Alva Set | Dark Souls 3 Wiki

I'm Embered, Human (non-hollow), and I didn't kill Yorm. I've killed all the enemies and stood and walked on the stairs, but he does not invade. Perhaps I don't understand which stairs actually?

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Why does he not invade me? I haven't killed Yhorm yet

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sexy armor. its probably my favorite if i dont want to look shabby

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So we finally meet Mr. John Darksoul

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Best armor for warden (for honor) cosplay, togheter with elite knight gauntlets and cathedral knight helmet. Add claymore and/or hollow greatsword, et voilà

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Alva best character

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Goes well with desert pyro hood

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do i need to kill alva to get the armor to spawn or can i just let him kill me

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Try it with the Very Slim preset to not look like an absurdly chunky lad

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i use this armour whith the eliet knight gauntlets, legs and helm, and its amazing.

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Look how they massacred my boy...

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But, isn't Alva a woman's name?

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Someone else has already noticed the great similarity between Alva and the character that appears on the cover of Dark Souls 1?

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Seems like a good armor for Dex build

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Man got with a witch who was sent to kill him but instead she let him smash. And yet stupid undeads in this comment section call him a simp. He actually got the girl. Pog

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One of the best sets to mix with other pieces

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MANY STAT NUMBERS HERE IS DIFFERENT FROM CURRENT VERSION.

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Abyss watchers helmet + alva armor + lothric knight gauntlets and leggigns + corvian great scythe + pontiff knight shield = top notch fashion souls

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i'm tired of these stupid fail quest trigger

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Something about this set is off, when compared to its ds2 version. Maybe its the diminished physics on the cloth pieces, or the way lighting works in ds3, but it seems to have lost some of its appeal.

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Poise: Check. Decent absorption: Check. Style: Check, check, check. Status resistances: Who cares lol

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Is it me or the knee pads are below the knees?

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Kirk=Simp
Alva=Chad

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welp, just realised that you dont kill yhorm the giant or the NPC will not invade.. welp guess ill be seeing him in NG+4

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As much as i love the helm for this set, its worth noting the desert pyromancer hood melds quite naturally into this

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This set is amazing in stats and fashion

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This is probably bad but here.
Goblin slayer: Alva helm, Nameless knight chest, Firelink gauntlets and leggings, Broadsword, Llewelyn or target shield, with follower javelin and torch, and bastard sword.

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LOL i thought this was Anri’s set

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Anyone got a good quality build weapon to go with this set i'm too lazy to go through all of them myself.

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Haha Alda is a simp lmao

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Who is the saint in the description?

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In my possession I currently have the souls of Vordt, Rotted Greatwood, Crystal Sage, Deacons, Wolnir, Sulyvahn, Dancer, Dragonslayer, Demon, Demon King, Oceiros, Champion Gundyr and Blood of the Wolf in that order, I just went into Irithyll Dungeon, was invaded by Alva, defeated him and there is no set anywhere in the lower parts where the jailers are roaming around. I’ve reset the area a couple of times and nothing has popped up. Do you guys think this could be lore related somehow, or maybe just a bug?

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i thought alva was a female at first and then stupid me found out hes a boy

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It looks like the soul of cinder armor before linking the flame

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Perfect helm for Goblin Slayer cosplay

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I never hear people mention this armor, and I think it's pretty good. I really only speak for the chest piece though. With some investment in vitality and the right rings, I am able to just get away with a 29.9% long roll and still have decent defense.

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Just finished my first str/vit heavy build and this is by far my favorite armor. It matches so well with the typically dark and weathered looking lategame str weapons (RKPGS, Ledo's, HCGS, Splitleaf, DSGA) and Yhorm's gs. Extremely fashionable and just has the perfect weight class for using a bigass weapon or a medium one and a greatshield. I've been having a lot of fun doing sunbro runs wearing this and Yhorm's + DSGA/HCGS on lategame bosses with random people, good times all around. I know poise ain't what it used to be but I can feel the diff wearing this vs another medium set like fallen knight and I vastly prefer this. Tldr; for a str build with moderate vit investment...this armor is just damn good, I love it to death.

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"troubadours sing of tales of the Wandering knight Alva and his travels, and of his involvement with the saint and the witch. Needless to say, the songs traditionally end in tragedy" I would choose Witch. Saints are no fun in bed and Witch can have golden noble hearth superior to title given by the church.

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The helmet looks like a cheese grater

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Yo so i think Alva was trying to jailbreak Karla

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i want caner

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So sexy

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This is harder to get in Dark Souls 2 because you need to purchase it from Maughlin... And I'm willing to bet you already killed him.

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Some of the sexiest armor in the game, and the stats aren't that bad.

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Alva's leggings aren't in the build calculator.

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The armor go really well with the desert pyromancer hood! Leathers are the same color and link perfectly, and they both have these little golden embroidery!

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***** me I defeated yhorm BEFORE trying to obtain this armor

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This set looks pretty good if you swap the helmet for the Iron Dragonslayer helm. And vice versa, actually.

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Let's cosplay Goblin Slayer but, "Goblins? Where?"

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Why did they make this look so weathered compared to the DS 2 version? I know Alva is supposed to be travelling and whatnot, but the DS 2 version looks more crisp and has alot more detail. The 2nd layer of the skirt is removed, the golden embroidery at the edges of the skirt and scarf are almost gone, including the center symbol at skirt. Not to mention that the legs are noticeably curved outward making you look like you have midget legs. I hoped they just directly imported the DS 2 model and textures.

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Location: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdmxiWqN1IM
for if you want to to rush to have this fabulous set early without the necessary exploration, keys, etc.

I just arrived at the Church of Yorshka bonfire, then dashed to Distant Manor bonfire, killed Alva, dashed to Irithyll Dungeon bonfire, and finally dashed through mobs via the linked video.

It also didn't seem to mess up Siegward's questline as I was stil able to meet him at the fireplace with the estus soup.

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I killed Alva's spirit, explored the entire area around Karla's cell. I've only found embers and a few items in other cells. I don't know why, but I don't seem to see Alma's armor anywhere in the area. Can anyone tell me what could have happened? (I've killed Pontiff Sulyvahn, if that has any effect on it)

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It's pretty dumb how he invades again in the Ringed City but doesn't drop his armor if you kill him. I missed out the first time and I really like the set, I thought From was giving us another chance but NOPE.

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The sarcastic yay more poise if it existed, the thing is since hyper armour you can't really have both or you'll have havels and naked guys just tank every hit and not even stagger

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Using this set at the moment, is there a better medium armour set?

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What happens if I kill Alva, but then kill yhorm before getting the set?

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I killed Alva, (still drenched in his blood) but the armor wasn't there...just a cruddy ember.

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Idk what From did but when my character runs it looks like I have dwarf legs.Fix the got dang model you fools!

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i just killed Alva with Astora Greatsword weapon art (charged him off the edge)

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"offers more poise than its weight-class competitors (yaaaay)"the irony

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Is it me or does Alva set is a cleaner version of firelink set???

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yep, alva does invade with yhorm defeat.

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Does this upgrade with regular titanite?

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It´s interesting to note that this armor is found outside the cell of Karla the Witch, after you´ve defeated the phantom. Goes quite well with the lore about Alva being seduced by another witch in Dark Souls 2.

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As a note, Alva will still invade, even if you've defeated the Pontiff. I don't know about later bosses, or if you've passed through Irithyll Valley completely.

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Nearly as light as fallen knight but with substantially more poise..... for whatever that's worth

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Great, I killed Sulyvahn, now I'll never have this armor set, what a well made game ! Kudos to the devs !What an half assed job they did with this one, it's unbelievable, even more unbelievable that I even paid for this

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I haven't gotten that far yet (about to). Will the armor not be found if Alva kills you? I want this set of armor but I don't won't to screw up my only chance of getting it.

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Remember you cannot only be invaded when:1. You are embered.2. Boss of the area is NOT dead yet.

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This has to be the laziest port of an armor set in a game I have ever seen. They didn't put the holes in the vertical bands so it looks like one giant, solid piece that is impossible to see out of. The chest and gloves look overly shiny to cover up the low quality textures of the metal. The default knight armor has more work put into it than this set. They forced only as much effort into transferring it from Dark Souls 2 to Dark Souls 3 so the basic outline would look good on a phantom, that phantom being Alva as a red invader. Without the glowing aura, it is a far cry from the quality it had in the previous installment.

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For some reason he isn't spawning for me, I'm embered and everything but he just isn't showing up.

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Remember that you have to be embered to encounter Alva.

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Has anyone had any problems with him not spawing? He doesn't show up for me...

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You just have to kill the Alva NPC (gives a weapon on kill) and THEN it allows u to pick up the armor further in the dungeon.

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