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

Boss weapons are fun! Can you beat Dark Souls 2 using a different boss weapon for each boss? Also they're unupgraded!
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[@dreamwanderer5791]

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

[@JKLeeds]

Enjoy 😉

[@rizqmadani8529]

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[@JKLeeds]

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me when I go to bars and they are clean:

[@danielmoreno-gama5973]

It was better than 100% of UK drill music

[@bloomsux69]

@@JKLeeds WE MAKIN IT OUT THE DUNGEON W THIS ONE💀💀

[@jollycooperator2876]

I agree he needs a mix tape for sure.

[@lyubomirmanchev947]

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!

[@dima_keller]

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

[@cansayita]

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

[@JKLeeds]

It's a great game! I do like many of the other games more but that doesn't stop this one from being good too

[@Caleb-zs8is]

​@@JKLeedsDs2 has one thing that no other game does and that's drip. Ds2 is the definition of drip souls.

[@ginogueli7213]

@@Caleb-zs8is Llewellyn set, dual-wielding the defender greatsword and the thorned greatsword. Casting spells with the Blue Flame. Just epic.

[@AdamArchangel]

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.

[@arthur3545]

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!!

[@JKLeeds]

That's lovely to hear, glad you're enjoying the content 🙂

[@thechosenflutterbox]

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

[@nicholausstevens1262]

Best way to test damage is the hollow next to the first bonfire in Huntsmans Copse. He has no resistances so you get to see the real damage numbers.

[@SirJyrsy]

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.

[@JKLeeds]

Yeah man, boss weapons are pretty fun! Not sure I'd recommend spotted whip against Velstadt though 🤣Glad you enjoyed the video my friend!

[@anarchistangel2314]

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

[@rajkanishu]

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

[@JKLeeds]

I did love Nashandra's scythe to be fair! Need to give the warped sword a go next time!

[@Coletidy]

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

[@JKLeeds]

Oh yeah! That's a good point

[@squid1481]

Man DS2 had some cool boss weapons

[@jacobthomas327]

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.

[@JKLeeds]

Thank you! Really nice feedback, glad you're enjoying the content and thanks for your continued support 😀

[@mattheadley2945]

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

[@JKLeeds]

Ah the butterfly set! Gotta love that thing, best armour in the series

[@billspurr2090]

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

[@isaacnx]

Came for the run, stayed for the bars💯🔥

[@dima_keller]

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

[@moi8418]

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

[@JKLeeds]

Yeah it was my first time trying most of them also! Pretty fun

[@jenserjenson4407]

loved the draggin' slayer joke :D

[@wrenchgg]

Nice video man, really enjoying the content.

[@JKLeeds]

Glad to hear 😀

[@ab--km2ee]

Luckily there was a warning Hearing a banger suddenly can be dangerous

[@NieJestemWikingiem]

I love the idea of this run

[@AdnanFares123]

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.

[@MsRenardeau]

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

[@codman4372wx]

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

[@darreideamos2309]

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.

[@MuteMan5459]

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

[@jacknally_music]

You instantly won a subscriber with that slayer pun

[@Epic_Mayham]

Epic music at end

[@chrislevack405]

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!

[@JKLeeds]

Haha love me some Spiral Mountain! 😂

[@fetusthegreat9797]

Fume sword (not the greatsword) is my favorite but the arced sword, rulers greatsword, and lost sinner's greatsword are all also really good.

[@funkygreen80]

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

[@JKLeeds]

Thank you! Glad you liked it. I'd hardly tried out any of them so this was fun to do

[@thomastartamella6910]

I have subscribed to you, ya got some great vids

[@wyrdean_9649]

Liked and subcribed for the rap, nice work

[@solidussnake2425]

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

[@86fifty]

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

[@MrXmegaman64]

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!

[@JKLeeds]

Hey thanks mate! Glad you enjoyed the video. I did also think about doing the "each boss with their own weapon run". Maybe sometime in the future 🤔

[@nicholausstevens1262]

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.

[@amritmanhas2630]

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

[@Kante2wo]

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

[@insertusername9755]

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!

[@Stoneforge1501]

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 😂

[@snizza5350]

Bro shut up💀💀

[@jojo-ln7zd]

My fav is absolutely the smelter swords.

[@tomasstargamer6308]

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.

[@JKLeeds]

Giant light saber? Yes please 🤩🤩

[@danylomaksymchuk]

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

[@Juni_0220]

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

[@stonediguanas]

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

[@dabom9823]

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

[@Eo-ms3kw]

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.

[@JKLeeds]

Yeah it really works somehow!

[@reidcacaro2919]

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

[@buttslapper6969]

YAYYY I never see ds2 challenge runs!!

[@n31l60]

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

[@hemovor]

I love your content you’re hilarious bro😂

[@JKLeeds]

Thank you friend 😘 glad to have you here!

[@slavmain4845]

Dragging slayer MBRUH That was funny

[@JKLeeds]

😂

[@vmdoesstuff]

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

[@Rosahonung]

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

[@King_of_The_Sad_Bois]

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

[@Tangent_Frank]

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

[@killzonexbattleshak2276]

Do saddest boss lore from every souls games

[@trailerparkproductions6249]

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

[@user-wo5ul1oc6b]

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!

[@nagasaki3721]

God DAMN this man can free-style!!

[@colonelquesadilla5080]

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!

[@Ghorda9]

i would say that ds2 has harder bosses on average compared to ds1.

[@colonelquesadilla5080]

@@Ghorda9 yeah demon’s souls, DS1, and DS2 are all on the easier end with a few exceptions, it’s hard to say definitively which would be easiest out of these

[@JackWilkos]

@@colonelquesadilla5080 DS2 would be the easiest imo. Infinite life gems on top of estus. The amount of mistakes the game allows you to make between bonfire and boss runs is significantly higher.

[@colonelquesadilla5080]

@@JackWilkos yeah I’d personally put it as the easiest but arguments can definitely be made for demon’s souls and DS1 too

[@Ghorda9]

@@JackWilkos ds2 has the hardest run backs and harder bosses, life gems won't save you from iron keep or frigit outskirts.

[@2Skool4Kewl]

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

[@JKLeeds]

I'd recommend it, was pretty fun! Apart from doing Velstadt with the spotted whip. I considered infusion as upgrading so avoided it

[@PanicGiraffe]

Fume knight's longsword is my favorite.

[@bonechillinstories]

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

[@ck-bb2tj]

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

[@GuyXVIII]

Don't know if it was intentional, but it's funny how you described most of DS2 bosses as "Least favorite" and "worst boss" :D

[@Hopeful_Husker]

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!

[@JKLeeds]

I'm certainly interested in trying this in the other games. Currently mapping out how I might do it in DS1 also 😅

[@Hopeful_Husker]

@@JKLeeds I’d imagine DS1 would need to be a NG+ run, that’d be awesome!

[@JKLeeds]

@@Hopeful_Husker well...actually no. I believe I've figured out a way to do it in normal NG 😉

[@Hopeful_Husker]

@@JKLeeds 🤯 Can’t wait to see it!

[@jimbotron8552]

my favorite boss weapon is the thorned greatsword of course!

[@Hiushisan]

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.

[@yeetus123]

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

[@HandlesAreUgly]

Oh damn Yorgh's spear uses the base Lance R1 to combo into the Twinblade second hit R1??? That's sick as hell i gotta try that out!

[@ghostravengaming8804]

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

[@spider8447]

We getting out of Drangleic with these bars 🗣️🔥🔥

[@navnatiomproduction4597]

I know before watching that this video will be fire

[@brycenhazelip2237]

The dry humor is 🤌 perfection

[@noirxl2532]

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

[@JKLeeds]

Hope this helps in some way 🙏

[@WolfWing177]

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

[@arhernan2008]

The amount of puns 🤣🤣

[@tigrovica8417]

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)

[@maxihaveafriendwhosinteres5636]

I used the Bonne scive as the main weapon for my first run ^^

[@sirvox3958]

Eminem been real quiet since you dropped those bars

[@JKLeeds]

😂😂😂

[@mediocremason]

I'm gonna be dishonest, THEM BARS WERE FIRE 🔥

[@frickerjohn]

Gank squad section so blooming acurate!

[@JKLeeds]

😂😂😂 it's the same every single time!

[@frickerjohn]

@JK Leeds just for me, add pray your summons survive to it and for long enough to distract two of them! (Spoilers, they won't lol!)

[@alexberube5269]

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

[@ezequielinsaurralde5058]

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

[@TheGravityAxe]

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.

[@thomasarmstrong3917]

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

[@DankSlayer_Ornstien]

I think that freestyle is what ignited the first flame.

[@JKLeeds]

😂😂😂

[@diamondbac22]

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

[@dabestgames4047]

My favorite ds2 boss weapon is the giant dong hammer, aka velstadts bell chime hammer

[@randomman11167]

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

[@mrmustard1098]

favorite boss wep in ds2 is either the arced sword or wrathful axe

[@llamalaama3740]

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

[@Cracks094]

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.

[@P.E.Streams]

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

[@SicopawEfeyester]

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

[@Bob-jh6xt]

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

[@JKLeeds]

Yeah I guess that's the same with any weapon really. Most things can work great if you invest the time into it