DARK SOULS II
38 Achievements
1,000
Master of Hexes
Learn all hexes
30
How to unlock the Master of Hexes achievement in DARK SOULS II - Definitive Guide
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ag_8zDTp7F7jdGh...
Please comment if you find a mistake! Happy hunting :)
Note: Obtaining all hexes requires either playing New Game + or using a Bonfire Ascetic in Black Gulch, which carries over into future games, and reaching Rank 3 in the Pilgrims of Dark Covenant, there is no way to avoid joining the covenant.
Dark Orb – Bought from Straid, Felkin, or Grandahl
Dark Hail – Bought from Straid, Magerold, or Grandahl
Dark Fog – Bought from Straid
Affinity – Bought from Straid
Dead Again – Bought from Chloanne
Dark Weapon – Bought from Felkin
Whisper of Despair – Found in the Grave of Saints. Use a Pharos Lockstone to make a drawbridge come down.
Repel – Bought from Straid. Requires the Giant Lord soul.
Twisted Barricade – Found in the Doors of Pharros
Numbness – Bought from Straid. Requires the Old Dead One's soul, which is dropped from the Rotten on new game plus or after using an ascetic.
Scraps of Life – Bought from Cromwell
Darkstorm – Bought from Magerold or Grandahl
Resonant Soul – Pilgrims of Dark Rank 1 (See Selfless Giver)
Great Resonant Soul – Pilgrims of Dark Rank 2 (See Selfless Giver)
Climax – Pilgrims of Dark Rank 3 (See Selfless Giver)
Resonant Flesh – Bought from Felkin
Resonant Weapon – Bought from Felkin
Lifedrain Patch – Bought from Straid. Requires Darklurker soul. (See Selfless Giver)
Profound Still – Bought from Grandahl
Credit for full list to Lonesheep over pstrophies.org
A quick reference where to find the merchants that deserve some extra explanation; Straid of Olaphis is in the Lost Bastille at the very top floor near the bridge that leads to Sinners Rise, easiest reached from the Saltfort bonfire at the Sinner's Rise or by going up from the Servant's Quarters. Initially he's petrified so grabbing the nearby Fragrant Branch of Yore found in Sinner's Rise in the submerged jailcells is necessary to make him his lively self again.
Felkin the Outcast sits in a chair facing a wall in the cavern path leading up to the Huntman's Copse near the Undead Refuge bonfire, it takes 8 Intelligence and Faith to be able to buy items from him.
Darkdiver Grandahl is in 3 locations around the world, in Drangleic Castle from the King's Gate bonfire, the large room with the Sentinel Ruin minibosses, the far left door has a hole leading to a bonfire with him nearby, he is also in Shaded Woods past the two guard towers that lead to the boss, you can find a very small boarded up area in the grass, standing on it will drop you into the earth where you'll find him again. His last area is arguably the most difficult to find, first you got to get the Forgotten Key from the Giant Elites in Black Gulch, they're in a hidden area that you can access from a small ledge you can fall onto. Use this video to track the area down as it's damn near impossible to explain in text. Once you find him at any one of the three locations, join his covenant and you'll be able to buy his spells.
PURCHASABLE
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DARK ORB - 600 souls, Straid of Olaphis, Felkin the Outcast, Darkdiver Grandahl
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Easiest gotten from Felkin, I'd say.
DARK HAIL - 1500 souls, Straid of Olaphis, Magerold of Lanafir, Darkdiver Grandahl
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Magerold is in the Iron Keep, from the beginning bonfire go across the bridge and kill the two Alonne Knights, keep right when you head inside and you'll find sir sitting in the corner tucked away nicely. Watch your back incase one of the nearby Alonne Knights aggro'd.
DARK FOG - 5200 souls, Straid of Olaphis
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This one can also be found in the Gutter, in one of the jars you can smash at the very bottom right before heading into the Black Gulch.
AFFINITY - 11500 souls, Straid of Olaphis
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Can also be gotten from the little goblin looking guys in Things Betwixt and Aldia's Keep, very rarely though so really it is just better going for the 11,5K purchase.
DEAD AGAIN - 4000 souls, Chloanne, the Stone Trader
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Chloanne will be at Majula once you speak to her and exhaust her dialogue until repetition in Harvest Valley, she's to the right from the Poison Pool bonfire, can't miss her.
DARK WEAPON - 2700 souls, Felkin the Outcast
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Unique spell to Felkin.
SCRAPS OF LIFE - 2200 souls, Cromwell the Pardoner
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Cromwell is found ontop of the church where you defeated Prowling Magus and Congregation in Brightstone Cove Tseldora, the ladder is on the right side of the door if you come from the nearby bonfire, left side if you come from the boss room.
It can also be found in a hidden alcove in the Black Gulch by jumping off a ledge near the first bonfire before reaching the first set of tar pools, use a Torch to be able to clearly see the ledge.
DARKSTORM - 4700 souls, Magerold of Lanafir, Darkdiver Grandahl
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Can be purchased from either one.
RESONANT SOUL - 1100 souls, Felkin the Outcast
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You can either buy this one for the low amount of souls at Felkin or get it rewarded automatically from reaching Rank 1 in the Pilgrims of the Dark by completing one of the Dark Chasms near Grandahl.
GREAT RESONANT SOUL - 3400 souls, Felkin the Outcast
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Basically the same principle of Resonant Soul, just either cough up the 3400 souls at Felkin or complete the all three Dark Chasms of the Abyss and hitting Rank 2 in Pilgrims of the Dark.
RESONANT FLESH - 3400 souls, Felkin the Outcast
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Again a spell unique to Felkin.
RESONANT WEAPON - 4000 souls, Felkin the Outcast
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One of the last unique spells from Felkin.
PROFOUND STILL - 13000 souls, Darkdiver Grandahl
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Spell unique to Grandahl, purchase it from him.
FROM BOSS SOULS
Straid of Olaphis is the one who turns boss souls into spells, however his Trade inventory doesn't show if you already own the spells so double check these before swapping souls. It also always has a base cost of 5000 souls to trade souls for spells.
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REPEL - Giant Lord Soul
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Soul obtained from killing the Giant Lord in the Memory of Jeigh near the end of the game.
LIFEDRAIN PATCH - Darklurker Soul
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You get this one from killing the Darklurker, the boss is available after completing all three Dark Chasms of the Abyss areas and returning into any one of three, reaching the end and falling into the boss room.
NUMBNESS - Old Dead One's Soul
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Obtained from the Rotten when the bonfire intensity at the Hidden Chamber bonfire is at 2 or higher, either by burning a Bonfire Ascetic or by reaching New Game Plus. You'll get both Soul of the Rotten and Old Dead One's Soul once he dies.
FOUND IN THE WORLD
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WHISPERS OF DESPAIR - Grave of Saints, near Harval's Resting Place bonfire
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You'll need a Pharros Lockstone for this one, from the bonfire mentioned above trek on through the area as normal. When you reach the area with raised drawbridges, put a Lockstone into the slot right infront of the bridge(it's the one nearest to from where you came), lower the bridge and head into the area.
Follow the circular stairs up and the item is on a corpse on the first tomb on the left.
TWISTED BARRICADE - Doors of Pharros, near Gyrm's Respite bonfire
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Head into the main Pharros area leading to the Royal Rat Authority boss and proceed to make your way to the boss. In the far back, you need to go up a ladder to carry on, up there on the left is a chest with the spell and a Faintstone in it.
FROM COVENANTS
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CLIMAX - Pilgrims of the Dark, Rank 3
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You'll get Resonant Soul and Great Resonant soul from Ranks 1 and 2 respectively by shutting down all three Abyss Chasms. Climax you'll get when Darklurker dies and you go back to talk to Mr. Grandahl. Along with Climax, you'll get the entire Xanthous Set and a Dragon Chime.
And that should be all of 'em!
You will need to get all 19 Hexes in the game for this trophy. Below is the list of Hexes and how to get them:
- Dark Orb
Purchasable from Felken the Outcast, Straid of Olaphis or Darkdriver Grandahl.
- Dark Hail
Purchasable from Magerold of Lanafir, Straid of Olaphis or Darkdriver Grandahl.
- Dark Fog
Purchasable from Straid of Olaphis or can be found in the Gutter.
- Affinity
Purchasable from Straid of Olaphis or receive as potential dropped item by killing Kobold enemies in Aldia's Keep.
- Dead Again
Purchasable from Stone Trader Chloanne when she is in Majula or receive as potential dropped item by killing Razorback Nightcrawlers.
- Dark Weapon
Purchasable from Felkin the Outcast.
- Whisper of Despair
Found in the Grave of Saints, need Pharros' Lockstones to drop the drawbridges to gain access to the area.
- Repel
Requires you to trade the Giant Lord Soul to Straid of Olaphis.
- Twisted Barricade
Located in the Doors of Pharros area (also pretty sure you can buy it in NG+).
- Numbness
Requires you to trade the soul Old Dead One Soul to Straid. This soul can only be obtained by defeating The Rotten boss in NG+ or by using an Ascetic on either of the 2 Black Gulch bonfires on your first playthrough and beating the The Rotten again.
- Scraps of Life
Purchasable from Cromwell the Pardoner or find it in the Gutter.
- Darkstorm
Purchasable from Magerold of Lanafir or Darkdiver Grandahl.
- Resonant Soul
Purchasable from Felkin the Outcast or reach the first in Pilgrims of Dark covenant and get it as a reward.
- Great Resonant Soul
Purchasable from Felkin the Outcast (may need 20 int and 20 faith). Reach the second rank in Pilgrims of Dark covenant and get it as a reward.
- Climax
Reach the third rank in Pilgrims of Dark covenant and get it as a reward.
- Resonant Flesh
Purchasable from Felkin the Outcast.
- Resonant Weapon
Purchasable from Felkin the Outcast.
- Lifedrain Patch
Requires you to trade the Darklurker Soul to Straid of Olaphis. You get this soul by clearing the final dungeon in the Pilgrims of Dark covenant; Darklurker is the boss of the final dungeon. See the Abysmal Covenant trophy for how to clear the dungeons.
- Profound Still
Purchasable from Darkdiver Grandahl.
You will need a BASE statistic (i.e. no item bonuses) of at least 8 FAI/INT to speak to certain merchants. A full list of where they are found is here. You need to find the following (NG+ REQUIRED):
Dark Orb - Felkin the Outcast - 600 souls
- Straid of Olaphis - 600 souls
- Darkdiver Grandahl – 600 souls
Dark Hail - Darkdiver Grandahl – 1,500 souls
- Straid of Olaphis – 1,500 souls
- Magerold of Lanafir – 1,500 souls
Dark Fog - Straid of Olaphis – 5,200 souls
- Found in the Gutter
Affinity - Straid of Olaphis – 11,500 souls
- Dropped by Kobold of Aldia's Keep
Dead Again - Stone Trader Chloanne - 4,000 souls
Dark Weapon - Felkin the Outcast – 2,700 souls
Whisper of Despair - Found in Grave of Saints
Repel - Trade Giant Lord Soul with Straid of Olaphis – 5,000 souls
Twisted Barricade - Found in Doors of Pharros
Numbness - Trade Old Dead One Soul with Straid of Olaphis (New Game +) – 5,000 souls
Scraps of Life - Cromwell the Pardoner - 2,200 souls
- Found in Black Gulch
Darkstorm - Darkdiver Grandahl – 4,700 souls
- Magerold of Lanafir - 4,700 souls
Resonant Soul - Reward for reaching Rank 1 in Pilgrims of Dark Covenant -
- Felkin the Outcast - 1,100 souls
Great Resonant Soul - Reward for reaching Rank 2 in Pilgrims of Dark Covenant
- Felkin the Outcast – 3,400 souls
Climax - Reward for reaching Rank 3 in Pilgrims of Dark Covenant
Resonant Flesh - Felkin the Outcast – 3,400 souls
Resonant Weapon - Felkin the Outcast – 4,000 souls
Profound Still - Darkdiver Grandahl - 13,000 souls
Lifedrain Patch - Trade Darklurker Soul with Straid of Olaphis - 5,000 souls