How much damage do you need to do to get the Drake Sword?

It's perfectly suitable weapon for early game dealing 200 damage. To reach 200 damage with Uchigatana, you'd need +5 upgrade and 26 DEX, or +10 upg. and 14 DEX (+6 requires Large Ember in Depths, behind Capra Demon).

How much damage do you have to do to get the Drake Sword?

You will need 16 strength to wield the sword one-handed however, so it would be wise to keep another weapon handy until you can. In addition, the sword also grants 10-20 percent more souls from enemies killed in the area you found it in.

How long should you use 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.

Is the Drake Sword worth upgrading?

The Drake Sword has all "-" which means it has zero scaling, which in turn means that the only way to increase its damage is upgrades; once you have that sword at +5, the maximum for that item, it will never deal more damage than 300, no matter how your build progresses. It can't be lower as it seems.

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.

Dark Souls Walkthrough - Getting The Drake Sword from the Red Dragon (MUST DO THIS!!!!) (Part 010)

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.

Can the Drake Sword break?

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.

Is Drake Sword good late game?

Just got the Drake Sword, but how effective is it in the late game. I really like it. It hits hard, it's got a cool design and it's just very awesome in my opinion. The fact that the devs would hide it like that is very good attention to detail.

What stats do you need for Drake Sword?

The Dark Sword requires 15 strength and 15 dexterity, and inflicts bleed. It has C grade strength scaling and D grade dexterity scaling, but when upgraded beyond +4 achieves A grade strength scaling with a Heavy Gem infusion.

How many arrows does it take to shoot off dragon's tail?

You can shoot his tail from below the bridge with a short bow to break it. It takes 28 shots using regular wooden arrows or 13 Big Arrows with a Regular Short Bow using regular wooden arrows (done with minimum possible stats to use bow).

What is the strongest weapon in Dark Souls?

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.

Is the Drake Sword the best?

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.

Is the Drake Sword a dexterity weapon?

It's a pure Dexterity weapon with B scaling to start out with. Most early weapons are ”Quality” weapons, a Demon's Souls term that means they scale with both Strength and Dexterity, so you need to pump in a few more stats, but on the other hand it eventually scales higher.

How do you reinforce +6 in Dark Souls?

Weapon Reinforcement

To upgrade (on any path) past +5 (to +6) requires a blacksmith. To upgrade (on any path) past +5 (to elemental "+0") requires a blacksmith (see above). To upgrade (on any path) past +10 (to +11) requires a blacksmith.

Who used Estocs?

Bullfighting. Estoc is also the name given for the sword used by a matador in the Spanish sport of bullfighting, also known as espada de matar toros ('sword for killing bulls'). The matador's estoc is typically a shorter (88 cm), one-handed sword used for thrusting.

What should I do with soul of Quelaag?

General information. The Soul of Quelaag can be used to ascend a katana +10 into the Chaos Blade, or a curved sword +10 into Quelaag's Furysword. It can also be consumed for 8,000 souls, or fed to Kingseeker Frampt for 10,000 souls.

What weapon does the most damage in ds1?

The Demon's Greataxe has the highest potential raw damage, due to nice base attack rating and S-scaling in Strength. A Crystal Demon's Greataxe +5 wielded with 99 Strength has 767 attack rating. This weapon can be enchanted.

Is Zweihander the best weapon ds1?

10 Best: Zweihander

With a minimal stat requirement of 24 strength and 10 dexterity, the Zweihander is an accessible weapon. The parameter bonuses for this weapon aren't great, but it scales well with Str, making it a worthy all-game companion.

What weapon should I use instead of Drake sword?

Dragonslayer Ornstein as a Bionicle.

Is the Zweihander a good sword?

The Zweihander remains a staple weapon for early Souls gaming, and its power and versatility makes it a great starter weapon for anyone building out a strength-oriented melee playthrough in this excellent RPG.

What does Vordts Soul give you?

Soul of Boreal Valley Vordt is a unique soul in DkS3. You can get it by defeating Vordt of the Boreal Valley. It can be used to gain lots of souls or transposed into a powerful weapon.