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Blacksmith Vamos
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Blacksmith Vamos is a Character in Dark Souls. He is found in The Catacombs, working as a blacksmith and serving player with various upgrades and ammunition. Despite the somewhat violent introduction and the suspicious appearance, Vamos will not harm you unless attacked first.

 

Information

  • He can ascend fire weapons to +5 by default.
  • Giving him the Large Flame Ember will enable him to ascend fire weapons to +10.
  • Giving him the Chaos Flame Ember will allow him to ascend +5 fire weapons to chaos weapons.
  • See the Upgrades page for more information regarding weapon upgrades.

 

Encounter

This Blacksmith is accessed through The Catacombs. After the first bonfire, continue along the level until you come to a spiral staircase that breaks off. Carefully walk (NOT roll) off of the bottom of the stairs, staying against the outer wall - there is a platform directly below. From there, you should see another platform (with a lootable corpse) ahead and below; then you can safely drop to the bottom. Step into the hole there and you'll be greeted by a cut-scene of Vamos approaching you and smashing out a wall, suggesting it would be best if you left else you might cause him to lose his focus. (The cutscene will save your character from an otherwise lethal fall should he or she be lucky enough to fall directly into the hole from higher up, but this is beyond risky.) Vamos will remain here unless killed. Be careful not to accidentally lead any of the wheel skeletons just outside into his nook - they'll kill him pretty fast, due to their attack style.

 

Shop

Icon Use Price

Items

  
 homeward bone icon
Homeward Bone		   500
 2090
Titanite Shard		 Upgrades weapon to +5 800

Keys

  
 weapon smithbox icon
Weapon Smithbox		 Grants the Player the ability to upgrade weapons at the Bonfire 2000(?)
 armor smithbox icon
Armor Smithbox		 Grants the Player the ability to upgrade armor at the Bonfire 2000(?)

Ammunition

  
 standard arrow
Standard Arrow		   10
 large arrow
Large Arrow		 Higher Damage/Less Range 50
 wooden arrow
Wooden Arrow		   3
 standard bolt
Standard Bolt		   30
 heavy bolt
Heavy Bolt		   100
 wood bolt
Wooden Bolt		   10

Upgrades
Fire Upgrades Standard weapons +5 ascend to Fire Reinforcement. 200
Large Fire Upgrades Requires Large Flame Ember: Fire weapons +5 ascend to +10. 200
Chaos Upgrades Requires Chaos Flame Ember: Fire weapons +5 ascend to Chaos Reinforcement. 200

 

Strategies

Vamos can be tough to kill at low levels, but at higher levels he shouldn't put up much of a fight. He's fairly slow with mostly close quarter attacks, and his only weapon is a Pickaxe. Although he is a large special character, he can still be parried and backstabbed. His smithy is a bit cramped for fighting, so it can be beneficial to clear out the wheel skeleton pit first, and then fight him there.
Sometimes most of his attacks will not hit at all when in range, apart from the spinning attack (bug?).

His attacks are as follows:

  • Pickaxe swing.
  • Overhead chop.
  • Jumping ranged chop.
  • Spinning double attack.

Drops

 

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