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After exiting the Exile Holding Cells, head through the Bastille ramparts and make your way down to the main grounds, where you’ll find a boarded up doorway that you can smash through to progress. From there, you can explore the Lost Bastille, navigating through the main courtyard and finding a ladder that leads up to the windows of a building, which you can enter to continue your journey.
Navigating the Lost Bastille
To help you on your way, we’ve compiled a list of frequently asked questions about the Lost Bastille and beyond.
FAQs
- What do I do after killing the Ruin Sentinels?: After defeating the Ruin Sentinels, go through the doorway on one side of the room and head upstairs to return to the room you were in earlier, then make your way around to the right to find a door that leads to a Soul of a Nameless Soldier.
- How do I progress in the Lost Bastille?: Upon entering the Lost Bastille, light the bonfire and continue on to a broken bridge, then take the ledge on the left to bypass the bridge and reach a corpse with a Radiant Life Gem and a Large Titanite Shard.
- Where do I go to get to Sinners Rise?: To get to Sinners Rise, start from the Bonfire in the Servant’s Quarter of the Lost Bastille, after defeating the Ruin Sentinel, then go up the stairs, head down the hallway, and open the door onto a walkway.
- What does the Antiquated Key unlock?: The Antiquated Key unlocks a door in the Lost Bastille, which can be accessed by going to the Exile Bonfire, then down the ladder and to the right, where you’ll find a boarded up entrance that you can break through.
- Where is the Lost Sinner?: The Lost Sinner is a boss found at the bottom of Sinners Rise, and is a melee boss with a powerful greatsword.
- How do I get to Huntsman’s Copse?: To get to Huntsman’s Copse, speak to Licia of Lindeldt at Heides Tower of Flame after defeating the Dragonrider, then exhaust her dialogue and follow her to Majula.
- How do I get to Belfry Luna?: The entrance to Belfry Luna is to the left of the Servant’s Quarters Bonfire, which is lit after defeating the Ruin Sentinel in the Lost Bastille.
- Should I give McDuff the Dull Ember?: Giving McDuff the Dull Ember allows him to infuse weapons with elements, making them more powerful.
- What does the Bastille Key unlock?: The Bastille Key unlocks several doors in the Lost Bastille, and can be obtained after defeating the Belfry Gargoyle boss in Belfry Luna.
- Is the Ruin Sentinel optional?: The Ruin Sentinel is optional, and can be skipped if you prefer to explore other areas of the game first.
- What do I get for beating the two Tree Sentinels?: Defeating the two Tree Sentinels rewards you with the Erdtree Greatshield, a Hero’s Rune, and 20,000 runes.
- Is the Lost Bastille optional?: The Lost Bastille is optional, and can be skipped if you collect 1 million souls elsewhere in the game.
- Is there an NPC summon for Ruin Sentinels?: There are two NPC summons available for the Ruin Sentinels fight, which can be found near the entrance to the fight.
- How many bonfires are in Huntsman’s Copse?: There are four bonfires in Huntsman’s Copse: Undead Refuge, Bridge Approach, Undead Lockaway, and Undead Purgatory.
- How do I get to the Undead Purgatory?: The Undead Purgatory can be accessed by crossing a long bridge in Huntsman’s Copse, and contains a boss fight and an NPC who offers membership to the Brotherhood of Blood covenant.