SL1 Glitchless

// sub 50 capable

// semi-detailed route notes w/ armor indexing, figure out best/preferred weapon indexing for yourself

// check top nww and glitchless runs or my guides/vods for guidance on blighttown drop and ceaseless skip

Asylum

• pyromancer, master key
• unequip all armor
• equip ssh current left hand
• equip darksign
• pickup hand axe
• equip hand axe on fog
• 2h hand axe
• pickup pyro flame
• kill Asylum Demon (jump plunge, equip pyro left hand, fireball, R2, R1, R2)
• door quitout

Firelink -> Valley

• pickup well humanities
• ensure damage from firelink drop towards elevator (need for RTSR)
• unequip and drop hand axe on elevator, menu as needed
• send elevator up
• pickup 1k soul behind door to valley
• pickup dragon crest shield (DCS) + 2k soul at dragon
• pickup RTSR, menu on ladder as needed
• pop souls, eqiup RTSR on darkroot elevator

Darkroot -> Parish (Gargoyles)

• pickup grass crest shield (GCS), quitout left bush
• kill black knight
• equip GCS
• pickup longbow
• fireball crystal lizard
• Andre buy: 6 titanite, battle axe, reinforce +4
• light and rest bonfire
• setup RTSR on berekite
• pickup firekeeper soul
• path hollow room (block strat or equip shield in right hand to shove)
• equip battle axe on ladder
• kill Gargoyles (tail cut, 4xR1 -> R1, R2)
• equip bow right hand 2nd slot, unequip battle axe on ladder
• ring bell
• darksign

Quelaag

• take elevator to firelink, menu as needed (drop tail axe, pyro flame + other drops)
• walk off ASAP
• kick Lautrec off (no quitout, head to elevator)
• equip all pyro armor on elevator, estus ONCE
• send elevator up
• glitchless blighttown drop via slope roll (specific setup for sl1, can't chain 4 rolls)
• (4 roll setup needs delay between 2nd and 3rd roll to regen stamina, otherwise use precise 3 roll setup)
• roll to island
• unequip all pyro armor, reequip all pyro armor (resets poison buildup)
• roll to next island, avoid boulders, head to cave
• unequip pyro head and chest
• equip battle axe on fog to Quelaag
• kill Quelaag
• equip Quelaag soul
• ring bell, pop Quelaag soul
• homeward bone

Sen's Fortress

• setup RTSR on first arrow trap -> sprint into 3rd arrow
• equip ssh on 1st fog
• boulder quitout
• clear snake with ssh
• pickup upper Sen's soul on corpse
• path to merchant (spend no more than 12k souls)
• purchase 8 black firebombs (AT LEAST 7 NEEDED)
• purchase 8 green blossoms (not necessary, but helpful)
• clear Bob with ssh (crossbow guy)
• equip battle axe on fog to Iron Golem
• kill Iron Golem (6xR1 -> 3xR1)
• pop large brave soul if bad bomb cycle

Anor Londo

• estus to full on elevator, jump ASAP
• equip leather chest on ladder (survive potential dagger)
• equip GCS in right hand on ladder
• unequip all armor top of ladder
• path to namu rafters, shove/block if needed
• equip GCS in left hand on fog
• equip battle axe, blossoms, and both souls(large brave + IG) on lever
• fhyber jump
• bait or battle axe R1 spam SK Archer off ledge
• light and sit inner room bonfire
• path to Giant Blacksmith
• jump/take damage from top of staircase, run past SK Archer
• pop large brave soul (blossom otherwise)
• finish RTSR setup by jump down to Giant Blacksmith
• buy 8 twinkling, weaponsmith box
• kill Giant Blacksmith
• pickup Blacksmith Giant Hammer (BGH)
• darksign

O & S

• pop IG soul
• rest at bonfire, reinforce BGH +5
• setup RTSR on SK and staircase drop
• blossom before or after O&S fog
• equip BGH on fog
• kill O&S
• swap to bow on elevator
• door quitout
• shoot booba
• obtain lordvessel
• deathwarp

Sif

• stair skip (for fall damage)
• kill Andre (R1 +R2 from behind/side wedged against wall)
• take counter lightning hit from titanite demon (sprint/jump)
• crest door quitout
• if no stair skip damage, jump left from staircase for fall damage
• finish RTSR setup from drops to Sif
• door quitout
• trigger fight, instantly path backwards
• pickup hornet ring
• kill Sif
• darksign

4Kings

• pickup humanity, FaP ring from Lautrec
• equip abyss ring, black firebombs on elevator
• path to Ingward, 2h bow
• estus and quitout top of staircase
• aim above, bomb, shoot once
• aim above, 4x bombs
• path to seal lever
• unequip firebombs on lever
• path back up to ledge, drop towards fog
• finish RTSR setup after 4kings fog (instantly path northeast to drop to lower ledge)
• drop item in arena
• kill 2 kings with setup + overkill combo (R1, R1, R2 -> R1, R1, R2)
• blossom between any kings if downtime
• if magic throw, estus ONCE and block with GCS (non counter)
• kill 3rd king (3xR1)
• speak to kathe (SAY YES!)
• place lordvessel
• warp to Firelink
• equip FaP ring, swap bow for dcs on warp (hp missing for RTSR setup)

Nito

• path to catacombs
• lever quitout
• equip leather chest
• tama catacomb/slope roll drop
• unequip leather chest
• bonewheel quitout
• kill pinwheel
• equip, unequip pyro chest to index on ladder
• kill patches, estus TWICE (full or close to full hp to start RTSR setup)
• pickup humanity
• fog gate skip (fall damage)
• path to Nito (more fall damage)
• blossom after Nito fog
• slope into arena plunge w/ dcs (finish RTSR setup)
• 2h dcs, run towards Nito
• roll to dodge scream (if 2nd scream: quitout, estus ONCE and repeat steps)
• block skeletons, bait Nito attack
• swap to 2h BGH
• kill Nito, manage skeleton respawn
• unequip bgh, swap dcs for bow
• darksign

Seath

• warp to Anor Londo
• equip homeward bone on warp
• pop all humanity, blossom (if extra) on 1st elevator
• duke skip
• ladder skip
• estus once
• manly drop
• equip bgh
• 2h bow and path clams (normal pathing or use blossom mid pathing)
• kill Seath (3xR1 -> R1, R1, R2)
• unequip BGH
• homeward bone

Bed of Chaos

• warp to Firelink
• equip firekeeper soul on warp
• pop all twin humanities or estus once if needed on elevator
• blossom if extra (3+), do not send elevator up
• glitchless blighttown drop (4 roll setup works fine with FaP ring)
• equip bgh
• pop firekeeper soul when hp low (around bottom of staircase in Quelaag arena)
• drop, roll illusory wall, 2h bgh
• regen stam for kill combo
• kill Eingyi and maggots (R1, Roll R1 to the left/wedged between him and the wall)
• join covenant, offer 30+ humanity
• sprint away, DO NOT confirm covenant reward until through tunnel (stops your sprint)
• unequip bgh, equip battle axe, equip pyro armor
• specific weight needed for ceaseless skip: 21-25% (battle axe, bow, gcs, all pyro armor)
• 2h bow, slope roll down
• blossom to stop on starting position for ceaseless skip (do not heal yet)
• aim near capra, shoot to bait off ledge
• re aim for ceaseless skip, arrow cancel, 3x roll (forward, backward, forward)
• estus TWICE in the middle of ceaseless skip
• path to izilath shortcut
• door quitout
• path under right arm w/ reverse cam on titanite demon (roll to dodge if needed)
• equip bombs, unequip all armor on BoC fog/slide
• 2h bow, blossom to stop
• tohki bombs
• roll through left side and kill BoC w/ optimal roll pattern (2x, regen, 3x, regen, 3x, R1)
• darksign

Gwyn

• offer souls
• setup RTSR via walking toggle (non counter) running attack of first knight
• path rest of kiln, equip bgh, swap gcs for dcs
• swap FaP to hornet ring on Gwyn fog
• kill Gwyn w/ 2h ripostes and 2h R1
• 2x (parry+riposte, wrap behind, R1) -> 2x (parry+riposte)
• quitout on foot twitch