Dark Souls 2 - gestures, guide, locations, list, how to

We've tracked down every single gesture you can unlock in Dark Souls 2. Follow our guide and you'll be emoting in style before you know it.

Guide by John Bedford Contributor

Updated on Nov. 27, 2020

Gestures serve as a quick way to communicate with other players in your game, and there are plenty to be picked up as you make your way through Dark Souls 2. If you want to make sure you've unlocked every last one of them, take a look through our comprehensive guide.

Gestures guide

Gesture	Region	Notes
Bow	Default	N/A
Decapitate	Shaded Woods	Work through all of Head of Vengarl's dialogue options
Duel Bow	Cathedral of Blue	Gain a Token of Fidelity, then work through all of Blue Sentinel Targray's dialogue options
Fist Pump	Huntsman's Copse	Work through all of Creighton the Wanderer's dialogue options
Have Mercy!	Undead Crypt	Talk to Grave Warden Agdayne without having a lit torch equipped
Hurrah!	Forest of Fallen Giants	Talk to Captain Drummond after using the Ashen Mist Heart from the Ancient Dragon
I Won't Bite	Default	N/A
Joy	Majula	Unpetrify Rosabeth of Melfia, then work through all of Benhart of Jugo's dialogue options
Mock	Lost Bastille	Unpetrify Straid, then work through all of his dialogue options
No way	Default	N/A
Praise The Sun	Harvest Valley	Learn by interacting with the Altar of Sunlight. You need not rank up with the covenant
Prostration	Earthen Peak	Talk to Laddersmith Gilligan after buying his ladder
Pumped Up	Default	N/A
Righty-ho!	Default	N/A
This One's Me	Castle Drangleic	Talk to Chancellor Wellager, located just inside the entrance to the region
Warcry	Default	N/A
Warm Up	Shaded Woods	Equip Ring of Whispers, then talk to Manscorpion Tark after killing Scorpioness Najka
Wave	Default	N/A
Welcome	Majula	Work through all of Crestfallen Saulden's dialogue options