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Profound Still

Can be purchased from Darkdiver Grandahl at any of his locations.

Repel

Can be purchased from Straid of Olaphis at the Straid's Cell bonfire in The Lost Bastille.

Resonant Flesh

Can be purchased from Felkin the Outcast. He's found in the tunnel from Majula to Huntsman's Copse.

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Resonant Soul

Can be purchased from Felkin the Outcast. He's found in the tunnel from Majula to Huntsman's Copse.

Can also be earned by reaching Rank 1 in the Pilgrims of the Dark covenant. See our Dark Souls 2 covenants guide for more information.

Great Resonant Soul

Can be purchased from Felkin the Outcast. He's found in the tunnel from Majula to Huntsman's Copse.

Can also be earned by reaching Rank 2 in the Pilgrims of the Dark covenant. See our Dark Souls 2 covenants guide for more information.

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Resonant Weapon

Can be purchased from Felkin the Outcast. He's found in the tunnel from Majula to Huntsman's Copse.

Scraps of Life

This is near the Black Gulch Mouth bonfire in Black Gulch. A bit down the path is a giant worm and some old pots. Take him out, then bust up the pots to find this hex atop a corpse.

Can also be purchased from Cromwell the Pardonoer at the Brightstone Cove Tseldora chapel.

Twisted Barricade

This is found at the Doors of Pharros. From the Gyrm's Respite bonfire, head back to the watery room with all the Pharros' doors. Head back further to find a stone ladder you can climb. Up here is a corpse holding the hex.

Whisper of Despair

Accessed via a Pharros' Contraption in the Grave of Saints. See our Dark Souls 2 Pharros' Contraptions guide for more information.

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