10 Essential Starting Items – Dark Souls 2 Beer Baron 7 years ago Finding these 10 items at the start of Dark Souls II will significantly improve your chances of survival. Locations: First Estus Flask Shard 0:00 Fire Longsword 0:42 House Key 1:30 Second Estus Flask Shard 2:12 Pharros’ Lockstone 2:35 Sublime Bone Dust 2:45 Chloranthy Ring 3:39 Halberd 4:24 Third Estus Flask Shard 4:53 Drangleic Shield 5:20