Where is Ornstein and Smough?

It is believed that he was left behind with Smough to guard Anor Londo's cathedral after the gods fled. However, there is reason to believe that Ornstein's presence in Anor Londo is an illusion, much as Gwynevere and the light of Anor Londo is a mere facade maintained by Gwyndolin.
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Where are Ornstein and Smough located?

Ornstein being one of the Four Knights of Gwyn who formerly hunted dragons, and Smough an executioner of superhuman size, they were assigned to protect the Lordvessel from intruders and function as the final bosses of the Anor Londo level.
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What bonfire is closest to Ornstein and Smough?

The best bonfire to go for is after the stairs shortcut, where you have to do a bit of a fiddly jump over the stairs, and there will be a room on the left with Solaire in it. The bonfire can be found in the room shown in the image below.
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How do you summon Ornstein and Smough?

If you've spoken to Solaire in Anor Londo, his symbol is on the stairs with the Archer just outside the boss room. Also, I found that people will leave their summon signs either on the stairs before the fight, or on the walk way leading up to the palace.
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How do I get to Anor Londo in Dark Souls 1?

After you defeat the Iron Golem on the roof of Sen's Fortress, you'll discover a ring of light. Investigating it will summon a trio of Batwing Demons that will carry you to the city of Anor Londo.
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Dark Souls Remastered - Walkthrough Part 16: Ornstein and Smough

What bosses can you skip ds1?

Dark Souls: Every Skippable Boss In The Game (And How To Skip...
  • Asylum Demon. You can basically skip this boss by choosing firebombs as your starting gift. ...
  • Taurus Demon. ...
  • Capra Demon, Gaping Dragon, and Blighttown. ...
  • Iron Golem. ...
  • Ceaseless Discharge, Demon Firesage, and Centipede Demon.
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What level should I be for Anor Londo Dark Souls remastered?

40 is fine. I would recommend upgrading your Pyromancy Flame and getting some Chaos pyromancies as a supplement to sorcery. At a minimum, pickup Great Combustion.
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Are Ornstein and Smough the hardest?

Considered The Hardest Boss In The Base Game

The most notorious boss duo in gaming history, Ornstein and Smough ended many a player's runs once they got to the end of Anor Londo.
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Should I summon Solaire for Ornstein and Smough?

Don't summon Solaire, he only makes the fight more difficult. Kill Ornstein first and use the pillars in the room to your advantage when fighting Smough. This is how I did it on my sl 1 playthrough.
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What level should I summon Ornstein and Smough?

I think they'd be in the 40s-50s on average. I did it at 30 and couldn't find a single person to summon, my friend did them at 50 and went with full groups every time.
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What is the hardest Dark Souls boss?

Darkeater Midir completes the series' trilogy of "most frustrating dragon boss fights in history." This dragon is not only one of the hardest bosses in the Souls series but among the hardest bosses in all of gaming history.
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What weapon is best for Ornstein and Smough?

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  • They're both quite weak to fire IIRC. ...
  • Eagle shield and Queelags fury sword works well..and a summoned helper or two is always good.If not online then summon Solaire up the stairs near where the last Silver archer is before the Boss fog gate. ...
  • I think one of them is has very good resistance against lightning.
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Are Ornstein and Smough immune to lightning?

Smough is weak to bleed damage in his lightning form. Ornstein is virtually immune to lightning damage and has moderate fire and magic resistance in both normal and large form.
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Who can I summon for Ornstein and Smough?

Summoning Solaire of Astora is highly recommended as he can take a lot of hits and can kill Ornstein on his own if you distract Smough (he is, however, not so helpful in the second phase). This does however require a reserve of Humanity for repeated attempts.
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How do I stop my Solaire from going hollow?

Lost Izalith contains nine chaos bugs you'll find in a locked shortcut between the Demon Ruins and Lost Izalith. If you want to save Solaire, you must kill the red-eyed bug. Failing to do so will result in Solaire becoming Hollow the second you enter Lost Izalith, turning him hostile.
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Are Ornstein and Smough brothers?

It's often assumed that Ornstein and Smough must have been friends, or at least welcoming to one another. Evidence seems to suggest that they were simply co-workers tasked by Lord Gwyn to work with one another.
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Is Solaire Gwyn's son?

His armor and shield are decorated with a hand-painted sun, reflecting his worship of the Sun, and by association, Lord Gwyn. While he was theorized by some fans to be Gwyn's firstborn son in disguise, this was later proven not to be the case in Dark Souls III.
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Does it matter if Solaire dies in boss fight?

Nope. As long as you follow Solaire's path, you can summon him even if he's killed in a fight as a phantom. Kill him in body form and you're out of luck, of course.
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When should I fight Ornstein and Smough?

It looks like everyone is trying to play through the game at low-level and, likely, become a Darkwraith. I typically fight Ornstein and Smough at levels 40-60 (usually in the middle near 50) because that was prime coop range when DS was released.
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Who is stronger Ornstein or Artorias?

Whether or not Orstein's fighting prowess was above Artorias' prior to the latter's corruption is anyone's guess, but being the captain of the Four Knights it's probable to say that lore-wise they were likely on par with one another. Artorias has faster attacks than base Ornstein.
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Why is Ornstein so big?

Weaponry and physical build in Lordran is entwined with the nature of the soul that possesses them. Ornstein isn't a lord, a lord is a title and it isn't a Lord Soul anyway. He grew after absorbing Smough, which is oblique evidence that nature of the soul depending, you can grow with more strength.
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Is artorias the hardest boss in ds1?

The first DLC for Dark Souls was Artorias of the Abyss, which introduced a few of the games' most difficult bosses, including the titular Abysswalker, Knight Artorias. The DLC boss can feel like a huge step up in the difficulty level, as he is both aggressive and unrelenting in his attacks.
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How to get +15 in Dark Souls?

Bring both the large ember and the very large ember to Andrei. Andre does it if you've gotten the Very Large Ember from New Londo. If you have a +14 (Very Large Ember required to ascend +10 to +11) weapon already you need to find a titanite slab, then you can reinforce it to +15 anywhere, even at the bonfire.
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What is the most AR in ds1?

Maximum attack rating in Dark Souls : 1271, with 99 Strength and Faith, Crystal Demon's Greataxe +5, Darkmoon Talisman, and Darkmoon Blade. Starting with the Cleric class, this is SL174, long but not that hard to achieve. No ring nor equipment piece can boost this rating.
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What level should I stop at in Dark Souls?

You can stop levelling up whenever you want you want, however the general level for PvPing is 120 so if you plan to build a character to play against other people then stop around that level. And don't put points in to resistance.
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