The funniest exploits in the Dark Souls games

Key insights

• Dark Souls exploits offer shortcuts like triggering jumps and duplicating items to make the game easier and more rewarding.
• Exploiting glitches like the Sen's Fortress Gate Skip or Duplicating Titanite Slabs can save time and improve gameplay.
• Players can use complex exploits like the Area Transition Skip to bypass challenging sections and optimize their Dark Souls experience.

Dark souls is one of the most iconic video game trilogies that fans can't get enough of. Each game in the series is worth checking out for its enticing combat and exploration that is in a class of its own.

That helps Dark souls embraces his identity as a grueling challenge and has a passionate fan base always looking for numerous exploits. As long as players don't mind skipping content or trivializing challenges, they'll have a lot of fun making the most of these exploits.

1 The popular Sen's Fortress Gate Skip

Achieved by triggering the Deathcam without dying

fans of Dark soulsSpeedrunners are aware of a famous jump that saves a lot of time on a run. To trigger this glitch, players must make the game believe that the chosen undead has died while their character remains alive.

This triggers the Deathcam, which prevents certain things from loading when players move in this state. This also applies to the gate that prevents players from entering Sen's Fortress until they ring the two bells first. Players who enter the fortress after successfully completing this glitch will find that it is indeed an unforgettable moment.

2 Double titanite plates for maximum profit

Involves the heartless act of killing Siegward

Titanite Plates are valuable upgrade items that are usually quite rare. However, taking advantage of the death of a fan-favorite character in the Irythll dungeon allows players to duplicate that item as many times as necessary until they are satisfied.

Killing Siegward may be heartbreaking after players complete his questline, but it is a necessary evil that players must brave to obtain 99 Titanite Plates. You can do this by going to the Church of Yorshka and circling this area over and over again to get the game to generate duplicates of this upgrade item that Siegward drops upon his death. Players can sell these items for a tidy sum of souls and transform the Ashen One into a beast in no time.

3 Duplicate elements with Frampt

Useful for obtaining multiple copies of rare items

Kingseeker Frampt is a fascinating character who actively encourages players to join fire at the end of the game after killing Gwyn. However, most people know this character because of an insane feat with many steps that must be completed in quick succession.

To do this, he must throw the maximum number of arrows into his bucket and keep the menu open while performing a bunch of strange actions. If the player manages to follow each complicated step, they will be rewarded with an item duplication glitch, allowing them to acquire numerous copies of important items.

4 Farm The Giant Lord

A Campfire Ascetic can be used to replay this boss encounter multiple times

The Giant Lord is a relatively easy boss that can be found very close to a campfire. Dark Souls 2 Fans are aware of the Bonfire Ascetic item, which forces an area to grow larger and reach the next cycle of New Game+, reviving all bosses.

This means players can kill the Giant Lord, throw this item into a campfire to revive this enemy, and beat him over and over again until they get a decent amount of souls. It is a time-consuming task, but one that will help the bearer of the curse become incredibly strong in no time.

5 Freeze the Abyss Guardians to trivialize this encounter

Players must play around with certain triggers to confuse the boss

Dealing with the Abyss Guardians can be difficult, but players can use an exploit to freeze this boss and make it a trivial encounter. Just before the boss triggers, players must perform a charge attack with a longsword and end the game when the boss cutscene plays in the middle of this attack animation.

If done correctly, players will appear in the boss arena, where the main abyss guardian is static and does not respond to the player at all. The only thing left to do after this point is shoot this challenging boss until it stops counting.

6 The area transition jump, which is incredibly difficult to implement

Players can skip Lower Undead Burg, The Depths and Blighttown if they are successful

If players want to find out how much they can push the exploits outside the limits Dark soulsthen this area transition jump is the best for you. It's a complicated series of events that requires players to trick the game into thinking they're in a certain position just before jumping into an elevator in Firelink Shrine, which takes players with an arch to the ruins from New Londo leads.

Completing the game forces players to exit the field, where they must exit the game again the moment they land in order to spawn unharmed. The fall control spell is a must here, as players must manage to land two surefire death drops before reaching Quelaag's Domain. It's a ridiculously difficult glitch to trigger, but a satisfying one that lets players skip much of the journey they have to take to ring the bell after defeating Quelaag.

7 Cause the dragon rider to fall to his death

Don't use switches or convince him to use a push attack that will send him to his doom

Dark Souls 2 has a habit of forcing players into difficult encounters that penalize them for trying to advance in areas where they underperform. The Dragon Rider is a boss fight near Majula, where the arena is precarious unless players hit two switches, but the exploit that kills this boss in no time requires the boss stage to be as small as possible.

After entering the boss arena, players should wait for the boss to take six steps before approaching him and rolling to the right. If done correctly, this is a guarantee that the dragon rider will miss his thrust attack and fall into the water, ending this fight in a few seconds.

8 Kill Iudex Gundyr from the other side of the Mist Gate

An easy way to cheese the first boss

The first boss in Dark Souls 3 Maybe it's not too much of a challenge, but players who want to humiliate this boss and get revenge for the many times Champion Gundyr juggled them to death will love this feat. After players pull the spiral sword out of themselves, they should stop the moment Gundyr starts moving.

Afterwards, players should slowly enter the boss arena and wait for Gundyr to move before running back to the boss arena entrance. If done correctly, the Mist Gate should appear with the Ashen One on the other side, making it easy to get Gundyr out from behind the boss arena. His attacks can still land, so players should not get greedy and only land a few hits before rolling away and repeating the process.

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  September 22, 2011

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