Dark Souls III All Bosses is a speedrun category in which the player tries to complete the game as fast as possible by beating all bosses including optional and DLC bosses.
This category requires both the Ashes of Ariandel and The Ringed City DLCs.
Getting Started
- Visit the Getting Started page for information on how to get started with Dark Souls III speedrunning.
- Visit the Rules page to find the rules for speedrunning Dark Souls III
- Visit the Glitches and Skips page to find a list of Glitches and Skips in Dark Souls III
- Visit the Routes page to find available route notes for different speedrun categories of Dark Souls III
Routes
Dark Souls III Leaderboard on Speedrun.com
The world record is 1:09:48 IGT by olzku23 [(//youtu.be/PoQuiVphljs?si=rhRpnyitIRfZADK1).
| Route | Estimated possible time | Current Record | Runner | VOD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All_Bosses (Unrestricted) | - | 1:09:48 | olzku23 | [(//youtu.be/PoQuiVphljs?si=rhRpnyitIRfZADK1) |
| All_Bosses (Restricted) | 1:07:52 | 1:10:04 | olzku23 | [(//youtu.be/g7VnClB8Wso) |
Skips, Glitches and Methods currently used in All Bosses
- Angel_Skip
- Chain Snake Skip
- Duping
- Elevator Clip
- Farron Keep Skip
- Greatwood Skip
- Gravetender Skip
- Irithyll Skip
- Upper Partake Skip
- Lower Partake Skip
- Scream Skip
- Spook Quitouts
- Throne Animation Cancels
- Tumblebuff
- Watchers Glitch
- Vilhelm Skip
Bosses
Any enemy that has a large health bar on the bottom of the screen when engaged in combat is considered a boss. Other enemies are not considered bosses by the Dark Souls community even if it may seem like they are because of their size.
| These enemies are bosses |
|---|
| * Iudex Gundyr
- Vordt of the Boreal Valley
- Curse-rotted Greatwood
- Crystal Sage
- Abyss Watchers
- Deacons of the Deep
- Pontiff Sulyvahn
- Dancer of the Boreal Valley
- Yhorm the Giant
- Aldrich, Devourer of Gods
- High Lord Wolnir
- Old Demon King
- Oceiros, the Consumed King
- Ancient Wyvern
- King of the Storm / Nameless King
- Lorian, Elder Prince & Lothric, Younger Prince
- Champion Gundyr
- Dragonslayer Armour
- Sister Friede / Father Ariandel and Friede / Blackflame Friede
- Champion's Gravetender / Gravetender Greatwolf
- Demon in Pain / Demon from Below / Demon Prince
- Halflight, Spear of the Church
- Slave Knight Gael
- Darkeater Midir
- Soul of Cinder |
| These enemies are not bosses |
|---|
| * Any of the dragons in Undead Settlement and Lothric Castle
- Frost Knight
- The Giant that shoots at you from the top of a tower in Undead Settlement
- The Fire Demons in Undead Settlement and Demon Ruins
- Stray Demon
- Dragonslayer Armour in the swamp in The Ringed City DLC |