When you first enter The Forest of Fallen Giants you'll come across a shallow river, which you can walk in. Follow the river and deal with the weak hollows that you come across. As you follow it, there is a slight path off to the right that leads to a bonfire. When you reach the end, climb up the hill and enter the cave.

When inside you can either follow the path to the left or jump through the hole in front of you. If you follow the path there is an axe-wielding hollow waiting round the corner. If you jump down through the hole, although there is a hollow with his back turned, another is waiting to ambush you in that room.

Continue through the cave and climb the ladder. At the top you reach an arena shaped room with a large tree in the centre. There are multiple hollows up here so be careful to not aggro all of them at once. Additionally, there is one hollow firing arrows from a ledge above. Deal with all the ground hollows first. You can then leave through the exit on the right to climb up a ladder to the higher level of the arena. Beware that two hollows will ambush you here in a very constricted environment. You can now deal with the archer and collect nearby items.

Propped up against the tree is the Heide Knight. He won't attack unless you attack first. He has a lot of HP and deals heavy damage so don't attack unless you are confident that you can defeat him. If you do kill him he will drop the Heide Knight's Sword.

Easy way to kill a knight: You will need a bow and about 40 metal arrows. Climb to a higher level of the arena and shoot him with a bow. Arrows take with a margin as he moves pretty fast and possible failures.

Continue through the fog gate on the left side of the arena and follow the path. After dealing with the halberd-wielding hollow be careful when climbing the staircase. There are multiple hollows at the top, one of them throws firebombs. Follow the path after dealing with them until you reach a large door. Open the door to reveal a room with a bonfire.

Next to the bonfire is Merchant Hag Melentia. She sells a variety of wares, including the key to open Blacksmith Lenigrast's house.

Next to the bonfire is a ladder, climb all the way down it. At the bottom, going one way leads to a door that can be only opened from the other side. Going the other way leads you to two hollows. You can cross the bridge after killing them but that leads to another hollow and a door that can only be opened with the Solider's Key.

Instead of crossing the bridge, head into the room on the left. Here you'll find another locked door that needs the Soldier's Key and a hollow crouching by the hole in the wall. Kill him and head outside.

From here you can either climb up the tree trunk to carry on with the area or deal with the many enemies to reach the 'cartographer' NPC (real name unknown).

REACHINg the cartographer



Climb part way up the tree trunk and then jump off onto the roof to your right. Either dispatch the enemies or carefully dodge them. Beware of the out-of-reach enemies that fire arrows. Jump down to the ledge underneath the tree trunk and follow the path to the cave.

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Once inside you will head towards a cross-junction. Either run across or approach carefully because a boulder will roll down from left to right. There is nothing forward in the cross junction and if you head right (to where the boulder goes) you will end up at a bottomless pit. Head left until you reach an NPC. He is a cartographer. If you speak to him repeatedly he will give you a key to his mansion in Majula (the largest house there). You can then leave to his left to get back on track to where you need to go.

On top of the tree trunk



Up on the castle path there are a couple of hollows to deal with. You can climb up the ladder on the right to find a deal with a hollow that throws firebombs. Beware, staying on this higher plain for too long will trigger a very powerful soldier being dropped in by a hawk. Climb back down the ladder and carry on.

There's a bunch of explosive barrels in the corner of this path. Throw a firebomb at them or let the firebombing hollow throw at you near them. When they explode they destroy the wall next to them, opening up a shortcut to the bonfire room.



Deal with the two hollows around the corner then climb down to the area below. Straight ahead is the NPC Mild-Mannered Pate. If you go through the gate next to him it will close behind you and you will need to fight through many hollows to get back out. In the middle of this path you can find some Aromatic Ooze.

There's a doorway adjacent to Pate. Inside is an ambush with five large, mechanical crossbows. If you want to explore, make sure to start off the trap and roll back outside to avoid being killed.

To progress with the area, head towards the tutle-shaped soldier. Be aware that he is surrounded by explosive barrels and that there are firebombing hollows to the upper left. To dispatch them, head right then climb the ladder and follow the path to drop down from above them. You can throw a firebomb to destroy the explosive barrels and kill the turtle-shaped soldier at the same time.

Past him you enter into a long room. Follow it left and deal with the two hollows you come across. There is a giant stone sword that juts out of the room with a Halberd at the end of it, guarded by a hollow. Beware that if you fall off you will die instantly and that upon walking up the sword a hollow will drop down behind you, putting you in the middle of a pincer attack.

Go through the fog gate. The room on the right contains a Crystal Lizard. Kill him quickly before he vanishes. There is also a hollow in that room so take care to not be attacked while doing so. Head along the room and you will reach a lift and a door. The door is the one-way door from earlier, so open it to create a shortcut to the bonfire.

Head down the lift and head up the path. Along the way is a hollow. Make sure to kill him otherwise he will attack you while you attempt to head through the fog gate ahead, cancelling your actions. Through the fog gate is a boss. You can summon Mild-Mannered Pate for this fight (although the exact way to make his summon sign appear is currently unknown). Head through the gate.

BOSS: The Last Giant



The Last Giant is slow and powerful. Make sure to either used ranged attacks, have a good shield and armour, or to be nimble enough to avoid all of his attacks. Halfway through the fight The Last Giant will pull his left arm off and wield it as a club.

For nimble players: Two-hand your weapon, and apply Aromatic Ooze if you picked it up earlier. When The Last Giant sweeps with his arm make sure to run under his legs. Attack his legs, making sure to dodge his stomps. A pattern of attack once, dodge roll, attack once, dodge roll works well to accomplish this. Repeat this pattern until he dies, taking extra care when he wields his club.

Defeating The Last Giant rewards you with 10,000 souls, The Last Giant's Soul and Soldier's Key.

The Soldier's Key can be used to open many of the doors in The Forest Of Fallen Giants including; the door up the staircase from the main bonfire, the door down the ladder from the bonfire, over the bridge, and the door in the room next to the bridge room. Go through that last one to proceed.

After going down a staircase you will come across a hollow to your immediate left. In front of you are two turtle-shaped soldiers and another hollow. Do not let these enemies attack at the same time if possible, they can easily overpower you as a a team. This area is dark and you should consider lighting a torch at a bonfire and bringing it with you. Proceed through the wooden door at the end.