Talk:Flame Salamander/@comment-157.201.126.101-20140911012434

If you have soul arrows you can snipe the crap out of these guys from the upper level. The one that is clearly visible can be lightning speared to death pretty easily, but the one that waits at the end of the tunnel leading out of the cave is SUPER TRICKY. After some testing, I discovered that the enemy DOES NOT SPAWN AT ALL unless you are close to the wooden scaffolding near the elevator THAT COMES UP FROM, NOT GOES DOWN to the last giant. Those sneaky developers must have known we would try to outsneak them after we realized we could snipe one. You can clearly see the tunnel entrance from the opposite side of the upper path but the enemy WILL NOT SPAWN UNLESS YOU ARE CLOSE TO THE ELEVATOR (as in standing on the very edge of it). Aiming at it is extremely delicate especially with such poor footing but it's doable.

So the best strategy for mages about getting the flame quartz ring +1 is:

1. Snipe the two lizards after going down the ladder from the Cardinal Tower bonfire.

2. Head back up and down the scaffolding to get to the cave with the fire longsword and open the door. Deal with the hollows and cheese the lizard behind the bars with soul arrow/lightning spear/dark orb.

3. Jump between the bars.

4. Once in the cave, STICK TO THE RIGHT WALL and sprint past the remaining lizard (you'll probably take a hit doing this but if you stay against the wall and move fast it shouldn't kill you).

5. Keep sprinting until you exit the tunnel to the ground level with the fire geysers.

6. Loot!!!!

I'm not sure if this has been discovered before but it's really the only way to deal with these guys at a relatively low level as a mage.