Dark Sword
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In Game Description
Darksword
Weapon type: Straight Sword
Attack type: Regular
The sword of the knights of the Four Kings of
New Londo. Its blade is wide and thick, and
it is wielded in an unusual manner.
When the Four Kings were seduced by evil,
their knights became Darkwraiths, servants
of the Dark who wielded these darkswords.
Availability
Reach +2 rank in the Darkwraith Covenant
General Information
| Image | Name | Damage | Critical Bonus | Durability | Weight | Stats Needed Stat Bonuses |
Damage Reduction % |
Stability | Frampt Souls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Dark Sword | 82/0/0/0 (Normal) |
100 | 200 | 6.0 | 161/16/0/0 C/C/-/- |
50/10/35/35 | 32 | 50 |
Move Set
- Strong attacks are replaced by a unique slashing motions not unlike the Darkwraith's slash combo
- Rolling two-handed attack is a thrust similar to a thrusting sword's
Notes
- Like any other items given by a covenant, you cannot get another copy of Dark Sword on a character. Although another player can drop theirs for you.
- The Dark Sword's unique strong attacks may be useful in PvE because of its stronger poise-breaking capability, but may not be a preferable choice in PvP as the attacks are slow and leaves you open to backstabs if handled poorly. If you want to use it in PvP, use the strong attack as the enemy is trying to get up from knockdown. Its long attack animation helps catch the enemy right after their invincibility wears off. If you aren't one to beat another while down and have decent precision with deadlocking, the curves of the slashing motions can be hard to approach when opposed.
Upgrades
Basic
Standard upgrade path.
Requires
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Crystal
Dark Sword durability reduced to 20. Base damage increased. Cannot repair weapon (except through reinforcement).
Requires
- Dark Sword +10
- Titanite
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Lightning
Adds lightning damage. All stat bonuses removed.
Requires
- Dark Sword +10
- Titanite
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Raw
Base damage increased. Stat bonuses reduced.
Requires
- Dark Sword +5
- Titanite
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Magic
Adds magic damage. Moderate damage bonus from intelligence.
Requires
- Dark 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 Dark Sword +5
- Blue Titanite
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Divine
Adds magic damage. Moderate damage bonus from faith.
Requires
- Dark 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 Dark Sword +5
- White Titanite
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Fire
Fire damage added. All stat bonuses removed.
Requires
- Dark Sword +5
- Green Titanite
- Red Titanite
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Chaos
Base damage reduced from Fire upgrade path. Damage bonus from humanity.
Requires
- Fire Dark 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: 48, last edited: 03 Dec 2014 23:57
