Dark Souls III - Weapons
Weapon families of Dark Souls III, from starting daggers and straight swords through greatswords, polearms, catalysts and shields. Every weapon upgrades along a fixed reinforcement path, carries an infusion that reshapes its scaling, and has its own weapon art, so the same sword can serve a Strength...
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| Name | Type | Description | Stats | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dagger | Dagger | The lightest blade in the game, built around the Quickstep weapon art rather than raw damage. | Damage Type: Slash / Thrust Scaling: Dexterity-leaning, low base attack Weight Class: Very light Weapon Art: Quickstep | Starting weapon for the Thief class; also a common drop from hollows in the Undead Settlement |
| Bandit's Knife | Dagger | A bleed-inflicting dagger with a fast moveset and a hidden item discovery bonus that makes it a favourite for farming runs. | Damage Type: Slash / Thrust Scaling: Dexterity Weight Class: Very light Auxiliary: Bleed buildup, bonus item discovery | Dropped by knife-wielding hollows in the Undead Settlement and Farron Keep |
| Aquamarine Dagger | Dagger | A crystalline dagger whose weapon art extends it into a glowing blade, trading reach for a magic-damage moveset on demand. | Damage Type: Thrust plus Magic Scaling: Dexterity and Intelligence Weight Class: Light Weapon Art: Crystal Blade extension | Transposed from the Soul of the Dancer of the Boreal Valley at Ludleth of Courland |
| Longsword | Straight Sword | The reference straight sword: a balanced one-handed moveset with a fast thrust, reliable stagger and the Stance weapon art that breaks guards. | Damage Type: Standard Scaling: Balanced Strength and Dexterity Weight Class: Light Weapon Art: Stance | Starting weapon for the Knight class; also sold by the Shrine Handmaid |
| Lothric Knight Sword | Straight Sword | A longer, heavier straight sword with superior scaling on both physical and elemental infusions, widely treated as the best all-round straight sword in the game. | Damage Type: Standard Scaling: Strong Strength and Dexterity Weight Class: Light to medium Weapon Art: Stance | Dropped by Lothric Knights in the High Wall of Lothric and Lothric Castle |
| Dark Sword | Straight Sword | A heavy straight sword whose strong attacks carry unusual poise damage, letting it stagger enemies that shrug off ordinary sword hits. | Damage Type: Standard Scaling: Strength Weight Class: Medium Weapon Art: Stomp | Dropped by Darkwraiths in Farron Keep and the High Wall of Lothric |
| Estoc | Thrusting Sword | A thrusting sword with exceptional reach and a fast poke that punishes recovered enemies at range. | Damage Type: Thrust Scaling: Dexterity Weight Class: Light Weapon Art: Shield Splitter | Sold by the Shrine Handmaid once the High Wall of Lothric is reached |
| Rapier | Thrusting Sword | The lightest thrusting sword, with a rapid poke and a low stamina drain that supports long strings of attacks. | Damage Type: Thrust Scaling: Dexterity Weight Class: Very light Weapon Art: Stance | Carried by the Assassin class at character creation |
| Uchigatana | Katana | A curved Japanese blade with bleed buildup and the Hold weapon art, which lets the wielder hold a stance and then unleash a lunging slash. | Damage Type: Slash Scaling: Dexterity Weight Class: Light to medium Auxiliary: Bleed buildup | Dropped by the Sword Master outside Firelink Shrine |
| Chaos Blade | Katana | A cursed katana that drains the wielder's own health on every hit in exchange for heavy damage and bleed. | Damage Type: Slash Scaling: Dexterity Weight Class: Medium Auxiliary: Bleed buildup, self-damage on hit | Transposed from a boss soul at Ludleth of Courland |
| Sellsword Twinblades | Curved Sword | A paired curved sword set with one of the highest sustained damage outputs in the game when buffed, thanks to its fast dual-swing moveset. | Damage Type: Slash Scaling: Dexterity Weight Class: Light Weapon Art: Spin Slash | Starting weapon for the Mercenary class |
| Carthus Curved Sword | Curved Sword | A fast curved sword with bleed buildup and wide horizontal swings that catch multiple enemies. | Damage Type: Slash Scaling: Strength and Dexterity Weight Class: Light Auxiliary: Bleed buildup | Dropped by Carthus swordsmen in the Catacombs of Carthus |
| Storm Curved Sword | Curved Sword | The Nameless King's blade, whose weapon art summons a whirlwind that launches nearby enemies. | Damage Type: Slash Scaling: Strength and Dexterity Weight Class: Light to medium Weapon Art: Storm Spin | Transposed from the Soul of the Nameless King at Ludleth of Courland |
| Claymore | Greatsword | The classic greatsword: a long blade with a broad horizontal moveset and the Stance weapon art for guard breaks. | Damage Type: Standard Scaling: Strength-leaning, balanced Weight Class: Medium Weapon Art: Stance | Found in the High Wall of Lothric |
| Black Knight Sword | Greatsword | A blackened greatsword that deals bonus damage to demons, carried by the knights who once hunted them. | Damage Type: Standard Scaling: Strength Weight Class: Heavy Special: Bonus damage against demons | Dropped by Black Knights in Farron Keep and the Smouldering Lake |
| Moonlight Greatsword | Greatsword | The recurring FromSoftware blade, here forged from Oceiros's obsession with dragonhood. | Damage Type: Magic Scaling: Intelligence Weight Class: Medium Weapon Art: Moonlight Wave | Transposed from the Soul of Oceiros, the Consumed King at Ludleth of Courland |
| Greatsword of Judgment | Greatsword | Pontiff Sulyvahn's twin greatswords fused into one weapon, dealing split physical and magic damage. | Damage Type: Standard and Magic Scaling: Strength, Dexterity and Intelligence Weight Class: Medium to heavy Weapon Art: Judgment | Transposed from the Soul of Pontiff Sulyvahn at Ludleth of Courland |
| Farron Greatsword | Ultra Greatsword | The Abyss Watchers' paired ultra greatsword and dagger, whose weapon art performs the legion's acrobatic breakdance spin. | Damage Type: Standard Scaling: Strength and Dexterity Weight Class: Very heavy Weapon Art: Parry dagger spin | Transposed from the Soul of the Blood of the Wolf at Ludleth of Courland |
| Fume Ultra Greatsword | Ultra Greatsword | A colossal slab of black iron that doubles as a shield, blocking while swung. | Damage Type: Strike / Standard Scaling: Strength Weight Class: Very heavy Special: Can block while attacking | Dropped by Knight Slayer Tsorig in the Catacombs of Carthus |
| Black Knight Greatsword | Ultra Greatsword | The largest of the Black Knight weapons, with slow vertical swings and a Stomp weapon art that knocks enemies flat. | Damage Type: Standard Scaling: Strength Weight Class: Very heavy Special: Bonus damage against demons | Dropped by greatsword-wielding Black Knights in Farron Keep and the Smouldering Lake |
| Ringed Knight Paired Greatswords | Paired Greatswords | Two fire-wreathed greatswords wielded as one weapon, with a weapon art that lunges forward in a blazing combo. | Damage Type: Standard plus Fire Scaling: Strength and Dexterity Weight Class: Very heavy Weapon Art: Ember combo | Dropped by Ringed Knights in the Ringed City (The Ringed City expansion) |
| Battle Axe | Axe | A plain, dependable axe with overhead swings and a Warcry weapon art that buffs attack. | Damage Type: Standard Scaling: Strength Weight Class: Medium Weapon Art: Warcry | Starting weapon for the Warrior class |
| Dragonslayer Greataxe | Greataxe | The Dragonslayer Armour's axe, crackling with lightning. | Damage Type: Standard plus Lightning Scaling: Strength and Faith Weight Class: Very heavy Weapon Art: Lightning Slam | Transposed from the Soul of Dragonslayer Armour at Ludleth of Courland |
| Yhorm's Great Machete | Greataxe | The giant Lord of Cinder's enormous cleaver, longer than most ultra greatswords. | Damage Type: Standard Scaling: Strength Weight Class: Colossal Weapon Art: Warcry | Transposed from the Soul of Yhorm the Giant at Ludleth of Courland |
| Mace | Hammer | A blunt one-handed hammer that ignores much of the damage reduction offered by armour and shields. | Damage Type: Strike Scaling: Strength Weight Class: Medium Weapon Art: Perseverance | Starting weapon for the Cleric class |
| Club | Hammer | A crude wooden club carried by hollows, with surprising stagger for its weight. | Damage Type: Strike Scaling: Strength Weight Class: Light to medium Weapon Art: Warcry | Starting weapon for the Deprived class; dropped by club-wielding hollows |
| Black Knight Glaive | Halberd | A long halberd with sweeping horizontal attacks and a spinning weapon art that covers a full circle. | Damage Type: Standard Scaling: Strength and Dexterity Weight Class: Heavy Special: Bonus damage against demons | Dropped by the glaive-wielding Black Knight in the Untended Graves |
| Lothric Knight Long Spear | Spear | A long spear with a shield-friendly thrust moveset and the Charge weapon art, which lets the wielder run down retreating enemies. | Damage Type: Thrust Scaling: Dexterity-leaning Weight Class: Medium Weapon Art: Charge | Dropped by spear-wielding Lothric Knights in Lothric Castle |
| Ringed Knight Spear | Spear | A fire-infused spear whose weapon art hurls a line of flame along the ground. | Damage Type: Thrust plus Fire Scaling: Dexterity and Faith Weight Class: Medium Weapon Art: Flame line | Dropped by Ringed Knights in the Ringed City (The Ringed City expansion) |
| Friede's Great Scythe | Reaper | Sister Friede's paired scythes, one of ice and one of shadow, whose weapon art unleashes a spinning frost combo. | Damage Type: Slash plus Magic / Frost Scaling: Dexterity and Intelligence Weight Class: Medium Weapon Art: Frozen spin | Transposed from the Soul of Sister Friede at Ludleth of Courland (Ashes of Ariandel expansion) |
| Frayed Blade | Katana | A dark katana that bleeds and whose weapon art releases a fan of dark projectiles. | Damage Type: Slash plus Dark Scaling: Dexterity Weight Class: Medium Auxiliary: Bleed buildup, ranged weapon art | Transposed from the Soul of Darkeater Midir at Ludleth of Courland (The Ringed City expansion) |
| Gael's Greatsword | Greatsword | The broken blade of Slave Knight Gael, wrapped in the blood of the Dark Soul. | Damage Type: Standard Scaling: Strength and Dexterity Weight Class: Medium Weapon Art: Repeating crossbow | Transposed from the Soul of Slave Knight Gael at Ludleth of Courland (The Ringed City expansion) |
| Longbow | Bow | The standard bow, drawing arrows in a slow but powerful arc. | Damage Type: Thrust (arrows) Scaling: Dexterity Weight Class: Light Ammunition: Standard, large and wood arrows | Sold by the Shrine Handmaid in Firelink Shrine |
| Sorcerer's Staff | Staff | The basic sorcery catalyst, cast with the Steady Chant weapon art to boost spell damage for a short window. | Damage Type: Spell catalyst Scaling: Intelligence Weight Class: Light Weapon Art: Steady Chant | Starting weapon for the Sorcerer class |
| Court Sorcerer's Staff | Staff | The strongest pure-Intelligence staff at high upgrade levels, carried by the sorcerers who served in the Profaned Capital. | Damage Type: Spell catalyst Scaling: Intelligence (high) Weight Class: Light Weapon Art: Steady Chant | Dropped by Court Sorcerers in the Profaned Capital |
| Crystal Sage's Staff | Staff | The Crystal Sage's crystal-topped staff, transposed rather than looted, with strong Intelligence scaling and a Steady Chant boost. | Damage Type: Spell catalyst Scaling: Intelligence Weight Class: Light Weapon Art: Steady Chant | Transposed from the Soul of the Crystal Sage at Ludleth of Courland |
| Yorshka's Chime | Chime | A chime granted by Company Captain Yorshka, with the highest Faith scaling among chimes and the Gentle Prayer weapon art for slow healing. | Damage Type: Miracle catalyst Scaling: Faith (highest of the chimes) Weight Class: Light Weapon Art: Gentle Prayer | Given by Company Captain Yorshka after joining the Blade of the Darkmoon covenant |
| Pyromancy Flame | Pyromancy Flame | The pyromancer's catalyst, held in the off hand while the main hand swings. | Damage Type: Pyromancy catalyst Scaling: Intelligence and Faith (combined) Weight Class: None (off hand) Weapon Art: Combustion burst | Starting catalyst for the Pyromancer class; also sold by Cornyx of the Great Swamp |
| Grass Crest Shield | Shield | A medium shield that regenerates stamina faster while equipped, even on the back. | Damage Type: Shield (medium) Scaling: None Weight Class: Medium Special: Faster stamina regeneration while equipped | Found in Farron Keep |
| Black Knight Shield | Shield | A heavy medium shield with excellent fire resistance and stability, carried by the demon-hunting knights. | Damage Type: Shield (medium) Scaling: None Weight Class: Heavy Special: High fire resistance and stability | Dropped by Black Knights |
| Lothric Knight Shield | Shield | The kite shield of the Lothric garrison, with balanced physical and lightning defence and good stability for its weight. | Damage Type: Shield (medium) Scaling: None Weight Class: Medium Special: Balanced resistances, lightning defence | Dropped by Lothric Knights |
| Havel's Greatshield | Greatshield | A slab of stone carried by Havel the Rock, with the highest stability in the game and immense weight to match. | Damage Type: Shield (greatshield) Scaling: None Weight Class: Colossal Special: Highest stability, very heavy | Found in Archdragon Peak alongside Havel's armour set |
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