Black Knight Greatsword Any%

This is an overview of the current Black Knight Greatsword (BKGS) Dark Souls Any% route. Note, that this does not include any safety strategies for people learning the route.

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Route Notes

Asylum

  • Start Warrior with Black Firebombs
  • Kill Asylum Demon
  • Get Estus (wall quitout)
  • Leave

Taurus

  • At the Undead Merchant:
    • Buy Throwing Knives/Rapier/R. Club/Bow/Arrows
    • Prompt Swap max gloves and look at gloves in store
  • Drop down to BTSR balcony and dodge the knight
  • Kill the spear hollow after the knight with a two-handed rapier running attack
  • Kill the lizard (firebomb)
  • Kill Taurus Demon
    • running attack, bomb, running attack, bomb, running attack, running attack
  • Negative dupe the twinkling titanite

Gargoyles

Note: In this section you need at least 5,657 souls before entering the gargoyles fight.

  • Cut Hellkite's Tail (3 R2s)
  • Open the gate and pop a humanity
  • Farm BKGS with Drake Sword
  • If the crossbow hollow at Hellkite survived, kill one balder knight on the ground floor of the church
  • Activate the Elevator and perform hollow room AI cancel
    • Kill the knight at the top of the stairs with a firebomb as part of the setup
    • Kill the channeler
    • Kill one hollow if the crossbow hollow at Hellkite died
  • Kill Gargoyles
  • Ring the bell and dupe the homeward bone

Quelaag

  • Level 22 STR and 18 DEX
    • If hellkite died while cutting the tail you can get more STR
  • Kill Lautrec
  • Blighttown Skip
  • Kill Quelaag with BKGS
  • Ring the bell and dupe the bone

Iron Golem

  • Buy Force, Homeward and 2 Talismans
  • Use the Soul of Quelaag on the elevator
  • Upgrade BKGS+5 at Andre
  • Run through Sen's Fortress
  • Kill Iron Golem

Ornstein and Smough

  • Skip all bonfires
  • (Optional) Perform O&S AI break
  • Kill Ornstein and Smough
  • Kill Gwynevere
  • Homeward Bone

Gwyn

  • Jump past Frampt
  • Level 12 ATT 34 STR 12FTH at the Lordvessel
  • Attune Homeward and Force
  • Warp to Firelink
    • Equip talismans
  • Tree Homeward Wrong Warp
  • Kill Gwyn
    • Bait and outrun the jumping attack, three running attacks, riposte
  • Dark Lord