Is Black Knight Greatsword better than Claymore?

One of the best weapons in the game for PVE and PVP just because of its moveset. And claymore is better then bks when fully upgraded and at 40 dex and 40 strength. Claymore is meant for a mixed strength/dex build.
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Is the Black Knight Greatsword a quality weapon?

As with other unique weapons, it possesses quality scaling, and as an ultra greatsword it leans more towards Strength than Dexterity. It possesses the two-handed vertical moveset, and like other Black Knight weapons it has unique strong attacks that inflict increased Poise damage to targets.
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Is the Black Knight Greatsword good dark souls 1?

The Black Knight Greatsword deals very high damage and has the second highest Strength scaling of all ultra greatswords, surpassed only by the Demon Great Machete. Like all Black Knight weapons, it deals an additional 20% damage to demons.
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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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Can you parry Black Knight Greatsword?

All of his moves except the shield bash can be parried, but the consequences for failing to parry them are severe.
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Is Black Knight Sword a greatsword?

Attack Type

The Black Knight Sword is a greatsword in Dark Souls. Greatsword of the black knights who wander Lordran. Used to face chaos demons. The large motion that puts the weight of the body into the attack reflects the great size of their adversaries long ago.
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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 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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What is the best greatsword in ds3?

1 The Claymore

By far the best greatsword in Dark Souls 3 is the humble Claymore. This weapon is obtained early in the game by killing enemies that use it in Irithyll of the Boreal Valley. It deals 138 base damage, has a low weight to minimize stamina consumption, and has the incredibly useful Stance skill.
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How rare is the Black Knight Greatsword?

Dark Souls pits the player against two Black Knights near the beginning of the game, each with a 20% chance to drop their Greatsword.
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How much strength do you need for Black Knight Greatsword?

Only 22 Strength (not 32) required if two-handing it!
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Can Black Knight weapons go past +5?

Black Knight Sword is a +5 weapon. Special weapons can only go to +5, but each upgrade level counts as two. So a Black Knight Sword +1 is like a Claymore +2 and so on...
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Can you buff Black Knight Greatsword?

Cannot be Buffed or Infused.
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What is the best strength weapon in Dark Souls 3?

Dark Souls 3: 15 Best Strength Weapons
  • 8 Yhorm's Great Machete. ...
  • 7 Winged Knight Twinaxes. ...
  • 6 Black Knight Greatsword. ...
  • 5 Millwood Greatbow. ...
  • 4 Ledo's Great Hammer. ...
  • 3 Exile Greatsword. Via: Durandal (YouTube) ...
  • 2 Splitleaf Greatsword. Splitleaf Greatsword Stats (Heavy Infusion) ...
  • 1 Great Club. Great Club Stats (Heavy Infusion)
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Can you buff Black Knight weapons?

Cannot be Infused or Buffed.
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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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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.
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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.
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What's better Drake sword or Black Knight sword?

If you don't want to worry about having to switch weapons later on, I'd go with the Black Knight Sword. If you upgrade it and such you can use it for a very long time, if not until the end of the game. It all comes down to which one you like more though, which feels better to you.
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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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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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What is the difference between Black Knight Sword and Black Knight Greatsword?

The Black Knight Sword isn't a longsword. In fact they seem to be holding the sword the same. It's class is a "Greatsword" so you have to hurl it around on your shoulder. I got the Greatsword from the knight in the undead burg.
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What sword does Black Knight use?

As the Black Knight, Augustine wielded the Ebony Blade during his attempted invasion of Wakanda along with Klaw, but he was defeated and the Ebony Blade was confiscated by the Black Panther.
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