Dark Souls Remastered: All Bosses BKH/Sorcery

# Dark Souls - All Bosses BKH/Sorcery #

Don't run this - run the Sorcery route, it's faster, better and kept up to date.
https://www.speedrun.com/darksoulsremastered/guide/46sn9

## Item Quantity dupe reroute sketch ##

## Griggs Route ##

* Thief + Bombs, bomb asylum, knife/shield, estus, leave
* Merchant snipe, LUB skip, free Griggs, get resins, kill lizard, Taurus
* Run past hellkite, pick up 800 soul, take Parish bonfire
* Buy Smithbox, 999 wooden arrows, 9 Caestuses, dupe twinkling, get Longbow/GCS, get BKH
* Dupe 999x 800 soul on elevator, get RTSR, bone
* Upgrade BKH+5, Level 14ATT 28END 32STR 18DEX 32INT, kill Gargoyles, darksign ASAP
* SGS, pick up 8k soul, Iron Golem, skip AL bonfire, dupe 999x 8k soul, take Darkmoon Tomb bonfire
* Level 45DEX rest in INT, stairs quitout, O&S, kill Gwynevere for LV, darksign, kill Gwyndolin and darksign ASAP
* Warp to Firelink, buy GHSA/FC/Catalyst/Bellowing ring, prompt swap Lingering ring, return to Asylum
* Stray, get Doll, darksign, enter Painted World, Priscilla, darksign, warp to parish
* Buy Crest of Artorias, open sealed door, take bonfire, attune FC/GHSA, kill Hydra, free dusk, darksign
* Archives GFGS, get pendant, duke skip, crystal caves drop, kill Lizards, Seath, darksign
* Sif, darksign, Butterfly, darksign, enter DLC
* Guardian, buy Hidden Body, RWS, buy blossoms/lloyds/2 firebombs, Kalameet trigger, Artorias
* Take bonfire, attune hidden body, elevator skip, crest key, dark bead, Manus, darksign
* Talk to gough, darksign, Kalameet, darksign, attune Dark Bead, warp to Firelink
* 4 Kings, leave elevator down, take abyss bonfire, place LV, warp to Firelink, rest
* Capra FGS/Depths OOB/Gaping, darksign, Pinwheel/Nito, darksign, Air rolls down elevator and BT
* Quelaag, take ruins bonfire, Ceaseless, darksign, Firesage, Centipede, BoC, darksign
* Warp to the Abyss, equip armor, offer souls to LV, Gwyn

## Prompt Swap Rerouting ##

* Useful Clips: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNnMtBgOG9qtcaZUgDtS6fYTcTRtHekk8
  * Example golem fight (this is from any%, for this all bosses route it's the same but use resin)
  * https://www.twitch.tv/regoleslayer/clip/TacitHappyChickenBudStar

* Use mouse (and keyboard right arrow) to level up fast

## Short Notes ##

* Thief + Firebombs, bomb asylum, knife, estus, leave
* Humanities, resins, lizard, Taurus, pop humanities, run past hellkite
* Parish bonfire, 12STR, Smithbox/Warpick, prompt swap shards
* Lizard, bow, GCS, BKH, RTSR, Darksign

* SGS, arrow trap RTSR, Golem, to AL, pop Humanity on elevator
* BKH+3, 12END 22STR 18DEX at Tomb, stairs quitout, O&S, get LV, bone

* 17END 27STR, Firelink then Parish, activate Elevator, Gargoyles, bell, darksign
* Stray, doll, darksign, kill Lautrec get FAP, pop Soul of Smough on elevator
* Buy catalyst/HSA, Quelaag, bell, DoC bonfire, warp to Darkmoon Tomb
* Gwyndolin, Priscilla, bone, Parish, buy crest

* Open sealed door, Garden bonfire, warp to Firelink, place LV with Frampt
* Prompt swap sell 99 Quelaag/Golem/Gwyndolin/Priscilla souls to Frampt, homeward bone
* Hydra, Dusk, bone, level up 12ATT 34STR 45DEX 80INT, attune HSA, warp to AL
* Get the Pendant, Seath, darksign, BKH+5, Sif, Butterfly

* Guardian, buy Hidden Body, RWS, buy 4 blossoms, 2 bombs & Lloyds, Artorias
* Township bonfire, Attune HB, Kalameet Trigger
* Crest Key, Dark Bead, Manus, Gough, Kalameet
* Attune Dark Bead, warp to DoC

* Ruins bonfire, Ceaseless, Firesage, Centipede, BoC, Firelink, rest
* Capra fog gate skip, Capra, Depths OOB, Gaping, Pinwheel, Nito,
* Break FAP, 4 Kings (equip armor), offer souls to LV, Gwyn

## Splitnotes ##

[Asylum]
Start Thief with Black Firebombs
Set up cursor for prompt swap on door
Kill Asylum Demon with firebombs
Pick up the Bandit Knife
Wall Quitout/Get Estus
Leave the Asylum

[Taurus]
Pick up the Well Humanities
Get the Gold Pine Resins
Kill the Crystal Lizard in the barrel
Kill Taurus Demon (resin knife)

[Sen's Gate Skip]
On hellkite bridge pop all the humanities
Run past hellkite
Take the Parish Bonfire
Level 12STR
Buy the Smithbox and Warpick
Prompt Swap 99 shards
Kill the Crystal Lizard
Pick up the Longbow
Get the GCS
Farm BKH
Take the elevator to RTSR
Darksign
Sen's Gate Skip

[Iron Golem]
Arrow Trap RTSR
Kill Iron Golem with resin Warpick
Pop humanity on the elevator

[Ornstein and Smough]
Take the Darkmoon Tomb bonfire
Upgrade the BKH to +3
Level 12END 22STR 18DEX
Stairs quitout
Kill O&S
Shoot Gwynevere for the Lord Vessel
Homeward Bone

[Gargoyles]
Level 17END 27STR
Warp to Firelink Shrine
Warp to Undead Parish
Activate the elevator
Kill Gargoyles
Ring the Bell
Darksign

[Stray]
Take the Parish Elevator and take some fall damage
Pretend to be an egg
Sort Golem soul to top of inventory
Setup the cursor for Prompt Swap
Kill Stray Demon
Get the Peculiar Doll
Darksign

[Quelaag]
Kill Lautrec, get the FAP ring
Pop Soul of Smough on the elevator
Equip the FAP ring
Send the elevator back up
Buy Heavy Soul Arrow and Sorcerer's Catalyst
Blighttown Meme Rolls
Kill Quelaag
Ring the Bell
Take the DoC Bonfire
Warp to Darkmoon Tomb (Quelaag soul to top of inventory)

[Gwyndolin]
Beam counterhit RTSR setup
Kill Gwyndolin

[Priscilla]
Run back up stairs
Enter the Painted World
Take the invisible ledge to the lower path
Kill Priscilla
Leave the painting
Homeward Bone

[Dupes]
Warp to Undead Parish (Priscilla soul to top of inventory)
Buy the Crest of Artorias
Open the sealed door and take the hidden bonfire
Warp to Firelink Shrine (Gwyndolin soul to top of inventory)
Talk to Frampt and place the Lord Vessel (don't rest!)
Use Prompt Swap to feed 99 Gwyndolin, Priscilla, Quelaag and Butterfly souls to Frampt
Homeward Bone

[Hydra]
Set up RTSR with DGH
Hydra Plunge
Kill Hydra
Free Dusk
Homeward Bone

[Seath]
Level 12ATT 34STR 45DEX 80INT
Attune Heavy Soul Arrow
Warp to Anor Londo
Kill the Golem to get the Broken Pendant
Duke Skip (meme rolls)
Ladder Skip (meme rolls)
Setup RTSR
Kill Seath
Darksign

[Sif]
Upgrade BKH to +5
Consistent Knight RTSR setup
Kill Sif
Darksign

[Butterfly]
Kill Butterfly with 5 Heavy Soul Arrows
Darksign

[Guardian]
DCR ringswap RTSR setup
Enter the DLC
Kill Guardian
Buy Hidden Body
Quitout to deaggro the gardeners

[Artorias]
Royal Woods Skip (meme rolls)
Buy 4 blossoms, 2 bombs and a Lloyds Talisman
Kill Artorias
Take the Township Bonfire
Attune Hidden Body
Trigger the Kalameet encounter
Darksign

[Manus]
Meme roll down elevator
Cast Hidden Body
Use the Lloyds, kill the bloathead with BKH and get the Crest Key
Equip DCR and cast Hidden Body
Run over hell bridge
Meme roll down the elevator after the chained prisoner
Cast Hidden Body
Kill the bloatheads with BKH and pick up Dark Bead
Cast Hidden Body
Manus fog gate skip
Remove DCR for RTSR
Kill Manus
Darksign

[Kalameet]
Get Gough to shoot down Kalameet
Darksign
Run to the Kalameet fog gate
Equip DCR in the fog gate
Drop down via the ledge
Replace DCR with RTSR when you land
Kill Kalameet
Darksign

[Ceaseless]
Warp to Daughter of Chaos
Equip DCR
Rest at the Demon Ruins bonfire
Attune Dark Bead over Heavy Soul Arrow
Remove DCR and setup RTSR on the slope
Kill Ceaseless with Dark Bead
Darksign

[Firesage/Centipede/Bed of Chaos]
Equip DCR and setup RTSR on the way to Firesage
Kill Firesage
Kill Centipede
Heal and equip the Orange Charred Ring
Kill Bed of Chaos
Darksign

[Capra/Gaping]
Warp to Firelink Shrine
Rest
Jump to ladder
Cast Hidden Body and do Capra fog gate skip
Kill Capra
Quitout as Capra dies
Depths out of bounds
Kill Gaping
Darksign

[Pinwheel/Nito]
Run to the Catacombs
Activate the lever and quitout
Cast Hidden Body
Meme Rolls down
Kill Pinwheel
Heal and climb the stairs
Run through Tomb
Swap RTSR for DCR and back
Cast Hidden Body
Drop into the Nito fight for RTSR
Kill Nito
Break FAP ring and equip the Covenant of Artorias
Equip DCR over RTSR
Darksign

[4 Kings]
Elevator drop for RTSR setup
Equip RTSR over DCR
Seal Skip
Kill 4 Kings (equip Armor)
Darksign

[Gwyn]
Offer the lord souls to the lordvessel
Setup RTSR with the knight
Kill Gwyn
Link the Fire

## Changes from old route ##

* Don't pop Golem's core!
* Skip Homeward bones after Gargoyles
* Darksign Gargoyles & Stray
* Pop Smough soul on NLR elevator (not before Stray - you need the souls to buy from Rickert)
* Warp from Daughter of Chaos to Anor Londo instead of Firelink
* Warp from Darkroot Garden to Firelink to place the Lordvessel
* Prompt swap sell a bunch of souls to Frampt

* Still needs timing, but... probably faster.
  * Skips buying homeward bones ~20s
  * Prompt swaps souls at Frampt ~20s
  * Prompt swaps shards at Andre (Minor Timeloss)
  * Skips a level up (Minor Timesave)
  * 5 shot 45 dex butterfly (Timesave)
  * Extra hits saved elsewhere?? (Timesave?)

* Unlike PTDE you can't get an extra hit on the kings as they disappear with 45 dex dark bead

* Not sure of optimal levels, might be worth trading more INT for STR if it saves hits on DLC bosses?
* Bone/Darksign usage important before Frampt prompt swaps, after levelling just darksign ASAP
  * Homeward Bones: Taurus/Stray/Quelaag Bell/Priscilla
  * Bone Uses: O&S/Priscilla/Frampt Prompt Swaps/Hydra
  * Darksign should still let you keep souls from Seath for upgrades

==================== Archived notes and timings =================================

## OLD NON PROMPT SWAP ROUTE ##

* This new route should be at least 20s faster than the WR route (timings at the end)
* WR route: https://pastebin.com/LcJjUzTs

* Skip AL Bonfire
* Pop humanity on AL elevator (assuming you weren't on full HP after Golem)
* Darkmoon Tomb bonfire, stairs quitout
* Pop Golem Core after O&S
* After O&S warp to Firelink then Parish
* Gargoyles, Stray, Quelaag (buy both spells at Rickert)
* Place Lordvessel, warp to Darkmoon
* Gwyndolin, Priscilla
* Pop souls on Seath elevator
* Level 12ATT 30INT after Seath when upgrading BKH
* 6 heavy, 1 regular soul arrow Butterfly (Pop Sif soul)
* Pop all the DLC boss souls in the DLC
* After DLC level up 44INT and warp to Daughter of Chaos
* Izalith Bosses
* Warp to firelink and rest
* Firelink Bosses (keep FAP until 4 Kings)
* Gwyn

* Popping Golem core before levelling at darkmoon doesn't get you fastroll so better to use the elevator to heal
* Melee Stray/Gwyndolin/Priscilla with BKH +3
* 6HSA/1SA butterfly or 4HSA with RTSR
* Keep FAP until endgame
* 1 less warp over the route (because you don't need to warp to Firelink again at the end)
* 5 level ups vs 6 or 7 (if you levelled for Stray) in old route

## Clips of changed things ##

* Remaster AL stairs quitout - https://youtu.be/W0QWad6WyHU
  * Slightly different to the PTDE strat as you don't get boosted onto the railing

* Priscilla Fight - https://youtu.be/9kgD-zVt4BA
  * If she spawns far away you need an R2 to stagger
  * If she spawns right next to you an R1 should be enough

* Stray RTSR setup and Fight - https://youtu.be/ct1ZiAIdLY4 (Not my best fight but this will do)
  * Popping the humanity from the menu for timing
  * Otherwise this is pretty much the Mail Draker setup
  * Could do the double drop into the arena instead for RTSR to deaggro the hollows (with BKH Equipped)

* Gwyndolin Fight - https://youtu.be/-d-zEqvIFDk
  * Blocked beam counter RTSR setup
  * R1, R1, R2 kill (Alternately, running attack, R1, R1)

* Optional Andre Kill - https://youtu.be/dBAk6ar-8oM
  * I did this when routing originally but it turns out it doesn't change anything :(
  * You get 1 extra INT for butterfly (which changes nothing)
  * You don't need to pop Guardian's soul (which also doesn't really change anything)

## Short Notes ##

* Thief + Firebombs, bomb asylum, knife, estus, leave
* Humanities, resins, lizard, Taurus, pop humanities, run past hellkite
* Parish bonfire, 12STR, Smithbox/Warpick, lizard, bow, GCS, BKH, RTSR, Darksign

* SGS, arrow trap RTSR, Golem, to AL, pop Humanity on elevator
* BKH+3, 12END 22STR 18DEX at Tomb, stairs quitout, O&S, pop Golem core, get LV, bone

* 17END 27STR, Firelink then Parish, activate Elevator, Gargoyles, bell
* Buy 8 bones, bone, pop soul of smough, Stray, doll, bone, kill Lautrec get FAP
* Buy catalyst/SA/HSA, Quelaag, bell, DoC bonfire, warp to Firelink, place LV
* Darkmoon Tomb, Gwyndolin, Priscilla, bone, Parish, buy crest

* Open sealed door, Garden bonfire, Hydra, Dusk, bone, warp to AL
* Pop boss souls, pendant, Seath, bone, BKH+5, Attune HSA/SA, 12ATT 30INT
* Sif, bone, pop Sif soul, Butterfly, bone

* Guardian, buy Hidden Body, RWS, buy 4 blossoms, 2 bombs & Lloyds, Artorias
* Township bonfire, Attune HB, Kalameet Trigger, pop soul of Artorias, bone
* Crest Key, Dark Bead, Manus, pop Guardian soul, bone, Gough, bone, Kalameet, pop Manus soul, bone
* 44 INT, attune Dark Bead, warp to DoC, equip darksign

* Ruins bonfire, Ceaseless, Firesage, Centipede, BoC, darksign, Firelink, rest
* Capra, Gaping, Pinwheel, Nito, break FAP, 4 Kings (equip armor), darksign, Gwyn

## Long Route Notes ##

* Thief + bombs
* Bomb Asylum
* Pick up knife (shield optional)
* Wall quitout, get Estus
* Go to Firelink

* Grab Firelink Humanities
* Grab GPR
* Kill barrel lizard before taurus with bomb
* Kill Taurus with GPR knife
* Use all humanities on the bridge
* Run past hellkite

* Rest at parish, level 12 STR
* Buy the warpick and weapon smithbox from Andre
* Punch and firebomb lizard
* Get longbow/GCS/BKH
* Take the elevator and drop the bandit knife/shield (keep DGH)
* Get RTSR and Darksign

* Sen's Gate Skip
* Arrow trap RTSR setup
* Golem with resin warpick and firebombs
* Go to AL

* Skip AL bonfire
* Heal with humanity on elevator
* Take Darkmoon Tomb bonfire
* Upgrade BKH +3
* Level 12END 22STR 18DEX
* AL stairs quitout - https://youtu.be/W0QWad6WyHU (different setup to PTDE)
* Kill O&S
* Pop Golem core
* Get the Lord Vessel
* Homeward Bone

* Level 17END 27STR
* Warp to Firelink Shrine
* Warp to Undead Parish
* Activate the Elevator
* Kill Gargoyles
* Ring the bell
* Buy 8 Homeward Bones and bone back

* On the elevator to parish pop soul of Smough and a humanity for RTSR setup timing
* Kill Stray Demon
* Run past the black knight
* Pick up the doll
* Homeward Bone

* Kill Lautrec, get FAP ring
* Drop gargoyles items, equip ring on elevator
* Buy SA/HSA and Catalyst from Rickert
* Blighttown roll FDC drops (meme rolls)
* Kill Quelaag
* Ring the bell and drop down
* Take DoC bonfire, warp to Firelink

* PLACE THE LORDVESSEL

* Warp to Darkmoon Tomb
* Kill Gwyndolin
* Run to Painted World (keep RTSR from Gwyndolin)
* Kill Priscilla
* Leave Painted World
* Homeward Bone

* Warp to Undead Parish
* Buy Crest
* Open sealed door and take forest bonfire
* Setup Hydra RTSR (Armor + DGH)
* Kill Hydra
* Free Dusk
* Bone

* Warp to Anor Londo
* Pop soul of Gwyndolin and soul of Priscilla on elevator
* Get Pendant
* Pop soul of Quelaag
* Duke Skip
* Kill lizards in the cave
* Kill Seath
* Bone back

* Upgrade BKH +5
* Level 12ATT 30INT
* Attune SA/HSA
* Kill Sif
* Bone
* Kill Butterfly
  * Pop soul of Sif at the start of the fight
* Bone

* Equip DCR for DLC RTSR setup
* Enter DLC
* Kill Guardian
* Buy Hidden Body
* Royal Woods skip
* Buy 4 blossoms, 2 bombs and 1 lloyds talisman
* Kill Artorias

* Township Bonfire
* Attune Hidden Body
* Trigger Kalameet
  * Pop souls of Guardian & Artorias
* Bone
* Township elevator rolls
* Get the Crest Key
* Elevator rolls part 2
* Get Dark Bead
* Kill Manus
* Bone

* Get Gough to shoot Kalameet
* Bone
* Kill Kalameet
  * Pop soul of Manus
* Bone
* Level 44 INT
* Attune Dark Bead (use from now on)

* Warp to Daughter of Chaos
* Take ruins bonfire
* Kill Ceaseless
* Darksign if you don't double KO
* Kill Firesage
* Kill Centipede
* Equip OCR over RTSR
* Kill Bed of Chaos
* Darksign

* Warp to Firelink Shrine
* Lower Burg Skip
* Kill Capra
* Kill Gaping
* Darksign
* Kill Pinwheel
* Kill Nito
* Equip DCR over FAP
* Darksign
* Elevator RTSR setup
* Equip Covenant of Artorias over DCR
* Seal Skip
* Kill 4 Kings (equip thief set between kings)
* Darksign
* Offer souls to Lord Vessel
* RTSR from knight thrust attack
* Kill Gwyn

## Timings ##

* Pre O&S Anor Londo run (AL path divergence to fog gate before O&S bonfire)
  * AL Bonfire: 3m04s
  * Darkmoon Tomb: 3m48s

* Dark AL Running (from bonfire to Gwyndolin fog gate)
  * AL Bonfire: 1m18s
  * Darkmoon Tomb: 11s

* Butterfly Fight
  * 22 INT: 54s
  * 30 INT: 40s
  * 30 INT (I got RTSR and didn't die): 36s

* Stray Fight (Asylum spawn to ladder)
  * Dark Bead: 32s
  * BKH: 42s

* Priscilla Fight (Fog gate to bone after leaving PW)
  * Dark Bead: 23s
  * BKH: 29s

* Gwyndolin Fight
  * 1 cycle either way

Total Times
Old Route: 6m11s
New Route: 5m50s

* Time Save: 21s vs old route + 1 fewer warp and 1 fewer level up