Irithyll Dungeon

A prison of Jailers and cells. Karla is locked here and the dragon statue leads to Archdragon Peak.

Suggested level: 55–65

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Irithyll Dungeon

Items found here

Tailbone Short Sword: Random drop from the pale Wretches in Irithyll Dungeon.
Murakumo: Dropped by Alva, Seeker of the Spurned, who invades on the lower outdoor path of the dungeon (you must be embered).
Pickaxe: Along the white path past the last alcove in the outer building; beware the rats that try to knock you off.
Soldering Iron: Random drop from the Jailers.
Tailbone Spear: Random drop from the pale Wretches in Irithyll Dungeon.
Alva Helm: Appears near the Jailer room by the elevator shortcut after you defeat Alva, Seeker of the Spurned.
Old Sorcerer Hat: In a dark cell full of prisoners one level below the right end of the main cell block.
Aristocrat's Mask: Random drop from the Jailers.
Alva Armor: Appears near the Jailer room by the elevator shortcut after you defeat Alva, Seeker of the Spurned.
Old Sorcerer Coat: In a dark cell full of prisoners one level below the right end of the main cell block.
Jailer Robe: Random drop from the Jailers.
Alva Gauntlets: Appears near the Jailer room by the elevator shortcut after you defeat Alva, Seeker of the Spurned.
Old Sorcerer Gauntlets: In a dark cell full of prisoners one level below the right end of the main cell block.
Jailer Gloves: Random drop from the Jailers.
Alva Leggings: Appears near the Jailer room by the elevator shortcut after you defeat Alva, Seeker of the Spurned.
Old Sorcerer Boots: In a dark cell full of prisoners one level below the right end of the main cell block.
Jailer Trousers: Random drop from the Jailers.
Covetous Gold Serpent Ring: In Siegward's cell in the Irithyll Dungeon (Old Cell Key), reached by a jump into a window from the Profaned Capital rooftops.
Bellowing Dragoncrest Ring: Through a prison window at the far right of the main block (Jailbreaker's Key); drop down carefully outside.
Dusk Crown Ring: In a cell off the far left of the open area patrolled by Jailers, near the elevator shortcut.
Dark Clutch Ring: Dropped by the left mimic at the end of the rat tunnel along the white path.
Great Magic Shield: Irithyll Dungeon: carried by a pale enemy in one of the lower cells; kill it to get the spell.
Lightning Blade: Irithyll Dungeon: near the broken dragon statue that later opens the way to Archdragon Peak.
Jailbreaker's Key: Irithyll Dungeon: in a cell reached through the broken walls of neighbouring cells.
Old Cell Key: Irithyll Dungeon: at the end of an alcove past the Mimic that holds an Estus Shard.
Profaned Coal: Irithyll Dungeon: in a cell full of Wretches next to the room with several Jailers.
Xanthous Ashes: Irithyll Dungeon: in the far cell of the Jailer room; appears only after Alva has been defeated.
Prisoner Chief's Ashes: Irithyll Dungeon: in a cell opened with the Jailer's Key Ring, one level below the bonfire.
Estus Shard: Irithyll Dungeon: dropped by a Mimic chest in a lower room, past the hallway leading outside.
Dragon Torso Stone: Irithyll Dungeon: near the lift shortcut, in the same stretch as the Old Cell Key.

Walkthrough: Irithyll Dungeon

From Distant Manor follow the path and drop at once for a Rusted Gold Coin; drop again for a Large Titanite Shard behind a pillar.
On the cliff path outside, Alva, Seeker of the Spurned invades if you are embered. He drops the Murakumo.
A Rusted Coin sits in the nearest left-hand cell.
Check the next cell along for a Large Titanite Shard.
A Fading Soul lies on the outer path.
Follow that walkway to its far end to pick up a Large Titanite Shard.
Hop down a floor; a Large Soul of a Nameless Soldier is waiting there.
A cell further down holds the Old Sorcerer Set.
The last cell's occupant drops Great Magic Shield.
Upstairs, cross the middle bridge; the last cell on the right has a Large Titanite Shard.
The next cell has Pale Pine Resin x2 by the broken wall.
Pass through to the last cell on the other side for the Jailbreaker's Key, then open the shortcut door.
Cross back, go left and open the window grate at the hallway end with the key. Drop down for the Bellowing Dragoncrest Ring.
On the bridge below, go left for Homeward Bone x2.
Re-enter the dungeon here; a Crystal Lizard drops a Titanite Scale.
A small side room off this hallway has a Simple Gem.
Go back outside and downstairs; the Mimic in the next room drops an Estus Shard.
Down the next hallway is a Soul of a Weary Warrior.
Drop down the first hole near the entrance to kill a Crystal Lizard for a Titanite Chunk; the giant only fights if hit. A Soul of a Crestfallen Knight lies before him.
To skip the giant for now, drop down the hole near the Soul of a Weary Warrior instead.
A Pickaxe lies before the gate.
Up the tunnel is a Soul of a Weary Warrior.
Of the two chests at the hallway end, the left one is a Mimic with the Dark Clutch Ring; the right holds the Old Cell Key. Basilisks ambush you after.
Back in the tunnel on the left, the next room has Dung Pie x4.
Go left in the big Jailer room for a Large Titanite Shard.
Through the tunnel, a dragon statue near the lift holds the Dragon Torso Stone. Return here later with Path of the Dragon.
Ride the lift up for a Large Soul of a Nameless Soldier next to the shortcut into the main dungeon.
Hop off the lift halfway for the Lightning Blade miracle.
Back in the Jailer room, a cell on the left with five Wretches holds the Profaned Coal (Dark, Blood and Hollow).
Two Ember pickups lie in the middle and on the right of the room.
The short tunnel on the left has a Mimic with Titanite Scale x2.
The far left cell holds the Xanthous Ashes and the Dusk Crown Ring.
Karla is locked in the middle cell on the right; the Jailer's Key Ring is in the next area.
The Alva Set lies before Karla's cell only if you killed Alva.
Before the bridge outside, go left for a Large Soul of a Weary Warrior.