He’ll repeatedly try to put distance on you when threatened, so make sure you have stamina enough to close the gap. Watch that he doesn’t try to retreat down the stairs toward his friend carrying an estus flask or towards the halberd-carrier, as it’s better to focus on one problem at a time. He’s near the back with his arms raised high, so single him out and charge him to kill him before he can transform - or get ready for another hard-fought battle (make use of the firebombs you’ve been collecting!). If you are able to outlast and carefully defeat him, you'll get a wonderful Deep Battle Axe that already comes infused with extra dark damage - a great early game damage dealer. The other door is covered by rubble - but you can still see what’s waiting for you on the other side: Trouble. ・Light High Wall of Lothric bonfire. If you went inside the building, you’ll find it conspicuously empty - with a chest on the bottom floor. Archived. The Lothric Knights contended with dragons, and their shields have suitably high lightning absorption befitting a Dragonslayer's arms. as well as opening the great gate. Enter the far doorway to find an elevator leading back up to the High Wall, where that locked door was to the right of the first bonfire - hooray for shortcuts! Now for the final push. This Hollow Thief will lunge at you from behind if you get distracted by the object dangling among the broken planks. The wearer of this fine attire was admired by friends and enemies alike, for … If so, which one did he drop. Although the Dancer is intended to be fought much later in the game, players can face her early by killing Emma. At the end of his last charge, he’ll pivot and begin drawing in energy as he raises his head and brings it down on his left. Dark Souls III: High Wall of Lothric - Route to the Boss and Red … A Hollow Archer is stationed up on a platform here looking down over the area, and had you come from another angle, he’d be taking potshots at you - so give him a nasty surprise. Look to the right of the bonfire, and right of the circling stairs to see a broken chunk of the rampart that looks straight over the next section of the wall. Location: Dropped by Black Knights. Dark Souls III First Flame (2) - High Wall of Lothric & Vordt, 2 • Dark Souls III Walkthrough - High Wall of Lothric to Vordt Boss Fight - Cell Key. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Location: Dropped by Knight Slayer Tsorig in Smoldering Lake. Black Knight Glaive. Descend the stairs to light the High Wall of Lothric Bonfire. Be ready to defend from the left as a thief will jump out at you. There’s plenty else to loot in this room, starting with a corpse under the stairs behind some crates that has a Titanite Shard. Two Lothric Knights alternate walking near the edifice on the left, while others patrol the stairs down on the right. Looking down from his vantage point, take stock of the area: two Bone Hounds patrol the length of the wall, with a large axe-wielding Hollow going up and down the nearby stairs, and a halberd carrying Hollow coming up and down the far spiraling stairs. When inside, be very careful, because a quick enemy will jump out from between the chests on the left. Posted by 3 years ago. ・Drop down a ledge by the dragon for 2 Gold Resin. From the ladder down, look left to spy a corpse dangling over the edge that holds a Large Soul of a Deserted Corpse. Get a few hits in, but be ready with some stamina for some evasive maneuvers. He makes a wide patrol of the fountain, and if you’re feeling squeamish, you can linger behind him and slip out the other side. Don’t worry about the locked door, you’ll be coming back through here to form a shortcut, and will probably be glad to not have to deal with this area at that point. Carefully avoid his attack and don’t get caught without stamina or risk getting pummeled. The High Wall of Lothric is a location in Dark Souls III. Don’t forget to loot the corpse on the left in the middle for a Soul of a Deserted Corpse. The player begins at the summit of the wall, and will work their way downstairs until they reach the courtyards below. Lothric Knight Sword. If you’re truly brave and crazy, you can try making a break for the building underneath the dragon before he lets loose a blast of his flame breath. The pathway near the first bonfire in the High Wall as it appears in one of the leaked screenshots before the game was announced. If you’re going for the far off items, consider making a mad jump off the balcony when the dragon starts his wave of fire. Take either the halberd soldier on the left when he comes up his set of stairs (another Bone Hound is sitting at the bottom of the same stairs so be careful), or wait until he’s down them to lure the axe wielder coming in through the right door. As you leave, you’ll see the stairs up on the left, and a corridor on the right - with two hollow blocking your path. With good timing, you should be able to dodge roll past him as he charges - he’ll usually perform the charge three times. If dropping down from the barracks balcony, beware a Hollow who is sitting in the alley alongside a corpse holding a Rapier. A well-crafted straight sword designed for thrusting attacks, wielded by the venerable Knights of Lothric. Instead, head down the ladder to the lower room and out the side door, stopping near the exit to nab the Soul of a Deserted Corpse. As long as you keep staying behind him and dodge his forward attacks, you can stick to him like glue and take him down. There are three versions that the player encounters throughout the game. Continuing up the second flight of stairs you’ll come to a small length of an area with one soldier, and four weak but fast Hollow that will climb over the sides to ambush you. Enemies are usually lying dormant or hidden behind walls and objec… Defeat him and look for a corpse in the corner with a Soul of a Deserted Corpse. ・Go up the stairs leading to a dragon corpse and continue up the stairs for Binoculars. If you can get behind him before he starts, you’ll have plenty of time to prepare your most powerful attack and hit him square in the behind. Almost One Third of the total player count that owns this game on steam has not made it past the high wall of lothric area so its not easy. Be sure to head back to Firelink Shrine some time after finding the Tower on  the Wall Bonfire, as a new character can be found leaning against Lothric's throne. From here, one door is locked for a small area unlocked later after speaking to a certain character, but there’s a ground floor exit leading to a prison. This room contains another patrolling Lothric Knight - this one armed with a long spear. These pages will seek to prepare you for what lies ahead in the game, which enemies you'll face, and how to best to defeat them. Head back down into the building and carefully grab the 3 Firebomb on the outstretched plank. The former guardians of the Lothric royal family and its walls, these once great knights have been reduced to violent hollows decaying in their armor, endlessly patrolling the castle. Don’t forget to grab 6 Throwing Knives from the corpse behind the elevator on the top floor on your way back down. Either lure the ones on the ground floor back down one by one, or charge past the watchman and ambush the rooftop gang before they know what’s going on - just watch for the firebomber’s friend. Gold Coins: The knight starts with the lowest luck of any class, yielding a very low drop rate. He’s just as tough and aggressive as his counterpart above, and will often stab with his shield still raised, but his stabbing attacks can be dodged to the side, letting you get around his guard. This guide will also steer you into finding every collectible item you can find among the corpses of the fallen, and any secrets, shortcuts, and more. He strikes slow but packs a punch that you’ll need to dodge and counter. Breaking open the urns around the soldier will reveal 2 Undead Hunter Charms. Because of this, one of the better tactics you can employ is to get in his face, and more importantly his backside. Practice your basics, roll dodge, attack timing, stamina control as they can always be fine tuned. She tells you to go to the base of the High Wall and gives you a banner to take with you. Fume Ultra Greatsword. Now you’ll have to make your way across the rooftops, which is riddled with more worshippers, and one in particular who is ready to mutate into another one of those monstrosities. The stairs downward lead to a locked door, and the Hollow holding an Estus Flask (look for the orange glow to tell which ones can heal themselves.) It’s worth killing the other soldier sitting down by the end of the balcony - as he’ll start hurling firebombs when he wakes up, something you don’t want when tackling the opponents downstairs. These guys are extremely tough, so beware of their long kicks and swipes, and especially when they hold up both arms to try to grab you. How to get: You need to craft this sword by using Soul Transportation with the … Don't allow the assassins to ambush you in the dark. If you go up the far staircase, be extremely careful. It is through these series of small towers and ramparts that you’ll be traversing for now, as you head down a flight of stairs to the Bonfire for this area. Returning back to where you left off, our time in the High Wall is almost done. You’ll find an alternate entrance to the building complete with a corpse holding 2 Gold Pine Resin. Blue Knight in High Wall of Lothric. Defeating him will earn you the Soul of Boreal Valley Vordt (don’t use it to gain souls just yet!) Before you delve any further below, it’s time to reward your progress - head out the door on the right and up the stairs to find a new Bonfire, as well as a corpse in the corner holding a Titanite Shard. The area has two bosses: Vordt of the Boreal Valley, who guards the entrance to the Undead Settlement, and the Dancer of the Boreal Valley, who guards the entrance to Lothric Castle. Except that’s not a chest - it’s a Mimic (you can tell by watching the chests to see if they slightly open and close from time to time)! Greatshield Of GloryIn truth, the best shield in Dark Souls III is situational. Finally, down the stairs where the Bone Hound was lurking is a Cell Key. Most of the Hollows praying to their transformed brethren won’t directly bother you - but always be on the lookout for those that pop up to attack. This area has two sitting soldiers on either side, but an imposing Lothric Knight will soon come through the far doorway and begin to patrol along the side stairs. You’ll notice two sets of stairs. If you’re even crazier, you can try grabbing the four items in the middle of the tower wall that is usually covered in flames by this point: A Claymore lies near the demolished door along with a Large Soul of a Deserted Corpse behind a nearby statue, a Club in the middle, and an Ember near the open door. Thanks. If you get near him, he’ll mutate into the same crazy beast that took over Gundyr, and that means he’ll be hitting just as hard and be just as difficult to read. 8 comments. Leaving the plaza behind, watch for an ambush on the right by an archer up the stairs and a Hollow to the left of the stairs. His name is Ringfinger Leonhard, and he'll encourage you to start invading other players, handing you 5 Cracked Red Eye Orb. Its heavy, sweeping swings are surprisingly fast. You’ll enter via the Firelink Shrine into a small enclosed room, exit the room through the main door and gaze out across the vast stretch of ramparts that surround the city itself. Don't worry this dragon won’t hurt you - he’s long dead. In the early demos, the High Wall of Lothric was named the "Wall of Lodeleth". If you want, you can bring the fight into the building you left from and jump down below to try and get him to climb the ladder - exposing himself to one of your powerful attacks. There’s a ladder past the two archers where two more Hollow will try to ambush you from over the railings, and a corpse with 3 Firebombs. The Hollow who hold lanterns are watchmen, and will try and bring anyone in earshot to his side if he sees you, including one Hollow hiding off to the left not with the rest of the worshipers, as well as another soldier from inside the building behind the watchman. When he’s finally dead, grab the Soul of a Deserted Corpse, and continue into the building ahead.