Farming Bonfire Ascetic in Dark Souls 2

Bonfire Ascetic can be used to force all of the enemies within a set location to respawn, even after you’ve finished a hot-blooded killing spree, eliminating them all. This ascetic can prove incredibly valuable if you’re looking to farm certain items however be wary that the enemies will return much stronger, the effects are permanant and it will carry over to your New Game Plus. Below you can find a complete guide on the bonfire Ascetic Locations, where to buy them and where to farm them.




Dark Souls 2 Bonfire Ascetic Locations

Brightstone Cove Tseldora – Find this ascetic close to Cromwell the Pardoner within the church
Dragon Shrine – Find this ascetic buried inside a chest close to the entrance.
Lost Bastille – Find this ascetic on a corpse found using the cage just before Sinner’s Ride Bridge.
Iron Keep – Find this ascetic by crossing the bridge following the first bonfire and drop down the rocks to your right.

Dark Souls 2 Bonfire Ascetic Merchants

Bonfire Ascetic can also be purchased from a select few merchants including Royal Sorcerer Navlaan, who can be located in Aldia’s Keep, Stone Trader Chloanne , found in Harvest Valley and Darkdiver Grandahl, Pilgrims of Dark Covenant Leader.

Dark Souls 2 Bonfire Ascetic Farming

Bonfire Ascetic can also be used to revive bosses throughout the game, below you can find a breakdown of the list of bosses of which you can temporarily bring back to life and the bonfire you will need to use in order for it to happen.
Having a job defeating these bosses? Check our complete walkthrough guide to all bosses before continuing.

Location     Bonfire     Boss   Aldia's Keep   Ritual Site   Guardian Dragon   Belfry Luna   Uper Ramparts   Belfry Gargoyles   Black Gulch   Hidden Chamber   The Rotten   Brightstone Cove Tseldora   Royal Army Campsite   Prowling Magus   Brightstone Cove Tseldora   Lower Brightstone Cove   Duke's Dear Freja   Cathedral of Blue   The Blue Cathedral   Old Dragonslayer   Doors of Pharros   Ordeals End   Royal Rat Authority   Dragon Shrine   Shrine Entrance   Ancient Dragon   Drangleic Castle   King's Gate   Throne Defender and Watcher   Drangleic Castle   King's Gate   Nashandra   Drangleic Castle   Under Drangleic Castle   Darkluker   Drangleic Castle   Forgotten Chamber   Twin Draginriders   Drangleic Castle   Central Castle Drangleic   Looking Glass Knight   Earthen Peak   Upper Earthen Peak   Mytha, The Baneful Queen   Forest of Fallen Giants   Cardinal Tower   The Last Giant   Forest of Fallen Giants   Cardinal Tower   The Pursuer   Forest of Fallen Giants   The Place Unbeknownst   Giant Lord   Grave of Saints   Grave Entrance   Royal Rat Vanguard   Harvest Valley   The Mines   Covetous Demon   Heide's Tower of Flame   Heide's Run   Dragonrider   Huntsman's Corpse   Undead Lockaway   The Skeleton Lord   Iron Keep   Threshold Bridge   Smelter Demon   Iron Keep   Eygil's Idol   Old Iron King   Lost Bastille   McDuff's Workshop   Ruin Sentinels    No-Man's Wharf   Unseen Path to Heide   Flexile Sentry   Shaded Woods   Shaded Ruins   Scorpioness Najka   Shrine of Amana   Rhoy's Resting Place   Demon of Song   Sinner's Rise   The Saltfort   Lost Sinner   Undead Crypt   Undead Ditch   Velstadt   Undead Crypt   Undead Ditch   Vendrick   Undead Purgatory   Undead Purgatory   Executioner's Chariot

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