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| Dark Souls Levels + Bosses Ranked
Finally finished Dark Souls, an incredible game that I totally recommend to ranyone that wants a rproper challenge. Bosses and levels are ranked in rorder of difficulty, levels don't take the boss rinto account | | 1 |  | Nevermore
Dreaming Neon Black
LEVELS | | 2 |  | Arcade Fire
Neon Bible
Sen's Fortress - this probably wouldn't be nearly as high if I hadn't started it at the point in the game when the Drake Sword
becomes pretty useless, so it was filled with REALLY hard enemies and horrific traps. The bonfire took forever to get to and
there were 100000 ways to die before I got to it. There are some awesome items to get here (Lightning Spear, loads of cool
rings) | | 3 |  | The Gathering
Disclosure
New Londo Ruins - even with Artorias' Greatsword, the ghosts make this very difficult and after the ghosts, the Darkwraith
Knights are even worse. It would probably be ok if there was a bonfire, but there's only so many times you can run here from
Firelink Shrine before it becomes really tedious | | 4 |  | Thursday
War All the Time
Anor Londo - one of my favourite levels, mainly because it looks so beautiful, but it's not easy. The part when you run past the
two knights with monster bows to get to a bonfire took me ages and ages and ages and ages to finish, and the rest of it has
tricky enemies. Fortunately you kill that bastard Lautrec here | | 5 |  | Brand New
The Devil and God are Raging Inside Me
Blighttown - a real step up from the Depths; all the enemies here are tricky, it's very easy to get poisoned or to fall to your
death, the swamp at the bottom is very hard to navigate and getting in or out via the moving wheel is seriously hard | | 6 | | Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!
Lost Izalith - perhaps my least favourite level, maybe because of the giant legs a the start that take FOREVER to kill, maybe
because there's another horde of fire breathing statues, maybe because the bonfires are placed very sparsely, maybe because
the titanite demon is even harder than the other ones, AND respawns, and maybe because you kill Solaire here and he's
awesome; all in all, not fun at all | | 7 |  | Agalloch
Marrow of the Spirit
Demon Ruins - so many reasons to hate this, whether it's the multitude of capra demons, the lava all over the place, the hive of
fire breathing statues that are impossible to take out en masse or fact that it looks seriously intimidating. Fortunately, there's
always a bonfire nearby so it could be worse | | 8 |  | Coheed and Cambria
The Afterman: Ascension
Depths - this is mainly so high because of the tunnels with curse frogs everywhere, getting cursed is frighteningly easy and the
way out is really hard to find. Slime falling from the ceiling is bloody annoying too | | 9 |  | Neurosis
Through Silver in Blood
Tomb of Giants - dark, tough enemies and fatal drops all over the place, this is a serious bitch especially if you don't know
where you're going, but the baby skeletons are an incredible way to get humanity | | 10 |  | Apart
Gray Light
The Duke's Archives - probably my favourite level in the game; quite tricky with loads of strong crystal warriors and mages, plus
a garden full of crystal giants. The part when you escape from jail is one of the best in the whole game | | 11 |  | Where Mountains Meet
To Be Lost
Painted World of Ariamis - the weird zombies that explode with poison stuff when they die are very frustrating and the demonic
birds are a pain to defeat, quite a cool place though | | 12 |  | Garden of Shadows
Oracle Moon
Crystal Cave - invisible paths, crystal giants and huge magic butterflies, nuff said, still an awesome area though | | 13 |  | Anathema
The Silent Enigma
The Great Hollow - this is the first consistantly aggravating area, mainly because falling to your death is so easy and the weird
frogs can curse you | | 14 |  | Direwolves
Me From Myself, To Banish
The Catacombs - this got on my nerves a lot before I killed the mages that made the skeletons respawn, and even after that
the wheel skeletons at the bottom are a pain | | 15 |  | Glassjaw
Worship and Tribute
Undead Burg - this is high mainly because it's the first proper level that you face, so it's pretty tough for noobs. The dragon on
the bridge remains a problem for the rest of the game though | | 16 |  | Ensiferum
Ensiferum
Undead Parish - the metal boar is seriously annoying if you come here at a low level, and the knights can be a problem if they
surround you but otherwise alright | | 17 |  | Dream Theater
Train of Thought
Lower Undead Burg - although there's no bonfire, this is a pretty easy area to rush through, poison dogs are annoying though | | 18 |  | Thrice
Major/Minor
Darkroot Garden - The tree people can be punishing if they catch you off your guard, and the Forest Hunters deal a lot of
damage, but it's easy to kill them using a safe spot | | 19 |  | Cloudkicker
The Map is Not the Territory
Darkroot Basin - very few enemies here, but the crystal giants do a lot of damage | | 20 |  | Circle Takes the Square
Rites of Initiation
Kiln of the First Flame - Really cool, dramatic area to finish off the game with. There are only Black Knights here, and after all
the trials I'd already faced, they felt like child's play | | 21 |  | Porcupine Tree
Deadwing
Northern Undead Asylum - Fairly punishing as a tutorial, but not too much of a challenge. On returning I was powerful enough to
take out the Black Knights easily, so not a problem | | 22 |  | Camel
Moonmadness
Ash Lake - Awesome place, well worth getting through the Great Hollow to get to. There are very few enemies here and all of
them can be avoided easily. | | 23 |  | Bjork
Post
BOSSES | | 24 |  | Atheist
Unquestionable Presence
Ornstein and Smough - hardest boss without a doubt, every mistake can lead to instant death, killing one of them at the start
whilst avoiding the other is tough work and then killing the strengthened version is even worse and takes ages | | 25 |  | Alter Bridge
Blackbird
Chaos Witch Quelaag - I can't see how anyone could fight her without the NPC you summon; she deals serious damage and
chases you so much that it's impossible to turn around and get a hit in, plus her magic attack is lethal | | 26 |  | The Used
The Used
Capra Demon - this wouldn't be anywhere near as hard if it was in an easier area; as it is you're in an enclosed space and have
to deal with poison dogs as well, so the fight can easily end in about 5 seconds | | 27 | | The Stalactities
Dark Matters
Taurus Demon - the first serious boss you face, and not in an easy area; it took me ages and ages and ages to work out a
strategy (I just threw firebombs eventually) | | 28 |  | Shinedown
Leave a Whisper
The Bed of Chaos - different from all the other bosses in that you don't fight it directly; you weaken it and then kill in one hit.
I found it really frustrating because getting onto the root that leads to its heart was a bitch, especially when he swept me
aside | | 29 |  | Rush
A Farewell to Kings
Gwyn - very tough and scary fast, fighting him him with light armour is a no-go, I used Iron Flesh and tanked him, worked after
a few attempts | | 30 |  | The Prodigy
The Fat of the Land
Stray Demon - his red mist blast attack is really nasty, but if you stick close to him he's easy prey. Still took me ages to get it
right | | 31 |  | Red Hot Chili Peppers
By the Way
Ceaseless Discharge - fighting him from a safespot is really the only way to do this, but he can still hit (and possible 1 hit KO)
you if you get it wrong | | 32 |  | Rise Against
The Sufferer and the Witness
Nito - the skeletons in the area make this pretty tough, and his waveofdeath and bladeunderyourfeet attacks are hard to
dodge, but if you stick close he's manageable | | 33 |  | Pink Floyd
Animals
Gaping Dragon - hits very high and has huge health, but can be dodged easily | | 34 |  | Nightwish
Century Child
Four Kings - I didn't find them nearly as hard as I expected; I just used heavy armour and went for a very offensive attack plan
and then boom, they died on my second attempt | | 35 |  | Oceansize
Effloresce
Centipede Demon - very strong, and the lava-filled area is horrible, but dodging his attacks isn't a problem and he takes a while
to recover after he strikes | | 36 |  | Lostprophets
Start Something
Seath The Scaleless - his curse breath is dangerous and he has a lot of health, but time your attacks right and he's not too bad | | 37 |  | Pendulum
Hold Your Colour
Iron Golem - really easy to kill, since he can't hit you if you're under his legs, surprisingly straightforward for such a hard area | | 38 |  | Opeth
Still Life
Bell Gargoyle - fighting two at once isn't easy, but with Solaire's help they're not too hard | | 39 |  | Machine Head
Unto the Locust
Demon Firesage - some powerful attacks, but easy to dodge and doesn't take long to kill, killed him on my first attempy | | 40 |  | Awake in Sleep
Awake in Sleep
Asylum Demon - the first boss, pretty difficult way to start the game; it takes a while to wake up to the fact that it's pretty
bloody hard | | 41 |  | Isis
Celestial
Dark Sun Gwyndolin - his magic packs a punch, but is easy to block using arena pillars, otherwise a walkover. The area you fight
him in is really cool | | 42 |  | Mastodon
Blood Mountain
Moonlight Butterfly - I summoned Witch Beatrice, who basically killed it for me, pretty easy | | 43 |  | Metallica
Master of Puppets
Great Grey Wolf Sif - seriously easy if you block enough and conserve stamina, killed him on my first attempt | | 44 |  | Megadeth
Rust in Peace
Pinwheel - ahahahahahaha lol, joke of a boss, killed him in 4 hits | | 45 |  | Frost*
Milliontown | | 46 |  | Children of Bodom
Follow the Reaper | | 47 |  | In Flames
Whoracle | | 48 |  | Magdalene
Sail With the Tide | | 49 |  | At the Gates
Terminal Spirit Disease | | 50 |  | Dire Straits
Making Movies | |
johnnydeking29
10.27.12 | Wow, that took forever | ThunderNeutral21
10.27.12 | playing demon souls now. its amazing | johnnydeking29
10.27.12 | Ah, I might play that next (it's between demon souls and the witcher 2)
Also, thanks to everyone that rec'd me this | johnnydeking29
10.27.12 | Lol, I got pissed with the taurus demon and used a guide for a while afterwards, but it makes the game kinda boring agreed | johnnydeking29
10.27.12 | Ah, I got that but never tried it, stuck with a black knight halberd and murakumo for most of it | IdiotequeCigar
10.27.12 | This game ate my life and spent my soul on Firebombs
and then I got to NG+... | cliiint
10.27.12 | i got to sens fortress the first time WITHOUT the drake sword, but got FUCKING TIRED OF DRYING EVER 5 MINUTES literally so..
yeah... started the game over again, reading gamefaqs every step of the way. picked up the drake sword (which makes the first half of the game TOO easy, btw) made a lightning iato for my my dex build and finally beat the game.
I feel bad for 'cheating' this game but still, i've enjoyed every second of the last 5 playthroughs without faqs. I couldn't imagine trying this game without a walk through | johnnydeking29
10.27.12 | Agreed, makes it too easy; you learn to play the wrong way | TheArkitecht
10.27.12 | I've just downloaded the new DLC for this and it's amazing, by the way the dogs in Lower Undead Burg aren't poisonous, they inflict bleed. Gwyns a pussy, you can just parry his attacks and he's as good as dead. I'd say bed of chaos or Four Kings are the most frustrating. Also fuck Tomb of the Giants, hate that area with a passion, too dark even with sunlight maggot and fuck those giant dogs. | TheArkitecht
10.27.12 | Also it's all about Ricards Rapier, awesome weapon for pvp. | johnnydeking29
10.27.12 | Four Kings really aren't that bad if you go all out on them | TheArkitecht
10.27.12 | True, I just went with full havel and a greatsword and went to town in the end. It's my only strategy for them now. | johnnydeking29
10.27.12 | Yeah same, I think I used Quelaag's furysword to get quick hits tho | TheArkitecht
10.27.12 | It's been patched recently though with the release of the DLC so it deals less fire damage :( it used to be so much more awesome. | johnnydeking29
10.27.12 | aww that sucks
My xbox live has been dead for a while so I don't have dlc | Evreaia
10.27.12 | 4kings NG+ is hardest boss by far, Ornstein and smough don't even come close (but I play mage and most every boss except for 4kings is actually piss easy) | ApplicationToHeaven
10.27.12 | i don't get why anyone would use a magic build, dexterity and endurance focused builds are so much more fun, especially when you master parrying | KeithStone582
10.27.12 | The dlc is fantastic. The bosses are hard as fuck which is great. | Evreaia
10.27.12 | need to get my hand son the dlc then!
@ApplicationToHeaven; I just always play a mage, always. | Ovrot
10.27.12 | But quelaag is so easy, all of her attacks have so much start up they are easy to avoid.
Sen's Fortress is the best area of the game. My favorite for sure. | PayneTiger777
10.27.12 | The most troublesome part for me was getting past those two knights with the bows in Anor Londo. Other than that, I didn't think it was that hard. I didn't discover the painted world until my 3rd play through. | johnnydeking29
10.27.12 | Ugh agreed those knights are horrible
Sen's fortress is cool when you're strong enough to cope with it, before that it blows hard | Ovrot
10.27.12 | You tell that to my level 10 pure crossbow build
He made sens suck his dick | Evreaia
10.27.12 | those knight suck if you don't know the trick, if you know it they're alright
| PayneTiger777
10.27.12 | I need to try a pure archer build next. Most of the time I make a brute or a sorcerer type in games like this.
My least favorite place was definitely the Tomb of the Giants. I hate not being able to see where I'm going and then walking into one of those skeletal dragons. My favorite place would have to be Anor Londo, to be honest, even though I hate those two knights with a passion. It just looks so massive and cool. | KeithStone582
10.27.12 | My favorite place is probably Anor Londo even though I love so many of them. Least favorite is probably Tomb of the Giants. That place is just hard enough even without the who lack of light issue thing. Favorite boss is either Bert and Ernie or Stray Demon or Sif. They were all a blast to fight. | TheArkitecht
10.27.12 | If you hate The Tomb of The Giants you'll hate Chasm of The Abyss in the DLC, just as fucking dark and frustrating enemies, though it does have an awesome boss in it. | KeithStone582
10.27.12 | That's where I am right now. Got the Tomb of the Giants feel from it immediately. | johnnydeking29
10.27.12 | Anor Londo is awesome but the library/prison/random backyard cave of the Duke's Archives wins for me
Tomb of the Giants isn't amazing, but it adds variety to the game, Lost Izalith is way worse imo | apert
10.27.12 | pre 1.05 patch lost izalith was so bad, but afterwards TOTG is probably the worst area, though i died most in sen's fortress | Devastator
10.27.12 | Those two bosse where a bitch especially since I wanted the armor from one of them so I had to kill the other one first. Such a bitch, fantastic game though. | MichaelSnoxall
10.27.12 | You know there's a way you can play the game without Solaire going hollow ;)
Also, there are multiple ways into New Londo, and running through from Firelink is the longest and stupidest ;) I recommend clearing the dungeon and running in from the cave at Darkroot. | MichaelSnoxall
10.27.12 | And Quelaag is an easy boss in terms of avoiding her attacks and predictability. Much in the same way Giant Ornstein needs to be fought, stick close to her and jump away before she does her explosion attack. | MichaelSnoxall
10.27.12 | My main weapon is +5 Lightning Iaito, which I like because it's quick and can deal a lot of damage in swift succession. | PayneTiger777
10.28.12 | +15 Zweihander is my weapon. I also have a fire halberd that is pretty awesome. | cliiint
10.28.12 | has anyone here actually read up on the lore? | MichaelSnoxall
10.28.12 | "has anyone here actually read up on the lore?"
I hate reading off of screens, so I watch all the lore videos on Youtube from a user called EpicNameBro. I suggest you do it too, highly insightful. | johnnydeking29
10.28.12 | "You know there's a way you can play the game without Solaire going hollow ;) "
Yeah, but I couldn't be bothered to farm enough humanity to open the shortcut lol, and yeah EpicNameBro rules | MichaelSnoxall
10.28.12 | You can get a buttload of quick humanity from the mini skeletons. | apert
10.28.12 | ENB is good for lore, but if you want to see some ridiculously impressive gameplay watch Vageta311. he's done multiple playthroughs without dieing and with crazy restraints on what he can use | MichaelSnoxall
10.28.12 | I don't give a damn about watching other people play the games, to be honest. | apert
10.28.12 | fair enough |
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