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How to upgrade Estus in Dark Souls II: shards and Sublime Bone Dust

Increase flask uses and healing strength, with early shard advice for Scholar of the First Sin.

Edition covered

Guides and pictures cover Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin (2015) on DirectX 11 PC, PS4 and Xbox One. The original game launched in 2014. Original/DirectX 9/PS3/Xbox 360 enemy and item layouts differ, even when sold with the Scholar name.

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Estus upgrades

Sublime Bone Dust in Dark Souls II
Improves healing

Sublime Bone Dust

Sublime Bone Dust placements also differ from the original game: Scholar puts it in guarded metal chests, including the passage toward No-man’s Wharf.

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Quick notes

  • Get the flask before looking for upgrades. Talk to the Emerald Herald in Majula to receive the Estus Flask.
  • Give Flask Shards to the Emerald Herald. Estus Flask Shards add uses when handed to the Herald, up to twelve total charges.
  • Burn Sublime Bone Dust at Majula’s bonfire. Bone Dust improves the amount restored by each drink, up to Estus +5.
  • Use Scholar-specific treasure locations. In the revised Scholar layout, a shard lies on the rooftop platform near Cardinal Tower where the Pursuer can first appear.

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FIELD NOTE

The Majula well shard is an early improvement that does not require defeating a boss.

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