Shrine of Amana | Dark Souls 2 Wiki (2024)

Shrine of Amana Walkthrough

Access

From the Mirror Knightboss fight, head straight to the area withthe circular platform ahead. Standing on the crest in the middle will activate it and send you down a long way. However before doing this, hug the short barrier on the left until you can turn into it and make a U-turn on it, to find a chest. This chest containsaSoul Bolt, Spell Quartz Ring +2, and 3x Bonfire Ascetic. At the bottom, proceed through the hole in the wall, and take a right at the torch. Here you'll find a Green Blossom, inclosed by roots -take your weapon to it, and claim your loot, then head in the other direction. Continue until you reach the Tower of Prayer Bonfire.

Meet-o Milfanito

From thisbonfire,head down the stairs and takethe door to your left. Through here you'llnotice an item on some branches on your left that you cannot pick up, so break the branches that hold it up, so you can claim it later on.Right ahead you'll also findan Archdrake Pilgrim, and a trail leading to an opening on the right. In here you'll find a chest with 2xWilted Dusk Herband Skeptic's Spice, and a Basilisk. Head backtothe ruined tower, and proceed down the staircase into an area, mainly submerged in water, and find a Large Soul of a Nameless Soldierunder the stairs. There is also aAmana Aberrationsby the exit that leads to the next area.

This room, and the coming ones are filled with partially submerged, walkable areas. You can walk into the water, but be careful not to fall through the deep pits. While these ledges are tough to see under the water, you can use a torch to see them more clearly; however, the light from the torch will attract any surrounding Amana Aberrations,so try touse Cast Lightinstead as it does the job without the added trouble.

Upon entering, you will see anArchdrake Pilgrimahead and on the right,who will attack you on sight, andAmana Aberrationshiding in the water along the rocky trail for the rest of the area. Some noteworthy notes on these enemies:

• Theyare being kept calm by the beautiful song you've probably noticed by now.
• Beware though that going close to them or carrying a torch will aggro them.
• You can see the tops of their heads peek out of the water.
  • If singing is present, a yellow sparkle effect over their locations.
• You can also lock onto them from a distance before they aggro.

To theright of the path, you'll notice some rocks sticking out of the water. Go to them and hug them -or use a light source to check where you can walk- and make your way around them to find a Flame Butterfly and a Twinkling Titanite. Head back andnoticethe leftof the rocky path, if you search carefully, you'll find a chest containing Elizabeth Mushroom(the chest on the very left border before the deep water begins, start at the beginning of the rocky path, move to the left till you are at the border, and then move the border a bit upwards to find the chest). More obviously and still on the left, you'll find a small rocky platform holding a corpsewith 2xHuman Effigy. At the end of this path, you'll find a hut.

Once you get in close to the hut, the song will stop and any remaining Amana Aberrations will attack you. Inside the hut you will findMilfanito. She will tell you about her sisters, some lore, and will give you a if you exhaust her dialog.If you circle aroundher hut, you'll find a chest with 3xCrimson Waterand some curse jars. However tempting it may seem, donot kill any Milfanito!Antagonizing heror her sisters will revoke your ability toseekhelp from them toturn you human when you're out of Human Effigies!

Misty Cave

Proceed through the hut and open the door in the back to continue. This path will show several drops,Amana Aberrations, andthree Archdrake Pilgrims at the far end of the cavern. The first drop you come across is a Bleeding Serumon the right, in the water. Right by it on the main path, you'll find a total of 2xSoul of a Lost Undeadand aSkeptic's Spice, aLarge Soul of a Proud Knightand 3xTorch. ThePilgrimsmentioned earlier also attack you when you've reached this point. Right before abandoning the path, and heading into the cave,to the leftyou'll find an Amana Aberrationguarding a partially submerged-chest in water, containing a Dragon Charm.

Inside the tunnel, the first cave-room on the leftcontains four Amana Aberrations and a chest containing aTwinkling Titaniteand 3x . A lone Poison Brumerwill approach you around this mini cave. Come back out to the tunnel you were traversing, and continue until you hit a mist wall.

Another Dragonrider?

Upon exiting the mist and tunnel, ahead is another similar stone path with the crumbling ruins to your right, providingthe Crumbled Ruins Bonfire inside. The smartest move right now is to go and rest at the bonfire since a death here is not so uncommon, and having to traverse the whole area you just did again, would not be ideal. Back on the path and way down theline is a new enemy type, the Amana Priestess, that will shoot homing soul arrows at you from a long distance which deal a lot of magic damage. They also usually have Amana Aberrations somewhere around them, so be careful when approaching them. Avoid fighting in the water unless it's absolutely necessary, ideally rushing the nearbyPriestessesandpulling all theAberrationsonto the stone path beforedealing withthe furtherPriestesses.

Near the area with the first Amana Priestess, you should notice a ramp leading into the air. Just past it and to the left, near the big gate, is a submerged Pharros' Contraption. Activate it to reveal a hidden wall, leading to a little cave with a chest containing the Helix Halberd. Also when passing the ramp on the right, anOld Knight wielding a hammer will approach and attack you. After dealing with this,look to the left for ahidden pathway in the water, close to the thirdPriestess.Ignore that path for now, as you need to find King Vendrickfirstand be in human form to open the door at the end of the path. There will also be aDragonRider guarding this path.

This is Getting Tricky

In the opposite direction of that path is anotherAmana Priestesswaiting, with a corpse containing aFire Seednext to her. Ahead on the left, you will notice a path with aPriestesswho may or may not be already attacking you, next to an Ogre. Try to snipe her with a bow from here, then proceed towards the platform she was standing on, killing theAberrationthat pops up before dealing with the Ogre. There will also be anotherPriestessby the upcoming hut that could do with some killing too. Follow the path killing anyAberrationsthat jump out, until you reach the second hut. Inside the hut there isanOld Radiant Lifegem, aLarge Soul of a Proud Knight,and a ; as well as an summon sign for Lone Hunter Schmidt.

Quick Detour (Can be Skipped)

There is another more hidden and dangerous pathway in the water after the Ogre. The pathway is under the columns, is guarded by twoPriestesses and a couple ofAberrations, andisvery narrow so watch your step. An Estus Flask Shard and the Miracle Sunlight Blade (in the Chest behind the Corpse) is waiting there. The narrow path will begin on the right of the second column, after that, the path is going left of the columns.As with the other paths, a torch is not required, but helps finding the path.

Back to Tricky

Once you leave the hut, there will be an Archdrake Pilgrima few meters ahead. Lure him then kill him, then before moving to the left, carefully check the right side. There is a hard-to-see chest which contains Fire Tempest. From the door, carefully head about stright-right, if you can't find it immidiately, circle around the border carefully. Be carefull to not go too close to circle of Cursed Urns, if they are in your way, get rid of them (a Bow and Iron Arrows works best here).

After that, going left from the hut, you will find yourself near the ruins. Come close to them but don't go any further as there are -you guessed it-another twoPriestesses on the other end who will snipe you with Soul Arrows. Use cover and try to shoot them down. Be aware of Amana Aberrations and Archdrake Pilgrims thatmight pose amelee threat to you as well. There will be also one Priestessahead who heals other enemies and herself instead of attacking you. After dealing with all threats, head a bit back, while looking to the walls on the right. You will eventually come across an cave opening with anotherPriestessand aArchdrake Pilgrimin front of it. Deal with them, then destroy the roots with your weapon. Inside, anotherOgreand a corpse withSinger's Dress and aLife Ring +2 are waiting inside.

You may notice a fog gate but head to the left side of the area to find another twoPriestessesnext to a upward-sloping column holding a skeleton with 3x Alluring Skull, at the top. While to the right of the fog gate, is a very thin ledge with a corpse holding a Soul of a Hero and a Divine Blessing-HUG THAT WALL. There is another item visible from here, but we can't reach it from here.

Boss Fight: The Musical

Once you have cleared the area, enter the mist into a cavern with a single file line ofPoison Brumers; deal with them and use Rhoy's Resting Place bonfireon the left. You can summon Felicia the Braveher if you like, she is very helpful for the upcoming battle. On the way to the exit, more Poison Brumersas well as a Great Poison Brumerwill be in the way.Once you exit the cavern, there will be a mix ofPriestesses that will start shooting you from a distance andArchdrake Pilgrimsthat will attack you as well. Run forward towards the column that has a torch on it and snipe them from behind it. Moving to the right, continuing behind the columns, you will come across a corpse holding Homing Crystal Soul Mass. Moving to your left, kill theAmana Aberrationsalong the way, andPriestesses. Here you should pick up quite a bit of loot, this should include :

• 1x Sceptic's Spice
• Red Iron Twinblade
• 1xSoul of a Proud Knight
• 1x Soul of a Brave Warrior
• 1x Petrified Dragon Bone
• Homing Crystal Soul Mass

Head back to the exit of the cave and before going in, turn to the left. Follow the thin path (hug the wall) to retrive the item we ignored before: aLarge Soul of a Proud Knightand aGreen Blossom. Continue forward down the path and you will be invaded by Peculiar Kindalur. Make sure not to have homing soul mass or crystal homing soul mass as it will autolock onto the Milfanitoas an enemy and kill her, as you want to free her. At the end of the path, near a pillar with a torch is another corpse with aLarge Soul of a Proud Knightand aGreen Blossom.After taking the items, go into the hut to free the second Milfanito(just "talk" with her and she will disappear into a cloud of light particles). Continue down and through the fog gate to face theboss.

BOSS FIGHT:Demon of Song

Path to the Crypt

Killing this boss grants you 19,500 souls, the Demon of Song Soul, and the Key to the Embedded.From where you came in, head into the cave on the right, until you return to a stone path in a submerged area. Follow this path to the end then continue straight, through the two doorways, and you will shortly arrive at a staircase and find a fewBasilisklurking. After taking care of them, head to the chest of them were guardiang to find 20xMagic Arrows. Take the stairs up thetowerto finda petrified Hollow blocking your way. Use a Fragrant Branch of Yoreto unpetrify him, then go inside to theRise of the Dead bonfire.