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Dark Souls 2 - boss weapons, Straid, Ornifex, boss souls

Our complete guide to all of the boss weapons available in Dark Souls 2, and which bosses you'll have to beat to unlock every last one of them.

There are two NPCs in Dark Souls 2 who are able to provide you with very special variations on existing weapons in the game. There's a price to pay, however, and you need to obtain a soul from a particular boss to unlock each one. Here's who you need to talk to, and what you need to bring them, in order to get your hands on every single boss weapon in Dark Souls 2.

Straid's boss weapons

You'll find Straid just above the bridge that leads from the Lost Bastille to Sinner's Rise. You won't be able to talk to him until you've unpetrified him with a Fragrant Branch of Yore, however. When you've revived Straid, make sure you light the bonfire just behind him so you can dart back easily whenever you have a new soul to trade in.

WeaponBoss
Arced SwordFlexile Sentry
Barbed ClubFlexile Sentry
Bone ScytheCovetous Demon
Chariot LanceExecutioner's Chariot
Dragonrider's BowDragonrider
Dragonrider's GreatshieldDragonrider
Dragonrider's HalberdDragonrider
Dragonrider's TwinbladeDragonrider
Gargoyle BidentBelfry Gargoyles
Giant Stone AxeLast Giant
Mytha's Bent BladeMytha, the Baneful Queen
Pursuer's GreatshieldPursuer
Pursuer's Ultra GreatswordPursuer
Roaring HalberdSkeleton Lord
Shield CrossbowExecutioner's Chariot
Smelter SwordExecutioner's Chariot
Shield CrossbowSmelter Demon
Spotted WhipDemon of Song
Warped SwordFlexile Sentry
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Ornifex's boss weapons

You'll find Ornifex deep underground in the Shaded Ruins region of Dark Souls 2. You'll need to free her first, however, and to do that you'll have to get your hands on a Fang key. Simply use a Fragrant Branch of Yore on the statue by the bonfire in the Shaded Ruins, then kill the monster that spawns to get the key.

Once you've freed Ornifex, keep talking to her until you've worked through all of her dialogue trees. After that, she'll set up a new home in Brightstone Cove Tseldora. Make your way to the Lower Brightstone Cove bonfire, then take a left and walk through the door to find her.

WeaponBoss
Bow of WantNashandra
Butcher's KnifeThe Rotten
Chaos BladeLost Sinner (New Game Plus)
Chime of WantNashandra
Crypt BlackswordThe Rotten (New Game Plus)
Curved Dragon GreatswordAncient Dragon
Defender's GreatswordThrone Defender
Defender's ShieldThrone Defender
Dragonslayer's GreatbowOld Iron King (New Game Plus)
Dragonslayer's SpearOld Dragonslayer
Drakewing Ultra GreatswordGuardian Dragon
Iron King HammerOld Iron King
King's MirrorLooking Glass Knight
King's ShieldVelstadt (New Game Plus)
King's Ultra GreatswordVelstadt
Lost Sinner's SwordThe Lost Sinner
Moonlight GreatswordDuke's Dear Freja (New Game Plus)
Ruler's SwordVelstadt (New Game Plus)
Sacred Chime HammerVelstadt
Scythe of WantNashandra
Spider FangDuke's Dear Freja
Spider's SilkDuke's Dear Freja
Spitfire SpearGuardian Dragon
Thorned GreatswordLooking Glass Knight
Watcher's GreatswordThrone Defender
Watcher's ShieldThrone Defender

Check out the rest of our Dark Souls 2 walkthrough from the first page of this article.