Dark Souls II Trophy Guide & Road Map

Dark Souls II
Dark Souls II Trophy Guide

ROADMAP

Overview:
-Estimated Trophy Difficulty: 7/10
-Offline: 38 [12, 23, 2, 1]
-Online: 0 (However, several trophies can be easier to get online)
-Approximate Time to : 50+ Hours (Dependent upon Co-Op)
-Minimum Number of Playthroughs Needed: 2.75
-Difficulty Affect Trophies?: No Difficulty Setting
-# of Missable Trophies: Master of Spells , Master of Pyromancies , Lucatiel , Any NPC trophy if you kill them
-Glitched trophies: None
-Do cheat codes disable trophies?: No Cheat Codes

INTRODUCTION
Dark Souls II is the third iteration into the "Soul" series of games developed by FROMSOFTWARE. The game is a classic action-based RPG where you face tough enemies and even tougher bosses. If you have played the two games previous to this one there isn't much that has changed in terms of controls but a major addition to Dark Souls II is the ability to fast travel to any bonfire location which greatly speeds up playthrough time.

One important thing to note if you want to be the most time efficient with the game is to NEVER kill any human NPC and be sure to also talk to every NPC and exhaust all their dialogue (until they say the same thing over and over when you talk to them). This will allow you to meet those NPCs in different places throughout the game and obtain trophies. When you have beaten the final boss of the game, do not advance to NG+ via the Majula bonfire until you are sure you've received every trophy you want on your first playthrough. You can get all trophies except 2 on your first playthrough, those are: Master of Pyromancy and Master of Miracles . You can technically get those 2 trophies but it would require over 1000 PvP wins within respective covenants. Otherwise you will need 2.75 playthroughs of the game (this is the recommended method)

Step Zero: Things to be aware of before starting the game
A quick note on missable trophies, there are NO missable trophies in the game as long as you do not kill any NPCs or free Navlann in Aldia's Keep (See Spell trophies post in guide). Every trophy can be obtained before going into NG+ except the miracles and pyromancy trophies. While every trophy can be obtained offline; it is recommended that you to rank up in certain covenants online because it's much faster.

For the people who are asking about online, the game will be much easier if you rank up the Bell Tower covenant in Multiplayer to get 30 wins which gives you the Hidden Weapon sorcery but the playerbase isn't what it once was so you're better off doing these offline. In addition, playing online and helping other players beat bosses while you are in the Sunlight covenant, is another way to get a rank 3 miracle. Those 2 spells can be obtained offline through grinding but can be done online. You can do the Bell Tower portion offline using an exploit, read HERE for more information.

You can build your character any way you want and use a Soul Vessel at any point in the game to respec your character at the 3 witches at the beginning of the game near the Things Betwixt bonfire to get certain trophies (ie trophies requiring X stat skill to talk to merchants).

Step One: Playthrough 1
On your first playthrough it is recommended to go for the two most annoying trophies in the game; that is Moonlight Greatsword and Lucatiel . See their trophy descriptions before you beat any bosses if you want to knock those out first. Other than those 2 trophies if you do not kill any NPCs in the game you can just play the game as normal and enjoy it, you can easily mop up any trophies after you enter the post game (before heading to NG+). As outlined in the intro, you can get every trophy this playthrough except Master of Pyromancy and Master of Miracles unless you have 1000 PvP wins within the respective covenants. The 3 spells that are unobtainable in your first playthrough are Bountiful Sunlight (miracle), Wrath of God (miracle) and Great Chaos Fireball (pyromancy). If you do get those spells in your first playthrough you can platinum the game without needing to go into NG+. This game can be confusing so as a general roadmap you can use the picture below for a reference on what connects to where and where you will be progressing through the game:

MAP OF DARK SOULS 2 AREAS

Step Two: New Game + (NG+)
If you happened to miss getting any NPC specific trophy this is where you will want to go for it, other then that simply run through the game and pick up any other trophy you missed. Unfortunately you will still be unable to buy the last miracles and pyromancy in order to obtain Master of Pyromancy and Master of Miracles .

Step Three: New Game ++ (NG++)
You will be doing another run through of the game where you can once again pick up any trophies you missed in the previous 2 playthroughs. If you are only missing the Master of Pyromancy and Master of Miracles trophies then you will only need to get access to Drangleic Castle in order to buy the 3 spells from the merchant right as you enter the castle; then the Platinum is yours!

[PST Would like to Thank QuantumMercury for this Roadmap]

The Dark Soul

Acquire all trophies
(34)
Get all the other trophies, to pop this one.
Self Recollection

Reclaim flesh and set out as an Undead
(3)
You will get this trophy after speaking with the old ladies at the beginning of the game.
Supreme Weapon

Reinforce a weapon to its limit
(2)
To get this trophy you need to reinforce one of your regular weapons or shields to +10 or reinforce special boss soul weapons/shields to +5 at any blacksmith in the game. Reinforcing a regular weapon to +10 is much easier since it only requires the 4 forms of titanite versus the petrified dragon bone stones required to upgrade boss soul weapons. What I recommend is find a weapon you like and start upgrading it, below is what you'll need to upgrade a weapon to the max:

6 Titanite Shards
6 Large Titanite Shards
6 Titanite Chunks
1 Titanite Slab.

You can purchase all of those items after you've defeated the final boss from Stone Trader Chloanne in post game when she is in Majula. So do not stress if you don't find the titanite throughout the game.
Gesture Maestro

Learn all gestures
(2)
You learn gestures from NPCs you meet throughout the game. See this google document created by Nyxil for all the gestures and their requirements: LINK
Master of Sorcery

Learn all sorceries
(6)
There are 29 unique spells in the game. Below is the list of all sorceries that you will need and where to get them:

- Soul Arrow
Purchasable from Hag Melentia, Carhillion of the Fold or Magerold of Lanafir.

- Great Soul Arrow
Purchasable from Carhillion of the Fold or Magerold of Lanafir or you can find it in the Forest of Fallen Giants.

- Heavy Soul Arrow
Purchasable from Carhillion of the Fold or Magerold of Lanafir.

- Great Heavy Soul Arrow
Purchasable from Carhillion of the Fold or Magerold of Lanafir.

- Homing Soul Arrow
Purchasable Straid of Olaphis or Weaponsmith Ornifex.

- Heavy Homing Soul Arrow
Requires you to trade the Ruin Sentinel Soul to Straid of Olaphis.

- Homing Soulmass
Purchasable from Weaponsmith Ornifex or can be found in the Shaded Woods.

- Homing Crystal Soulmass
Located in the Shrine of Amana. From Rhoy's Resting Place bonfire if you move forward into the giant circular area with all the pillars it's on a corpse near the back of the area.

- Soul Spear
Purchasable from Grave Warden Agdayne or found in Huntsman Copse in the hut after the first bridge.

- Crystal Soul Spear
Requires you to trade the Old Paledrake Soul to Straid of Olaphis. You get this soul by beating the Duke's Dear Freja in NG+ or using a Bonfire Ascetic on the Lower Brightstone Cove bonfire on your first playthrough.

- Shockwave
Purchasable from Carhillion of the Fold.

- Soul Spear Barrage -
Purchasable from Carhillion of the Fold.

- Soul Shower
Requires you to trade the Scorpioness Najka Soul to Straid of Olaphis.

- Soul Great-Sword
Found in Castle Drangleic, from the Central Castle Drangleic bonfire head straight to the room with the elevator platform but climb the long ladder up to the room with the small sentinels and the still golem. The chest with the spell is shortly after.

- Soul Vortex
Purchasable from Grave Warden Agdayne or found the house next to Ornifex's location behind some breakable bookshelves.

- Soul Bolt
After defeating Looking Glass Knight head to the area with the elevator platform but turn left and there is a chest with this spell in it.

- Soul Geyser
This spell is located in Aldia's Keep, when you get to the end of the long hallway with caged monsters in it (you use a Pharros' Lockstone to light the room up at the beginning) head to the first door on the left and de-equip your armor to enter the acid pit and pick up this spell.

- Magic Weapon
Purchasable from Carhillion of the Fold.

- Great Magic Weapon
Purchasable from Navlaan if you complete his questline or found in the Black Gulch in a chest when you reach the first set of oil pits there is a small cave with the chest.

- Crystal Magic Weapon
Located in the Dragon Aerie, I believe it's on one of the bodies being guarded by a Dragon.

- Strong Magic Shield
Purchasable from Navlaan if you finish his questline or Straid of Olaphis or found at the top of the Drangleic Castle if you ride the platform up to the caged girl before the Looking Glass Knight, it's in one of those chests.

- Yearn
Purchasable from Carhillion of the Fold.

- Hush
Obtained by reaching Rank 2 in the Way of the Blue covenant or Found behind one of the hidden walls in the Lost Bastille Ruin Sentinel Boss room on the ground floor.

- Fall Control
Purchasable from Weaponsmith Onifex or Magerold of Lanafir.

- Hidden Weapon
Obtained by reaching Rank 2 in the Bell Keeper covenant. See this video for info on how to get this done offline (Credit to Sergeant274):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_csKy-KWYQ

- Repair
After opening the Shrine of Winter in the Shaded Woods head down the path and head to the right before progressing left towards the castle for the spell.

- Cast Light.
Purchasable from Straid of Olaphis or Darkdiver Grandahl.

- Chameleon
Located in Harvest Valley, from The Mines bonfire enter the poison pit with the 2 large creatures in it and it's on one of the bodies.

- Unleash Magic
Obtained by completing Navlaan's questline. See the video posted under Navlaan in the merchant information for how to complete his quest without killing any NPCs.
Master of Miracles

Learn all miracles
(10)
There are a total of 26 miracles in the game. Below is the list for all of them and their locations.

- Heal
Purchasable from Hag Melentia or Licia of Lindelt.

- Med Heal
Purchasable from Licia of Lindelt.

- Great Heal Excerpt
Purchasable from Licia of Lindelt.

- Great Heal
Purchasable from Cromwell the Pardoner or found at the very bottom of the Grave of Saints where the enemies that run at you and explode are, it's in the cave that leads to a dead end.

- Soothing Sunlight
You will have to invade Licia of Lindelt after getting the Crushed Dragon Eye Orb by heading to her location in Majula and using it. Defeat her as a black phantom and you get this trophy. See this video for a guide:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiPKWM5bNio

- Replenishment
Purchasable from Licia of Lindelt or Cromwell the Pardoner.

- Resplendent Life
Purchasable from Licia of Lindelt or Straid of Olaphis. Also available as a pick up in NG+

- Bountiful Sunlight
Purchasable from Chancellor Wellager in NG++ or you can reach rank 3 in the Blue Sentinels convenant which requires over 1000 PvE/PvP sessions.

- Caressing Prayer
Purchasable from Licia of Lindelt or Cromwell the Pardoner.

- Force
Purchasable from Licia of Lindelt or Cromwell the Pardoner.

- Wrath of the Gods
Purchasable from Chancellor Wellager in NG++ or you can reach rank 2 in the Blue Sentinels convenant which requires over 300 PvE/PvP sessions.

- Emit Force
Purchasable from Blue Sentinel Targray or Cromwell the Pardoner or found in No Man's Warf after going up 2 sets of stairs on a dead body outside the house on a dead body where the creatures hide from the light if you lit the area.

- Heavenly Thunder
Purchasable from Blue Sentinel Targray or Cromwell the Pardoner.

- Lightning Spear
Purchasable from Licia of Lindelt or find it in Harvest Valley among the poison pits.

- Great Lightning Spear
After beating Velstadt you can purchase it from Straid of Olaphis or after getting the Forgotten Key use the 12,000 soul ladder Gilligan builds to head down the Majula hole and up the other ladder and open that door for 3 chests with this spell being one of the items. Also obtainable in the Undead Crypt.

- Sunlight Spear
Reach rank 3 in the Heirs to the Sun covenant (located in Harvest Valley). Requires 30 Sunlight Medals. See the Selfless Giver trophy for more information.

- Soul Appease
Purchasable from Stone Trader Chloanne or Grave Warden Agdayne.

- Blinding Bolt
Requires you to trade the Old King Soul to Straid of Olaphis. You get that soul by beating the Old Iron King in NG+ or using a Bonfire Ascetic on the Eygil's Idol bonfire and beating the boss again.

- Magic Barrier
Purchasable from Head of Vengarl or Felkin the Outcast.

- Great Magic Barrier
Purchasable from Chancellor Wellager or find it in Aldia's Keep

- Homeward
Purchasable from Licia of Lindelt.

- Guidance
Purchasable from Licia of Lindelt.

- Sacred Oath
Requires you to trade the Soul of Velstadt to Straid of Olaphis.

- Unveil
Purchasable from Straid of Olaphis.

- Perseverance
Purchasable from Cromwell the Pardoner.

- Sunlight Blade
After beating Velstadt you can purchase it from Straid of Olaphis or you can find it in the Shrine of Amena.
Master of Pyromancy

Learn all pyromancies
(10)
There are 21 pyromancies in the game. Below is the list of them and where to get them:

- Fireball
Purchasable from Rosabeth of Melfia or find it in No Man's Wharf after the boss fight in a chest or kill the Salamanders at the bottom of the Forest of Fallen Giants.

- Fire Orb
Purchasable from Rosabeth of Melfia or kill the Salamanders at the bottom of the Forest of Fallen Giants.

- Great Fireball
After beating the Duke's Dear Freja and killing the enemies after that to light the bonfire you'll get a key drop, use it to enter the room to the right in the building where the hanging spiders are before you climb the ladder to reach the webbed area down to the boss. This can also be dropped from the Salamanders at the bottom of the Forest of Fallen Giants.

- Great Chaos Fireball
You can purchase this in NG++ upon entering Drangleic Castle from Chancellor Wellager or you can reach rank 3 in the Brotherhood of Blood which requires 500+ PvP wins.

- Firestorm
Purchasable from Titchy Gren. Also dropped by the giant beetle in the Gutter or found in a Chest in Drangleic Castle.

- Fire Tempest
Found in the Shrine of Amana in a chest hidden away in the water. Using Rhoy's Resting Place bonfire head backwards and search the area fully with a torch to find the chest. This spell can also be dropped by one of the 3 dragons in the Dragon Aerie.

- Chaos Storm
Found in the Iron Keep, from the Ironhearth Hall bonfire enter the room where you pull the lever to drop the a platform with enemies into Lava. Make sure you have flash sweat and roll in some jugs of water at the top of the ladder then head back down and jump to the chest in this room and hopefully you'll survive long enough. Having fire resistant rings/armor helps as well as drinking your estus flask by mashing square to recover health as you lose it before/after opening the chest. See the video posted here for a complete walkthrough:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ddixZ_kXEY

- Combustion
Purchasable from Rosabeth of Melfia or found in Huntsman's Copse in the skeleton cave on a corpse that leads to a dead end.

- Great Combustion
Purchasable from Titchy Gren or found just outside the entrance to Drangleic Castle to the right in a chest.

- Fire Whip
Purchasable from Titchy Gren or dropped from one of the black phantoms in the Belfry Sol.

- Poison Mist
Purchasable from Rosabeth of Melfia.

- Toxic Mist
Required to trade the Royal Rat Vanguard Soul with Straid of Olaphis.

- Acid Surge
Required to trade the Royal Rat Authority Soul with Straid of Olaphis. See the video for the boss strategy (Credit to EpicGamerWorld):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0kG272TXVQ

- Lingering Flame
Purchasable from Straid of Olaphis or potentially dropped from the Undead Jailers in the Lost Bastille.

- Flame Swathe
Purchasable from Straid of Olaphis or dropped from one of the black phantoms in the Belfry Sol.

- Forbidden Sun
You have to complete the Navlaan questline.

- Flame Weapon
Required to trade the Old Witch Soul with Straid of Olaphis. You get this soul in NG+ or by using a Bonfire Ascetic at the Sinner's Rise bonfire and beating the Sinner again.

- Flash Sweat
Purchasable from Rosabeth of Melfia.

- Iron Flesh
Purchasable from Rosabeth of Melfia.

- Warmth
Purchasable from Grave Warden Agdayne or dropped by rats in the Grave of Saints.

- Immolation
Located in the Belfry Sol after ringing the bell, it's in a chest.
Master of Hexes

Learn all hexes
(4)
You will need to get all 19 Hexes in the game for this trophy. Below is the list of Hexes and how to get them:

- Dark Orb
Purchasable from Felken the Outcast, Straid of Olaphis or Darkdriver Grandahl.

- Dark Hail
Purchasable from Magerold of Lanafir, Straid of Olaphis or Darkdriver Grandahl.

- Dark Fog
Purchasable from Straid of Olaphis or can be found in the Gutter.

- Affinity
Purchasable from Straid of Olaphis or receive as potential dropped item by killing Kobold enemies in Aldia's Keep.

- Dead Again
Purchasable from Stone Trader Chloanne when she is in Majula or receive as potential dropped item by killing Razorback Nightcrawlers.

- Dark Weapon
Purchasable from Felkin the Outcast.

- Whisper of Despair
Found in the Grave of Saints, need Pharros' Lockstones to drop the drawbridges to gain access to the area.

- Repel
Requires you to trade the Giant Lord Soul to Straid of Olaphis.

- Twisted Barricade
Located in the Doors of Pharros area (also pretty sure you can buy it in NG+).

- Numbness
Requires you to trade the soul Old Dead One Soul to Straid. This soul can only be obtained by defeating The Rotten boss in NG+ or by using an Ascetic on either of the 2 Black Gulch bonfires on your first playthrough and beating the The Rotten again.

- Scraps of Life
Purchasable from Cromwell the Pardoner or find it in the Gutter.

- Darkstorm
Purchasable from Magerold of Lanafir or Darkdiver Grandahl.

- Resonant Soul
Purchasable from Felkin the Outcast or reach the first in Pilgrims of Dark covenant and get it as a reward.

- Great Resonant Soul
Purchasable from Felkin the Outcast (may need 20 int and 20 faith). Reach the second rank in Pilgrims of Dark covenant and get it as a reward.

- Climax
Reach the third rank in Pilgrims of Dark covenant and get it as a reward.

- Resonant Flesh
Purchasable from Felkin the Outcast.

- Resonant Weapon
Purchasable from Felkin the Outcast.

- Lifedrain Patch
Requires you to trade the Darklurker Soul to Straid of Olaphis. You get this soul by clearing the final dungeon in the Pilgrims of Dark covenant; Darklurker is the boss of the final dungeon. See the Abysmal Covenant trophy for how to clear the dungeons.

- Profound Still
Purchasable from Darkdiver Grandahl.
Selfless Giver

Max-out devotion to covenant
(17)
If you are going for platinum you have to max out 2 covenants (Heirs to the Sun and Pilgrims of Dark) in order to get their rank 3 miracle and hex.

Maxing out Pilgrims of Dark just requires you to beat all 3 of Darkdiver's dungeons (Dark Chasm of Old). Be aware that you will have to offer a Human Effigy to Darkdiver every time you want to attempt a dungeon so it's best to make sure you do not die too much when attempting the dungeons. Also be sure to bring Flame Butterflies in order to light the giant torches in the dungeons. Getting this to rank 3 will get you the Climax hex and Darklurker's Soul which is required for Lifedrain Patch hex (trading to Straid). I recommend you watch the 3 videos below for how I beat the dungeons so you do not get caught off guard and end up wasting Effigies:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojAah8gP_q8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4o9IUBOWEIc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXTe9823dBo

Maxing out Heirs to the Sun just means being in the Sunlight Covenant and acquiring 30 Sunlight Medals and giving them as offerings to the Sunlight Shrine. Below is how you can get the Sunlight Medals (taken from the Dark Souls II Wiki):

- Random from from the giants ridden by hollows in the Harvest Valley area
- Random Drop From Falconers in starting area (NG+)
- Can be obtained by helping another player beat a boss while in the Heirs of the Sun covenant
- Can be obtained by defeating a boss with a player who is in the Heirs of the Sun Covenant
- Can be obtained by phantom after summoning time limit expires (Phantom Duty Fulfilled)
This is Dark Souls

Die for the first time
(24)
You'll get this trophy when you die. Whether it's by enemy or falling off the map. Practically unmissable.

King's Ring

Acquire the King's Ring
To get this trophy you will have to beat Velstadt in the Undead Crypt. The path to getting here leads from the last trophy (Looking Glass Knight ).

1. You will take an elevator down to the Shrine of Amena
2. Beat the Demon of Song boss in the Shrine.
3. Progress through the Undead Crypt and fight Velstadt.
4. Head in the undead Vendrick's location after you beat Velstadt, get the ring and leave without attacking Vendrick.

Video guides for the Shine walkthrough and on the bosses needed to get the Ring and the King Ring's specific location are below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRoe2gmx8KQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wNtiW8IZoI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4M7k4IZzVs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmF5K6koU9Y

Credit to Gameplay Vault, Silver Mont and QuantumMercury for the videos.
Ancient Dragon

Acquire Ashen Mist Heart
After getting the King Ring you will have to reach the Ancient Dragon and speak to him in order to acquire this key. The path to get to him is outlined below:

1. From the Shaded Woods fork bonfire head down the middle path and open the door with the King Ring.
2. Fight your way through Aldia's Keep and beat the Guardian Dragon Boss
3. Progress through the Dragon Aerie and reach the Dragon Shrine.
4. Fight your way to the top of the Dragon Shrine and speak to the Ancient Dragon.

Make note that you cannot summon players to help you through the Dragon areas in the game because the Ancient Dragon is not hostile before you meet him, so after the Guardian Dragon you will have to beat your way up to the Dragon by yourself.
The Heir

See the ending
After using Ashen Mist Heart to acquire the 4 Soul of a Giant you will be able to challenge the final boss of the game. 3 of them are in the Forest of Fallen Giants and 1 is in the Black Gulch. Below is the path you will need to take to see the ending of the game:

1. Find all 4 Soul of a Giant
2. Defeat Throne Watchers
3. Defeat Nashandra.

The only boss you really need to worry about is Nashandra, she can curse you quickly which makes you lose your humanity / health so destroy the hexes she places around herself to prevent being cursed. Watch out for her hand beam attack which deals a lot of damage when you are far away. If she approaches you then she will attack with her Scythe, be aware of that as well. She seems to take damage evenly from everything so use your strongest spells/weapons on her, she is an easy boss in the end. Video guides outlining the walkthrough and bosses are below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7IeGDjsmaA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X65feoTi3Nk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yweszzvPx_w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CaIFFSKda4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGwgc6r47TA

Credit to Video Games Source and QuantumMercury for the videos.
Last Giant

Defeat the Last Giant
(4)
This is the first real boss you will encounter in the game, the best strategy for beating him is staying between his legs and attacking his feet. This will avoid his sweeping attacks with his hand. Just keep your stamina at 25% or higher at all times so you can dodge roll away if he decides to stomp his foot or run up to him again if he jumps back to get away from you. Very simple and easy boss fight. If you talked to Pate while progressing through the level and exhausted all his dialogue options you will be able to summon him as an NPC helper with the fight.
Sinner's Bonfire

Light the primal bonfire in Sinner's Rise
In order to get this trophy you will have to defeat the Lost Sinner boss and light the primal bonfire. Make sure then before you light bonfire you get the chest containing the Fragrant Branch of Yore. He is located at the bottom of the Sinner's Rise tower which is accessed by progressing through The Lost Bastille. In order to get to this boss and avoid a lot of the annoying enemies when you reach the basement of the area defeat the Belfry Gargoyles and obtain the Bastille Key first to unlock the doors in the cell area and also gain access to the 2 side rooms right before the fog door leading to the boss. Using a torch you will be able to light up the boss room making this battle much easier to stay locked on to the boss. To access this area you have a few options:

1. Defeat the Pursuer Boss in the Forest or Fallen Giants and have the eagle at the nest carry you to the Lost Bastille or go through No Man's Wharf (from Heide's Tower of Flame after the Dragonslayer boss) and take the ship to the Lost Bastille.
2. Then you will have to defeat the Ruin Sentinel Sisters in the Lost Bastille.
3. *Optional* Access Belfry Luna from Servant's Quarters bonfire after Ruin Sentinel Sisters boss fight to get the Bastille Key by beating the Gargoyles and doing the small sub-area (NPC invader).
4. Fight the Lost Sinner in the Sinner's Tower.

This is one of the boss fights you can summon Lucatiel for and will count towards the Lucatiel trophy if you talked to her in the Lost Bastille tower and exhausted all dialogue. As for the actual boss battle the Lost Sinner is fairly simple, if you have a phantom with you (NPC or real player) one of you simply should have a shield with 100 physical reduction and high stability and just block when the Lost Sinner is targeting you and you will never take damage from him unless he does the overhead jumping slash in which case you have to dodge it. Other then that just use ranged attacks or pick your melee carefully after a successful dodge or block as you "punish" his recovery for whiffing the attack. As always, make sure you do not drain your stamina when attacking or forgo an attack if you blocked too much and lost too much Stamina. Video guides for this trophy are below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7SrMF5Qrr0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RULOVG4a2X0

Credit to Meorrow and QuantumMercury for these videos.
Iron Keep Bonfire

Light the primal bonfire in the Iron Keep
You will have to defeat the Old Iron King boss and light the primal bonfire in order to get this trophy. To be able to access this boss you will have to have beaten the Dragonslayer at Heide's Tower of Flame in order to talk to Licia of Lindelt and exhaust her dialogue options to get her to return to Majula. The pathway that leads to this boss is:

1. From Mujula, take the stairs down behind the Cat's house.
2. Get Licia of Lindelt to turn the Rotunda to gain access to Huntsman's Copse.
3. Beat the Skeleton Lords boss to gain access to Harvest Valley.
4. Defeat Covetous Demon boss to gain access to Earthen Peak.
5. Defeat Mytha, the Baneful Queen to gain access to the Iron Keep.
6. *Optional but recommended* Defeat Smelter Demon
7. Keep progressing through the Iron Keep to reach the Old Iron King Boss.

As for the actual boss fight, it again is fairly simple. Magic/Lightning/Dark based weapons and spells will deal the most damage to him, ranged spells are the best options to use (Soul Arrows, Lightning, Hexes, etc) or elementally enhanced weapons. You should only physically attack him when he stomps his hands down and leaves them on the platform for about 15 seconds. Otherwise just used ranged attacks to wither his health away as he tries to attack you. Running to the right side behind the wall is a good place to dodge most his fire breath attacks but watch for him charging his hand for a beam attack which will hit you through the wall unless you dodge roll. Video guides for the areas and bosses outlined above are below in order:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvZM9wH7Rwo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IkCuh_RRIM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQNexRvtfZo

Credit to Silver Mont, Meorrow and QuantumMercury for the videos.
Gulch Bonfire

Light the primal bonfire in the Black Gulch
For this trophy you will have to defeat The Rotton boss and light the primal bonfire afterwards. There are 2 ways to access this boss:

1. Acquire the Silver Cat ring and use it to fall down the giant hole in Majula. You will get to a platform that is connected to a tunnel that will take you into the Grave of Saints. Beat this area and you can reach the next area. Or you can wait until you've beaten Earthen Peak / talked to Gilligan and have him come back to Majula and drop a ladder down for 12,000 souls, using the Silver Cat ring again you can drop down to the very bottom of the hole and skip doing the Grave of Saints. Be aware that you will have to beat the Grave of Saints for the Gnawing Covenant trophy anyways though.
2. From there just progress through the Gutter until you reach the Black Gulch.
3. Defeat the Rotten.

This boss is another boss where you can earn a point towards the Lucatiel trophy by summoning her but you will have to find her in this area first. This boss battle is fairly simple as well, just basic melee attacks and fire spells will get the job done. Watch out for a charged sonic boom like attack the Rotten does that will knock you back and deal good damage if you are close.
Brightstone Bonfire

Light the primal bonfire in Brightstone Cove Tseldora
For this trophy you will need to defeat the Duke's Dear Freja boss and then light the primal bonfire. In order to access this are you will need to go through the following areas:

1. From Majula you will have to unpetrify Rosabeth with a Fragrant Branch of Yore in order to gain access to the handle that opens the gate to the Shaded Woods. This is where you can get the Change Clothes trophy so make sure you have some spare armor on hand before you go here.
2. Progress through the Shaded Woods and fight the Scorpioness Nejka Boss.
3. Keep Progressing and fight the The Prowling Magus & Congregation Boss.
4. Get to the Duke's Dear Freja and beat her.

This boss again is fairly simple, you can only attack her faces (one on each side of her body). Being a melee character is risky because her legs and mouth can attack you for big damage and the acid she spits can erode your equipment. What you should do first is kill all the spider enemies around you and then focus on the boss. Before the boss fog door there is an NPC phantom at the other end of the fog door you can summon (Ashen Knight Boyd) for help. Fire based weapons and spells will deal the most damage to the spider. Be aware of her beam attack if you are too far away, she will use it. Video guides for the bosses are below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWAteOW8Zcg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eLtWX-NNro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTXBWn6bC5w

Credit to Silver Mont and WikiGameGuides for the videos.
Looking Glass Knight

Defeat Looking Glass Knight
For this trophy you will have to defeat The Rotton boss and light the primal bonfire afterwards. There are 2 ways to access this boss:

1. Acquire the Silver Cat ring and use it to fall down the giant hole in Majula. You will get to a platform that is connected to a tunnel that will take you into the Grave of Saints. Beat this area and you can reach the next area. Or you can wait until you've beaten Earthen Peak / talked to Gilligan and have him come back to Majula and drop a ladder down for 12,000 souls, using the Silver Cat ring again you can drop down to the very bottom of the hole and skip doing the Grave of Saints. Be aware that you will have to beat the Grave of Saints for the Gnawing Covenant trophy anyways though.
2. From there just progress through the Gutter until you reach the Black Gulch.
3. Defeat the Rotten.

This boss is another boss where you can earn a point towards the Lucatiel trophy by summoning her but you will have to find her in this area first. This boss battle is fairly simple as well, just basic melee attacks and fire spells will get the job done. Watch out for a charged sonic boom like attack the Rotten does that will knock you back and deal good damage if you are close.
Vendrick

Defeat Vendrick
(11)
Vendrick is the undead King of Drangleic that you see wondering around aimlessly after you beat the boss Velstadt in the Undead Crypt. You do not want to fight him when you see him though because he has a 30x defense bonus multipler and will take forever to kill. What you need to do is gather the Souls of the Giants in order to weaken his defense bonus. You get 4 Souls of the Giant automatically through Story progression after you acquire the Ashen Mist Heart (See The Heir trophy for the videos on where to get the Souls of the Giants). This is good enough to fight him and beat him with ease but getting the 5th Soul of a Giant will make him even easier. In order to get the 5th Soul you will have to kill the Ancient Dragon. Yes, the giant dragon that gives you the Ashen Mist Heart. This is no easy task but it is doable so it's totally up to you what you want to do. I've uploaded 2 videos of beating the Ancient Dragon and beating Vendrick with all 5 Giant Souls for reference. Having all 5 Giant souls will allow your weapons to do their base damage to Vendrick.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpqNnODgD-g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRcnIlgpvK8
Brilliant Covenant

Discover a most brilliant covenant
(2)
You will be able to join this covenant you will have to have reached Harvest Valley. Before you enter the building where the boss is head to the right instead and take that path, there will be an enemy with 2 sickle weapons guarding the area to the shrine to join, defeat him and progress to join the covenant and get the trophy!
Protector Covenant

Discover the covenant of the protectors
(1)
In order to get this trophy you will have to beat the optional boss Old Dragonslayer located at the top of the Heide's Tower of Flame. After you beat that boss you will be able to talk to Targray and join the covenant if you have a Token of Fidelity in your inventory. They can be obtained by co-oping and beating bosses with other players as a phantom or found in Hunstman Copse. See the video for how to beat the Old Dragonslayer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lsf3g5zWeLo
Sanguinary Covenant

Discover the covenant of the bloodthirsty
(3)
In order to join this covenant, you need to defeat the optional boss in the Undead Purgatory i.e the Executioner's Chariot. From the Undead Lockaway bonfire in Hunstman's Copse make your way through the hidden path and across the large bridge. After you beat the boss you will meet Titchy Gren at the Undead bonfire. In order to join the covenant you will need to have invaded someone in some shape or form. See the video below for how to reach and beat the boss (Credit to WikiGameGuides):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1uLtIKcvIA
Covenant of the Meek

Discover the covenant of the meek
(1)
To join this covenant you need to speak to the Crestfallen Warrior at the top of the hill behind the blacksmith's house. It's where the total deaths in Dark Souls is recorded. Keeping talking to him and you will be asked to join this covenant.
Gnawing Covenant

Discover the covenant of rodents
To join this covenant you have to gain access to the Grave of the Saints by fall down the giant hole in Majula to the platforms below. Wait until you have the Silver Cat's Ring/Boots or have access to Gilligan's ladder building. Once in the Grave of Saints you will have to fight the mini-boss to reach the Rat King and join the covenant. The boss fight can be annoying because there are lots of rats attacking you, I suggest using a strong area of effect spell/weapon such as Force, Firestorm, on 2-handed Halberd etc.
Clangorous Covenant

Discover the clangorous covenant
(2)
In order to join this covenant, you need to defeat the optional boss in the Undead Purgatory i.e the Executioner's Chariot. From the Undead Lockaway bonfire in Hunstman's Copse make your way through the hidden path and across the large bridge. After you beat the boss you will meet Titchy Gren at the Undead bonfire. In order to join the covenant you will need to have invaded someone in some shape or form. See the video below for how to reach and beat the boss (Credit to WikiGameGuides):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1uLtIKcvIA
Covenant of Ancients

Discover an ancient covenant
(2)
You'll have to do some work to get this covenant. It's a 2 part process, first you'll have to get the Petrified Dragon Egg from the Dragon Shrine and then you'll have to bring it to the merchant Magerold at the Iron Keep. Give it to him and then he'll allow you to join the covenant. See the video for a complete walkthrough on how to do it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMoRl4qywo0
Covenant of the Fittest

Discover the covenant of the fittest
(5)
When you first reach Majula, head up a small path located to the right of the broken down archway behind the house where the Cat is. At the top of that path there is a statue where you can join the covenant.
Abysmal Covenant

Discovery the abysmal covenant
(2)
In order to join this covenant you'll have to speak with Darkdiver Grandahl at 3 locations throughout the game. Below are where you will meet him:

1. From the Shaded Ruins bonfire in the Shaded Woods head out to where you see the enemies and go all the way to the right past the 2 towers and the boss pathway into an area where there is some long grass. You'll fall down onto the dark shrine and Darkdiver will be there.
2. In the Black Gulch when you get the Forgotten Key from beating the giants (part of the story) head back up to the top part of the gulch and then head to where the 2 worm creatures come out of the wall. There is a platform you can fall down onto in between the 2 worms, then find the another platform below it and use the Forgotten Key to gain access to Darkdiver.
3. The final location is under Drangleic Castle. When you reach the King's Gate bonfire, the open room where the Sentinels attack you get the door on the left closest to the golem to open. Enter that room and you will fall down to get the Forgotten Chamber bonfire. Darkdiver is right there.
Curious Map

Light all flames on the map in Majula
(10)
You need to talk to Cale the Cartographer and have him return to Majula. Cale is located inside a giant tree which you can access by going down the ladder from the Cardinal Tower Bonfire and across a Tree Root ontop some rooftops where enemies are. There is a hole in the wall on the other side, when you enter the hole a boulder will roll down and try to hit you. This is where Cale is. Once you talk to him enough he gives you a key to the basement of the mansion in Majula. Speak to him some more and he'll return there.

Once he is back there you need to defeat 8 of the main bosses in the game which will happen with normal story progression (including the final boss Nashandra) and then in the post game before you go to NG+ return the basement of the mansion in Majula and speak with Cale. He will give you his equipment and this trophy will be yours.
Change of Clothes

Give Rosabeth of Melfia something to wear
As part of the story you will need to unpetrify Rosabeth in order to gain access to the Shaded Woods. When you use the Fragrant Branch of Yore on her talk to her and she'll ask you for some equipment. Give her anything (it doesn't matter how much or how little) and you will get the trophy and she will return to Majula. See the video for where she is and how to do the trophy if you need more assistance:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_nCz8JBqL4
Gathering of Exiles

Increase the population of Majula
(6)
In order to do this trophy you will have to get certain merchants and NPCs to pack up shop and move to Majula. It's a simple trophy that you get by simply spending some souls on the merchant's items and then exhausting all their dialogue options which is done by talking to them until they repeat their last lines over and over. The NPCs you will have to get to move are:

- Merchant Hag Melentia - She is at the Cardinal Tower bonfire in the Forest of Fallen Giants
- Cale the Cartographer - He is hidden away in a tree in Forest of Fallen Giants (See Curious Map for more details)
- Licia of Lindeldt - She is at the Tower of Flame bonfire after you beat the Dragonslayer in Heide's Tower of Flame
- Carhillion Of The Fold - He is located in No Man's Wharf right before you go down the walkway to board the ship you will see him sitting across from the boss ship. He is really uptight and won't talk to you unless you have 9 intelligence or more. I had to use a soul vessel to respec my character in order to talk to him and get him to move.
- Stone Trader Chloanne - She up the hill from the Poison Pool bonfire in Harvest Valley
- Laddersmith Gilligan - Simply beat Earthen Peak and he'll just show up in Majula, you don't even need to engage him at Earthen Peak.
- Rosabeth of Melfia - Give her any piece of equipment after you unpetrify her.
Moonlight Greatsword

Inherit Benhart of Jugo's equipment
(4)
This is one of the more annoying trophies in the game. What you have to do for this trophy is summon Benhart for at least 3 boss fights and have him survive at least 3 of them. For example you can summon him for 4 boss fights and have him only survive 3 and you can still get this trophy. After you've done that you will have to meet Benhart in every location and exhaust all dialogue options in order for him to finally show up in the Memory of Orro as soon as you enter the Memory of that Giant. Speak with him there and he will give you his equipment and this trophy is yours.

By talking to Benhart in certain spots you will be allowed to summon him for certain fights. Below is the list of where you can talk to him and summon him:

1. Before the petrified Rosabeth, and then again after you've unpetrified her.
- This will allow you to summon him at the Royal Army Campsite bonfire, inside one of the tents. You'll have to go with him through the level until you reach the Prowling Magus and Congregation boss fight.
2. At the Central Castle Drangleic bonfire.
- His summon sign will be right outside the Looking Glass Knight battle
3. Near the crow's nest (after the Pursuer Boss battle in the Forest of Fallen Giants) + Inside the Memory of Orro.
- You will be able to summon him in the Memory of Jeigh down the stairs from where you start.
4. You can also summon him at the Throne Watcher boss battle (and he'll automatically stay for the Nashandra fight if you automatically are put into the final boss fight after you beat the Throne Watchers but he only needs to survive the Throne Watcher battle).

You do not have to meet the NPCs or fight the bosses in the order they were listed. You can also summon them for the same boss in the same playthrough by using Bonfire Ascetics as confirmed by players.

If Benhart dies, you can simply choose to die and redo the boss battle resummoning him or quit the game and reload it and summon him again. If you've already completed a boss battle I would recommend just trying to go for this trophy in NG+ but you ca use the Bonfire Ascetic item on the bonfire closest to the boss to respawn that boss and summon Benhart for that battle again. I do not advise doing that because the bosses will be harder making it harder for Benhart to survive, so only do that if you are extremely overpowered and can kill the boss quickly or have another strong human phantom to help you kill the boss before Benhart is killed.
Holder of the Fort

Inherit Captain Drummond's equipment
(2)
When you have the Ashen Mist Heart you will need to go to the Cardinal Tower bonfire and open the door that required the King Ring. This will give you access to the The Place Unbeknownst bonfire. From here you will want to enter the Memory of Jeigh and defeat the Giant boss. Get the Giant Soul and then return to the Cardinal Tower bonfire and go to the Memory of Vammer that is where Drummond is. Simply talk to him over and over and he will give you his equipment. See the videos posted below, in the 2nd video at the 58 second mark I run past Drummond.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7IeGDjsmaA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X65feoTi3Nk
Lucatiel

Inherit equipment from Lucatiel of Mirrah
(6)
This trophy is missable, if you end up talking to Lucatiel in every point of the game so that she shows up at Aldia's Keep and you did not fight 3 bosses with her and have her survive she will disappear from the game.

In order to get this trophy you need have talked to Lucatiel and exhausted all dialogue options with her whenever you see her in the game. You then need to summon her and have her survive 3 of the 4 possible boss fights.

The places you see her are:

1. No man's Wharf Bonfire.
- Allows her to be summon for the Versatile Sentry Boss. Her signal will be near the door where you pulled the level to get a shortcut passing through the level.
2. Lost Bastille (McDuff Bonfire) - Head straight up the stairs, beat the enemies and she is in the tower.
- This will allow you to summon for for the Lost Sinner (Sinner's Rise) boss battle. Her signal will be in the basement after you take the elevator down to the holding cell area.
3. Lower Earthen Keep Bonfire.
- This will allow you to summon her for the Smelter Demon (Iron Keep) boss fight. Her summon sign will be right before the boss door.
4. Black Gulch (Mouth Bonfire) - Under that bonfire, you have to drop down to a small exposed ledge right outside the bonfire.
- This will allow you to summon her for the The Rotten (Black Gulch) boss, her signal will be at the Hidden Chamber bonfire in the Black Gulch
5. Aldia's Keep (Foregarden) - This is where she gives you the equipment, she will only show up here if you've talked to her in every other location.

You do not have to meet the NPCs or fight the bosses in the order they were listed. You can also summon them for the same boss in the same playthrough by using Bonfire Ascetics as confirmed by players.

If Lucatiel dies you can simply choose to die and redo the boss battle resummoning him or quit the game and reload it and summon him again. If you've already completed a boss battle I would recommend just trying to go for this trophy in NG+ but you ca use the Bonfire Ascetic item on the bonfire closest to the boss to respawn that boss and summon Lucatiel for that battle again. I do not advise doing that because the bosses will be harder making it harder for Benhart to survive, so only do that if you are extremely overpowered and can kill the boss quickly or have another strong human phantom to help you kill the boss before Lucatiel is killed.
Smith for Life

Inherit Steady Hand McDuff's equipment
(7)
First you will need to find McDuff in The Last Bastille. He is shortly after you encounter the Heide Knight in The Lost Bastille, you head down the ladder beat the wolves and his room is the locked door you encounter after that before heading up some stairs. You can use the Bastille Key to unlock his room or have an enemy roll the explosive barrel down the stairs and blowing open the wall revealing a bonfire and granting you access to McDuff. From there you will get the Dull Ember from the Iron Keep which is just before the Smelter Demon boss at the other end of the walkway from the fog door you will need to make a jump to a platform.

After you can use McDuff you will need to just keep spending souls on his equipment/smithing/infusing. I know I got this trophy after I spent 50,000 souls on smithing, some 20,000 souls on equipment and over 10,000 on Infusion. Reports are varying but just keep spending souls at this smith and keep talking to him after you spend a lot and you will get the trophy.
Garrulous Miser

Inherit Laddersmith Gilligan's equipment
(3)
After you beat Earthen Peak, Gilligan will appear near the giant hole in Majula. Simply talk to him and have him build a ladder for 12,000 souls and then talk to him some more and you will get his equipment and this trophy.
Reflections on Disembodiment

Inherit equipment from the head of Vengarl
(6)
Very easy trophy, when you have access to the Shaded Woods, from the Fork bonfire head into the foggy pathway and hug the left wall until you reach a sort of shrine like area. Look for a pile of rocks and you'll find Vengral's head. Talk to him until he allows you buy stuff and then talk to him some more and he'll give you his piece of equipment. See the video posted below for a walkthrough:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAuQXFKWUok