DARK SOULS II: Scholar of the First Sin

DARK SOULS II: Scholar of the First Sin

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Moonlight Greatsword

Moonlight Greatsword

Inherit Benhart of Jugo's equipment

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How to unlock the Moonlight Greatsword achievement in DARK SOULS II: Scholar of the First Sin - Definitive Guide

To get this achievement you must find Benhart of Jugo in three different locations (out of the five), exhaust his dialogue, then summon him for a corresponding boss fight. He must survive the encounter for it to count.

Alternatively: You can simply summon him for Prowling Magus, kill Freya, go back and bonfire ascetic for Prowling Magus again. Clear the way the first time (so Freya ambush is no longer there) then do Prowling Magus so that you have met the conditions (three victories with Benhart alive). After second bonfire ascetic onwards Freya will not ambush and doors will be open, so summon Benhart and run through. Once you have done this talk to him when you next meet him in Drangleic Castle. Thanks to DIRTFATHER for this method.

There are a total of five places that you meet him and can summon him.

He must survive the boss fights for it to count. Therefore, I suggest you clear the path between him and the boss before summoning him. Also, you can use the Redeye ring (purchased from Shalquoir in Majula) to take the heat off him during the boss fight. If he dies then you can either leave (homeward bone/Darksign) or die, then you can try again.

If you miss one of these locations then you are still all right. If you have missed more than one then you may be able to use a bonfire ascetic to redo the location.

Remember that to summon phantoms you must be human, to become human use a human effigy. His summon sign will also not appear if you have the Name-Engraved ring equipped or you have your summon sign down. Thanks to New Legend PL for this.

Locations and Bosses:

1. Shaded Woods/Brightstone Cove Tseldora:

Benhart is first found sitting on the ground just before the entrance to the Shaded Woods, this is in front of the room where Rosabeth is. You must exhaust his dialogue, then unpetrify Rosabeth (See 'Change of Clothes' guide), and finally go back to him and exhaust his new dialogue.

You can then summon him for the Prowling Magus boss fight in Brightstone Cove Tseldora. His summon sign is in a tent in the Royal Campsite (where the first bonfire is).

2. Drangleic Castle:

He is in the room with the bonfire just after fighting Twin Dragonriders. Exhaust his dialogue.

You then need to summon him for the Looking Glass Knight boss. His summon sign will be just behind a pillar in front of the fog gate.

3. Forest of Fallen Giants/Memory of Jeigh: (Requires Ashen Mist Heart)

Benhart is found in front of the Giant Tree that holds the Memory of Orro. This is located just after the Pursuer boss battle area. Exhaust his dialogue. Note: he only appears here once you have talked to him in Drangleic Castle. Furthermore, you must examine the Giant Tree and enter the Memory of Orro, he will be inside and you must exhaust his dialogue.

You now need to summon him in the Memory of Jeigh. To get here, go down the ladder from the Cardinal Tower bonfire in the Forest of Fallen Giants and then across the bridge. Across the bridge is a door (You must have beaten the Last Giant to open this), go through and turn left. You should come to an open area with a King's Gate. Equip the King's Ring and enter, take the bonfire. Continue through outside to see a Giant Tree. Examine the tree to enter the Memory of Jeigh. His summon sign will be just before the stairs to the fog gate.

Note: you cannot kill the enemies to the boss before you summon him, I managed this by running past everyone to the boss, he followed me and the enemies ignored us.

4. Throne of Want/Memory of Orro:

You must talk to him in the same locations as described in the 3rd location for him to appear in the Throne of Want.

His summon sign will be to the left of the fog gate. You must use him for Nashandra, note: Throne Watcher and Throne Defender do not count towards this achievement.

5. Dragon's Rest:

In the Crown of Sunken King (previously dlc) area called the Dragon Sanctum, at the bottom floor. You can summon him to help fight against Elana, the Squalid Queen. His summon sign will be between some rubble at the opposite end of the room from the fog gate. Thanks to CraZy Marty 695 for this info.

Inherit the Items:

You can finally inherit his gear in the Memory of Orro after three of the above. Simply talk to him and he will give you his set and sword.

Note: it appears that if you have already summoned him three times before talking to him outside the Memory of Orro he will give you his gear first. (i.e. completed locations 1, 2, and 5 above). Thanks to vSully for this info.
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Did everything up to step #3 and he gave me his gear when I went back to Orro.
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By vSully on 09 Apr 2015 00:30
Good, the guide does specify that you only need to do three of them.
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By Qozul on 09 Apr 2015 10:01
Thanks, updated the guide.
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By Qozul on 10 Apr 2015 16:18
Random: I was playing a new character through the game and Benhart gave me his gear when I talked to him outside of Orro:

playing

This was playthrough 1. I had summoned him to Prowling Magus, Looking Glass Knight, and Elana. I also had played through the Memory of Vammar.

I hadn't done the Memory of Jeigh or Orro yet. I also hadn't yet fought the Throne Watcher and Throne Defender (and obviously Nashandra).
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By vSully on 02 May 2015 03:21
Added your info. I'm guessing it worked because you had completed the conditions when you talked to him, and Elana as the third allowed you to skip talking to him in the memory.
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By Qozul on 02 May 2015 08:50
Updated to include this info, thanks.
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By Qozul on 02 May 2015 20:27
He should remain at his place in the Memory of Orro, and will not disappear like Lucatiel, hence you should be able to go and get the achievement by defeating those bosses then talking to him. Remember that if you fail one you can use a bonfire ascetic, or if he dies then just ancient feather out. Good luck.
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By Qozul on 10 Oct 2015 16:49
Woah, wait a minute. I just beat the Last Giant with him, went back to him in the memory of Orro and I got his gear and the achievement. I could say with 85% certainty that he died in both of those previous boss fights.
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By The Kerminater on 10 Oct 2015 18:51
That is strange, I've never heard reports of that before. I can try to do tests when I get the opportunity to try and recreate it. Regardless, Its good that you got it anyway.
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By Qozul on 10 Oct 2015 20:59
After doing a couple of playthroughs to test what you said, I am fairly sure that you still need to adhere to the above guide.
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By Qozul on 11 Oct 2015 07:16
Thanks for the guide, and extra thanks to DirtFather, your tip worked great!

I had already finished the base game before looking at this cheevo. I bonfire asceted for the Magus boss 3 times with Benhart, and he then gave me his gear when I spoke to him in the Castle.
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By BeardedJedi0 on 30 Dec 2015 21:45
Are you sure you were human and did not have the name-engraved ring on when looking for the sign?
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By Qozul on 19 Mar 2016 16:45
So ive killed literally every boss in the game and spoken to Benhart at each location where i've come across him without bothering to summon him once. Then i was reading through the achievements and decided use a bonfire ascetic on the Things Betwixt bonfire three times then summon him to help me kill the giant lord in the Memory of Jeigh. After he survived three fights against the Giant Lord i simply went back to the Memory of Orro, spoke to him there and he gave me his gear and the achievement popped.
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By xBFOGx on 20 Mar 2016 13:19
Got his gear, but achievement didn't pop....
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By ReprovedReaper on 25 Apr 2016 05:48
for some reason this is the highest ratio except the spells and of course The Dark Soul. I guess people have issues keeping him alive or using him.
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By Shadow XBL on 27 May 2016 16:56
With the alternative method, I just need to bonfire ascetic the first bonfire, right?
(Royal Army Campsite)
And why after doing this, I can't summon my friend to my world in that specific area (it works on anothers), I can't see his sign on the ground and neither he mine.
How can I fix this?
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By Солнце vL on 25 Sep 2016 23:49
If you use him for the throne defenders, will he spawn again for Nashandra?
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By Sneaky G Wizard on 30 Apr 2018 05:50
damn didn't pop for me right away.. @reprovedreaper as I ask nearly 5 years later did it ever pop for you? (edit: it popped for me after I hard restarted my xb1 and went back into DS2 - no pop up, was just in achievement notifications)
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By CoryG900 on 04 Jan 2021 05:08
@Sneaky G Wizard - Yes. It's recommended to fight the two fights separately to increase his survival chances.
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By segagamer on 16 Aug 2021 22:06
Thanks bro
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By Sneaky G Wizard on 16 Aug 2021 23:33
To elaborate, fight the Throne Defenders before you do any of the memories!
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By segagamer on 17 Aug 2021 05:52
I beat Nashandra with him but he died to Aldia after. Anybody know if this will still count? I can't find out immediately cause I missed the first two fights, was going to do the dlc fight as my last one with him
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By XxCABOBxX on 16 Jan 2022 04:05
Use ascetic in Brightstone bonfire 🔥and summon him for Prowling magnus boss for your third win. Good luck!
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By DJBrknJohnny on 17 Jan 2022 02:23
Actually turns out it did count! I was going to just do the prowling magus strat, but I beat Elana with him and when I went to talk to him he gave me the set. So I did Giant Lord, Nashandra (he died to Aldia), and Elana and it worked.
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By XxCABOBxX on 17 Jan 2022 05:22
Anyone else have a problem where he gives you his set and it doesn’t pop?
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By Xanderguy99 on 05 Nov 2022 14:49
Achievement does NOT pop if you are not in "online mode"

I got the Lucatiel-Stuff just right after. For that one I closed the game and restarted, so I was back online. It definetly has to be online now/quick resume of SeriesConsoles break the achievment.
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By eV Deadline on 05 Feb 2023 19:23
Had to replay the game for this (and Curious map). BEFORE you talk to Benhart to collect the gear, quit the game entirely, do not just quick resume. Once I freshly booted the game and talked to him, popped no issue.
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By Tokenlad on 25 Mar 2023 18:43
Playing now had the same issue, tried doing the save and quit before talking to him on playthrough 2 and still no achievement, Did you do it on NG+ or on a new character? Also if NG+ did you still have his old gear in your inventory?
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By PsychoWill1005 on 08 May 2023 21:00
Another thing you can add is that if you kill Elana, Squalid Queen with Benhart summoned and him surviving she also counts as one of the three bosses you need to kill.

I just tested this,I had only two victories, Giant lord and LGK, he didn't survive the double boss battle at the end of the game so no credit but I found his sign in the way back of the room right before the Elana fight and thankfully it counted.
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By CraZy Marty 695 on 10 Apr 2015 12:37
Just to add to this solution - I used an ascetic on the Royal Army Campsite bonfire to reset the Prowling Magus and Congregation boss fight 3 times (as long as you have killed Duke's Dear Freja on that playthrough, you can reset this bonfire as many times as you like).

I started this on ng+2 after forgetting about it for 2 playthroughs. It's by far the easiest boss fight to use to get this cheevo, even on ng+5 it's highly unlikely that either you or Benhart will die unless you do something really daft. You don't even have to kill a single enemy on the way to the boss either (when duke's dear freja has appeared ONCE before the spider door, it won't appear again when you use an ascetic AND the spider door will remain open - this means all you have to do is spawn Benhart and just leg it all the way to the boss fog door, he will catch up eventually and none of the campsite enemies followed me down there - just don't open the chest in the previous room and the spiders will never aggro).

I did this three times and when I ran into Benhart at the Central Castle Drangleic bonfire he gave me his gear and the cheevo popped.
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By DIRTFATHER on 02 May 2015 09:23
I've summoned him for Magus and the Looking Glass Knight boss fights and he died in both, I think. About to do the Memories of the Ancients. Haven't done the DLCs yet. Do I still have a chance to get this achievement? If he survives the Giant Lord, that DLC boss, and Nashandra as his last boss, will he still be hanging around somewhere for me to get his equipment? He's not like Lucatiel who vanishes from the game after a certain point, right?
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By The Kerminater on 10 Oct 2015 16:36
i cant see his sign in royal army campsite. i played thru most of the game and thought i had requirements. i definitely killed the last giant with him alive. i used bonfire ascetic in royal campsite to do magus with him but cant find his sign in the tent with the armor on a stand. i also couldnt find his sign for nashandra. he is in memory of orro. i definitely talked to him at every location until his dialoguewas exhausted. do i have to find him in the corresponding locations to talk to him again before i fight magus a second time?
im lost
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By The FleshRaker on 19 Mar 2016 09:44
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CREDIT TO "vSully" on TrueAchievements for the following guide, it is not mine, but it is accurate, unlike the other guide on this site:

You earn this achievement by fully progressing Benhart of Jugo's questline. If done properly, when you meet him in the Memory of Orro late in the game, he will give you his equipment and the achievement will pop.

You must talk to Benhart in several locations (always exhaust his dialogue) as you progress through the game and summon him to at least three boss battles which he must survive.

Dialogue Locations
•Between Majula and the Shaded Woods. Talk to him before and after you unpetrify Rosabeth.
•Next to the Central Castle Drangleic Bonfire
•Near the Pursuer's bird nest in the Forest of Fallen Giants
•Near where you start in the Memory of Orro

Summon Locations
•In one of the tents near the Royal Army Campsite bonfire (Boss: Prowling Magus)
•Right outside the Looking Glass Knight fog door (Boss: Looking Glass Knight)
•Near where you start in the Memory of Jeigh (Boss: Giant Lord)
•Right ouside the fog door to the final boss (Boss: Throne Defender/Throne Watcher and Nashandra)


GOOD NEWS! As far as I can tell. this achievement is not missable and can be gotten after defeating the final boss but before moving on to NG+.

I had talked to Benhart at each location as I played through the game, but I had never summoned him. After defeating the final boss I was able to go back and get this achievement rather than waiting to fulfill the requirements in NG+. Here's what I did:

I started by using a bonfire ascetic on the Royal Army Campsite bonfire in Brightstone Cove Tseldora.

WARNING: this resets all enemies and loot in the area and makes the enemies in the area as difficult as they would be in NG+. Furthermore, it carries on through successive playthroughs so in this area in NG+, the enemies will be as strong as they would be in NG++. Be sure that you are willing to accept this permanent change before using a bonfire ascetic!

Benhart's summon sign is inside one of the other tents near the bonfire. I killed all the enemies in the area, then killed the rest of the enemies along the path to the Prowling Magus battle. I then went back and summoned Benhart, then defeated the Prowling Magus with him still alive.

Next, I used a bonfire ascetic on the Central Castle Drangleic bonfire in Drangleic Castle. Benhart's summon sigh appears just before the fog door to the Looking Glass Knight. I summoned Benhart and defeated the Looking Glass Knight with him still alive.

Next, I used a bonfire ascetic on the Place Unbeknownst bonfire in the Forest of Fallen Giants. Just beyond this bonfire is the tree that you interact with to enter the Memory of Jeigh. Benhart's summon sign is in the memory, at the dead end straight ahead from where you start at the bottom of some steps. I summoned Benhart, entered the fog wall, sprinted past the two giants to trigger the huge rolling head, dodged it, then ran back and helped Benhart kill the lone surviving giant. We then killed the Giant Lord with Benhart surviving.

Finally, I went into the Memory of Orro and talked to Benhart, at which point he gave me his equipment and the achievement popped. Before I went back and used bonfire ascetics so I could summon Benhart to the boss battles, he would talk to me in the Memory of Orr but he would not give me his equipment.

Since he never seems to disappear from the Memory of Orro and you can go back and fulfill the requirements at any time before moving on to NG+, this achievement is technically not missable.

NOTE: If you're having trouble keeping Bernhart alive during boss battles, buy the Redeye Ring from Sweet Shalquoir (the cat) in Majula. With this ring equipped, enemies focus almost entirely on you and not on your allies.
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1. Beat the game and unlock the "The Heir" ending. This ending can be obtained by defeating the final boss, Nashandra, in the Throne of Want.

2. After defeating Nashandra, you will receive the Ashen Mist Heart.

3. Use the Ashen Mist Heart to enter the memories of the past and obtain the Moonlight Greatsword. To do this, go to the Shrine of Winter in the Dragon's Sanctum and use the Ashen Mist Heart to enter the memory.

4. Once you are in the memory, follow the path until you reach a room with several statues. In this room, you will find the Moonlight Greatsword.

5. Pick up the Moonlight Greatsword and exit the memory. The trophy will be awarded to you when you return to the present.

6. If you want to keep the Moonlight Greatsword in your inventory, you will need to defeat the final boss again and obtain the "The Scholar" ending. This ending can be obtained by defeating the final boss with the Moonlight Greatsword equipped.
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This is complete nonsense designed to be deliberately misleading, and this user should be banned. None of these items/locations/bosses have anything to do with each other, let alone with this trophy.
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By rizeveedramon on 01 Oct 2023 22:55

This achievement needs some planning to make it as easy as possible so try to do things in the order I list them in order to make life easier on yourself. For more information on specific bosses/locations my walkthrough is here.

You first find Benhart sat on the path leading to the Shaded Woods, before the door blocked by the petrified Rosabeth. Speak to him here until he repeats himself and then un-petrify Rosabeth with a Fragrant Branch of Yore. Then head back to Benhart to speak to him again and learn a gesture, make sure he repeats himself.

Once you get to Brightstone Cove you will find his summon sign in one of the tents in the Royal Army Campsite (same tent that has a suit of armour stood in it) but don’t call him yet. Instead follow the path past the boulders and into the church, kill all the peasants and spiders leading up to the fog gate in there and THEN head back to summon him. This means he’ll have full health for the boss. Take him back there and kill the Prowling Magus and his Congregation – MAKE SURE THAT BENHART SURVIVES THE FIGHT OR IT WILL NOT COUNT. He needs to survive 3 of the 4 available boss fights for you to get his equipment. To make things easier you can buy the Redeye Ring from the cat in Majula for 6,700 souls as this will force the enemies to focus on you rather than the NPC.

After that you will meet him again by the Central Castle bonfire in Drangleic Castle (just before the platform that takes you up to King’s Passage). Speak to him until he repeats himself and then continue onwards. Once you access Kings Passage clear out all of the enemies and find his summon sign to the left of the fog gate leading to the Looking Glass Knight, it helps to summon a second player if you can as the Knight can do severe damage. Ensure he survives the fight and continue.

Once you have the Ashen Mist Heart (from the Ancient Dragon) go back to the birds nest in the Forest of Fallen Giants (just past where The Pursuer fog gate fight was) and speak to him there until he repeats himself. You can now use the Ashen Mist Heart to enter the Memory of Jeigh, his summon sign is straight ahead of you and down some steps (be sure to call him rather than Drummond) and have him help you defeat the Giant Lord. 

Once that is done you can speak to him in the Memory of Orro in order to get his equipment and the achievement. If he died on one of the fights you can also summon him at the Throne of Want to assist you with the last boss, then head back to the Memory of Orro afterwards (DO NOT START A NG+ IF YOU ARE DOING THIS) as he will be there permanently. If you missed a fight or he died (if he dies before the boss is dead then you can let it kill you and summon him again, though obviously you need to use an Effigy or Life Protection Ring to be human again) you have two options. Either try again on NG+ OR use a Bonfire Ascetic at the relevant bonfire (Royal Army Campsite, Central Drangleic Castle, Place Unbeknownst, Kings Gate) to make the boss respawn and attempt the fight again. If you do the latter the boss will be tougher and (in some cases) have allies. You can theoretically use this method to get all three boss wins on ONE fight if you feel like it (so defeating the Prowling Magus three times on one playthrough via Ascetic use would be fine). But you still HAVE TO speak to him in the required places and have the wins before talking to him in the Memory of Orro (though he will stay there indefinitely so you can use the Ascetic method at your leisure).

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For this trophy, you must exhaust all dialogue with Benhart of Jugo at all possible locations. You must also summon and have him survive at least 3 boss battles in the game. Once you have done this, he will show up in the Memory of Orro and give you his equipment. You can fight same boss 3 times using Bonfire Ascetics and it will count towards the total. If he dies in a fight, you can allow yourself to be killed and retry the boss again. See below for locations and possible boss fight summons.

Majula - Just before heading to the Shaded Woods, you will see Benhart sitting on the ground. Exhaust his dialogue and he will mention a scary statue. Now proceed further and unpretify Rosabeth, return to him, exhaust his dialogue again and his sign Brighstone Cove Tseldora inside one of the tents for the Prowling Magus fight.

Drangleic Castle - Right next to the central castle bonfire. Exhaust his dialogue and you can summon him for the Looking Glass Knight battle. His sign is just outside of the boss fog.

Forest of the Fallen Giants - You will find him sat near the crows nest beyond where you fought the Pursuer. If you have already fought 3 bosses so far using Ascetics like I did, he will give you his equipment here. You can summon him for the Giant Lord boss in the Memory of Jeigh as long as you exhaust his dialogue in Memory of Orro first.

Throne of Want - You can summon Benhart for the Throne Watcher/Defender and Nashandra battles, his sign is just outside the fog.

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If Benhart was summoned to fight bosses three times (except for the Defender and the Throne Overseer, these do not count), and remained alive, then at the next meeting he will give up his set and the Blue Moon Sword, and the player will receive the achievement associated with it. Of course, you can kill Benhart and get the Blue Moon Sword, but in this case you will not get the achievement. It is not necessary that these be different bosses - for example, you can use the Ember of Enmity to revive a wandering magician.
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Summon the following bosses to receive the trophy:

- Traveling Mage
- Mirror Knight
- Lord of the Giants
- Bad Queen Elana

PY.SY: He must remain alive during the battle.
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By Metaliminko on 22 Jul 2020 17:51
The Phantom can be summoned on the following bosses:
Brightstone Tseldora Bay: a summoning sign in one of the tents near the first bonfire of the location, inside there is a practice dummy. To summon him, you need to talk to him in Majula. Summoned to fight the Wandering Mage.
Drangleic is a summoning sign to the left of the wall of fog for the Mirror Knight.
Jate's Memory - Down the stairs from Captain Drummond's sign. To summon him, you need to talk to him in the memory of the giant Orro. Summoned to fight the Lord of Giants. You can summon either him or Captain Drummond (you need to summon Benhart to get his set and achievement if you still do not have the required number of bosses killed together).
Throne of Desire - the summoning sign is located to the left of the wall of fog to the Protector and Caretaker of the throne. The summoning sign will also appear before the battle with Nashandra if you defeated the Protector and the Overseer of the Throne without having the giant line with you. The summoning sign will be in the same place where it was before. Also, you can additionally summon Vengarl from Forossa (to do this you need to talk to his head in Mirkwood). In the Throne of Desire, Benhart's summon sign will appear in any case, even if you have never spoken to him in the entire game.
Dragon Sanctuary - for the battle with the Fel Queen Elana. The summoning sign is on the opposite side of the fog.
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