DARK SOULS III

DARK SOULS III

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Ultimate Bonfire

Ultimate Bonfire

Reinforce a bonfire to the highest level.

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How to unlock the Ultimate Bonfire achievement in DARK SOULS III - Definitive Guide

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The Firelink Shrine bonfire can be upgraded to improve the amount of healing per Estus Flask use. These upgrades require finding Undead Bone Shards. There are 10 Undead Bone Shards that can be found throughout the world. Once you upgrade the Firelink Shrine bonfire to 11 (resulting in Estus Flask +10), the achievement will pop.


1) The first Undead Bone Shard can be found in the graveyard area just beyond the Dilapidated Bridge bonfire in the Undead Settlement. As you go through a small stone arch, you'll be pummeled with huge arrows by a giant high in a tower (unless, of course, you met with him and became his friend first). The shard is on a platform on the right hand side:

2) This shard can be found behind a gravestone overhanging a cliff in the graveyard area on the way to the Cathedral of the Deep:
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3) From the Keep Ruins bonfire in Farros Keep, proceed away from the three enemies and look for a tower close by with several slugs inside. The shard is visible on a corpse inside this tower:

4) In the Catacombs of Carthus (proceeding from the Abyss Watchers bonfire), you'll come to a sloped path where a large skeleton ball rolls back and forth. If you kill the skeleton wearing the black witch hat near the bottom, the skeleton ball will break after hitting the lower wall and the shard will fall out:

5) From the Church of Yorshka bonfire In Irithyll of the Boreal Valley, exit to a graveyard and follow the path around to the right to find a large tombstone. The shard is behind it:

6) From the Demon Ruin's bonfire in the Catacombs of Carthus, follow the path to reach a large, two level room full of enemies. The shard is on the lower level in a corner:

7) This shard is in plain sight next to the Profaned Capital bonfire in Irithyll:

8) From the Dragon Barracks bonfire in Lothric Castle, go across the bridge and drop down to find the shard beneath (in my clip, I'm already on the opposite side of the bridge from the bonfire):

9) This shard is on a corpse in a chair high atop the Grand Archives in Lothric Castle:

10) This shard is obtained by killing the giant worm in the Smouldering Lake area of the Catacombs of Carthus (near the Demon Ruins bonfire):
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Thanks. I'm working through playthrough 2 and I'll get vids for each and update everything asap.
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By vSully on 29 Mar 2016 22:01
Entry number 9 is incorrect, the last bone shard is in the Grand Archives after climbing on the roof tops, fighting some gargoyles, and entering in through a broken window.
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By WhiteandNerdy99 on 30 Mar 2016 00:11
This solution is awesome. Great job. Clear and concise with great videos - a text book example of how to do a great, clear solution!
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By C64 Mat on 13 Apr 2016 11:53
Well I screwed up and gave a Bone Shard to the PicklePee bird...
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By IsThisDustin on 15 Apr 2016 18:12
I gave one to pickle Pee too like an idiot, assumed there would be more than ten per playthrough. I presume th estus stays reinforced when you go on to NG+ and I'll only need to get one more shard?
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By Rahool Endymion on 18 Apr 2016 11:26
Correct.
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By vSully on 18 Apr 2016 11:38
Just one small clarification: the maximum bonfire level is 11, which will bring your Estus to +10. I was wondering why my achievement wasn't popping at bonfire level 10, but then I realized I was still missing a bone shard.
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By Awoo on 19 Apr 2016 05:21
The catacombs skeleton ball shard IS missable btw. If you kill the skeleton wearing the hat and fail to pick up the shard that drops from the skeleball (as I did...) it will NOT respawn until the following playthrough.
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By ConfurySH on 25 Apr 2016 10:47
I upgraded Estus Flask to +10 (bonfire on level 11), Xbox One achievement tracking shows 100% but achievement did not pop. Any suggestions?
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By FayMoon on 03 May 2016 16:53
Almost everybody who has this game has had at least one random achievement glitch out on them. For me, it was master of sorcery. The achievements will show as 100% but locked. All we can do is wait for it to work itself out. You can't complete the requirements again and get the achievement – that will not help.
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By vSully on 03 May 2016 16:57
The Catacombs one might be missable after a certain fight, However, I just beat Pontiff Sullyvan and went back and was still able to get it. The Skeleton Ball respawned for me and I was able to pick it back up
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By KingsOfDispair on 11 Jun 2016 12:19
Edit: You can get these any time, I didn't wait long enough for the catacombs skeleton ball to show up.

I think Catacombs is missable. I've checked every single one of these locations after beating the game, still can't find the missing one. Shame, I was gonna keep that guy on NG.
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By Demon By Desire on 02 Feb 2017 01:22
Completed this at bonfire level 11 with + 10 flasks but never popped. Completed the requirements almost a full week ago. I had hoped it was just buggy and would pop late but no luck. Anybody know any work around or am I just screwed and have to do this with a new character.

Update: I did unfortunately have to make a new character for this. Seems I just got very unlucky as it looks like most people don't have trouble with this one. But after meeting the requirements a second time on a new file, it popped for me.
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By XxCABOBxX on 07 Jun 2022 02:07
This can still be buggy. It didn’t pop for me even though I have the message ‘Cannot kindle any further’. Arrrrggghhhh
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By FearRabbitTeeth on 27 Nov 2022 16:11
Didn’t unlock for me either. I think it’s because I upgrade the bonfire on my NG+. I believe everything has to be upgraded in the same playthrough.
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By DarkZazin on 12 Feb 2024 21:53
They're called Undead Bone Shards

Also here:
1. Undead Settlement - Start near the Dilapidated Bridge bonfire near the white birch tree where the arrows fall if you haven't killed the giant, to the right of this tree is a platform you can jump to with the Undead Bone Shard on a dead body
2. Farron Keep - On the bottom of the tower to the right of the door with the three flames that you have to light. It is surrounded by a bunch of slugs.
3. Cathedral of the Deep - Also near a white birch tree that the Giant throws spears around, on the roof area of the Cathedral after navigating the graveyard and crossing a bridge
4. Catacombs of Carthus - Kill a skeleton with a hat on near the first Skeleton Ball, the ball will blow up and reveal a shard
5. Smouldering Lake - Kill the worm
6. Smouldering Lake - Behind a group of fire demons in the Demon Ruins
7. Irithyll of the Boreal Valley - Starting at the Church of Yorshka bonfire, go down the hallway stairs, and go right along the cliff. The Undead Bone shard is located behind the large tombstone at the end of this path
8. Profaned Capital - After you fight the first Gargoyle of the area, it will be on a corpse nearby
9. Profaned Capital - Building with the hand-faced enemies, get to the roof and drop onto a structure in the middle of the room below
10. Lothric Castle - Starting at the Dragon Barracks bonfire, go up the stairs and to the bride where the two dragons are. Run almost all the way across the bridge and drop off at the end. Undead Bone Shard is underneath the bridge
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By Alex Sobecki on 29 Mar 2016 03:30
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You need to find ten Undead Bone Shards and then choose to burn them at the Firelink Shrine bonfire when they are in your possession. Burn all ten to get the achievement. Here is the order you should find them in:

1) Undead Settlement - From the Dilapidated Bridge bonfire near the white birch tree where the arrows fall if you haven't killed or befriended the giant,head forward to the area where the giant throws arrows, it's on the big stone ledge on the right before the building you go through to the boss. Befriend the giant first to make getting it easier.

2) Cathedral of the Deep - After you head through the ghoul infested graveyard and over a bridge go up the stairs and then down the next stairs on your right to another area where the giant throws arrows. The Shard is down here on a corpse.

3) Farron Keep - There is a tower full of slugs near to the ladder leading to the Old Wolf, kill them all and grab this from the corpse.

4) Catacombs of Carthus - There is a long set of stairs that a ball of skeletons will roll up and down, at the bottom just inside the door is a skeleton with a hat - kill him and the ball will come down, hit the wall and break apart to reveal this shard.

5) Smouldering Lake - Kill the giant worm that guards the Old Demon King boss gate, just shoot him with arrows from range.

6) Smouldering Lake - From the Old Kings Antechamber Bonfire head forward and down the steps ahead of you to the bottom level with two of the fireball spawning enemies, the shard is on a corpse in the left corner but watch out for the slime that drops down from above it.

7) Irithyll of the Boreal Valley - From the Church of Yorshka bonfire go down the stairs then right through the small graveyard to find this behind a large tombstone (with an enemy crouched in front of it) at the end.

8) Profaned Capital - After the first gargoyle flies in to attack you cross the bridge to find the Profane Capital bonfore and this shard on a corpse close by.

9) Lothric Castle - From the Dragon Barracks Bonfire head up the stairs to the bridge with the two fire breathing dragons, feel free to kill them from afar. Then cross the bridge but drop to the ledge just before the end to find this on a corpse below you.

10) Grand Archives - At the top of the Grand Archives are rooftops covered in Gargoyles, at the end of which you'll drop down and enter a broken window (it's the area just before you encounter three hostile NPC enemies). The shard is on a corpse in here.

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As you progress, you will find an item: Remnants of immortality. Burn them at the stake. The penultimate option. It must be burned at 1 bonfire, in the temple of fire near the thrones. When you use the last one at +10, you will get a trophy. You can finish it on NG+!
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It could be simpler. At the main bonfire in the Firelink Shrine, upgrade your Estus flask 10 times. You will receive a trophy and more health will be restored.
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By Abbath on 27 Mar 2016 14:41
The trophy will drop when the fire reaches level 11 and not 10; in the first playthrough you can easily find all the bone fragments.
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By Subskape on 11 Jan 2021 17:57
Also, the video is not convenient to watch - it’s easier to read:

1. Settlement of the undead - from the Dilapidated Bridge bonfire forward to the clearing, which is being shelled by a giant. On the island on the right there will be a corpse with a bone.
2 Farron Citadel - from the Citadel Ruins bonfire to the large gate. There will be a tower with slugs on the right. The bone will be in the middle.
3 Temple of the Depths - in the cemetery, after you first meet the Guardian of the Grave, go down to the cliff, near which there are many spears stuck.
4. Catacombs of Carthus - drops from the first bone ball. After the bridge at the beginning of the location, turn right, go down the small stairs, in one of the passages there will be a long staircase leading down. When you start going down it, turn around - the ball will roll straight towards you. To destroy the ball you need to kill the skeleton in the hat who is standing at the very bottom.
Smoldering Lake:
5. From the Demon Ruins bonfire. Dropped by a huge underground worm guarding the entrance to the Old Demon King.
6. Hallway of the old king - not far from the fire there will be a tunnel with 3 four-armed monsters with a fire sphere on their stomach, at the end of this tunnel there will be a fragment (be careful, there is a slug above the fragment).
7. Irithyll of the Cold Valley - from the Yorshka Church bonfire, go down to the cemetery and turn right. The bone will be behind the large tombstone.
8. Defiled Capital - next to the bonfire on Gilligan's corpse.
9. Lothric Castle. Dragon Barracks - under the bridge guarded by two damned wyverns.
10. Great Archive - At the very top. There will be a corpse sitting on the chair with a bone.
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By MefbI4 on 12 Jul 2016 22:31
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And again incorrect translation. The only thing that needs to be strengthened (and can be) is the main one - the fire.
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08 May 2022 18:37