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Ultimate Bonfire achievement in DS3

Ultimate Bonfire

Reinforce a bonfire to the highest level.

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How to unlock the Ultimate Bonfire achievement

  • vSullyvSully
    27 Mar 2016 27 Mar 2016 14 Oct 2022
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    The Firelink Shrine bonfire can be upgraded to improve the amount of healing per Estus Flask use. These upgrades require finding Undead Bone Shards. There are 10 Undead Bone Shards that can be found throughout the world. Once you upgrade the Firelink Shrine bonfire to 11 (resulting in Estus Flask +10), the achievement will pop.


    1) The first Undead Bone Shard can be found in the graveyard area just beyond the Dilapidated Bridge bonfire in the Undead Settlement. As you go through a small stone arch, you'll be pummeled with huge arrows by a giant high in a tower (unless, of course, you met with him and became his friend first). The shard is on a platform on the right hand side:

    2) This shard can be found behind a gravestone overhanging a cliff in the graveyard area on the way to the Cathedral of the Deep:
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    3) From the Keep Ruins bonfire in Farros Keep, proceed away from the three enemies and look for a tower close by with several slugs inside. The shard is visible on a corpse inside this tower:

    4) In the Catacombs of Carthus (proceeding from the Abyss Watchers bonfire), you'll come to a sloped path where a large skeleton ball rolls back and forth. If you kill the skeleton wearing the black witch hat near the bottom, the skeleton ball will break after hitting the lower wall and the shard will fall out:

    5) From the Church of Yorshka bonfire In Irithyll of the Boreal Valley, exit to a graveyard and follow the path around to the right to find a large tombstone. The shard is behind it:

    6) From the Demon Ruin's bonfire in the Catacombs of Carthus, follow the path to reach a large, two level room full of enemies. The shard is on the lower level in a corner:

    7) This shard is in plain sight next to the Profaned Capital bonfire in Irithyll:

    8) From the Dragon Barracks bonfire in Lothric Castle, go across the bridge and drop down to find the shard beneath (in my clip, I'm already on the opposite side of the bridge from the bonfire):

    9) This shard is on a corpse in a chair high atop the Grand Archives in Lothric Castle:

    10) This shard is obtained by killing the giant worm in the Smouldering Lake area of the Catacombs of Carthus (near the Demon Ruins bonfire):
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    vSullyCorrect.
    Posted by vSully on 18 Apr 16 at 11:38
    AwooJust one small clarification: the maximum bonfire level is 11, which will bring your Estus to +10. I was wondering why my achievement wasn't popping at bonfire level 10, but then I realized I was still missing a bone shard.
    Posted by Awoo on 19 Apr 16 at 05:21
    ConfurySHThe catacombs skeleton ball shard IS missable btw. If you kill the skeleton wearing the hat and fail to pick up the shard that drops from the skeleball (as I did...) it will NOT respawn until the following playthrough.
    Posted by ConfurySH on 25 Apr 16 at 10:47
    FayMoonI upgraded Estus Flask to +10 (bonfire on level 11), Xbox One achievement tracking shows 100% but achievement did not pop. Any suggestions?
    Posted by FayMoon on 03 May 16 at 16:53
    vSullyAlmost everybody who has this game has had at least one random achievement glitch out on them. For me, it was master of sorcery. The achievements will show as 100% but locked. All we can do is wait for it to work itself out. You can't complete the requirements again and get the achievement – that will not help.
    Posted by vSully on 03 May 16 at 16:57
    KingsOfDispairThe Catacombs one might be missable after a certain fight, However, I just beat Pontiff Sullyvan and went back and was still able to get it. The Skeleton Ball respawned for me and I was able to pick it back up
    Posted by KingsOfDispair on 11 Jun 16 at 12:19
    Demon By DesireEdit: You can get these any time, I didn't wait long enough for the catacombs skeleton ball to show up.

    I think Catacombs is missable. I've checked every single one of these locations after beating the game, still can't find the missing one. Shame, I was gonna keep that guy on NG.
    Posted by Demon By Desire on 02 Feb 17 at 01:22
    XxCABOBxXCompleted this at bonfire level 11 with + 10 flasks but never popped. Completed the requirements almost a full week ago. I had hoped it was just buggy and would pop late but no luck. Anybody know any work around or am I just screwed and have to do this with a new character.

    Update: I did unfortunately have to make a new character for this. Seems I just got very unlucky as it looks like most people don't have trouble with this one. But after meeting the requirements a second time on a new file, it popped for me.
    Posted by XxCABOBxX on 07 Jun 22 at 02:07
    FearRabbitTeethThis can still be buggy. It didn’t pop for me even though I have the message ‘Cannot kindle any further’. Arrrrggghhhh
    Posted by FearRabbitTeeth on 27 Nov 22 at 16:11
    DarkZazinDidn’t unlock for me either. I think it’s because I upgrade the bonfire on my NG+. I believe everything has to be upgraded in the same playthrough.
    Posted by DarkZazin on 12 Feb at 21:53
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