Remember: After you have defeated all the Lords of Ash (Farron Citadel, Anor Londo, and the Defiled Capital), you will automatically travel to Lothric's High Wall, to the cathedral with the dying Emm. Talking to her will give you the Basin of Vows from her, which will allow you to travel to Lothric Castle. Before doing this, go to the stairs behind her and defeat another boss - Dancer of the Cold Valley.
Boss Fight Cold Valley Dancer
After the fight, go to the statue again and use Basin - this will start another cutscene. You can now use the ladder. When you get to the top, you have two options:
- Go left and access an additional location - The Consumed King's Garden
- Go straight ahead and explore the castle a little more.
Go to the room in front of you, further into the castle.
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Inside you will find a knight with red eyes and a cleric. First of all, kill the second, otherwise, he will revive the knight. When it comes to the knight himself, avoid his blows and try to be behind him as often as possible. The altar has the Soul of a Fallen Knight.
Use the ladder and move forward. Next, there will be two more patrolling knights and clerics (they will join the battle if you get too close). Get the attention of one of the knights, or wait for one of them to come to the stairs, and kill him without attracting the attention of the clerics.
There is a bonfire in the next room, and on the right side there is a path that will quickly take you back to the place where you fought the Dancer.
Use the stairs to reach the next room and collect the Prayer Set from the chest into the other chamber. The body on the balcony contains a Titanite Chunk. Continue on your way and you will meet two undead warriors. Be careful as their strikes are more powerful.
At the top of the tower, on the left side, there is another enemy. It is possible that two more undead will come from the second floor, so be prepared for an intense fight. A little lower, there is another body with a Piece of titanite - pick it up and move away from the edge. Now wait for more than three opponents.
Leave the stairs now and go to the room on the right. Inside you will find a ladder, but don't rush to it. As soon as you approach her, a strong opponent will appear. If you are fast enough you will be able to explore the top as the knight will not follow you. If you decide to fight him, watch out for the double ax blow. The best way to avoid this attack and defeat the knight is to go behind him.
Deal with the dangerous creature and take away the Shimmering Titanite lying under the stairs. The wall shown in the screenshot is another illusion. Destroy it to unlock a corridor with a Winged Knight Set and Sacred Shield. Return to the stairs and climb it.
You will notice a creature standing on the wall above the gate. If you get closer, it will try to attack with incendiary bombs, which will temporarily block your healing. Kill a monster from a distance (bow, crossbow), or run to the gate, deal with another creature with an ax and go as low as possible. Not only will you solve the healing problem, you will also eliminate one of your enemies. There are two more crossbowmen under the gate. Kill them and head back downstairs to collect items (to the left of the gate).
Beware of an opponent with a halberd (that is, if he has not seen you before). Each of the towers has one enemy and they protect the Big Soul of the weary warrior and two Titanite Shards.
Return to the gate and head upstairs where you will find a bonfire and Amber. A staircase on either side will lead you to the square with the fallen knights. You will see a dragon in the distance, but before you reach the bridge, turn left and at the end of the path you will find a knight kneeling. Deal with him and collect the Greatlance.
Now the only available path is the bridge. When you get close enough, the second dragon will fly down and set the entire area on fire. Jump off the bridge on the right side.
Turn right under the bridge
You will land at the location shown in the screenshot. There is a Titanite Chunk on the right. Note the undead lying against the wall. To get rid of some problems, run up to the creature and kill it before it mutates into a stronger creature. In the middle, there are two more Titanite Chunks, and in the corner there are another undead (again: run up to him and quickly kill) and two Shimmering Titanites.
Once at the bottom, you will gain access to the building on the right side of the bridge. Inside, at the entrance, on the left side, behind the chests of drawers, there are three Luminous Urns. Go outside where you will meet a lizard. Kill her and collect two Shimmering Titanites. At the same time, you are attacked by two enemies, so as soon as you kill the lizard, turn the other way.
Go to the end and collect the Great Soul of a seasoned warrior on your way (be careful, as three more creatures will appear here). At the top of the tower, you will encounter another winged knight. This time, instead of a pair of axes, he will have a scythe. This weapon performs incredibly fast strikes, so it's best to stay away from it. Kill the knight to gain access to the lower part, and thereby kill the last remaining restless warrior. Search his body to find a Sniper Crossbow and 10 Sniper Bolts.
Return to the bridge.
Turn left under the bridge
Remember: While it is dangerous, it is worth trying to reach the other side of the bridge. If you succeed, you will be able to move to the elevation on the other side. There you will find an Undead Bone Shard (screenshot). You can also collect items after you deal with the dragon.
Jump off the bridge again and head towards the stairs on the left side. Watch out for the ambush - this crossbowman will try to shoot at you from a distance, and if you get too close, you will be attacked by two more opponents (one with a halberd and another with an ax). In addition, the projectiles of the fourth undead will prevent you from healing. It would be better to run to the middle of the room, get the attention of two enemies (they will be going down the stairs) and lure them aside.
A little further you will come to a place where you can get inside. You can also check the nearby alley and deal with the two knights. You do not have to fight them, but now you have a chance to fight them one by one, but if you decide to collect items, you will have to engage in a fight with both at the same time (that is, if you do not die and the knights will respawn). The easiest way is to lure them using throwing knives. Watch out for the sword knight, who, while not overly defensive and easier to hit, uses thunders to upgrade his weapons and deal more damage.
Once inside the building, collect the Great Soul of the Seasoned Warrior and the Exquisite Gem. If you go down the stairs, you will reach valuable things that are guarded. Watch how the creature accumulates strength and its bursts of cold steam, which can lead to the freezing effect. It will be easier to fight the beast on the stairs. Even though you won't have a lot of room to dodge your opponent, the beast is not too dangerous.
Kill this powerful foe and get the Rapier of Irithyll, and find 4 chests that contain: two Shimmering Titanite, one Shimmering Titanite, one Titanite Shard, and the Spirit Tree Crest shield.
After which a test awaits you - run to the building, which is shown in the screenshot. The key problem is the fire-breathing dragon that will get in your way. You need to wait for his attack (move away from the balcony and wait for him not to be under a devastating fire attack), and run as fast as you can. Don't even try to collect the items scattered around. If you are hit by fire, you will not die immediately, but the entire area will be set on fire. Thus, you will constantly receive damage. Dodge to get to your goal faster.
Watch out for undead enemies with Molotov cocktails. Thanks to the explosive barrels scattered around, their projectiles are even more dangerous. It would be better to get to the top of the first two (enemies), and only then deal with other opponents who are likely to follow you up.
Kill all enemies and carefully investigate the location. There are three Incendiary Bombs on the bottom. After you get to the top, be careful. As soon as you exit the building, kill the enemy with the lamp. Otherwise, he will wake up the rest of the undead warriors. You can pick up a Titanite Shard from the balcony, but immediately after that, two more enemies will appear. Finally, kill the rest of the creatures inside to collect the pine resin located in the corner. The chest located here is actually a werewolf, and if you kill it, you will receive three Titanite Shards.
Go to the other side. On the stairs there is a Big Soul of an unnamed soldier and two opponents. Two more enemies will be in the building. However, the main target is the dragon's leg. Hit them and you find a mutation. Fight this "enemy" to kill the dragon and gain access to the location at the gate. The mutation is immobilized, but just as dangerous as any other infected creature. Luckily, she is also vulnerable to fire, and casting spells based on pyromancy will be very effective. Use them to deal damage from a safe distance and when your opponent is on fire, run up to him and hit as hard as you can. Kill the abomination and get two Titanite Chunks and two Embers.
After the dragon is dead, you can safely collect all the scattered objects. Use the passage opposite the location of the infected leg and head towards the gate. Take Titanite Chunk and Titanite Chunk. In the square in front of the gate, there are also two Embers, six Luminous Urns, and an Exquisite Gem.
Return to the dark room and open the gate. In order to do this, get to the top and go into the passage on the left side. Find the correct switch and the Big Soul of a tired warrior.
Outside the gate
When you open the gate, head back through the main entrance, so it will be easier to kill the clerics and one of the knights. Another knight will be waiting at the bottom, on the right side of the stairs (you will fight one on one with him). Take Ember (at the bottom, on the right side), and get to the very top.
Eventually you will find yourself in the place shown in the screenshot. You have several options: you can go right, left to the second dragon or up the stairs to the boss, or directly to the boss. You must unlock the shortcut that you can find on the left (the elevator will take you to the very bottom in the first room of the castle, near the fire). In front of the elevator, there is a Sunlight medal.
Go to the roof, the stairs are on the left side.
Once on the roof, carefully go to the other side. It would be better to lure out the crossbowmen and another enemy with an ax (he will exit the room behind them). Lure him to the steep roof, away from the crossbowmen. Kill him and collect the Titanite Chunk. Go to the other side, to the room behind the shooters.
We go down the stairs and take away the Knight's Ring. At the end of the corridor, you will find a hostile knight. If you want, you can try to open the door right behind him. That way, if you can't kill him, you don't have to go through the roof again.
Deal with your enemy and pray at the Sunshine Altar to receive the Praise of the Sun gesture. Exit through the door and you will eventually find yourself in the square that leads to the arena. Go to the small, dark building on the right side of the stairs.
There is an inactive elevator inside. You can collect two Rusty Coins and a Titanite Shard located on the right. Go to the balcony and collect the Red Tearstone Ring. You can jump down at the location shown in the screenshot (heal yourself before doing this) and collect the Chime Caitha. If you have already defeated two knights, you can immediately head to the arena with the boss.
The last possible option is to deal with the second dragon and its mutation. Go to the stairs and find a hole in the wall (screenshot). You can go down from here. After you do this, head towards the building on the left side. This way, you will avoid your enemy's poisonous attack (this can cause a curse). Use the same method: pyromancy and fire-based spells. Perform direct hits when the mutation is on fire.
As a reward, you will receive two Titanite Chunks and two Embers. Also, search the balcony to collect the Soul of the Fallen Knight. Kill Mimic (Straight Sword) and collect Lothric's Sacred Braille Volume above.
You have explored the entire location, so now you must defeat the boss: Dragonslayer Armor. Egon and Sirris can help you during the fight (he can be summoned in the dark building on the right side of the stairs, while it can be summoned in front of the stairs leading to the arena).
To access the Grand Archives, you must kill the boss.
Remember: Whether you summon Egon or not, once the fight is over, you will find his remains in a cell in the Undead Settlement where you first met Irina. You can collect the Great Morne Hammer and the Moaning Shield. You can also purchase the Morne Set from the Handmaiden in the Fire Temple.
Boss Fight Dragonslayer Armor
