Bonfires
General Information
Bonfires act as checkpoints in the world of Drangleic. While resting at a bonfire you may fast-travel to any previously lit bonfire, burn certain items, or access your Item Box. Unlike in the first Dark Souls, you do not actually have to rest at a bonfire to return to it after death — you only need to light the bonfire. This is useful if you do not want the enemies that you have killed to respawn.
Resting at a bonfire has several effects:
- Refills your HP and stamina.
- Removes your Status Effects.
- Resets equipment durability to maximum, provided that said equipment is not broken.
- Recharges your Estus Flask uses.
- Recharges your attuned Hexes, Miracles, Pyromancy, and Sorcery uses.
- Resets and respawn enemies (except some unique enemies and bosses)1.
When resting, you can access the bonfire menu. The menu gives you access to several options:
- You can fast travel across Drangleic (provided you already lit the destination bonfire).
- You can attune spells.
- You can burn items.
- You can access your Item Box to deposit or retrieve your equipment and items.
There are a few instances where accessing the bonfire is impossible:
- Enemies are in close proximity to the bonfire.
- A Blue or Red Phantom is invading your world, whether it is a Player or NPC.
- You have summoned Players or NPCs in your world.
- Note that you can still light unlit bonfires, but you can't rest at them.
Fast Travel Locations
Burnable Items
This is a list of burnable items and their effects:
| Item | Effect |
|---|---|
| Human Effigy | Lower your chances of being invaded. It doesn't stop invasions, rather it resets your position to the bottom of the server queue.2 |
| Bonfire Ascetic | Increase difficulty of enemies in the surrounding area, similar to New Game+ |
| Sublime Bone Dust3 | Strengthens the Estus Flask, and increases the amount of HP recovered with each use. |
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