Tendency Farming Strategies — Demon's Souls Guide

Tendency Farming Strategies — Demon's Souls Guide

Mastering World and Character Tendency in Demon's Souls is crucial for unlocking all content, including unique items, bosses, and NPC events. Effective farming strategies allow players to manipulate these tendencies to their advantage, ensuring access to the game's deepest secrets and most challenging encounters. This requires a methodical approach to gameplay.

You can shift Tendency towards White by defeating bosses and invaders, or towards Black by dying in a world or killing NPCs. Understanding which actions have the most significant impact and in which worlds is key to efficient Tendency farming. This guide outlines proven methods for achieving both Pure White and Pure Black Tendencies.

Achieving Pure White World Tendency

To reach Pure White World Tendency in a specific world, you generally need to perform actions that are considered 'good' or 'heroic' within that world.

1. Defeat Bosses: Each boss defeated in a world shifts its Tendency towards White.
2. Defeat Invaders: If another player invades your world and you defeat them, it shifts Tendency towards White.
3. Die in the Nexus: Dying in the Nexus shifts the Tendency of all worlds slightly towards White. This is a safe way to make small adjustments.
4. Kill Yourself in the Nexus: This is a risky but effective method for shifting World Tendency towards White.
5. World 1-1 Specifics: For World 1, defeating the Red Dragon and Blue Dragon also contributes to White Tendency.

Strategy: The most reliable method is to clear the world of all bosses, then return to the Nexus and kill yourself repeatedly until the world shifts to Pure White. If you've already cleared the world, you can use the 'quit and reload' trick to respawn enemies and farm them for souls, which also contributes to White Tendency.

Achieving Pure Black World Tendency

To reach Pure Black World Tendency, players must perform actions that are considered 'evil' or detrimental within a world.

1. Die in the World: Dying in body form within a specific world is the primary way to shift its Tendency towards Black. The more you die, the stronger the shift.
2. Kill NPCs: Defeating NPCs within a world will also shift its Tendency towards Black. This is a significant shift but often locks you out of quests.
3. Kill Yourself in the World: Similar to dying, but can be done more rapidly by using the 'quit and reload' method after dying.
4. Defeat All Enemies: After defeating all enemies in a world, if you die, it will push the Tendency further towards Black.

Strategy: The most efficient method for Pure Black World Tendency is to clear the world of all enemies, then return to the Nexus. Kill yourself in the Nexus to shift all worlds slightly towards White. Then, return to the world you wish to make Pure Black and die repeatedly in body form. This will push the World Tendency to Pure Black, allowing Black Phantom enemies to spawn.

Character Tendency Farming

• Pure White Character Tendency: Defeat bosses, defeat invading players, and complete NPC quests that lead to good outcomes.
• Pure Black Character Tendency: Die in your own world (especially in body form), be invaded and killed by other players, or kill NPCs.

Strategy: For Pure White Character Tendency, focus on defeating bosses and winning invasions. For Pure Black, intentionally die in body form in your own world or seek out invasions and lose. Remember that killing NPCs also shifts Character Tendency towards Black.

By employing these strategies, You can reliably manipulate Tendency to access unique content and overcome the game's most formidable challenges.