The Lost Bastille | Walkthrough Dark Souls II Guide
Last update: 11 May 2016
Key points of Dark Souls 2 - The Lost Bastille
Passage to another location
Trap
Shortcut/Passage/Area
Landmark/Switch
Bonfire
NPC (friendly)
Item
Rare opponent/Boss
Shortcut/Passage/Area
Shortcut 1 � After you jump down into the crack in the wall, turn left and reach the end of the yard, whilekeeping to the right wall. After you defeat several dogs, you will reach a grate that you can open with the nearby lever.
Shortcut 2 � Allows you to unlock the bonfire and the blacksmith earlier.
Shortcut 3 � Requires the Antiquated Key. Leads to the location filled with planks.
Grate 1 � As you go away from the Servants' Quarters bonfire, you approach a fork - there, climb up the stairs. You will walk into a location with exploding mummies. The switch is in the corridor, right next to them.
Grate 2 � On the floor above the location with the mummies. Opens the way to the Sinner's Rise
Illusion 1 � After you use the Pharros lock and destroy the illusion, you will open the way to Belfry Luna
Illusion 2 � In the location with the two ladders and several exploding mummies, enter the small room opposite the entrance - the illusion is right befor you. In the next corridor, examine the wall on the left - another illusion will allow you to exit to the balcony.
Planks � You can destroy them with the sword and explore the location afterwards.
Rare opponent/Boss
Heide Knight � - Once per game.
Boss - Ruin Sentinels
Optional boss - Belfry Gargoyles
NPC (friendly)
Lucatiel of Mirrah
Straid of Olaphis � Requires the Fragrant Branch of Yore, 3 INT, 3 FTH. Allows you to exchange the boss souls for equipment.
Steady Hand McDuff � Requires the Bastille Key or Shortcut 2. After you light the torch in the forge, he will move near the anvil and unlock access to treasures. After you deliver the Dull Ember (Iron Keefl.) he will be able to perform infusion.
Bonfire
Bonfire � Straid's Cell. The second floor above the location with the mummies.
Item
Human Effigy (1) � After you fall into the crack in the wall, you need to go right - the item is on the corpse.
Human Effigy (2) � - After you defeat the hostile horde, take the stairs - the item is at the end of the location, next to the locked gate.
Antiquated Key � The Antiquated Key and the Covetous Silver Serpent Ring. After you enter the building through the window and defeat the dogs, you simply need to exit through the door to the yard. The items are in the chest, in the corner of the location.
Estus Flask Shard � After you jump down through the crack in the wall, turn left and reach the very end of the yard, while keeping to the left wall. The chest with the item is at the end of the narrow passage.
Hush � The illusory wall on the left of the location with the boss. After you open the passage, climb up the ladder - the spell is in the chest.
Target Shield � The illusory wall opposite the entrance to the boss chamber. The item is in the chest.
Homeward Bone � The illusory wall, where you found the Hush. After you open the passage again, you will walk into the main chamber. The item is on the corpse.
3x Crimson Water � The illusory wall on the upper floor, after you take the passage on the right side of the boss chamber. Note: in the middle, there is an exploding mummy!
Large Club � - In the location below the bonfire
Blue Tearsone Ring � Walk onto the first floor, where you fall into one of the rifts. The item is in the chest.
Southern Ritual Band � In the chest at the bottom level of the tower.
Bastille Key � After you defeat the Red Phantom and the horde of dogs. Some of the opponents can be shot with the bow, from the wall.
Bracing Knuckle Ring � You get to it after you find the second illusion. You simply need to keep to the left wall - the item is on the corpse.
Petrified Dragon Bone � Requires the Bastille Key. In the cell next to the bonfire.
Flame Butterfly � After you pass through the second illusion, you need to jump over the rift.
Golden Wing Shield � From the location, where you obtained the Flame Butterfly, jump down to a narrow cornice. Then - move along the cornice to the very end - the shield is next to the corpse.
Craftsman's Hammer + Twinkling Titanite � In the chest that McDuff is sitting on. If you light the torch at the other side of the workshop and rest at the bonfire, the blacksmith will move and you will be able to collect the treasure.
Wanderer Armor Set � After you take the third shortcut, or reach the bonfire at the Servants' Quarters, you will find a well in the yard. When you hit the stone, it falls to the bottom and raises a cage with three (!) exploding mummies inside. After you defeat the last one, it drops the armor set.
Archdrake Robes + Shield � Move from the direction of the third shortcut. In the location, where there used to be an archer, there are gunpowder barrels. Use fire arrows, or the firebomb to blow them up, which opens the way to the armor and the shield.
Twinblade � Twinblade + Parrying Dagger + Bone Staff. Approach from the direction of the third shortcut. In the location behind the archer, you need to take the ladder and fall down onto the elevation, at the end of which there was the archer.
Soul Vessel � - In the location with the Twinblade, use the Pharros Key. The item is past the illusion, in the chest.
Trap
A TRAP (HORDE) � After you open the door, you will encounter a sizeable group of opponents. It is best to lure them out one-by-one. Another big group is in the location to the left of the entrance.
Passage to another location
SINNERS' RISE
Landmark/Switch
Lever (boss) � At the very top of the tower. Opens the way to the boss.
Cage-elevator � You reach it from the direction of the location with the second grate. If you jump onto the edge below, you will be able to collect the Bonfire Ascetic. At the very bottom, there is a Pharros' Lockstone..
After leaving the ship, go along the bridge, towards the shore and enter the building before you. Inside, use the elevator to get to the upper level, from where you will embark on your further journey. After reaching the upper level, search through the nearby cells - inside one of them you will find souls and a Radiant Lifegem. Afterwards, go upstairs and search the surrounding, open rooms - you will find a Common Fruit and a bonfire to light. After doing so, teleport to the bonfire that you've unlocked after the fight with The Pursuer - you will save a lot of time doing it.
Leave the tower and go straight ahead, until you reach the rubble - from there, turn to the left and get on a narrow piece of a wall. You can circle around the wall to collect an item. Afterwards, go to the other side of the wall and defeat the nearby giant. Use the passage in the wall and enter the room - there's an archer and a couple of dogs at the bottom of it. After jumping down (or using the ladder to get down), the archer should follow you - it should allow you to easily defeat him on the lower level. Go through the door and open a chest on the other side of the room, containing an Antiguated Key and a Covetous Silver Serpent Ring.
Go back upstairs and run through the bridge towards another tower. At the foot of the tower there will be barrels blocking the entrance - destroy them to open the passage. Inside, you will encounter Lucatiel of Mirrah again. After speaking with him, you will be given a Human Effigy. From here, you can teleport to the bonfire unlocked after the ship trip, to explore the rest of the location.
After returning to the bonfire, exit the cell and climb up the stairs. You will stumble upon a white knight on the stone bridge. You don't need to fight him if you don't want to - unless you attack him first, he will leave you alone. On the edge of the bridge you will see a couple of barrels. Destroy them to be able to attack the enemy standing on a platform, below you - all you have to do is to stand on the edge and jump down, attacking in the process. Fighting him may be a little tricky, as he uses a weapon with a longer reach, but by using a suitable tactic, you should be able to handle him. You can either attack by blocking his attacks and counterattacking when he's staggered, or by dodging and attacking his exposed back. Also, keep in mind that a couple of dogs will join the fight as soon as you hit the ground. Destroy the wooden scaffolding drop down an item.
Approach the wall to notice a hole boarded with wooden planks. Break them and get inside. On the left side you will see a wooden platform spread between the pillars - there's another enemy hiding behind them. He's just a regular knight with a two-handed sword - all you have to do is to block and/or dodge his attacks and attack him when he's exposed. After the fight, get inside the cell, to encounter a new enemy - a Zombie. Fighting them may be a little complicated, as they have a nasty attack - they drop to the ground and explode, dealing quite a lot of damage in the process. Because of that, you have to kill them before they can use it. Collect a Flame Butterfly from the corpse lying by the wall. Use the Antiguated Key to open the door. A pack of dogs awaits you on the other side. After dealing with them, approach the well and hit the stone. A group of three zombies will emerge from below. Defeat them and pick up a Wanderer Set. There's another building located behind the well - the safest route would be to approach it from the side. To do so, go along the left wall and climb up the wall to reach the roof. Jump through the window and defeat the two crossbowmen located on an elevation. Afterwards, jump down and defeat an enemy equipped with a two-handed sword. Climb up the ladder to reach the top and collect souls and a Green Blossom from a corpse.
Go outside and continue straight ahead, towards a narrow passage. A pack of dogs await you here. Use the switch to raise the grating and kill them one by one. Carefully approach the stairs, as the giant on its top will throw an exploding barrel at you - to avoid taking damage, run next to the wall. Attack the enemy in a similar manner as you did with a previous giant. Defeat another group of dogs - one of them will run straight at you, the other one is hidden around the right corner. The latter is protecting a corpse containing a Gold Pine Resin.
Go ahead, along the bridge and kill another dog. At the top of the next stairs you will again encounter a giant. Lure him to a steady ground, because fighting him on a damaged stairs can be dangerous. After the fight, climb up the rubble to get on the wall and go through the door, to get to the further part of the location.