Dark Souls 2 - The Gutter/Black Gulch
Dark Souls 2 - The Gutter/Black Gulch
From the spot marked on the map, you can jump down over the ledges, thanks to which you will get to another platform.

Starting with the spot, where you obtained the Black Firebomb, climb down the ladder. While facing it, turn by 180 degrees and jump to the very bottom. On the right, you will notice a small platform, from which you can jump down to a lower level. Now, turn by 180 degrees and jump to the very bottom again - there, you will find a zombie.
After you defeat the long earthworm, light the torch and look past the cliff's edge. You should notice a small escarpment that you can jump down onto. Then, climb down from the escarpment, onto another cliff on the left. You will face the entrance to a large cave.
You simply need to smash several loose planks.
Upper Gutter. Once you walk onto the cliff with the statuettes, destroy them all. Then, jump down to the wooden ramp ahead and go down the path. Here, fall to another ramp below. NOTE! You should not go up the ramp, towards the ledge with the single zombie and the urn on it, because this way you will miss a bonfire! You should go down the ramp - the floor will colapse under your weight and you will land on the ramp with the bonfire.
After you cross the first bridge, it is necessary that you keep to the right of the platform. Only after you reach the second bridge, you can move left and put the light on.
A hole in the very center of the platform.
After you take the first passage, climb onto the wooden structure and jump towards the chest.
From the spot where you obtained the Ring of Life Protection, turn towards the wooden structure. Below the stone ledge, on which you are standing, you will notice a spot that you can jump/roll towards. Inside, there is a chest with the item.
Requires the Forgotten Key (Black Gulch). The armor is inside one of the jars.
After you spring the second trap, walk over the bridge and turn right. The item is inside one of the jars.
In the chest on the upper level
After you cross the second passage, you should notice two jars within the structure, The item is inside one of them.
Set After you cross the second passage and kill the zombie, turn around and jump into the passage that you can see. THe set is inside the jar.
From the spot, where you obtained the Tattered Cloth Armor Set, jump ahead, towards the ramp. At the other end of the ramp, there is a chest with the ring.
From the spot, where you obtained the Ring of Evil Eye, climb up the ladder, to the very top. The item is inside the jar, in a small structure in the middle of the platform. NOTE! The jars are watched over by an exploding mummy!
After you take the ladder, jump down to the platform with the jars. The item is inside.
From the spot, in which you obtained the Rotten Pine resin, jump over to the platform with the jar and, from there, onto another one with a chest. The item is inside.
At the very bottom, inside one of the jars.
At the very bottom, inside one of the jars.
1 Ring of Giants +1 and Petrified Dragon Bone
You need to spring the first trap and take a long jump.
On the rooftop above the spot where you found the Bandit Greataxe
It is hidden behind two jars (there is Dung Pie x2 next to them)
Harmless. Its fumes heal poisoning (but they partially damage your equipment).
Right before the bottleneck with the oil slicks on the ground, you should light a torch and look down the cliff. You willl notice a small stone ledge that you can fall onto. Inside, there is the Lucatiel.
Requires the Forgotten Key. It is past the door, in the descent.
Appears along your way back from the ledge with the Ring of Life Protection.
You will reach here after you take the described passage. The opponents drop the Forgotten Key.
Central Gutter
Black Gulch Mouth
Hidden Chamber
Primal Bonfire
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Dark Souls 2: The Gutter

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Destroy the statues - The Gutter - Walkthrough - Dark Souls II - Game Guide and Walkthrough
Destroy the statues

Watch out for stone statues because they shoot poisoned darts. Try to approach them from the side or back and destroy them. You can't break them with a regular bow or crossbow.

Jump towards the bonfire - The Gutter - Walkthrough - Dark Souls II - Game Guide and Walkthrough
Jump towards the bonfire

After you break the statues, jump to the wooden bridges. Light a torch because it's really dark here. You can also light some lamps on the way. Jump down to the lower bridge and go up. Kill the zombie and stand on the right. You'll see a bonfire in the distance. Run up to the ledge and jump towards the bonfire to light it.

Kill the dog - The Gutter - Walkthrough - Dark Souls II - Game Guide and Walkthrough
Kill the dog

Cross the bridge and go forward. You'll see a mutant dog. It attacks with its paws so the best way to fight it is to jump back and attack.

Destroy the statues - The Gutter - Walkthrough - Dark Souls II - Game Guide and Walkthrough
Destroy the statues

After you kill the dog, jump down and destroy the statues. Cross the bridge to get to the farther part of the location.

Kill the dog - The Gutter - Walkthrough - Dark Souls II - Game Guide and Walkthrough
Kill the dog

You'll find more zombies. Climb the ladder to the roof of a wooden shack. You can kill a mutant dog from here to avoid confrontation. There's a chest there as well.

Climb the ladder - The Gutter - Walkthrough - Dark Souls II - Game Guide and Walkthrough
Climb the ladder

Go down and towards a shack. You have to watch out because there's quite a lot of stone statues. Climb the ladder and kill a zombie in the corner with a torch.

Kill the dog - The Gutter - Walkthrough - Dark Souls II - Game Guide and Walkthrough
Kill the dog

Cross the bridge and kill an exploding zombie and a mutant dog. Cross another bridge and go along the wall.

Enter the cave - The Gutter - Walkthrough - Dark Souls II - Game Guide and Walkthrough
Enter the cave

You'll see a cave entrance on the left. There are some zombies inside. Kill them, take the items and open the chest.

Jump down - The Gutter - Walkthrough - Dark Souls II - Game Guide and Walkthrough
Jump down

Keep going along the wall and jump down at the end of the bridge. You can take the opportunity and attack the dog below. Destroy the vases to take the Poison Arrow and walk through the fog.

Ladders - The Gutter - Walkthrough - Dark Souls II - Game Guide and Walkthrough
Ladders

Inside you'll see some ladders leading down. They all lead to the same place. But before you use it, destroy one of the walls to reach another bonfire.

Destroy the hearts - The Gutter - Walkthrough - Dark Souls II - Game Guide and Walkthrough
Destroy the "hearts"

Use one of the ladders. At the bottom kill all the exploding zombies. After you do that, go towards the "hearts" and destroy them from a distance. Knives are the best for that. Don't destroy them when you're close because they release acid that destroys your equipment.

Light the bonfire - The Gutter - Walkthrough - Dark Souls II - Game Guide and Walkthrough
Light the bonfire

Jump to the lower level and take the Fragrant Branch Of Yore. Run forward and walk through the fog. You'll see a tunnel. Turn left at the end of it and light a bonfire.

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Dark Souls 2: Black Gulch

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