- 2,964
- 1,402
Stage 2 Major Demons are currently considered at least High 8-C for upscaling from Armor Spider. This is a needlessly conservative upscale. We can already add a 5x multiplier (Armor Spider, Slayer of Demons (fought Armor Spider equally), and the remaining 3 Stage 1 Major Demons) since Stage 1 Major Demons are regarded as comparable if not equal, so 2.763×5, which results in an AP value of 13.815 tons, 8-B.
This one is a bit tenuous, but we can also do a highballed multiplier chain, doubling the AP for each Stage 1 Major Demon defeated (excluding the already-defeated Phalanx), so 2.763(2×4) resulting in 44.208 tons, also 8-B.
Regardless, both of these aren't accounting for the scores to hundreds of other enemies whose souls Slayer claims in between bosses, so "at least 8-B" ought to be a fair bare minimum for Stage 2 Major Demons.
As for a high-end, this blog states that none of The Giants of the Northern Land reached the level of an Archdemon, meaning they capped out at the level of a Stage 2 Major Demon, such as Flamelurker. Keep in mind that the AP yield in the Giants calc is just KE from a light jog, so it's pretty casual. That puts the high-end AP for a Stage 2 Major Demon at a pretty comfortable Town level.
TL;DR: Tower Knight, Flamelurker, and the other Stage 2 Major Demons, as well as mid-game Slayer of Demons, should be upgraded from "at least High 8-C" to "at least 8-B, likely 7-C"
This one is a bit tenuous, but we can also do a highballed multiplier chain, doubling the AP for each Stage 1 Major Demon defeated (excluding the already-defeated Phalanx), so 2.763(2×4) resulting in 44.208 tons, also 8-B.
Regardless, both of these aren't accounting for the scores to hundreds of other enemies whose souls Slayer claims in between bosses, so "at least 8-B" ought to be a fair bare minimum for Stage 2 Major Demons.
As for a high-end, this blog states that none of The Giants of the Northern Land reached the level of an Archdemon, meaning they capped out at the level of a Stage 2 Major Demon, such as Flamelurker. Keep in mind that the AP yield in the Giants calc is just KE from a light jog, so it's pretty casual. That puts the high-end AP for a Stage 2 Major Demon at a pretty comfortable Town level.
TL;DR: Tower Knight, Flamelurker, and the other Stage 2 Major Demons, as well as mid-game Slayer of Demons, should be upgraded from "at least High 8-C" to "at least 8-B, likely 7-C"
