Dark Souls 3: 12 Crucial Tips & Tricks The Game Doesn't Tell You

4. Instant-Switch To Your Estus Flask

Always have your Estus Flask handy on the down D-pad direction. Always.

The amount of times you'll die in Souls simply because you can't cycle back to it fast enough (or cycle too quickly and go straight past it) has been a bane of players' lives for years, but no more!

Now, whatever you place in the first slot of your inventory will be automatically selected whenever you hold the downward direction, meaning you can flesh out your other slots with all sorts of throwing knives, bombs and items, knowing that healing is just a tap n' hold away.