In-Game Description
This wide single-edged shortsword is
the favorite of lowly thieves and bandits.
Primarily a slicing weapon, but highly
effective when used for critical hits,
such as after parrying or from behind.
Availability
Starting weapon of the Thief class
Rare drop by Undead Assassins
General Information
Bleed buildup is 33 per strike.
This weapon has the highest critical bonus in the base game. (With the DLC, the Dark Silver Tracer has the highest Critical at 160)
The weapon's name changes to "X Knife" after any non-normal upgrade. ("X" is replaced with the weapon's upgrade path)
Image | Name | Damage | Critical | Durability | Weight | Stats Needed Stat Bonuses |
Damage Reduction % |
Stability | Aux Effects | Frampt Souls |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Bandit's Knife | 56/0/0/0 Bleed 300 (Slash) |
147 | 200 | 1.0 | 61/12/0/0 E/B/-/- |
45/10/30/30 | 26 | 300/0/-/- | 50 |
Move Set
Upgrades
Normal
Standard upgrade path.
Requires:
13% STR, 85% DEX scaling.
Name | Damage | Defense | Stat Bonuses | Materials Cost | Souls |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bandit's Knife +0 | 56/0/0/0 | 45/10/30/30 | E/B/-/- | - | 100 |
Bandit's Knife +1 | 61/0/0/0 | 45/10/30/30 | E/B/-/- | 1 x Titanite Shard | 100 |
Bandit's Knife +2 | 67/0/0/0 | 45/10/30/30 | E/B/-/- | 1 x Titanite Shard | 100 |
Bandit's Knife +3 | 72/0/0/0 | 45/10/30/30 | E/B/-/- | 2 x Titanite Shard | 100 |
Bandit's Knife +4 | 78/0/0/0 | 45/10/30/30 | E/B/-/- | 2 x Titanite Shard | 100 |
Bandit's Knife +5 | 84/0/0/0 | 45/10/30/30 | E/B/-/- | 3 x Titanite Shard | 100 |
Bandit's Knife +6 | 89/0/0/0 | 45/10/30/30 | E/B/-/- | 1 x Large Titanite Shard | 100 |
Bandit's Knife +7 | 95/0/0/0 | 45/10/30/30 | E/B/-/- | 1 x Large Titanite Shard | 100 |
Bandit's Knife +8 | 100/0/0/0 | 45/10/30/30 | E/B/-/- | 2 x Large Titanite Shard | 100 |
Bandit's Knife +9 | 106/0/0/0 | 45/10/30/30 | E/B/-/- | 2 x Large Titanite Shard | 100 |
Bandit's Knife +10 | 112/0/0/0 | 45/10/30/30 | E/B/-/- | 3 x Large Titanite Shard | 100 |
Bandit's Knife +11 | 117/0/0/0 | 45/10/30/30 | E/B/-/- | 1 x Titanite Chunk | 100 |
Bandit's Knife +12 | 123/0/0/0 | 45/10/30/30 | E/B/-/- | 1 x Titanite Chunk | 100 |
Bandit's Knife +13 | 128/0/0/0 | 45/10/30/30 | E/B/-/- | 2 x Titanite Chunk | 100 |
Bandit's Knife +14 | 134/0/0/0 | 45/10/30/30 | E/A/-/- | 3 x Titanite Chunk | 100 |
Bandit's Knife +15 | 140/0/0/0 | 45/10/30/30 | E/A/-/- | 1 x Titanite Slab | 100 |
Crystal
Weapon durability reduced to 20. Base damage increased.
Requires:
- Bandit's Knife +10
- Titanite
13% STR, 85% DEX scaling.
Name | Damage | Defense | Stat Bonuses | Materials Cost | Souls |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Crystal Knife +0 | 123/0/0/0 | 45/10/30/30 | E/B/-/- | 1 x Titanite Chunk | 100 |
Crystal Knife +1 | 128/0/0/0 | 45/10/30/30 | E/B/-/- | 1 x Titanite Chunk | 100 |
Crystal Knife +2 | 134/0/0/0 | 45/10/30/30 | E/B/-/- | 1 x Titanite Chunk | 100 |
Crystal Knife +3 | 140/0/0/0 | 45/10/30/30 | E/B/-/- | 2 x Titanite Chunk | 100 |
Crystal Knife +4 | 145/0/0/0 | 45/10/30/30 | E/A/-/- | 3 x Titanite Chunk | 100 |
Crystal Knife +5 | 151/0/0/0 | 45/10/30/30 | E/A/-/- | 1 x Titanite Slab | 100 |
Lightning
Adds lightning damage. All stat bonuses removed.
Requires:
- Bandit's Knife +10
- Titanite
Name | Damage | Defense | Stat Bonuses | Materials Cost | Souls |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lightning Knife +0 | 100/0/0/100 | 45/10/30/30 | -/-/-/- | 1 x Titanite Chunk | 100 |
Lightning Knife +1 | 108/0/0/108 | 45/10/30/32.4 | -/-/-/- | 1 x Titanite Chunk | 100 |
Lightning Knife +2 | 116/0/0/116 | 45/10/30/34.8 | -/-/-/- | 1 x Titanite Chunk | 100 |
Lightning Knife +3 | 124/0/0/124 | 45/10/30/37.2 | -/-/-/- | 2 x Titanite Chunk | 100 |
Lightning Knife +4 | 132/0/0/132 | 45/10/30/39.6 | -/-/-/- | 3 x Titanite Chunk | 100 |
Lightning Knife +5 | 140/0/0/140 | 45/10/30/42 | -/-/-/- | 1 x Titanite Slab | 100 |
Raw
Base damage increased. Stat bonuses reduced.
Requires:
- Bandit's Knife +5
- Titanite
10% STR, 64% DEX scaling.
Name | Damage | Defense | Stat Bonuses | Materials Cost | Souls |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Raw Knife +0 | 96/0/0/0 | 45/10/30/30 | E/C/-/- | 1 x Large Titanite Shard | 100 |
Raw Knife +1 | 102/0/0/0 | 45/10/30/30 | E/C/-/- | 1 x Large Titanite Shard | 100 |
Raw Knife +2 | 108/0/0/0 | 45/10/30/30 | E/C/-/- | 1 x Large Titanite Shard | 100 |
Raw Knife +3 | 115/0/0/0 | 45/10/30/30 | E/C/-/- | 2 x Large Titanite Shard | 100 |
Raw Knife +4 | 121/0/0/0 | 45/10/30/30 | E/C/-/- | 2 x Large Titanite Shard | 100 |
Raw Knife +5 | 128/0/0/0 | 45/10/30/30 | E/C/-/- | 3 x Large Titanite Shard | 100 |
Magic
Adds magic damage. Moderate damage bonus from intelligence. Can no longer be enchanted by Magic Weapon.
Requires:
- Bandit's Knife +5
- Green Titanite
4% STR, 24% DEX, 71% INT scaling.
Name | Damage | Defense | Stat Bonuses | Materials Cost | Souls |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Magic Knife +0 | 63/69/0/0 | 45/10/30/30 | E/D/C/- | 1 x Green Titanite Shard | 100 |
Magic Knife +1 | 67/73/0/0 | 45/10/30/30 | E/D/C/- | 1 x Green Titanite Shard | 100 |
Magic Knife +2 | 71/78/0/0 | 45/10/30/30 | E/D/C/- | 1 x Green Titanite Shard | 100 |
Magic Knife +3 | 75/82/0/0 | 45/10/30/30 | E/D/C/- | 2 x Green Titanite Shard | 100 |
Magic Knife +4 | 79/87/0/0 | 45/10/30/30 | E/D/C/- | 2 x Green Titanite Shard | 100 |
Magic Knife +5 | 84/92/0/0 | 45/10/30/30 | E/D/B/- | 3 x Green Titanite Shard | 100 |
Magic Knife +6 | 88/96/0/0 | 45/10/30/30 | E/D/B/- | 1 x Blue Titanite Chunk | 100 |
Magic Knife +7 | 92/101/0/0 | 45/10/30/30 | E/D/B/- | 1 x Blue Titanite Chunk | 100 |
Magic Knife +8 | 96/105/0/0 | 45/10/30/30 | E/D/B/- | 2 x Blue Titanite Chunk | 100 |
Magic Knife +9 | 100/110/0/0 | 45/10/30/30 | E/D/B/- | 2 x Blue Titanite Chunk | 100 |
Magic Knife +10 | 105/115/0/0 | 45/10/30/30 | E/D/B/- | 1 x Blue Titanite Slab | 100 |
Enchanted
Base damage reduced from magic upgrade path. Increased damage bonus from intelligence.
Requires:
- Magic Knife +5
- Blue Titanite
3% STR, 17% DEX, 69% INT scaling. Unknown additional amount of INT scaling.
Name | Damage | Defense | Stat Bonuses | Materials Cost | Souls |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Enchanted Knife +0 | 84/90/0/0 | 45/10/30/30 | E/E/C/- | 1 x Blue Titanite Chunk | 100 |
Enchanted Knife +1 | 87/92/0/0 | 45/10/30/30 | E/E/C/- | 1 x Blue Titanite Chunk | 100 |
Enchanted Knife +2 | 90/95/0/0 | 45/10/30/30 | E/E/C/- | 1 x Blue Titanite Chunk | 100 |
Enchanted Knife +3 | 94/98/0/0 | 45/10/30/30 | E/E/C/- | 2 x Blue Titanite Chunk | 100 |
Enchanted Knife +4 | 97/100/0/0 | 45/10/30/30 | E/E/B/- | 3 x Blue Titanite Chunk | 100 |
Enchanted Knife +5 | 100/104/0/0 | 45/10/30/30 | E/E/B/- | 1 x Blue Titanite Slab | 100 |
Divine
Adds magic damage. Moderate damage bonus from faith.
Requires:
- Bandit's Knife +10
- Green Titanite
- White Titanite
5% STR, 33% DEX, 70% FAI scaling.
Name | Damage | Defense | Stat Bonuses | Materials Cost | Souls |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Divine Knife +0 | 57/69/0/0 | 45/10/30/30 | E/D/-/C | 1 x Green Titanite Shard | 100 |
Divine Knife +1 | 60/73/0/0 | 45/10/30/30 | E/D/-/C | 1 x Green Titanite Shard | 100 |
Divine Knife +2 | 64/78/0/0 | 45/10/30/30 | E/D/-/C | 1 x Green Titanite Shard | 100 |
Divine Knife +3 | 68/82/0/0 | 45/10/30/30 | E/D/-/C | 2 x Green Titanite Shard | 100 |
Divine Knife +4 | 72/87/0/0 | 45/10/30/30 | E/D/-/C | 2 x Green Titanite Shard | 100 |
Divine Knife +5 | 76/92/0/0 | 45/10/30/30 | E/D/-/C | 3 x Green Titanite Shard | 100 |
Divine Knife +6 | 79/96/0/0 | 45/10/30/30 | E/D/-/B | 1 x White Titanite Chunk | 100 |
Divine Knife +7 | 83/101/0/0 | 45/10/30/30 | E/D/-/B | 1 x White Titanite Chunk | 100 |
Divine Knife +8 | 87/105/0/0 | 45/10/30/30 | E/D/-/B | 2 x White Titanite Chunk | 100 |
Divine Knife +9 | 91/110/0/0 | 45/10/30/30 | E/D/-/B | 3 x White Titanite Chunk | 100 |
Divine Knife +10 | 95/115/0/0 | 45/10/30/30 | E/D/-/B | 1 x White Titanite Slab | 100 |
Occult
Base damage reduced from divine upgrade path. Increased damage bonus from faith.
Requires:
- Divine Knife +5
- White Titanite
5% STR, 31% DEX, 82% FAI scaling.
Name | Damage | Defense | Stat Bonuses | Materials Cost | Souls |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Occult Knife +0 | 76/84/0/30 | 45/10/30/30 | E/D/-/B | 1 x White Titanite Chunk | 100 |
Occult Knife +1 | 80/88/0/30 | 45/10/30/30 | E/D/-/B | 1 x White Titanite Chunk | 100 |
Occult Knife +2 | 85/92/0/30 | 45/10/30/30 | E/D/-/B | 1 x White Titanite Chunk | 100 |
Occult Knife +3 | 89/96/0/30 | 45/10/30/30 | E/D/-/B | 2 x White Titanite Chunk | 100 |
Occult Knife +4 | 94/100/0/30 | 45/10/30/30 | E/D/-/B | 3 x White Titanite Chunk | 100 |
Occult Knife +5 | 98/105/0/30 | 45/10/30/30 | E/D/-/B | 1 x White Titanite Slab | 100 |
Fire
Fire damage added. All stat bonuses removed.
Requires:
- Bandit's Knife +5
- Green Titanite
- Red Titanite
Name | Damage | Defense | Stat Bonuses | Materials Cost | Souls |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fire Knife +0 | 72/0/72/0 | 45/10/30/30 | -/-/-/- | 1 x Green Titanite Shard | 100 |
Fire Knife +1 | 78/0/78/0 | 45/10/30.3/30 | -/-/-/- | 1 x Green Titanite Shard | 100 |
Fire Knife +2 | 84/0/84/0 | 45/10/30.6/30 | -/-/-/- | 1 x Green Titanite Shard | 100 |
Fire Knife +3 | 89/0/89/0 | 45/10/30.9/30 | -/-/-/- | 2 x Green Titanite Shard | 100 |
Fire Knife +4 | 95/0/95/0 | 45/10/31.2/30 | -/-/-/- | 2 x Green Titanite Shard | 100 |
Fire Knife +5 | 100/0/100/0 | 45/10/31.5/30 | -/-/-/- | 3 x Green Titanite Shard | 100 |
Fire Knife +6 | 107/0/107/0 | 45/10/31.8/30 | -/-/-/- | 1 x Red Titanite Chunk | 100 |
Fire Knife +7 | 114/0/114/0 | 45/10/32.1/30 | -/-/-/- | 1 x Red Titanite Chunk | 100 |
Fire Knife +8 | 120/0/120/0 | 45/10/32.4/30 | -/-/-/- | 2 x Red Titanite Chunk | 100 |
Fire Knife +9 | 127/0/127/0 | 45/10/32.7/30 | -/-/-/- | 3 x Red Titanite Chunk | 100 |
Fire Knife +10 | 134/0/134/0 | 45/10/33/30 | -/-/-/- | 1 x Red Titanite Slab | 100 |
Chaos
Base damage reduced from fire upgrade path. Damage bonus from humanity.
Requires:
- Fire Knife +5
- Red Titanite
Name | Damage | Defense | Stat Bonuses | Materials Cost | Souls |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chaos Knife +0 | 88/0/102/0 | 45/10/30/30 | -/-/-/- | 1 x Red Titanite Chunk | 100 |
Chaos Knife +1 | 93/0/108/0 | 45/10/30.6/30 | -/-/-/- | 1 x Red Titanite Chunk | 100 |
Chaos Knife +2 | 98/0/114/0 | 45/10/31.2/30 | -/-/-/- | 1 x Red Titanite Chunk | 100 |
Chaos Knife +3 | 102/0/119/0 | 45/10/31.8/30 | -/-/-/- | 2 x Red Titanite Chunk | 100 |
Chaos Knife +4 | 107/0/125/0 | 45/10/32.4/30 | -/-/-/- | 3 x Red Titanite Chunk | 100 |
Chaos Knife +5 | 112/0/131/0 | 45/10/33/30 | -/-/-/- | 1 x Red Titanite Slab | 100 |
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. Thrusting Swords and Daggers get an invisible bonus to critical damage as well. |
Durability: | The health 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 a character's Equip Burden will reduce the speed of their rolls, while going over 100% will reduce their regular speed to walking and attempts to roll or backstep will leave them momentarily stunned. |
Stats Needed: |
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 a character gains a 50% bonus to Strength by wielding a weapon with both hands, thus reducing the actual Strength required. |
Damage Reduction %: |
The Damage Reduction stat dictates the percentage of damage reduced while blocking. The Damage Reduction stats for a weapon are W / X / Y / Z:
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Stability: | The stability of the weapon. The higher this value, the less stamina is consumed when blocking attacks. |
Frampt Souls: | This is the amount of souls players will receive if they feed the item to Kingseeker Frampt. |