Fuck yeah, beat that faggot Margit. All I needed to do was get to level 32, summon Sorcerer Rogier, and use the Marionette Soldier Ashes.
...Still got a way to go before I "git gud."
Edit: I honestly don't get why people bitch and moan about needing an "easy mode." What do they think the ashes, summons, and multiplayer are?
Edit 2: Fuck. Accidentally killed Gatekeeper Gostoc. Fucker moved from the entrance to deeper in the castle and I mistook him for an enemy. By the time I realized that I had fucked up, he was already aggroed. This is why you need more than just auto-saves, damn it.
-Edit 2b: Looking at his wiki page, it sounds like he's kind of a cunt, so I'm not THAT upset about it.
Edit 3: These FUCKING knights. The ones with the shields, at least. The halberd knights are still annoying, but the sword and board knights are a pain in the ass.
Edit 4: Managed to get to the grace past the small army and mini-boss (snuck past him). Would have managed it like two hours ago, but I saw the mini-boss and decided to take a different path. Wound up wandering around in circles until I got back to the courtyard for the third or fourth time and noticed the grace in the room behind him.