Pyromancy Only No-Hit Any% Guide

Note: This Route is only for Pyromancy Any%, If you follow
this guide without killing Greatwood and giving the Kiln to Ludleth before
fighting Cinder, you will not be able to get Boulder Heave and therefore will
not be able to do DLC2 on that playthrough with optimal strats.

**Run is intended to be done with Steam in offline mode and Dark Souls 3 in offline mode**

## **Split 1 – Highwall**

1. Start Pyromancy class with the Young White Branch
2. Cemetery of Ash: Pick up Ashen Estus
3. Pick up Titanite Shard after first bonfire (jump to coffin)
4. Kill Iudex Gundyr using Fireball
5. Go toFirelink Shrine
6. Level: 12 Endurance, 15 Intelligence
7. Purchase Dagger
8. Allot Estus 2/2
9. Travel to Highwall of Lothric
10. Pick up Titanite Shard behind Tower On the Wall bonfire
11. Pick up Firebombs x3 next to Pus of Man Hollow
12. Pick up Titanite Shard inside room next to patrolling spear knight and hollow ambush
13. Pick up Undead Hunter Charms x2 out of pots in same room as above
14. Pick up Black Firebombs x3 on ledge overlooking Winged Knight
15. Pick up Ember in the courtyard by the Winged Knight
16. Go to Emma, pick up banner
17. Run to Vordt
18. Kill Vordt using Fireball

## **Split 2 – Abyss Watchers**

1. Raise banner and travel to Undead Settlement
2. Pick up Alluring Skulls x2 by two dogs at overturned wagon
3. Run to dead Pilgrims and pick up Homeward Bone x2
4. Kill (souls) or recruit Yoel (free level)
5. Throw Alluring Skull x1 at gate to pass three dogs and sit at Undead Settlement bonfire
6. Pick up Estus Shard by burning tree, directly in front of praying Evangelist
7. Pick up Titanite Shard on corpse in front of dead end staircase by chasm on the right side of Undead Settlement
8. Pick up Undead Bone Shard on the detached island by the white tree, where the giant shoots arrows (pick up every item around white tree as soon as all of the hollows are dead)
9. Pick up Mortician’s Ashes
10. Run to Cliff Underside Bonfire and sit
11. Recruit Cornyx from hanging cage just above Cliff Underside bonfire structure
12. Get Fireclutch Ring from broken catwalk just beyond scaffold in same area
13. Pick up Titanite Shard from narrow cliff ledge next to Cliff Underside bonfire
14. Pick up Ember off bridge before two pot holding Hollows
15. Pick up Ember at Outrider Knight
16. Run to Road of Sacrifices bonfire
17. Run through Road of Sacrifices
18. Pick up Titanite Shard at base of cliff just after Tree Wielding Hollows
19. Kill 4 Tree Wielding Hollows near the Hodrick Summon Sign
20. Get Crucifixion Woods bonfire (but do NOT sit)
21. Pick up Estus Shard after dropping down small cliff behind ruin fortress structure
22. Use Homeward Bone to travel to last bonfire rested at
23. From the Crucifixion Woods bonfire ledge, shoot the crab with 3 Fireballs until it burrows
24. Jump down, pick up Grass Crest Shield
25. Run into small opening on the left side of the swamp with the Lycanthrope huddled in the corner. Use Alluring Skull to get past Lycanthrope, grab Sage Ring and escape
26. Pick up Fallen Knight Set
27. Pick up Great Swamp Pyromancy Tome and Conjurator set using Tome Strat (\*\*link\*\*)
28. Get Farron Keep bonfire
29. Pick up Titanite Shard on left side of swamp
30. Cut right and pick up Estus Shard guarded by slug
31. Pick up Titanite Shard at the base of the stairs past slug
32. Backtrack, equip the dagger, and use the weapon art to hop across the deeper swamp to the stairs with the two Elder Ghru in front of them, and go up the stairs and put out the Four Kings Beacon Fire
33. Pick up Homeward Bone x2 to the left of that Beacon Fire
34. Run back down the stairs, and hop past the Elder Ghru, patrolling by the tree, and pick up Titanite Shard x2 by tree
35. Pick up Titanite Shard by the slugs
36. Run to and sit at Keep Ruins bonfire
37. Run back out the way you came, jump off left of ramp and pick up Titanite Shard
38. Kill all the slugs in the Mausoleum filled with slugs, pick up Undead Bone Shard inside
39. Kill the three slugs at the base of the ladder to Farron Tower
40. Climb to Farron Tower
41. Go through Illusory Wall to pick up Dreamchaser’s Ashes
42. Sit at Old Wolf of Farron bonfire
43. Take elevator to top of tower
44. Kill the two Crystal Lizards to obtain two Large Titanite Shards after crossing narrow catwalk
45. Pickup the Dragoncrest Shield
46. Homeward Bone to Firelink Shrine bonfire
47. Use Tree Skip to go to rafters above Firelink
48. Pick up Homeward Bone x3 on rooftop
49. Trade Firebomb x1 and Black Firebomb x1 to the crow
50. Pick up Large Titanite Shard and Titanite Chunk and Estus Shard
51. Go through Illusory Wall to pick up Covetous Silver Serpent Ring and equip it
52. Give Shrine Maiden both ashes
53. Sell Embers x4 , all Young White Branches, Vordt’s soul and all other souls accumulated, all weapons and armor except: Dagger, Grass Crest Shield, Dragon Crest Shield, Conjurator Hood, Conjurator Robe, Fallen Knight Gauntlets and Conjurator Boots
54. Reinforce Estus x4, Allot Estus 2/6
55. Reinforce Pyromancy Tome to +4
56. Give Cornyx Great Pyromancy Tome
57. Learn Fire Orb
58. Level: 24 Intelligence
59. Burn 2 Undead Bone Shards
60. Attune: Fire Orb
61. Travel to Road of Sacrifices
62. Kill Outrider Knight from outside of door using Fire Orb
63. Pick up Soul of a Nameless Soldier at the top of the elevator
64. Kill Demon near Siegward from ledge above
65. Pick up Homeward Bone x1 to the right of burning wagon
66. Pick up Red Bug Pellets x2 in the building with hanging hollow cages
67. Pick up Alluring Skulls x2 past the two living hollow cages
68. Homeward Bone to Firelink Shrine
69. Sell Soul of a Nameless Soldier, Fire gem, Fire Ball, and Irithyll Straight Sword
70. Level : 26 Intelligence, 14 Attunement
71. Travel to Keep Ruins
72. Kill the three Ghru on the bridge, cross bridge to put out the Nito Beacon Fire
73. Kill the knife wielding Ghru by the Nito Beacon Fire
74. Run across and go up the ramp to the final Beacon Fire
75. Kill the spear wielding Ghru before extinguishing Bed of Chaos Beacon Fire
76. Homeward Bone to last bonfire rested at
77. Run to Farron Keep Perimeter bonfire and sit
78. Approach Abyss Watchers door via the right side, killing the three Ghru along the way

### **Abyss Watchers Checklist**

* Pyromancy Flame +4
* Grass Crest Shield
* Great Swamp Ring, Fire Clutch Ring, Sage Ring, Covetous Silver Serpent Ring
* 14 Attunement, 12 Endurance, 26 Intelligence
* Ashen Estus Flask +2

Kill Abyss Watchers using Fire Orb

## **Split 3 – Sacred Flame**

1. Drop down the ledges past the skeleton archers and enter the
2. tunnel at the base of the large staircase
3. Kill the skeleton with the hat standing just inside the tunnel, and wait for the skeleton ball to hit the wall, and pick up the Undead Bone Shard it leaves behind
4. Run to the rear of the tunnel where the second skeleton ball spawns and pick up Large Titanite Shard
5. Get Catacombs of Carthus bonfire
6. Sneak past ninja skeleton at the end of the gallery on the right
7. Open shortcut in the room leading up to bridge to Wolnir
8. Pick up Ember and Large Soul of a Nameless Soldier in this room
9. Run across bridge, break the bridge, and descend to room with the large fire demon
10. Kill large fire demon, get Abandoned Tomb Bonfire
11. Pick up Witch’s Ring just before Abandoned Tomb Bonfire
12. Run to Smouldering Lake
13. Pick up Shield of Want, then stand behind the Carthus Sand Worm, and let the ballista kill it
14. After the worm is dead, pick up Large Titanite Shard that the sand worm was guarding
15. Run to the ramp towards Demon Ruins bonfire and pick up Large Titanite Shard at the top of the ramp
16. Get Demon Ruins bonfire and travel to the Abandoned Tomb bonfire
17. Gather the remaining 4 Large Titanite Shards in the main Smouldering Lake room
18. Enter the cave on the far right wall of this room
19. Kill the second Crystal Lizard which drops Titanite Chunk after entering the cave, and pick up Large Titanite Shards x2 in the back of the cave
20. Run to the crumbling floor on the left side of the Smouldering Lake room, and let the ballista break the floor under your feet and drop down into the Demon Ruins
21. Make your way past the patrolling Smoldering Ghru to the Old King’s Antechamber bonfire
22. Use an Alluring Skull on the three Ghru in the room across the hallway to pick up the Izalith Tome and Homeward Bone back to Firelink Shrine
23. Sell: Ember x1, Large Soul of a Nameless Soldier, Soul of a Demon, Soul of the Blood of the Wolf, Lightning Stake, Old Sage’s Blindfold
24. Buy: Alluring Skulls x6, Homeward Bone x2
25. Allot Estus 8/0
26. Reinforce Pyromancy Flame to +7
27. Give Izalith Tome to Cornyx
28. Learn Great Chaos Fire Orb and Flash Sweat
29. Level: Attunement 18, Endurance 14, Intelligence 31
30. Burn two Undead Bone Shards
31. Attune Great Chaos Fire Orb and Flash Sweat
32. Travel to Demon Ruins bonfire
33. Run through the Demon Ruins until you reach the Lava Pool that contains Sacred Flame
34. Use two Alluring Skulls to kill Tsorig in the lava
35. Equip Dragon Crest Shield, Conjurator Hood, Conjurator Robe, Fallen Knight Gauntlets, and Conjurator Boots
36. Cast Flash Sweat, eat Red Bug Pellet, and shield block facing towards the back wall while running through the lava to pick up Sacred Flame (Do NOT have Carthus Bloodring equipped)
37. Once you pick up Sacred Flame, drink Estus while walking back out of the lava
38. Once out of the lava, Homeward Bone to Firelink Shrine

## **Split 4 – Wolnir**

\*\***From this point forward, for every boss fight, you will need to swap to Shield of Want and Covetous Silver Serpent Ring as soon as a boss dies, prior to receiving souls from that boss in order to maximize souls\*\***

1. Unequip/sell all armor, remaining red bug pellets, and Dragon Crest Shield
2. Allot Estus 2/6
3. Attune: Great Chaos Fire Orb and Fire Orb
4. Travel to Catacombs of Carthus bonfire
5. After killing all of the rats and bonewheels, pick up Carthus Blood Ring from the right wing of the gallery before traveling to the Wolnir boss fight

### **Wolnir Checklist**

* Pyromancy Flame +7
* Grass Crest Shield
* Great Swamp Ring, Witch’s Ring, Sage Ring, Fire Clutch Ring
* Attunement 18, Endurance 14, Intelligence 31
* Attune: Great Chaos Fire Orb

Kill Wolnir using Great Chaos Fire Orb

6. Pick up Grave Warden Pyromancy Tome

7. Exit Wolnir’s boss room and get Irithyll of the Boreal
Valley bonfire

8. Kill Pontiff Beast on the bridge

9. Attune: Great Chaos Fire Orb and Sacred Flame

10. Travel to Crucifixion Woods

### **Crystal Sage Checklist**

* Pyromancy Flame +7
* Grass Crest Shield
* Great Swamp Ring, Witch’s Ring, Sage Ring, Fire Clutch Ring
* Attunement 18, Endurance 14, Intelligence 31
* Sacred Flame Attuned

Kill Crystal Sage using Sacred Flame

## **Split 6 – Deacons**

1. Travel to Cathedral of the Deep Bonfire
2. Use one Alluring Skull to get past the bandit at the top of the stairs before the woods with the dogs and crossbow hollows
3. Run to Cleansing Chapel bonfire
4. Kill the four praying hollows in front of the Estus Shard at the gravestone, pick up Estus Shard
5. Turn right and drop down into the “moat” with the patrolling Corpse-grubs
6. Kill two Corpse-grubs and pick up the Saint-Tree Bellvine
7. Homeward Bone to Shrine bonfire
8. Buy Homeward Bone x2
9. Sell Soul of Crystal Sage, Soul of Highlord Wolnir and Pontiff’s Right Eye
10. Reinforce Estus and allot 2/7
11. Level: Intelligence 34, Faith 19
12. Travel to Cleansing Chapel bonfire
13. Run to Deacons using two Alluring Skulls and picking up Lloyd’s Sword Ring

### **Deacons Checklist**

* Pyromancy Flame +7
* Saint-Tree Bellvine
* Great Swamp Ring, Witch’s Ring, Lloyd’s Sword Ring, Fire Clutch Ring
* Alluring Skull x1
* Great Chaos Fire Orb Attuned

Kill Deacons using Great Chaos Fire Orb and travel to Firelink Shrine

## **Split 7 – Free Karla**

\*Pick up all souls that are on your way on this split, which
includes: Large Soul of a Weary Warrior, Soul of a Weary Warrior x3, Large Soul of a Nameless Soldier x4

1. Sell Soul of the Deacons
2. Level: Faith to 23 (Do **NOT** level above 23 Faith, 34 intelligence!)
3. Learn Great Combustion from Cornyx
4. Attune: Great Chaos Orb and Great Combustion
5. Travel to Irithyll of the Boreal Valley bonfire
6. Travel to Central Irithyll Valley bonfire
7. Pick up Budding Green Blossom and the Soul at the fountain by the fire witches
8. Get Church of Yorshka bonfire
9. Pick up all Green Blossoms in the water on the way to Distant Manor Bonfire
10. Get Irithyll Dungeon bonfire
11. Kill the jailers using Great Combustion (two hits)
12. Pick up Homeward Bone x2 on the outside landing overlooking Profaned Capital
13. Use Undead Hunter Charm to open mimic chest containing Estus Shard just before the sleeping giant
14. Use second Undead Hunter Charm to open the mimic chest containing Dark Clutch Ring at the end of the long corridor with the rats
15. Run to the Profaned Capital bonfire and sit
16. From Profaned Capital bonfire, run to the toxic sewer filled with Sewer Centipedes and cross the sewer and climb up the ladder and run around the catwalk to access narrow hallway with invisible jailers and the Jailer’s Keyring
17. After picking up the Jailer’s Keyring, Homeward Bone to the last bonfire rested at
18. Retrace your steps from the Profaned Capital Bonfire to Irithyll Dungeon and free Karla from the second cell on the left
19. Recruit Karla, Homeward Bone to Firelink Shrine

(Video explanation of freeing Karla from the profaned capital bonfire)

## **Split 8 – Dancer**

1. Sell sufficient souls so that you have at least 20,000 souls to spend
2. Give Karla the Grave Warden Pyromancy Tome
3. Learn Black Fire Orb and Black Flame
4. Reinforce Estus
5. Allot Estus 2/8
6. **Do NOT level beyond 34 Intelligence, 23 Faith**
7. Attune Black Fire Orb and Black Flame
8. Travel to Vordt of the Boreal Valley bonfire
9. Run to Emma and kill her to begin Dancer fight

### **Dancer Checklist**

This checklist is optimized around the “fast kill” Dancer
strat; there are probably other ways to kill Dancer with the “fast” strat, but this is just the one that I’ve tested.

* Pyromancy Flame +7
* Grass Crest Shield
* Great Swamp Ring, Witch’s Ring, Sage Ring, Dark Clutch Ring
* Attune: Black Flame and Black Fire Orb
* Stats: Attunement 18, Endurance 14, Intelligence 34, Faith 23

Kill Dancer using Black Flame (3 hits, then drink ashen estus, then 5 hits consecutively for fast kill. Hits 5-8 should happen during her phase transition)

## **Split 9 – Chunk Farm**

1. Travel to Firelink Shrine
2. \*Souls collected during this split: Soul of a Crestfallen Knight, Large Soul of a Weary Warrior, Soul of a Weary Warrior, Large Soul of a Nameless Soldier
3. Sell all remaining souls
4. Purchase Tower Key
5. Travel up the Tower Elevator, Homeward Bone to Shrine, then speak to Patches
6. Buy: Alluring Skull x20 and Homeward Bone x2
7. Level: 29 Faith
8. Attune Great Chaos Fire Orb
9. Travel to Dancer bonfire
10. Travel through Lothric Castle, starting with Consumed King’s Garden
11. In Consumed King’s Garden, pick up 1 Estus Shard and 3 Titanite Chunks
12. Homeward Bone to last bonfire rested at (Dancer bonfire)
13. Travel into main Lothric Castle (7 Titanite Chunks here)
14. Get Lothric Castle Bonfire
15. Pick up Titanite Chunk by the railing just after Lothric Castle Bonfire
16. Use Alluring Skull x1 to pass through archway with two crossbow hollows and greataxe hollow in order to get Dragon Barracks bonfire
17. Run up armor to get into moat under the sleeping wyvern and grab one Titanite Chunk on the ledge and two Titanite Chunks in the moat then homeward bone to dragon barracks bonfire
18. Run back up the armor, drop onto the ledge and run left up the staircase. Use 1 Alluring Skull to get past the crossbow hollow, the halberd hollow, and the greataxe hollow
19. Cross the courtyard, this will awaken the sleeping wyverns, run into the archway with the large staircase and the firebomb hollows
20. Use Alluring Skull x2 to get past the staircase
21. Make your way to the front of the Dragonslayer Armor’s boss room
22. Make a left, activate the elevator which will give you a short cut to DSA’s boss room
23. Climb the ladder to access the Titanite Chunk on the rooftop
24. Drop off the roof, go right, and pick up Red Tearstone Ring
25. Double back until you are overlooking the now awake wyvern from the broken ramparts
26. Shoot Great Chaos Fire Orb down to the wyvern’s foot to awaken the Pus of Man affecting him then kill it, this will give you the last two Titanite Chunks needed for this section
27. Jump down to the platform where the wyvern used to be and loot the Soul of a Crestfallen Knight on the ledge
28. Homeward Bone to Firelink Shrine

## **Split 10 – Yhorm**

1. Sell all souls
2. Reinforce Estus Flask, allot Estus 2/9
3. Reinforce Pyromancy Flame +9
4. Level: Faith 32
5. Travel to Profaned Capital bonfire
6. Travel to Yhorm boss door

### **Yhorm Checklist**

* Pyromancy Flame +9
* Saint-Tree Bellvine
* Great Swamp Ring, Witch’s Ring, Lloyd’s Sword Ring, Dark
* Clutch Ring
* Attune: Black Fire Orb
* Stats: 18 Attunement, 14 Endurance, 34 Intelligence, 32 Faith

\*If you feel you are not doing enough damage to Yhorm, you
can set up RTSR on the way from Profaned Capital bonfire to Yhorm for an
additional 10% damage

Kill Yhorm using Black Fire Orb (Only make attacks that hit his head)

## **Split 11 – Pontiff**

1. Travel to Firelink Shrine
2. Sell Yhorm’s soul
3. Level: 34 Faith, 35 Intelligence
4. Travel to Distant Manor
5. Run to Pontiff boss fight using two Alluring Skulls to get past dogs on the stairs

### **Pontiff Checklist**

* Pyromancy Flame +9
* Saint-Tree Bellvine
* Great Swamp Ring, Witch’s Ring, Lloyd’s Sword Ring, Fire Clutch Ring
* Stats: 18 Attunement, 14 Endurance, 35 Intelligence, 34 Faith
* \*Eat Budding Green Blossom just before the fight begins
* Attune: Great Chaos Fire Orb

Kill Pontiff Using Great Chaos Fire Orb

## **Split 12 - Aldrich**

1. From Pontiff’s bonfire, run across the long courtyard and use three Alluring Skulls to get past the three NPC guards
2. Sneak past the Silver Knight Archers
3. Get Anor Londo bonfire and travel to Firelink Shrine
4. Sell: Pontiff’s Soul and Soul of a Weary Warrior
5. Level: 36 Intelligence, 36 Faith
6. Travel to Anor Londo bonfire
7. Set up RTSR on stairs
8. Run to Aldrich boss fight

### **Aldrich Checklist**

* Pyromancy Flame +9
* Saint-tree Bellvine
* Great Swamp Ring, Witch’s Ring, Red Tearstone Ring, Fire Clutch Ring
* Attune: Great Chaos Fire Orb
* Stats: 18 Attunement, 14 Endurance, 36 Intelligence, 36 Faith

Kill Aldrich using Great Chaos Fire Orb

## **Split 13 - Dragonslayer Armor**

1. Travel to Firelink Shrine
2. Sell Soul of Aldrich
3. Level: 38 Intelligence, 38 Faith
4. Travel to Dancer of the Boreal Valley bonfire
5. Take the elevator to Dragon Slayer Armor
6. Set up RTSR using the ladder to the left

### **Dragonslayer Armor Checklist**

* Pyromancy Flame +9
* Saint-tree Bellvine
* Great Swamp Ring, Witch’s Ring, Red Tearstone Ring, Fire Clutch Ring
* Attune: Great Chaos Fire Orb
* Stats: 18 Attunement, 14 Endurance, 38 Intelligence, 38 Faith

Kill Dragonslayer Armor using Great Chaos Fire Orb

## **Split 14 - Archives**

\*Souls collected: Soul of a Weary Warrior, Large Soul of a Crestfallen Knight

1. Get Dragonslayer Armor bonfire
2. Get Grand Archives bonfire
3. Attune Sacred Flame
4. Kill Archives Sage using Sacred Flame
5. Travel to Firelink Shrine
6. Sell Dragonslayer Armor soul and Gotthard Twinswords
7. Level: 40 Intelligence, 40 Faith
8. Attune: Great Chaos Fire Orb and Fire Orb
9. Travel to Grand Archives bonfire
10. Use one Alluring Skull past the two thralls by the stairs
11. Use two skulls to pass the three NPC guardians before the large bridge that leads to Twin Princes
12. Open elevator shortcut immediately after the three NPCs
13. Sit down at Grand Archives bonfire, go back up and kill all of the archers on the bridge
14. After killing all of the archers, use two Alluring Skulls to reach the final shortcut elevator just before the Twin Princes door
15. Get Titanite Slab at the bottom of the elevator shaft
16. Homeward Bone to Firelink Shrine

## **Split 15 – Twin Princes**

1. Sell all souls
2. Reinforce Pyromancy Flame to +10
3. Level: Dexterity 10, Endurance 15
4. Attune: Great Chaos Fire Orb and Great Combustion
5. Travel to Dragonslayer Armor bonfire
6. Set up RTSR on ladder
7. Run to Twin Princes boss door

### **Twin Princes Checklist**

* Pyromancy Flame +10
* Saint-tree Bellvine
* Carthus Bloodring, Witch’s Ring, Red Tearstone Ring, Fire Clutch Ring
* Attune: Great Chaos Fire Orb and Great Combustion
* Stats: 18 Attunement, 15 Endurance, 10 Dexterity, 40 Intelligence, 40 Faith

Kill Twin Princes using Great Combustion and Great Chaos Fire Orb

## **Split 16 - Soul of Cinder**

1. Level: Endurance 19
2. Attune: Black Fire Orb and Black Flame
3. Place all the cinders of the lords on their thrones
4. Travel to Flameless Shrine
5. Set up RTSR on the stairs
6. Travel to Kiln of the First Flame

### **Soul of Cinder Checklist**

* Pyromancy Flame +10
* Saint-tree Bellvine
* Great Swamp Ring, Witch’s Ring, Red Tearstone Ring, Dark Clutch Ring
* Stats: 18 Attunement, 19 Endurance, 10 Dexterity, 40 Intelligence, 40 Faith

Kill Soul of Cinder using Black Fire Orb and Black Flame

Link First Flame