The Lost Bastille Second Blacksmith

[Kiosh]

TL;DR: How to open the door for second blacksmith at Lost Bastille

Hi

I'm new to Dark Souls 2 and I really could use a help about this question

At the start of Lost Bastille map I got the "Antique Key" and beat the 3 guardian bosses ( I did it !)

But right now I can't seem to open the door to the second black smith in the game.
The door for his place say's "locked" and from what I checked the Antique Key is the one used to open his cell door.

On another character I have his door is already opened ( And I don't remember how I did it.

On youtube videos people somehow get to this place in a totally different way that I did so I got even lost than before.

Please send help !

Thanks for your support !

[TrueArchery]

http://darksouls2.wikidot.com/steady-hand-mcduff

[ARingMaker]

you have to push that barrel thats at the top of the stairs down the stairs so that it blows up and destroys the wall at the bottom

[myoptic]

Originally posted by ARingMaker:

you have to push that barrel thats at the top of the stairs down the stairs so that it blows up and destroys the wall at the bottom

and somehow not get screwed over by bad barrel physics.

you can punch it with the pyromancy flame if you need to. sometimes it doesn't blow up at the bottom.

[Ragnaman]

Does any powder barrel exploding there do the trick ? Or just that chosen-one barrel ?

[ARingMaker]

Originally posted by rawrk:

Originally posted by ARingMaker:

you have to push that barrel thats at the top of the stairs down the stairs so that it blows up and destroys the wall at the bottom

and somehow not get screwed over by bad barrel physics.

you can punch it with the pyromancy flame if you need to. sometimes it doesn't blow up at the bottom.

ya it can take a few tries... or like you said, if it doesnt blow up you move it to its right place and hit it with fire.

what i like to do once I have the wall broken and with the enemy gone is run fast at the barrel at the top of the stairs and jump just as you aproach it... you can have this freak moment of video game physics and clear the whole stairs as fast as one might fall and hit the wall if you time it right. or you can ride the barrel for a bit and then go flying. its really fast :)

[TrueArchery]

Originally posted by Ragnaman:

Does any powder barrel exploding there do the trick ? Or just that chosen-one barrel ?

I don't think any of the others there can be moved.