Lamps in Bloodborne are checkpoints that allow for the Hunter to respawn there upon death. 
Similar to bonfires in Dark Souls, and Archstones in Demon's Souls, the player may activate a lamp to be able to travel to it from the Headstone of Awakening within the Hunter's Dream.
- "This lamp now transports you back to the Hunter's Dream. Upon death, you will awaken at this lamp."
- A Bold Hunter's Mark can transport you back to the last lamp you used.
- The Hunter's Mark can transport you back to the last lamp you used an unlimited amount of times, at the cost of your Blood Echoes.
- The number of Messengers that show up around Lamps represent the amount of players who are in the area at any given time.
Available destinations
| Yharnam Headstone |
|---|
| 1st Floor Sick Room (Central Yharnam) |
| Central Yharnam |
| Great Bridge (Boss Arena) |
| Tomb of Oedon (Boss Arena) |
| Cathedral Ward (Cathedral Ward) |
| Grand Cathedral (Boss Arena) |
| Upper Cathedral Ward (Upper Cathedral Ward) |
| Lumenflower Gardens (Boss Arena) |
| Altar of Despair (Boss Arena) |
| Old Yharnam |
| Church of the Good Chalice (Boss Arena) |
| Graveyard of the Darkbeast (Boss Arena) |
| Frontier Headstone |
|---|
| Hemwick Charnel Lane (Hemwick Charnel Lane) |
| Witch's Abode (Boss Arena) |
| Forbidden Woods (Forbidden Woods) |
| Forbidden Grave (Boss Arena) |
| Byrgenwerth (Byrgenwerth) |
| Moonside Lake (Boss Arena) |
| -- |
| -- |
| -- |
| -- |
| -- |
| Unseen Headstone |
|---|
| Yahar'gul, Unseen Village (Yahar'gul) |
| Yahar'gul Chapel (Yahar'gul) |
| Advent Plaza (Boss Arena) |
| Hypogean Gaol (Yahar'gul) |
| Forsaken Castle Cainhurst (Cainhurst Castle) |
| Logarius' Seat (BossArena) |
| Vileblood Queen's Chamber (After Boss Arena) |
| Abandoned Old Workshop (Abandoned Old Workshop) |
| -- |
| -- |
| -- |
| Nightmare Headstone |
|---|
| Lecture Building (Nightmare Byrgenwerth) |
| Lecture Building 2nd Floor (Nightmare Byrgenwerth) |
| Nightmare Frontier (Nightmare Frontier) |
| Amygdala's Chamber (Boss Arena) |
| Nightmare of Mensis (Nightmare of Mensis) |
| Mergo's Loft Base (Nightmare of Mensis, Mergo's Loft) |
| Mergo's Loft Middle (Boss Arena) |
| Wet Nurse's Lunarium (Boss Arena) |
| -- |
| -- |
| -- |
| The Old Hunters |
|---|
| The Hunter's Nightmare |
| Nightmare Church (Hunter's Nightmare) |
| Underground Corpse Pile (Hunter's Nightmare) |
| Nightmare Grand Cathedral (Hunter's Nightmare) |
| Research Hall |
| Lumenwood Garden (Research Hall) |
| Astral Clocktower (Research Hall) |
| Fishing Hamlet |
| Lighthouse Hut (Fishing Hamlet) |
| Coast (Fishing Hamlet) |
| -- |
Map of Lamp Locations
AnonymousDunno if this happens in Isz Chalice dungeons only but if you turn the camera so that it shows lamp in frontview, you can see some kind of smoke which resembles cosmic effect akin to kin type of spells (Living Failures' meteor attack, Miniature star spell and so on), which might hint at the Hunters being influenced by a Great One (in this case, the Moon Presense).
- Anonymous
I've noticed that some lamps have way more Messengers surrounding them, not including my own. Is it possible these signify how heavily populated the area is by other Hunters? (Players)
Do we have anything explaining how they work and how they were created for example? It really bothers me that such details just seem to be omitted on such an important object within the game.
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