Dark Souls 2: Boss Soul Merchant Guide

Each time you get a Boss Souls in Dark Souls 2, you have a choice of what to do with it. You can consume it to acquire more souls, or you can trade it to a specific NPC to receive a powerful weapon. Following on from our previous article on how to get the Boss Soul weapons in Dark Souls 2, here we’ll detail exactly which Boss Souls can be traded to which Boss Souls trader, and the weapons you will receive in return.

Each Boss Soul will yield a different weapon, or in some cases choice of weapons. Some can also be traded with either Straid or Ornifex, giving you additional choice on which Boss Souls are worth keeping and which are better off being traded.



Boss Souls that can be traded with Straid in Dark Souls 2

Boss Soul Name
Weapon (Cost in Souls)
Souls Acquired if used
  Soul of The Last Giant   Giant Stone Axe (1,500)   6,000 Souls     Soul of The Pursuer   Pursuer’s Ultra Greatsword (1,500) OR Greatshield (1,500)   8,000 Souls     Belfry Gargoyle Soul   Gargoyle Bident (1,500)   6,000 Souls     Ruin Sentinel Soul   Heavy Homing Soul Arrow (1,500)   6,000 Souls     Flexile Sentry Soul   Warped Sword (1,500) OR Arced Sword (1,500) OR Barbed Club (1,500)   6,000 Souls     Skeleton Lord’s Soul   Roaring Halberd (1,500)   6,000 Souls     Executioner’s Chariot Soul   Chariot Lance (1,500) OR Shield Crossbow (1,500)   8,000 Souls     Covetous Demon Soul   Bone Scythe (1,500)   6,000 Souls     Mytha, the Baneful Queen Soul   Mytha’s Bent Blade (1,500)   10,000 Souls     Royal Rat Vanguard Soul
  Toxic Mist (1,500)
  6,000 Souls
    Royal Rat Authority Soul
  Acid Surge (1,500)
  6,000 Souls
    Darklurker Soul
  Lifedrain Patch (1,500)
  22,000 Souls
    Scorpioness Najka Soul
  Soul Shower (1,500)
  8,000 Souls
    Demon of Song Soul
  Spotted Whip (1,500)
  12,000 Souls
    Giant Lord Soul
  Repel (5,000)
  25,000 Souls
    Soul of Velstadt
  Sacred Oath (4,000)
  15,000 Souls
   

Straid's New Game Plus (NG+) Exclusive Boss Soul Weapons

Boss Soul Name Weapon (Cost in Souls) Souls Acquired if used   Old Witch Soul (NG+ only)   Flame Weapon (10,000)   60,000 Souls     Old King’s Soul (NG+ only)   Blinding Bolt (10,000)   75,000 Souls     Old Dead One Soul (NG+ only)   Numbness (5,000)   60,000 Souls     Old Paledrake Soul (NG+ only)   Crystal Soul Spear (10,000)   60,000 Souls  

Boss Souls that can be traded with Ornifex in Dark Souls 2

Boss Soul Name Weapon (Cost in Souls) Souls Acquired if used   Old Dragonslayer Soul   Dragonslayer Spear (1,500)   10,000 Souls     Soul of The Lost Sinner   Lost Sinner’s Sword (5,000)   25,000 Souls     Old Iron King Soul   Iron King Hammer (5,000)   25,000 Souls     Soul of The Rotten   Butcher’s Knife (5,000)   25,000 Souls     Soul of The Duke’s Dead Freja   Spider Fang (1,500) OR Spider’s Silk (1,500)   25,000 Souls     Looking Glass Knight Soul   King’s Mirror (3,000) OR Thorned Greatsword (3,000)   18,000 Souls     Soul of Velstadt   Sacred Chime Hammer (3,000)   15,000 Souls     Soul of the King   Ruler’s Sword (10,000) OR King’s Shield (10,000) OR King’s Ultra Greatsword (10,000)   50,000 Souls     Guardian Dragon Soul   Drakewing Ultra Greatsword (1,500) OR Spitfire Spear (1,500)   14,000 Souls     Ancient Dragon Soul   Curved Dragon Greatsword (1,500)   75,000 Souls     Throne Watcher Soul   Watcher Greatsword (3,000) OR Watcher Shield (3,000)   16,000 Souls     Throne Defender Soul   Defender Greatsword (3,000) OR Defender Shield (3,000)   16,000 Souls     Soul of Nashandra   Scythe of Want (10,000) OR Bow of Want (10,000) OR Chime of Want (10,000)   30,000 Souls  

Ornifex's New Game Plus (NG+) Exclusive Boss Soul Weapons

Boss Soul Name Weapon (Cost in Souls) Souls Acquired if used   Old Witch Soul (NG+ only)   Chaos Blade (10,000)   60,000 Souls     Old King Soul (NG+ only)   Dragonslayer Greatbow (10,000)   75,000 Souls     Old Dead One Soul (NG+ only)   Crypt Blacksword (10,000)   60,000 Souls     Old Paledrake Soul (NG+ only)   Moonlight Greatsword (10,000)   60,000 Souls  

Which do you think is the best of the Boss Soul Weapons in Dark Souls 2? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below!

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