Can You Beat All Dark Souls 3 Archery Challenges On One Character?

It's finally time to try out archery in Dark Souls 3 TO THE MAX! Bows in New Game, then Crossbows in New Game Plus and finally Greatbows in New Game Plus Plus. The hardest of the New Game Cycle challenges so far!
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New shoes

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Or petrol

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12:42 Gael: "Do it...that thing...your dark souls 2 all magic run"

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That’s how i always do it though lol

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Huh?

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43:30 This might be the worst joke you’ve yet told on this channel. Excellent work.

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Thanks 😂

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​@@JKLeeds man that joke hurt my soul lol

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Oh god it hurt. Its so bad yet so good

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Doing Dancer because the Deacons were too hard is a lot better than being forced to do Fire Giant because Fia's Champions were too hard.

[@r0bz0rly]

I swear people overrate the difficulty of fire giant

[@rigorm136]

@@r0bz0rly His arena is counterintuitive to his size and mobility and makes the fight ass cancer, especially in challenge runs.

[@r0bz0rly]

@@rigorm136 you make very good points tbh. I'm not saying it's a fun fight, but considering Elden ring is littered with bosses who have stupid wind up times combined with an instant slam attack, it was nice to play a less erratic fight His roll away is some shit though

[@windflier1684]

@@r0bz0rly Morgott's extremely unnatural delay attacks are really cancerous

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Derpid Bowey, like David Bowie but with Derp (also bow!)

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did he pump a fuzzy feeling inside you?

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I dont get it

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@@TheRockstarRunkey i still dont get it

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"We're always out matched... but never out Gundyr" is INCREDIBLE, keep up the great work oh my lord

[@slycwby2478]

Hey quick thing that might be helpful In DS3 not wearing armor on a part of your body doesn’t just give you no extra damage absorption, but actually explicitly makes you take extra damage Having anything on a section at least stops the debuff the game gives you If you don’t use this info and still priories the fashion, I still respect that

[@horizonbumpy2828]

Yeah yeah we get it. Very original...

[@slycwby2478]

@@horizonbumpy2828 I’m literally just trying to be helpful I’ve seen this covered in one video like two years ago so I assume not many people know about the No armor slot debuff Maybe a lot of people post comments about this, I dunno, but I figure it’s not a bad thing to try and be helpful about something

[@horizonbumpy2828]

@@slycwby2478 yeah you're right. i thought this was the ''oh, you know wearing armor decreases damage taken'' comment. i should have read more carefully. my apologies

[@ninjazking6667]

not exactly a debuff, ds3 has 2 types of defenses, absorption and defense. Absorption is pretty easy to understand, the number that shows there is a percentage of damage taken from an attack, now defense makes no sense, but it scales with level, and is only active when you have armor on, so it ain't a debuff, you just didn't activate your defense. Though I will say, if I remember correctly, 0 defense makes you take more damage because of how the damage calculations work

[@slycwby2478]

@@ninjazking6667 Actively having any piece of armor on any section gives you a flat defense buff, the percent changes depending on which slot You can consider this a buff, but I consider having no clothes a debuff rather than the absence of a buff due to the fact most people in DS3 will have a full set of gear at all times So it’s more like there’s the two things an an extra odd bonus to the two things for just… interacting with either DS3 defense is weird

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This is nothing compared to what’s going on in that DS2 challenge run he’s doing at the minute

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Because my brith is coming up

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Derpid Bowey, the musician. I really liked his 3ed album. The man who souled the world.

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David bowie, but if he had invested in bows instead.

[@JKLeeds]

Beautiful comment

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Your Next one Should be beat Dark souls 3 With a Torch the basic torch

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Wait rn the day is Mar/10/24 but you posted the 4 days ago and the video released 3 days ago…. you a time traveler?

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​@@crazy-rhythm7916 wait the day is March 12th and it says you posted this comment one day ago when you said you posted it on March 10th. are you a time traveler?

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Yes me timer adventuresrs

[@PhoenicopterusR]

Boy is it the most tedious but technically doable thing. Source: I never did a whole run, but I spent a looong time doing sunbro things with a joke torchman character. That follower torch in the dlc was a blessing.

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15:19 what a thrill

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5:02 Mr Leeds, 'Gruyere' was a cheese-Gru joke right there for the taking!

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Man I was dying to see another souls challenge :') Thank you❤

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My favorite smell has gotta be holiday cooking; all the different smells (regardless of what they are) blend together to really make that feeling of home. Its the smell of community

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15:09 Fun fact: The reason you get those is because after you reach a certain point the dragon on the left side of the gate dies automatically, giving you its drops

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The reference is because of the David Bowie song where he sings about shooting dark souls bosses ❤❤

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Can’t wait to watch later today! Always love a Jk Leeds video been waiting for this one after my experience doing DS3 in NG +7 with consumables only. Still waiting on the DS2 magic run haha!

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DS2 magic run should HOPEFULLY be next month 🙂

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I DIDNT KNOW I NEED THIS VIDEO UTIL IT WAS OUT, THANK YOU

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I subed recently and this channel is awesome. Keep up the amazing content

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Love the astral chain music during the crossbow section. Good stuff!!!

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Bro u fr deserve more subs. Ur content is so good and ur an actually charming challenge runner.

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Quite entertaining as always! Love the puns, never change!

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Cannot get enough of your amazing content and commentary.

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After this lengthy endeavor you should give yourself a break by going bowling. Shame you couldn't get that OkCupid sponsorship for this video though...

[@JKLeeds]

Yeah I was going to but they read the script and and didn't like the Soul of Tinder joke

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Your persistence and dedication is commendable!

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Love these videos so much, amazing music choice.

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You know what the song that starts at 35 seconds in is called?

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I have waited for this for so long and its finally here!!! :)))

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Finally, thank you for good videos dude

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"Despite all my rage I still died to a crystal sage" is the most beautiful reference

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yay, love when a new JK drops

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Hello again JK been pretty down lately with the gf gone but your videos are always there to cheer me up very excited for this video I’m sure you’ll *fly* right through the game

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Sorry to hear that, things will get better my friend. Give it time 🙂

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@@JKLeeds They surely will😎👍

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Is that a “Bullet With Butterfly Wings” by The Smashing Pumpkins joke at 30:40 Truly splendid runs btw

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It’s always pun overload with these videos and I’m all for it

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as always amazing video great job

[@rajkanishu]

sick music selection on this one mate

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This made it so my workout was possible, who needs music when you have JK

[@13JackStorm]

I've beaten Iudex, Bow Only. As far as I got. Now I've got this monstrosity of a video to enjoy so I don't have to do it myself. You can only procrastinate Dark Souls 2 for so long. Running out of options now.

[@JKLeeds]

Haha its coming next month, playing it at the moment

[@13JackStorm]

Best of luck to you then. Looking forward to it

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Man, there sure are a lot of scary monsters (and super creeps) in this video

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I've been eagerly awaiting this since your community post! Jk saving my week once again haha.

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Hope you enjoyed it!

[@bullghani]

Always!

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Man, that Seymour Omnis theme at the end hit different. 10/10

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Nice video and challenge run. Insane word plays, some must have been a real tongue twister. Cheers from Germany

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just started watching your channel, good shit

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I 100% the game yesterday, and when you went into your inventory at 22:55 and I saw that proof of concord well kept, I almost started crying. I had flashbacks man... Ok that's all I wanted to say, awesome video! Legolas, Hawkeye, and all the skeletons of minecraft would be proud

[@2DLexa]

Can you please explain? I'm interested

[@Spyciality]

@@2DLexa In short: You have to farm the same 3 knights over and over to get Proof of concords so you can trade them in and get items required for trophies Full explanation: To 100% the game you must collect all rings and all miracles, to get The Darkmoon Ring and Darkmoon Blade you must collect 30 Proof of Concords Well Kept total and hand it to Captain Yorshka or whatever her name is. The drop rate for these is incredibly rare and the fastest way to farm them is to kill 3 silver knights at the staircase to Anor Londo. I spent around 10-15 hours farming those same 3 knights over and over again to get those damn items for a platinum trophy. P a i n does not come close to describing it

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Saw your Magic run, didn't realize I didn't subscribe then. Hope you hit 100k this year, you do great stuff.

[@JKLeeds]

Thank you 😊

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I bow down to you for getting across-bow these runs. Great(bow) video 👌

[@moi8418]

great music taste you've got with bayonetta, mgs3, astral chain

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You should do a Destiny 1 Throwing Knife only run, that’d be fun to watch

[@happytree8387]

The Glitter Gulch Mine music during the greatbow run gave me life

[@antoniolara9004]

I have no idea how you can put yourself through all this madness, but thank you. You're suffering provides us with great entertainment.

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incredible video!

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The music during second Champion Gundyr omg

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You’re a legend dude

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These videos entertain me a lot

[@SuperHothead14]

As someone who always has a bow as a secondary weapon. I have tried but I always end up using a bow in my dark souls runs. So I’m excited to see this one. The triple shot from the black bow actually did amazing against the deacons of the deep

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Amazing run and amazing puns ❤❤

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The desire for punishment and patience that goes along with these challenges is admirable

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I really do appreciate the three houses ost btw, fire game

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Banger Video Bro

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Bro, respect for not using the leo and hawk rings completely intentionally like that. My favorite smell is fresh cut spring flowers strewn across a babbling brook with a hint of lemon

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crazy run, ur amazing!

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Wasn't expecting to hear Snake Eater!

[@kayn9651]

Think I love most about runs that involve crossbows in any Fromsoft game is the hard proof and confirmation that damage per unit of ammo is more important than damage per second, especially when you can only carry a limited amount of ammo, and even more so when ammo costs money/souls/runes.

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I bow to you sir for making such great content

[@microox]

I'll never be bored of souls player doing the most random challenges and still making the thing interesting

[@limestorm-tv487]

Basically all bosses summed up into a nutshell when doing an archery run: Iudex Gundyr: 🤣 Vordt: 🤣 Curse-Rotted Greatwood: 🤣 Deacons of The Deep: ☠️ Abyss Watchers: 🤣 Wolnir: 🤣 Pontiff: 🤣 Yhorm: 🤣 Aldritch: 🤣 Dancer: 🤣 Twin Princes: 🤣 Soul of Cinder: 🤣

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I loved the metal gear song playing!!

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Derpid Bowie is a renown explorer who sailed across the world trading goods like spices and pelts to fuel a project to built the biggest crossbow in the world so he and his crew could go to space and barter with Apollo for his bow….duh

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You know I didn’t know if I was gonna watch this video but then you started blasting fire emblem 3 houses music in the background and I start vibin hard

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You got us waiting. Alas ❤

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Loving all these puns! 🎉

[@procow2274]

The weapon art on the long bow is actually good 😅

[@Ch35h1r3C47]

The multihit crossbows are really best with the bleed inducing flechete bolts. IIRC Gael's bow can cause it to proc multiple times from close up, so they can be really good against bleedable enemies.

[@Salin0]

I didn't think I could like your videos more until I heard you make a smashing pumpkins pun :DD After this run, do you still believe you cannot be saved? heh

[@lorkain]

on the deacons of the deep, you can try to drag the first phase around to the other side of the giant coffin and then once the true boss appears run back and youll have a large window of time where all the other mobs are not there to block your shots

[@CthulhuianBunny]

Seeing all those hits you were taking trying to take a shot during the greatbow run of deacons, I was thinking "Why isn't he wearing armor for the poise?" Then I remembered... it's Dark Souls 3.

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5:02 COME ON MAN, "GRU-YERE" WAS RIGHT GRU-THERE!!!

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I adore the Three Houses BGM so much

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The best way to defeat the second wyvern is to stay underneath it and kinda go in the corner on its left side. The mighty shot attack helps but maybe putting a status would help with the barrage skill

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Good to see someone enjoying astral chain ost

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Really impressive to string all three of these together. Challenge runners must be quivering.

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Honestly I was shocked to hear you mention you had less than 100k subs, I genuinely thought you'd at least have a million due to the quality of your content

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I’m so glad you only had to clone yourself 13 times to make this video, you’re really talented dude your videos are really well made :]

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Am I the only one but all I hear is Toothless dancing as the background noise. Love it.

[@Bethynaee]

Such an awesome Tekken reference!!!

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I think jks humor is my favorite

[@autumnblack6384]

I just did the bow only run the other week. Deacons were absolutely the hardest fight for the run…. I felt your pain

[@JKLeeds]

You should try Deacons on NG+ with Crossbows only, it's actually really fun

[@Aerowarrier]

I hope he gives the Repeating Crossbow a try with splintering bolts. Idk how much damage it’ll do but having a full auto shotgun is always fun

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Loooooool Great Jokes! Keep going my man!!!!

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Subscribed!

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Great vid! Was the start fire emblem 3 houses music?

[@itsfort2098]

Elden Ring bow challenge run, but without using Jar Cannon and Lion Greatbow.

[@Spl0nk]

Or do bows NG, jar cannon NG+ and Lion Greatbow in NG++. Any order really, would love to see a vid like that

[@JKLeeds]

Definitely up for it although kinda feels like I should wait for the DLC now before doing more Elden Ring stuff

[@horizonbumpy2828]

Also no black bow

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The event that saves Grairat is killing Pontiff before advancing towards Profaint Capital. While having given Sigward his armor or having told Patches about Greirats most recent trip while abandoning Sigward.

[@justalivingbeing6232]

The snake eater theme goes crazy with this vid

[@lewismanurat7232]

That was great

[@Kagezava]

7:00 I recently did a run with bow only and it COULD POSSIBLY break the bridge. In addition, there are two ways. Greatbow with exploding arrows (hard way). There is also a simple method that I discovered by accident. Skeletons that throw knives(I remember that this skeleton seemed to have claws and knives. He is standing near the passage to the bridge) at you can break a bridge with these knives. Just lure them closer and try not to die. I'm actually surprised no one does this

[@mrpineapplecc5342]

7:21 I did my own bow only playthrough about half a year ago and ran into this same problem. I ended up finding out that if you use the mighty shot ability that longbow has it breaks that bridge