Chameleon is a Sorcery in Dark Souls 3. To cast a sorcery, you must use a Staff or Special Weapons that can cast Sorceries.
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Lost sorcery from Oolacile, land of ancient golden sorceries. Transforms into something inconspicuous.
Far from formally developed, this magic was instead born from the mischief of a young girl who sought relief from the solitude of the woods at dusk.
Acquired From
- Dropped by: the Pilgrim from Londor, encountered in Irithyll of the Boreal Valley, either when killed or when she dies from fulfilling her quest.
- The appearance of this pilgrim is reliant upon doing either of Anri of Astora's quests.
- The Pilgrim first appears in the Church of Yorshka bonfire room in Irithyll of the Boreal Valley. She is in a corner disguised as a statue amongst a group of other statues. Hitting the statue will reveal the pilgrim, allowing you to talk to her. Kicking or pushing will also reveal the pilgrim.
- If you are doing Anri's "Slayer of Aldrich" ending, then you must kill the pilgrim here, or she will kill Anri.
- She will drop the spell upon death.
- If you do not kill her in the church she will kill Anri, but the spell can later be found on her corpse at the entrance to the Darkmoon Tomb, located behind the illusory Lord Gwyn statue.
- If you are doing the "Lord of Hollows" / "Usurpation of Fire" ending, she must be left alive, she'll drop the spell in the next encounter.
- Note that killing the pilgrim will put you on bad terms with Yuria of Londor, causing her quest to fail as she leaves Firelink, so be careful if you only want to talk to the pilgrim.
- After doing the questlines and using the Sword of Avowal, head back to the Darkmoon Tomb entrance. The NPC that you obtained it from will lie there dead, dropping the Chameleon spell without having to kill her.
Notes
- Casting Chameleon will turn you into an inanimate object, for example, a statue or a wooden box, and most enemies are unable to detect you as long as you stay completely still.
- If cast while an enemy sees you, it takes about 5 seconds before they lose aggro and ignores you again. The same applies if you are caught moving and go back to staying still.
- The duration is unlimited. You can move at walking speed, but the spell is broken if you roll, attack, use an item or get hit.
- For PvP it's often used for hiding from invaders, although the lighting on the object is usually a bit off so experienced players can see that the object doesn't fit in.
- It will also make opposing players unable to lock-on, which can disrupt their playing style, forcing them to play unlocked or lose their targeting while casting.
- The Vow of Silence miracle can be used to spot players hidden by Chameleon, since it will make an aura around any living creature within its AoE. (needs confirmation)
- The Young White Branch is a consumable item with the same effect as Chameleon.
- Acquiring the sorcery is dependent on two quest lines, Anri's and Yuria's. Killing Yuria before Anri leaves the Church of Yorshka bonfire room while also missing the assassin will result in the corpse being unable to appear, as the assassin leaves the church when Anri leaves. The corpse that appears behind the illusory wall near Anor Londo seems to appear when Yuria is talked to after Anri leaves the Church of Yorschka bonfire, when the assassin has also not been killed.
- Using Chameleon in the swamp of the Ringed City, there is a chance that you will turn into a Humanity Phantom. This allows you to lower the ladder that leads to the purging monument.
AnonymousTime to become solid snake and hide in a cardboard box with this
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man... someone left a message to "destroy ahead" n i killed her without knowing the consequences. WHYYYYY
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I only gained two sigils before watchers and I was petrified by this, thinking I couldn't get the spell. so I rushed over to irathyll to see if m a y b e that statue was there. and to my relief, it was.
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sorcerer's: what a nice magic
from adds young branches:
every other class/build: our magic
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I found pilgrim before near the bonfire and left her alive Now after getting fire keeper ending, how do i see pilgrim again ?
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Kinda funny to see how the enemy loses aggro when you transform right in front of them and stand still for some seconds. Also, if you disguise in the middle of an enemy s patrol route you can have a fair chance for backstab
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i guess i went on the only outcome in which i can't obtain the spell. I told anri where horace was without killing him. So basically she's been killed by him without reaching the church so the assassin never showed up and can't be killed for the spell
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I'm curious though, can't invaders see the ember particles? Everytime the game decides to drop two invaders at once at me in the usual areas I just sit there and wonder: "So, we gonna ignore the smouldering statue in the corner?"
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Best spell for purple phantoms. Farm souls with the host, then as soon as they get invaded or get near a tough enemy/group, cast it and wait for the host to die.
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I can get the chameleon spell, if I kill Anri in the location of the path of sacrifice?
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Just wanted to say that I killed Yuria just before defeating High Lord Wolnir (I wanted her armor set and had already got her ending on another character) and the pilgrim still showed up as a statue at the church, allowing me to kill her for the Chameleon spell (I thought I'd have to wait for a second playthrough). Note that Anri was also present at the church and I had completed Smouldering Lake, killed Horace, and informed Anri of where Horace was before killing Wolnir.
Hopefully this is useful for anyone in the same boat who's wondering if they can kill Yuria and get Chameleon in the same playthrough.
This spell is just ridiculous at most times... The objects they closed that we can turn into are so dumb and obviously out in plain sight. Sometimes it works and sometimes it just doesn't... in Smouldering Lake for some reason you can turn into a BARREL or a Demon Statue, but why a Barrel? This won't help at all since the Firesage Clerics can see you and being a barrel won't help since it's obvious it's a player, but hey at least the colors might blend... The best thing about this spell is that it cancels lock-in targeting and also hides the Health and Online ID bar above the players head. So if you're down to play Hide in Seek at the Pontiff Courtyard with Aldritch Faithfuls and Red and Blue summons, then there you go... To my surprise it's a shame seeing a Sentinel or Darkmoon getting ganked by two Aldritch and a Red invader, but hey it's fun cosplaying as Oollicile.
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Is it possible to get chameleon if you don’t get Anri to the church of yorshka?
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This spell has unlimited duration, unless you cross the invisible barrier that separates zones that determine what you turn into. For example, if you cast it just above the ladder above the dancer bonfire, you turn into objects from the high wall. If you then walk into the first castle room with the red-eyed knight, it wears off, because here you turn into items from lothric castle. This is the only barrier point I've found so far but I'm still testing
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I'm so tempted to kill Yuria for her armor, but I also want Chameleon from the pilgrim/assassin... Is it possible to get both the set and the spell without having them kill Anri?
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Your can use this spell, if you got chased by a mob of enemies. Cast this spell and then stop moving, they will not chase you again (If they see you again they will chase you or if you moved)
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This thing turn me into a fcking virgin mary inside an entrepot filled with nothing but boxes guess what happen.
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Is there a list of the objects the spell caster turns into by area? So say I invade in x area and it's apparent the host is hiding, I could know what object to look for?
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I used sacred flame on it and killed it so screwed myself over
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Seriously, if you are going to summon someone via RSS please don't use this spell. You just waste our time, and if we BSS back we get penalized. Don't use this while PvP'ing
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is it possible to backtrack and loot it? I can not test it jet, cause Iam in holiday for two weeks and now Iam very worried, dont want to make a 4th playthrough only because of this ******* spell :-I
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I only leveled up with Yoel once, so Yuria never appeared at my firelink shrine. However, the hiddlen pilgrim STILL appeared at this location in the Church of Yorshka, disguised as an adult statue.
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I accidentally killed the London pilgrim does that mean I can't do the 3rd ending?
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does chameleon hide ring effects from other players? like the attack buff from full health
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Go in very dense areas like Farron Keep or Archdragon Peak and have fun laughing your ass off as the invader (or host) runs past you multiple times.
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Kinda dumb that the vast majority of sorceries are entirely missable unless you do rather specific steps otherwise.
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I never used any of Yoel's darksigns, and did not have Yuria appear. I still had this NPC show up in the corner. I did follow Anri's questline though.
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Gotten 5 dark signs form yoel, Yuria showed up. Found the statue and talked with them, however i did not find the body of the pilgrim at darkmoon tomb. I can only assume i have to do another playthrough to get this spell, however i do not want to mess up npc questlines either. My Question is how do i get this spell w/o messing up the questlines by killing her, and aquire chamelion?
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so i got 5 dark sings befor the abyss watchers but the Assassin wont spawn for me D:
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So i can't get the spell its not possible. But untrue white ring plus the hidden body spell makes you look like a ghost so it will also fool people
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I killed the assassin and got the spell without ever meeting Yuria or getting any dark signs.
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You can use this spell when an enemy hasn't spotted you, and as long as you remain still while inside their sight line, they will just walk past you.
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The corpse behind the statue did NOT have the Chameleon spell for me. Only the Brass armor set.
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I failed the Anir questline. Anir died in the Catacombs of Carthus, ergo the assassin never appeared for me (or maybe I missed it completely). Either way, I didn't kill any statue for the spell. Afterwards, I killled the 4 Lords of Cinder and started collecting stuff before finishing the game. I thought I completely missed Chameleon when I failed the questline but I went to collect my Reversal Ring and it was laying there on a dead body. I don't know why, but those are the conditions I got it.
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I remember this spell. In Dark Souls 2 I would camp out as a Torch Scorn right in the middle of the Doors of Pharros. It was a perfect spot as they would normally go to the island I was on to get a good look at the surrounding area. That's when I jump them. Glad its back.
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Once again, this spell is back to cause players havoc! Lol!However, this spell allowed me to get past those annoying Silver Knights in Anor Londo. I was able to sneak my way up disguised as a vase and force drop the knight on the right. Good time! ^^
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You can get it from the Anir questline, kill the assassine in the church right ?
0/10 can't just walk with a cardboard box in front of soldiers and not get noticed
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