Sif, the Great Grey Wolf

Npc · canonical reference · data release 2026-09-26

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Overview

Location: Darkroot Garden, guarding Knight Artorias's grave (base game). Also appears younger in the DLC's Chasm of the Abyss, protected within a barrier Artorias left behind before being overrun.
Access condition: The DLC encounter: follow an illusion of Alvina to a hidden wall, then defeat the Humanity Phantoms guarding young Sif to reach a rescue-summon sign inside Manus's boss arena (on the lighter grey stone floor inside the circle of pillars).
Can die: yes
Death or hostility conditions: Base-game Sif is a boss fight, not documented separately here (see `all_bosses.json` for combat mechanics). If the player has already rescued young Sif in the DLC before meeting base-game Sif, the introductory cutscene changes: Sif recognizes the player as their rescuer and fights only reluctantly.
Keeps selling if hostile survives: not applicable
Dialogue progression: Lore: Sif was Knight Artorias's wolf companion, and became the guardian of his grave after his death, wielding his greatsword. In the DLC, a younger Sif accompanies Artorias into Oolacile; when both are overrun by Humanity Phantoms, Artorias sacrifices his shield to erect a protective barrier around Sif before falling.
Relocates: no
Relocation note: none recorded
Note: This record covers Sif's NPC/lore and DLC-rescue role specifically; base-game boss-fight mechanics belong to the separate Boss Compendium and are out of scope here.
Source URL: darksouls.wikidot.com

In the DLC, functions as a summonable ally after being rescued, for the fight against Manus

none recorded