Rewards: All-Knowing Set, Scepter of the All-Knowing, 150,000 Summons Available: Yes Boss Location: Leyndell, Ashen Capital In an interesting twist, Sir Gideon Ofnir — who blocks your path to the Erdtree in Leyndell, Ashen Capital — is one of the…

Leyndell Catacombs is a pretty unique dungeon found in the Subterranean Shunning-Grounds. This dungeon is a maze that consists of 3 very similar looking areas stitched together to disorient you. Unique Rewards: Make sure to grab the Leyndell Catacombs site…

Rewards: Malformed Dragon Set (Armor, Helm, Gauntlets, Greaves), 28,080 Summons Available: No Boss Location: Crumbling Farum Azula This optional boss is found at the end of Crumbling Farum Azula, and guards the entrance to the fight with Maliketh. However, you…

Found at the end of Crumbling Farum Azula, Maliketh must be defeated before you can progress to Leyndell, Ashen Capital and complete the game. This boss’s second phase is one of the toughest fights in the game — unless you…

Rewards: Ash of War: Black Flame Tornado, Smithing-Stone Miner’s Bell Bearing [4], 170,000 Summons Available: Yes Boss Location: Crumbling Farum Azula A non-optional obstacle near the end of the game, this duo boss is one of the fights most complained…

Rewards: Remembrance of the Rot Goddess, Malenia’s Great Rune, 480,000 Summons Available: Yes Location: Elphael, Brace of the Haligtree This boss is found at the end of Elphael, Brace of the Haligtree, and is considered by many players to be…

Subterranean Shunning-Grounds is an optional area, but is required for the Lord of Frenzied Flame ending. While difficult to navigate and filled with tough enemies, you’ll be able to grab a few items and progress Dung Eater‘s questline. Return to…

Rewards: Rykard’s Great Rune, Remembrance of the Blasphemous, 130 000Summons Available: Yes While this boss fight might look complicated on the surface, the strategy for defeating this boss is anything but that. All you will need is the Serpent-Hunter found…

This blood-drenched optional area is home to a megalomaniac child-kidnapper, so for once killing the boss doesn’t have too much moral grey area. In addition to a Great Rune, there are some high-level upgrade materials and unique loot here that…

The final area of the game, this ash-strewn version of Leyndell doesn’t have much in the way of enemies or loot. Still, there are a few things to collect before facing the game’s final series of bosses. Walkthrough After defeating…