Talk:Capra Demon/@comment-174.98.254.182-20140302025421/@comment-4511886-20161006152514

You can get into upper Blighttown through the back way with surprisingly little effort. A lot of the enemy placement is made specifically to make the trip down difficult, so at times it is almost ridiculous how easy it is to deal with the nastier encounters. However, you also miss out on all of Reah's cheaper, and partially unique, miracles, which is not worth it under any circumstances if you're a faith build that wants to do more than just use buffs.

Most important of all, you can't get the Large Ember, which is by far the most important ember in the entire game. It opens up some of the strongest upgrade paths in the entire game, including +15, Lightning and boss weapons. Without the Large Ember, you'll only be able to get a +15/Lightning/Crystal Spear, a Moonlight Butterfly Horn or the Dragonslayer Spear. Other than that, you have to rely on Twinkling and Green Titanite paths, which is possible.