls in tight corridors. Especially if you combine the vertical attack with a weapon buff, your damage output is insane.

@shaggyjebus Жыл бұрын

My first playthrough of Dark Souls, the Great Scythe got me to the end of the game (and beyond). I love that weapon.

@artiksilver Жыл бұрын

Very much the same for me. Imagine my dissapointment with the DS3 Great Scythe T-T

@winterflan Жыл бұрын

Man, how the times have changed. I remember back in the day where the great scythe was almost universally considered overpowered, but it seems like that memory is lost to a lot of people. Love the vid!

@xavisiobluttemberg5563 Жыл бұрын

There was a very famous video like 8 years ago that explained scientifically why the great scythe is the best weapon overall, can't find it anymore tho

@bimsbarkas Жыл бұрын

Kind of a silly video that way.

@paulx3274 Жыл бұрын

I watched this video last night, and playing about in elden ring I found the Winged Sythe. But I just need sooo much faith. The downside to throwing most of my runes into intelligence, I get all the best drops (got greatsword from the chest next to the gatefront flame where you normally get torrent) lol

@jakobruhrer221 Жыл бұрын

@@paulx3274 chest items are always the same

@vaalvandertien8888 Жыл бұрын

It was so popular that you HAVE TO know how to avoid dead angles and how to parry specifically the running attack and/or the follow-up heavy 2H . Graet times.

@billydog2751 Жыл бұрын

The best part of around this is those somber moments after the death of each npc. Really makes you feel for the npcs and kinda feels like you’re relieving them of the pains of the world yknow?

@futuristicbus61 10 ай бұрын

I recently started a scythe run myself, and so I came back to rewatch this video. I also themed my character around bringing death to many across Lordran, I gotta say I love scythes. Such fun, niche weapons

@ichabodthecrane Жыл бұрын

On my first dark souls playthrough, my first ever invader handed me the great scythe and it carried me not only through the game, but through the following duel with the invader. Bless you random invader for sparking my love with the series and showing me to look for light even in the darkest places

@elodiekat Жыл бұрын

Runs like this that mostly showcase a weapon or playstyle I've never used before are super fun, especially with the little narrative twists. Great to see you breezing through and showing off the inevitability of death!

@Eric6761 Жыл бұрын

It's a Fun i have With Dark Souls, playing several styles and weapons

@xcorr77 Жыл бұрын

It’s wild to think that you’re playing the great scythe for the first time, remembering back in the day one of the first ever videos on dark souls about “becoming overpowered in 10 minutes” was grabbing the great scythe and upgrading it to a fire scythe.

@KeystoneHeavy58 Жыл бұрын

This dude is really over here beating the game with (arguably) the best weapon and calling it a "challenge run".

@TotallyCluelessGamer Жыл бұрын

The Great Scythe is actually considered one of the best PvE weapons in Dark Souls 1. Incredible reach, decent damage and bleed is a deadly combination.

@Childofbhaal 9 ай бұрын

Great Scythe buffed with DMB or Crystal Magic Weapon shreds. Then again almost any weapon with those buffs do a lot of damage

@WaywardPython 9 ай бұрын

Carried me through an entire DEX playthrough.

@toni1399 8 ай бұрын

I distinctly remember someone doing a DPS test of different weapons with the stats in a sweet spot (soft cap) and no buffs and the Great Scythe came out in the top 3! I believe even first place because of its attack speed compared to something like BK halberd

@matthewzaloudek 7 ай бұрын

@@toni1399 yess!! haha I watched that exact same video and used the great scythe from then on and was very happy.

@llamasteve8376 7 ай бұрын

"decent damage" dude I'm on my second playthrough and I grabbed the great scythe, upgraded it to +5, entered the capra demon fight and swung the heavy attack once killing both dogs and taking a quarter/third off of the capra demons healthbar immediately lol. If that's just "decent" then the game is easy lmao.

@Jsuelieta Жыл бұрын

Using the Lifehunt Scythe is probably the only time I can think of where having bloodred moss clumps on your item bar is a good idea. I can't think of a single time I've ever actually used one before.

@CopeAndSeeth Жыл бұрын

Bro what is that groomer pfp

@notaspider4084 Жыл бұрын

@@CopeAndSeeth you aren't a chad groyper you're a lonely teen who spends too much time online n suffers from a complete lack of parental affection

@johnsnow3171 Жыл бұрын

@@CopeAndSeeth get back on 4chan troll

@user-ey1sf6fy3f Жыл бұрын

@@CopeAndSeeth it's part of ped0 cult who target children, did you see Balenciaga bsdm ads or how they send kids with naked me in in uk? they try to act normal then groom children and act like the vitcim when it happens

@leonardo9259 Жыл бұрын

@@CopeAndSeeth yeah lol

@patrickmaloney5818 Жыл бұрын

This was literally my 2012 Darkroot forest PvP build. Witch robes, lifehunt scythe, and blood shield

@flamehad3630 Жыл бұрын

Very fun video. Was actually funny to see you breeze through the bosses. Plus the role playing death for this run. Very fitting and very enjoyable. Definitely learned quite alot from this video.

@mrcolourblock3638 Жыл бұрын

Scythe only was my first ever challenge run in Dark Souls. I also used the gold-hemmed set and the skull lantern for a Grim Reaper look. Really cool to see someone make a video about it, like 8 years later.

@TDSFounder Жыл бұрын

That's what I was going for too! I also added in Gravelord Sword Dance for the extra death.

@ZakCheshire Жыл бұрын

Oddly enough, the same is true for me as well! Although mine was a lot more recent.

@SadoMessiahLP Жыл бұрын

Uses what is literally considered the best Dex weapon in the game and calls it a challange run... Exactly my type of humor

@Shiny-4ddr Жыл бұрын

@@SadoMessiahLP I'd call it a build but it is what it is

@yogsogof Жыл бұрын

I know that you probably don't need any suggestions for future runs, but I've been playing dark souls 2 recently and was wondering if someone could beat the game with the lost sinner sword with 30 sin. For people that don't know the lost sinner sword loses ar based on sin and attacks also damage the player. Good luck anyone that tries this run.

@sideways5153 Жыл бұрын

A ye of little faith video discussing the challenge, at least?

@thehittite6982 Жыл бұрын

The shown stats are misleading. At max penalty it shows 0 AR but what it actually has is 0 scaling. In practice it still has all of its base damage, which is the highest in the game for a UGS. So a Raw or elemental infusion would effectively negate the penalty almost completely.

@vaalvandertien8888 Жыл бұрын

Sorry to say: The Lost Sinner is the best UGS. I was thinking the same as you, than I typed and I beated the game faster then usual.

@Hello-nh6no 4 ай бұрын

This video has become a comfort video I find myself watching it a few times a week. Anytime I need some good background noise this has been the go to. Keep it up man love all the content souls or other

@AjeetSingh-xq4yb Жыл бұрын

I remeber I binge watched all of your souls-series videos a few weeks back and I hoped you came back with another one. Thoroughly enjoyed this and I cant wait to see more.

@dragsvart Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad you tried and enjoyed the scythes. In my first playthrough I mainly used the lifehunt scythe so its nice seeing them get some love

@kuyagab4444 Жыл бұрын

Now we know why Aldritch has the Lifehunt Scythe. Weapon's hit hard as heck!

@vegterble Жыл бұрын

Fun thing about the "scythe" (bardiche labeled as a halberd), its name is actually correct, sort of - I'll get back to that Scythes were actually used as weapons of war, but not the kind you use in this video Instead, the scythe (called a war scythe) was angled similarly to a spear but with a long, curved tip The war scythe in Dark Souls, however... is folded the wrong way, making it a bardiche indeed Which is a bit of a shame, considering how close we came to having an actual war scythe in Dark Souls only to have a mislabeled bardiche lol

@GustavoLeaoValente 6 ай бұрын

Yk what's funny? Demon souls had an actual war scythe as you describe it lol

@vegterble 6 ай бұрын

@GustavoLeaoValente I didn't know that! I've never played Demon's Souls (being a PS exclusive and all) but it's cool to see an actual war scythe in a game like that!

@derekkey2803 Жыл бұрын

I think this might be my favorite vid of yours. I've watched all your souls challenge videos a few times over now and this one just hits the right way. Fun theming, love the gimmick of killing all the possible NPCs, just a fun watch. Admittedly, I do enjoy seeing runs that need devoted problem solving but maybe that could happen with the later games. I genuinely hope you make Scythe Runs in the other FromSoft games!

@PressContinue Жыл бұрын

When I first picked up this weapon, it was love at first scythe

@bugcatchertommy1478 Жыл бұрын

Laughed my head off!

@blutygergaming8789 2 ай бұрын

Nah. Nah. Thats bad

@td_is_infinite667 Ай бұрын

yea. yea. thats good

@purplehaze2358 Жыл бұрын

I have.. _several concerns_ with the backstab animation for scythes using a stabbing motion.

@jaye4157 Жыл бұрын

I mean don't the clubs also use a stabbing animation?

@mwperk02 Жыл бұрын

@@jaye4157 pretty sure hammers actually use an appropriate swinging animation as do most great swords.

@jyxtheberzerking4824 Жыл бұрын

a much better choice would have been hooking the neck and either slashing (maybe just reuse and tweak that hollow thief animation) or kick them in the back and send them tumbling forward without their throat. wasted opportunity.

@GribbleGob 10 ай бұрын

@@jyxtheberzerking4824 really funny because Elden Ring's crit animation for reapers is exactly that.

@ArchaicEX Жыл бұрын

At 7:55, the moment the boss becomes transparent against the backdrop of the crack in the wall, it continues to block the bloom lighting around the crack but doesn't reduce the brightness of the direct light. Very strange transparency shading, I wonder if the original version did this.

@sixo743 Жыл бұрын

I would very much love an entire series with this concept ! It's really cool !

@GuyXVIII Жыл бұрын

The scythe 1H has also a left and right swipe for strategic use near walls at either side. It also has long reach so you can cut enemies not having to be close to them (I think it also does more damage with the blade part). In other words - this vid should've been named: "Can you NOT beat DS1 with only scythes?" :D

@arsenal4444 Жыл бұрын

"1H has also a left and right swipe for strategic use near walls" whaoh epic

@lexisking152 Жыл бұрын

My favorite weapon type! A shame how few scythes there are in most Fromsoft games... I am somewhat confused by the fact that in Elden Ring two of the four scythes are holy damage weapon, which is odd considering the other two scythes are undead related.

@deep_blue7353 Жыл бұрын

Undeath in elden ring isn't unholy or the opposite of holy, it's more of a consequence of the way the golden order rules. That's also why the blade of death, despite it being used to kill godwyn, deals holy damage because everything comes from the erdtree/elden ring

@lexisking152 Жыл бұрын

@Deep_Blue a fair point I guess, I just kinda wish there were some form of scythe that does base damage for the other damage types, a magic or lightning scythe sounds very cool

@kookbook4399 Жыл бұрын

@@deep_blue7353 I think undeath in elden ring is generally related to those who live in death / godwyns corruption of the erdtree roots

@bognog0469 Жыл бұрын

there are 5, you forgot the base scythe found in the cliffbottom catacombs

@lexisking152 Жыл бұрын

@Bognog 04 I had actually included that one, the base one, the grave scythe, the halo scythe, and the winged scythe. What is this fifth one I haven't heard of yet?

@ninjapickle773 Ай бұрын

I absolutely love your addition of the risk of rain sound track in the background at 5:30 ish. Two of my favorite games at once, it must be heaven

@hummbirb1384 Ай бұрын

I love the idea that the grim reaper, upon killing everyone and bringing about the age of dark, only regrets it because there are more kathees

@dreamguest3597 Жыл бұрын

I didn't make the reaper connection instantly so at first I was wondering why Lemon was being so poetically dark all of a sudden

@phyllotaxis Жыл бұрын

Oh hell yeah, the lifehunt scythe was always my favorite when I played the original DS1. I'd usually offhand Priscilla's dagger with it, the light attack was great for building up enemy bleed before using the scythe (and parrying always felt cooler with a dagger lol)

@jaye4157 Жыл бұрын

Can I ask why his bleed bar was purple?

@phyllotaxis Жыл бұрын

@@jaye4157 That's just how all the status bars look.

@jaye4157 Жыл бұрын

@@phyllotaxis I was asking as it looked like the purple section of the bar was increasing when he equipped the ring despite not having any bleed build up originally.

@phyllotaxis Жыл бұрын

@@jaye4157 Oh, yeah that's a weird thing that happens whenever a piece of equipment boosts your resistance to a status effect. The game treats the increase to that stat as though it had already been built up to that amount, then the buildup wears off like normal. No idea why it works like that.

@jaye4157 Жыл бұрын

@@phyllotaxis ok thx, that was bugging me on why it was like that and I didn't know if it was a glitch or what.

@astutebanana2949 Жыл бұрын

I love this! Scythes have always been my favorite weapon type in any game and I always go looking for more ways to play with them.

@cellophanezebra4663 8 ай бұрын

I beat of all Dark Souls 1 and never knew there were scythes, what an incredible run

@destroyernine4 Жыл бұрын

There’s actually a third scythe in sens fortress amply named “scythe”. If I remember correctly it’s behind one of the titanite demons in the tar pit.

@DeuxisWasTaken Жыл бұрын

He commented on it, "the scythe that is actually a bardiche but classed as a halberd, thank you Dark Souls."

@SachiSaby Жыл бұрын

Just a suggestion you also could have used blood red moss clumps, they usually aren't that useful in Normal runs but since you have to tank so much bleed with the lifehunt scythe I feel it would have come in handy.

@TwoSpark55 10 ай бұрын

As soon as I saw that fluffy tail, I was waiting for the reveal of the off-screen mass purchase. The pyromancy was a good touch for additional resistance, I hadn't seen that used before 🤣

@starrs77 Жыл бұрын

Love seeing videos like this. My Dark Souls skills are super limited so it's fun to watch someone just using weapons for the fun of it.

@Dizzyfatpigeon 9 ай бұрын

Side note, the audio quality of your mic is really amazing across all your videos, truly a joy to listen to, keep it up man

@TRMeowth Жыл бұрын

@16:10 My wife used the Lifehunt scythe for almost all of her playthrough and I thought the four kings fight was so interesting. The bleed was never really a problem until this part, my theory is that because you are technically draining two separate life bars, the bleed adds to the user for both.

@dorongrossman-naples9207 21 күн бұрын

Your theory is correct! The damage to the placeholder king (the one with the healthbar) is considered separately, therefore it adds even more bleed damage.

@cgpoly3419 Жыл бұрын

This (but way less optimized) was actually my first Dark Souls build. It's really fun to bleed bosses and the damage seems to be good (although I never did as much damage as in the video due to worse stat allocation). Also BloodShield, Livehuntsythe and Chester set look very good together and have insane bleed resist.

@trevorsheehy9163 Жыл бұрын

I’m so happy you dropped another vid. Keep up the great work

@futuristicbus61 10 ай бұрын

19:03 reminds me of that family guy clip “D-did I just die? But I’m death!” “Sorry bro, super death here. Your done.” “So what happens when a death dies?” “Oh, you just get reincarnated back to life”

@justsomejojo Жыл бұрын

I'm speechless. I never used the Great Scythe or Life Hunt Scythe because the treck there seemed way too annoying to be worth it. But... that damage is kinda nice.

@Lillynorthmusic Жыл бұрын

Please do this for the rest of the from soft catalog this was so funny, id love to see how the weapons evolved through the Series. Im looking forward to a ds3 scythe run if you do choose to do more runs with them in later games.

@TheDimensionDweller Жыл бұрын

Love the little RPing you did as Death when talking to/about NPCs!

@toddclawson2840 2 ай бұрын

This video was one of my favorite of your challenge runs to watch. It inspired me to go grab the great scythe myself and give it a go. I used pyromancy as well though and had a great time switching between using the two.

@carnivorn Жыл бұрын

Did a similar run once! On my way through new londo, the ghosts pulled me through a wall and I died to out of bounds... which gave me the same post-death message as if you jump into four kings without the appropriate ring. The Grim Beeper was "taken by the abyss" which is still hilarious to me like five years later Anyways scythes OP, fun run

@GrimReaper-om1tf Жыл бұрын

Scythes are my favorite weapons in games. So cool to see you using them. :)

@localpyromaniac. Жыл бұрын

If a game has a scythe im 100 percent gonna play it

@MrMockigton Жыл бұрын

have to say, props on the music choice. i was intrigued when AoE2 started, but you captivated me with bastion. hats of, fine sir!

@Brownsheep1 11 ай бұрын

I'm really hoping you make a series out of this like the crossbows and firebombs. Your Death persona is so good it deserves to bring about the darkness to all lands.

@narutokiubissj2 Жыл бұрын

The great scythe + uchigatana have always been my 2 weapons for dex builds. Scythe handles the big enemies and uchi in narrow spaces or when I need faster attacks with less recovery frames. Glad you are doing a video on it!

@SpectreTen Жыл бұрын

Did this last time i played DS1, was a bit rough early but besides that, it was fun(except for having to kill Priscilla for what turned to be a side grade). Also not that bad a run in DS2/3.

@StardustCorvid Жыл бұрын

Hey man, just wanna say that I love your content, annnd you've become a total comfort channel for me. Not sure how, or why, but your content just manages to be so ... Relaxing? Anyways, keep up the great stuff, excited to see what you do next

@Ticklemonster54 2 ай бұрын

Nice to see you have fun with what i consider the best weapon in the game

@maliceproductions3033 Жыл бұрын

man nice to see this challenge, scythes are my favourite melee weapon in any rpg. keep up the good work +1

@SophisticatedGoat222 Жыл бұрын

Scythes have always been my favourite weapons in Souls games, ever since I used the great scythe for a large portion of my first DS1 playthrough. They have a great mix of speed, power, and range, and the sweet spot mechanic makes spacing fun. There also tend to be some pretty unique boss weapon versions, which can encourage even more variety in gameplay.

@sheabrockhoff2279 Жыл бұрын

This exact build was one of my favourites to use in the OG game. Also pretty viable in pvp with how the scythes hitbox worked.

@zachblaze9924 8 ай бұрын

Monster you killed soliar

@laurakristensen3111 Жыл бұрын

Lemon making another great hit video. I'll say man your quality keeps going up and it always brightens my day when you upload. There's been some rough days where the one shining light as just been enjoying a newly released video of yours. Keep doing amazing work man we all love you

@themightymcb7310 Жыл бұрын

I used Priscilla's scythe on my second playthrough of DS1 and it really does break the whole game. 500 bleed is ridiculously powerful even with the risk of inflicting it on yourself if you don't pay attention.

@sambeckettcat 7 ай бұрын

16:35 I know this vid has been out for a while now, but surprised it wasn’t brought up why red moss clumps were not an option to clear the bleed build up.

@spiritmeister8873 Жыл бұрын

I love the content and the added risk of rain bgm!

@Shinsoku99 Жыл бұрын

Nice seeing Scythes getting some love. My very first playthrough was a Pyromancer with a Chaos Great Scythe.

@Meteorlink Жыл бұрын

while i'm not sure using the best dex weapon counts as a challenge run (maybe next to the balder side sword) it is a nice themed run non the less. I like running lifehunt on ng+, just ads a fine extra layer to think about not bleeding yourself to death

@SuperTab2 10 ай бұрын

I just finished my scythe run of ds1 and I can say that precilla's scythe is definitely op. Went through the whole game with minimum stats in damage categories. Ended the game with 50 vigor and 50 endurance. Still did tons of damage per hit too

@LishyCards Жыл бұрын

This is such a fantastic video, keep it up king

@LuckyRooster777 Жыл бұрын

Glad to see how much the channel has grown. Have you thought about a dark hand or crystal weapons only run. I feel like they would be more on the easier side of challenge runs while still giving you some form of difficulty.

@katherinedobbs52 Жыл бұрын

This video inspired me to swap my main weapon in my first ever run of DS from the Drake Sword (I know, I know, I was planning to change once I beat Quelaag, trust me) to the Great Scythe, so thank you for making me suffer a half hour of the Catacombs. Totally worth it, I hit like even more of a truck and I actually enjoy playing the game again!

@l0rd0fshad0ws 10 ай бұрын

I absolutely love the “no” at 20:30 it’s so perfect lol. Another great video lemon!

@garrettfisher8726 Жыл бұрын

Great vid! Missed the opportunity to show off how the scythe trivializes Queelag. You can vertical swing it and hit her human body very easily, basically stunlocking her. It's amazing.

@AshenVictor Жыл бұрын

"Can you beat Dark Souls only using the best dex scaling weapon in the game? Science has no way to know!"

@kuinkyo7292 9 ай бұрын

I actually did this exact challenge and I can say it was some of the most fun I’ve had in ds1 the scythes are really awesome (although this video did kinda hurt me seeing his damage as when I did this I isn’t know what weapon scaling was and I majorly messed up my build)

@Luigi_thegoat Жыл бұрын

I decided to do this run because I was bored and it was really fun! Thanks for showing me these weapons 🙏

@YoungOneJim 7 ай бұрын

I've found a new favorite channel to binge watch, that's for the fantastic content

@abrahamwolvers5505 Жыл бұрын

Another amazing video. Still awestruck by your patience. But I do have a question. Why not go for the grass shield? It's stamina boost would've helped.

@pillagius Жыл бұрын

Nice! Thanks for yet another entertaining vid! 5:05 - I'm pretty sure it always been the case - weapons don't bounce (unless it's a solid wall) if you use a two-handed grip.

@Zeik75 Жыл бұрын

This is by far the cleanest scythe run I’ve ever seen, well done back logs!

@derekwall5570 9 ай бұрын

Crazy to see this, as this was my very firat dark souls playthrough build. A friend of mine who had played it before introduced me to the game, got me the great scythe and the wit hes robes early in the game, tho not as early as this, also ran the astora straight sword for a bit, and I wore a skullhelmet and knew miracles. I called my character clever jake as my starting character had been a cleric with only 8 inteliigence, and at 13, a guy dressing as death, wielding lightning spears called clever jake with the intelligence of string cheese was really funny to me.