High Wall of Lothric

DARK SOULS III guide · After warping from Firelink Shrine

You arrive at the High Wall of Lothric via the bonfire at Firelink Shrine to begin your journey toward the Lords of Cinder. Navigate through ramparts infested with hollows, petrified pilgrims, and a fire-breathing dragon to unlock shortcuts back to earlier bonfires. Your primary goals are to obtain the Small Lothric Banner from High Priestess Emma and defeat Vordt of the Boreal Valley to gain access to the Undead Settlement.

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Way of Blue: Received from High Priestess Emma after speaking with her again following receiving the banner

Achievements here

Vordt of the Boreal ValleyDefeat Vordt of the Boreal Valley at the base of the High Wall.

Covenant: Way of BlueSpeak to High Priestess Emma inside the chapel opposite Vordt's arena to receive the covenant insignia.

Dancer of the Boreal ValleyDefeat the Dancer of the Boreal Valley inside Emma's chapel.

Achievement guide and roadmap →

Items

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Cell Key: Located in the lower levels of the workshop beneath the Tower on the Wall bonfire, down a ladder in a room guarded by a Greirat-sized hollow and dogsEstus Shard: On an anvil in the large room beneath the Tower on the Wall bonfire, guarded by several hollow soldiers and dogsAstora Straight Sword: In a chest inside the room above the workshop, accessible by dropping down through broken raftersRaw Gem: Dropped by a Crystal Lizard located on the rooftops past the Tower on the Wall bonfireSmall Lothric Banner: Received from High Priestess Emma inside the cathedral opposite Vordt's boss fog gate

Secrets

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You can free the merchant Greirat of the Undead Settlement from his locked cell using the Cell Key found in the workshop.You can trigger the late-game boss Dancer of the Boreal Valley early by killing High Priestess Emma and approaching the basin behind her altar.

Enemies

Pus of Man

Weak to FireSteal / drop Titanite Shard, Ember

Bursts out of specific kneeling hollows; defeating it before it transforms denies the guaranteed first-time upgrade materials.

Lothric Knight

Steal / drop Lothric Knight armor and weapons

Highly aggressive knight equipped with a sword or spear that can guard-break and parry; susceptible to backstabs.

Winged Knight

Weak to DarkSteal / drop Winged Knight Halberd

Patrols a circular fountain courtyard; uses heavy sweeping attacks and a spinning whirlwind move.

Vordt of the Boreal Valley

Weak to Fire, DarkSteal / drop Soul of Boreal Valley Vordt

The boss guarding the exit to the wall; inflicts frostbite in his second phase and uses high-speed charging attacks.

Shops and people

Greirat of the Undead Settlement: Agrees to sell items at Firelink Shrine once unlocked from his cell beneath the Tower on the Wall bonfire.

Tips

Shoot the fire-breathing wyvern perched on the ramparts with a bow from below until it reaches low health to force it to fly away, unlocking safe access to the items it guards.
Fire damage, such as from Firebombs or a fire-infused weapon, causes the Pus of Man enemies to writhe in pain and temporarily stop attacking.

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