Dark Souls: 10 Hidden Secrets You Won't Believe You Missed

2. Go to Sleep, Little Mimic...

Dark Souls Mimic In the game's official lore, the item Lloyd's Talisman is described as a: "Talisman utilised by Allfather Lloyd's cleric knights to hunt down the Undead. Blocks Estus recovery within a limited area. In the outside world, the Undead are accursed creatures, and Lloyd's cleric knights are widely praised for their Undead hunts. This blessed talisman blocks Undead recovery, allowing the knights to fight with impunity." In other words, chuck it at someone you're fighting online and it'll prevent them from using Estus Flasks to heal themselves. But there's more to this item than meets the eye... Remember the Mimics? Big treasure chests with arms and legs that like to try to eat your head? Throw a Lloyd's Talisman at these dudes and they'll go straight to sleep, folding back on themselves and returning to chest form. Once this happens you can loot the Mimic quickly like a normal chest before it wakes up, complete with stretching of the arms. It's totally bizarre, but also totally awesome.
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Dan Curtis is approximately one-half videogame knowledge, and the other half inexplicable Geordie accent. He's also one quarter of the Factory Sealed Retro Gaming podcast.