Bonfires | Dark Souls 2 Wiki


Bonfires in Dark Souls 2 are covered on this page. Bonfires are places of rest where players can replenish health and estus and serve as checkpoints on your journey. When you die, you respawn at the last bonfire you rested at. 

 

Bonfires Information

 

The following are the functions you can perfom at bonfires:

 

Attune Spells

Add or remove spell scrolls from attunement slots.

  • The Attune Magic function will appear on the menu after acquiring a spell scroll (Hex, Miracle, Pyromancy, Sorcery)
  • The starting classes which begin with a spell will have the Attune Spell function available immediately

 

Burn

Burning an item in a Bonfire gives effects as described in the table below.

Item Effect
Bonfire Ascetic
  • Increase the area's difficulty to the next NG level (So NG will become NG+, NG+ will become NG++)
    • This effect is permanent, and carries over to subsequent play-throughs
    • Allows the player to obtain items and secrets normally found in the next playthrough
    • Add more enemies (new enemies will glow red like invaders)
    • Increase damage dealt by all enemies in the area
    • Increase maximum HP of all enemies in the area
    • Respawn wooden (not metal) chests and items that were looted prior to burning an Ascetic
    • Raise the Bonfire Intensity of the kindled bonfire by +1
    • Create various other effects unique to each bonfire
Sublime Bone Dust (Far Fire in Majula only)
  • Increase the amount of HP restored by the Estus Flask by 50 (max +5 for 800hp)
Human Effigy
  • Prevents invasions and cooperative play for 30 minutes. NPC summons will remain available. Even if the player defeats an area boss, the effect will keep active until the end of time counting (confirmed on PC version)

 

Item Box

  • Use to deposit items at the bonfire. Items stored at a bonfire cannot be retrieved by characters on a different save slot

 

Travel

  • Use this menu to travel to any kindled bonfire
  • After talking to the Queen in Drangleic Castle, unkindled bonfires will be marked with "???" icons on the travel menu

 

Bonfire Locations

 


majula-area.png

Majula
The Far Fire bonfire.png

The Far Fire

Things Betwixt-area.png

Things Betwixt
Fire Keepers Dwelling bonfire.png

Fire Keepers' Dwelling

Forest of Fallen Giants-area.png

Forest of Fallen Giants
The Crestfallens Retreat bonfire.png

The Crestfallen's Retreat
Cardinal Tower bonfire.png

Cardinal Tower
Soldiers Rest bonfire.png

Soldier's Rest
The Place Unbeknownst bonfire.png

The Place Unbeknownst

Heide Tower of Flame-area.png

Heide's Tower of Flame
Heides Ruin bonfire.png

Heide's Ruin
Tower of Flame bonfire.png

Tower of Flame

Cathedral of Blue-area.png

Cathedral of Blue
The Blue Cathedral bonfire.png
The Blue Cathedral

No-mans Wharf-area.png

No-man's Wharf
Unseen Path to Heide bonfire.png

Unseen Path to Heide

Lost Bastille-area.png

Lost Bastille
Exile Holding Cells bonfire.png

Exile Holding Cells
McDuffs Workshop bonfire.png

McDuff's Workshop
Servants Quarters bonfire.png

Servants' Quarters
Straids Cell bonfire.png

Straid's Cell
The Tower Apart bonfire.png

The Tower Apart

Sinners Rise-area.png

Sinners' Rise
The Saltfort bonfire.png

The Saltfort

Belfry Luna-area.png

Belfry Luna
Upper Ramparts bonfire.png

Upper Ramparts

Huntsmans Copse-area.png

Huntsman's Copse
Undead Refuge bonfire.png

Undead Refuge
Bridge Approach bonfire.png

Bridge Approach
Undead Lockaway bonfire.png

Undead Lockaway

Undead Purgatory-area.png

Undead Purgatory
Undead Purgatory bonfire.png

Undead Purgatory

Harvest Valley-area.png

Harvest Valley
Poison Pool bonfire.png
Poison Pool
The Mines bonfire.png

The Mines

Earthen Peak-area.png

Earthen Peak
Lower Earthen Peak bonfire.png

Lower Earthen Peak
Central Earthen Peak bonfire.png

Central Earthen Peak
Upper Earthen Peak bonfire.png

Upper Earthen Peak

Iron Keep-area.png

Iron Keep
Threshold Bridge bonfire.png

Threshold Bridge
Ironhearth Hall bonfire.png

Ironhearth Hall
Eygils Idol bonfire.png

Eygil's Idol

Belfry Sol-area.png

Belfry Sol
Belfry Sol Approach bonfire.png

Belfry Sol Approach

Shaded Woods-area.png

Shaded Woods
Old Akelarre bonfire.png

Old Akelarre
Ruined Fork Road bonfire.png

Ruined Fork Road
Shaded Ruins bonfire.png

Shaded Ruins

Doors of Pharros-area.png

Doors of Pharros
Gyrms Respite bonfire.png

Gyrm's Respite
Ordeals End bonfire.png

Ordeal's End

Brightstone Cove Tseldora-area.png

Brightstone Cove Tseldora
Royal Army Campsite bonfire.png

Royal Army Campsite
Chapel Threshold bonfire.png

Chapel Threshold
Lower Brightstone Cove bonfire.png

Lower Brightstone Cove

Grave of Saints-area.png

Grave of Saints
Harvals Resting Place bonfire.png

Harval's Resting Place
Grave Entrance bonfire.png

Grave Entrance

The Gutter-area.png

The Gutter
Upper Gutter bonfire.png

Upper Gutter
Central Gutter bonfire.png

Central Gutter

Black Gulch-area.png

Black Gulch
Black Gulch Mouth bonfire.png

Black Gulch Mouth
Hidden Chamber bonfire.png

Hidden Chamber

Drangleic Castle-area.png

Drangleic Castle
Kings Gate bonfire.png

King's Gate
Under Castle Drangleic bonfire.png

Under Castle Drangleic
Forgotten Chamber bonfire.png

Forgotten Chamber
Central Castle Drangleic bonfire.png

Central Castle Drangleic

Shrine of Amana-area.png

Shrine of Amana
Tower of Prayer bonfire.png

Tower of Prayer
Crumbled Ruins bonfire.png

Crumbled Ruins
Rhoys Resting Place bonfire.png

Rhoy's Resting Place
Rise of the Dead bonfire.png

Rise of the Dead

Undead Crypt-area.png

Undead Crypt
Undead Crypt Entrance bonfire.png

Undead Crypt Entrance
Undead Ditch bonfire.png

Undead Ditch

Aldias Keep-area.png

Aldia's Keep
Foregarden bonfire.png

Foregarden
Ritual Site bonfire.png

Ritual Site

Dragon Aerie-area.png

Dragon Aerie
Dragon Aerie bonfire.png

Dragon Aerie

Dragon Shrine-area.png

Dragon Shrine
Shrine Entrance bonfire.png

Shrine Entrance

Crown of the Sunken King DLC

Shulva bonfire0.png

Shulva, Sanctum City
Shulva bonfire1.png

Sanctum Walk
Shulva bonfire2.png

Tower of Prayer
Shulva bonfire3.png

Priestess' Chamber
Sanctum bonfire0.png

Dragon's Sanctum
Sanctum bonfire1.png

Hidden Sanctum Chamber
Sanctum bonfire2.png

Lair of the Imperfect
Sanctum bonfire3.png

Sanctum Interior

Dragons Rest-area.png

Dragon's Rest
sanctum nadir bonfire.png

Sanctum Nadir

Crown of the Old Iron King DLC

Brume_Tower.png

Brume Tower
Brume_Tower_-_Throne_Floor.png

Throne Floor
Brume_Tower_-_Upper_Floor.png

Upper Floor
Brume_Tower_-_Foyer.png

Foyer
Brume_Tower_-_Lowermost_Floor.png

Lowermost Floor
Brume_Tower_-_The_Smelter_Throne.png

Smelter Throne

Iron_Passage.png

Iron Passage
Iron_Passage_-_Iron_Hallway_Entrance.png

Iron Hallway Entrance

Crown of the Ivory King DLC

Outer Wall

Abandoned Dwelling
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Expulsion Chamber
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Inner Wall
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Lower Garrison

Grand Cathedral
 



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    • Anonymous

      27 Jan 2020 17:46  

      Rested at the Soldier’s Rest bonfire in hollow form and saw the bonfire action “reverse effect of human effigy” or words to that effect. Any ideas what this means? I tried looking at Majula bonfire but the option didn’t show up.

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      • Anonymous

        21 Dec 2019 19:16  

        can you fk up more the orders pls like place the last bonefire at the begening wtf is this list so useless

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