Dark Souls Walkthrough Part 21 – Anor Londo Castle Interior

Dark Souls Walkthrough Part 21 – Anor Londo Castle Interior

Now that you have finished with the Painted World it is time to resume the main quest. Head back up to the top of the elevator and go to the right, into the castle. Go the the stairs slowly as there are a pair of sentinels waiting at the top for you. These remain easiest when you are only fighting one at a time.

When you reach the top of the stairs and have dealt with its guardians then head to the right. Go through the archway. Now head a bit to the right. You will see a trio of Bat Winged Demons. Lure them to you at the top of the stairs one at at time. It is important to note that virtually all of their attacks have an electrical element to them so know that even guarding will result in some spill-over damage. Once the demons are dead, head down and go over to the left. You will find a buttress you can drop down onto.

Cross the buttress to the next platform. Be wary as there will be a sniper shooting at you as you cross from your left. You will find another pair of Winged Demons so be ready for the pending fight. Keep on your guard and back up need be to lure them to a wider area to fight if you need it. Kill the demons then keep moving forward. Remain on guard as the two archers will continue shooting at you as you move forward. Be careful as past the tower the path gets very narrow with no rails. When you reach the intersection first head right. You will be able to reach one of the archers and shortly after, get inside the castle. If you are confident, then head to the left, kill the other archer and collect the Hero Soul.

Once inside the castle, deal with the one Knight that is nearby or just sprint into the left room. You will find a bonfire there you can use. Take some time to harvest souls here as the bonfire is nearby and Silver Knights are worth 900 souls each. Be sure to go into the right-hand room as well to get the trio of Sunlight Medals in the chest.

Once you finish the grind you head forward. Head past the spiral staircase for now into the chambers beyond. For now you cannot go through the right-hand door but if you go to the left you have a room full of hidden passages. Strike the wall inside the fireplace to reveal a hidden passage. Go all the way down the passage to find some armor. Be leery of the single chest sitting against the back wall. This is a Mimic who will drop a nice item when you take it down, a dragon tooth.

Now start back upstairs. Go up the spiral staircase now to the fourth floor. At the top there are two passages. To the right you will find nothing but to the left you will find Silver Knights and two Mimic Chest. Now head the other way but be careful walking down the corridor. There is a Silver Knight with a Great Bow at the opposite end of the hall who will be firing at you. Again, as you move forward you will only be able to enter into one room, this time on the right. This will take you up to the roof.

Up on the roof you will find two more Silver Knights waiting for you. One of them has a Great Bow and that is the one you want to focus on first. After that you can head down the other side to reach the areas on the fourth floor that were previously inaccessible. Just be careful as you will need to fight three Silver Knights. One is right by the door you will be coming through so be careful when you go in. Remember to only take them on one at a time.

Now head for the far end. There you will find another passage that you need to take down to the third floor. Unfortunately you will encounter a Prowling Demon here and it will be in a much narrower area than usual. Once you beat it head for the room on the right. From here you will be able to open a shortcut that can quickly lead you back to the Bonfire. Now head back up to the third floor. From there go straight on ahead to reach the Great Hall.

Inside the hall focus on carefully clearing it out. Once they are all dead look on the left-hand side to find a lever that will clear a path all the way back to the beginning of the area. Go back up the stairs and look for an open window to head through. On the other side you will find an item just waiting for you. Drop down again and you will be able to open the gate on the outside of the Castle. Head on back into the castle through the front door. Take advantage of the nearby blacksmith to reinforce your weapons and armor. Take some time to revive as human if you need some additional help (which you will) and get all geared up for a tough fight.

Once you are close to the boss fight Ornstein and Smough in Anor Londo you will have your chance to revive Anastacia, the Fire Keeper of the Fire Link Shrine. In the large room before them the Black Eye Orb will begin to vibrate. This is the one clue you will get that you can track down the Fire Keeper's killer. Clear the room of enemies and you can easily use the Black Eye Orb to invade in Lautrec's Realm. Here you will fight him with two companions, a Sorcerer and a Knight. If you manage to kill the Sorcerer before Lautrec you may be awarded with a Cataylst. Once you defeat them you will be awarded a number of items including a Fire Keeper's Soul. Do not reinforce your flask with this soul else the Firelink Shrine Bonfire is lost to you. Return to the Firelink Shrine and to Anastacia's Cell below the Bonfire. This reactivates the bonfire and restores Anastacia to her body. She will also have a few things to say, a first.

Dragon Slayer Ornstein
While this is part of a double battle it is very important to look at the two opponents separately as they need to be handled differently. Both of them will eventually get Lightning Element Attacks so keep on guard and prepare for it. How the fight goes depends on which one of the pair dies first. Once one dies the battle changes and you will want a lot more Lightning Defense.

Playthrough 1
Try to lure Ornstein away from Smough. This is easier to do as he is much faster than his compatriot. Get his interest than dash for the other side of the room. He will follow closely while his much larger, and slow, friend will amble up in good time. Use this time so you can inflict a lot more damage on Ornstein. His attacks are faster than Smough but they are much easier to block because of the lesser power behind them. If Smough closes the gap, just run for the opposite side of the room once again. Repeat this basic strategy until Ornstein is dead.

If you kill Executioner Smough first:
Once Smough dies, Ornstein will grow in size and gain an increase to his stength. He will also gain a pair of new attacks. The first is the same that Smough gains, where he will fly up then slam into the ground unleashing a massive Electrical burst. The second attack is where he will charge up his lance with Lightning then attempt to spear you. The increase in strength will make it much harder to block his attacks but they are slower so it will be easier to simply roll underneath them.

Executioner Smough
While this is part of a double battle it is very important to look at the two opponents separately as they need to be handled differently. Both of them will eventually get Lightning Element Attacks so keep on guard and prepare for it. How the fight goes depends on which one of the pair dies first. Once one dies the battle changes and you will want a lot more Lightning Defense. You will want to have some Fire Element attacks to inflict a nice bit of damage onto

Playthrough 1
This man as a number of strong but fairly slow attacks. It is recommended to simply evade the attacks opposed to blocking them because of the stamina drain they otherwise inflict. He also has a marked lack of ranged attacks. This makes it easier to snipe him from a distance if you are a caster. You will find yourself wanting to use the two-handed style against Smough as it takes so much more stamina to block the attacks. Keep evasive and just lay into him when you can through his attacks.

If you kill Dragon Slayer Ornstein first:
Many of its attacks will gain a Lightning Element as he will charge up his weapon. He also gains a new attack where he will fly up then drop to the ground, unleashing a massive electric burst. The best way to dodge this attack is to run away then close the distance again. While his attacks will be doing more damage they are still going at the same speed. This makes him more ideal to deal with as the second one to kill.

Once you have claimed victory head over to the elevator and take it up. Here you will meet Gywnevere who will give you the Lordvessel which needs to be placed in the Firelink Shrine. So, if you opted to go for the the Firekeeper Soul taken by Laurtec, you have at least two reasons to make the journey.