Farming is a term used to describe repeating an activity repeatedly to obtain a certain item or quantity of items. It’s considered by some a boring way to earn rewards, but farming for items is a necessary evil in most RPGs. Though the world of FromSoft’s Dark Souls 3 is absolutely massive, players may occasionally feel the need to backtrack and scout for necessary upgrade items.
Dark Souls 3 especially rewards farming by having a plethora of ways to influence item drops, as well as many good farming locations. For a franchise known for its tough fights, players will need every advantage they can get. Farming upgrade materials such as Titanite Shards can make a large difference in the game’s tougher fights. Here are 10 tips to make the most out of farming for Titanite upgrade materials.
10 Use Item Discovery
Before players decide to farm for any item, they should first invest in the Item Discovery stat. Item Discovery directly correlates to an enemy’s drop rates. The higher a player’s Item Discovery, the more likely an enemy will drop items from their loot pool. This is especially handy for farming upgrade materials such as Titanite.
Common Item Discovery increases stem from the Luck stat, the Symbol of Avarice helmet that drops from Mimics, the Covetous Gold Serpent Ring, along with its upgraded variants, the Crystal Sage’s Rapier, and Rusted Coins, all contribute towards this stat heavily. Using a combination of these items will yield significantly more items.
9 Thoroughly Explore Each Zone
Another note to consider is that players simply haven’t progressed far enough or explored thoroughly enough. Titanite Shards, Large Titanite Shards, and even Chunks can be obtained in large quantities by looting new zones for the first time. Titanite Shards are given in large quantities after the High Wall of Lothric while Large variants begin to drop heavily around the Irithyll portion of the game.
Chunks are plentiful towards Lothric Castle and The Ringed City DLC locations. Make sure each zone has been thoroughly looted before making a time commitment farming.
8 Farm Silver Knights For Shards
Taking the past entries into consideration, arguably the fastest way of obtaining standard Titanite Shards and even Large Titanite Shards is to kill the Silver Knights in Anor Londo. Three are always found outside of the building from Anor Londo’s first bonfire.
Killing these enemies then resting at a bonfire will yield a large number of shards. The Silver Knights on the flying buttresses at Irithyll just before the Anor Londo elevator also make for a solid farm.
7 Farm Archdragon Peak For Large Shards
For farming Large Titanite Shards, there is no better farm than killing the Serpent Men at Archdragon Peak. Head to the Archdragon Peak bonfire and run to the right towards the zone’s entrance. There, four Serpent Men can be killed that each have a high chance of dropping Large Titanite Shards. Rest at the bonfire and repeat until enough have dropped.
6 Farm Ringed Knights For Chunks
Players that own The Ringed City DLC should head to the Ringed City if they need Titanite Chunks. Ringed Knights each have a high drop chance for this precious resource. As for a dedicated farm, players should travel to the Ringed City Streets bonfire. Equip all Item Discovery items and head outside of the building towards the exterior bridge.
Drop down to the right of the bridge and plunge attack the Ringed Knight. Rest at the bonfire and repeat, preferably using a Homeward Bone or Coiled Sword Fragment to make backtracking non-existent. This is also a great farm for Embers.
5 Obtain The Dreamchaser’s Ashes
Souls can also be spent on Titanite upgrade materials. Upgrading weapons with Titanite Shards is trivial if players obtain the Dreamchaser’s Ashes. To find them, head to Farron Swamp and climb the ladder that leads to the Watchdogs of Farron Covenant. Wrap around outside and roll into the building until an illusory wall breaks. The corpse will have the ashes.
Once traded to the Shrine Handmaiden, players will be able to purchase an infinite supply of Titanite Shards for 800 Souls apiece.
4 Obtain The Easterner’s Ashes
Large Titanite Shards can be purchased if the player has given the Shrine Handmaiden the Easterner’s Ashes. Retrieving these ashes will require players to reach Irithyll of the Boreal Valley. From Pontiff Sulyvahn’s bonfire, head left and run past the group of giants towards the building. Run up and follow the path until players come across a Silver Knight on a flying buttress. Run past the knight and climb up the buttress. Instead of going left, go right and run down the set of stairs. A nearby corpse will hold the Easterner’s Ashes.
Turning in these ashes to the Shrine Handmaiden will allow players to purchase Large Titanite Shards for 4,000 Souls each. The supply is infinite.
3 Obtain The Dragon Chaser’s Ashes
Finding the hidden Archdragon Peak will allow players to purchase an infinite supply of Titanite Chunks after obtaining the Dragon Chaser’s Ashes. Finding these ashes requires players to reach the Great Belfry bonfire near Nameless King’s arena. Head left of the bonfire and follow the path. When players face a battle ax Serpent Man guarding a passageway, head left and down a small path. A rock lizard will be guarding a corpse. This corpse has the Dragon Chaser’s Ashes.
Upon turning in the ashes, the Shrine Handmaiden will sell Titanite Chunks in infinite supply for 13,000 Souls each.
2 Ascended Winged Knights Farm
Since Titanite can be both farmed and purchased, why not double-dip on earning them? Ascended Winged Knights in Lothric Castle make for one of the best late-game Titanite and Soul farms in the game. To find them, head to the Grand Archives bonfire and use the elevator. Run right to reach the exterior of the castle then hang a left towards a set of stairs. Once up, run straight towards the rounded roof.
Three Ascended Winged Knights will patrol the area. Kill them quickly to prevent potential stun-locking and death. Each knight has a high chance of dropping Large Titanite Shards, Titanite Chunks, as well as Blessed Gems. Better yet, each Ascended Winged Knight will drop 13,000 Souls on death. Backstab them or use the Rapport pyromancy to make this farm much easier. Rest at a bonfire and repeat until enough upgrade materials or Souls have been earned.
1 Lothric Early-Game Farm
As for players that need Titanite Shards early-game, the best location to farm them is the High Wall of Lothric. At the Vordt of the Boreal Valley bonfire, run straight towards the Dancer’s arena and kill the Lothric Knights patrolling the area. Each have a good chance of dropping Titanite Shards while the red-eyed variant can drop Large Titanite Shards.
To make this farm even better, skilled players should fight Dancer of the Boreal Valley early by killing Emma. Defeat Dancer and climb the ladder to face more red-eyed Lothric Knights, which each have a high chance of dropping Large Titanite Shards.
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