Looking Glass Knight
The Looking Glass Knight guards the elevator to Shrine of Amana, an area you must past through to reach Velstadt. Opening the gates to the Looking Glass Knight requires some dangerous manoeuvring. Let's get on with the details.
Drangleic Castle
Speedrun to get Key to King's Passage NG+7, Dark Souls 2 SotFS
Start from the Central Castle Drangleic bonfire. Three paths are laid out for you. From the path that leads to the bonfire, to your left should be a path leading to an iron ladder and to your right should be a path leading to a flight of stairs. Take the path to the ladder and climb up, then open an iron grate and drop down into a room filled with stone statues. You must activate the stone golem to turn a contraption that lowers an elevator, which you must ride up to find a key. Before activating the stone golem, approach the door to spawn a Wall Warrior and defeat this enemy. Open the door and enter the adjacent room. You should find Manikin x 2 hanging from the ceiling. Approach the left Manikin to trigger it to drop down and dispatch of the enemy as quickly as possible before the other Manikin comes up to you. DPS is of vital importance. Get rid of one Manikin as quickly as possible to preempt a two-versus-one gank. With one Manikin down, lure the remaining Manikin into the room with the stone golem. Defeat the remaining Manikin near the stone golem in order to activate the golem. Wait for the golem to re-animate and turn the contraption. Wait a bit more until you hear the sound of the elevator moving, then warp back to the Central Castle Drangleic bonfire.
Approach the hole near the iron ladder you previously climbed. Wait a while for the elevator to lower, then ride the elevator up to find an iron gate. The elevator takes some time to lower and the ride up also requires some waiting as well. Use the time to organize or unclutter your inventory, removing any items you collected but do not need. Open the iron gate to find a red phantom guarding one of two iron chests. The iron chest nearest him contains the key to unlock the area boss. Defeat the red phantom, collect the key, then warp back to the Central Castle Drangleic bonfire.
Rest at the bonfire and attune any spells you need for the upcoming boss fight. Crystal Soul Spear is effective against the boss. You can find two summon signs outside the boss arena. However, you would only have time to summon one phantom and safely enter the arena. As you sprint to the fog wall, the first summon sign on your right can be used to summon Ashen Knight Boyd. Summon the phantom, quickly dash to the fog wall, and enter the mist.
Looking Glass Knight
Sorcerer & friend versus Looking Glass Knight NG+7, Dark Souls 2 SotFS
This fight is difficult for two reasons.
- Any attacks that hit the boss' shield would bounce off, leaving the boss unscathed. Spells that hit the shield would be reflected back at your character. Aim your melee attacks or spells at the boss' right side.
- This is a fight against time. If you drag the fight out long enough, the boss would summon an NPC and the fight would then become a two-versus-one.
Summon Ashen Knight Boyd to distract the boss, while you spam Crystal Soul Spear at the boss' back. The NPC summoned by the boss can be dispatched of within two or three casts of Crystal Soul Spear.
Defeat the Looking Glass Knight and ride the elevator down to Shrine of Amana. This is another long elevator ride. Use the time to unclutter your inventory. For example, upon defeat the Looking Glass Knight would drop the Ring of Steel Protection+2. Discard this ring if you already have a copy. Find and light the Tower of Prayer bonfire. Melentia's stock of Brightbugs is renewed. Warp back to Majula to purchase the Brightbug x 3 or soldier on to Shrine of Amana.