Originally Posted by
GloatingSwine
Ah, so it's not just "get past O&S", it's "get past O&S the hard way". It is much easier to beat Ornstein first because he's faster and more aggressive and so will be next to you more, and his empowered moveset is harder than Smoughs. IIRC Ornstein also has much better resistance to slash damage which is what most of us end up using because swords are cool.