Finish catacombs of carthus or cathedral first?

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I'm deciding. Catacombs seems really hard compared to cathedral of the deep and I really want to get that red sign soapstone. Thoughts?

[PaulieZero]

If you enter catacombs before drawing out 5 true powers, the Yoel questline will end.

Immediately after catacombs is Irithyll, and you need the doll to enter. If you do cathedral now you will get the doll and then you can proceed smoothly through cat->irithyll->dungeon

Also, you can complete next part of siegward now at cathedral before proceeding so he will be present at manor in irithyll and then the dungeon, without back tracking.

[Skeleton]

Cathedral.

Catacombs is easy if you have a strike damage weapon (skeletons and the boss are both weak to strike), but it leads to a dead-end until you get a key item from the Cathedral.

[PaulieZero]

Ah yes you can also get the blessed gem in cathedral to make yourself a blessed club for the catacombs.

[ShaolinSoccer]

Originally posted by Team Merica':

If you enter catacombs before drawing out 5 true powers, the Yoel questline will end.

I think not with entering the catacombs but with defeating the Abyss Watcher.

[PaulieZero]

Originally posted by shaolin.soccer:

Originally posted by Team Merica':

If you enter catacombs before drawing out 5 true powers, the Yoel questline will end.

I think not with entering the catacombs but with defeating the Abyss Watcher.

Must enter catacomb to trigger his premature death. If you already have 5 sigil he will die and Yuria appears earlier.

[The Fountaineer 🖋]

I always finish Cathedral first because it's easiest and is basically a dead-end must visit area, and it also has some extra goodies.

[Mr. Kitty Saves The World]

I always do Cathedral and Deacons before Abyss Watchers and Catacombs.
You need the Small Doll to get into Irithyll after Vapelord Wolnir anyway, and the Cathedral is a dead-end, so I do that first. Plus, I just feel the Cathedral is easier.