Dark Souls 100% Walkthrough Checklist

A step-by-step Dark Souls: Remastered walkthrough checklist, area by area: every item, boss, NPC event and missable, DLC included.

Northern Undead Asylum

Pick up the Dungeon Cell Key dropped into your cell and let yourself out.
The Asylum Demon jumps down in the courtyard. Either flee through the side door or beat it now with your bare starter gear to earn the Demon's Great Hammer.
In the next rooms, collect your class weapon and shield from the corpses on the floor.
Watch the stairs going up: a boulder rolls down at you. Step aside, then follow the hole it smashes.
Talk to Oscar, Knight of Astora, lying under the hole. Say yes and he gives you the Estus Flask and the Undead Asylum F2 East Key.
Use the East Key on the gate that leads to the courtyard bonfire to create a shortcut.
Magic users should grab their catalyst, talisman or Pyromancy Flame from the side rooms before moving on.
Fight the Asylum Demon properly: drop from the ledge above the arena with a two-handed plunging attack for big opening damage. It drops the Big Pilgrim's Key.
Head out the big door, pick up the souls on the left of the path up to the cliff and ride the giant crow to Lordran.

Firelink Shrine

Light the bonfire for the Enkindle achievement and talk to the Crestfallen Warrior sitting near it.
Talk to Petrus of Thorolund for a Copper Coin. You may join the Way of White here if you like.
Around the shrine itself: souls, Humanity, Firebombs, Homeward Bones, a Morning Star, a Talisman, Cracked Red Eye Orbs and Lloyd's Talismans.
Sweep the graveyard for souls, the Zweihander, the Winged Spear, the Caduceus Round Shield and the Binoculars. Watch out for the skeletons.
Spend your souls, then take the stairs and elevator down to New Londo Ruins. Talk to Rickert of Vinheim in his cell and loot the souls, the Estoc and the Transient Curses nearby.
Make a brave run past the ghosts into the ruins to grab a Fire Keeper Soul.
Give the soul to Anastacia of Astora in the cell below the shrine to reinforce your Estus Flask.
On the Valley of Drakes bridge an Undead Dragon lies in wait. Sprint for the soul on the right, then Astora's Straight Sword and the Dragon Crest Shield.
Died there? Grab your souls, carry on down the valley and ride the lift up to the Darkroot Basin bonfire.
A Black Knight stands near the basin bonfire; it drops a Blue Titanite Chunk and guards the Grass Crest Shield.
Climb through the basin and collect the Hunter Set, the Longbow and its arrows, and kill the Crystal Lizard quickly before it flees.
Keep climbing to the Undead Parish, light the bonfire above Andre and ride the elevator back down as a shortcut to Firelink Shrine.
Pick up the Undead Asylum F2 West Key on the Firelink roof, then ride the crow back to the asylum to open the west door and loot the Rusted Iron Ring.
Heading up to the Undead Burg, check the arches below the aqueduct for souls and a Ring of Sacrifice.

Undead Burg

Be careful: the Hellkite sometimes swoops overhead, and a hollow archer waits on the stairs ahead.
If you would rather have his loot than his shop, slay the Undead Merchant (Male) for the Uchigatana, Residence Key, Orange Guidance Soapstone and Humanity.
Or keep him alive and buy what you need: Orange Guidance Soapstone, Residence Key, Bottomless Box, Repairbox, Standard Arrows and Lloyd's Talismans for later mimics.
The first streets hold souls, Throwing Knives, a Light Crossbow with bolts, Rubbish and Humanity.
Below the first archer is a door; the Wooden Shield is inside.
Light the Undead Burg bonfire in the building after the first bridge.
Black Firebombs and Gold Pine Resin lie nearby.
A second archer waits in the tower beyond the bonfire area.
Below, a Black Knight guards a Titanite Chunk and the Blue Tearstone Ring.
On the stairs up the tower a barrel will be rolled down at you; let it pass.
Climbing the tower, look under the barrels for a Crystal Lizard; kill it fast for Twinkling Titanite.
Pass the fog gate and climb the ladder in the tower to take out the two archers before the boss fight.
Fight the Taurus Demon: climb the tower ladder behind you on the bridge and plunge onto it with a two-handed attack.
Optional co-op: help other players with this boss for souls and Humanity (best around levels 5–10).
A soul is tucked behind a crate in the tower.
Talk to Solaire of Astora on the rampart to the right and say yes twice to receive the White Sign Soapstone.
Only if you never want his help: kill Solaire for the Sunlight Straight Sword, Iron and Sun Set pieces, Sunlight Shield and Sunlight Talisman.
Cross the Hellkite bridge carefully: run to the middle and dart down the stairs before the flames reach you.
Kick down the ladder at the bottom to open a shortcut back to the Undead Burg bonfire.
From under the bridge, shoot the Hellkite's tail with arrows until it drops off for the Drake Sword.
Climb back up and sprint across the bridge after the Hellkite lands and breathes fire.
Light the Sunlight Altar bonfire under the bridge. With enough Faith you can join the Warrior of Sunlight covenant here. Then open the gate to the Parish.
The bridge itself has souls and the Claymore.
Continue into the Undead Parish.

Undead Parish

A Black Knight waits in the tower near the entrance; beating it gives a Titanite Chunk.
Kill the Fang Boar in the main courtyard, or dodge it until it gets stuck.
Pick up the Mystery Key (it frees a prisoner soon) and the soul resting on the beam.
Defeat the armored knight in the church for the Knight Shield.
Get the Basement Key, pull the lever to raise the gate and grab the Halberd.
Rest at the Undead Church bonfire above Andre's forge.
Talk to Andre of Astora to learn the Hurrah! gesture. Buy what you need, such as the Repairbox, Weapon Smithbox, Armor Smithbox and the Crest of Artorias (20,000 souls), and upgrade your weapons.
Talk to Siegmeyer of Catarina, waiting in front of the Sen's Fortress gate.
Kill the Berenike Knight in the church and pick up the Fire Keeper Soul.
Optional: bring the soul to Anastacia of Astora at Firelink Shrine to reinforce your Estus Flask.
Kill the Channeler on the church balcony and all the hollows around it.
Collect the soul and Humanity, then use the Mystery Key to free Knight Lautrec of Carim from his cell.
Defeat the Bell Gargoyles on the church roof.
Solaire of Astora's summon sign is just outside the boss fog.
If you freed Lautrec and talked to him at Firelink Shrine, his summon sign appears on the ledge past the first ladder.
Cut the tail of the first Bell Gargoyle before the second one arrives to get the Gargoyle Tail Axe.
Climb the tower and ring the first Bell of Awakening for its achievement.
Talk to Oswald of Carim at the top of the tower. Learn the Well! What is it! gesture and shop: Purging Stones, Indictment, Book of the Guilty, Karmic Justice, Bloodbite Ring and Poisonbite Ring.
Optional co-op: help others beat the gargoyles (around levels 15–25).
Return to the Hellkite bridge, unlock the basement door with the Basement Key and head down into Lower Undead Burg.

Lower Undead Burg

First unlock the shortcut that climbs back to the Undead Burg.
Open the locked house with the Residence Key to free Griggs of Vinheim, then roll through the barrels to get the Sorcerer Set and the Sorcerer's Catalyst.
Scattered through these streets: Twin Humanities, the Mail Breaker, the Thief Set, a Target Shield and a soul.
Defeat the Capra Demon: run up the stairs on the left at once, kill the dogs, then turn on the demon. It drops the Key to Depths.
Optional co-op around levels 20–30.
Go down the stairs and up the left tower to the Undead Merchant (Female). Stock up on Purple Moss Clumps and Blooming Purple Moss Clumps for Blighttown, Transient Curses for New Londo and Homeward Bones.
Unlock the gate that connects these streets to Firelink Shrine.
Talk to Griggs of Vinheim at Firelink Shrine, say yes and buy any sorceries you want.
The Crestfallen Warrior has a fresh line for you; hear him out.
Talk to Knight Lautrec of Carim at Firelink Shrine to get a Sunlight Medal.
Optional: kill Lautrec now to save Anastacia later and take the Ring of Favor and Protection, at the cost of his set.
Back on the aqueduct, take the tower down and walk across to the tower that leads to the Depths.

Depths

Kill the first Butcher and open the chest for the Large Ember.
Roll into the barrels in the kitchen to free Laurentius of the Great Swamp, then talk to him.
Kill the second Butcher.
Look up before grabbing the first soul in the corridor: a slime hangs from the ceiling.
Light the Depths bonfire.
A hole behind the butcher's table drops to a rat den: the Spider Shield, a Giant Rat guarding the Sewer Chamber Key, and a soul.
A Channeler haunts the upper floor; after it dies, take the Large Titanite Shard and the Greataxe.
Slide or drop down to the lower sewers, staying away from the Basilisks' curse clouds.
Down on the lowest floor are the Ring of the Evil Eye and a Humanity.
Open the shortcut back to the bonfire and restore your humanity there if needed.
As a human, wait for Knight Kirk to invade and defeat him.
On the path to the boss you will find the Heavy Crossbow and some bolts.
Defeat the Gaping Dragon to get the Blighttown Key.
Solaire of Astora can be summoned just above the fog gate.
Lautrec's summon sign is on the other side of the pillar from Solaire's.
Cut off the dragon's tail during the fight for the Dragon King Greataxe.
After the fight, pick up the Warrior Set in the arena.
Optional co-op around levels 25–35.
Talk to Domhnall of Zena by the exit to learn the Joy gesture and buy armor or arrows.
The swamp ahead poisons you constantly. The Undead Merchant (Female) sells cures: get Blooming Purple Moss Clumps for toxin and Purple Moss Clumps for poison.
Unlock the door to Blighttown with the Blighttown Key and climb down.

Blighttown and Quelaag's Domain

Move slowly: Blowdart Snipers shoot poison darts from the shadows.
Make a running jump to the post to reach the Iaito.
Light the Blighttown Catwalk bonfire.
Drop below where the Iaito was for Blooming Purple Moss Clumps, cross the swaying bridge for Humanity, then return to the bonfire.
Past the bonfire, beware the trap floor next to a soul: it collapses.
Climb up to take the Shadow Set.
Move into the next section, watching for a Blowdart Sniper on a high ledge.
Go down the longest ladder, deal with the sniper and grab the Eagle Shield.
Up top, shoot the Parasitic Wall Hugger from a distance; the Power Within pyromancy waits below it.
Squeeze through the hole in the wall and climb down toward the boss fog gate.
Turn back and drop down to grab the Whip.
Drop again and follow the walkways toward the swamp, killing another sniper on the way.
Next to that sniper lie the Wanderer Set and the Falchion.
The swamp slows you badly, so equip the Rusted Iron Ring before the bottom and dash to the bonfire.
Light the Blighttown Swamp bonfire and open the chest in its tunnel for a Dragon Scale.
The swamp floor hides the Pyromancer Set, the Poison Mist pyromancy, Large Titanite Shards, the Server and some souls.
Up the big branch that leads to the Great Hollow are the Plank Shield on a body and Twin Humanities behind a fake wall.
The Infested Barbarians hurling boulders drop the Great Club when slain.
Giant Leeches are a decent optional source of Large Titanite Shards and Green Titanite Shards.
Climb the waterwheel, take two ladders and circle the ledge to kill the Blowdart Snipers.
A ladder leads down to some dogs; past them lies a Fire Keeper Soul.
Return to the bonfire as a human. Maneater Mildred invades; kill her for the Butcher Knife and Humanity.
Defeat Chaos Witch Quelaag.
If you defeated Maneater Mildred, her summon sign is next to the fog gate.
Ring the second Bell of Awakening in Quelaag's Domain.
Go down, strike the illusory wall and talk to Eingyi. Answer yes so he steps aside; if you answer no, reload and try again.
Eingyi sells Poison Mist and Toxic Mist only after an egg-head in Blighttown infests you.
With 11 or more Intelligence, Eingyi gives you a Pyromancy Flame.
Eingyi can also upgrade your Pyromancy Flame.
Talk to the Daughter of Chaos and optionally join the Chaos Servant covenant.
As a Chaos Servant, offering 30 Humanity opens a shortcut into Lost Izalith.
Reinforce your Estus Flask here with any Fire Keeper Soul you hold.
Light the Daughter of Chaos bonfire, then return to the swamp bonfire.
Optional co-op around levels 25–40.
If Quelana of Izalith is in the swamp, she can upgrade your Pyromancy Flame and sell pyromancies.
On a second climb up the wheel, a thin branch off the first ladder leads to the Crimson Set, the Tin Banishment Catalyst and the Remedy sorcery.
At the very top of this shanty town lies the Key to New Londo Ruins.
The exit opens onto the Valley of Drakes; bring the Undead Dragon down from range with arrows or magic.
Head back to Firelink Shrine.
If Lautrec is still alive he has now killed Anastacia. Pick up the Dingy Set and the Black Eye Orb from her cell.
The Crestfallen Warrior has new things to say; chat with him.
Talk to Griggs of Vinheim to buy sorceries (10 Intelligence needed).
Talk to Laurentius of the Great Swamp for a Pyromancy Flame, upgrades and pyromancies.
Talk to Petrus of Thorolund to buy miracles.
Before they set off, speak with Reah of Thorolund and her guards Vince of Thorolund and Nico of Thorolund.
Kingseeker Frampt now sits by the bonfire; he swaps items for souls.

Darkroot Basin

Warp or walk to the Undead Parish and use the bonfire over Andre's forge.
Hand the Large Ember to Andre of Astora; it unlocks higher upgrades for your weapons.
Kill the Titanite Demon by the Darkroot Garden gate for a Demon Titanite.
In Darkroot Garden, find the bonfire hidden behind a fake wall and unseal the great door with the Crest of Artorias. Leave it for later.
Head down to Darkroot Basin.
Climb into the watchtower and kill Havel the Rock for Havel's Ring.
Equip the Rusted Iron Ring for the lake.
Down by the lake the Crystal Golems come first; the Hydra then yields a Dragon Scale and the Dusk Crown Ring.
Pick up the Knight Set.
Kill the Golden Crystal Golem at the far end of the lake. Reload or leave the area if it is not there yet.
Talk to Dusk of Oolacile, who was trapped inside, and answer yes.
Summon Dusk with her sign near the Hydra's lake. Learn the Proper Bow gesture and buy sorceries or her catalyst.
Return to where the Golden Crystal Golem stood and take the Antiquated Set.
By the waterfall a ladder goes up, then a second one leads to the bridge.
On the far side of that bridge lies Darkroot Garden.

Darkroot Garden

Kill the three Giant Cats.
Lure out the Mushroom People and open the chest for the Enchanted Ember.
Head deeper to the broken tower by the bridge and open the chest behind it for the Stone Knight Set.
Alvina of the Darkroot Wood waits past the bridge. Swear to the Forest Hunter covenant if you like; she hands over the Cat Covenant Ring.
As a Forest Hunter, talk to Shiva of the East here so you can shop with him later.
If you did not join the covenant:
Kill Pharis for the Black Bow of Pharis and Pharis's Hat.
Clear the other hostile hunters in this part of the forest.
In the lower forest, kill the Ents and pick up the Eastern Set.
Go back to the bonfire through the Crest of Artorias door you opened.
Take the gap in the wall right of the door and head down. Picking up the soul on the right wakes three Ents.
Strike the tree to the right just after the fog gate; it hides a secret path.
In the hidden clearing, take down the Stone Knight first, then the one by the tower; the Wolf Ring is your reward.
On your way out, more Stone Knights and Ents wake up. Finish them.
Pick up the Elite Knight Set.
Look in a recess in the left-hand wall for the Partizan.
Defeat the Moonlight Butterfly.
Witch Beatrice can be summoned at the foot of the tower that leads to the boss. Summon her if you want her help against the Four Kings later.
The tower beside the arena holds the Watchtower Basement Key, the Divine Ember and a Homeward Bone.
Return to the bonfire.
Go back through the forest and defeat Great Grey Wolf Sif for the Covenant of Artorias. Grab the Hornet Ring from the corpse by the grave.
Optional co-op: summons are rare, but aim for levels 15–25 for the Butterfly and 20–50 for Sif.
Bring the Divine Ember to Andre of Astora and upgrade if needed.
Return to Firelink Shrine.
Reah and her guards have left for the Catacombs. Talk to Petrus of Thorolund if he is around; killing him now stops him from murdering Reah later.
Run down to New Londo Ruins and give the Enchanted Ember to Rickert of Vinheim.
As a Forest Hunter who met Shiva, visit him in Blighttown:
Learn the Look Skyward gesture from Shiva of the East.
His stock includes rare weapons and the East Wood Grain Ring.
When done shopping you can kill him and his bodyguard for their gear, but you will be expelled from the covenant.
If they escape, they return to the forest spot where you first met them.
Finally, head back to the Undead Parish bonfire by Andre's forge.

Sen's Fortress

Cross the bridge from the Parish into Sen's Fortress.
Cross the first blade walkway; a Serpent Mage tries to knock you off with magic.
Shoot that mage before the second walkway, and expect an arrow trap at its end.
Open the chest for Large Titanite Shards.
On the next walkway, watch for the rolling boulder and the Serpent Soldier at the far end.
Run halfway up the ramp, wait for a boulder to pass, then hurry to the top and open the chest for the Ring of Steel Protection.
Back toward the fog gate, the next room has an arrow trap that fires backwards.
Wait for a boulder, run up and leap left onto a wooden platform just before the broken pillar.
Both the Black Sorcerer Set and the Hush sorcery are on this platform.
At the boulder machine, turn it once to smash the wall, then again so boulders start filling the hole.
Grab the Shotel and talk to Siegmeyer of Catarina, who is napping nearby.
Behind the smashed wall, Big Hat Logan is locked in a hanging cage. Free him with the Master Key now, or come back with the Cage Key found later.
Back at the machine, aim the boulders outside.
The pit the boulders were filling holds the Covetous Gold Serpent Ring. Its chest is a mimic; pacify it with a Lloyd's Talisman for the Lightning Spear.
Ride the lift back to the boulder room and go on through the corridor, which has a multi-arrow trap.
Serpent Soldiers wait past the next swinging-blade bridge; they guard Large Titanite Shards.
On the last walkway, a Serpent Mage waits at the start and arrow traps fire at the end.
Pass the fog gate, wait for a gap in the firebombs and light the Sen's Fortress bonfire.
Kill the firebomb-throwing giant.
Jump the gap in the walkway and shop at the Crestfallen Merchant: Titanite Shards, Large Titanite Shards, Green Titanite Shards, the Thunder Stoneplate Ring and the Spell Stoneplate Ring.
Take the stairs below the merchant for the Cage Key. Use it to free Big Hat Logan if you have not yet.
Explore the roof area for Large Titanite Shards, the Sniper Crossbow with bolts, and the Flame Stoneplate Ring.
Kill Undead Prince Ricard for Ricard's Rapier, then grab the Divine Blessing and a Rare Ring of Sacrifice in the tower above.
Open the cage shortcut with the Cage Key; step in and out quickly so it goes down.
Defeat the Iron Golem; afterwards the bat demons carry you to Anor Londo.
Iron Knight Tarkus can be summoned in the tower across from the fog gate.
Optional co-op around levels 40–50.
Before leaving, wear the Rusted Iron Ring, ride the cage down and drop onto the ledge with the serpents. Kill them.
Two Titanite Demons share the first pit; they drop Demon Titanite, and the Scythe lies nearby.
Another pair of Titanite Demons lurks further in, each with Demon Titanite.
Leave the pit by the ladder, break the illusory wall, go up the next ladder and slay the giant who works the gate; he drops a Titanite Chunk.
Go back to the wooden ledge you used on the boulder ramp; the Slumbering Dragoncrest Ring lies below its far edge.
Rest at the bonfire, go up to the roof and let the bat demons take you to Anor Londo.

Anor Londo

Sprint by the Sentinels to the first building. Its bonfire (Anor Londo) is tended by the Darkmoon Knightess, who can strengthen your Estus Flask.
Head back for the pair of Sentinels you skipped; once they fall, their chest gives Demon Titanite.
The other two Sentinels guard the courtyard. Of its two chests, the right one is a mimic hiding the Crystal Halberd (use a Lloyd's Talisman); the left one is real and has Twinkling Titanite.
Ride the elevator down and kill the lightning-breathing Gargoyle on the rooftop.
Open the chest below for Demon Titanite, then walk up the buttresses into the chapel.
Walk along the rafters and hit the chandelier chain as you pass.
Hop down to the statue platform and roll through the pillars on the far side. A Painting Guardian guards a chest with a Divine Blessing.
Turn the lever once counter-clockwise to lower the platform, then kill the second Gargoyle.
The grand staircase is guarded by Sentinels and Batwing Demons; fight your way up.
Walk up the buttress and kill the right-hand Silver Knight Archer. Roll toward him rather than blocking until he switches to melee.
If you dare, kill the second archer on the other ledge for a Soul of a Hero.
Drop down past the first archer and go through the left door to light the Anor Londo Central Room bonfire.
Talk to Solaire of Astora here.
Cross the hallway and open the chest for Sunlight Medals.
Down the corridor, go through the left door and strike the illusory wall in the fireplace.
In the basement, open the four grouped chests for Havel's Set, Havel's Greatshield and the Dragon Tooth.
One chest down there on its own is a mimic; a Lloyd's Talisman puts it to sleep so you can take the Occult Club.
On the floor above wait two more mimics. Calm each with Lloyd's Talismans to collect Silver Coins and a Gold Coin.
Shoot the Titanite Demon from above until it dies.
A Silver Knight archer guards the far end of this hallway; take it out.
From the dead archer, take the right door up to the roof. A Silver Knight hides behind the door.
Deal with the archer to your right, then use the left-hand stairs: Siegmeyer of Catarina is waiting below.
Lure the four Silver Knights out of the room one by one and kill them.
Report back to Siegmeyer once the knights are gone; his thanks is the Tiny Being's Ring.
A chest inside the knights' room holds a pair of Demon Titanite.
Open the locked door from the inside, return to the rooftop and descend the staircase the archer was guarding.
Two Silver Knights patrol the hall beyond. Beat them, loot both chests for the Silver Knight Set and unbar the door that leads back to the bonfire.
Go back upstairs to the top of the great hall, circle the walkway and go down to the Giant Blacksmith.
Open the chest behind him for the Hawk Ring.
Talk to the Giant Blacksmith. Buy Titanite Shards, Large Titanite Shards, Green Titanite Shards or Twinkling Titanite, and make lightning or boss soul weapons.
A Titanite Chunk lies by the gate to the grand staircase; open the gate while you are there.
The Dragonslayer Greatbow sits on a ledge outside a broken window upstairs; hop out to grab it.
Return to the great hall and open the main door.
Top up at the bonfire first if your flasks are low.
Defeat Ornstein and Smough.
Solaire of Astora can be summoned near the steps by the archer in the great hall.
Hoping for human helpers? Their signs show up most often near the bonfire in the room past the archers.
Kill Ornstein first if you want the Soul of Smough (for Smough's Hammer) and his set from Domhnall.
Kill Smough first if you want the Soul of Ornstein (for the Dragonslayer Spear), the Leo Ring and Ornstein's set.
Ride one of the screw lifts and light the Chamber of the Princess bonfire.
Talk to Gwynevere, Princess of Sunlight, to receive the Lordvessel. Join the Princess's Guard if you wish.
Optional co-op around levels 40–50.
If Lautrec killed Anastacia, return to the great hall and use the Black Eye Orb to invade him.
Defeating him gives the Ring of Favor and Protection, Anastacia's soul, a Souvenir of Reprisal and Humanity.
At Firelink Shrine, use her soul to revive Anastacia of Astora, or use it as a Fire Keeper Soul.
Once Lautrec is dead, the Favor Set appears on the balcony above the Ornstein and Smough arena.
With the Lordvessel you can now warp between bonfires. Warp to Firelink Shrine.
Talk to the people at the shrine:
Talk to Griggs of Vinheim and Big Hat Logan.
Answer yes to Siegmeyer of Catarina to get the Emit Force miracle.
Hoping to become a Darkwraith later? Then leave Kingseeker Frampt alone for now.
Visit Domhnall of Zena under the aqueduct to buy boss armor.
Ride the crow back to the Northern Undead Asylum.

Undead Asylum Revisited

Mind the collapsing floor in the Asylum Demon's hall.
Defeat the Stray Demon below for a Titanite Slab.
A Black Knight now stands by the cell where you woke up. He drops a Red Titanite Chunk, and the Peculiar Doll is nearby.
Another Black Knight waits where your starter weapon used to lie; he too drops a Red Titanite Chunk.
Kill the now hollow Oscar, Knight of Astora, for the Crest Shield.
Warp back to Firelink Shrine.

New Londo Ruins and The Abyss

Visit the Undead Merchant (Female) in the aqueduct, buy all her Transient Curses and put them in your item slots.
Head down to New Londo Ruins.
On the way to the wooden bridges, the now hollow Crestfallen Warrior attacks.
Use a Transient Curse and keep it on your item bar to see when it wears off.
In the first part of the ruins, grab the Parrying Dagger and kill the Banshee for two Transient Curses.
Go through the fog gate.
Kick the ladder down, climb down and kill the two ghosts below so they stop rising through the floor.
Ghosts surface from the water near the house; clear them before you go in.
Climb the ladder in the fireplace and talk to Ingward for the Key to the Seal; he sells more Transient Curses.
Downstairs, a ledge holds the Cursebite Ring.
The far door leads to a Green Titanite Shard and Humanity; a jump onto the roof reaches a Rare Ring of Sacrifice.
The Key to the Seal opens the flood tower. Turn its lever clockwise and the water drains away.
Climb the tower for the Composite Bow and large arrows.
A lever and lift bring you down to the gate on the Valley of Drakes side.
The drakes here guard the Bandit Set and the Spider Shield, and a ladder leads up to the Red Tearstone Ring.
Go through the buildings and the fog gate into the drained city.
Kill the Darkwraiths and the Mass of Souls, grab the Humanity and trigger the lift shortcut to the start of the ruins.
Up through the small side door is a chest holding the Very Large Ember.
Out through the big door below: souls and six Cracked Red Eye Orbs.
An illusory wall nearby hides a chest with a Titanite Chunk.
Clear the next Darkwraiths and Mass of Souls and open the chest for another Titanite Chunk.
Equip the Covenant of Artorias ring before going down.
Drop into The Abyss and defeat the Four Kings.
Witch Beatrice can be summoned behind a pillar if you summoned her for the Moonlight Butterfly.
Optional co-op around levels 60–75.
If you have not placed the Lordvessel through Frampt, talk to Darkstalker Kaathe in the Abyss. Joining the Darkwraith covenant gives the Dark Hand.
Andre of Astora can use the Very Large Ember; warp to the Undead Parish and upgrade.
With the kings gone, the Witch Set and Beatrice's Catalyst appear in the Valley of Drakes below Firelink Shrine.
Pack three or more Purple Moss Clumps, then warp to the Daughter of Chaos bonfire.
Siegmeyer of Catarina is now stranded in the Blighttown swamp; giving him the moss earns the Pierce Shield.
Behind the chest at the top of the big branch is an illusory wall; strike it to enter The Great Hollow.

The Great Hollow

Light and rest at The Great Hollow bonfire below the first ladder.
Work your way down the branches; Crystal Lizards and Basilisks live here.
Near the top, roll into the central trunk to pick up the Cloranthy Ring.
Roll and drop onto the side branches to collect the titanite pieces.
After the first three Basilisks, a soul is hidden on the left as you leave their cave.
Two ladders down is the first canopy, where a pair of Basilisks waits.
Slide down the central ladder to the next canopy, kill four more Basilisks and take the soul.
Keep going down the branches and mushrooms and leave through the fog at the bottom into Ash Lake.

Ash Lake

Where the tree opens onto the shore, light the Ash Lake bonfire and rest.
Kill the Hydra for two Dragon Scales and grab a third from the corpse to its left.
A little dead tree on the sand holds a Dragon Scale.
Past that tree, a body at the water's edge on your left carries another Dragon Scale.
Climb the outer branch of the first giant tree, drop right onto a hidden ledge and go inside for the Great Magic Barrier miracle.
Follow the shore to the next tree, light the Stone Dragon bonfire and optionally join the Path of the Dragon with the Everlasting Dragon.
Cut off the Everlasting Dragon's tail for the Dragon Greatsword.
Carry Blooming Purple Moss Clumps in case the Engorged Zombies of the Painted World make you toxic.
Warp to Anor Londo.

Painted World of Ariamis

In Anor Londo, take the lift down, spin the platform lever counter-clockwise and walk into the chapel.
The chapel holds the Great Magic Weapon sorcery, the Black Iron Set, the Greatsword and the Black Iron Greatshield.
Examine the large painting while carrying the Peculiar Doll to enter the Painted World of Ariamis.
You land beside the Painted World of Ariamis bonfire; kindle it before exploring.
Use ranged attacks on Engorged Zombies to avoid toxic.
Climb onto the roof of the first building and shoot the two Crow Demons on the far tower so they come to you now instead of ambushing you.
Drop down for the Dried Finger, then go to the ground floor for a soul.
Clear the next building; two zombies hang from a ledge. Hit the rope holding the third zombie to drop it.
On the upper floor, a jump across the gap reaches a soul and the Egg Vermifuge; slide down the ladder after for the Painting Guardian Set.
Pull the Crow Demons from the tower one by one so you never fight more than one.
Climb the spiral staircase for the Red Sign Soapstone and drop to a ledge on the way down for a soul.
An Undead Dragon blocks the bridge. Once it falls, the bridge offers a soul, a Dragon Scale and the Bloodshield.
Through the tower's fog gate is a door that loops back to the bonfire; unlock it.
In the basement, pull the six Wheel Skeletons one by one with your bow and kill them.
Pick up the two souls, then work the lever that unlocks the gate on the way to the boss.
A false wall here hides tunnels with three Wheel Skeletons and the Annex Key; a special Engorged Zombie there drops the Fire Surge pyromancy.
Exit via the well ladder. Upstairs is a Ring of Sacrifice, and the zombie you cut down earlier carries Humanity.
Unlock the annex door with the Annex Key and go up the stairs.
Two Crow Demons wait on the rooftop to the left, and two more swoop in. The Vow of Silence miracle is the prize.
The Black Set waits inside the round tower; follow the stairs up.
The Dark Ember sits in the lower part of the annex.
Smash the wooden fence to reach Velka's Rapier; a drop into the building below gives a Gold Coin.
Return to the bonfire and restore your humanity.
As a human, linger in the spiked courtyard until Xanthous King Jeremiah invades. Defeating him gives the Notched Whip.
Souls lie around this courtyard, and a hidden nook behind a wall has the Acid Surge pyromancy.
Go through the gate you opened, cross the bridge past the zombies and kill the armored knight guarding the end for a Large Titanite Shard.
Reload the game before entering the boss fog; the Xanthous Set then appears nearby. Pick it up.
Talk to or fight Crossbreed Priscilla. She is peaceful unless you attack.
Cut her tail during the fight for Priscilla's Dagger.
Optional co-op around levels 55–60.
Jump off the bridge ledge to leave the painting and return to Anor Londo.
Outside the chapel, spin the lever clockwise to return the platform, then go back to the first Anor Londo bonfire.
Warp to the Undead Parish and give the Dark Ember to Andre of Astora.
Next, return to Anor Londo and set off for The Duke's Archives.

The Duke's Archives

Kill the two Mecha Boars at the entrance and rest at The Duke's Archives bonfire.
Ride the first lift up and kill the Crystal Golem to get the Broken Pendant, the item that opens the DLC portal.
Clear the crystal hollows and the Channeler and pick up the soul.
Take the left-hand stairs and open the chest for Twinkling Titanite.
Circle round for Twinkling Titanite on the balcony and the Crystal Knight Shield from a mimic.
Ride up one floor and lure out the crystal hollow. A Crystal Lizard on the stairs drops two Twinkling Titanite if you are fast.
Wear a Rare Ring of Sacrifice and enter Seath the Scaleless's fog. You are meant to lose this fight.
Rest at the Duke's Archives Prison bonfire and kill the serpent guard for the Archive Tower Cell Key.
Leave your cell, try to kill the two serpent men that run past, then the four Pisacas chasing them.
Climb the stairs and ladder, edge left along the ledge and drop into a cell; it holds the Maiden Set and the White Seance Ring.
Dropping into the third cell gives the Archive Prison Extra Key, which opens the second cell for a soul.
At the bottom, two weeping Pisacas drop the Soothing Sunlight and Bountiful Sunlight miracles. Big Hat Logan is locked up nearby; talk to him.
Climb the ladder, kill the two serpent men, stop the alarm and open the chest for the Archive Tower Giant Door Key.
Return to your cell, open its other door, drop down for a soul and keep dropping back down to the alarm.
With the Giant Door Key, climb all the way back and unlock the door above the ladder.
Beyond it, one Channeler stands on a ledge and another waits around the bend; kill both.
Head left, rotate the staircase, go down for Twinkling Titanite in a chest and come back up.
Top up your health, then drop onto the second rotating staircase.
Climb those stairs for the Strong Magic Shield sorcery.
Spin the stairs, descend, kill the archer on the ledge and slide down the ladder. A lever there opens the bookcase shortcut.
In the larger room, take the Symbol of Avarice from a mimic and the enchanted Falchion from another mimic in the far right corner.
The remaining chests, including one hidden behind a bookcase, give the Channeler Set, the Archive Tower Giant Cell Key and the Crystal Ember.
In the smaller room, open the chest for a Blue Titanite Chunk.
Slip out through the bookcase and light the Duke's Archives Balcony bonfire.
Clear both library rooms, including the archer on top of the shelves and the Channelers.
Rotate the staircase and jump from its lower steps onto the bookshelf while it turns to reach the chest with Avelyn.
In the big room a lever lowers the stairs. Grab the Prism Stones from the chest there before heading through the fog gate.
A Golden Crystal Golem in the garden holds Sieglinde of Catarina; break it and agree when she asks her question.
The remaining Crystal Golems guard the Crystalline Set and a Blue Titanite Chunk.
From the garden, descend into the Crystal Cave.

Crystal Cave

The first hidden bridge leads to a Humanity.
A second hidden bridge leads to a Crystal Golem. Beyond it, drop left and go back into the little tunnel to catch three Crystal Lizards.
From there, another unseen path slopes down to the Blue Titanite Slab.
Up again, a Golden Crystal Golem guards a Blue Titanite Chunk.
Take the last invisible path to the soul in front of a Moonlight Butterfly; it will usually attack you.
The Man-Eater Shells drop Purging Stones and Twinkling Titanite; the Covetous Gold Serpent Ring improves your odds.
Defeat Seath the Scaleless.
Destroy the Primordial Crystal behind him first; until then he cannot be hurt.
His long tail can be severed for the Moonlight Greatsword.
Optional co-op around levels 60–75.
Go back to the balcony bonfire, through the bookcase shortcut and into the small room to talk to Big Hat Logan and buy sorceries.
For Big Hat's Set, buy all of his sorceries so he leaves and goes hollow.
Need only the White Dragon Breath sorcery, the Big Hat and the Tin Crystallization Catalyst? Then killing him right away is fine.
After he leaves, find him hollow in the room where you first met Seath, kill him and come back to this room for Big Hat's Set in a new chest.
Climb back up the ladder, rotate the stairs, go out to the balcony and back into the prison tower.
Go to the very bottom and open the gate with the Archive Tower Giant Cell Key for a Fire Keeper Soul.
Back in the Archives, the first archive room on the second floor has a lever that summons the elevator; pull it.
In the room where you first met Seath, open the chest for the Large Magic Ember and grab the soul on the balcony.
Warp to Firelink Shrine, talk to Sieglinde of Catarina (answer yes) and go down to reinforce your Estus Flask.
Go to New Londo Ruins and give the Large Magic Ember to Rickert of Vinheim.
Warp to the Chamber of the Princess and give the Crystal Ember to the Giant Blacksmith.
Next stop is the Demon Ruins: warp to the Daughter of Chaos bonfire, descend and light the first bonfire you reach.

Demon Ruins

Defeat Ceaseless Discharge.
Picking up the Gold-Hemmed Black Set behind him is what starts the fight.
Restore your humanity before descending further.
Knight Kirk invades again here; beat him for the Spiked Shield and the Barbed Straight Sword.
A Burrowing Rockworm guards the platform below. Kill it, then light the Demon Ruins Central bonfire.
Go down the stairs and left along the ledge to the chest with the Large Flame Ember; Rockworms hide in the floor.
Back at the fog gate, Chaos Servants at rank +2 can go down to the right to open the shortcut to Lost Izalith.
To save Solaire, kill the bug-headed creatures there to get the Sunlight Maggot before he arrives.
The fog gate leads to the Demon Firesage; it leaves behind the Demon's Catalyst.
Behind the Stone Demons, a staircase leads to a Soul of a Brave Warrior.
Optional co-op around levels 55–60.
Upstairs is a shortcut that links straight back to Quelaag's Domain; open it.
Go back and down to the Demon Ruins Lower bonfire.
Defeat the Centipede Demon.
Cutting off its tail drops the Orange Charred Ring early, but it also drops the ring when it dies.
A Green Titanite Shard lies in the clearing off to the right.
Wear the Orange Charred Ring to reduce lava damage.
Optional co-op around level 60+.
Leave by the tunnel, rest at the Lost Izalith Entrance bonfire and talk to Solaire of Astora if he is there.
Continue into Lost Izalith.

Lost Izalith

Two souls lie on the path to the first ruined building, and a chest inside holds a third.
The next building has a branch you can run up for Twin Humanities.
Drop to the building's base, hit its illusory wall and rest at the Lost Izalith Lava Field bonfire as a human.
Enter the ruins and take the soul hidden on the left just before the stairs.
Up the stairs, kill the Chaos Eater and the hostile Chaos Servant sorceress for the Izalith Catalyst, then kill Knight Kirk when he invades.
A second Chaos Eater guards a chest with the Chaos Fire Whip pyromancy.
Follow the branch down and clear out every Stone Demon.
A Titanite Demon here drops Demon Titanite. Skipped the Chaos Servant shortcut? Open it now and slay the bugs for the Sunlight Maggot.
Walk to the left of the alcove to trigger the collapsing floor.
Wear the Rusted Iron Ring and walk down the branch. Do not talk to Siegmeyer of Catarina yet; kill all but one Chaos Eater from above with ranged attacks.
Now talk to Siegmeyer, follow him into the pit and keep him above half health while you finish the last Chaos Eaters.
With the pit clear, collect a soul and Green Titanite Shards, then speak to him once more.
The tunnels hold a chest with a Red Titanite Slab, plus a Red Titanite Chunk at the top of some stairs.
Climb back up the branches to the boss fog gate.
Defeat the Bed of Chaos.
Break the right root first, then the left one, then drop through the middle and strike the bug.
Optional co-op around levels 60–75.
Warp to the Daughter of Chaos bonfire and pick up the Thorns Set now lying there.
Some Taurus Demons now roam the Demon Ruins; beat them and fish the Chaos Flame Ember and a soul out of the lava.
Back at Firelink Shrine, have another word with Sieglinde of Catarina.
Travel to the Stone Dragon bonfire and follow the beach to the Ash Lake bonfire. Sieglinde is there and gives you a Titanite Slab.
With a divine weapon ready, warp to Firelink Shrine and go down into The Catacombs.

The Catacombs

Go down to the Catacombs Entrance bonfire, kill the Necromancer and pull the first switch.
Take out the next Necromancer with a ranged attack.
Clear the room it stood in and take the Lucerne from the side room.
Clear onward: a soul lies by the archer, and outside past the spike statues the second switch has another soul next to it.
Cross the bridge and kill the next Necromancer quickly.
A side room to the right has a weak floor. Fall through and catch the two Crystal Lizards while dodging the spike statues.
Climb out by the ladder and fall through another weak floor to return to the second switch.
Recross the bridge, then drop left three times; the Great Scythe and the third switch are down there.
The fourth switch is outside; after it, roll into the fake wall to find the Catacombs Bridge bonfire.
The fog gate past the bridge leads to a cracked wall; break it, drop down and clean out the room below.
Go up the steps, watch for the giant skeleton dropping from the ceiling and open the coffin for the Darkmoon Seance Ring.
Leave through the broken wall, climb the steps, kill the Necromancer and climb the ladder.
The Tranquil Walk of Peace miracle is up there; a weak floor nearby drops you back near the entrance.
Cross all the bridges back to the building full of coffins.
Before the Titanite Demon, rest in the left-hand coffin. It carries you to Nito's tomb, where you may join the Gravelord Servant covenant.
After the coffin brings you back, break the wall at the end of the corridor and fall through the floor; a Black Knight there drops a White Titanite Chunk.
Kill all the Wheel Skeletons from above with ranged attacks before you drop down.
Take the tunnel near the drop and kill the Necromancer for the Skull Lantern.
Climb the two ladders back to the coffin building, go outside and drop to the ledge with Paladin Leeroy's summon sign.
One ledge lower lie the Cleric Set and the Mace.
Defeat Pinwheel.
Paladin Leeroy can be summoned from the ledge above the Wheel Skeleton area.
Pinwheel drops the Rite of Kindling, which lets you kindle bonfires further.
You also get one random mask from it: Mask of the Father, Mask of the Mother or Mask of the Child.
Optional co-op around levels 20–40 or 55–65.
Behind the arena a ladder leads up to the Tomb of the Giants.

Tomb of the Giants

Wear the Sunlight Maggot if you have it, or hold the Skull Lantern in your left hand.
Slide down the coffin ramp and take the ladder down to the Tomb of the Giants bonfire.
Back up the ladder, follow the ledge to the right and fall into the hole; giant skeletons guard the Large Divine Ember.
Past a fake wall on the ledge, a ladder leads to bone towers and Reah's two hollowed guards. Kill them all but don't speak to Reah yet.
Grab the White Titanite Chunk, a Skull Lantern and souls, then climb back up.
Patches the Hyena waits by a pit. Answer no to him and he kicks you in.
Talk to Reah of Thorolund in the pit to receive Replenishment.
Climb up and talk to Patches again, answering no, for Twin Humanities.
Beyond him and the fog gate, a Black Knight rushes you; put him down.
Shoot the archer, take the soul and jump down. Bone towers ambush you around the Covetous Silver Serpent Ring.
Jump across, kill the giant skeleton, then follow the left wall up for the Effigy Shield.
From the last giant skeleton, keep your left hand on the wall until you reach the Tomb of the Giants Lower bonfire; become human there.
Go down the path for a White Titanite Chunk, take the ladder and kill Paladin Leeroy when he invades for Sanctus and Grant.
A Crystal Lizard hides in the tunnel; kill it fast.
The tunnel ends at a ledge with Pinwheel clones; clear them for a soul and the White Titanite Slab.
Defeat Gravelord Nito.
After the fight, pick up the Paladin Set; reload if it does not appear.
Rest at the Altar of the Gravelord bonfire and warp to Firelink Shrine.

Miscellaneous Tasks

Drop into the Firelink Altar, place the Lord Souls in the Lordvessel, warp back and talk to Anastacia of Astora so she kindles the shrine bonfire to the maximum.
Talk to Patches the Hyena at Firelink Shrine to learn the Prostration gesture and buy from him:
Heal and Great Heal Excerpt miracles.
Mask of the Father, Mask of the Mother and Mask of the Child (8,000 souls each).
Various other weapons and items, including the Crescent Axe.
Ride the crow to the asylum and trade with Snuggly:
Give the Sunlight Maggot for the Old Witch's Ring.
Give the Sack for the Demon's Great Hammer.
Give the Skull Lantern for the Ring of Fog.
Many other items trade for titanite and miscellaneous rewards.
At the Undead Parish, talk to Reah of Thorolund to learn the Prayer gesture and buy miracles before Petrus gets to her.
Give the Large Divine Ember to Andre of Astora.
Vamos hides deep in The Catacombs: hop from the first bridge to the second, go down the ledges and the spiral stairs, then drop to his forge.
Give Vamos the Large Flame Ember and the Chaos Flame Ember.
Warp to Anor Londo.
With the Darkmoon Seance Ring worn, take the lift down, spin the platform lever counter-clockwise and use the Darkmoon Tomb bonfire.
The Ring of the Sun's Firstborn lies here; you can also swear to the Blade of the Darkmoon now.
If you would rather not join, go through the fog gate and defeat Dark Sun Gwyndolin.
Afterwards, open the chests for the Sunlight Blade miracle and the Brass Set.
Domhnall of Zena now sells the Gwyndolin Moonlight Set.
The Darkmoon Knightess turns hostile at the first Anor Londo bonfire and drops a Fire Keeper Soul.
Before leaving, turn the platform lever back to its upper position.
Optional: attack Gwynevere to darken Anor Londo; Blade of the Darkmoon invaders will then hunt you.
Without the DLC, skip ahead to New Game Plus Preparation.

Sanctuary Garden, Oolacile Sanctuary and Royal Wood

Go to Darkroot Basin and examine the dark portal near where the Golden Crystal Golem stood (requires the Broken Pendant and Dusk rescued).
Rest at the Sanctuary Garden bonfire, go through the fog and defeat the Sanctuary Guardian.
Cut its tail for the Guardian Tail.
Up the path is Oolacile Sanctuary. Light its bonfire and say yes when Elizabeth asks her question.
A corpse nearby holds Humanity. Below lies Royal Wood; deal with the first group of Ents and Stone Guardians.
Three pickups in this clearing: Guardian Gauntlets up the right-hand tower, a Blue Titanite Slab in the central chest, Guardian Leggings off to the left.
Cross the bridge on the left, avoid Kalameet's flames, kill the Crystal Lizard and deal with the Stone Guardian that appears.
On the left a gap leads down and across to more Ents and a Stone Guardian; drop over and clear them.
Loot nearby: the Guardian Helm on a ledge, and the Guardian Armor with Gough's Great Arrows where the Stone Guardian was.
Pick up the Elizabeth's Mushroom in a hidden alcove.
Return over the gap; more Ents lurk on the left, and a Gold Coin lies among them.
Near the tower stand two Stone Guardians. Once they are down, chase the Crystal Lizard before it vanishes.
Grab the soul behind the tower, ride the elevator down and take the soul around the corner at the bottom.
Marvelous Chester waits past the bridge. Agree to his question, trade if you like, then take the elevator to unlock a shortcut.
Go through the fog and defeat Knight Artorias.
After a reload, Lord's Blade Ciaran kneels at the grave. Hand her the Soul of Artorias, or fight her for the Lord's Blade Set, Dark Silver Tracer and Gold Tracer.
The second exit of the arena leads into Oolacile Township, where a bonfire waits just inside.
Go back into Royal Wood, follow the path beside the elevator down into the valley and take the soul on the left at the bottom.
Follow the gorge onward and down a ladder past a Crystal Lizard. Let Black Dragon Kalameet strike at you once, then retreat to the bonfire.

Oolacile Township

Have a light source: the Skull Lantern, the Sunlight Maggot or the Cast Light sorcery.
Stay to the right on the steps down, picking up souls, then circle behind the building and roll onto the ledge below.
Use your light on the illusory wall of the building on the left and open the chest for the Silver Pendant.
Clear the second building: its chest has the Dark Orb sorcery, and the Bloathead Sorcerer on the outside ledge drops the I'm sorry Carving.
Back on the main path, cross the wooden bridge and survive Marvelous Chester's invasion.
Finish crossing, get the Very good! Carving from a mimic and shoot the Bloathead Sorcerer below.
Halfway down the stairs, cross onto the rooftop and kill the Crystal Lizard (reload if it is missing).
Over the walkway, the next building's ground floor is dangerous. Clear it with care for Rubbish, the Dark Fog sorcery and a soul.
Go upstairs, reveal the illusory wall with your light and open the chest for a Red Titanite Chunk.
Return across the rafters and roll onto the balcony; a mimic there carries the Crest Key.
Drop onto the roof from the next room and climb across it for Twin Humanities.
Jump down, unlock the lift shortcut and light the bonfire.
The Crest Key opens a door up the right-hand stairs near the colosseum.
Hawkeye Gough sits inside. Say yes twice and he agrees to shoot Kalameet out of the sky; he also sells the Hello Carving and Thank you Carving.
Return to Royal Wood, go down to the valley and defeat Black Dragon Kalameet.
Cut his tail for the Obsidian Greatsword.
He drops the Calamity Ring when he dies.
Then collect the souls, the Titanite Slab in a chest behind the waterfall and Gough's Great Arrows at the far end of the valley.
Hawkeye Gough rewards the dragon's death with Gough's Greatbow; visit him in the colosseum tower.
Ride the elevator shortcut down, clear the Bloatheads and kill the Chained Prisoner for the Chain Helm and Chain Leggings.
Summon the lift, slay the Bloathead riding it and light the Oolacile Township Dungeon bonfire.

Chasm of the Abyss

Keep your light source out. On the way down are a Crystal Lizard and a pack of Bloatheads; the Dark Bead sorcery is the prize.
An illusory floor on the left leads to a ghostly figure; follow it to an elevator that links back to Royal Wood.
Behind a hidden wall lower down, the young Sif is surrounded by Humanity Phantoms. Rescue him and pick up the Cleansing Greatshield.
Further down on the left, wipe out the Humanity Phantoms guarding the Black Flame pyromancy.
Back up the slope, a Bloathead Sorcerer guards Twin Humanities.
A big crowd of Humanity Phantoms stands over a drop; clear them and jump down for the Help me! Carving.
Descend once more and walk to the stone pillar for the White Titanite Slab. Equip the Silver Pendant before the boss.
Defeat Manus, Father of the Abyss.
If you saved the young Sif, his summon sign is inside the boss arena.
Once the Chasm of the Abyss bonfire appears, warp over to Oolacile Sanctuary; Elizabeth gives you three Elizabeth's Mushrooms.
Warp back to Firelink Shrine.

New Game Plus Preparation

Gather Humanity if you are short, then kindle the bonfires you use most.
Collect any titanite pieces or Crystal Lizards you skipped.
Do a last round of the shops for any sorcery, miracle, pyromancy or item you still lack.
Upgrade the weapons you plan to use.
Make any remaining trades with Snuggly.
Stock up on consumables such as arrows from the various vendors.
Buy any boss or NPC armor you want from Domhnall of Zena.
Optional: kill the Daughter of Chaos and the Darkmoon Knightess for their Fire Keeper Souls and give them to Anastacia of Astora.
Optional: kill the blacksmiths to collect their drops.
Optional: kill the remaining merchants for their drops.
Return to Firelink Shrine.

Kiln of the First Flame

Drop into the Firelink Altar and place any Lord Souls you have not offered yet; the way to the Kiln opens once all are placed.
Farm the Black Knights in the Kiln for titanite chunks and rare weapon drops.
The Black Knight Set rests on a beam along the way.
Optional co-op around levels 65–80.
Defeat Gwyn, Lord of Cinder.
Touch the bonfire that appears to link the fire and earn To Link the Fire.
Or walk back out through the fog gate to become the Dark Lord and earn that achievement instead.
Congratulations. Starting NG+ keeps your gear; use the next cycle for the items that need more than one playthrough.

New Game Plus and Beyond

As a rank +1 Warrior of Sunlight, offer the Soul of Gwyn, Lord of Cinder at the Sunlight Altar for the Sunlight Spear miracle.
Kill the other member of Ornstein and Smough last to get the soul you could not take in your first cycle.
Use second copies of the Soul of Sif, Soul of Quelaag, Soul of the Moonlight Butterfly, Soul of Gwyndolin, Core of an Iron Golem and Soul of Priscilla for the weapons you could not afford the first time.
A third Soul of Sif is needed to own the Greatsword of Artorias, Greatshield of Artorias and Greatsword of Artorias (Cursed) at once.
Cut the tails of the Hellkite, Gaping Dragon, Everlasting Dragon, Seath, Priscilla and Kalameet again if you missed a tail weapon.
Farm the Black Knights in the Kiln for the Black Knight Sword, Greatsword, Greataxe, Halberd and Shield.
Farm Silver Knights in Anor Londo for the Silver Knight Straight Sword, Silver Knight Spear and Silver Knight Shield.
Farm the Stone Knights in Darkroot Garden for the Stone Greatsword and Stone Greatshield; Sentinels drop the Giant's Halberd.
Farm Channelers in the Duke's Archives for the Channeler's Trident.
Repeat any missable NPC events or choices you got wrong in the first cycle.