Talk:Curse (Dark Souls)/@comment-152.16.52.125-20140614184340/@comment-65.129.94.222-20170717080043

Seath may curse you in the archives/crystal cave, but with a decent curse resist armor set or the cursebite ring, you're more likely to die to his sheer damage output rather than the curse buildup

Also, by the time you reach the depths (not required at all, but the master key makes skipping easier, also you miss out on a great ember by skipping.) none of the curse-bearing enemies are needed, just hug the left side of the big waterfall after the giant rat and you skip them all.

Lastly 6K souls isn't a whole lot by the time curse becomes an issue. And as long as you have a full physical blocking shield with decent fire resist, (basically all available medium shields sans balder) escaping the depths while cursed isn't too much harder than getting in there in the first place. And you really should have gotten the lordvessel by the time you tackle the great hollow, so escape there is a non-issue

Just a side note, why would you kill the curse-curer unless you were going for darkwraith.