Souls and currency
Farm souls and drops from Darkwraiths
Darkwraiths in lower New Londo can yield souls along with Titanite materials, making a route useful for more than currency.
WHERE & HOW TO FARM
Farm souls and drops from Darkwraiths
Lower New Londo Ruins, after draining the water, on routes leading toward the Four Kings area.
Before you go
- Obtain the Covenant of Artorias or otherwise meet the requirements to access the lower route safely.
- Drain the water from New Londo Ruins.
- Bring Transient Curses or a cursed weapon to hit ghosts on the approach.
- Use a weapon and defense that can handle Darkwraiths.
Farming steps
- Start from a bonfire that gives you a reliable return route to New Londo.
- Use a Transient Curse or cursed weapon before engaging ghosts that block the route.
- Approach a Darkwraith carefully and draw it away from other enemies where possible.
- Defeat the Darkwraith, collecting its souls and checking for Titanite drops.
- Continue only through the enemies you can clear safely, then retrace the route.
- Return to a bonfire and rest to reset the enemies before another run.
- Item Discovery helps with enemy item drops; it does not increase the souls awarded for a kill.
- Keep a safe retreat path and avoid fighting multiple Darkwraiths in a confined passage.
Repeat, collect and use
Darkwraiths respawn after resting, so their soul and material drops can be farmed repeatedly. Titanite Chunk drops are possible; slabs are exceptionally rare.
Common mistakes
- Entering without a way to hit ghosts: bring a Transient Curse or a cursed weapon before starting the loop.
- Treating a slab as a normal expected drop: use this route for repeatable enemies and regard a slab as an unlikely bonus.
- Running too far into New Londo with unspent souls: bank the gains before attempting the more dangerous sections.
When to stop or switch
Stop when you have enough souls or Titanite Chunks for the immediate goal; for a slab, consider the guaranteed Stray Demon reward first if it remains unclaimed.
Sources & fact checks
What you can get here
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