Knight's Honor achievement in DS1

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This achievement hasn't changed from the 360 version of the game even though the original DLC area is included in the remaster. I expected to have to get tail cut weapons and create boss soul weapons from the original game's DLC content, but you don't have to. You just need the original base game's "rare" weapons which I will describe in detail below.

Note that this achievement will require you to play about halfway into the third playthrough as you need three Soul of Sif and access to the Giant Blacksmith in Anor Londo.

Rare weapons fall into a few categories:

Weapons found in static locations

Dragon Crest Shield- found on a corpse near the Undead Dragon in Valley of Drakes
Astora's Straight Sword- found on a corpse near the Undead Dragon in Valley of Drakes
Havel's Greatshield- found in a chest in a room behind an illusory wall in Anor Londo
Dragon Tooth- found in a chest in a room behind an illusory wall in Anor Londo
Dragonslayer Greatbow- found on a corpse in Anor Londo by dropping through a broken glass window in the entrance hall leading to Dragon Slayer Ornstein & Executioner Smough
Black Iron Greatshield- found on a corpse next to the painting in Anor Londo that leads to the Painted World of Ariamis
Velka's Rapier- found on a corpse in Painted World of Ariamis after the Annex Key door
Bloodshield- found on a corpse near the Undead Dragon in Painted World of Ariamis
Effigy Shield- found on a corpse in Tomb of the Giants

Weapons dropped by specific enemies
Some of these weapons are guaranteed drops and some are random drops. You likely will need to farm the appropriate enemies to get all of these weapons.
Increasing your item discovery can help get the weapons to drop more frequently. Consider using the Covetous Gold Serpent ring or the Symbol of Avarice (which do not stack) and having humanity in your counter to increase item discovery.

Black Knight Sword- dropped by sword-wielding Black Knights in Undead Burg, Undead Asylum (second visit), and Kiln of the First Flame (respawning)
Black Knight Greatsword- dropped by greatsword-wielding Black Knights in Undead Parish and Kiln of the First Flame (respawning)
Black Knight Greataxe- dropped by greataxe-wielding Black Knights in The Catacombs and Kiln of the First Flame (respawning)
Black Knight Halberd- dropped by halberd-wielding Black Knights in Darkroot Basin, Tomb of the Giants and Kiln of the First Flame (respawning)
Black Knight Shield- dropped by any Black Knight
Channeler's Trident- dropped by Channelers in the Undead Parish, Depths, and the Duke's Archives (respawning)
Crescent Axe- 100% drop by Patches in The Catacombs, Tomb of the Giants, or Firelink Shrine; sold by Patches upon relocating to Firelink Shrine for 10,000 souls
Crest Shield- 100% drop by Oscar, Knight of Astora in Undead Asylum (return visit).
Demon's Catalyst- 100% drop by Demon Firesage in Demon Ruins
Giant's Halberd- dropped by Sentinels in daylight Anor Londo; sold by Giant Blacksmith for 5,000 souls
Giant's Shield- dropped by Sentinels in daylight Anor Londo; sold by Giant Blacksmith for 10,000 souls (this may not be needed for the achievement)
Izalith Catalyst- 100% drop by Daughter of Chaos in Lost Izalith
Silver Knight Straight Sword- dropped by sword-wielding Silver Knights in Anor Londo
Silver Knight Spear- dropped by spear-wielding Silver Knights in Anor Londo
Silver Knight Shield- dropped by Silver Knights in Anor Londo
Stone Greatsword- dropped by Giant Stone Knights in Darkroot Garden; sold by Shiva of the East for 15,000 souls
Stone Greatshield- dropped by Giant Stone Knights in Darkroot Garden
Grant- 100% drop by Black Phantom Paladin Leeroy in Tomb of the Giants
Sanctus- 100% drop by Black Phantom Paladin Leeroy in Tomb of the Giants

Weapons obtained by joining covenants

Gravelord Sword- join the Gravelord Servant covenant
Dark Hand- join the Darkwraith covenant; also a rare drop by Darkwraiths enemies

Weapons created from boss souls
These weapons can be created by the Giant Blacksmith in Anor Londo and require having the appropriate boss soul and an eligible weapon upgraded to +10

Moonlight Butterfly Horn: requires Soul of the Moonlight Butterfly and any +10 spear or thrusting sword
Crystal Ring Shield: requires Soul of the Moonlight Butterfly and any +10 shield
Quelaag's Furysword: requires Soul of Quelaag and any +10 curved sword
Chaos Blade: requires Soul of Quelaag and any +10 katana
Greatsword of Artorias (Cursed): requires Soul of Sif and any +10 dagger, greatsword, or straight sword other than Broken Straight Sword and Straight Sword Hilt
Greatsword of Artorias: requires Soul of Sif and a +10 Broken Straight Sword or Straight Sword Hilt
Greatshield of Artorias: requires Soul of Sif and any +10 shield
Golem Axe: requires Core of an Iron Golem and any +10 axe
Dragon Bone Fist: requires Core of an Iron Golem and any +10 fist weapon
Lifehunt Scythe: requires Soul of Priscilla and any +10 halberd or whip
Dragonslayer Spear: requires Soul of Ornstein and any +10 spears or thrusting swords
Smough's Hammer: requires Soul of Smough and any +10 hammers or great hammer
Darkmoon Bow: requires Soul of Gwyndolin and any +10 bow
Tin Darkmoon Catalyst: requires Soul of Gwyndolin and any basic catalyst (catalysts don't upgrade)
Great Lord Greatsword: requires Soul of Gwyn, Lord of Cinder and any +10 dagger, greatsword, or straight sword

Weapons that are obtained by cutting specific enemy tails off:

Drake Sword from the Hellkite Dragon in the Undead Berg
Dragon King Greataxe from the Gaping Dragon in the Depths
Priscilla's Dagger from Crossbreed Priscilla in the Painted World of Ariamis
Moonlight Greatsword from Seath the Scaleless in the Crystal Cave
Dragon Greatsword from the Stone Dragon (actually an NPC) in Ash Lake
Gargoyle Tail Axe from the Bell Gargoyles in the Undead Parish or from non-respawing Gargoyles in Anor Londo (note that this is not the weapon they sometimes drop when killed)

As always, refer to http://darksouls.wikidot.com/ for specific information relating to items or locations. This page on the wiki provides full information for all the weapons needed for this achievement.

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I have gotten all of the weapons listed and no achievement.. I’ve tried bottomless box, dripping and picking up, and no luck… anyone figure out a way around this?

Posted by rtjr2 on 27 Aug 23 at 19:42

Can u obtain the achievement if a friend drops all the weapons?

Posted by Manxdovsky on 29 Aug 23 at 20:59

If you use the gold (not silver as that boost is for 20% extra souls)serpent ring it will boost item discovery also have some humanity in the corner of the screen, at least 1 will boost discovery by 50, having max of 10 will get to highest chance of items.

Posted by Acurate Bob on 29 Feb at 16:05

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I've made a google sheet checklist for Knight's Honor, Wisdom of a Sage, Bond of a Pyromancer and Prayer of a Maiden. Slight Spoilers included in the document. It comes with every item needed to get these achievements in a list along with a brief description on how to acquire the item and a link to the items wiki page on Fextralife. You'll need to save the document to your own drive before it'll allow you to start checking things off. You can find the link to it here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1IBAR9dAKxKPzW5UA31Mo...

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Very nice! Love the links to a wiki for more info.

Posted by crunchb3rry on 03 Jul 18 at 04:48

Anyone who makes a checklist for things like this is my new BFF.

Posted by AllChristophe on 29 Jul 19 at 14:05

Great checklist, thank you. But it's missing the Gargoyle Tail Axe.

Posted by Mittensne on 03 Jan 20 at 19:33

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The one weapon for this achievement I had trouble getting was for cutting off Priscilla's tail.

As far as I know, Priscilla turns invisible as soon as the fight starts and does not reappear unless you hit her @3 times very quickly. She's fragile, and her health bar also disappears, so its very easy to kill her before you can get her to reappear.

If you happen to be like me and can't cut Priscilla's tail off in one hit like videos show, here's what to do:

have pyromancy flame equipped
have fire storm, fire tempest, or chaos storm attuned and cast it when she goes invisible
it should reveal her

once you can see her again, its easy to strafe around and cut her tail off.

you WILL kill her if you try to cut it off while she's invisible. Don't even try.

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Option two, without using pyromancy would be to use a very weak weapon in your 2nd weapon slot to hit at her when she's in stealth. This will allow you to break her out of stealth without doing much damage to her. Switch back to your main weapon when she's visible and attack the tail. If it looks like you're going to kill her too soon, you can always homeward bone out to try again.

Posted by FruitofPassion on 02 Jun 20 at 18:18

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