Can you beat Dark Souls 2 using a different boss weapon for every boss? 

I've been asking challenge runners to do this one for years lol. Hyped to finally see it in action.

Those bars were CLEAN 🥶🥶🥶

You actually had four back up weapons you could exchange for. Great ones drop second soul on ng+

High-quality and well thought-out content as always. Imo your channel deserves way more attention and recognition, and through persistence I'm sure one day everything will come!

Thank you for showing DS2 some love, it really needs some.

32:56 yeah dark souls 2 is unique in that, when you hit a boss with a string of attacks, it only shows the damage of the final hit. This is the same for multi-hit attacks. It's weird because when you fight regular enemies, they add the damage dealt within a certain time period, just like the other games. It makes it really difficult to tell hoe much damage you're dealing with things like lightning because those spells are always 2 hits, with the last hit dealing like 5~15% of the damage

I swear, this channel is the best! You're really creative with every single video. Can't wait to see what you come up with next!!

The secret of Elana is that if she has a particular summon out, she won't make that pick again whilst the first version of it is out. So if she summons skeletons and the skeletons are still alive when she goes to summon again, the pool of selections is smaller and she's very likely to pick Velstadt. As such, you want to kill the skeletons as quickly as possible so that they get chosen again.

JK Leeds playing his favorite Souls-game and putting down some mad lines. It's a good friday lol. I actually used a plain old spear throughout my first playthrough of DS2 and used all boss souls for runes to level up. Definitely gonna use some boss weapons the next time around. Thanks for another great video, these are the best kinds.

Bent Blade has to be my favourite ds2 boss weapon, first time i beat the game it was with a poison build power stancing two of them, with a manslayer in my back pocket as backup. I got really attached to that character, kinda wanna go back and take her through some higher ng cycles now

I'm playing through DS2 for the first time right now, my favorite boss weapon is definitely Nashandra's Scythe simply because scythes are my absolute favorite type of weapons. But the only one I'm using is the Warped Sword, this thing is insane when powerstanced

Man DS2 had some cool boss weapons

I love the Whip made from The Demon of Song. Had a build that dual wielded them, surprisingly effective because it did poison buildup naturally, but you can infuse poison to make it like super poison

My favourite boss weapon is probably Ivory King's GS, it's just amazing Also for some reason I really really like Sinner's sword

I really liked your channel for the last few months. After that freestyle I can officially say I now love this channel. Keep the flow and the videos coming.

Another great vid, can't believe no one else tried the boss weapon idea before! I'm currently trying to beat DS2 with the butterfly set

Favorite boss weapon (appearance), chariot lance. cmon, just look at it Favorite boss weapon (gameplay) watcher greatsword, infused with lightning, just try it. so good

I love how DS2 provides very wide range of boss items, most of them have different special attacks. My favourite weapon is curved dragon greatsword, I prefer huge weapons but greatswords are very slow, curved greatswords however are very fast. Plus this one has a great ranged attack. I maxed this weapon and finished all dlcs with it.

The iron kings jumping attack looks so much like the godskin apostles idk how I just noticed that lmaoo

Love this channel! Your comedy is so perfectly dry, it’s wonderful… love the passion you clearly show for the Soulsborne series… But most of all, that Banjo-Kazooie music slaps. Keep up the great work!

one random thought, I kind of like the gank squad, I love herding them around and manhandling the archer when he's alone, the only thing I hate about them is the havel, he's just too strong, what I mean is that it's meant to be a snowballing fight obviously, where the more damage you do the easier they get, but once you kill two of them the hardest one remains which kills that feeling

Nice video man, really enjoying the content.

In my first DS 2 playthrough my friend told me how to get Chaos Blade. I don't really like katanas in souls-likes, but when I crafted Chaos Blade and start playing with it, I really fell in love with this katana. It has literally everything you need: pretty nice and fast moveset, nice reach and really good counter damage (160 or so). There are so much good things about Chaos Blade so I don't even care about hp draining with every hit

great video, I didn't use so many of these weapons so it was good to actually see them in action

Came for the run, stayed for the bars💯🔥

I have to go for the Drakewind ultra gs. Quite fast for a greatsword, nice ranged special attack that does insane damage if used from up close. Plus it looks really cool.

Favorite boss weapon of DS2 was absolutely Blue Smelter Demon’s. While I didn’t fully grasp the ADP thing with the rolls until later on, the Blue Smelter Demon’s boss fight taught me roll timing for the other Souls games, so I found it fitting that such an adversary would be worthy of using his boss weapon!

I kinda like dragonroders halberd. Fits quite nicely on quality builds. Both bows are pretty good as well, if you want to use bows. Vendricks ranged sttack is pretty rare, Mythas grab less so. I have almost done similar run, but on ng+, so I just had all weapons from the start. Not sure what I did with spell-only bosses. Darklurkers spell is pretty good, but is slow and costs like 3k on each cast, so higher ng+cycles are better. It also does friendlyfire, so yoy can troll ppl with it!

My favorite boss weapon has to be the Ivory Straight Sword. It might not be that good but it's such a cool weapon. It's insane how Fromsoft managed to put an actual lightsaber in the game while still not feeling off.

Hey man, congrats! I did something like that, even post it here, but i beat each boss with his own "boss weapon", not including magic except if the weapon was a catalist for it, and when it was a magic, i used one of the many weapons from the list that was considered "boss weapon" also , i did all bosses, even darklurker, but i was at soft-cap from the get-go and access to all weapons previously, so yours is a legit way to it. Again, Congrats!

Duuuude, thank you for linking to the super-dope "samurai" song, just another reminder to myself, and others, that copyright-free music can STILL be a bop! :D

I love the idea of this run

Favorite boss weapon is definitely the Bewitched Alonne Sword. The moveset and the iconic boss fight with a secret death animation is so good. Not to mention it's unique R2 hits like a TRUCK.

I would like to see this for dark souls 3 as well

Wooo, DS2 boss weapons are the best in the trilogy, nice to see something with em! Ivory King UGS is no doubt in my top 3 in the saga.

Really cool run! My favorite boss soul weapon is actually one of the only ones you didn't use LMAO, crypt blacksword. GG!

11:22 "U know what I like about this weapon? That it's quick" immediately after that phrase attack, and start walking again only after a whole second. Damn i love DS2 ! Aspecialy since with such fast weapons u frequntly requred to fight multy-bosses or bosses with additional mobs!

Love dragon rider twinblade. I know it’s nothing really special. But the design and enchantment built in… loved using it no matter how many times I got parried

At this point, i can't even tell the difference anymore between people saying "bonfire aesthetic" instead of "ascetic" ironically or unironically.

Super creative idea, another good way to sample the enormous weapon variety this game has to offer. The lack of weapon upgrades I think provides a nice challenge, considering DS2’s bosses are considered to be some of the easiest in the series on average. A lot of these weapons I’ve used plenty of times, such as the Drakewing, FUGS, curved dragon GS, and lightsabers. One I haven’t mentioned is the Loyce Greatsword, as the moveset is completely unique and the sword itself has such a nice look to it. The slightly delayed swings and good range made it perfect for PvP back in the day, but it’s still plenty of fun in PvE thanks to the diverse attacks. Good times. This definitely made me want to try out a lot of these weapons that I hadn’t before. I think a fun thing to try could be power stancing the throne watcher and defender swords, or perhaps the defender sword alongside the thorned greatsword for double lightning. Can we also stop for a moment to appreciate how amazing the lightning buff looks in this game? Definitely the best it’s looked in the whole series, and with super satisfying sound effects on top of that. Glad you had fun with the run, and thanks for the DS2 content!

Fun Fact(s): In Vanilla DS2 (not the SOTFS version) the Skeleton Lords actually spawn 4 Bonewheels and 2 less of the big Knight Skeletons. It made this fight actually a little bit more difficult. Just a tiny little bit. Also spiders in DS2 are actually afraid of fire, so if you hold a lit torch in your hand, they run away and don't bother you at all. Yes even during the boss fight.

Liked and subcribed for the rap, nice work

I have subscribed to you, ya got some great vids

Epic music at end

loved the draggin' slayer joke :D

My favorite astetically is the dragonriders twinblade at the beginning my favorite for actually doing anything though is the fume knights greatsword

8:26 we getting out the Tseldora with this one 🔥🔥🔥

For the covetous demon I’m pretty sure you can make it kill it’s self by baiting it into those poison pots around the arena. Might be useful for future runs

Great video. Makes me want to do a run like this in the future. Also the saints hood, hexers hood and old iron king crown could've helped with spell casts. Pretty sure the spotted whip can be infused with poison to help proc poison quicker. The sanctum warrior gauntlets and crest of the rat help build it up quicker too. As does the butterfly set, but that one seems too cheesy. For bleed the shadow gauntlets and blood ring help build it up quicker. I know this run is done, but just in case someone else would find this info helpful or just incase you might use it in the future

I love your content you’re hilarious bro😂

My fav is absolutely the smelter swords.

The content and jokes were on point as usual! Would you consider the DS3 version of this challenge? I think Iudex Gundyr and Vordt are the only bosses you’d need to clear beforehand. Looking forward to the next video!

no doubt my most favorite boss weapon is the dragonrider bow. it helped me alot against tanky enemies specially on ng 2 etc. i can cheese them with poison arrows plus it deals a decent damage.

Did you know lost Sinner and Old Iron king drop different weapons in new game + cycles? Old iron King drops the Old King Soul which can be turned into the dragonslayer greatbow Lost Sinner drops the old Witch soul that can be made into chaos blade

Fave boss weapon: Crypt Blacksword. My fave build is a hexer using this infused with dark.

Technically you don't need to kill any with a petrified something you can trade at the start to get the demons great hammer

YAYYY I never see ds2 challenge runs!!

Great video as always. I tried a few of those my first playthrough but couldn't get on with many of them. I found the warped sword to be great for my dex build though

i love the dragonslayer spear, but it is my favorite weapon in the franchise

You instantly won a subscriber with that slayer pun

Your channel is the best thing named Leeds i've found in a long time since my long lost home town XD loving the dark souls challenges so far and can't wait to watch more

Once I found out that the Smelter demon could be poisoned my Dragonrider bow looked even more powerful

my fav was the lightsaber, great lore and a badass weapon

King's ultra great sword has amazing one-handed move set. But I get that with limited stats and 50 str requirement for one handed use we couldn't have experienced spuch luxury. (Still one handed move set is really good and actually fast)

31:15 Actually, That Pyromancy Alongside Corrosive Urns Also Works Against Some Enemies And Bosses I Think, Making Then Take Damage Bonus

Dragonslayer Spear, Gargoyle Bident, Roaring Halberd, love those weapons. Though I am quite partial to the Spitfire Spear, even though its damage output is underwhelming.

Fav ds2 boss weapon is the roaring halberd cause it’s so fun to use with the hexes build my favorite

Do saddest boss lore from every souls games

"I'VE GOT _BOSS WEAPONS!"_

And for boss weapons I'd say either Ivory Straight sword because it just looks so good. Or Yhorgs spear because that moveset

jk leeds is the only person ive found that makes quality dark souls 2 content 🙏

I actually quit like a lot of ds2's boss weapons, but you generally need to make a build for one to see it at it's best

Yo honestly the only thing that was "bad" about that rap was your flow, the bars were actually clean, mad respect

can you imagine if the Banjo-Kazooie music was the actual boss music in the game, it really does make it hilarious

I watched the pyromancy poem video just before. I went to grab some food and all the while, my brain kept trying to think in rhymes. And now that I'm watching this video I keep expecting him to rhyme, so every time he says a sentence I'm automatically trying to finish the rhyme in my head only for him to keep on talking like normal. It's really confusing lol 😂

Pretty new to this channel, the 'draggin slayer' bit made me snort so you have my sub

Souls runs/reviews + dad jokes + quality content = JK Leeds

Eminem been real quiet since you dropped those bars

Someone has been taking notes from Baron´s Castle ;)

God DAMN this man can free-style!!

I was like "Why is he doing this the long way?" But remembered the Solider Key was needed for Pursuer. So yeah Dragonrider then Pursuer was not an option.

Dragging slayer MBRUH That was funny

So my favorite ds2 boss weapon. I mean the loyce greatsword is awsome and I love the sacred chime hammer, but in the end, it has to be the chaos blade. I know its not exactly good or viable. It has bad durability and the self damage really adds up, but this still is dark souls, and fashion goes before anything else! And my god the heavy two handed attack of this thing just looks soo pretty. I love it. And with the lifegain crown also being super pretty, so this is just the aestetic here for me. How to deal with low durability? Just get two of them lol.

Damn didn't burn a single sublime bone dust (at least right now in the video at sir alone when I noticed). Shows how OP lifegems are if you get by never upgrading estus

my favorite boss weapon is the thorned greatsword of course!

Fume knight's longsword is my favorite.

I was today years old when I found out that you can see the durability under the weapon sprite.

my god, seeing the three man gank boss reminded me not only of how grueling the fight was, but also of the insanely stupid "reward" in the chest after their boss room. it's literally a case of "I beat a three man gank and all I got was this skirt" lol

The ivory kings ultra greatsword is my favorite boss weapon in ds2. The big daddy laser sword.

Dark Souls 2 is like Lorde Vinheteiro: it possesses a unconprehended geniality. addendum: I just appreciate british humour

I know before watching that this video will be fire

Which weapon was the most fun for you to play with?

You managed 2 challenges in 1 run. Beat DS2 with only boss soul weapons. Beat DS2 cosplaying as Caitlyn Jenner. Sensational effort.

I think that freestyle is what ignited the first flame.

Bit late but u can get demon great hammer that counts as a boss weapon for petrified something

ivory king's sword has amazing visuals,great lore and ASTONISHING DAMAGE best weapon in all of fromsoft

A year late to this banger but it is a fire video!

just got out of a shift that ı know im gonna feel tmrw but its fine because ı got this video to watch

Arced Sword is my favorite boss weapon It's slightly better than the murakumo(slightly, it's not that much better, but you can get it earlier as if you're fighting flexile sentry, chances are you're going to pass straid long before you find ornifex. Curved greatswords are fun tho And i know ds2 like the back of my hand, minimum number of bosses to get a boss weapon is two. Dragonrider and Flexile sentry are the only two bosses on the path to the boat, which takes you the back way through that area, allowing you to skip the ruin sentinels, which you would have had to fight had you gone through last giant and pursuer. I even know minimum amount of bosses to get to ornifex's shop On both versions, you need to find two Fragrant Branches, and the quickest branches in base version at least, are near the sunbro altar. Dragonrider(to move or defeat licia), and Skeleton lords(in the way) there are actually two in that area the other one is after bonfire #2 in a side area with all the dudes with the dual full moon sickles(fun weapon btw, good for bleed if you like ds2 bleed, it's grown on me lol), best to grab both as you need the other to unpetrify the lion for the fang key. Najka is in the way, and so is Prowling magus and the Congregation. After that you can easily get to ornifex by not breaking your ankles as you drop down. So Dragonrider, skelly lords, najka, and pm&c makes four minimum. Why do i know these? No estus/lifegem run where i made a beeline to ornifex with the Totten's soul. The first 5 bosses were a bit tough(rotten +4 in your way), but after that it was actually kinda fun using the butcher's knife for the whole game. Even made it harder on myself and added some aesthetical flare by equipping the red-eye ring to make boss run-ups that much more treacherous. It's actually a run that's a perfect mix of challenging and fun imo(even shrine of Amana wasn't bad, i was in and out in 5 minutes, would have been 3 but i died to demon of song....I'm embarrassed about that, demon of song isn't hard at all...one of the pinwheel tier bosses Especially since you gotta be alot more aggressive, pouncing the enemy with the 1HR2 or running attack and dodging arrows and other projectiles like it's touhou. Once i fix my controllers(sadly, that run made my controllers develop drift.) I'm thinking of collecting all the items i missed and going into Ng+ with the no estus/lifegems character. Smelter sword: Not a fan of it, I'm not a UGS kinda gal, but its a good weapon and seems to be a favorite Spider fang: and the award for worst special attack in the game goes to.... Seriously though, useless on enemies, meh on players, probably better to just use the rapier, the rapier is pretty long

Spears scythes and halberds are inconsistent due to there sweet spots if u hit with the shaft it does less damage unless u hit them with the blades it is realistic but not so fun its just one of those experimental changes tried in DS2