# Shulva, Sanctum City

### Quick Reference

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<table id="bkmrk-boss-npcs-notable-lo"><tr><th>Boss</th><th>NPCs</th><th>Notable Loot</th><th>Enemies</th><th>Enemy Drops</th></tr><tr><td>None</td><td>None</td><td>Poisonbite Ring +1  
Dark Quartz Ring +3  
Thunder Quartz Ring +3  
5x Cracked Red Eye Orb  
5x Lifegem  
Sanctum Mace  
Long Bow +7  
Notched Whip +7  
Focus Souls  
1x Poison Stone  
Promised Walk of Peace  
Dark Greatsword</td><td>Sanctum Soldiers  
Poison Statue Clusters  
Corrosive Egg Insect  
Pagan Tree  
Invader Rockshield Baldyr</td><td>Sanctum Mace  
Sanctum Soldier Gauntlet</td></tr></table>

### Description

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*The King erected a magnificent city, and the dragon slept soundly.  
Until Sir Yorgh disturbed it with a single great strike, and the dragon could bear its store of poison no longer.  
The rain of death toppled the city, but restored the dragon's purity.*<sup>1</sup>

### Connections

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- Black Gulch (requires Dragon Talon)
- Dragon's Sanctum
- Cave of the Dead

### Bonfires

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- **Sanctum Walk**  
    Near the beginning of the level.

- **Tower of Prayer**  
    Rise the platforms in the open area full of enemies and use them to access the tower.

- **Priestess' Chamber**  
    Use the Eternal Sanctum Key to open the door in Dragon's Sanctum, then continue until you find the bonfire.

### Walkthrough

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#### Map (japanese)

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Shulva, Sanctum City Video Walkthrough  
Item Guide I II III

### Loot

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#### Sanctum Walk

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- 3x Dragon Charm in the tunnel before the first bonfire.
- 3x Old Growth Balm close to the first bonfire.
- 5x Lifegem next to the first group of Sanctum Soldier archers.
- The Dark Quartz Ring +3 is on a platform above the first group of archers. Use the nearby rising platform to reach it.
- You can pick up a Poison Stone from a corpse near the first lance-wielding Sanctum Soldier.
- A Long Bow +7 is on a platform that can be raised. If you get stuck down there, use a bow to shoot the switch.
- 3x Goldenfruit Balm in the first building with Corrosive Egg Insects.
- Poisonbite Ring +1 is on a rooftop above the first Sanctum Soldier.
- 3x Old Growth Balm on a ledge you have to drop down to.
- 5x Lightning Urn are hidden behind some stairs.
- An Elizabeth Mushroom is in the building filled with Corrosive Egg Insects, close to the second bonfire.
- 20x Poison Throwing Knife and 5x Cracked Red Eye Orb next to the first Poison Statue Cluster.
- 30x Magic Bolt after the Statue Cluster.

#### The Tower of Prayer

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- A free Sanctum Mace is on a static platform near the second bonfire.
- One Dried Root on a ledge under the second bonfire.
- Pick up 3x Lloyd's Talisman and 3x Twinkling Titanite in the Sanctum Soldier gauntlet to the second bonfire. (these are both governed by the first bonfire)
- 5x Torch, Notched Whip +7 and Promised Walk of Peace are near the Pagan Tree.
- 2x Darknight Stone and Thunder Quartz Ring +3 on the raisable platforms next to the second bonfire.
- 10x Rusted Coin in the elevator room before the long bridge.
- The Focus Souls sorcery is behind some pots near the bridge.

### Priestess' Chamber

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- The Dark Greatsword hex is inside a metal chest under the Priestess' Chamber bonfire. Ride the elevator and drop down to a ledge to reach it. 
    - You can also pick up 5x Torch here.

### Notes

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- **Bug:** If you repeatedly use the elevator near the Priestess' Chamber bonfire, its pressure plate may start activating on its own.

Footnotes 1. Soul of Sinh, the Slumbering Dragon description.