Soul Memory in Dark Souls 2 is covered on this page.
Soul Memory
What is Soul Memory for?
Soul Memory is now part of the formula that sets minimum and maximum range for interactions between players online (co-op, invasions).
This is, for example, to prevent a player of a certain level that is close to the end of the game from invading/doing co-op with a player of the same level that might be still in the first areas of the game.
- This is a statistic that affects online play. It is the total accumulation of souls for your character.
If you wish to play with others, you must be within a similar Soul Memory range. Higher Soul Level characters can still be paired with lower leveled characters who have similar Soul Memory ranges.
- Soul items and boss souls you pick up add to your Soul Memory only when you use them.
- You can check your Soul Memory on your Player Status screen, the top right-hand number.
- Souls picked up from your bloodstain after dying won't add up to your soul memory.
- Souls lost upon dying a second time without touching your bloodstain still count in your soul memory.
- It is better to always recover your souls on the bloodstain if you don't want to get "under(soul)leveled".
- A summoning range calculator can be found here
Notes
- Soul Level does not matter in summoning. It's purely Soul Memory.
- NG shares the same exact ranges as NG+
- The Soul Memory threshold flattens out at 45m. Once you pass this threshold, you can summon and be summoned by anyone else past it, regardless of how large the gap! If your SM is 50m and your friends is 400m, you can still summon each other regardless.
Soul Memory Tiers and Exact Ranges for Multiplayer Connections
[2] Note that the specifics may be subject to change in future calibrations, but this appears to be exactly how it works for now. Tested on PS3.
How are the ranges calculated?
- Soul Memory is divided into tiers, but the tiers are not hard boundaries. Instead, different multiplayer items extend across different amounts of neighboring tiers. So there's no direct math involved, it's a question of
- A) What tier am I in? and
- B) How many tiers above and below my own can I pair up with?
- It is NOT anything like +/- 25%, 50,000, etc.
Tiers
| Tier # | Soul Memory |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0 - 9,999 |
| 2 | 10,000 - 19,999 |
| 3 | 20,000 - 29,999 |
| 4 | 30,000 - 39,999 |
| 5 | 40,000 - 49,999 |
| 6 | 50,000 - 69,999 |
| 7 | 70,000 - 89,999 |
| 8 | 90,000 - 109,999 |
| 9 | 110,000 - 129,999 |
| 10 | 130,000 - 149,999 |
| 11 | 150,000 - 179,999 |
| 12 | 180,000 - 209,999 |
| 13 | 210,000 - 239,999 |
| 14 | 240,000 - 269,999 |
| 15 | 270,000 - 299,999 |
| 16 | 300,000 - 349,999 |
| 17 | 350,000 - 399,999 |
| 18 | 400,000 - 449,999 |
| 19 | 450,000 - 499,999 |
| 20 | 500,000 - 599,999 |
| 21 | 600,000 - 699,999 |
| 22 | 700,000 - 799,999 |
| 23 | 800,000 - 899,999 |
| 24 | 900,000 - 999,999 |
| 25 | 1,000,000 - 1,099,999 |
| 26 | 1,100,000 - 1,199,999 |
| 27 | 1,200,000 - 1,299,999 |
| 28 | 1,300,000 - 1,399,999 |
| 29 | 1,400,000 - 1,499,999 |
| 30 | 1,500,000 - 1,749,999 |
| 31 | 1,750,000 - 1,999,999 |
| 32 | 2,000,000 - 2,249,999 |
| 33 | 2,250,000 - 2,499,999 |
| 34 | 2,500,000 - 2,749,999 |
| 35 | 2,750,000 - 2,999,999 |
| 36 | 3,000,000 - 4,999,999 |
| 37 | 5,000,000 - 6,999,999 |
| 38 | 7,000,000 - 8,999,999 |
| 39 | 9,000,000 - 11,999,999 |
| 40 | 12,000,000 - 14,999,999 |
| 41 | 15,000,000 - 19,999,999 |
| 42 | 20,000,000 - 29,999,999 |
| 43 | 30,000,000 - 44,999,999 |
| 44 | 45,000,000 - 999,999,999 |
Multiplayer Items
| Multiplayer Item | Downward Range | Upward Range | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Sign Soapstone | -3 Tiers | +1 Tier | Tier 20 can send their sign to a host in tiers 17 - 21 |
| White Sign Soapstone with Name-Engraved Ring |
-6 Tiers | +4 Tiers | Tier 20 can send their sign to a host in tiers 14 - 24 |
| Small White Sign Soapstone | -4 Tiers | +2 Tiers | Tier 20 can send their sign to a host in tiers 16 - 22 |
| Small White Sign Soapstone with Name-Engraved Ring |
-7 Tiers | +5 Tiers | Tier 20 can send their sign to a host in tiers 13 - 25 |
| Red Sign Soapstone | -5 Tiers | +2 Tiers | Tier 20 can send their sign to a host in tiers 15 - 22 |
| Dragon Eye | -5 Tiers | +5 Tiers | Tier 20 can send their sign to a host in tiers 15 - 25 |
| Cracked Red Eye Orb | none | +4 Tiers | Tier 20 can invade a host in tiers 20 - 24 |
| Cracked Blue Eye Orb | -3 Tiers | +3 Tiers | Tier 20 can invade a host in tiers 17 - 23 |
| Bell Keeper's Seal | -1 Tier | +3 Tiers | Tier 20 can invade a host in tiers 19 - 23 |
Untested
- Abyss Invasions
- Mirror Knight Summons
- ^ Tested by Hirokisugihara & Illusorywall
- ^ All credits go to illusorywall & optic_niko, hellkite_drake, ein death, hiroki sugihara, greensvadhisthana, eur0pa, blade, and necroi!
Anonymous
- Anonymous
13 Apr 2018 22:48
Soul Memory is like marriage : they fucked it so much they got to put a ring on it.
- Anonymous
26 Mar 2018 02:50
First the ads block all the item descriptions so that I have 2 reload the page multiple times to just get a glance at wtf I'm trying to read, and now the ads have upgraded to tearing my me away to some ad spam sight telling me I've won a new phone. Took me 5 attempts just to post a mf-ing comment. Why do I come here Why did I male an account? This is awful!
- Anonymous
18 Feb 2018 04:09
The real problem with soul memory isn't exactly the mechanic itself but the game it's in. With the ability to lose souls before spending them, farm the same enemy multiple times and even use items that increase the souls you get per kill it makes these games the WORST for this mechanic. I believe this is a great idea to tie your experience to online matchmaking but only in games where it would be more specific and accurate because in a souls game it's just too random per player and it feels like a very ignorant decision without careful thought put into it.
- Anonymous
- Anonymous
10 Jan 2018 13:13
Player 1: experienced, doesn't lose souls by dying, spends them on weapon upgrading etc
Player 2: new, dies often loses souls needed for upgrading and strengthening their character
Souls count towards memory in both examples. GG
- Anonymous
04 Dec 2017 02:43
If anyone requires assistance on Xbox 360, I'd be happy to help. GoofyQuasar85: tier 41 at 16,000,000 souls. I recommend mic play via private chat or the Discord App (username similar but friend code numbers will be sent to those who prefer the app and doesn't have a mic for the system.)
- Anonymous
26 Nov 2017 02:15
Have they patched this out yet!? They patched out the summoning range on Bloodborne.
- Anonymous
22 Nov 2017 16:16
I think i have to go to NG +2 cuz i don't see*****... it started when i came to tier 37= 8000000 soul memory
- Anonymous
- Anonymous
11 Aug 2017 12:56
Looking to get summoned, SM 19 million, using small soapstone at black gulch for rotten fight. Just need that sunlight spear
- Anonymous
- Anonymous
29 Jul 2017 13:19
Soul Memory seems like a complicated concept at first but put in context of the world it sounds less daunting: Your interference from other worlds is based on the amount of souls you've gained, and by extension the strength of the monsters you've beaten.
The universe doesn't like you at first but grows to let you have assistance from slightly higher levels after your first 150000 souls, and then unlocks the rest of that beautiful 5000000 soul memory range.
Tip: Start at the same time as your friends. The Pursuer is infinitely easier that way.
- Anonymous
21 Jul 2017 18:08
Looking for players. I'm tier 42 but you only need to be tier 36 or higher.
http://steamcommunity.com/id/grenadr
16 Jul 2017 13:06
Looking for someone to co-op and get my covenents up, tier 36, steam- Seeker Indeath
- Anonymous
13 Jul 2017 21:19
A very flawed system. You could be SL 140 but get summoned or invaded by a SL 70 guy who barely does damage compared to you. Sure, there's the Agape Ring, but that also restricts you from leveling up.
- Anonymous
29 Jun 2017 19:21
Looking for coop, im tier 43 (37M Soul Memory exactly) PSN = Eyez0r (with a zero instead of an O)
- Anonymous
- Anonymous
18 Jun 2017 23:14
Noobs lol, does nobody realize you can get infinite enemy spawns with the Covenant of Champions... It makes enemies harder and no invasions by players but infinite spawns even for places you ve cleared previously, everything respawns infinitely with this covenant
- Anonymous
19 May 2017 23:35
only the worst thing to ever accurse dark souls, alongside every mob being perishable after so many deaths, which in turn adds up to the worst possible experience in dark souls and the ability to eventually render a character PERMANENTLY VOID if you die one too many times... paired with the abhorrent hallowing effects.
03 Apr 2017 17:55
"let's make co-op barely available!" *****ing brilliant, should've kept playing the pirated version instead
- Anonymous
- Anonymous
- Anonymous
22 May 2018 19:28
It’s bullshit
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