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I encountered the Pursuer in the Forest of Fallen Giants shortly after the bonfire with the old merchant. I wasn't quick enough when avoiding his attacks and he stabbed my character. Just after that, the game told me that I had been cursed.
How does this curse work? Is it permanent?
The 4 greater bosses you have to beat to enter the Shrine of Winter are the following:
Name:
Lost Sinner
Location:
Sinner's Rise, accessible from the Lost Bastille
Name:
Old Iron King
Location:
The Iron Keep, accessible from the Earthen Peak, which connects to Huntsman's Copse
Name:
Duke's Dear Freja
Location:
Brightstone Cove Tseldora, accessible from the Doors of Pharros which connects to the Shaded Woods
Name:
The Rotten
Location:
The Black Gulch, accessible from The Gutter at the bottom of the hole in Majula
(Is this formatting bad? I wanted both the names and locations to be independently spoiler tagged so people have the option to peek at the location without seeing the name of each boss.)
Mundane gives massive scaling depending on your lowest stat. If your lowest stat is at 20, Mundane gives physical scaling at 170, which is amazing.
For example, if you have 20s in your stats across the board except for INT, which you left at 5, Mundane will scale off INT and have +80 physical scaling. As you increase INT, the damage scaling will increase. Once INT hits 21, it's no longer the lowest stat as the others are at 20. At this point, Mundane will stay scaled to 170 since your lowest stat is at 20.
According to the Dark Souls 2 wikidot, the exact mundane scaling goes as follows:
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The effect of curse in Dark Souls 2 is similar to the effect that you get when you die -- you lose some of your maximum health and you go hollow. You can reverse this effect by either using a human effigy or completing a session with the white soapstone (either small or regular).
The curse effect from Dark Souls 1 has been moved to the "petrification" status.