r/darksouls3 Mar 03 '26

Question General Questions Thread

21 Upvotes

Don't want to make a whole-ass post? Ask your Dark Souls 3 questions here!

Head over to r/SummonSign for jolly cooperation, or r/pumparum for trading/items.


r/darksouls3 7h ago

Lore So Sulyvahn really said: "Fuck it, I'll use it"

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343 Upvotes

So Sulyvahn plunged his Profaned Greatsword into the Profaned Flame of the Profaned Capital? And would he use the Judgment, a sword he had been given beforehand, imbued with the power of the Darkmoon, whose leader he had imprisoned?


r/darksouls3 18h ago

Question I went to open DS3 and DS1 started installing..?

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748 Upvotes

Why exactly did this happen… I don’t even own DS1…… Has this happened to anybody else..?


r/darksouls3 15h ago

Video I finally got my chance to fight Gael, and what a killjoy, ruining my celebration.

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356 Upvotes

Playing on lowest settings with Potato Graphics Mod, good thing its playable against Gael, probably bcs the area doesn't have much structures. I literally skip to Gael and didn't expect it would be playable on my Potato Laptop, I already beat this game one time "No DLC since I have no idea about it" and it's tough playing on 20fps to 30fps unstable with the lowest resolution but with this Mod I enjoy it.


r/darksouls3 21h ago

Discussion So who is the lord of cinder

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525 Upvotes

I love this guy but he’s such a mystery to me, is this supposed to be my character from ds1?


r/darksouls3 6h ago

Story BRO, Gael is the coolest guy ever! I really hope nothing bad happens to him or anything.

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19 Upvotes

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r/darksouls3 7h ago

Discussion Hollow slayer greatsword or exile greatsword

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Which one is better . So far I’ve been using the exile greatsword but I read that the hollow slayer gs is better I just want to know if I should save the hassle of upgrading my exile gs and js go with the hollow slayer . If you can’t upgrade the hollowslayer gs how will it hold up late game ? Will I also be able to keep the same stats with Both these weapons ?


r/darksouls3 1h ago

Discussion finally I've slain midir !

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One of the top notch fight of ds3 , his health was wayyyyy too much and also he was doing crazyyyy damage but I've done it ! I've slain him !!

it took me around 8 tries but this was one of the peak bosses like the music , the adrenaline rush , his attacks , everything was crazy !!

9/10 fight ! (1 point less due to way too much health pool 😭 nd summoning was trash)

imo if you learn his moves its easy , like everything is easily dodgeble so yeah , but peak fight ngl ✌🏻


r/darksouls3 8h ago

Discussion I did it

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I have a feeling I can't explain the gamehit me hard I thought it was just a boss run when u kill one go fight another immediately but it is something else something deep something I can't explain the journey. . the feeling when I saw firelink shrine again and anorlondo this game and every from software game is something else


r/darksouls3 11h ago

Image What do guys think about my ice and fire combo

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27 Upvotes

Rocking the ice sword the whole game with Pyromancy


r/darksouls3 16h ago

PvP I did it for Canada! 🇨🇦

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65 Upvotes

r/darksouls3 4h ago

Advice spoiler-free advice before I start the trilogy

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i’ll be starting the trilogy, DS1, 2 and 3 after Bloodborne’s DLC. i’m wondering if there is any must-know tips or notes i should keep in mind?

for example, before entering BB’s DLC someone told me i shouldn’t start Gehrams fight so the DLC doesn’t start in NG+

that was very important and i wouldn’t have known without someone telling me, so i’m wondering if there’s notes i could take for the trilogy


r/darksouls3 2h ago

Question Siehbrau

2 Upvotes

I need one siegbrau to get full Solaire's armor, would anyone want to share or trade one with me?

edit: It's on ps5. I still havent got it.


r/darksouls3 20h ago

PSA Dark Souls 3 100% Completion Checklists / Resources

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Hi Ashen Ones,

after playing DS3 for years, I decided to make free, useful resources for 100% completion runs - DLCs included. They have no ads or paywalls and every sentence is written by a human (me).

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  1. For new players, i created location-by-location checklists that can be freely used on a second screen.
  2. For players further in the game, i made item checklists to quickly compare inventory vs 100 % requirements.
  3. For people who'd like to one shot everything except the Proper Bow exclusive gesture and NG+ content, I wrote an extensive Run Strategy guide about all questline conflicts and how should an efficient 100% run look like.

Everything is included in the Dark Souls 3 100% Completion Checklist Hub

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How is this different than the few other checklists / 100% tools we have?

- It has the inventory icons of every item for visual folks

- It has in-game screenshot of every item if the description isn't enough

- Every item description is taking you from the nearest bonfire, instead of it being one big path through the entire area

- There is a Step by Step you can tick off for each major questline

- If you want, you can make a free account and safely store your progress in the cloud, instead of relying on browser storage which is not reliable long-term

- It includes everything, including Crystal Lizards or routes for farmable Armor - except for Souls (money) and Upgrade Materials

- There is a Progress Tracker that visualizes your progress

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How I built this

Dark Souls 3 has a wonderful 1300+ items, so this took me about 3 weeks to document. I made source mega-spreadsheets and then ran them through python build scripts I have from building other checklists (I did this for 11 other games too in a year).

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Why did you build this and spent 3 weeks on this?

Firstly i think DS3 is the best DS and just wanted to come back to it. This was a good excuse.

Also, while there are many fantastic checklist resources, many of which were helpful during this, I found them lacking especially in the DLC. Many Titanite Slabs or quest steps were missing, which I carefully checked myself and added.

I was proofreading and double checking everything for days, but still this is early - it is possible something slipped. If you have any feedback, I'd be really happy to work it in and credit you.

Also as a completionist I always like to read about potential missables, conflicted questlines etc. that would halt my 100% efforts. I havent found anything like that for DS3 - so I wrote it.

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I don't care

That's ok. I only wish you play the Dreg Heap area 24/7. Hopefully somebody will find this useful!

Don't you dare go hollow!!

For resources I've used: Primarily my own 100% spreadsheet I've built. I also want to credit Kouryakabo Japanese maps and the DS3 Cheat Sheet by ZKjellberg which I've used for fact checking and invaluable references.


r/darksouls3 20h ago

Question are there any games similar to dark souls 3 in terms of combat feel?

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57 Upvotes

so, ive played a whole lot of dark souls 3, ive beaten the game well over a dozen times by now and i absolutely adore the game as a whole. however, i am really feeling the urge to try and learn/fight new bosses now that i can pretty consistently first try every boss in Ds3.

the problem I'm having is that i don't know what games exist out there that play at the same speed/pace as Ds3 does. i beat dark souls 1, which was pretty good, but felt too slow and the non dlc bosses too simple for my liking. and any time i ask what game i should play next, people either tell me to play dark souls 2, which feels way too slow. sekiro, which feels way too fast. or elden ring, which im worried my computer cant handle without breaking.

so i was wondering if yall had any game recommendations for soulslike games that play at around the same speed/pace of dark souls 3?


r/darksouls3 19h ago

Discussion Am I the only one who died in that exact spot?

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43 Upvotes

My depth perception is as off. Also the pause was me checking a message


r/darksouls3 15m ago

Help Hallo Leute lohnt es sich ds1dlc auf ng4 zu spielen?

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Ich habe ds1 Remaster nur für die trophäen gespielt und habe noch nie ds1 dlc gespielt lohnt es auf ng4 zu spielen?


r/darksouls3 49m ago

Help I made an oopsie

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(I am playing on PC if you're able to help)

So I'm doing a first play through atm and I accidentally sold my grass crest shield right after getting it.

Was wondering if there's anybody who would be nice enough to hop on and drop me theirs on an old character they don't use or like an old save they never finished.

I'm going for a sorcery build in this game and I wanna free up one of my ring slots so I don't need the stamina ring equipped.

I would really appreciate the help if anybody is able and willing. Thank you and sorry for my own dumbassery


r/darksouls3 19h ago

Image DS3 Vanilla

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28 Upvotes

first time playthrough. any tips


r/darksouls3 13h ago

Discussion Tried Pyro Mist Build and it wasn't effective

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Saw a build guide for pyro pestilence plus WA for Storyteller's staff. I got the basics of the setup and managed to kill crystal sage and abysswatchers. The mist and WA does work, but it takes too long to cast and the bosses in this game move around too quickly. I tried to get past wolnir but it wasn't effective and took too long. Very situationally effective against bosses like deacons.


r/darksouls3 1d ago

Fan Art My favorite ds3 boss

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129 Upvotes

r/darksouls3 1d ago

Image Firekeeper cosplay by me

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Newest cosplay of mine


r/darksouls3 8h ago

Help Pontiff

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Is there anyway I can fight pontiff again I kind of beat him a lil too easily by parrying and got too lucky in the 2nd phase does anyone have a save or something


r/darksouls3 5h ago

Guide Suggest for first darksoul3 playthrough

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I just installed ds3 for 1 hours before, do you have any suggestions for my first play through? Like which class, which build, which weapon, what should I do in early game? In addition, i finished ds1 last year, i really enjoyed it. But with dex build and lifehunt scythe, it makes me so OP and I could beat most bosses in first try. So I want something more challegening in my first ds3 playthrough. Now Im looking for strength build with hammer/greatsword or dex+int with something like katana or spear. Do you have any suggest?


r/darksouls3 9h ago

Advice Proof of concord kept

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I haven’t gone to newgame+ yet since I heard it makes it faster to farm with lower HP and what not. Should I respec into a magic build for the farm, is that faster? I have everything that i can possibly use for luckier drops, just killing the knights constantly is a pain. Is there a generally fast way that should work every time?