Trophies list in Dark Souls Dark Souls Guide
This guide cointains list of all trophies and steam achievements in Dark Souls and Dark Souls Remastered, for example: Bond of a Pyromancer, Art of Abysswalking, Chaos Weapon, Crystal Weapon.
Last update: 28 February 2020
This page lists all of the achievements / trophies available in Dark Souls. You can acquire them on all of the platforms for which the game has been released, with the sole exception of Nintendo Switch, which does not offer any system of achievements. Trophies are common for the basic version of Dark Souls, as well as the Dark Souls Remastered one, the latter offering, among others, numerous improvements to the graphics. There are a total of 41 trophies to acquire - 18 Bronze, 20 Silver, 2 Gold and one Platinum (only on PS3 and PS4 versions of the game).
- Art of Abysswalking
- Bond of a Pyromancer
- Chaos Weapon
- Covenant: Blade of the Darkmoon
- Covenant: Chaos Servant
- Covenant: Darkwraith
- Covenant: Forest Hunter
- Covenant: Gravelord Servant
- Covenant: Path of the Dragon
- Covenant: Warrior of Sunlight
- Covenant: Way of White
- Crystal Weapon
- Dark Lord
- Defeat Bed of Chaos
- Defeat Crossbreed Priscilla
- Defeat the Four Kings
- Defeat Gravelord Nito
- Defeat Seath the Scaleless
- Defeat The Dark Sun Gwyndolin
- Divine Weapon
- Enchanted Weapon
- Enkindle
- Estus Flask
- Fire Weapon
- Lightning Weapon
- Lordvessel
- Magic Weapon
- Occult Weapon
- Prayer of a Maiden
- Raw Weapon
- Reach Anor Londo
- Reach Lordran
- Ring the Bell: Undead Church
- Rite of Kindling
- Strongest Weapon
- The Dark Soul
- To Link the Fire
- Wisdom of a Sage
Art of Abysswalking
Type of trophy: Bronze
How to unlock: You must master the art of abysswalking.
Commentary: This trophy is related to the game's progression. You need to confront the Great Grey Wolf Sif boss in the Darkroot Garden location - information on how to get to the location can be found in our walkthrough and the description of the boss encounter is located in the chapter on bosses, in our guide to Dark Souls. As a reward for killing the boss, you will receive a Covenant of Antorias ring, allowing you to enter the Abyss.
Bond of a Pyromancer
Type of trophy: Silver
How to unlock: You must collect all the pyromancies.
Commentary: There are 19 unique pyromancies to acquire. A complete list of pyromancies, as well as the locations of their acquisition can be found in Sorceries, miracles and pyromancies chapter of this guide.
Additional note - Be careful during meetings with independent characters, as an accidental attack on a person offering pyromancy can effectively prevent you from acquiring the trophy.
Chaos Weapon
Type of trophy: Bronze
How to unlock: Acquire best weapon through chaos reinforcement.
Commentary: This achievement requires the acquisition of the Chaos Flame Ember component (look for it in Demon's Ruins location) - more on this topic can be found in Enhancement chapter of this guide. Afterwards, you need to visit a blacksmith in The Catacombs and develop any weapon or shield to the rank of Chaos +5.
Covenant: Blade of the Darkmoon
Type of trophy: Silver
How to unlock: Discover Blade of the Darkmoon covenant.
Commentary: Blade of the Darkmoon is one of the available Covenants in Dark Souls. A full list of all available covenants can be found in "Covenants - where to join?" chapter of this guide. In order to discover the Blade of the Darkmoon covenant, you need to speak with the boss Gwyndolin in Anor Lendo.
Covenant: Chaos Servant
Type of trophy: Silver
How to unlock: Discover Chaos Servant covenant.
Commentary: Chaos Servant is one of the available Covenants in Dark Souls. A full list of all available covenants can be found in "Covenants - where to join?" chapter of this guide. In order to discover the Chaos Servant covenant, you need to - once the boss encounter with Queelag is over - find the secret passage to the location with the White Spider with whom you can talk.
Covenant: Darkwraith
Type of trophy: Silver
How to unlock: Discover Darkwraith covenant.
Commentary: Darkwraith is one of the available Covenants in Dark Souls. A full list of all available covenants can be found in "Covenants - where to join?" chapter of this guide. In order to discover the Darkwraith covenant, you need to defeat The Abyss boss and meet Kaathe.
Covenant: Forest Hunter
Type of trophy: Silver
How to unlock: Discover Forest Hunter covenant.
Commentary: Forest Hunter is one of the available Covenants in Dark Souls. A full list of all available covenants can be found in "Covenants - where to join?" chapter of this guide. In order to discover the Forest Hunter covenant, you need to speak with Alvina in Darkroot Forest.
Covenant: Gravelord Servant
Type of trophy: Silver
How to unlock: Discover Gravelord Servant covenant.
Commentary: Gravelord Servant is one of the available Covenants in Dark Souls. A full list of all available covenants can be found in "Covenants - where to join?" chapter of this guide. In order to discover the Gravelord Servant covenant, you need to meet with Nito in Catacombs before the boss encounter with Pinwheel.
Covenant: Path of the Dragon
Type of trophy: Silver
How to unlock: Discover Path of the Dragon covenant.
Commentary: Path of the Dragon is one of the available Covenants in Dark Souls. A full list of all available covenants can be found in "Covenants - where to join?" chapter of this guide. In order to discover the Path of the Dragon Servant covenant, you need to speak with the dragon in Ash Lake.
Covenant: Princess's Guard
Type of trophy: Silver
How to unlock: Discover Princess' Guard covenant.
Commentary: Princess' Guard is one of the available Covenants in Dark Souls. A full list of all available covenants can be found in "Covenants - where to join?" chapter of this guide. In order to discover the Princess' Guard covenant, you need to speak with Gwynevere after defeating Ormstein and Smough.
Covenant: Warrior of Sunlight
Type of trophy: Silver
How to unlock: Discover Warrior of Sunlight covenant.
Commentary: Warrior of Sunlight is one of the available Covenants in Dark Souls. A full list of all available covenants can be found in "Covenants - where to join?" chapter of this guide. In order to discover the Warrior of Sunlight covenant, you need to acquire 25 Faith and visit the bonfire in Undead Parish.
Covenant: Way of White
Type of trophy: Bronze
How to unlock: Discover Way of White covenant.
Commentary: Way of White is one of the available Covenants in Dark Souls. A full list of all available covenants can be found in "Covenants - where to join?" chapter of this guide. In order to discover the Way of White covenant, you need to speak with Petrus in Firelink Shrine or with Reah in Undead Parish.
Crystal Weapon
Type of trophy: Bronze
How to unlock: Acquire best weapon through crystal reinforcement.
Commentary: This trophy requires the acquisition of Large Ember (look for it in the Depths) and Crystal Ember (visit the Duke's area while on the way to the Crystal Cave) - more on that topic can be found in Enhancement chapter of this guide. Afterwards, you need to visit a blacksmith in The Catacombs and develop any weapon or shield to the rank of Crystal +5.
Another method to acquire the trophy is to find the Crystal Halberd in a chest in Anor Londo and develop it to +5. By doing so you will not have to acquire both of the rare ingredients - Large Ember and Crystal Ember.
Dark Lord
Type of trophy: Gold
How to unlock: Reach "The Dark Lord" ending.
Commentary: "The Dark Lord" is one of the two main endings of the game. You need to start by defeating the final boss of the game - Gwyn Lord of Cinder. Once you have done it, leave the location without lighting the bonfire.
A valuable note - in theory, this achievement is mutually exclusive to "To link the Fire" which is about unlocking another ending. You can, however, easily get around this restriction by making a copy of the current state of the game, before the fight with the final boss begins. Once you acquire the described trophy, you can exit the game, restore the older save game, launch the game again and behave differently after re-defeating the final boss. This method is not available on Xbox One and Nintendo Switch consoles, as both of them lack the possibility of transferring saves to a USB stick or to another directory on the hard drive (PC).
Defeat Bed of Chaos
Type of trophy: Silver
How to unlock: Defeat the Soul Lord Bed of Chaos.
Commentary: This trophy is related to the game's progression. The Bed of Chaos is a boss encountered in the ending part of Lost Izalith location - check our walkthrough, as well as the chapter on bosses for details.
Defeat Crossbreed Priscilla
Type of trophy: Silver
How to unlock: Defeat Crossbreed Priscilla, the Lifehunter.
Commentary: Crossbreed Priscilla is one of the bosses in Dark Souls and the encounter with her is optional. You can lead to the confrontation during a return to the Painted World of Ariamis location, later in the game - check our walkthrough (Bonus section), as well as the chapter on bosses for details.
Defeat the Four Kings
Type of trophy: Silver
How to unlock: Defeat the Four Kings, Inheritors of Souls.
Commentary: This trophy is related to the game's progression. The Four Kings is the name of one of the most powerful bosses in the game. You need to reach New Lando Ruins location and use the Covenant of Artorias ring to move to the Abyss - check our walkthrough, as well as the chapter on bosses for details.
Defeat Gravelord Nito
Type of trophy: Silver
How to unlock: Defeat the Soul Lord Gravelord Nito.
Commentary: This trophy is related to the game's progression. Gravelord Nito is the name of the boss encountered at the end of Tomb of Giants location exploration - check our walkthrough, as well as the chapter on bosses for details.
Defeat Seath the Scaleless
Type of trophy: Silver
How to unlock: Defeat Seath the Scaleless, Inheritor of Souls.
Commentary: This trophy is related to the game's progression. Seath the Scaleless is the name of the boss encountered during the exploration of Crystal Cave - check our walkthrough, as well as the chapter on bosses for details.
Defeat The Dark Sun Gwyndolin
Type of trophy: Silver
How to unlock: Defeat Dark Sun Gwyndolin, the Darkmoon God.
Commentary: Dark Sun Gwyndolin is the most powerful boss in Dark Souls and the encounter with him is optional. You can run into him in Anor Lando location, after equipping the character with Darkmoon Seance ring - check our walkthrough, as well as the chapter on bosses for details.
Divine Weapon
Type of trophy: Bronze
How to unlock: Acquire best weapon through divine reinforcement.
Commentary: This trophy requires the acquisition of Divine Ember (look for it in Darkroot Garden) and Large Divine Ember (visit Tomb of the Giants) - more on that topic can be found in Enhancement chapter of this guide. Afterwards, you need to visit a blacksmith in Under Parish and develop any weapon or shield to the rank of Divine +10.
Enchanted Weapon
Type of trophy: Bronze
How to unlock: Acquire the best weapon through enchanted reinforcement.
Commentary: This trophy requires the acquisition of Enchanted Ember (go to Darkroot Garden and locate a chest protected by monsters) - more on that topic can be found in Enhancement chapter of this guide. Afterwards, you need to visit a blacksmith in New Lando Ruins and develop any weapon or shield to the rank of Enchanted +5.
Enkindle
Type of trophy: Bronze
How to unlock: Light a bonfire flame.
Commentary: This trophy is practically impossible to miss, as you can light up bonfires in many places in the world of the game, saving the game in the process.
Estus Flask
Type of trophy: Bronze
How to unlock: Acquire the Estus Flask.
Commentary: This trophy is practically impossible to miss. An Estus Bottle is acquired from a wounded soldier at the very beginning of the game - more on that can be found in Undead Asylum chapter of this guide.
Fire Weapon
Type of trophy: Bronze
How to unlock: Acquire the best weapon through fire reinforcement.
Commentary: This trophy requires the acquisition of Large Flame Ember (go to Demon's Ruins and locate a chest protected by monsters) - more on that topic can be found in Enhancement chapter of this guide. Afterwards, you need to visit a blacksmith in The Catacombs and develop any weapon or shield to the rank of Fire +10.
Knight's Honor
Type of trophy: Silver
How to unlock: Acquire all rare weapons.
Commentary: This is a very time-consuming and complicated trophy to acquire. In order to unlock it, you need to acquire 32 unique weapons and craft 15 more with the souls of defeated enemies.
Unique weapons are acquired in two ways - by exploring the areas or in the form of trophies for defeated monsters (remember to cut off their tails, if possible). The following tables contain information about the places and/or circumstances of their acquisition. Special weapons crafted from the souls of bosses are more troublesome, as each boss leaves only a single soul behind. This means that you will need to defeat some of the bosses 2 or even 3 times during re-runs of the game. We have included the full list of weapons below.
Weapons to acquire by defeating monsters
WEAPON | MONSTER (LOCATION) |
Astora's Straight Sword | Zombie Dragon (Valley of Drakes) |
Black Knight Greataxe | Black Knight (Kiln of the First Flame) |
Black Knight Greatsword | Black Knight (Kiln of the First Flame) |
Black Knight Halberd | Black Knight (Kiln of the First Flame) |
Black Knight Shield | Black Knight (Kiln of the First Flame) |
Black Knight Sword | Black Knight (Kiln of the First Flame) |
Blood Shield | Zombie Dragon (Painted World of Ariamis) |
Channeler's Trident | Mage (Duke's Archives) |
Crescent Axe | Patches (Tomb of the Giants) |
Crest Shield | Hollowified Knight (Undead Asylum) |
Dragon Crest Shield | Zombie Dragon (Valley of Drakes) |
Dragon Greatsword | Stone Dragon (Ash Lake) |
Drake Sword | Undead Dragon (Undead Burg) |
Drakonking Greataxe | Gaping Dragon (Depths) |
Gargoyle Tail Axe | Bell Gargoyle (Anor Londo) |
Giant's Halberd | Giant Soldier (Anor Londo) |
Grant | Black Phantom Leeroy (Tomb of the Giants) |
Moonlight Greatsword | Seath the Scaleless (Crystal Cave) |
Priscilla's Dagger | Priscilla (Painted World of Ariamis) |
Sanctus | Black Phantom Leeroy (Tomb of the Giants) |
Silver Knight Shield | Silver Knight (Anor Londo) |
Silver Knight Spear | Silver Knight (Anor Londo) |
Silver Knight Sword | Silver Knight (Anor Londo) |
Stone Greatshield | Stone Giant (Darkroot Garden) |
Stone Greatsword | Stone Giant (Darkroot Garden) |
Weapons to acquire by exploring
WEAPON | LOCATION |
Dark Hand | You need to join the Darkwraith Covenant. |
Dragon's Tooth | A secret area behind the wall of illusion in Anor Londo. |
Dragonslayer Greatbow | A secret area in Anor Londo, in front of the boss' den. |
Effigy Shield | A secret area in Tomb of the Giants. |
Havel's Greatshield | A secret area behind the wall of illusion in Anor Londo. |
Velka's Rapier | A secret area in Painted World of Ariamis. |
Weapons to craft with the souls of bosses
WEAPONS | REQUIRED BOSS SOUL |
Great Lord Greatsword | Gwyn |
Tin Darkmoon Catalyst | Gwyndolin |
Darkmoon Bow | Gwyndolin |
Golem Axe | Iron Golem |
Dragonbone Fist | Iron Golem |
Moonlight Butterfly Horn | Moonlight Butterfly |
Crystal Ring Shield | Moonlight Butterfly |
Dragonslayer Spear | Ornstein |
Lifehunt Scythe | Priscilla |
Quelaag's Furysword | Quelaag |
Chaos Blade | Quelaag |
Greatshield of Artorias | Sif |
Greatsword of Artorias (based on the Broken Sword) | Sif |
Greatsword of Artorias (based on the Broken Sword) | Sif |
Smough's Hammer | Smough |
Note - Greatsword of Artorias can be crafted twice, as those are two different items. The Broken Sword, together with a "regular" one (Sword) are used as base for the crafting.
Lightning Weapon
Type of trophy: Bronze
How to unlock: Acquire the best weapon through lightning reinforcement.
Commentary: This trophy requires the acquisition of Large Ember (look for it in the Depths) - more on that topic can be found in Enhancement chapter of this guide. Afterwards, you need to visit a blacksmith in Undead Parish and develop any weapon or shield to the rank of Lightning +5.
Another method to acquire the trophy is to find the Lightning Spear in a chest in Sen's Fortress and develop it to +5. By doing so, you will not have to acquire the rare ingredient Large Ember.
Lordvessel
Type of trophy: Silver
How to unlock: You need to acquire the Lordvessel.
Commentary: This trophy is related to the game's progression. You will acquire the artifact after defeating Ornstein and Smough in Anor Londo - check our walkthrough, as well as the chapter on bosses for details.
Magic Weapon
Type of trophy: Bronze
How to unlock: Acquire the best weapon through magic reinforcement.
Commentary: This trophy requires the acquisition of Large Magic Ember (go to Duke's Archives and look for a chest with the item) - more on that topic can be found in Enhancement chapter of this guide. Afterwards, you need to visit a blacksmith in New Londo Ruins and develop any weapon or shield to the rank of Magic +10.
Occult Weapon
Type of trophy: Bronze
How to unlock: Acquire the best weapon through occult reinforcement
Commentary: This trophy requires the acquisition of Divine Ember (visit Darkroot Garden) and Dark Ember (visit Painted World of Ariamis) - more on that topic can be found in Enhancement chapter of this guide. Afterwards, you need to visit a blacksmith in Undead Parish and develop any weapon or shield to the rank of Occut +5.
Prayer of a Maiden
Type of trophy: Silver
How to unlock: Acquire all miracles.
Commentary: There are 23 unique miracles to accumulate. A complete list of all miracles, as well as the locations of their acquisition can be found in Sorceries, miracles and pyromancies chapter of this guide.
Additional note - Be careful during meetings with independent characters, as an accidental attack on a person offering a miracle can effectively prevent you from acquiring the trophy.
Raw Weapon
Type of trophy: Bronze
How to unlock: Acquire the best weapon through raw reinforcement
Commentary: This trophy requires the acquisition of Large Ember (visit The Depths) - more on that topic can be found in Enhancement chapter of this guide. Afterwards, you need to visit a blacksmith in Undead Parish and develop any weapon or shield to the rank of Raw +5.
Reach Anor Londo
Type of trophy: Silver
How to unlock: Reach Anor Londo.
Commentary: This trophy is related to the game's progression. You will reach Anor Londo after defeating the Iron Golem boss in Sen's Fortress - check our walkthrough, as well as the chapter on bosses for details.
Reach Lordran
Type of trophy: Bronze
How to unlock: Reach Lordran.
Commentary: This trophy cannot be missed, as it is related to the progress in the main storyline. Defeat the Asylum Demon boss - walkthrough of this encounter can be found in the bosses section of this guide. Once the boss is dead, open the large door.
Ring the Bell: Quelaag's Domain
Type of trophy: Bronze
How to unlock: Ring Bell of Awakening in Quelaag Domain.
Commentary: This trophy cannot be missed, as it is related to the progress in the main storyline. You will get a chance to ring the bell during your visit in Quelaag's Domain - thoroughly described in our walkthrough. You first need to defeat Quelaag Chaos Witch - the encounter was described in the chapter about bosses.
Ring the Bell: Undead Church
Type of trophy: Bronze
How to unlock: Ring Bell of Awakening in Undead Church.
Commentary: This trophy cannot be missed, as it is related to the progress in the main storyline. You will get a chance to ring the bell during your visit in Undead Parish - thoroughly described in our walkthrough. You first need to defeat Bell Gargoyles - the encounter was described in the chapter about bosses.
Rite of Kindling
Type of trophy: Bronze
How to unlock: Acquire the Rite of Kindling.
Commentary: This trophy cannot be missed, as it is related to the main storyline of the game. The ritual will be automatically acquired once you defeat the Pinwheel boss in the Catacombs - check our walkthrough, as well as the chapter on bosses for details.
Strongest Weapon
Type of trophy: Bronze
How to unlock: Acquire the best weapon through standard reinforcement.
Commentary: This trophy requires the acquisition of Large Ember (visit The Depths) and Very Large Ember (visit New Lando Ruins) - more on that topic can be found in Enhancement chapter of this guide. Afterwards, you need to visit a blacksmith in Undead Parish and develop any weapon or shield to the rank of Standard +15.
The Dark Soul
Type of trophy: Platinum
How to unlock: Acquire all the remaining trophies.
To Link the Fire
Type of trophy: Gold
How to unlock: Reach "To Link the Fire" ending.
Commentary: "To Link the FIre" is one of the two main endings of the game. You need to start by defeating the final boss of the game - Gwyn Lord of Cinder. Once you have done it, light up the bonfire in the same location.
A valuable note - in theory, this achievement is mutually exclusive to "Dark Lord" which is about unlocking another ending. You can, however, easily get around this restriction by making a copy of the current state of the game, before the fight with the final boss begins. Once you acquire the described trophy, you can exit the game, restore the older save game, launch the game again and behave differently after re-defeating the final boss. This method is not available on Xbox One and Nintendo Switch consoles, as both of them lack the possibility of transferring saves to a USB stick or to another directory on the hard drive (PC).
Wisdom of a Sage
Type of trophy: Silver
How to unlock: Acquire all the sorceries.
Commentary: There are 24 unique sorceries to accumulate. A complete list of all sorceries, as well as the locations of their acquisition can be found in Sorceries, miracles and pyromancies chapter of this guide.
Additional note - Be careful during meetings with independent characters, as an accidental attack on a person offering a sorcery can effectively prevent you from acquiring the trophy.
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