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The Way of the Bucket is a new questline event that grants a reward of truly indeterminate value in Lords of the Fallen.
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The Way of the Bucket or Way of the Bucket in Lords of the Fallen (LotF) is a new and mysterious questline that grants players a reward of indeterminate value. This questline is included in the latest Patch v.1.1.348, an update that was released ahead of the usual schedule of Hexworks. Players who will participate in this new questline event will be rewarded tremendously after figuring out the clue. This page aims to provide clear instructions on how to complete and participate in The Way of the Bucket.
- Please visit the Walkthrough page for Lords of the Fallen (LotF) for a detailed guide on the main story.
- You can also check our Game Progress Route page for Lords of the Fallen (LotF) for a summarized progression path.
- For other important features of locations, you can check the following pages: Umbral Flowerbed, Vestiges
An ancient martial art? An extraordinary, time-honoured ritual? Or just one man’s unprecedented commitment to the humble receptacle?"
What is The Way of the Bucket in LotF?
Similar to the Halloween Event, today's update Patch v.1.1.348 brings with it 'The Way of the Bucket', a new questline that can be solved using the clue provided by Hexworks. The Way of the Bucket introduces the release of a new NPC found in Pilgrim's Perch, which involves affirming the Bucketlords. Players will also have to undergo a trial to prove themself worthy of the Bucketlord's recognition. After completing this new questline event, players will be rewarded with a new gesture, weapon, leg armor, and helm.
The Way of the Bucket Rewards in Lords of the Fallen (LotF)
The Way of the Bucket (LotF) can be completed after figuring out the clue given by Hexworks. The full rewards for this questline are still being determined as players are still working on the key guide released today.
- New Questline Event Release: November 21, 2023
- Live on all platforms as of 11/21/2023.
The Way of the Bucket Rewards and New Items:
Lords of the Fallen The Way of the Bucket Clue
"When time came to do or die, they emerged from their throes,
With meagre improvisations, spreading such desperate blows.
Should you as well seek meaning in these humble souls' disguise,
Don makeshift twin attire and find the one that lies.
Salute, attest and once more show honour to their semblance,
And you’ll amass the sincere gifts of one held in remembrance.
Yet hoard not without measure, show mutual regard,
For greed amongst the downtrodden is seen as truly marred."
The Way of the Bucket Quest Guide LotF
Lords of the Fallen (LotF) The Bucket Guy Location
- Main Location: Pilgrim's Perch
- Nearest Vestige: Vestige of Chabui
The Bucket Guy or Bucketlord can be found in the area near the Scourged Sister Delyth arena. To access this location, travel to the Vestige of Chabui and climb the ladder in front of the Vestige. After climbing up, walk down the narrow path ahead of you. You will find the Bucketlord sitting behind the steel bars. This is also the same location where you initially found the Broken Bucket.
Where to Find The Way of the Bucket New Gesture LotF
- Main Location: Skyrest Bridge (leading to Pilgrim's Perch )
- Nearest Vestige: Vestige of Chabui
The Bucketlord's Salute (Gesture) can be found in the area outside the Vestige of Chabui. Head outside to the wooden platforms where multiple enemies await you. You can run past them, or eliminate these enemies. Then, climb the wooden stairs to the left with your back against the Vestige of Chabui. Then, drop down to the platform with breakable boxes to your left. You will get the x1 Bucketlord's Salute after destroying the boxes. This will be used for the new questline The Way of the Bucket.
The first thing you need to do is to collect the Bucketlord's Salute that is found on the platforms outside the Vestige of Chabui. After retrieving it, you will return to the Vestige of Chabui, and then climb the ladder to the left. This will take you to a higher level with a narrow path. Walk down the path until you reach the end and you will see The Bucket Guy seated on the ground behind the steel bars.
NOTE: The quest is bugged for some players. While other options may not be working for you, it may work for others. The same thing could be said the other way around. Try the following options:
- Unequip everything including accessories such as Rings and Throwables. Then, equip the Broken Bucket in the Main Hand and the Condemned Set or
- Unequip everything down to accessories such as Rings and Throwables. Equip the Broken Bucket in the Main Hand.
Take out your Umbral Lamp in front of you to cross the steel bars. While facing the Bucket Guy, wear the Broken Bucket and use the following Gestures: Greeting, Pointing Downward, and Bucketlord's Salute. After doing this series of Gestures, the Bucket Guy will now tell you: "The pride of the Bucketlords has been reaffirmed."
NOTE: The Way of the Bucket quest is bugged for some players. Others have reported that you have to use ALL the emotes on your quick bar and use the Bucketlord's Salute last. Make sure to let each of the Gesture finish before doing the next one, as this may cause them to be unrecognized.
Your next goal is to defeat the sinners, or non-remembrance bosses found throughout. One of them is The Sacred Resonance of Tenacity, which is one of the bosses found in Pilgrim's Perch. You can find this location in the upper area of the Pilgrim's Perch, by the mouth of the cavern that leads out to a waterfall. This area is through the door near the Bellroom Vestige (Vestige of Blind Agatha), which requires the Pilgrim's Perch Key. After the fight, you will find the Pride of the Bucketlords dropped right in the middle of the doorway.
You will need to collect 3 more of these Pride of the Bucketlords, and then take them back to the Bucket Guy in Skyrest Bridge to exchange for a piece of armor.
NOTE: Players may only carry up to 4 of the Pride of the Bucketlords, if you carry an extra, this will cause the quest to fail, locking you out of completing it. Players may need to start a new character or an NG+ run to attempt this quest once more. This part is possibly hinted by these 2 lines from the clue:
Yet hoard not without measure, show mutual regard,
For greed amongst the downtrodden is seen as truly marred.
The Pride of the Bucketlords can be found in the arena of every sinner, or non-remembrance Bosses in Lords of the Fallen. Every 4 buckets will give you a piece of the Bucket Guy's armor that you can obtain by delivering 4 Pride of the Bucketlords to the Bucket Guy in Skyrest Bridge. Delivering the first 4 buckets will reward you with the Bucketlord Shoes, the next one will give you the Buckelord Helm. For the third and final set of buckets, you will get a new message from the Bucket Guy 'Seek Gold Amidst Flames'. This area refers to Lower Calrath which is visibly on fire where the Gilded Bucket covered in golden coloring can be found.
To find the Gilded Bucket, travel to the Vestige of Lydia the Numb Witch, and go to where you fight the first Ruiner, near a large burning tree in the middle. Past this fight, there is a new section that you can explore. Look for the newly-opened door that you can go inside to retrieve the Golden Bucket in Lords of the Fallen.
All Pride of the Bucketlords Location in Lords of the Fallen
Pride of the Bucketlords can be found in the following Locations and after defeating the Bosses:
- Abiding Defenders in Manse of the Hallowed Brothers (Leprosarium)
- Abbess Ursula in Abbey of the Hallowed Sisters
- Carrion Knight in Tower of Penance
- Crimson Rector Percival in Fitzroy's Gorge
- Gentle Gaverus, Mistress of Hounds in Pilgrim's Perch
- Griefbound Rowena in Fief of the Chill Curse
- Infernal Enchantress in Lower Calrath
- Kinrangr Guardian Folard in Fief of the Chill Curse
- Ruiner at Fitzroy's Gorge
- Sacred Resonance of Tenacity in Pilgrim's Perch (Bellroom)
- Scourged Sister Delyth in Pilgrim's Perch
- Skinstealer in Upper Calrath
NOTE: Remember to collect only up to 4 Pride of the Bucketlords per instance. If you carry more than the allowed number, the quest will fail and you will not be allowed to progress. Return to the Bucket Guy in Pilgrim's Perch to claim the following items:
- First Set of 4 Buckets: Bucketlord Shoes
- Second Set of 4 Buckets: Bucketlord Helm
- Third Set of 4 Buckets: New message from Bucket Guy 'Seek Gold Amidst Flames' and obtain the Gilded Bucket found in Lower Calrath.
The Gilded Bucket can be obtained by traveling to the Vestige of Lydia the Numb Witch, and going to where you fight the first Ruiner, near a large burning tree in the middle. Past this fight, there is a new section that can be explored. Look for the newly-opened door that you can go inside to retrieve the Golden Bucket in Lords of the Fallen.
The Way of the Bucket Location #1
- Boss: Abiding Defenders
- Main Location: Manse of the Hallowed Brothers
- Nearest Vestige: Vestige of Brother Jeremiah
You can find this location by teleporting to the Vestige of Brother Jeremiah. Then take the elevator all the way up. There will be a square on a second level lined with defender figures along the edge of the square and an Umbral Flowerbed just before you cross the bridge. A couple of them will animate and begin the boss battle against the Abiding Defenders. After the fight, you will find the Pride of the Bucketlords dropped within the arena.
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The Way of the Bucket Location #2
- Boss: Abbess Ursula
- Main Location: Abbey of the Hallowed Sisters
- Nearest Vestige: Vestige of Rosamund
Abbess Ursula is located at the entrance of the Abbey of the Hallowed Sisters. The boss battle immediately begins after stepping foot into this location. From the Vestige of Rosamund, walk down the path and take the white-colored stairs ahead. The arena of Abbess Ursula is at the bottom of these flights of stairs. After defeating the boss, they will drop the Pride of the Bucketlords directly in front of the stairs.
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The Way of the Bucket Location #3
- Boss: Blessed Carrion Knight Sanisho
- Main Location: Tower of Penance
- Nearest Vestige: Vestige of Rosamund
From the Abbey of the Hallowed Sisters Vestige, players can descend past the location of the Abbess Ursula and continue to take the path underneath the bridge until the tower is visible. Upon reaching the Tower of Penance bridge from the Abbey, the fight against the Blessed Carrion Knight Sanisho will immediately begin.
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The Way of the Bucket Location #4
- Boss: Crimson Rector Percival
- Main Location: Fitzroy's Gorge
- Nearest Vestige: Vestige of Chabui
Crimson Rector Percival is located past the wooden fort gate in Fitzroy's Gorge. You can travel here by backtracking from the Vestige of Ethryg in Skyrest Bridge and taking the elevator shortcut leading to Fitzroy's Gorge.
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The Way of the Bucket Location #5
- Boss: Gentle Gaverus, Mistress of Hounds
- Main Location: Pilgrim's Perch
- Nearest Vestige: Vestige of Blind Agatha
Descend the elevator at Pilgrim's Perch. At the end, take the ladder going down. Interact with the lever to call the lift up, then take it down to the bottom. Continue ahead to the left, go past Damarose the Marked, and Gentle Gaverus can be found in a large round space. This should be down Pilgrim's Perch Descent. Enter the area to initiate the fight.
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The Way of the Bucket Location #6
- Boss: Griefbound Rowena
- Main Location: Fief of the Chill Curse
- Nearest Vestige: Vestige of Svornil
Griefbound Rowena is located deep into the Fief of the Chill Curse past the encounter with Kinrangr Guardian Folard. Take the ladder up from the Vestige of Svornil and follow the path. Rowena is in between an enclosed area with ruined walls, after the bridge, on the left following this path.
The Way of the Bucket Location #7
- Boss: Infernal Enchantress
- Main Location: Lower Calrath
- Nearest Vestige: Vestige of Sebastian
Warp to the Vestige of Sebastian in Lower Calrath. In this area, you will be surrounded by flames. Find the path to your left while facing the Vestige. You will be following a semi-round path that will lead you through a narrow alley with houses burning all around you. At the end, you will see a tall bonfire with the shape of a cut tree and this is where you will be fighting the Infernal Enchantress.
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The Way of the Bucket Location #8
- Boss: Kinrangr Guardian Folard
- Main Location: Fief of the Chill Curse
- Nearest Vestige: Vestige of Marco the Axe
Kinrangr Guardian Folard is located at the end of an Icy Cave in the Fief of the Chill Curse, a location that is later unlocked by traveling through a gate from the Windmill Vestige. Begin from the Vestige of Marco the Axe, head towards the tall archway that will lead you into the Fief of the Chill Curse. Use your Umbral Lamp to get rid of the Umbral Entity blocking the path that heads deeper into the Fief of the Chill Curse. Heading further inside the cave you will encounter an Emergence Effigy. Use it if you transferred to Umbral. Continue following the path and eventually, you will find yourself in a wide area where the boss battle will be.
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The Way of the Bucket Location #9
- Boss: Ruiner
- Main Location: Fitzroy's Gorge
- Nearest Vestige: Vestige of Betrayed Eliard
Warp to the Vestige of Betrayed Eliard and walk through the tall archway behind you. Head down and tread the path ahead where you will be encountering enemies. You will know that you are in the right area if you see the wooden crates and remnants of broken carriages on the sides of the path. Keep walking until you reach the bridge and this is the area where you will be fighting the Ruiner. The Pride of the Bucketlords will drop at the other end of the bridge.
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The Way of the Bucket Location #10
- Boss: The Sacred Resonance of Tenacity
- Main Location: Pilgrim's Perch
- Nearest Vestige: Vestige of Blind Agatha
Defeat The Sacred Resonance of Tenacity, this is one of the bosses found in Pilgrim's Perch. You can find this location in the upper area of the Pilgrim's Perch, by the mouth of the cavern that leads out to a waterfall. This area is through the door near the Bellroom Vestige (Vestige of Blind Agatha), which requires the Pilgrim's Perch Key. After the fight, use the Bucketlord's Salute gesture while facing the boss. Then, as you exit the area, you will find the Pride of the Bucketlords dropped right in the middle of the doorway.
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The Way of the Bucket Location #11
- Boss: Scourged Sister Delyth
- Main Location: Pilgrim's Perch
- Nearest Vestige:Vestige of Chabui
Scourged Sister Delyth is encountered in Pilgrim's Perch after the Sanctuary of Baptism. To access this area, begin from the Vestige of Chabui, then make your way to the current location of the Bucket Guy. Turn around and drop down to the ladder. If you haven't progressed yet, you may still encounter Damarose the Marked here, but she hasn't introduced herself yet, and she remains a mysterious woman in a red cloak in the meantime. Walk past her and at the end of the path, drop down again to another level through the ladder. Directly next to you is an archway that marks the arena of Scourged Sister Delyth. If you have fought her already, the moths will be gone, but if you haven't then this doorway will be blocked by moths. You can pick up the Pride of the Bucketlords as soon as you defeat her.
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The Way of the Bucket Location #12
- Boss: Skinstealer
- Main Location: Cistern
- Nearest Vestige: Vestige of Catrin
Skinstealer is located in the Cistern at the top of the stairs after trekking through the sewer area. Begin from the Vestige of Catrin, and head into the mines by going through the archway to your left. Stay on the main path and follow the tracks here where you will be encountering multiple enemies. As you pass through the narrow archway, the track will make a left. From here, split from the track, and take the path to the right side. You will know that you are in the right area when you pass through a dark section and if you see a moonlit path ahead of you. All that's left to do is to head out and take 2 flights of stairs that will lead to the arena of the Skinstealer. Then, you can pick up the Pride of the Bucketlords after defeating it.
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LotF The Way of the Bucket Rewards and New Items
Gilded Bucket Stats and Information in LoTF
Item Description
A broken bucket partially covered in lustrous golden coloring.
The jaded knight who would one day form the Bucketlords originally journeyed to Mournstead seeking an end to a long and troubled life, and certainly never expecting to have long-lost sparks of hope and camaraderie reignite within him while at his lowest point.
Attack Power
| Physical | Holy | Fire | Wither |
| 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Block Protection
| Physical | Holy | Fire | Wither | Stability |
| 20% | 15% | 15% | 10% | 13% |
Requirements
| Strength | Agility |
| 12 | 12 |
Bucketlord Shoes Stats and Information in LoTF
Item Description
A pair of old and broken wooden buckets.
Prisoners in the Tower of Penance have little to occupy their minds or lift their spirits, so when the founder of the Bucketlords used his bucket-emptying duty to sneak some of his fellow prisoners token of succor and encouragement, they too began to find hope in the bucket, and an unusual fellowship was formed.
Damage Mitigation
| Physical | Holy | Fire | Wither |
| 94 | 49 | 13 | 58 |
Resistances
| Smite | Bleed | Burn | Ignite | Frostbite | Poison |
| 32 | 53 | 14 | 16 | 28 | 56 |
Bucketlord Helm Stats and Information in LoTF
Item Description
An old and broken wooden bucket.
Only two of the four Bucketlords who staged an escape from the Tower of Penance survived, but the pair retained the bond- and peculiar outlook. They had come to share during their long, barbarous imprisonment. They had gazed deep into their buckets and found life at the bottom.
Damage Mitigation
| Physical | Holy | Fire | Wither |
| 46 | 30 | 12 | 36 |
Resistances
| Smite | Bleed | Burn | Ignite | Frostbite | Poison |
| 26 | 42 | 11 | 12 | 22 | 45 |
Pride of the Bucketlords Information in LoTF
Item Description
A mere bucket, at least to most. Expected to be carried only temporarily, but with honor nonetheless.
As a seasoned warrior, the founder of the Bucketlords was no stranger to pain, and it was through a haze of agony and blood that he came to view such a common object as instead being one of great significance, the tribulations of his past finally overcome by this revelation.
Lords of the Fallen The Way of the Bucket Notes & Tips
- Notes, Tips, and Other Trivia for The Way of the Bucket in Lords of the Fallen go here.
AnonymousI got a bucket from "KINRANGR GUARDIAN FOLARD" and they aren't on the list? Is this new or something?
- Anonymous
Somehow or idk why da hell in my ng+1 trophy hunter run, he literally able to hit me and so am I can lock-on him too in the skinteller sub boss. Btw I have 5 bucket and I already did his quest in ng+0 rerun before.
- Anonymous
he will make all sub bosses very easy. He attacked me at Skinstealer miniboss, so I had to fight both at the same time. This is because I had 4 bucketspride when I started the fight, however before this, I went to him to trade for these but I could not talk to him.
- Anonymous
The directions are very incorrect, it's the second ruiner you encounter that you're supposed to pass up. It's where you get a lantern upgrade in lower calrath.
- Anonymous
Is it possible to get rid of him somehow? I've grabbed 5 items and now iot's so annoying to seem him on every boss fight!
- Anonymous
Question, watching videos of game play tell me this is on the outdated Unreal 4 engine. Yes? Why, game has so much to offer but through a outdated game engine. That's why charecters look awfull, move like they are on roller blades and keeps the gameplay from reaching the heights of others of its kind. Is it that difficult to implement the engine to that of the Unreal 5 engine and simply deliver? Or will it remain on a outdated engine with new age ideas?
- Anonymous
Quest is bugged. He dies not do a thing after the emote. Nothing. No suprise as this game is wonky and had a feeling it wouldn't work based off things that don't or suppose to work do not. Glad the quest was for crap rewards so again, wasting time on crap we don't need, nor works. Focus on character movements, character creation and solid souls or lies of p combat.
Still waiting...though I don't play as devs claiming it to get better. Doesn't, wait..Doesn't till It gets deleted and forgotten.
- Anonymous
Turned the first set of 4 and got the item. Collected the next 3 and inventory is showing 2 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
- Anonymous
I gave the first set but it didn’t give me anything…
Now I’m lacking some shoes :(
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If you grab more than 4 before trying to turn them in, bucket-lord will then help the bosses instead of you.
- Anonymous
Yall can go back to the boss rooms and grab the items from them. Just don’t be like me and forget about the limit and auto fail. That part is honestly the dumbest thing.
- Anonymous
So I can already see this as a pointless quest unless your starting a new game. As there are just enough bosses for all the buckets needed. So for 90% or more of the players are SOL. They should have had the bucket in the now dead boss area's to collect. Instead if you so much as beat 1 previously your out and this entire quest is broke. Why am I not suprised. So far this game is enjoying. Yet the devs keep screwing up the balance with nerfs and buffs. This intern is most annoying esp when it makes zero sense. The Halloween event was available regardless. This is not really anything. It's a quest available to new players or those just starting the quest. On top of that it's bugged for most. Hell I got rid of my broken bucket simply becouse it was not a quest item and have no storage and useless weapon. God I hope this crap ends. I have a feeling most will just say F this game before even finishing it at the current rate the devs put the balance of the game in. Now we need a patch to fix the glitches in the quest and the ability to get a bucket peice if the boss was killed already. Otherwise who cares. Work on the frame rate, charecter creation so mine does not look like crap and a storage area.
- Anonymous
Seems this quest is bugged in many ways.
Received the shoes and the weapon but not the helmet.
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If you do this from the beginning and not just collecting the items from dead bosses, the bucket guy will help you fight each boss, which is kind of cool. However if you have 4 buckets, on the next boss he will help the boss instead. Also cool. But now he has helped two bosses and I put him down both times. I cannot interact with him to give him buckets, so it seems like he is going to be an annoyance for the rest of these fights. Glad this is an ng0 rerun, otherwise he would be making these bosses way harder and I'd be stuck with that.
Have turned in all 12 (4 at a time), been told to seek gold amidst flames, come to where the door should be open to grab the Gilded Bucket but the door won't open. Any ideas?
The only thing that went different than expected was I had already cleared all the mini-bosses but one so only had to pick up the quest items from the ground. But at one (the twins at the Manse) I hadn't beaten them and as the fight started that bucket guy joined the fight; I didn't need to beckon him or anything. But that seemed like a good thing, right? Wouldn't fail the entire quest at the end for the item?
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Incorrect info posted. You only need to equip the buckets as your main weapon. Nothing else. Then the proper gesture order which is "greeting" then, "point down" then finally "bucket gesture" then you talk to the NPC and you get a message basically confirming the guestline
I was stuck in the beginning of the quest where you emote at Buckethead. So he will not automatically speak to you after doing the gestures you have to manually interact with him to get the message you're looking for.
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