Forbidden Woods | Walkthrough Bloodborne Guide

The path forks frequently in the Forbidden Woods.

After entering the Woods, head down the path. After a while, near bonfires, you will be attacked by two enemies. One of them will be shooting missiles at you. After defeating them, search the bodies nearby (Twin Blood Stone Shards and Pebbles). From here, you can go either down or up, slightly to the right - head in this direction first.

Watch out for the long range of attack.

After going past three bonfires, you will encounter a single enemy near the third one. Defeating him shouldn't a big problem for you but watch out not to be hit by a burst of blows. Behind the eliminated enemy, you will find the entrance to a small cave - inside, there is an Adept Blood Gemstone and Madman's Knowledge.

Behind the bridge, there are two enemies and a trap set on the tree to on the right side of the road.

Now, head back down and after a while, you will reach a square with a lantern, which you should of course light up (there is an Antidote behind the closed gate, by the wall - you will later unlock a shortcut here). Go across the bridge - behind it, near some tombstones on the left, you will find Twin Blood Stone Shards. When on the bridge, watch out for two enemies, one carrying a gun. Walk along (watch out for a trap on the tree, you will activate it by walking across the planks - perform a quick dodge or don't stomp onto a plank) and defeat another single enemy on the right.

There are a lot of enemies around the bonfires. Watch out not to be burned, because a lot of Oil Urns will fly in your direction.

Walking down, you will be attacked by a dog (collect Thick Coldblood from the body nearby). There are also two enemies with torches near the bonfire. When heading towards the bonfires, watch out for a patrol consisting of two enemies and for the opponents throwing Oil Urns at you (you will receive more damage when on fire) from the rocks on the right. You can either lure the patrol away from them or run quickly to the rocks and eliminate them. Near the bodies, you will find some Blood Vials, 2 Twin Blood Stone Shards and 10 Quicksilver Bullets).

You will reach a place where you can see a red tombstone (screen). Turn slightly to the right to catch an enemy running away (near the ground). You will obtain 3 Twin Blood Stone Shards for killing him. Turn left near the tombstone and head between the rocks. You will fall down to the center of the village.

You can reach the same village by turning left earlier before the tombstone. On the way, you will be attacked by a single enemy and you will find some Beast Blood Pellets in the shed and some Thick Coldblood below. Form the glade outside, you will notice the gate leading to the village (screen).

Note: There is a trap in front of the entrance to the village, which will kill you instantly if you trigger it. Notice the planks on the ground near the tree. If you step on one of them, a huge spike will fall down on you. Go past the tree from the left or head left (up) to safely enter the village.

Lower part of the village, behind the gate

When approaching the enemies, watch out not to fall down into the pit in the middle.

As you enter the village, you will be attacked by three enemies. Another one will be shooting to you from the shed on the right. In the shed, you will find 4 Pungent Blood Cocktails and near the building on the left - 5 Blood Vials. There are a few enemies in the middle. Be careful not to step on one of the planks, because you will fall down into a pit, where some birds will attack you (an Antidote near the body). Search all the houses to find more Pungent Blood Cocktails and Beast Blood Pellets. You can move along, heading towards the water. When you pass the bonfire, you will be attacked with Molotov Cocktails, so it's a better idea to go from the other side (go back behind the gate and turn right).

Higher part of the village

You can open the gate by going past the building from the left, between the dog cages.

When you make a turn before the gate, you will reach the higher part of the village. There are some Quicksilver Bullets near the body. Watch out for the dog - if you jump down, you will go back to the lower part. As you approach the big gate, it will close before you (go collect Blue Elixir from the building on the left). Circle the gate going between the cages (you can kill the dogs to obtain extra Blood Echoes) and kill an enemy standing right behind it. After opening the gate, go on the roof of the building on the right (there are two crows on top and White Church Set).

The cave - passage to Central Yharnam

The path leading to the cave.

When in the higher part of the village, you can go left from the place where the cages are. Following the path, you will reach a small cave (beneath the first rock shelf, there is a body and an Antidote).

The water in the cave poisons the hero.

At the very bottom, you will find a flooded area. Be careful, as the water is contaminated - staying in it too long will hurt the hero. There are three bigger enemies in this territory and plenty of smaller snakes, which you will encounter mostly deep in the cave. Behind the first rock, in front of the entrance, you will find Frenzied Coldblood. Head towards the rock in the middle (green light) to find a Dirty Blood Gemstone near it and a Nourishing Blood Gemstone.

The exit, leading to a part of Central Yharnam that was inaccessible before.

From here, go to the small island that you can see behind one of the enemies (watch out for the snakes). Go through the narrow passage (it is best to kill the snakes that block your way - you can do it gradually). At the end, you will find an Arcane Blood Gemstone. Go back to the center of the cave and head to another part of it, in front of the large rock. You will find a ladder leading to Central Yharnam.

Higher part of the village - cont.

Watch out for the opponent's strong attacks. Getting killed will result in being teleported to another location.

Walk along, towards the building with a lantern on top and you will encounter a special kind of enemy (near the bonfire). It doesn't carry any weapon - only a sandbag, but be careful, as its attacks are very strong and it may quickly kill you. The kick and jump kick are the most dangerous attacks. If you die, you will be teleported to Yahar'gul Unseen Village, to a sort of a prison. Remember this enemy, because you will encounter him in other locations as well. In the house, you will find a Beast Roar and 6 Blood Vials near the tree behind the building.

Behind the bonfire, you will reach the place that you can see on the screen. There are a lot of enemies on the bridge, among them a few throwing Molotov Cocktails (they are the ones that attacked you if you travelled to the village downstairs). From the roof, where the last enemy is, jump down and collect 10 Molotov Cocktails from the body.

Head through the water, quickly going past the enemies in it. After reaching the land, go to the small cave on the right. Inside, near two bodies, you will find Twin Blood Stone Shards and you will unlock a passage leading to the lower part of the village (the hole in the middle).

Walking along, you will encounter a few enemies.

Go back to the exit from the small cave and head right. On the left, you will notice an enemy facing his back at you - take the opportunity to ambush him with a fully charged attack and collect 2 Twin Blood Stone Shards from the body. A bit further, there are two weaker enemies, but you need to watch out for the third one shooting at you from the roof on the left (you can quickly run to the top and eliminate him first). You will find some Quicksilver Bullets near a body outside the house.

The cannonball can hit you very hard so try to run as fast as you can (you can temporarily hide in the houses on both sides of the road).

A little later, you will reach a narrow passage between the buildings. At the end of the road, there is a cannon shooting missiles at you (deals a lot of damage). Once it fires, run quickly towards the cannon and then hide in one of the buildings to avoid another cannonball (there are two enemies in the house on the left). When you reach the cannon, kill the man arming it and enter the building in front of you.

Visit the upper part to find a few items and a character connected to one of the side quests.

Note: If you want to collect the items located on the beams above, you first have to leave the room. Jump down onto a wooden platform. Turn left, where a single enemy will attack you (watch out not to fall down). After the fight, go up the ladder and carefully walk across the mechanism onto another platform. You will find some Poison Knives. Go outside to find more Poison Knives on the rooftop and Suspicious Beggar that you can talk to (connected with one of the side quests). Inside, jump all the way down, where you will find a weapon - Cannon, near the last body.

The opponent gets stuck In the passageway, which makes it easier for you to deal damage.

Note2: As a matter of fact, he is not who he seems to be. You can tell him about the safe place but, at Iosefka Clinic, the Beggar turns into a monster, whereas in the Oedon Chapel, he will be murdering the other survivors (for this, you will be receiving Beast Blood Pellets). The reason for that is the actual form of the beggar - he is a huge monster, a miniature version of Darkbeast Paarl. To see that for yourself, attack him several times on the rooftop and you will witness his transformation.

Fighting this monster in normal conditions is very difficult so, it is a good idea to use a ruse. First of all, the opponent is vulnerable to poisoning - two Poisoned daggers should result in his gradual health loss, by around 1/3 of the initial value. The other issue is avoiding his attacks. Take advantage of the beast's size and hide in the corridor that you took to climb the roof. The opponent may attack you there, but much fewer attacks will actually deal damage to you. To sum up: Use poison and hide in the passage, where you can extend your weapon and attack the opponent stuck in the passage. For defeating him, you will receive quite a few Blood Echoes, and a strong rune Beast.

There is another enemy behind the bridge. Turn right and go up to unlock a shortcut.

Go all the way to the bottom. On the right, you will see a single enemy with snakes growing out of his head. Watch out for his attack, as it causes poisoning. In the room on the right, there is a broken lift which you will unlock later. Leave using the opposite passage, on the left of the room. Go up (you will find Twin Blood Stone Shards), to a place where you can see a lift (4 Antidotes near the body). You can unlock a shortcut here (the gate), leading to the respawn point.

In the woods

If you don't want to get lost, follow the lanterns.

Go back down and head deeper into the woods (you will find some Frenzied Coldblood on the way). The lanterns near the path will lead you, but it is good to sometimes go off the track and explore both sides. Watch out for plenty of smaller enemies and a few bigger ones (they can poison you). If you search this area well, you can find some Shining Coins, a lot of Twin Blood Stone Shards and Madman's Knowledge. After you explore the forest, follow the path to the other part of it, where you will see an enemy standing on the right, near a tree.

A bit further, where you can turn right, make that turn, towards the enemy that you can see in the screen above. Get a longer weapon and kill it as fast as you can, as it can use a very powerful attack, also with poisoning effect. On the hill, you will find Thick Coldblood and Twin Blood Stone Shards. The most interesting item is hiding behind the large tombstone/altar - near the body, you can see Murky Deep Sea rune, which increases your resistance to poisoning. Lastly, go back on the track and head down the path.

Along your path, you encounter scores of opponents. Before you head along the main path by the big cluster of snakes (including a bigger one), you should take a left turn. Approach the escarpment shown in the screenshot. From here, you can jump over to the other side. Remember to run up (sprint) and to take the jump only when you are on the edge of the escarpment. If you do that, you can collect a Graveguard Mask from the corpse. After you jump down to the escarpment to the right, you can collect another item for your set - Graveguard Garb, Manchettes and Kilt.

Note: If you fall down, do not worry about that. You can use the situation to your advantage and unlock a passage. For this, run ahead, ignore the opponents and head for the cave exit. There, across a small swamp, proceed ahead and then take the path upwards (watch out for the opponent hiding behind the tree). Eventually, you unlock a lift.

Down the path, you will find an enemy and a rune (you can unlock the gate later).

Choose the path on the right (the rightmost path will lead you to a close gate which you will unlock later and a Clockwise Metamorphosis rune which increases your HP). On the way, you will find some Frenzied Coldblood and Shining Coins. Watch out for a poisonous enemy near the big tombstone (a bigger version of the monsters that you've met earlier in this area).

At the very bottom, it is good to locate the niche that you can see in the screen above. If you search the bodies, you will find 3 Twin Blood Stone Shards and Deep Sea Rune. There is a problem though, because two beasts are guarding the passage. Get a longer weapon and use Molotov Cocktails to make the fight easier and eliminate the first enemy as fast as you can. Don't waste Antidotes during the fight, but use them once everything is over. After the battle, head down the path again (on the way, behind the tombstones, you will find Frenzied Coldblood).

From this place, you can go two opposite ways.

You will reach a flooded area and you will be attacked by a Giant Boar that you know from the sewers in Central Yharnam. Watch out for its charge and frontal attack (dodge and attack from behind). From here, you can go either left or right.

Giant Boar fight, left turn

There is an enemy hiding behind the tree.

If you choose to turn left, you will enter a small flooded cave (will-o'-the-wisps floating in the air). From here, turn right first. Watch out for an enemy behind the tree (don't run past it, because you will be caught from behind). After killing it, you can go all the way to the end and unlock a lift.

Watch out for the enemies' strong attacks - the fastest way to deal with them is using Molotov Cocktails.

From the cave, you can turn left again. After going outside, you will encounter a new type of enemy (don't let its size mislead you - a series of quick attacks coming from them can be fatal). You will find Madman's Knowledge near a tree and two enemies will attack you a little further. They are not very resilient, but their "laser" attack deals a lot of damage. Try to eliminate at least one of them as fast as you can and focus on melee fight (they cannot use the laser when close to you and their melee attacks are weaker). The battle is very easy if you have Molotov Cocktails - one such weapon can eliminate both opponents right away. Notice a rune near the body (Anti-Clockwise Metamorphosis - boosts stamina). At the end of the road, you will encounter another two enemies and you will find 2x Madman's Knowledge.

Giant Boar fight, right turn

If you turn right and go up the stairs, you will unlock a gate.

After defeating the Giant Boar, you can go right as well. Near the bonfire, you will find Sharp Blood Gemstone and another Boar blocking your way. You can circle it if you want to. After a while, you will reach some stairs and the path will fork - head right first, to unlock a gate (There is Clockwise Metamorphosis Rune near the monument, if you haven't acquired it earlier).

The path leading to the bosses.

The left turn will take you through a watery area at the end of which there is a boss - Shadow of Yharnam.

The path leading to Byrgenwerth

After the fight, head through the newly unlocked passage. On the way, you will be attacked by a monster resembling a fly. Watch out for its strong attack - jump back when it flies up or you will be caught. Collect Madman's Knowledge from the body and head straight to Byrgenwerth.