The Ringed City

After defeating Demon Prince, grab the Small Envoy Banner and make your way down a cliff to be transported to The Ringed City. Light the Mausoleum Lookout bonfire and sprint to the location shown in the video below. The Judicator Giant would continue to summon hordes of warriors to fight you as long as he is alive. Use the cheese strategy shown in the video to easily defeat him. Find the Ringed Inner Wall bonfire and light it. Then exhaust Lapp's dialogue to receive a Siegbräu and return to the Earthen Peak Ruins bonfire to collect another Siegbräu. If possible, level up to get 14 Attunement so you don't have to equip the Deep Ring whenever you want to cast Tears of Denial.

48. Ringed City: Mausoleum Lookout, Dark Souls III

The area from the Ringed Inner Wall bonfire onward is dangerous because of these types of enemies:

• Undead Cleric. Usually easy by itself, but there is a variant having dark crystals on its back. Each dark crystals Undead Cleric can rapidly build up your curse bar, thus one-shot you.
• Ringed Knight. More dangerous and tanky than Lothric Knights.
• Hobbled Cleric. Its miracle can hit you from a substantial distance.
• Harald Legion Knight. You will meet the Haralds in groups of three or four. As shown in the next video, use a bridge or an elevated platform to plunge attack each Harald.
• Iron Dragonslayer. Same as the Dragonslayer Armour boss you fought already, but this time it's a mini-boss and there are no Pilgrim Butterflies around to attack you from above. Defeat the Iron Dragonslayer to receive its armour set.

49. Ringed City: Ringed Inner Wall, Dark Souls III

Talk to Shira to initiate her questline. Choose "Gwyn" as your first response. Continue exhausting her dialogue and choose "Accept the request" in response to her second question. This is the quest to defeat Midir.

Near the first group of Haralds is a bridge and passage leading to a secluded area where a lone Ringed Knight stands. Alva would invade you near this area. Dispatch of the Ringed Knight as quickly as possible before proceeding to the location where Alva would invade you.

50. Ringed City Streets, Dark Souls III

Cheese Silver Knight Ledo, Dark Souls III

Make your way to the Ringed City Streets bonfire and light it. Near the bonfire is a summit where Silver Knight Ledo would invade you. Ledo is much tougher to fight than Alva, primarily due to the devastating attacks of his great hammer. Use the cheese strategy shown above if you want. Be sure to grab the following items:

• Havel's Ring+3. Found underneath the summit where you fought Ledo.
• Covetous Gold Serpent Ring+3. Found next to Lapp, who is sitting on a chair. You should first locate and pray at the Purging Monument, then find Lapp and exhaust his dialogue. Getting to the Purging Monument requires you to first solve a puzzle; refer to the above video. Equip this ring whenever you want to farm items.
• Dragonhead Shield. This shield is especially effective at blocking fire, negating 90% of fire damage inflicted on you.

51. Ringed City: Shared Grave, Dark Souls III

From the Ringed City Streets bonfire, push on your way to the Shared Grave bonfire. En route you would be harassed by Midir who occasionally breathes fire to barbeque you. First, return to Firelink Shrine and purchase Flash Sweat from Cornyx. Now warp to the Ringed City Streets bonfire. Equip the Dragonhead Shield and the Flame Stoneplate Ring. Run to the designated location as shown in the above video. Cast Flash Sweat and consume a Red Bug Pellet to boost your fire defense. Traverse a sea of fire, make your way into a cave, and find Lapp squatting near a cliff. Exhaust Lapp's dialogue and approach a nearby cliff, where he would kick you down. This means that Lapp's questline is now complete and you would be able to summon him for jolly co-operation against a later boss. As you make your way to the Shared Grave bonfire, you would most likely be invaded by Moaning Knight. There is a way to avoid the invasion, but you should be invaded and defeat the Moaning Knight to receive the Blindfold Mask, an item that boosts dark sorcery.

Further away from the Shared Grave bonfire is a bridge where Midir would ambush you. You must knock Midir off this bridge as a pre-requisite to fighting Midir in its boss arena. Cast Tears of Denial near the bonfire. Equip the Dragonhead Shield to help you block Midir's fire and equip the Flame Stoneplate Ring. Run to the location shown in the above video, buff your Raw Dragonslayer's Axe+10 with lightning, consume a Red Bug Pellet, and run underneath Midir to hit it. After knocking Midir off the bridge, make your way to a shortcut leading to the Ringed Inner Wall bonfire. Be sure to grab the Chloranthy Ring+3 nearby. Collect the ring and equip it immediately.