Balder Side Sword
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In-Game Description
The knights of the ancient kingdom of Balder
wielded these rock-solid, long swords which
are excellent for thrust attacks.
Balder was the home of a Knight King Rendal,
but the kingdom was reduced to ruins after
a widespread outbreak of Undead.
Availability
Dropped by side sword-carrying Balder Knight
General Information
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Move Set
- Two-handed strong attack is replaced by a strong thrust
- Continuation to the one-handed strong attack is a second thrust instead of an upward slash
- Rolling two-handed attack is replaced by a thrusting attack not unlike the Thrusting Swords
Notes
- The most efficient spot to farm Balder Knights (Side Sword) is in Sen's Fortress. With 410 Item Discovery, rest at the bonfire, leave the bonfire area, head right from the top of the stairs, and kill the two Balder Knights there (previously guarding the Flame Stoneplate Ring). Homeward/Homeward Bone back to bonfire. Repeat until the sword drops. Alternatively, one can start from the Sunlight Altar bonfire (near the Altar of Sunlight in Undead Parish). There are two Balder Knights wielding the Balder Side Sword guarding the entrance of the Undead Parish church, and a third one near the wooden plank bridge outside the church. This location is accessed earlier than Sen's Fortress.
- This is an exceptional Straight Sword for DEX builds, as its scaling can reach an A bonus when fully upgraded. Its moveset is also great, with an incredibly powerful thrust strong attack that has great range and can be followed up.
Upgrades
Basic
Standard upgrade path.
Requires Titanite
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Crystal
Weapon durability reduced. Base damage increased
Requires
- Balder Side Sword +10
- Titanite
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Lightning
Adds lightning damage. All stat bonuses removed.
Requires
- Balder Side Sword +10
- Titanite
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Raw
Base damage increased. Stat bonuses reduced.
Requires
- Balder Side Sword +5
- Titanite
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Magic
Adds magic damage. Moderate damage bonus from intelligence.
Requires
- Balder Side Sword +5
- Green Titanite
- Blue Titanite
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Enchanted
Base damage reduced from magic upgrade path. Increased damage bonus from intelligence.
Requires
- Magic Balder Side Sword +5
- Blue Titanite
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Divine
Adds magic damage. Moderate damage bonus from faith.
Requires
- Balder Side Sword +5
- Green Titanite
- White Titanite
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Occult
Base damage reduced from divine upgrade path. Increased damage bonus from faith.
Requires
- Divine Balder Side Sword +5
- White Titanite
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Fire
Fire damage added. All stat bonuses removed
Requires
- Balder Side Sword +5
- Green Titanite
- Red Titanite
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Chaos
Base damage reduced from fire upgrade path. Damage bonus from humanity.
Requires
- Fire Balder Side Sword +5
- Red Titanite
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Key
| Damage: | The Damage stat dictates how much damage the weapon does. The Damage stats for a weapon are W / X / Y / Z:
Each weapon has one or more physical damage types:
Certain enemies are weak or strong against different types of damage types. |
| Critical: | The damage bonus for backstabs and ripostes |
| Durability: | The durability of the weapon. The effectiveness of the weapon will severely deteriorate when the durability falls below 30%. |
| Weight: | The weight of the weapon. Note that carrying over 50% of your Equip Burden will reduce the speed of your rolls, while going over 100% will reduce your regular speed to walking and attempts to roll or backstep will leave you momentarily stunned. |
| StatsNeeded: | The Stats Needed determines how high various Stats must be in order to wield the weapon effectively. The Requirement stats for a weapon are W / X / Y / Z:
Wielding a weapon without the required Strength and/or Dexterity will incur a penalty to the Physical damage of the weapon, while lower-than-required Magic and/or Faith will reduce the Magic damage of the weapon. Also keep in mind that your character gains a 50% bonus to Strength by wielding a weapon with both hands, thus reducing the actual Strength required. For example, a character with 18 Strength can wield a Great Axe (Requires 26 Strength) properly if the weapon is held with both hands. |
| StatBonuses: | The Stat Bonuses rating indicates the level of bonus damage you do with the weapon, based on the associated Stat. This rating can be S, A, B, C, D, or E (in order from most to least bonus for the associated skill). |
| FramptSouls: | This is the amount of souls you will receive if you feed the item to Kingseeker Frampt |
page revision: 58, last edited: 18 Jun 2014 12:10
