Dark Souls II: Items

Items are all objects found in the world in Dark Souls II which can be stored in a player's inventory.

Item Categories[]

The inventory separates Items into 14 classes: Miscellaneous Items, Weapons, Bows/Crossbows/Greatbows, Staves/Sacred Chimes/Pyromancy Flames, Shields, Head Armor, Chest Armor, Leg Armor, Hands Armor, Rings, Spells, Ammunition, Upgrade Materials and Key Items.

Miscellaneous Items[]

Includes all consumable items, including Key-like ones like Fragrant Branch of Yore, as well as all equippable items for the player's Belt Slots in the menu. Some of these, such as Darksign can be used infinitely.

Weapons[]

Includes most items that can be equipped in the player's Left and Right Weapon slots. These include Axes, Bows, Claws, Crossbows, Curved Greatswords, Curved Swords, Daggers, Fist Weapons, Greataxes, Greatbows, Great Hammers, Greatswords, Halberds, Hammers, Katanas, Lances, Reapers, Spears, Straight Swords, Thrusting Swords, Twinblades, Ultra Greatswords and Whips.

Bows/Crossbows/Greatbows[]

These are Weapons that can be equipped in the player's Left and Right Weapon slots with the main functionality of being able to fire Ammunition.

Staves/Sacred Chimes/Pyromancy Flames[]

These are Weapons that can be equipped in the player's Left and Right Weapon slots with the main functionality of being able to use Spells.

Shields[]

These are Weapons that can be equipped in the player's Left and Right Weapon slots with the main functionality of blocking damage or parrying.

Head Armor[]

Armor that is equipped to a player's Head Slot.

Chest Armor[]

Armor that is equipped to a player's Chest Slot.

Hands Armor[]

Armor that is equipped to a player's Hands Slot.

Leg Armor[]

Armor that is equipped to a player's Leg Slot.

Rings[]

Rings are Utility focus items which can be equipped in each of a player's 4 Ring Slots.

Spells[]

Spells are divided into Sorceries, Miracles, Hexes and Pyromancies and are equipped to Spell Slots, which are aquired by leveling Attunement or equipping items that give Spell Slots.

Ammunition[]

Projectiles divided into Arrows, Bolts and Greatarrows.

Upgrade Materials[]

Includes all materials required to upgrade a weapon or infuse it.

Key Items[]

Items that typically open doors and are necessary to progress through the game.

Acquisition[]

Items can be either guaranteed or non-guaranteed.

Guaranteed[]

These items are typically given from NPCs, found as items in Chests or Corpses, sold by Vendors or guaranteed drops from important characters such as Bosses or NPCs. All progression items are included in this category.

Non-guaranteed[]

These are items acquired through either killing Enemies or from Dyna & Tilo. Typically these include weapons and Miscelaneous Items or Ammunition. The rate at which these drop can be increased with Item Discovery items. Item Discovery also increases with Bonfire Intensity.

Item Limitations[]

Most enemies can drop items which they use. When an enemy drops equipment, such as a Weapon or Armor piece, they cannot drop that item again. This is a limitation enacted on each individual enemy, so you can still get 2 copies of the same weapon if there are 2 instances of enemies with it.

This limitation can be negated with Bonfire Ascetics. Bonfire Ascetics can only be used in areas where the bosses have been defeates. Upon use the reset Enemy Respawns, refill Wooden Chests and Corpses and revive any Bosses connected to the Bonfire it is burned at. The area will increase its Bonfire Intensity, acting as if it were a game cycle higher than previously.

Items with limited drops will be considered dropped even if the player does not pick up the item or if it disappears because the player character died before being able to grab it.