Unlocking Secrets: A Deep Dive into the Fang Key in Dark Souls 2
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The Fang Key is a crucial item in Dark Souls 2, necessary for accessing a key NPC and unlocking powerful weapon crafting. This article will detail precisely where you can use the Fang Key and provide a comprehensive guide to the surrounding mechanics and related content.
Where Can I Use the Fang Key?
The Fang Key is used to open a wooden door in the cave near the Shaded Ruins bonfire in the Shaded Woods. This door is specifically the one that imprisons Weaponsmith Ornifex, a crucial NPC who can craft powerful weapons using boss souls. After obtaining the Fang Key, you must first backtrack into the cave and find the door within, not the entrance to the cave itself.
Step-by-Step Guide to Using the Fang Key
- Obtain the Fang Key: The key is obtained by using a Fragrant Branch of Yore on a petrified lion warrior located outside of the cave where Ornifex is imprisoned. After unpetrifying him, you need to defeat him to obtain the Fang Key. This petrified lion warrior is found by exiting the cave where Ornifex is held captive and going left around the outside.
- Navigate to the Correct Door: Return inside the cave, and find the wooden door within the cave, not at the entrance of the cave.
- Use the Fang Key: The Fang Key will open the door. You may need to interact with the door to unlock it.
- Speak to Ornifex: After unlocking the door, you can speak to Ornifex inside.
Importance of Ornifex
After freeing Ornifex, it’s imperative to exhaust her dialogue. Once you have spoken to her fully, she will relocate to Brightstone Cove Tseldora and set up shop there. Her services are invaluable as she can transpose boss souls into unique and potent weapons. You will find her at the Lower Brightstone Cove bonfire, where she’ll be located by taking the first left through the door, after you spawn at the bonfire.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. How do I get the Fragrant Branch of Yore?
Fragrant Branches of Yore are essential for unpetrifying characters and accessing new areas. Here’s where you can find them:
- Merchant Hag Melentia: You can purchase one for 12,000 souls from her, either in the Forest of Fallen Giants or Majula after defeating The Last Giant.
- No-Man’s Wharf: One is found in a chest in the house with all the jars in this location.
- Lost Bastille: One is located in a chest at the start of the Lost Bastille.
2. How do I initially reach the Shaded Woods?
To reach the Shaded Woods, head back toward Things Betwixt and go right. You will find a man blocked by a petrified woman. Use a Fragrant Branch of Yore on her. This will reveal her to be Rosabeth of Melfia.
3. What is the difference between Straid and Ornifex?
Both Straid of Olaphis and Weaponsmith Ornifex are transposing NPCs, but their specializations differ. Straid primarily creates spells, while Ornifex crafts weapons.
4. Where does Ornifex relocate to after being freed?
After exhausting her dialogue options, Ornifex moves to Brightstone Cove Tseldora. She can be found just outside the Lower Brightstone Cove bonfire.
5. How do I get the Brightstone Key?
The Brightstone Key is obtained after defeating The Duke in the Lord’s Private Chamber, after defeating The Duke’s Dear Freja. It opens a locked door on the right side of the church before Freja’s boss arena.
6. How do I get to the DLC areas in Dark Souls 2?
To access the DLC areas, you need the Frozen Flower key item for the Crown of the Sunken King DLC. Once purchased, this appears in your inventory when you next load the game. You also need the Dragon Talon to access the Crown of the Old Iron King DLC and The Garrison Ward Key to access the Crown of the Ivory King DLC. The Frozen Flower key is available right after buying the DLC. The Dragon Talon can be found in the Majula well behind a locked door. The Forgotten Key for this door is found in Black Gulch. The Garrison Ward Key is found in Frozen Eleum Loyce in a hidden kiln.
7. How do I get the Eleum Loyce Key?
The Garrison Ward Key is found in a hidden kiln within Frozen Eleum Loyce. To reach it, go through the snowy corridor straight ahead just before the building housing the Abandoned Dwelling bonfire. Light all the torches to open the door when the winds die down.
8. What does the Antiquated Key open?
The Antiquated Key opens a shortcut that bypasses the Ruin Sentinels boss fight. From the Exile Holding Cells bonfire, go through the Bastille ramparts and down to the main grounds. Look for a boarded-up doorway to smash through.
9. What does the Ring of Whispers do?
The Ring of Whispers increases the chance of success when training gathering skills in the MMO Runescape. It is a reward from Sliske’s Endgame and can be reclaimed from Relomia. This ring is not in Dark Souls 2.
10. What does being cursed do in Dark Souls 2?
Being cursed in Dark Souls 2 reduces your health by an amount equivalent to one death (5%) and turns you hollow, if you are not already hollow. This effect will stop at 50% health.
11. How do I access the Crown of the Old Iron King DLC?
To access this DLC, reach the Primal Bonfire just past the Old Iron King in Iron Keep. You will need to defeat him first if you haven’t already. Then, you will need to use the Dragon Talon to open the door.
12. How do I get the Lenigrast’s Key?
The Lenigrast’s Key can be purchased from Merchant Hag Melentia at the Cardinal Tower Bonfire in the Forest of Fallen Giants for 1,000 souls. It opens the door to Blacksmith Lenigrast’s house in Majula.
13. How do I get to Iron Keep?
To get to Iron Keep, defeat The Pursuer in the Forest of Fallen Giants, walk to the nearby nest, and interact with it. An eagle will carry you to Iron Keep.
14. Who is the hardest boss in Dark Souls 2?
Many players consider the Fume Knight to be the most difficult boss in the game. He is found in the Crown of the Old Iron King DLC and has unpredictable attack timings.
15. What are some of the hardest bosses in the Dark Souls 2 DLCs?
Some of the hardest DLC bosses include Aava, the King’s Pet, Smelter Demon, Lud and Zallen, Graverobber, Varg, and Cerah, Elana, Squalid Queen, Sir Alonne, Sinh, the Slumbering Dragon, and the Burnt Ivory King.
Conclusion
The Fang Key is a pivotal item in Dark Souls 2, enabling access to the crucial Weaponsmith Ornifex. Understanding its location, purpose, and related mechanics will significantly aid your journey through Drangleic. With careful exploration and the knowledge provided in this guide, you’ll be well-equipped to utilize the Fang Key to its fullest potential and benefit from the powerful transpositions offered by Ornifex.