Dark Souls 2 : How to make a Bow "Only" Build

An underpowered build that can only attack using jump attacks.
Made to be as useful as its inspirer, Hawkeye.
You can add Flynn's, maybe RTSR to make it more "viable".
Done in the most recent version of Dark Souls 2 SotFS
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[@ymfah]

Audio isn't working for some reason. Trying to fix it so hang tight. EDIT : ITS BACK

[@kinkylittlewitch1179]

Hello there! The "accurate description of life" track (10% pain...) at 2:48 is still not playing on my end.

[@NeonNobility]

@@kinkylittlewitch1179 Same, it always used to work fne

[@pahbody5336]

Still don’t work for me, maybe cuz I’m from a phone?

[@darkbum1510]

@@kinkylittlewitch1179 I guess, maybe it's a copyright reason? It's not playing on the "Skyrim's Mage's Guild without Magic" video either. And it's only this song...

[@zeradash2495]

@@darkbum1510 I think he removed the track entirely for a few seconds to try to fix copyright claims. You can find a couple of those pauses in the Pacifist Fallout New Vegas that Im pretty sure weren't there before as well. In any case, the videos are as amazing as always.

[@Dawlatul-Cringe]

"It's gonna take more than that to impress me" *No arrows* **O**

[@matheusdaniel8348]

POWERRR WOLFFF MADAFOKAAAAA

[@lcomoonz9857]

It's bow "only" so.. Yeah

[@toralora7475]

@@lcomoonz9857 then why he wear armor an rings? thats not bow only xD

[@lcomoonz9857]

@@toralora7475 men has it own rules. And men can also break his rule xD

[@CongoChongoVIII]

@@matheusdaniel8348 you make me sick

[@brazilianwaterman718]

Clicked to see a ranged build with a bow and got this

[@rmmc513]

Me too...

[@magnumred5823]

Time well spent

[@minutosdesapercibidosesp-e4508]

Bamboozled's

[@bernartik]

Close enough

[@AppledirtArchive]

Hecking Bamboozled

[@Furanku13]

>reads title Oh, wow. I've never seen a bow build before. >watches video Oh.

[@fortissears5388]

something something broadening horizons

[@hiyoshinobu]

The DS2 bow is too strong for this

[@pinguludd6586]

O h .

[@Chaoticha09]

Your patience with a bow and no arrows is something worth studying

[@gabrielmcghie5310]

Ymfah is a man of focus,commitment and sheer f***ing will

[@bruh-im7gi]

@@gabrielmcghie5310 he is the definition of it

[@cadensones2281]

Im surprised scientists haven’t came to get him

[@theburningone354]

Patience or insanity

[@hannesminnich7271]

@@theburningone354 Comedy Front the same source... probably

[@punyr5338]

How you don't go insane is beyond me

[@kvarto564]

Look at this video again, he already insane.

[@bass-dc9175]

Look at 8:47 and say that again :D

[@marvibun]

Who says he isn’t?

[@migaca7]

he is hollow i think

[@brokenlordofcinder4128]

He’s a naked arrowless Bowman. That’s a obvious sign

[@Morgan-xj3nt]

Damn, these netflix adaptations of Green Arrow just keep getting weirder...

[@JoeMartinez18]

It's not Netflix... There is no pollitical correctnes shoved down ye throat

[@DrewFr33m4nn]

Marsupilami that’s good, because political correctness is aids

[@darkdestructer]

Green Arrow and Hawkeye are 2 different characters...

[@LiquidWater09]

@@darkdestructer Su..su...sure they are *smiles nervously*

[@quiringuenther6594]

Too good to be Netflix

[@BlueShellshock]

"Welcome to the Salty Spitoon - how tough are ya?" "I once did a bow-only Dark Souls 2 playthrough." "Yeah? So?" "Without any arrows." "R-right this way, sorry to keep you waiting."

[@droman608]

Blue Shell "Welcome to the Salty Spitoon - how tough are ya?" "I joined the Company of Champions on Dark Souls 2." "Yeah? So?" "Beat the game with my bare hands on NG10+." "R-right this way, sorry to keep you waiting."

[@siyzerix]

@@droman608 Without vanquishers seal

[@dragonslayerornstein2361]

How tough I'm I HOW TOUGH IM I I killed the fume knight Yeah so Using pyro only

[@javi447]

"Bow only" He never said with arrows

[@K0L0B0Kv3]

He actually did it! Absolute M A D M A N

[@doom1281]

I am afraid to click the link

[@gamegame6545]

rely? xD

[@ItsNerfOrNathan]

**m a d l a d

[@holydoggo4822]

K0L0B0Kv3 mad lad

[@animeguy3995]

Bet he did not even beated duke's dear freja

[@wboot7882]

I read that as the gesture "bow" instead of the weapon "bow". I was so genuinely confused by how you'd beat the game with gestures. I'm always so sure I'm not an idiot, but sometimes I question myself.

[@pandequeso]

Kill them with respect

[@tobiasbehnke939]

Point down does the most damage.

[@bup6340]

@@tobiasbehnke939 Oh honestly to my psyche it does.

[@wadespencer3623]

He would find a way, let's be fair.

[@Dominated001]

In spanish they traduced the weapon bow as gesture bow So it doesnt says bow (arco) it says bow down (hacer reverencia) 😐

[@kaly8329]

So this is how you use bows in dark souls. I was using it wrong the whole time.

[@kuroibail2498]

I remember the first time I killed Mytha. I didn't know that you can so that thing with the torch and the windmill. It was really fun times fighting her, with all that poison. Such a fun boss.

[@nucleardonkeyboy1361]

Kuroi Lighto Same Here and i Had left my vigor at its Base lvl XD

[@minutosdesapercibidosesp-e4508]

My first run i was a 8 str 10 dex mage so mythra with poison was fuckin hell, at least 12+ trys

[@nexus3756]

Kuroi Lighto I had a pure DPs build. Killed her so fast. The poison didn't matter. Of course I died twice just learning her moveset. But after that poison was not an issue for my first time. When I did my tank character I got super frustrated XD

[@kuroibail2498]

Well I had no clue what to build or what to do. I just tried it until she died ^^.

[@nexus3756]

Kuroi Lighto I feel ya. I just happened to have a good build for the boss fight. Sucked for velstat though. And his fucking lingering hit boxes

[@PhantomSavage]

*Baccano theme starts playing* Ah, a man of culture.

[@NeoNecta]

Do u know the music at the start of the vid I need it

[@aero9710]

@@NeoNecta check the description bro, there's a playlist of every song used in order

[@NeoNecta]

@@aero9710 thanks

[@setyoaomiya7504]

Im too immersed with it's jazzy beats and forgot bout the damn video

[@adarien313]

Beautiful music, i agree.

[@krabsthederpypirate2791]

Damn, that bow "only" build is so op, its a new difficulty for the game.

[@KirKiwi]

And people ask if there's a easy mode for dark souls obviously this build

[@alphonsokurukuchu]

Ki113r Kiwi123 not people, journalists

[@alephkasai9384]

Company of champions

[@dyanblade1]

Only use voice commands to control + this bow ''only'' run

[@lackusshock]

6:15 This is a very important step.

[@highvoltage7559]

A bow build, yet you didn't bow a single time! I've been mislead by your treachery! >:V

[@nucleardonkeyboy1361]

High Voltage i cant bow leave it , that was actually funny as nobs

[@zaphnosnenhum563]

only bow, not arrows

[@barnytv5707]

tre-archery. Nice...

[@ClarkGable10]

Zaphnos Hashimi r/wooosh

[@mirkofraccastoro7573]

Beware treachery ahead

[@j4vik600]

Guys he remembered channel password!

[@coraline-olex-7490]

*YOU’RE GONNA REGRET THAT! AHAHAHAHA....!* Love how you added the Happy Souls audio, man.

[@slashshooter003]

Looks like Dark Souls has trained him well. =)

[@jasonalcatraz5817]

You know, for all these years, I thought that making a ranged build involved using strategy revolving around making a sorcery build that utilized all four magic categories, hella attunement, using the binoculars to auto aim, having a side arm crossbow or bow with plenty of arrows to spare, learn the trick throwing of items, remembering every enemy weakness so you use the right spells, fucking get an addiction to Twilight herbs!!! Use the rapier as a crutch until you can actually use the Spells you’ve been training for, And have good catalysts for spell casting. Now I realize, I’m doing this all fucking wrong...

[@Vertheh]

Or you know, you could have 120 dark orbs

[@donmrx]

You got me into powerwolf just from the intros... thanks... I guess?

[@leonardos.1507]

he got us all

[@mirkofraccastoro7573]

Markz Them go watch his vid how to make giant dad He uses the song for longer and it fits it better

[@ValricAzengale]

The consistency of these jump attacks is what's really amazing about this run.

[@mans6537]

I think you deserve a break. Why don’t you make a video called “how to have fun in ds3” or something like that

[@vitriolicAmaranth]

why did you say he deserves a break and then suggest something harder than any video he's done to date

[@Catnibs]

vitriolicAmaranth HAHAHAHA

[@James.Stark.Ben.Edition]

Ds3 is great. It has the best level design of all three games (level design =/= world design) and while its bonfire placement is shit and its hitboxes are a bit weird, its still a really good game with quite a lot to appreciate. It has some of the best music in the series, some of the best cathedrals in the series, some of the best fashion souls and since equip load is mostly bs, you can wear heavy armor and light armor and not have it affect your mobility. Plus it has some of the most memorable bosses in the entire series (nameless king, dancer, pontiff, aldritch, soul of cinder, frieda etc) which more than make up for the few shit bosses it has.

[@James.Stark.Ben.Edition]

@@atijohn8135 my first literal point was that world design and level design are not the same thing. You stating it has more swamps is thus pointless. Because as individual areas, they are some of the better swamps in the series. Yes, a lot of enemies get repeated. So? Their combinations can still make the game fun and challenging. I do agree that there are certainly more ambushes but they rarely do more damage than you can handle. And if you're dying from the ambushes, considering upgrading your vigor. I know ds2 is a good game. I have nothing against it. I really really like it. Even more than ds1 at some points. And not being dragged down by equip load lets you freely experiment and stay lighter and move quickly (as is expected by bosses and enemies). It's a carry over from bloodborne that I especially like. The removal of poise (I know it isn't removed and it just works differently) was a deliberate choice. You aren't supposed to tank hits. Thus the fact that equip load is basically bs so that you keep moving and don't tank hits. And if you think the locations in ds3 are boring, I don't even know what to tell you. Are they as varied as other games in the series? Definitely not. Does that make them boring or worse somehow? FUCK NO. And ds3 does have the best level design in the series. Again, world design and level design isn't the same thing. Individual levels in ds3 are better than individual levels in the other spuls games for the most part. So, I don't even know what the point of your comment is.

[@James.Stark.Ben.Edition]

@@atijohn8135 I'm sorry did you say Horizon Zero Dawn is a bad game? OH BOY YOU BETTER YEET ON OUTTA HERE BEFORE I FUCK YOU UP. And ds3 has the second worst world design. The worst being dark souls 2 and the best being dark souls 1. So, runs to bosses are harder. So fucking what? Enemies are harder and move faster. SO DO YOU. Ganking enemies don't have large health in bloodborne? DID YOU PLAY THE GAME? The two wolves on the Great bridge, the entire forbidden woods, the entire hunters nightmare, the entire run up to amelia, the entire run up to the shadow of yharnam and there's many many more. Just because bloodborne was better at masking it doesn't mean it didn't exist. And why are you bringing up points I don't even have in my argument? I literally didn't even mention des. And if you wanted it easy, you chose the wrong fucking franchise. Dark souls 3 has more tougher enemies, sure. They're faster too. Even do high damage. Here's a fucking tip: don't fight them. Yeah, crazy, I know. Run past them. DON'T TRY TO MAKE UP FAULTS THAT DON'T EXIST SIMPLY BECAUSE YOU DON'T LIKE SOMETHING. The franchise is built around tough but fair. Yeah, if you want to talk about how ds3 has the second worst hitboxes in the series (after ds2 ofc), sure. That's a legitimate problem. But don't make up flaws like that. In fact, dark souls 3 is considered to be the easiest of the series. Ans not every area has to introduce something new. Ds3 is literally taking place in the same location as ds1. Obviously its not going to introduce much new in terms of scenery because its THE SAME FUCKING PLACE. Ds3 requires different gameplay styles than ds2 and ds1. Don't say you hate enemies because they're the same. Also, just because you don't like swamps doesn't mean no one likes swamps. I like swamps. Blighttown is one of my favourite locations in the series to date. Because they can build so much tension by just slowing the movement. Everything has to be meticulously planned and thought through and not just rushed through like in other areas because if you fuck up, you can't run away. That's exactly why there's swamps and ds3 does them the best. With even more tension and deliberation in each action.

[@christophercollins3632]

This is the first build where I believe that the memes came first, and then bow “only” was born to give those memes a home. But do the ends justify the memes?

[@gunchwow]

yes

[@fortissears5388]

@@gunchwow I think you meant "do ends justify mea-" ooooooh.

[@woodchucksquirrel]

I have a *bow*-ner now. THANKS! Edit: Rusty Cage reference appreciated

[@gobo3339]

You've heard of Ymfah's Bow only run, right? When i first saw the trailer.. When I first saw that, I don't know how to put this, but... This is a bit dirty, but... I got a bow-ner

[@woodchucksquirrel]

Gobo 333 I have never seen his bow-only run, but I shalk check that out lol

[@gobo3339]

I meant "His bow only Build"

[@Madalovin]

I think we all do.

[@gobo3339]

No, u

[@Beriorn]

Wait wait wait, hold on, Mytha has an attack where she constricts you? Huh, learn something new every day.

[@Nutt_lemmings]

She must give gud head...like wut else can that tail do tho?

[@ceering99]

probably never noticed because you just let the NPC summon solo her for you because good boss design

[@AlastorNightheart]

You know it even surprises me that people didnt know about this, I had that happening to me in my first run lol

[@Dragonslayer-fn4bh]

@@AlastorNightheart I just found this out by reading this comment

[@AleK0451]

lmao i leveled up adp so i never knew it sucks that ds2 bosses are so shittily designed that they're so easy you dont even learn their entire movesets because you can easily kill them on your first try if you have even a slightly useful build

[@odaksomonoblaudo]

"Cool! A archer run!" "Oh, oh... y- you mean, literally a bow run. Well that escalated quickly"

[@AmazingCrimsonDragon]

The fact that these guides work and make me genuinely laugh is a two punch combo into my soul.

[@benjaminbrady2385]

Ｉ＇ｍ ｏｕｔ ｏｆ ａｒｒｏｗｓ

[@deaddymanny7309]

Wait, what!?

[@luizweber3467]

Ymfah=Powerwolf

[@tunnelsnake420]

In conclusion Ymfah=resurrection by erection

[@billnye6855]

@@tunnelsnake420 substution property of equality

[@robinsaputra1483]

This comment didn't age well.

[@Feeble_cursed_one]

it took me till the end of the video that he did a 'bow only build' with no arrows. Dude this guy has the patience of a god

[@meemoo1407]

I watch this video almost everyday. Doing that bow attack irl hurts so watching this guy kill monsters with it is a source of encouragement to me.

[@StraySquirrelBk]

Insanity: ON

[@anonymousartist2176]

“Useful Hawkeye” Impossible

[@nathanmceneny2633]

So that about 200% pain Pretty accurate

[@PlsbryD0ughb0y]

Wow I never knew that you could blow up that wall in Forest of Giants until this video I’ll never make such a terrible build but I still learned something useful

[@leoschnitte6465]

I thought SL1 DS2 run is already pain...

[@mephistopheles9233]

Leoschnitte DS2 is a shitstain on the series... '

[@minozv]

DS2 is actually fun imo

[@flukeshot4562]

Fulcrum Ahsoka I don't know man. For some reason, I keep going back to DS2 SOTFS instead of the other two.

[@flukeshot4562]

^This guy. I like this guy

[@SickMind42]

goddamn this is some zerolenny levels selftourture

[@dudeno123456789]

Wasn't expecting the Baccanno opening... Thanks for that! Also, crazy run...

[@autotactic]

5:10 I was waiting for this since you said "enter the bone zone", thanks

[@EpicMel0ns]

2:50 I miss the “remember the name” song where he was just talking about pain😭😭😭

[@MoonPatch]

You can really tell Ymfah loves DS2, he even has a pet name for it! "Cancer"

[@natathetata1648]

Quickly becoming one of my favorite creators. Keep it up

[@Sw3rt0]

You seriuosly put together some of the most entertaining Dark Souls videos. Keep making hilarious guides.

[@dampdoily]

Thanks! This video was instructive for my DS2 'shortbow jump attack' only run that I recently completed.

[@artiboi5726]

Do you need help?

[@biggsdrasil]

Powerwolf is so appropriate for your playthroughs haha. Didn't even need to look at your playlist to know right away. Love your content.

[@samurumasahiro9922]

Fantastic music choice with that baccano theme 👌🏻👌🏻

[@fesupda6623]

WHERE İS THE CAPTAN AMERİCA BUİLD I WANT İT NOW!!!!

[@mynameisconnorimtheandroid6080]

Fesupda we need this

[@selenagamya1612]

Crimson Parma only lol

[@Nb-tm4xo]

I feel like if ymfah is going to make that build it would be in DS1. Since you can easily pretend that the crystal ring shield's parry ability count as captain america throwing his shield. However, the fist weapons in DS1 are quite underwhelming.

[@joshuakim5240]

Funnily enough, an offense-shield build is not only viable, but OP-asf and has been in DkS2 for quite some time. Grab the Sanctum Shield, 2-hand it, then hit things. Slap on Great Magic Shield and you beat everything.

[@dinotheruler1690]

There's already one Cap build in the game (Sellsword Luet) :))

[@Gaiot1]

The music in this video is gold 👆👑

[@zaishijunior9455]

Gabriel Gaioti Undertale

[@zaishijunior9455]

Gabriel Gaioti And Gravity Rush

[@raven75257]

Baccano op

[@mauriciomendoza720]

Ah yes, someone else recognized the Baccano op

[@jojolafrite90]

Meh.

[@giacomoarcuri4681]

Jeez man there isnt one of your videos that didnt made me laugh yet. Keep up the good work, you deserve more tbh! One of the best dark souls content creator on yt in my opinion.

[@zeet8251]

The absolute mad lad. Nice job!

[@hunterotte4085]

5:47 is best use for bow. 2nd best is poisoning the imperfect.

[@64-rd]

For anyone looking for that sweet 3 seconds of Toxic that copyright claimed the whole 16 minutes of video: 7:35

[@64-rd]

Note: looks like ymfah replaced the music to avoid copyright. Fair enough.

[@romuloarantes7820]

Whats the name of the music?

[@anthonyiodice]

YOU ARE OUT OF YOUR MIND! Please keep making videos.

[@maxwellsparadigm5201]

Baccano opening part was the Best. I will never forget that after this.

[@LewisBowels]

Listen, I'll admit, I have fun playing Dark Souls II and I enjoy a challenge but...not like this. I'll do a naked dagger run before I try this tomfoolery out.

[@alephkasai9384]

Daggers ain't that bad

[@VishnuNithyaSoundharS]

Daggers have one of the highest dps in the game 🤔

[@starlight4649]

10% pain 20% pain 15% PAIN AND A HUNDRED PERCENT REASON TO REMEMBER THE PAIN!!! I love that song.

[@MrBetzel]

I dont even play dark souls 2, but I love to see your videos cause you're so good at editing and the music taste is excellent.

[@FKGZ7]

Ahhh ymfah and powerwolf!! Name a more iconic duo

[@evino7491]

I was suspicious of the quotes, now I realize what they mean. My God.

[@MegaDonker]

9:58 is that happy souls

[@jessesturtz5337]

Another awesome video as always. At 13:00 I find alluring skulls to be very useful in that room.

[@MrAdrien914]

I love the Baccano opening so much

[@Matthew-yc2qr]

You used your arms and legs, clickbait.

[@caiovictor5899]

Matthew2504 "only"

[@Mr.BananaManYT]

@@caiovictor5899 r/woosh

[@GrosBoulet]

i want to like your comment, but i don't want to ruin that number...

[@doomhawk5]

This is genuinely the most awful build ive ever seen you use, thank you for such quality content and sticking with it as far as you did

[@TuberculoAsesino]

This is the best dark souls video i have ever seen.

[@Mysterie]

was expecting to see you actually beat the game with it, but still pure gold

[@bigfriki]

This is probably what the illusory ring of the guilty was meant for. Now I see why it was scrapped in the end X-|

[@bruhmoment1982]

Finally, more respecc for gravity rush around 7:30 And more at 12:15

[@imnotsarcastic4085]

what was the second song at 12:15 ? i don't recognize it from the ost

[@DisgustedCheese]

God i love all the references you make

[@shadowflarevg7230]

I've already done this all the way up to NG+7 but this was super entertaining

[@DaveHelios99]

I can't even imagine how painful this was for you.

[@wohats409]

You absolute mad man!

[@smexykins3065]

Baccano music... a man of culture and taste! Oh yeah, nice gameplay too.

[@jeanjus]

That PowerWolf video starts are the best

[@Lockkj]

why...?

[@Bluecho4]

Because he can.

[@twitterlife6947]

why not?

[@fortissears5388]

@@Bluecho4 I *can* down a pint of gasoline in one go, you don't see me *doing* it though!

[@johnjustjohn5866]

@@fortissears5388 wait you don't?

[@fortissears5388]

@@johnjustjohn5866 ...Have you seen those gas prices lately?

[@JoeMartinez18]

For those of you what we're all about... It's like this yo... It's 10% pain, 20 % pain, 15 % concentrated power of pain, 5 % pain 40 % pain and a 100% reason to remember the pain ( pure genious man)

[@ashenarbiter3939]

Your use of Powerwolf makes you the Dark Souls youtuber with the best music, congratz

[@Hetastuckftw]

hearing the baccano theme made me rly happy

[@yurii7811]

Somebody, explain this guy how to use a bow

[@Vlugazoide]

He doesn't need help

[@yurii7811]

Fernando Gonçalves I see)) I’m just joking

[@Reztiips]

He's doing it correct. Trust me, I'm an "archery" instructor.

[@adreamer5920]

Absolutely bow

[@mcremmah9380]

Your editing and Dunkeys Voice.. Perfect!

[@Lwhchris]

I can feel your pain in this ymfah

[@x2spooky4me]

MOM GET THE CAMERA I'M ON TV AT 3:50

[@studmuffin6043]

nice happy souls reference.

[@ZireaelDS]

I don't even know what to say! This is real challange, you are crazy! And this is perfect montage vid, you are awesome, dude!

[@alanklm]

Wow. So much respect, dude. The true bow only run PogChamp

[@Timmony]

No joke I've watched this like 3 times to a quarter to half way through and on the 4th time I realized why he didn't use arrows now I'm like OH DANG okay then

[@quela5304]

when went to the game and missed the training

[@kostis7024]

You've caught me by surprise at 07:35. You can literally see his sanity going astray as the video progresses.. Truly a MADMAN..

[@theduhj]

I have been inspired, good bye a good week and a half of my life

[@scinydeath3595]

3:20 Dark souls in a nutshell

[@gempernocap3726]

Make More Ds2 plz :D

[@PandaSayWhut]

Can't wait for the new powerwolf album and a ton of new *ymfah* videos

[@phelps6205]

This video deserved lots of likes per person, but the simple fact you used Rusty cage is gonna be the vurrent reason I'm giving my like.

[@exolaruia8789]

Next: how to finish dark souls 2 with only binoculars

[@yds6268]

Giles: The Slayer slays, and the Watcher... Buffy: watches?

[@sixpiecechickenmcnobody1730]

Why does this video have no sound?

[@johnmaiden6558]

actually at 7:35 you have sound :^) (donno why btw)

[@derrickderrickson4429]

Gravity Rush music, that alone deserves my respect friend, the run cements you as a god.

[@lordfarfignewton9305]

I was hyped when the Baccano op started up, love that show