Rare Weapons

This page contains the list of weapons needed to unlock Knight's Honor achievement/trophy. All of these need to be collected on one character to unlock the achievement/trophy. The Steam version, however, seems to track weapons across characters.

When playing single player, it's impossible to obtain every weapon in one playthrough, due to the boss Souls required in order to craft some of the rare weapons. It takes at least until New Game++ in order to get all as there are 3 different weapons needed to craft with the Soul of Sif. However, it is possible to obtain a boss soul by having another player give drop it for the host.

Having Additional Content does not have any effect on this list as only base game weapons are needed to unlock Knight's Honor.

Soul Weapons

These weapons are required to be crafted from the corresponding Boss Soul and the required +10 Normal weapon (except for catalysts, which cannot be upgraded). Soul weapons are crafted only by the Giant Blacksmith in Anor Londo.

Weapon Soul Base Weapon
Moonlight Butterfly Horn Soul of the Moonlight Butterfly Spears or Thrusting Swords
Crystal Ring Shield Soul of the Moonlight Butterfly Shields
Quelaag's Furysword Soul of Quelaag Curved Swords
Chaos Blade Soul of Quelaag Katanas
Greatsword of Artorias (Cursed) Soul of Sif Daggers, Greatswords, or Straightswords other than Broken Straight Sword and Straight Sword Hilt
Greatsword of Artorias Soul of Sif Broken Straight Sword or Straight Sword Hilt
Greatshield of Artorias Soul of Sif Shields
Golem Axe Core of an Iron Golem Axes
Dragon Bone Fist Core of an Iron Golem Fist
Lifehunt Scythe Soul of Priscilla Halberds or Whips
Dragonslayer Spear Soul of Ornstein Spears or Thrusting Swords
Smough's Hammer Soul of Smough Hammers or Great Hammers
Darkmoon Bow Soul of Gwyndolin Bows
Tin Darkmoon Catalyst Soul of Gwyndolin Catalysts
Great Lord Greatsword Soul of Gwyn, Lord of Cinder Daggers, Greatswords, or Straightswords

Tail Cutoffs

Rare weapons that are obtained by cutting off the tail of certain enemies.
Weapon Enemy
Drake Sword Hellkite Dragon
Dragon King Greataxe Gaping Dragon
Priscilla's Dagger Crossbreed Priscilla
Moonlight Greatsword Seath the Scaleless
Dragon Greatsword Stone Dragon

Covenant Weapons

Rare weapons given by joining covenants.
Weapon Obtaining Method
Gravelord Sword Join the Gravelord Servant covenant.
Dark Hand Join the Darkwraith covenant.
Dropped by Darkwraith Enemy.

Enemy Drops

Dropped by killing various enemies. Most weapon drops are rare, so boosting Item Discovery rate is a must. Item drops are boosted by equipping either the Covetous Gold Serpent Ring or the Symbol of Avarice (these two items don't stack) and increasing Humanity (Item Discovery bonus from Humanity maxes out at 10 Humanity). Maximum Item Discovery value is 410.

Weapon Enemy
Black Knight Sword Dropped by sword-wielding Black Knight in Undead Burg, Undead Asylum (return visit), and Kiln of the First Flame (respawning Black Knights).
Black Knight Greatsword Dropped by greatsword-wielding Black Knight in Undead Parish and Kiln of the First Flame (respawning Black Knights).
Black Knight Greataxe Dropped by greataxe-wielding Black Knight in The Catacombs and Kiln of the First Flame (respawning Black Knights).
Black Knight Halberd Dropped by halberd-wielding Black Knight in Darkroot Basin, Tomb of the Giants and Kiln of the First Flame (respawning Black Knights).
Black Knight Shield Dropped by Black Knight.
Channeler's Trident Dropped by Channeler in Undead Parish, Depths, and The Duke's Archives (respawning Channelers).
Crescent Axe Guaranteed drop by Patches in The Catacombs, Tomb of the Giants, or Firelink Shrine.
Sold by Patches for 10,000 Souls.
Crest Shield 100% drop by Oscar, Knight of Astora in Undead Asylum (return visit).
Giant's Halberd Dropped by Sentinel in daylight Anor Londo.
Sold by Giant Blacksmith for 5,000 Souls.
Silver Knight Straight Sword Dropped by sword-wielding Silver Knight in Anor Londo.
Silver Knight Spear Dropped by spear-wielding Silver Knight in Anor Londo.
Silver Knight Shield Dropped by Silver Knight in Anor Londo.
Stone Greatsword Dropped by Giant Stone Knight in Darkroot Garden.
Sold by Shiva of the East for 15,000 Souls.
Stone Greatshield Dropped by Giant Stone Knight in Darkroot Garden.
Grant 100% drop by Black Phantom Paladin Leeroy in Tomb of the Giants.
Sanctus 100% drop by Black Phantom Paladin Leeroy in Tomb of the Giants.

Corpse/Chest Loots

Obtained by looting a corpse or opening a chest.

Weapon Location
Dragon Crest Shield Found on a corpse near the Undead Dragon in Valley of Drakes.
Havel's Greatshield Found in a chest in a room behind an illusory wall in Anor Londo.
Dragon Tooth Found in a chest in a room behind an illusory wall in Anor Londo.
Dragonslayer Greatbow Found on a corpse in Anor Londo by entering the broken glass window in the entrance hall leading to Dragon Slayer Ornstein & Executioner Smough.
Velka's Rapier Found on a corpse in Painted World of Ariamis after the Annex Key door.
Astora's Straight Sword Found on a corpse near the Undead Dragon in Valley of Drakes.
Bloodshield Found on a corpse near the Undead Dragon in Painted World of Ariamis.
Black Iron Greatshield Found on a corpse next to the painting in Anor Londo that leads to the Painted World of Ariamis.
Effigy Shield Found on a corpse in Tomb of the Giants.

Not needed

Weapons that are rare but not needed for the achievement. A few of them are inaccurately listed in the Strategy Guide as needed.

Weapon Obtaining Method
Ghost Blade Dropped by Wailing Ghost in New Londo Ruins.
Jagged Ghost Blade Dropped by Dagger Ghost in New Londo Ruins.
Titanite Catch Pole Dropped by Titanite Demon.
Gargoyle's Halberd Dropped by Bell Gargoyles.
Barbed Straight Sword Dropped by Kirk Knight of Thorns.
Spiked Shield Dropped by Kirk Knight of Thorns.
Ricard's Rapier 100% drop by Undead Prince Ricard.
Notched Whip 100% drop by Xanthous King Jeremiah.
Demon's Spear Dropped by Bat Wing Demon in daylight Anor Londo.
Sold by Shiva of the East for 15,000 Souls.
Avelyn Found in a chest on a bookshelf in The Duke's Archives.
Obsidian Greatsword Cut the tail of Black Dragon Kalameet1
Gough's Greatbow Talking to Hawkeye Gough after killing Kalameet, also dropped by Gough2
Gargoyle Tail Axe Bell Gargoyles or Gargoyles in Anor Londo
Demon's Catalyst 100% drop by Demon Firesage in Demon Ruins.
Izalith Catalyst 100% drop by Daughter of Chaos in Lost Izalith.
Balder Side Sword rare drop by Balder knights in Undead Parish and Sen's Fortress.
Oolacile Catalyst rare drop by Bloathead Sorcerer in Oolacile Township.3
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