Who to un-petrify first?

[Neil McCauley]

The statue at the tutorial area or the other statue after the guy chilling with the Moonlight GS?

[EXPLODENSTEIN]

Pick one yourself, people on this forum will surely spoil it for you but I won't. You can thank me later.

[Neil McCauley]

Originally posted by EXPLODINSTEIN:

Pick one yourself, people on this forum will surely spoil it for you but I won't. You can thank me later.

At least tell me will there be enough branches for every statue? I am guessing there will be more statues?

[EXPLODENSTEIN]

Yes.

[Sillicha]

There is a branch for every statue

[TrueArchery]

Without much spoilering, the tutorial one leads to a very important coffin and lets you date ogres it's just some optional stuff there whereas unpetrifying the chick near benhart (he doesn't wield the MLGS btw) will let you dress her up and more importantly, it's one of the main story paths.

[Bongwater Pizza]

Originally posted by TrueArchery:

Without much spoilering, the tutorial one leads to a very important coffin and lets you date ogres it's just some optional stuff there whereas unpetrifying the chick near benhart (he doesn't wield the MLGS btw) will let you dress her up and more importantly, it's one of the main story paths.

I'd like to point out for OP that "very important" is sarcasm. There is very little on that side, except for an estus shard and petrified something (sortof).

[EXPLODENSTEIN]

See told you these scrubs would spoil it for you. you just needed to waite a little while.

[Neil McCauley]

I did not use my branch yet... a bird took me to an area where there was another statue, and I found another one below the heide tower... smh...
I will probably free the woman after benhart first

[Strategy_Game_Lover]

You don't need to unpetrify the woman in Majula until much later. The tutorial area thing is also not really needed. Don't worry, there are enough branches in the game that you don't need to worry too much.

But if you are like me, and are worried about wasting them, then the wiki is the best for you. The same goes for lockstones too. I finished the game and I have a few lockstones and branches left.

EDIT: You can also see a question asked on a similar topic by me - about whether or not to buy the branch from Melantia. It evolved into a much more useful thread :)

[cyberT_2]

in the tutorial you can make yourself a grill so do that

[Velarune]

To actually answer the question seriously...I would do neither of them first. The one in the tutorial area has some items behind it and the one blocking the lever by Benhart leads to the Shaded Woods, which I would recommend you save that for later anyway since it's supposed to be one of the later areas you go to.

There is plenty of branches in the game, enough for every statue you will come across. There is never an instance where you will screw yourself because you used it on the wrong one or something. So don't worry about where you use your branches because you will always find another.

[Negativity™]

If you need estus there's 2 shards in majula one in the well also the house ;)

[Thrax]

Just make sure you unpetrify the guy in the bastille in front of the bonfire. Also check what boss souls he can use to make stuff with before you use them to buy his spells because you don't know who crafts using souls... >.>

[Black Captain]

Just listen to the messages that pop up near petrified mobs or lockstone areas.