Dark Souls Remastered Cheat Sheet

Playthrough Checklist


Undead Asylum (Level 1)

Undead Burg (Levels 5-10)

Undead Parish (Levels 10-20)

Lower Undead Burg (Levels 20-30)

The Depths (Levels 20-30)

Blighttown (Levels 30-40)

Darkroot Basin (Level 35+)

Darkroot Garden (Level 20+)

Sen's Fortress (Level 40+)

Anor Londo (Level 45+)

Undead Asylum Revisited (Levels 30-40)

New Londo Ruins (Levels 60+)

The Great Hollow (Levels 50+)

    Note: It's very hard to give good directions for this section due to the maze of branches and random spawning patterns of the Crystal Lizards

  • Light and rest at the bonfire after you go down the first ladder
  • Make your way down the branches looking out for Crystal Lizards and Basilisks
  • Near the top you can roll down in to the main tree trunk in the center of the area to pick up the Cloranthy Ring
  • Roll and drop to various branches to get the titanites
  • After you kill the first three Basilisks there is a soul hidden to the left as you exit the cave they were in
  • Slide down the two ladders to the first canopy and kill the two Basilisks there
  • Slide down the ladder in the center to the next canopy and be ready to kill four more and then pick up the soul
  • Continue down the branches and then on to the mushrooms, exiting the fog gate at the bottom to get to Ash Lake

Ash Lake (Levels 50+)

Painted World of Ariamis (Levels 50+)

  • Go down the elevator and turn the platform lever anti-clockwise and enter the chapel
  • Pick up the Great Magic Weapon sorcery, Black Iron Set, Greatsword and Black Iron Greatshield
  • Examine the painting to warp to the Painted World of Ariamis
  • Light and rest at the bonfire
  • Use ranged attacks or fire damage to kill the Engorged Zombies so you don't get toxic
  • Go up the stairs and on to the roof of the first building and use your bow to pull the two Crow Demons from the other tower to you so they don't ambush you later
  • Drop down to get the Twin Humanities and then go the bottom floor of the building to get the soul
  • Clear out the next building, remembering about the two Zombies hanging from the ledge, and hit the rope holding the zombie to drop it down
  • Go upstairs, jump across the gap and get the soul and the Egg Vermifuge, slide down the ladder and get the Painting Guardian Set
  • Lure the Crow Demons out of the tower one by one
  • Go to the top of the spiral staircase to get the Red Sign Soapstone and on the way back down drop to the ledge to get the soul
  • Kill the Undead Dragon and then pick up the soul, Dragon Scale and the Bloodshield from the bridge
  • Go back to the tower, through the fog gate and open the shortcut back to the bonfire
  • Go down to the basement and kill the six Wheel Skeletons, making sure to pull one at a time with your bow
  • Grab the two souls and turn the lever to open the gate that leads to the boss
  • Hit the illusory wall and explore the tunnels, kill the three Wheel Skeletons, get the Annex Key and kill the Engorged Zombie to get the Fire Surge pyromancy
  • Leave the tunnels using the well ladder, go up the stairs to get the Ring of Sacrifice and grab the Humanity from the zombie you dropped earlier
  • Open the Annex door and head up the stairs
  • Head up on to the roof of the building to the left, kill the two Crow Demons, watch for an ambush by two more and get the Vow Of Silence miracle
  • Take the stairs in to the round tower and pick up the Black Set
  • Go to the lower section and get the Dark Ember
  • Break the wooden fence to get Velka's Rapier, drop down in to the building and get the Gold Coin
  • Return to the bonfire and reverse hollowing
  • Go the open area with all the spikes, wait for King Jeremiah to invade and kill him to get the Notched Whip
  • Pick up the souls in the area and the Acid Surge pyromancy hidden behind the wall
  • Go through the gate you opened earlier, walk across the bridge, watching out for the zombies and kill the Tower Knight to get the Large Titanite Shard
  • Reload your game before you enter the fog gate, go through and pick up the Xanthous Set that should now have appeared
  • Talk to and optionally kill Crossbreed Priscilla
  • Optionally do some jolly co-op to get some humanity and souls. You should be level 55-60 to get summoned
  • Jump off the ledge to warp back to Anor Londo
  • Leave the chapel and turn the platform lever clockwise to return it to its normal position and go to the first Anor Londo bonfire
  • Warp to Undead Parish and give the Dark Ember to Andre and upgrade your weapons
  • Warp back to Anor Londo and head to The Duke's Archives

The Duke's Archives (Levels 50+)

Crystal Cave (Levels 50+)

Demon Ruins (Levels 50+)

Lost Izalith (Levels 50+)

The Catacombs (Levels 50+)

  • Go down to the first bonfire, kill the Undead Mage and push the first switch
  • Use a ranged attack to take out the next Undead Mage
  • Clear out the room the Undead Mage was in and get the Lucerne from the side room
  • Continue clearing out this area, grabbing the soul from near the archer, head outside passed the statue spike traps, push the second switch and get the soul
  • Cross the bridge and quickly kill the next Undead Mage
  • Go in to the side room to the right, fall through the floor and try to get the two Crystal Lizards while avoiding the statue spike traps
  • Climb up the ladder and fall through the floor again to get back to the second switch
  • Go back across the bridge and at the end of it drop down three times to the left, pick up the Great Scythe and push the third switch
  • Head outside, push the fourth switch, roll through the illusory wall and rest at the bonfire
  • Go across the bridge and through the fog gate, hit the broken wall, drop down and clear out the room
  • Continue up the steps, watch out for the giant skeleton that drops from the roof and get the Darkmoon Seance Ring from the coffin
  • Go out the broken wall, continue up the steps, kill the Undead Mage and climb up the ladder
  • Get the Tranquil Walk of Peace miracle and fall through the floor to near the start of the level
  • Continue all the way back across the bridges to the building with all of the coffins
  • Nestle in the coffin on the left just before the Titanite Demon to go to the Tomb of the Giants and optionally join the Gravelord Servant covenant
  • Use the coffin to get back, kill the Titanite Demon, and get the 3 Eyes of Death behind it
  • Go down the corridor and through the broken wall, drop down through the floor and kill the Black Knight to get the White Titanite Chunk
  • Use ranged attacks to kill all the Wheel Skeletons and before dropping down
  • Go through the tunnel near where you dropped down and kill the Undead Mage to get the Skull Lantern
  • Climb up the two ladders and back to entrance of the building with all the coffins, go outside and drop off to the ledge where you can summon Paladin Leeroy
  • Drop off to the next ledge to get the Cleric Set and Mace
  • Kill Pinwheel
  • Optionally do some jolly co-op to get some humanity and souls. You should be level 20-40 or 55-65 to get summoned
  • Go up the ladder and continue on the Tomb of the Giants

Tomb of the Giants (Levels 70+)

  • If you got the Sunlight Maggot then wear it otherwise put the Skull Lantern in your left hand
  • Slide down the coffins, climb down the ladder and rest at the bonfire
  • Go back up the ladder, along the ledge to the right, drop down the hole, kill all the giant skeletons and get the Large Divine Ember
  • Climb back out, hit the illusory wall along the ledge, climb down the ladder, kill the bone towers and Reah's bodyguards but do not talk to her
  • Get the White Titanite Chunk, Skull Lantern, souls and head back up the ladder
  • Talk to Patches the Hyena, answering No to his question and let him kick you down in to the pit
  • Talk to Reah to get the Replenishment miracle
  • Go back up and talk to Patches again, answering No to his question to get Twin Humanities
  • Continue passed him and through the fog gate and kill the Black Knight that comes running at you
  • Kill the archer, grab the soul, jump down, get ready for an ambush by bone towers and grab the Covetous Silver Serpent Ring
  • Jump across and kill the giant skeleton and then continue up, hugging the left wall to get the Effigy Shield
  • Go back down to where you killed the last giant skeleton and hug the left wall around to the next bonfire and reverse hollowing
  • Go down the path, grab the White Titanite Chunk, go down the ladder, wait for Paladin Leeroy to invade and kill him to get Sanctus and Grant
  • Quickly kill the Crystal Lizard in the tunnel
  • Continue through the tunnel and down the ledge, clear out the Pinwheels and grab the soul and White Titanite Slab
  • Kill Gravelord Nito
    • After the fight pick up the Paladin Set, though you may need to reload your game to get it to appear
  • Rest at the bonfire, warp to Firelink Shrine

Miscellaneous Tasks

Sanctuary Guarden / Oolacile Sanctuary / Royal Woods

Oolacile Township

  • Make sure you have either a Skull Lantern, Sunlight Maggot or the Cast Light sorcery
  • Make sure you are human and kill invading Marvelous Chester
  • Continue down the steps and stick to the right, grabbing the souls along the way, go around the back of the building and roll down to the next ledge
  • Use your light source on the illusory wall on the building to the left and get the Silver Pendant from the chest
  • Kill everything in the other building and get the Dark Orb sorcery from the chest and the I'm Sorry carving from the Bloathead Mage on the outside ledge
  • Go back to the main path, cross the wooden bridge, get the Very Good! carving from the mimic and take out the Bloathead Mage down below with ranged attacks
  • Continue down and across the walkway, very carefully clear out the ground floor of the building and get the Rubbish, Dark Fog sorcery and soul
  • Go upstairs, use your light source on the illusory wall and get the Red Titanite Chunk from the chest
  • Head back across the rafters, roll down to the balcony and get the Crest Key from the mimic
  • Drop on to the roof from the next room and go up and across the roof to get a Twin Humanities
  • Drop off the roof, go across to open up the elevator shortcut and rest at the bonfire
  • Go back towards the colosseum, go up the stairs to the right and unlock the door using the Crest Key
  • Talk to Hawkeye Gough twice, answering Yes to both his questions, so that he grounds Kalameet, and buy the Hello and Thank You carvings
  • Go back in to Royal Woods and down to the valley and kill Kalameet
  • Return to the colosseum and go back up to talk to Hawkeye Gough to get Gough's Greatbow
  • Go back down the elevator shortcut, carefully clear out the Bloatheads and then kill the Chained Prisoner to get the Helm and Leggings from the Chain Set
  • Call the elevator, kill the Bloathead that arrives with it and rest at the bonfire

Chasm of the Abyss

New Game Plus Preparation

Kiln of the First Flame (Levels 60-80)

  • Drop down the hole and if you haven't already then offer the Lord Souls
  • Farm the Black Knights for chunks
  • Grab the Black Knight Set from the beam
  • Optionally do some jolly co-op to get some humanity and souls. You should be level 65-80+ to get summoned
  • Kill Gwyn Lord of Cinder
    • After killing him you can use the bonfire to get the good ending and the To Link The Fire achievement
    • Or you can leave the area to get the evil ending and the Dark Lord achievement
  • Congratz on completing one of the best RPGs ever made. Now go do it again!

Checklists


Knights Honor Achievement (Obtain 49 rare weapons)

Wisdom of a Sage Achievement (Obtain 24 sorceries)

Bond of a Pyromancer Achievement (Obtain 19 pyromancies)

Prayer of a Maiden Achievement (Obtain 23 miracles)

Characters


Alvina of the Darkroot Wood

  • Buy the Crest of Artorias from Andre for 20,000 souls
  • Open the locked portion of the Darkroot Garden
  • Fight your way through those guarding the woods until you reach the building by the cliff
  • Look up to see Alvina crouching in the window
  • Talk to her and join the Forest Hunter covenant if you wish
  • You may attack her, but she will disappear before she can be killed
  • Later in the Chasm of the Abyss, you will see her again as the phantom guiding you to Sif

Anastacia of Astora

  • From Firelink Shrine, find her in a cell down the stairs behind the bonfire
  • She cannot speak but will accept Fire Keeper Souls to reinforce your Estus Flask
  • If you don't kill Lautrec:
    • Collect the Fire Keeper Souls from Undead Parish and Blighttown, or just ring their Bells of Awakening
    • Return to Firelink Shrine to find it inactive and her corpse below in her cell (note: this is the only way Anastacia can die in the game, never by your hand)
    • Pillage her body for her clothes and the Black Eye Orb, which allows you to invade the world of her killer but is unusable for now
    • In Anor Londo, make it to the center hall with the two giant knights and the boss fog gate
    • The Black Eye Orb should trigger a pop-up alerting you that it's becoming active
    • Use the Black Eye Orb and meet Lautrec and friends
    • Win the duel to reclaim Anastacia's soul, a Fire Keeper Soul
    • Take the Fire Keeper Soul to her corpse and revive her with it, or spend it to upgrade your Estus Flask
    • If you revive her, she will now be able to speak, and once you place your first Lord Soul in the Lordvessel, she will fully kindle the Firelink Shrine bonfire for free

Andre of Astora

  • Located down the stairs from the Undead Parish bonfire
  • No questline, but take embers to him to unlock weapon upgrade paths
  • Killing him grants his Blacksmith Hammer, the Crest of Artorias if not yet bought, and 3 Humanity, but for obvious reasons this is not recommended unless you're finished with a playthrough

Big Hat Logan

  • Obtain the Cage Key down the stairs from the Crestfallen Merchant at Sen's Fortress
  • Move to the boulder mechanism room and shift it to send boulders down the hall with a man-serpent at the end
  • Wait for the man-serpent to die, then shift the boulder mechanism away and descend the path into the revealed room
  • Find and free Logan and exhaust his dialogue
  • Find him in Firelink Shrine next and talk to him (you can buy spells if you have 15+ Intelligence)
  • Obtain the Lordvessel
  • Talk to him again and upon leaving he will tell you he plans to move
  • Try to fight Seath the Scaleless and end up in the Duke's Archives prison
  • Find Logan all the way at the bottom behind the Pisacas
  • Come back with the Archive Tower Giant Cell Key, free him a second time, and exhaust his dialogue
  • Now he'll move to the small room with many chests near the Duke's Archives bonfire on the balcony, so go there
  • Learn how to beat Seath the Scaleless from him and buy spells (Intelligence requirement now gone)
  • After beating Seath and buying every spell, exhaust his dialogue again
  • Return to Seath's first arena and defeat Logan
  • Return to his last location and loot the new chest

Black Iron Tarkus

  • Summon his phantom to help you fight the Iron Golem, using his sign in the tower to the right of the fog gate
  • Loot what's probably his corpse in Anor Londo near the painting for the full Black Iron Set

Crestfallen Merchant

  • A simple merchant with no questline, find him outside Sen's Fortress across the gap in the bridge
  • In particular, he uniquely sells the Catarina Set and two defense rings
  • Drops no items if killed and never goes hollow

Crestfallen Warrior

  • Find him sitting next to the Firelink Shrine bonfire
  • Exhaust his dialogue frequently for relevant commentary
  • Once both bells are rung, he should disappear
  • Find and defeat him, now hollow, in New Londo Ruins, before the first bridge into the ruins

Dark Sun Gwyndolin

  • Go to the second bonfire in the Catacombs
  • Proceed out and across the bridge, down the curving stairs, killing two Skeletons on the way
  • Attack the breakable wall, jump down, and go forward
  • Behind the Giant Skeleton that falls into the room is a coffin containing the Darkmoon Seance Ring
  • Warp to the Darkmoon Tomb bonfire
  • Equip the Darkmoon Seance Ring and the statue in the room should reveal a hidden path
  • Proceed, listen to Gwyndolin through the fog gate, and optionally join the Blade of the Darkmoon covenant
  • Make Anor Londo dark if you wish for unique Gwyndolin dialogue (see Gwynevere), but know this will make Gwyndolin hostile until you request Absolution
  • If you enter the fog gate, Gwyndolin becomes a Boss, breaking the Blade of the Darkmoon covenant, and the Lady of the Darkling becomes hostile

Darkstalker Kaathe

  • To meet Kaathe at all, one must defeat the Four Kings before placing the Lordvessel
  • Talking to him unlocks the Darkwraith covenant and therein the gift of the Dark Hand and the purchase of Cracked Red Eye Orbs
    • If you already possess the Lordvessel during your first conversation, he will immediately transport you to Firelink Altar instead
    • When he does this, warp out on your own right away with Homeward/Homeward Bone, then talk to him again and he'll bring up the Darkwraiths
  • Eventually you must place the Lordvessel
    • If you place the Lordvessel without him, upon returning to the Abyss he will scold and abandon you, meaning you'll no longer be able to gain rank in or rejoin the Darkwraiths
    • If you place the Lordvessel with him, upon returning to Firelink Frampt will scold and abandon you, meaning you'll no longer be able to feed anyone your extra items
  • He will also abandon you if attacked, and while this doesn't count as a covenant betrayal, you will not be able to gain rank or rejoin

Domhnall of Zena

  • Meet him during your journey right before the door to Blighttown
  • After buying something from him (perhaps his unique armor set), he will begin to tell you game hints
  • Once both bells are rung, he should disappear
  • Find him on the bottom of the aqueduct bridge connecting Firelink Shrine to Undead Burg, beside the body that originally had a Ring of Sacrifice
  • He will now sell the armor of many bosses after you defeat them
  • Drops no items if killed and never goes hollow

Dusk of Oolacile

  • Kill the Hydra in Darkroot Basin
  • Reload the area and a Golden Crystal Golem will spawn in the back of the Basin
  • Kill the Golem to free Dusk, a princess from the ancient land of Oolacile, from within, where she had been imprisoned (possibly by Seath)
  • Tell her "Yes," her magic would help you, and she will be grateful and disappear
  • Her summon sign will now be present at the front edge of the lake near a boulder, whether you are human or not (a bug may make it invisible but still usable)
  • Summon her once and learn the Proper Bow gesture
  • Once the area is reloaded, her armor set will spawn back where the golem was
    • Be aware that she can be killed when summoned, as she curiously does not appear as a phantom but rather in the flesh
  • Obtain the Broken Pendant, a guaranteed drop from the Crystal Golem in the beginning of The Duke's Archives (note that Dusk's summon sign will disappear until her questline is finished)
  • Take the pendant back to where you first freed her to enter the past, revealing Oolacile as ancient Darkroot
  • Talk to Elizabeth to learn that Oolacile has awakened the Father of the Abyss, who is now corrupting Oolacile and has captured Dusk
  • Defeat Artorias, Dusk's first attempted rescuer who was lost to the Abyss
  • Defeat Manus to rescue her yourself, as she appears on the ground traumatized and incoherent
  • After leaving this arena, she can once again be summoned in Darkroot Basin, now with commentary regarding Artorias

Eingyi

  • After ringing the second Bell of Awakening, descend the stairs and pass through the invisible wall
  • Tell him you're a new servant and he'll let you pass to the bonfire and Quelaag's Sister
  • He has much unique dialogue if you talk to Quelaag's Sister with the Old Witch's Ring
  • Contract a Parasitic Egg for your head and you'll gain his trust, and he'll give you an Egg Vermifuge
  • With Intelligence of at least 11, he will teach you pyromancy and give you a Pyromancy Flame
  • Becomes hostile if you kill Quelaag's Sister, but killing him changes nothing and he drops nothing

Elizabeth

  • Find her in Oolacile Sanctuary and agree to save Dusk to gain her trust
  • She sells anything remaining in Dusk's inventory when the latter is unavailable
  • Talk to her frequently while progressing through Oolacile's areas for new dialogue
  • Once Manus is defeated, she gifts three Elizabeth's Mushrooms
  • Alternatively, she drops the same three Elizabeth's Mushrooms if killed (and will not drop them if already gifted); she does not go hollow

Giant Blacksmith

  • Find him in the Anor Londo cathedral and unlock the gate shortcut back to him
  • No questline, but he will transpose boss souls for you
  • Take the Crystal Ember to him for that upgrade path
  • Drops the Blacksmith Giant Hammer if killed

Gravelord Nito

  • Go to the Titanite Demon in the Catacombs, and obtain the Eyes of Death behind it if you don't have any
  • Find the jutting-out coffin nearby you can "nestle" in
  • Lie down in it and let the cutscene take you to Nito's boss arena early
  • Interact with Nito's sarcophagus to enter the Gravelord Servant covenant
  • Nito cannot be harmed in this condition, only when fought as a boss
  • Once Nito is killed, you won't be kicked out of the covenant, but you can no longer advance it or switch back to it if you abandon it

Griggs of Vinheim

  • Buy the Residence Key from the male Undead Merchant
  • Descend the ladder and stairs into the Lower Undead Burg, find the building where you can hear him calling for help from outside, and set him free
  • Exhaust his dialogue if you wish (he'll move to Firelink either way)
  • Find him by the well at Firelink Shrine, and with at least 10 Int, he'll become a merchant
  • His dialogue will give you clues on where to find Logan
  • Once you free Logan and he comes to Firelink, discuss this with Griggs if you wish
  • After Logan leaves for The Duke's Archives, buy everything Griggs sells, including two new spells he has learned
  • Having fulfilled his purpose, Griggs goes in search of Logan, so find him in Sen's Fortress where you found the Hush sorcery on a body
  • Defeat hollow Griggs and get his drops that you probably already have copies of

Gwynevere, Princess of Sunlight

  • An illusion of the daughter of Lord Gwyn, meet her above the Ornstein and Smough boss room after their defeat
  • Kneel before her to obtain the Lordvessel and optionally join the healing-based Princess Guard covenant
  • Attacking her breaks the covenant and prevents rejoining or use of its two unique miracles
  • More importantly, attacking her shatters the illusion over Anor Londo, instantly vaporizing her and turning the city dark; she will drop only the Lordvessel if it hadn't yet been gifted

Hawkeye Gough

  • Find the Crest Key in a Mimic late in Oolacile Township
  • Go back to the Oolacile Township bonfire, turn around, go up the path across from the Battle of Stoicism, and find and unlock his door
  • Buy whatever you like from him and exhaust his dialogue for more Oolacile lore
  • After you journey to Kalameet's boss arena once (you only need to go there, not attempt to fight him or be hit by him), go back to Gough to trigger a cutscene wherein he makes fighting the boss possible for you
  • After killing Kalameet, return to Gough again and he'll gift you his greatbow
  • If you want to kill him, remember that he's blind and extremely vulnerable to the Slumbering Dragoncrest Ring; he'll drop his entire armor set

Ingward

  • Find him on a rooftop in New Londo Ruins after you obtain the Lordvessel

Information


Soul Types

Suggested Level Ranges

Embers

NameEffectWhereBlacksmith
Large EmberNormal +10, Normal +5 to RawChest behind the butcher in The DepthsAndrei
Divine EmberNormal +5 to DivineTower after Moonlight ButterflyAndrei
Chaos Flame EmberFire +5 to ChaosLava killing Ceaseless DischargeVamos
Enchanted EmberMagic +5 to EnchantedMushroom People chest in Darkroot GardenRickert
Very Large EmberNormal +15New Londo Ruins after lowering waterAndrei
Dark EmberDivine +5 to OccultStatue in Painted World of AriamisAndrei
Crystal EmberNormal +10 to CrystalBehind bookshelf in The Duke's ArchivesGiant
Large Magic EmberMagic +10After killing Seath the ScalelessRickert
Large Divine EmberDivine +10Dead blacksmith in Tomb of the GiantsAndrei
Large Flame EmberFire +10Near entrance to Demon FiresageVamos

Help

Is this a guide?

Nope, not really. This is a set of checklists and information that you can use while playing Dark Souls to make sure you don't miss an item, action, conversation or boss. If you need playthroughs then you can click on the links scattered throughout the page to find them in the wiki.

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