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: Includes the Crown of the Sunken King , Crown of the Old Iron King , and Crown of the Ivory King .

The subtitle refers to Lord Aldia , King Vendrick's brother, who sought to understand the "First Sin"— Gwyn’s original relinking of the First Flame . Aldia posits that this act forced the world into an unnatural cycle of Light and Dark, preventing the natural progression of the Age of Man and trapping humanity in the curse of the Undead.

: Features significant changes to enemy and item placements compared to the original 2014 release, often increasing difficulty through larger enemy groups.

The Scholar of the First Sin edition serves as the definitive version of the game, consolidating all previously released content: