After besting Pinwheel, climb the ladder to enter the dark depths of the Tomb of the Giants. Navigate the area slowly by following the colored lights on the ground. There are a few Giant Skeletons that patrol the darkness, so keep your shield up and try to hit them with a powerful spell before they notice you. After sliding down slopes for a few levels, you'll be assaulted by Giant Archers. Keep your shield up and run through this area. Keep to the side and you'll find a ladder leading down to a bonfire. Rest up before pressing on.
  Near the bonfire you'll come across Patches. No matter how you answer his questions, he'll end up kicking you down into the pit. The good thing about this is that you'll find a Lantern down here. Use it to illuminate your path through the Tomb. It will take the place of your shield, so be extra careful when using it. Speak with Rhea and kill the two hollowed warriors that she warned you about. Head back up and get revenge on Patches. Now that you have a bit of light, explore the area to find Souls and Humanity. When you're ready, move down the path past where Patches was originally.
  Take these paths slowly, as they are lined with Skeleton Knights, Archers and Beasts. Hug the wall to the left to find another important bonfire. Continue down the ramps until you finally make it to a well-lit path along the side of a cliff. You won't need the Lantern from this point on, so keep your shield up again. Further down the path you'll be tasked with a series of Bone Towers. Take them out shortly after they pop up from the ground to keep them from ever even attacking.
The room between you and the boss is filled with Pinwheel Servants. Keep the high ground and stay to the left as you take them out from a distance. Also be cautious of the Skeleton Babies that continually spawn from the center of the room. Although they are weak alone, they can quickly gang up on you and cause a serious headache. It's also worth noting that they tend to drop Humanity fairly often, so this is a great spot to farm for some.
When you're all set, head through the fog at the back of the room and prepare to face your next challenger.
The fight against Nito is incredibly difficult unless you come in armed with a Divine Weapon. A blessed blade is the only way to kill the numerous Skeletons that populate the chamber. If kept alive, they will crowd around you whenever you try to advance on Nito, making targeting and mobility nearly impossible. With a Divine Weapon, stay at the opposite side of the chamber as Nito and take out the handful of Skeletons. Once they're dispatched with, the fight is actually pretty easy. The Great Sword of Astorias works very well here as it will dispatch the first 3 smaller skeletons and 2 shot the two larger ones.
  If you stay just out of arms reach of the Gravelord, you'll be able to easily avoid is scythe attacks. You'll also be close enough to where he won't use his distance attack that produces sickles that protrude from the ground. You can avoid those by listening for a particular sound that goes off a few seconds prior to the sickle poping up, and by rolling a few times you should be able to stay unharmed. The only attack you have to worry about is his Soul Explosion area attack. The tell is fairly obvious, so as long as you took care of the rest of the enemies, you'll have ample time to pull up yours shield and block a majority of the damage. If you stay close enough and use two hands, the boss won't last very long.
Once you've taken out Nito, grab the Lord Soul and use the bonfire to warp out of the Catacombs. Before warping out, make sure to grab the Paladin set that's on a body nearby in the room.
GO TO THE DUKE'S ARCHIVES
GO TO CRYSTAL CAVE
GO TO NEW LONDO RUINS
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