Undead Parish

DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED guide · The area beyond the Burg and the church

This hub area connects the Undead Burg, Firelink Shrine, Darkroot Garden, and Sen's Fortress around a large cathedral. You must navigate past a Fang Boar, fight through Balder Knights and an upgraded Channeler inside the church, and reach the roof. Defeating the Bell Gargoyles atop the cathedral allows you to ring the first Bell of Awakening.

Achievements here

Ring the Bell (Undead Church)Defeat the Bell Gargoyles at the top of the church and climb the bell tower to ring the first Bell of Awakening.

Strongest WeaponDeliver the Large Ember and Very Large Ember to Andre of Astora, then upgrade any standard weapon along the regular path to +15.

Covenant: Warrior of SunlightMeet the 25 Faith requirement (reduced by 5 for each co-op boss cleared as a phantom) and pray at the Sunlight Altar past the Hellkite Wyvern bridge.

Raw WeaponAscend a +5 standard weapon into a raw weapon using Large Titanite Shards, and upgrade it to +5 with Blacksmith Andre using Large Titanite Shards.

Divine WeaponAscend a +5 standard weapon into a divine weapon using the Divine Ember and Green Titanite Shards, then reinforce it to +10 with Blacksmith Andre using the Large Divine Ember and a White Titanite Slab.

Occult WeaponAscend a +5 divine weapon into an occult weapon using the Dark Ember and White Titanite Chunks, then upgrade it to +5 with Blacksmith Andre using a White Titanite Slab.

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Items

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Mystery Key: Found on a corpse in the lower area behind the portcullis gate near the Armored BoarBasement Key: Found on a corpse by the closed portcullis steps behind the main cathedral entranceFire Keeper Soul: Found on an altar guarded by a Berenike Knight inside the church ground floorKnight Shield: Found on a corpse guarded by Balder Knights in the lower church hall

Secrets

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The church elevator acts as a major shortcut back to Firelink Shrine; step into the shaft shafts near the altar to unlock it.Knight Lautrec of Carim is imprisoned in a hidden cell on the upper floor behind a breakable wooden wall, requiring the Mystery Key or Master Key.A giant crow nest is reachable by jumping off the ascending church elevator midway to return to the Northern Undead Asylum.

Enemies

Fang Boar

Weak to Piercing attacks, fire

An armored boar heavily resistant to frontal physical attacks; vulnerable to backstabs or being lured into burning fire pits.

Balder Knight

Weak to Thrusting weapons, parries

Armed with rapiers or side swords, frequently adopt high-guard parry stances that punish standard attacks.

Berenike Knight

Weak to Lightning, magic

A towering heavy knight with a massive mace and tower shield; slow to recover after heavy downward smashes.

Channeler

Weak to Physical attacks

Casts Soul Arrows from the church balcony and dances to permanently buff the mob of Hollows nearby.

Bell Gargoyle

Weak to Lightning, fireSteal / drop Gargoyle's Tail Axe (tail cut)

The area boss; a second, fire-breathing gargoyle joins the fight once the first reaches half health.

Shops and people

Blacksmith Andre: Sells Titanite Shards, repair items, and provides weapon ascension up to +5
Oswald of Carim: Sells Purging Stones, Indictments, and offers absolution for sins

Tips

Cut the first Bell Gargoyle's tail before the second one spawns to easily acquire the Gargoyle's Tail Axe.
Kill the Channeler on the upper floor of the church quickly, as he does not respawn once defeated.
Summon Solaire of Astora or Knight Lautrec for the Bell Gargoyles by finding their summon signs outside the boss fog gate.

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