Hey guys, wanted to share a route for DS3 Speedrunning! This is a written Anri's Straight Sword guide for anyone to follow. The category is Any% Glitchless.
NOTE: If you are a beginner, don't even bother with this. It saves like 30 seconds compared to Raw +1 SS, only start this if you're hitting top 15 times consistently.
Class: Assassin Starting Gift: Black Firebomb Gender: Female (unsure if it matters)
Cem Ash * Spam start button/escape as soon as the loading screen ends to skip two cutscenes * Skip ashen estus flask Goal for Gundyr: 42-43 seconds into the run to start pulling the sword
Iudex Gundyr: * 5 R1's when he's immobile * Wait for your stamina to recharge to 1/4 the bar * 2 R1's * Strafe around his attacks counter clockwise * 3 R1's * Strafe again * 3 R1's * Switch two two-handing the rapier * ONLY once he's started transforming, hit him with a charged R2. * Don't chain the R2 attacks, it's faster to let go after a single R2 attack and then charge a new one * Once you've done the two R2's, hit him with 3 firebombs consecutively as you back away towards the doors. * After killing him turn around immediately and run to the doors * Quitout You should aim for 1:20-1:23 if you're in contention for a top time WR: 1:19
Firelink * buy dagger, shortsword, 4 homeward bone * at bonfire equip assassin hood, shortsword, dagger, homeward bone WR time to teleport away: 2:04
High Wall * use dagger for fall damage cancel off roof * kill vordt using 4 r1's, 5 R1's - 6 r1's, then phase 2 roll his charges and kill him by the door * raise banner WR: 4:38
Undead Settlement * Go to the right across the wood bridge * Skip jump by the little runt things and red hooded dude * Spook near tower * Spook jump elevator
Road of Sacrifices * All normal until halfway fortress * Kill Anri for anri's sword * Get crucifixion woods bonfire * Get Grasscrest Shield + Green Blossom * Go to get the coal behind the black knight * Get sellsword twinblades * Homeward bone back to Crucifixion Woods bonfire
Road of Sacrifices continued * Spawn at crucifixion woods bonfire after homeward bone in previous segment * Head towards Farron Keep * Leave the estoc and shortsword as you run to Farron Keep * Down ladder * Get bonfire
Farron Keep: * Dagger spam to the fire by the elder ghru * Homeward bone to Farron Keep bonfire * Ignore titanite shards, get the other 2 fires * Use Anri sword spam to heal as needed * Head straight to the abyss watchers door WR: 11:08
Abyss Watchers: * Equip full armor * Enter abyss watchers room * Use green blossom and gold pine resin on anri's straight sword WR: 12:27
Catacombs: * Go left to the bridge and jump off onto the pillar on the left * Head to the right in the tunnel to the illusory wall * directly to the right is a sharp gem. * Keep going perpendicular to where you picked up the gem down another hallway then make a right outside down a flight of stairs * Pot skip * When you get to the bottom after pot skip, to the right of the first pillar there is an illusory wall behind it * Go up stairs behind illusory wall and go straight to get grave warden's ashes * Equip charcoal pine bundles in estus slot * Head to wolnir from there
Wolnir: Bracelet 1 * Enter with anri straight sword, don't buff. * R1 right bracelet 3 times, wolnir will raise arm, charge strong attack 4 seconds after the last R1 hit is when you start charging * strong hit should connect with bracelet, follow up with another R1 to break it.
Bracelet 2 * Chase down right side, charcoal pine bundle. * 8 R1s with charcoal pine bundle to break.
Bracelet 3 * Chase down left arm, buff another charcoal pine bundle * 6 R1s * Use soul of the blood of the wolf immediately after killing wolnir * Get wolnir bonfire * Homeward bone to firelink shrine WR: 15:00
Firelink 2 * Sell wolnir soul * Sell vordt soul * Give umbral ash * Buy 12 titanite shards * Buy 3 Homeward Bones * Buy tower key * Buy 9 Carthus Rouge * Go to Andre and upgrade twinblades to +3 * Give farron coal * Infuse twinblades with sharp * Level up dex to 33 * Bonfire to crucifixion woods
Crucifixion Woods * Use carthus rouge to kill crystal sage
Cathedral of depression * Normal route until giant *EQUIP DAGGER MOFO* * Equip dagger on the way there! * Get Lloyd's sword ring * use spook to drop down by door * Dagger spam out of water * Watch behind yourself in case the giant throws shit, it can insta kill! * Normal route to deacons
Deacons * Kill with Carthus Rouge * Homeward bone to shrine bonfire WR: 20:42
Firelink 3: * Travel to High Lord Wolnir Bonfire
Catacombs: * Go to irithyll
Irithyll: * Kill bridge monster with carthus rouge * Equip pontiff's eye ring * Normal route to cleansing chapel * Normal route to distant manor but pick up green blossoms by distant manor bonfire door WR: 23:40
Irithyll Dungeon: * Same route, pick up pale pine resin just before opening gate door after the first bridge by the first shortcut hole in the wall thing * Use spook to skip to Profaned Capital
Profaned Capital: * Use spook to drop down fast
Yhorm: * Kill yhorm normal way * Homeward bone to Distant Manor WR: 26:53
Distant Manor: * Run to pontiff
Pontiff Sulyvahn: * Make sure at full health * Equip Lloyd's sword ring * Use Carthus Rouge, parry to kill like normal WR: 30:23
Anor Londo: * Run from Pontiff boss room to get Easterner's Ashes * Quit out after pulling lever * While contraption spins, use Yhorm's soul * Get Anor londo bonfire * Homeward bone to Firelink Shrine
Firelink 4: * Give handmaiden Easterner's Ashes * Buy 12 Large Titanite * Sell all boss souls * Upgrade twinblades to +6 * Level up Dex to 38 * Level up Vigor to sixteen * Bonfire Travel to Anor Londo WR: 31:30
Anor Londo: * Stair Jump * Kill Aldrich with Carthus Rouge * Get teleported to Dancer Room * Kill old Lady Aldrich Split WR: 32:38
Dancer: * Kill with carthus rouge WR: 33:18
Lothric Castle: * Run straight through everything immediately * No elevator
Dragonslayer Armor: * Kill DS armor with pale pine resin WR: 35:50
Grand Archives: * Run straight through
Twin Princes: * Kill with Carthus Rouge * Use dark sign to teleport to shrine bonfire (timed with the boss ending WR: 39:20
Firelink Shrine: * Place all ashes on thrones * Homeward bone to skip to first flame * Level up dex to 47 * Level up vigor to 25
Kiln of the First Flame: * Equip all armor * Carthus rouge * Kill Soul of Cinder! WR: 41:25
KinetikCx
Hey guys, wanted to share a route for DS3 Speedrunning! This is a written Anri's Straight Sword guide for anyone to follow. The category is Any% Glitchless.
NOTE: If you are a beginner, don't even bother with this. It saves like 30 seconds compared to Raw +1 SS, only start this if you're hitting top 15 times consistently.
Class: Assassin
Starting Gift: Black Firebomb
Gender: Female (unsure if it matters)
Cem Ash
* Spam start button/escape as soon as the loading screen ends to skip two cutscenes
* Skip ashen estus flask
Goal for Gundyr: 42-43 seconds into the run to start pulling the sword
Iudex Gundyr:
* 5 R1's when he's immobile
* Wait for your stamina to recharge to 1/4 the bar
* 2 R1's
* Strafe around his attacks counter clockwise
* 3 R1's
* Strafe again
* 3 R1's
* Switch two two-handing the rapier
* ONLY once he's started transforming, hit him with a charged R2.
* Don't chain the R2 attacks, it's faster to let go after a single R2 attack and then charge a new one
* Once you've done the two R2's, hit him with 3 firebombs consecutively as you back away towards the doors.
* After killing him turn around immediately and run to the doors
* Quitout
You should aim for 1:20-1:23 if you're in contention for a top time
WR: 1:19
Firelink
* buy dagger, shortsword, 4 homeward bone
* at bonfire equip assassin hood, shortsword, dagger, homeward bone
WR time to teleport away: 2:04
High Wall
* use dagger for fall damage cancel off roof
* kill vordt using 4 r1's, 5 R1's - 6 r1's, then phase 2 roll his charges and kill him by the door
* raise banner
WR: 4:38
Undead Settlement
* Go to the right across the wood bridge
* Skip jump by the little runt things and red hooded dude
* Spook near tower
* Spook jump elevator
Road of Sacrifices
* All normal until halfway fortress
* Kill Anri for anri's sword
* Get crucifixion woods bonfire
* Get Grasscrest Shield + Green Blossom
* Go to get the coal behind the black knight
* Get sellsword twinblades
* Homeward bone back to Crucifixion Woods bonfire
Road of Sacrifices continued
* Spawn at crucifixion woods bonfire after homeward bone in previous segment
* Head towards Farron Keep
* Leave the estoc and shortsword as you run to Farron Keep
* Down ladder
* Get bonfire
Farron Keep:
* Dagger spam to the fire by the elder ghru
* Homeward bone to Farron Keep bonfire
* Ignore titanite shards, get the other 2 fires
* Use Anri sword spam to heal as needed
* Head straight to the abyss watchers door
WR: 11:08
Abyss Watchers:
* Equip full armor
* Enter abyss watchers room
* Use green blossom and gold pine resin on anri's straight sword
WR: 12:27
Catacombs:
* Go left to the bridge and jump off onto the pillar on the left
* Head to the right in the tunnel to the illusory wall
* directly to the right is a sharp gem.
* Keep going perpendicular to where you picked up the gem down another hallway then make a right outside down a flight of stairs
* Pot skip
* When you get to the bottom after pot skip, to the right of the first pillar there is an illusory wall behind it
* Go up stairs behind illusory wall and go straight to get grave warden's ashes
* Equip charcoal pine bundles in estus slot
* Head to wolnir from there
Wolnir:
Bracelet 1
* Enter with anri straight sword, don't buff.
* R1 right bracelet 3 times, wolnir will raise arm, charge strong attack 4 seconds after the last R1 hit is when you start charging
* strong hit should connect with bracelet, follow up with another R1 to break it.
Bracelet 2
* Chase down right side, charcoal pine bundle.
* 8 R1s with charcoal pine bundle to break.
Bracelet 3
* Chase down left arm, buff another charcoal pine bundle
* 6 R1s
* Use soul of the blood of the wolf immediately after killing wolnir
* Get wolnir bonfire
* Homeward bone to firelink shrine
WR: 15:00
Firelink 2
* Sell wolnir soul
* Sell vordt soul
* Give umbral ash
* Buy 12 titanite shards
* Buy 3 Homeward Bones
* Buy tower key
* Buy 9 Carthus Rouge
* Go to Andre and upgrade twinblades to +3
* Give farron coal
* Infuse twinblades with sharp
* Level up dex to 33
* Bonfire to crucifixion woods
Crucifixion Woods
* Use carthus rouge to kill crystal sage
Cathedral of depression
* Normal route until giant *EQUIP DAGGER MOFO*
* Equip dagger on the way there!
* Get Lloyd's sword ring
* use spook to drop down by door
* Dagger spam out of water
* Watch behind yourself in case the giant throws shit, it can insta kill!
* Normal route to deacons
Deacons
* Kill with Carthus Rouge
* Homeward bone to shrine bonfire
WR: 20:42
Firelink 3:
* Travel to High Lord Wolnir Bonfire
Catacombs:
* Go to irithyll
Irithyll:
* Kill bridge monster with carthus rouge
* Equip pontiff's eye ring
* Normal route to cleansing chapel
* Normal route to distant manor but pick up green blossoms by distant manor bonfire door
WR: 23:40
Irithyll Dungeon:
* Same route, pick up pale pine resin just before opening gate door after the first bridge by the first shortcut hole in the wall thing
* Use spook to skip to Profaned Capital
Profaned Capital:
* Use spook to drop down fast
Yhorm:
* Kill yhorm normal way
* Homeward bone to Distant Manor
WR: 26:53
Distant Manor:
* Run to pontiff
Pontiff Sulyvahn:
* Make sure at full health
* Equip Lloyd's sword ring
* Use Carthus Rouge, parry to kill like normal
WR: 30:23
Anor Londo:
* Run from Pontiff boss room to get Easterner's Ashes
* Quit out after pulling lever
* While contraption spins, use Yhorm's soul
* Get Anor londo bonfire
* Homeward bone to Firelink Shrine
Firelink 4:
* Give handmaiden Easterner's Ashes
* Buy 12 Large Titanite
* Sell all boss souls
* Upgrade twinblades to +6
* Level up Dex to 38
* Level up Vigor to sixteen
* Bonfire Travel to Anor Londo
WR: 31:30
Anor Londo:
* Stair Jump
* Kill Aldrich with Carthus Rouge
* Get teleported to Dancer Room
* Kill old Lady
Aldrich Split WR: 32:38
Dancer:
* Kill with carthus rouge
WR: 33:18
Lothric Castle:
* Run straight through everything immediately
* No elevator
Dragonslayer Armor:
* Kill DS armor with pale pine resin
WR: 35:50
Grand Archives:
* Run straight through
Twin Princes:
* Kill with Carthus Rouge
* Use dark sign to teleport to shrine bonfire (timed with the boss ending
WR: 39:20
Firelink Shrine:
* Place all ashes on thrones
* Homeward bone to skip to first flame
* Level up dex to 47
* Level up vigor to 25
Kiln of the First Flame:
* Equip all armor
* Carthus rouge
* Kill Soul of Cinder!
WR: 41:25
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