Is claymore better than Drake sword?

If you have good stats, the claymore will display higher damage, thus the drake swords damage will be as low as it seems. There is no illusion about damage. It can't be lower as it seems. If you have good stats, the claymore will display higher damage, thus the drake swords damage will be as low as it seems.
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Is the Drake Sword worth upgrading?

This weapon doesn't scale with any stat, so it will be out damaged quickly at high levels. It's NOT recommended to spend Dragon Scales upgrading this weapon as the increase in damage is too small.
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Is Zweihander better than Drake Sword?

The zwei is also pretty solid, but it's more efficient for a STR oriented build. The Drake sword is only useful if you plan on keeping the base requirements to wield it because of its lack of scaling. A quality build will be better off with just about any other straight sword.
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Is the claymore a good sword?

The truth is, the Claymore is in fact a wonderful weapon. It does well what it was designed to do as all weapons should. But, what is also true is that it is horrible at tasks it was never meant to carry out. Every weapon has advantages, the good, as well as disadvantages, the bad.
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Is Claymore or Zweihander better?

Claymore swings faster and has a faster weapon art animation to break enemy guards but the Zweihander, throwing people in the air with an oversized weapon can be very satisfying.
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Dark Souls - The Most Overpowered Weapon



What is the strongest weapon in ds1?

Ranked: 15 Most Powerful Weapons In Dark Souls
  • 8 Balder Side Sword.
  • 7 Black Knight Greatsword.
  • 6 Estoc.
  • 5 Moonlight Greatsword.
  • 4 Black Knight Sword.
  • 3 Zweihander.
  • 2 Claymore.
  • 1 Black Knight Halberd.
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How much damage does a claymore do?

As of Operation Health, the damage dealt by a Claymore's explosion is exactly the same as that of a Frag Grenade in the game (142 points against Light Medium Armored Operators, 120 points against Medium Armored Operators & 105 points against Heavy Armored Operators).
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Is the Claymore a quality weapon?

Basically, the Claymore ticks all the boxes when it comes to being a great Quality weapon in Dark Souls. The C-tier scaling it gets in both Strength and Dexterity are decent damage modifiers to this greatsword's 257 physical attack.
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How strong is a Claymore?

Testing concluded that the mine was effective out to approximately 110 yards (100 m), being capable of hitting 10% of the attacking force. At 55 yards (50 m), this increased to 30%.
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Did knights use Claymores?

Knight's Claymores are two-handed weapons that were wielded by the most confident knights at Hyrule Castle. They're commonly found in chests and with enemies in the Gerudo Desert and the Tabantha Frontier.
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Does the Drake Sword break easily?

When wielded with both hands, the strong attack unleashes a ranged vertical cleave (similar to the Stormruler from Demon's Souls) at the cost of 30 weapon durability. Frequent use of this technique can break the sword. Like most dragon weapons, the Drake Sword cannot be enchanted.
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Why is Drake Sword good?

The Drake Sword comes with a starting damage output of 200, making it far superior to any other non-upgraded weapons players are likely to find in the game's early stages. Most of them tend to range between 50-90 at a push, and will not pack nearly the same punch.
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How long should you use the Drake Sword?

When you have enough levels and titanite to upgrade a weapon beyond its damage. Generally around Depths where you can find an item that lets you upgrade normal weapons past +5. Definitely by the time you're done with Blighttown.
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What weapon should I use instead of Drake sword?

Dragonslayer Ornstein as a Bionicle.
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Should I reinforce my Drake sword?

Nope, not worth upgrading. The drage sword doesnt scale with anything, so its pretty much a fixed damage. If you are going for dex, you can get the uchi early on (killing the merchant in undead burg). Toss it out, it's a trap weapon.
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Can Drake Sword be ascended?

You can give it to Andre of Astora, and he'll be able to ascend your +5 weapons, like your Battle Axe, and Longbow, up to +10. To upgrade them, note that you'll need Large Titanite Shards.
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Are claymores banned?

The United States first produced Claymore mines in 1960 and has since produced 7.8 million of them for a cost of $122 million. When used in command-detonated mode, Claymores are permissible under the Mine Ban Treaty. When used in victim-activated mode, usually with a tripwire, they are prohibited.
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Why is Claymore called Claymore?

Its inventor, Norman MacLeod, named the mine after a large medieval Scottish sword. Unlike a conventional land mine, the Claymore is command-detonated and directional, meaning it is fired by remote-control and shoots a pattern of metal balls into the kill zone like a shotgun.
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Is Claymore good end game?

Claymore is a really good weapon, it's true, but you better choose the one withthe best mooveset for you, depending on what you want.
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Is Claymore good Darksouls?

The Claymore is perhaps the most versatile of the greatswords. It deals high damage and can stun-lock many opponents with ease. It can be obtained early in the game, swings fast for a greatsword, and has average scaling, making it a favorite for quality builds.
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Is Claymore good for quality build?

if you wanna build around the claymore a strength build is better than a quality build. You get more AR from a 66/13 str/dex build heavy infused compared to a 40/40 str/dex build refined infused. You could go 66/13 str/dex heavy and put 15 points in faith for a blessed buff.
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What is the best Claymore?

The Wolf's Gravestone is the absolute best claymore in Genshin Impact. What is this? Everything about the weapon is centered around increasing the wielder's attack as high as possible, which is fantastic as attack affects all forms of damage.
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Is Claymore or proximity mine better?

The Proximity Mine deals damage in a 360° radius up to 200 damage, while the Claymore will only deal damage towards the front with up to 140 damage. But the Claymore has the benefit of activating a lot faster.
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How much C4 is in a Claymore?

A Claymore mine is a military weapon containing approximately1. 5 pounds of C4 plastic explosive and embedded approximately 700 steel ball bearings. It is engineered as a directional antipersonnel weapon to inflict death or serious bodily injury over a large area.
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