The Abyss
The black void beneath New Londo where the Four Kings attack. You need the Covenant of Artorias ring to survive the drop.
- Suggested level: 55–65
Bosses
- Four Kings: Wear the Covenant of Artorias. Kings keep spawning every so often, so deal heavy damage fast and keep your health high.
Bonfires
- The Abyss
Items found here
- Dark Hand: Gift for joining the Darkwraiths via Kaathe; rare drop from Darkwraiths in New Londo Ruins.
- Red Eye Orb: Reward for reaching rank 1 in the Darkwraith covenant.
- Bequeathed Lord Soul Shard: Dropped by the Four Kings.
Walkthrough: New Londo Ruins and The Abyss
- Visit the Undead Merchant (Female) in the aqueduct, buy all her Transient Curses and put them in your item slots.
- Head down to New Londo Ruins.
- On the way to the wooden bridges, the now hollow Crestfallen Warrior attacks.
- Use a Transient Curse and keep it on your item bar to see when it wears off.
- In the first part of the ruins, grab the Parrying Dagger and kill the Banshee for two Transient Curses.
- Go through the fog gate.
- Kick the ladder down, climb down and kill the two ghosts below so they stop rising through the floor.
- Ghosts surface from the water near the house; clear them before you go in.
- Climb the ladder in the fireplace and talk to Ingward for the Key to the Seal; he sells more Transient Curses.
- Downstairs, a ledge holds the Cursebite Ring.
- The far door leads to a Green Titanite Shard and Humanity; a jump onto the roof reaches a Rare Ring of Sacrifice.
- The Key to the Seal opens the flood tower. Turn its lever clockwise and the water drains away.
- Climb the tower for the Composite Bow and large arrows.
- A lever and lift bring you down to the gate on the Valley of Drakes side.
- The drakes here guard the Bandit Set and the Spider Shield, and a ladder leads up to the Red Tearstone Ring.
- Go through the buildings and the fog gate into the drained city.
- Kill the Darkwraiths and the Mass of Souls, grab the Humanity and trigger the lift shortcut to the start of the ruins.
- Up through the small side door is a chest holding the Very Large Ember.
- Out through the big door below: souls and six Cracked Red Eye Orbs.
- An illusory wall nearby hides a chest with a Titanite Chunk.
- Clear the next Darkwraiths and Mass of Souls and open the chest for another Titanite Chunk.
- Equip the Covenant of Artorias ring before going down.
- Drop into The Abyss and defeat the Four Kings.
- Witch Beatrice can be summoned behind a pillar if you summoned her for the Moonlight Butterfly.
- Optional co-op around levels 60–75.
- If you have not placed the Lordvessel through Frampt, talk to Darkstalker Kaathe in the Abyss. Joining the Darkwraith covenant gives the Dark Hand.
- Andre of Astora can use the Very Large Ember; warp to the Undead Parish and upgrade.
- With the kings gone, the Witch Set and Beatrice's Catalyst appear in the Valley of Drakes below Firelink Shrine.
- Pack three or more Purple Moss Clumps, then warp to the Daughter of Chaos bonfire.
- Siegmeyer of Catarina is now stranded in the Blighttown swamp; giving him the moss earns the Pierce Shield.
- Behind the chest at the top of the big branch is an illusory wall; strike it to enter The Great Hollow.