Dark Souls 3 Perfect SL6 Usurpation of Fire Playthrough

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  + DARK SOULS III +
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 SOUL LEVEL 6 DEPRIVED
  USURPATION OF FIRE
 "PERFECT" WALKTHROUGH
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AUTHOR'S NOTE: This guide assumes that the player will explore thoroughly, and so does not document the location of every single item that can be easily purchased or earned via invasion later, such as Titanite, Mosses, or Embers. This also assumes the player wants the fullest story experience and the absolute maximum arsenal the game will allow, which means the player *will have to summon NPCs for some bosses* in order to fulfill story requirements or unlock NPC armor sets.
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+ OFFLINE COVENANTS FARMING +
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To fully unlock all covenant items, you will need 30 of each covenant offering. They can be obtained either by farming rare drops from NPC enemies; alternatively, if online, invading (Rosaria's Fingers/Mound-makers/Warriors of Sunlight), defending locations (Watchdogs of Farron/Aldrich Faithful) or protecting the invaded (Blue Sentinels/Blades of the Darkmoon).
ITEMS NEEDED
 -Crystal Sage's Rapier (transpose Soul of Crystal Sage)
 -Symbol of Avarice (Mimic rare drop)
 -Covetous Gold Serpent Ring (Siegward's dungeon cell)
 -Rusted Coin (Patches's store inventory)
PALE TONGUE: Darkwraith (Farron Keep, near Farron Keep Perimeter bonfire)
VERTEBRA SHACKLE: Carthus Swordsman Skeleton (spread throughout Catacombs of Carthus)
WOLF'S BLOOD SWORDGRASS: Ghru [any that wield weapons] (throughout Farron Keep)
HUMAN DREG: Devout of the Deep (Anor Londo, after Pontiff Sulyvahn bonfire)
PROOF OF A CONCORD KEPT: Silver Knight (Anor Londo, near Anor Londo bonfire)
SUNLIGHT MEDAL: Lothric Knight (spread throughout Lothric Castle [duh])

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+ PICKLE-PEE/PUMP-A-RUM CROW TRADES +
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Siegbrau --------------> Armor of the Sun [Solaire]
Lightning Urn ---------> Iron Helm [Solaire]
Homeward Bone ---------> Iron Bracelets [Solaire]
Seed of a Giant Tree --> Iron Leggings [Solaire]
Mendicant's Staff -----> Sunlight Shield [Solaire]

Vertebra Shackle ------> Lucatiel Mask

Alluring Skull --------> "Hello" Carving
Divine Blessing -------> "Very Good" Carving
Hidden Blessing -------> "Thank You" Carving
Shriving Stone --------> "I'm Sorry" Carving
Sacred Chime [any] ----> "Help Me" Carving

Coiled Sword Fragment -> Titanite Slab

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+ SURVIVING AS A LEVEL 6 +
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As a level 6 Deprived, you will be the ultimate early-game invader, capable of invading up to level 26ish players. Watchdogs of Farron will auto-invade continuously, Rosaria's Fingers and Mound-makers will invade within minutes of Red Orb activation. But you must be armed appropriately. Keeping in mind that invasions are affected both by Soul Level *and* your highest weapon upgrade level (this only cares about your highest-upgraded item, whether in storage or otherwise, weapon, staff, shield, anything that is used in combat), it's important not to upgrade your weapon past +3 for the initial invasions. If upgraded too far, you won't be able to invade early-game areas like Road of Sacrifices or Undead Settlement.

ULTIMATE "TRUE" DEPRIVED EQUIPMENT:
 -Loincloth (given at beginning of game)
 -Master's Attire (Sword Master)
 -Master's Gloves (Sword Master)
 -Ragged Mask (*OPTIONAL*; in swamp to left of Farron Keep bonfire)
 -RIGHT HAND: Astora Straight Sword +3, "Raw" infusion (smithy room in High Wall of Lothric)
 -RIGHT HAND (SECONDARY): Light Crossbow +3 (optional, used sparingly for hanging corpse items and luring single enemies from groups; otherwise unequipped)
 -LEFT HAND: Caestus +3, "Simple" infusion (Undead Settlement sewer)
 -LEFT HAND (SECONDARY): Pyromancer's Flame +3 (for Carthus Flame Arc)
 -LEFT HAND (TERTIARY): Torch (optional, used *ONLY* for Cathedral of the Deep graveyard to remove maggot Bleeding effect; otherwise unequipped)
 -RING: Prisoner's Chain (Soul of Champion Gundyr transposition)
 -RING: Ring of Steel Protection (Archdragon Peak, on right side of Ancient Wyvern arena, near some pillars on a broken ledge)
 -RING: Lloyd's Sword Ring (on corpse near first giant in Cathedral of the Deep)
 -RING: Lloyd's Shield Ring (Shrine Handmaid, after given Paladin's Ashes [bottom of staircase near 'Cathedral of the Deep' bonfire])
 -SPELL: Carthus Flame Arc

This does not mean you are limited to this equipment, particularly the armor, but the rings are among the best for your build. Because you are limited by your level, the Prisoner's Chain is a *massive* boon in early-game invasions. Suddenly, you're not a level 6 with 13 Vigor, 12 Faith (meaningless to your equipment except for meeting Astora Straight Sword requirements), and 10 in everything else—you're a level 6 with *18* Vigor, *15* Endurance, and *15* Vitality. Your health and equip load is increased by this one ring more than both a Life Ring and a Ring of Favor would give you, because they're percentage-based rather than flat attribute increases.

Though the Prisoner's Chain increases your damage taken by 10%, the Ring of Steel Protection nullifies that by giving you back 10% physical damage absorption, and Lloyd's Shield Ring gives you an additional 25% damage absorption for the first hit you take; because your health is so low, every Estus (if you've been getting all Undead Bone Shards) you drink will restore your health to *max,* thus ensuring any major hit you take at max health will be significantly reduced.

Because your goal is to keep your health maxed, you will also be benefiting from the 10% damage increase of the Lloyd's Sword Ring and outputting disturbing amounts of damage with nothing more than a Raw Astora Straight Sword, which is unusual for how well it scales with Raw infusion compared to other weapons [most likely, From designed it purposely for low-level Deprived builds like this].

OTHER OPTIONS:
 -SHIELD: Silver Eagle Kite Shield (High Wall of Lothric, in chest)
 -RING: Flynn's Ring (Undead Settlement, after Demon fight)
 -RING: Hornet Ring (Dark Firelink)
 -RING: Carthus Milkring (Catacombs of Carthus)
 -ARMOR: Anything that doesn't take you over 69.9% equip load

If you don't like not being able to equip at least one shield with 100% physical block, the Silver Eagle Kite Shield is your saving grace. With the lowest physical requirements of any 100% phys-block shields, you only need to sacrifice one level of Yoel's gift from Vigor to Strength (final changes: 12 Vigor, 11 Strength, 12 Faith), and you'll have a shield that can safely absorb full damage from purely-physical blows.

As far as rings, Prisoner's Chain and Ring of Steel Protection are must-haves. They are critical to your survivability, so obtain them ASAP. Lloyd's Shield/Sword Rings can be replaced as you like, however.

Another option, if you keep your armor limited to rags, is Flynn's Ring, which can increase attack by *UP TO* 15% based on your current *RAW WEIGHT* (*NOT* equip load percentage), granting 8~% flat damage increase around 10.0 weight. With this equipment set (minus Ragged Mask), you will be at 10.3 weight. Your attack power will drop from 235 (with Lloyd's Sword Ring) to 234 (with Flynn's Ring), but your damage will be consistent and not health-based.

*Only if you are CONFIDENT in your parrying ability* should you use the Hornet Ring. If you're confident and able to land those parries on other players (or even NPC enemies) consistently, the Hornet Ring will grant a roughly 30+% damage increase on your ripostes, and can deal overconfident players a deathblow from the very start of the battle.

If you do decide to wear more armor then mere rags, even if it's the shield, don't bother with Flynn's Ring, as it will be severely weakened by the excess weight. Keep to the Lloyd's rings, and make sure your equip load never exceeds 69.9% so you don't start fat-rolling.

The Carthus Milkring is for extremely select circumstances: specifically, Irithyll Dungeon and its collection of soldering iron-wielding assholes. Because the Carthus Milkring grants invisibility when you roll, you can use it to break line of sight with the Jailers, whose haunting gaze otherwise decreases your already-meager max health. When their eyes start to glow, *IMMEDIATELY* begin rolling until you are behind them, then backstab them for critical damage and finish them off before they can get back up.

The Ring of Favor may be tempting, but ignore its siren call. The health increase is minimal when you take away the Ember (and you will always be lacking Embers in dark spirit form), and the stamina increase (from 102 to 111 with Prisoner's Chain) might sound appealing, but the extra stamina will not give you even one additional stroke in your chain of attacks. Without the Ring of Favor, you will be able to do six normal swings of the sword. With the Ring of Favor... you will still only be able to do six normal swings of the sword. It's not worth the additional weight and loss of defense (if replacing a Lloyd's Shield) or the loss of attack power (if replacing a Flynn's, Hornet's, or Lloyd's Sword).

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+ CEMETERY OF ASH +
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-> Start Game as Deprived, with Burial Gift of 7x Rusted Gold Coin
BOSS: Iudex Gundyr [WEAK: Fire/Frost/Riposte RESIST: Dark/Bleed *Parryable*]
- Defeat Sword Master Saber
- Use upraised tree root to jump onto Firelink Shrine roof, then enter shrine rafters to obtain Covetous Silver Serpent Ring (behind illusory wall) and Estus Shard
- Meet and speak with everyone in Firelink Shrine (obtain "Hurrah" gesture from Andre and "Collapse" gesture from Hawkwood on the stairs)

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+ HIGH WALL OF LOTHRIC +
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- Obtain Broadsword, Astora Straight Sword, Cell Key and Estus Shard from smithy room with greataxe/halberd Hollows, past the spear-wielding Lothric Knight
- Equip Broadsword (this will be your primary weapon until you have the 12 Faith needed to equip Astora Straight Sword)
- Rescue Greirat
- Obtain Raw Gem from Crystal Lizard
- After escaping/killing Winged Knight, use Ember
- Open shortcut to High Wall of Lothric bonfire
- Speak with Emma and exhaust her dialogue

* Summon Lion Knight Albert (room after Winged Knight area, in corner of terrace by some bushes)
* Summon Sword Master (just before boss room)
BOSS: Vordt of the Boreal Valley [WEAK: Dark/Fire RESIST: Slash/Thrust *NOT Parryable*]

-> Travel via gargoyle to Undead Settlement
- Rescue Yoel of Londor
- Light Undead Settlement bonfire
-> Return to Firelink Shrine
- Exhaust Yoel's dialogue and unlock true power once [Faith -> 11]
-> Travel to Undead Settlement
- Jump off nearby ledge twice, making sure to reclaim any lost souls (gain 2 Hollowing)
-> Return to Firelink Shrine
- Unlock true power with Yoel a second time [Faith -> 12]
- Infuse Astora Straight Sword as Raw with Andre
- Reinforce Raw Astora Straight Sword to a max of +3
- Equip Raw Astora Straight Sword
-> Travel to Undead Settlement
- Jump off nearby ledge seven times (gain 14 Hollowing for total of 16 Hollowing)
-> Return to Firelink Shrine
- Unlock true power with Yoel three more times [Vigor -> 13 or Vigor -> 12 / Strength -> 11 if you wish to use Silver Eagle Kite Shield] (Yoel will comment on "ample strength"), then exhaust his dialogue
- You will now be Soul Level 6; do not level past this to maintain invasion capability
-> Reload the area (quit and reload the save)
- Meet Yuria of Londor and exhaust her dialogue

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+ UNDEAD SETTLEMENT +
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- Find Loretta
- Obtain and equip Caestus from sewer; begin mastering parries against basic enemies, as this will come in extraordinarily useful in PvP
- Open three shortcuts (sewer to Dilapidated Bridge bonfire; boss room door; door to cliffside bridge)
- Roll off bridge and light Cliffside bonfire
- Rescue Cornyx
- Obtain Fire Clutch Ring (pier leading from firebombing Hollows)
- Obtain Mortician's Ashes (graveyard where giant shoots giant arrows)
-> Return to Firelink Shrine
- Give Loretta's Bone to Greirat
- Give Mortician's Ashes to Shrine Handmaiden
- Purchase Grave Key from Shrine Handmaiden (1,500 souls)
-> Reload the area
- Speak with Greirat (mourning Loretta) and obtain "Collapse" Gesture
-> Reload the area
- Speak with Greirat and send him to loot Undead Settlement
-> Return to Undead Settlement
- Unlock door in sewer with Grave Key
- Rescue Irina of Carim and exhaust her dialogue
- Meet Eygon of Carim and exhaust his dialogue
- Meet Siegward of Catarina and exhaust his dialogue
- Fight Demon with Siegward
- Speak with Siegward and exhaust his dialogue again (Siegbrau, Toast/Sleep gestures)
- Obtain Pale Tongue and Northern Armor set from the two hanging corpses beyond the Demon arena
- Battle through the area to obtain Flynn's Ring, Chloranthy Ring, and Mirrah Armor set
-> Return to Firelink
***IMPORTANT: NEVER GIVE IRINA THE 'LONDOR' BRAILLE DIVINE TOME OR THE 'DEEP' BRAILLE DIVINE TOME. THESE WILL GO TO ANOTHER NPC.***
***GIVE IRINA ONLY THE BRAILLE DIVINE TOMES OF 'LOTHRIC' AND 'CARIM.'***
- Trade 1x Siegbrau to Pickle Pee
- Speak with Leonhard and receive Lift Key (only works if you obtained Pale Tongue)
-> Travel to Tower on the Wall, then open lift door with Lift Key
- Defeat Darkwraith to receive Red Eye Orb
-> Travel to Dilapidated Bridge
- Get in Hollow laborer's cage and obtain Mound-Makers covenant
- Begin Mound-Makers invasions until 31 Vertebra Shackles obtained
- Trade 1x Vertebra Shackle to Pickle Pee
- Offer 30x Vertebra Shackle to Mound-Makers covenant for Bloodlust katana and Warmth pyromancy
BOSS: Curse-Rotted Greatwood [WEAK: Slash/Thrust/Fire/Sacs RESIST: None]
-> Return to Firelink Shrine
- Speak with Greirat
- Speak with Leonhard and learn Applause Gesture

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+ ROAD OF SACRIFICES +
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- Meet Anri of Astora and exhaust his/her dialogue
- Meet Horace the Hushed and exhaust his dialogue
-> Return to Firelink Shrine
- Speak with Sirris of the Sunless Realms and exhaust her dialogue
-> Return to Road of Sacrifices
- Thoroughly explore crab swamp
- Fight Exiles
- Fight Yellowfinger Heysel
- Obtain Great Swamp Pyromancy Tome
- Light Farron Keep bonfire
- Return to crab swamp
- Rescue Orbeck of Vinheim
* Summon Eygon of Carim
BOSS: Crystal Sage [WEAK: Physical/Lightning/Poison/Toxic RESIST: Magic]
- Light Crystal Sage bonfire
- Fight past Hollow laborers and evangelist
- Light Cathedral of the Deep bonfire
- Obtain Paladin's Ashes (bottom of the stairway just beyond the bonfire, protected by hostile NPC)
- Light Cleansing Chapel bonfire
-> Return to Firelink Shrine
- Give Paladin's Ashes to Shrine Handmaiden; purchase and equip Lloyd's Shield Ring

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+ FARRON KEEP +
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- Punch Yuria of Londor three times to anger her, triggering invasions in Farron Keep from Pale Shade of Londor
-> Travel to Farron Keep bonfire
- Follow the right wall, through the swamp
- After passing the basilisks, the Dark Spirit of Londor should invade
- Upon defeating the spirit, you will obtain Manikin Claws
-> Travel to Dilapidated Bridge/Undead Settlement
- Enter sewers and go to Statue of Velka
- Pray for Absolution (cost of 1,000 x Soul Level) to cleanse your sin of harming Yuria
-> Return to Farron Keep bonfire
- Take left wall, fight Darkwraith, get Sage's Coal from ruined tower nearby
- Get Dreamchaser's Ashes from behind illusory wall near Watchdogs of Farron
- Take elevator up, fight Stray Demon, take hidden path off wall, acquire Lightning Spear, and clear area of Hollows and Crystal Lizards
-> Return to Firelink Shrine
- Give Dreamchaser's Ashes to Shrine Handmaiden
-> Reload the area
- Speak with Sirris of the Sunless Realms to obtain Darkmoon Loyalty Gesture
-> Return to Farron Keep
* Summon Londor Pale Shade (Farron Keep Perimeter, near bonfire) to obtain Duel Bow Gesture
- Use Black Separation Crystal to dismiss Londor Pale Shade
* Summon Black Hand Gotthard (closer to Abyss Watchers fight) to obtain By My Sword Gesture
- Use Black Separation Crystal to dismiss Black Hand Gotthard
* For Abyss Watchers fight, summon Sirris of the Sunless Realms
BOSS: Abyss Watchers [WEAK: Lightning/Backstab RESIST: Dark/Bleed *Parryable*]
-> Light Abyss Watchers bonfire
-> Return to Firelink Shrine
- Speak to Eygon
- Speak to Hawkwood twice to obtain Farron Ring

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+ CATHEDRAL OF THE DEEP +
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-> Travel to Cleansing Chapel bonfire
- Make your way through the graveyard to the exterior of the cathedral and open shortcut from upper mausoleum to ground floor entryway (this will be part of a larger shortcut when you open the great door)
- DO NOT kill the first giant encountered (necessary for Unbreakable Patches encounter)
- DO NOT go into the rafters area after unlocking both shortcuts to Cleansing Chapel (necessary for Unbreakable Patches encounter)
- Open the great door that leads to the upper graveyard from the Cathedral
-> Reload the area and return to Cleansing Chapel bonfire
- Speak with Siegward in the well outside the Chapel
- Head through the graveyard to the newly opened door
- Meet Unbreakable Patches in disguise as knight of Catarina
- Head across the bridge and trigger cut scene
- Kill giant
- Go into the rafters area from the elevator
- Drop onto small platform of other side and meet Patches and call him out on his betrayal to receive Rusted Coin and Prostration gesture
- Buy Catarina armor set (now or after he becomes a merchant at Firelink)
- Kill passive Mangrub with staff near Rosaria's Bed Chamber for Red Soapstone
- Light Rosaria's Bed Chamber bonfire
- *DO NOT* join Rosaria's covenant or offer any Pale Tongues yet (it will break Sirris's storyline)
-> Travel to Firelink Shrine
- Enter Firelink Tower and use the elevator (trigger Patches's trap)
- From gate, roll off the left side of the bridge onto the extended coffin's edge to obtain Firekeeper set, then heal with Estus, then drop down safely until at the bottom
- Obtain Estus Ring from bottom of tower
- Find Patches in Firelink Shrine (upper level, right side) and do not forgive him to receive Rusted Gold Coin
-> Return to Cleansing Chapel bonfire
- Return to Siegward in the well and throw his armor to him, then exhaust his dialogue
- Siegward will next be met in Irithyll of the Boreal Valley

* Summon Anri of Astora
* Summon Sirris of the Sunless Realms
BOSS: Deacons of the Deep [WEAK: Physical RESIST: Magic/Dark/Status *Parryable*]

- Light Deacons of the Deep bonfire
- Rest at bonfire, then obtain Archdeacon set from boss's corpse
-> Return to Firelink Shrine
- Speak with Unbreakable Patches to receive Patches Squat gesture (the preferred "teabagging" gesture of trolls and tryhards online)
- Speak with Anri of Astora

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+ CATACOMBS OF CARTHUS +
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-> Travel to Abyss Watchers bonfire
- Encounter Anri of Astora two times (1st: In room where boneball drops, take path that leads down, not stairway; 2nd: upper path in cavern with rope bridge)
- Defeat Knight Slayer Tsorig and gain My Thanks! Gesture
- Break rope bridge
- Climb down bridge and fight Fire Demon
- Enter Smouldering Lake
- Use giant ballista to break stone floor for shortcut and to break stone wall for Speckled Stoneplate Ring
- Use giant ballista to kill Carthus sandworm for Undead Bone Shard and Lightning Stake
- Find and defeat Horace (follow wall to the right)
- Return to Anri and tell them where you found (and defeated) Horace
BOSS: High Lord Wolnir [WEAK: Blessed/Bracelets RESIST: Dark]

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+ SMOULDERING LAKE +
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* Summon Knight Slayer Tsorig
* Summon Great Swamp Cuculus [MUST SURVIVE; if Cuculus survives, can loot Cornyx's set and Spotted Whip from Cornyx's cage in Undead Settlement]
BOSS: Old Demon King [WEAK: Dark RESIST: Fire/Poison/Toxic]
- Obtain Izalith Staff
- Obtain Quelana Pyromancy Tome
- Obtain Izalith Pyromancy Tome
- Obtain Dragonrider Bow (highest-damage non-greatbow)

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+ IRITHYLL OF THE BOREAL VALLEY +
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-> Travel to High Lord Wolnir bonfire
- Cross the bridge towards Irithyll of the Boreal Valley
- Fight the Sulyvahn's beast
-> Reload the area
- Find Sirris's summon sign on the middle of the bridge
- Help Sirris kill Creighton the Wanderer
-> Return to Firelink Shrine
- Speak with Sirris and receive Blessed Mail Breaker and Silvercat Ring
-> Return to Irithyll bonfire
- Light Church of Yorshka bonfire
- Speak with Anri and learn Quiet Resolve Gesture
-> Return to Firelink Shrine
- Punch Yuria of Londor three times to anger her, triggering invasion in Irithyll from Pale Shade of Londor
- Send Greirat to scavenge in Irithyll
-> Return to Church of Yorshka bonfire
- From Irithyll reservoir, obtain Great Heal from mangrub corpse and light Distant Manor bonfire past the sewer
- DO NOT go beyond to Irithyll Dungeon
- Return to the sewer you passed
- Obtain Excrement-covered Ashes in sewer
- Meet with Siegward in kitchen (beyond sewer)
- Defeat Londor Pale Shade dark spirit after the silver knight manor (Pale Shade armor set will be found on corpse near Yuria the next time you return to Firelink Shrine)
- Open shortcut to Church of Yorshka bonfire
-> Travel to Dilapidated Bridge/Undead Settlement
- Enter sewers and go to Statue of Velka
- Pray for Absolution (cost of 1,000 x Soul Level) to cleanse your sin of harming Yuria
- You can now loot Pale Shade armor set near Yuria and resume her storyline
-> Return to Church of Yorshka bonfire and take shortcut back to the area with the spellghasts

* Summon Anri of Astora
* Summon Londor Pale Shade
* Summon Black Hand Gotthard
 (To summon all three, must be online and use Dried Finger; boss's health will be increased enormously, but that's part of the fun)
BOSS: Pontiff Sulyvahn [WEAK: Thrust/Riposte RESIST: Status *Parryable*]

-> Return to Firelink Shrine
- Speak with Yuria and exhaust all dialogue (unlocks next part of storyline)
- In tower at top of staircase beyond the giants, defeat illusory wall near staircase to open path to Aldrich Faithful and Archdeacon McDonnell
- Defeat Sulyvahn's beasts for Ring of Favor (try luring just one with crossbow at extreme range)
- Offer 30x Human Dregs to Archdeacon McDonnell for Great Deep Soul miracle and Archdeacon's Great Staff (strongest Faith-based spell buff catalyst)
- Acquire Easterner's Ashes by rolling off buttress onto roof
- Open shortcut via upper buildings accessible by second buttress
- Acquire Dragonslayer Greatbow by rolling off second buttress
- Enter previously hidden area and perform Rite of Avowal
- Reload the area (quit and reload save)
- Obtain Reversal Ring (from chest in corner of right side of the moon chamber), Anri's Straight Sword (from body's location), and Decoy (from pilgrim corpse)
- Light Anor Londo bonfire
- Take invisible path from giant rotating tower to Prison Tower bonfire
- Speak with Company Captain Yorshka near bonfire and exhaust all dialogue
- Offer 30x Proof of a Concord Kept to Yorshka to obtain Darkmoon Blade miracle and Darkmoon Ring, and exhaust all dialogue again
- Drop down from rafter to rafter through the prison tower to obtain Painting Guardian set and sword
- OPTIONAL: Kill Yorshka to obtain Yorshka Chime (best holy miracle chime); only do so after having obtained both covenant items; there are no storyline or game consequences as long as you've obtained both covenant rewards

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+ IRITHYLL DUNGEON +
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-> Travel to Distant Manor bonfire
- Explore Irithyll Dungeon
- Kill the giant and clear the area of rats (they will respawn; kill them until they stop)
- Speak with Siegward through window near giant's feet and exhaust his dialogue
- Light Profaned Capital bonfire and obtain Undead Bone Shard and "Stretch out" Gesture
- Obtain Old Cell Key
- Obtain Jailer's Key Ring (the invisible Jailers will now turn visible and come after you)
- Rescue Siegward and exhaust his dialogue; obtain Gold Covetous Serpent Ring from corner of his cell
- Obtain Prisoner Chief's Ashes
- Rescue Karla (near the pacing line of Jailers at the bottom of the dungeon)

BOSS: Yhorm the Giant [WEAK: Storm Ruler/Lightning RESIST: Slash/Thrust *NOT Parryable*]
>> Obtain Storm Ruler near Yhorm's throne
>> Use Storm Ruler weapon art to critically damage Yhorm
>> KEEP SIEGWARD ALIVE. THIS WILL BE DIFFICULT.
>> If Siegward dies in the battle, he's dead for good; he will not come back if you die as well and fight Yhorm a second time. Watch him carefully. If he looks like he's taking too many hits, IMMEDIATELY Alt+F4 out of the game and try again. Yhorm tends to focus his wrath on Siegward, and Siegward doesn't even attempt to dodge. You have to keep Yhorm's attention.

- Speak with Siegward after fight and exhaust his dialogue
- Light and rest at Yhorm the Giant bonfire
- Obtain Storm Ruler (#2) and Catarina armor set from where Siegward just napped for the final time
† Siegward of Catarina's storyline is now concluded
-> Return to Firelink Shrine
- Speak with Karla and exhaust her dialogue (she is in an alcove under the bridge to Andre)
- Give Karla the Grave Warden/Quelana Pyromancy Tomes
- Give Karla the Deep/Londor Braille Divine Tomes (you will have to attempt it twice; she will initially refuse)
- Buy all of Karla's inventory whenever possible

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+ ANOR LONDO +
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- Open chest for Estus Shard at base of stair platform on left side of great hall
- Open great door shortcut with lever
- Kill curse spider for Aldrich's Ruby

BOSS: Aldrich, Devourer of Gods [weak: Fire/Lightning/Vow of Silence RESIST: Magic/Dark]
>> AUTOMATIC: If Aldrich is third Lord of Cinder slain, you will be instantly transported to High Wall of Lothric, standing in front of Emma.
>> *DO NOT* speak with Emma yet.

- Make your way down to the Vordt bonfire
-> Travel to Anor Londo
- Obtain Sun Princess's Ring from Gwynivere's room beyond Aldrich's boss chamber (take lift)
-> Travel to Dilapidated Bridge (Undead Settlement)
- Find Sirris's summon sign near Curse-rotted Greatwood boss room and help her kill Hodrick (Carthus Flame Arc, hit him with Undead Hunter Charm when he's at roughly 40-50% HP to prevent him from healing)
- After returning to your world, drop into the Pit of Hollows and obtain Hodrick's Sunset armor near the bonfire
-> Travel to Firelink Shrine
- Speak with Sirris and accept her vow of fealty
- Obtain Hodrick's Sunset Shield at his grave on the cliff

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+ CONSUMED KING'S GARDEN +
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-> Travel to Vordt bonfire
- Speak with Emma, triggering Dancer of the Boreal Valley boss fight

BOSS: Dancer of the Boreal Valley [WEAK: Dark/Lightning/Strike RESIST: Bleed]
>> Extremely difficult solo

- Go up the ladder, turn left and enter Consumed King's Garden
- Get off the elevator halfway, turn right and get Estus Shard at the end of the stairs
- Obtain Shadow armor set and Claws under the central platform

* Summon Hawkwood the Deserter
BOSS: Oceiros, the Consumed King [WEAK: Lightning RESIST: Magic/Bleed]
- Learn Path of the Dragon Gesture
- Open illusory wall to Untended Graves

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+ UNTENDED GRAVES +
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* Summon Sword Master
BOSS: Champion Gundyr [WEAK: Lightning RESIST: Poison/Toxic/Bleed *Parryable*]
>> If you've mastered parries thus far, they can trivialize this fight.
>> Don't forget to obtain the Black Knight Glaive from near the entrance to the boss arena; this is the only one in the game (no black knights actually wield or drop one).

- Speak with Shrine Handmaid of Dark Firelink and purchase her inventory (Wolf Knight armor set)
- Obtain Chaos Blade from where you originally fought Sword Master in real Cemetery of Ash
- Obtain Coiled Sword Fragment (unlimited Homeward Bone effect, can be traded for rare Titanite Slab with Pickle-Pee)
- Obtain Blacksmith Hammer
- Obtain Eyes of a Fire Keeper behind illusory wall where Irina of Carim would have been
- *DO NOT* give Eyes of a Fire Keeper to the Firekeeper until after Yuria of Londor's storyline is concluded, or it will *BREAK* her storyline.

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+ ARCHDRAGON PEAK +
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- Perform Path of the Dragon Gesture near dragon statue to be transported to Archdragon Peak

BOSS: Ancient Wyvern [weak: Lightning/Plunging Attack (1HKO)]
- Obtain and equip Ring of Steel Protection from right side of boss arena (go down stairs, turn right onto narrow ledge, run down ledge to find ring between some columns)
>> This will be among your hardest battles as an SL6 Deprived.
>> You will not be able to simply run past the giant man-serpent, particularly the one with the chain axe, who can and will hit you through walls and obstructions with it.
>> This will take slow and steady progress, use of the crossbow to lure out individual man-serpents, and careful elimination of many enemies. The wyvern's liberal use of fire breath will help, if you're careful to lure enemies into it while also keeping yourself safe from it.
>> Simply running past some man-serpents will result in you being hit by their fireballs, which can kill you in two hits or less. The man-serpent can potentially kill you in one blow.

- Perform Path of the Dragon Gesture near great dragon statue to obtain Calamity Ring
- Fight and kill summoned Drakeblood Knight; this will unlock Drakeblood Knight armor set at where you originally obtained Path of the Dragon gesture (after Oceiros bonfire)
- Fight (kill, if possible) summoned Havel (rare summon); take this opportunity to practice parrying his Dragon Tooth swings
- Fight and kill the *real* Havel to obtain Dragon Tooth and Havel's Greatshield; this will end Havel summons and also unlock Havel armor set on a corpse where you originally fought the Stray Demon (elevator from Old Wolf of Farron)
- Perform Path of the Dragon Gesture at the top of the peak to obtain Twinkling Dragon Torso Statue
-> Return to Firelink Shrine
- Speak to Andre, who will give you a message from Hawkwood
-> Travel to Abyss Watchers bonfire
- Face Hawkwood [weak: Dark/Slashing, employ Undead Hunter charms to prevent Estus recovery]
- Obtain Twinkling Dragon Head Statue by defeating Hawkwood
-> Travel to Archdragon Peak/Great Belfry bonfire
- Activate the Great Bell, opening the path to the Nameless King

BOSS: The Nameless King [weak: (dragon) Lightning (king) Lightning? *NOT Parryable*]
>> This is it. The hardest battle you will ever fight, even moreso than the Dancer.
>> Don't give up.
>> Never surrender.

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+ LOTHRIC CASTLE +
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- Pray at the Altar of Sunlight and receive Praise the Sun Gesture
- Offer 30x Sunlight Medal to obtain Sacred Oath and Great Lightning Spear miracles
- Obtain Braille Divine Tome of Lothric
- Obtain Sunlight Straight Sword

* Summon Sirris of the Sunless Realms
* Summon Eygon of Carim
BOSS: Dragonslayer Armour [WEAK: Frost RESIST: Dark/Lightning IMMUNE: Poison/Toxic/Bleed]
>> The hard part is just keeping the summons alive. Dodging the Dragonslayer Armour's attacks is easy as they're heavily telegraphed.
>> Be aware of when the pilgrim butterflies are beginning their magical assault; they make a distinct noise before the projectiles start coming in.

-> Travel to Dilapidated Bridge (Undead Settlement)
- Take grave path through sewer to Irina's cell; obtain Morne's Great Hammer and Moaning Shield from Eygon's corpse
- Purchase Morne's Armor set from Shrine Handmaiden
-> Return to Firelink Shrine
- Send Greirat to loot Lothric Castle; perform a Darkmoon Loyalty or Silent Ally gesture in respect for his sacrifice
- Give Irina the Braille Divine Tome of Lothric
- Purchase Irina's entire inventory (miracles and ring) if you have not already
† Irina of Carim's storyline is now concluded
- Having purchased all her holy miracles, the next time you are in Firelink, Irina will have become a Firekeeper and moved to the bottom of the Firekeeper tower (you fought the Sword Master in front of it)

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+ GRAND ARCHIVES +
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-> Travel to Dragonslayer Armour bonfire
- Obtain Crystal Scroll from Crystal Sage
-> Return to Firelink Shrine
- Greirat should be missing, having begun his expedition to Lothric Castle
- Speak with Unbreakable Patches, who will refuse to sell you his inventory until Greirat is back
- Because Greirat will never return, kill Unbreakable Patches and gives his ashes to Shrine Handmaiden so she can sell his goods instead
† Unbreakable Patches's storyline is now concluded
- Give Crystal Scroll to Orbeck
- Purchase *ALL* of Orbeck's sorceries (from receiving Golden, Sage's, Logan's, and Crystal Sorcery Scrolls), then exhaust all dialogue with him
-> Return to Grand Archives
- Explore the upper floors of Grand Archives; when on rooftops, drop down to where Corvians are gathered, and Greirat's Ashes can be found with a jump between rooftops
-> Return to Firelink Shrine
- Give Greirat's Ashes to Shrine Handmaiden to gain Greirat's final inventory (includes Exploding and Splintering Bolts for crossbow)
† Greirat of the Undead Settlement's storyline is now concluded
-> Return to Grand Archives

* Summon Sirris of the Sunless Realms
* Summon Orbeck of Vinheim
BOSS: Twin Princes [WEAK: (elder) Lightning/Frost (younger) Physical RESIST: (both) Dark *Parryable*]
>> When fighting his second phase, you can strike the younger prince by two-handing the Astora Straight Sword, which makes you swing more vertically, and attacking the princes from behind.

-> Travel to Grand Archives bonfire
- Return to the reading area with multiple scholars
- Obtain Orbeck's Ashes from his corpse, seated at one of the tables
-> Return to Firelink Shrine
- Obtain Sirris's Sunless Talisman from Hodrick's grave outside
- Purchase Sirris's Sunless Armor set from Shrine Handmaiden
† Sirris of the Sunless Realm's storyline is now concluded
- Give Orbeck's Ashes to Yuria in exchange for Morion Blade
† Orbeck of Vinheim's storyline is now concluded
-> Travel to Rosaria's Bed Chamber
- Join Rosaria's covenant and offer her 30x Pale Tongue to obtain Mangrub Staff and Obscuring Ring
- Speak with Ringfinger Leonhard at the doorway to the room and exhaust his dialogue
- Reload the area
- Obtain Black Eye Orb from Rosaria's corpse
-> Travel to Aldrich bonfire
- Enter Gwynivere's bed chamber
- When Black Eye Orb begins to resonate, use it to invade Leonhard's world
- Kill Leonhard to obtain Soul of Rosaria, Crescent Moon Sword and Silver Mask
- Purchase Leonhard's armor set from Shrine Handmaiden
- Transpose Soul of Rosaria with Ludleth into Bountiful Sunlight miracle
† Ringfinger Leonhard's storyline is now concluded

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* Summon Yuria of Londor
* Summon Londor Pale Shade
BOSS: Soul of Cinder [WEAK: Lightning/Dark/Frost RESIST: Fire]
>> Keep Yuria of Londor alive as best you can.
>> Go hard on Soul of Cinder with Gold Pine Bundles and Gold Pine Resin (Bundles deal more damage, but last a much shorter time).
>> *DO NOT* immediately link the First Flame when you win. Refer below.

- Before linking First Flame, return to Firelink Shrine and obtain Darkdrift and Black armor set from Yuria's corpse
- Return to Kiln of the First Flame
- Usurp the Flame
† Yuria of Londor's storyline is now concluded