Demi-Human Swordmaster Onze

Location and access

Belurat Gaol

Demi-Human Swordmaster Onze in Belurat Gaol

Starting Site of Grace: Belurat Gaol

To enter the Realm of Shadow, defeat Starscourge Radahn and Mohg, Lord of Blood, then touch the withered arm in Mohg's arena at Mohgwyn Palace.
From Three-Path Cross, follow the road northwest toward the lake below Belurat. Enter the cage-lined gully on the lake's western side to find Belurat Gaol.
Follow the left ledge down the stairs, watching the cell doorway for an ambush. When the stairs collapse, cross the bridge ahead and go through the right-hand window in the room of jars.
Continue through the dining room and along the ledge to the circular shaft. Descend using the hanging jars, checking each landing and keeping clear of their chains.
Reach the floor below the wooden scaffolding and continue through the low doorway. Cross the next bridge, then take the left stairs that collapse into the jar maze.
In the jar maze, follow the passage as it bends right toward the corpse holding Lost Ashes of War. Continue past the opening left by the prisoner's broken jar. Look for the exit doorway beyond the fallen jars, beside a corpse holding two Smithing Stone (6). The piles leading onto the jars are optional container and cookbook detours.
Leave the maze and descend the stairs. Clear the Living Jars, then approach the small gap carefully: a jar prisoner across it can lash out and knock you off during the jump. Draw it toward you before crossing.
Cross the gap and deal with the remaining jar-headed prisoners on the next platform. Draw them back one at a time if needed rather than fighting all of them beside the drop.
At the far end of this platform, take the hanging jar downward toward the lower ledges instead of using the separate upward lift to the shrine. Descend one ledge at a time to the Stake of Marika and fog gate.
Defeat Demi-Human Swordmaster Onze for Yosh's ashes. Onze is a quick sword fighter with long combinations; wait for a combination to finish before committing to a slow attack. The reward is Yosh, rather than Onze himself.

HP and damage negation

Values below are for solo play on the first playthrough. HP is maximum health. Temporary protection and other state changes are explained in the notes.

Solo, first playthrough

HP is still being verified for this phase or encounter.

Damage type	Damage negation
Standard	0%
Strike	0%
Slash	-20%
Pierce	0%
Magic	0%
Fire	-20%
Lightning	0%
Holy	0%

Notes

Defeating him awards Demi-Human Swordsman Yosh’s ashes. It does not award Onze as a summon.
Star-Lined Sword comes from Queen Marigga on Cerulean Coast, rather than from Onze’s boss reward.
His sword combinations last longer than the first few slashes. Keep enough stamina to avoid the final movement.
The glowing blue left hand warns of a grab. Move out of its reach instead of relying on a block.
In the jar maze, find the low exit beyond the fallen jars rather than climbing every optional pile.
The final descent reaches a Stake of Marika before the fog. Use it as your landmark instead of confusing the separate upward shrine lift with the boss route.