Ash Lake

Guide to Ash Lake in Dark Souls Remastered: defeat the Hydra and Man Eater Shells, find Dragon Scales, the Great Magic Barrier, and the Dragon Greatsword.

Run through the large cut log, and the ominous music, to reach a beach like area. Immediately, double back to the right and rest at the Bonfire. With all those Twinkling Titanites you grabbed, upgrade the Crimson Waistcloth and Robe to max then any spare Titanite into the helmet. Go back up the beach and to the left to see a rather intimidating enemy.

--Hydra--

The Hydra is a giant, multi-headed snake that sits in the water in Ash Lake. You cannot run out to fight it as you will die in the deep water. Instead, you have to bait the Hydra to attack you. The Hydra can shoot water projectiles at you which you want to block. When the Hydra roars, it will send all of its heads down to attack you by slamming them on the beach. Use this opportunity to hit any head that lingers on the ground. Your aim here is to try and cut off all the heads to defeat the Hydra but sometimes you can kill it without cutting all the heads off.

Drops: Dragon Scale

The Hydra is more annoying then difficult. Bait out the head slams and attack any head near you after the impact. Rinse and repeat until the Hydra dies. Killing the Hydra will get you Dragon Scales x2. Run along the beach to the left to grab another Dragon Scale. Go to the right now and into the large log to grab another Dragon Scale. Go back and run down the left side of the beach to run into a new enemy.

--Man Eater Shell--

These large clams look quite scary with all the skulls in their mouth. However, they are rather easy to kill. They will try to ram you with their shell or try and stab you with their claws. A few hits can easily stun lock the enemy so they should be of little threat. They are the best resource for Twinkling Titanite outside Crystal Lizards. The item they drop can be hard to see due to the shiny interior of the enemy so double check to make sure you don't miss an item.

Drops: Purging Stone, Twinkling Titanite

Follow the beach all the way to the end for another Dragon Scale. Go to the right of this mound and follow it to the large tree ahead. Drop down to the left and enter the tree. Basilisks are within so deal with them and head up the ramp. Follow it around, killing the Basilisk along the way and look below you to see a bit of broken tree sticking out. Carefully, angle yourself to land on here and follow this tunnel through to get the Great Magic Barrier Miracle.

Head outside and follow the long thin beach all the way down the back. At the end, you will see a colossal Stone Dragon.

--NOTE--

Talking to this Dragon will get you to join the Path of the Dragon Covenant. This is a PvP Covenant, focusing on killing players with a Dragon Scale to offer to the Dragon. The following ranks are as follows:

Rank 0 = Dragon Eye, Dragon Head Stone (0 Scales offered)

Rank 1 = Dragon Head Stone Upgrade (10 Scales offered)

Rank 2 = Dragon Torso Stone, Dragon Head Stone Upgrade (30 Scales offered)

Rank 3 = Dragon Head Stone Upgrade, Dragon Torso Stone Upgrade (80 Scales offered)

Joining will get you the Dragon Eye allowing you to invade the worlds of players in possession of a scale and you will also receive the Dragon Head Stone which gives you the head of a dragon. If you are going for 100%, this is one of the Covenants that you do not need to complete. You will receive the Covenant: Path of the Dragon Trophy.

Head behind the dragon and attack the tail. You won't aggro the Dragon so don't worry but you will receive the Dragon Greatsword which is required for a Trophy. Sit at the Bonfire and warp back to Firelink. Next up is the Painted World in Anor Londo.