What's the strongest weapon in Dark Souls?

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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What is the highest damage weapon in Dark Souls 1?

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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Are all weapons good in Dark Souls?

There is no "best" weapon in Dark Souls. Players can craft Character Builds around specific weapons that have specific movesets, deal good damage, or are easily obtained at the level range the player wants to play in.
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Is the Zweihander the best weapon in Dark Souls?

10 Best: Zweihander

One of the best weapons to exist in the Dark Souls series, the Zweihander's best iteration is in the original Dark Souls. Although it has a slow swing, the greatsword's move set and animations compensate for its flaws.
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What is the best boss weapon in Dark Souls?

Dark Souls: The 10 Best Boss Weapons
  • 8 Smough's Hammer.
  • 7 Abyss Greatsword.
  • 6 Manus Catalyst.
  • 5 Moonlight Butterfly Horn.
  • 4 Dragonslayer Spear.
  • 3 Quelaag's Furysword.
  • 2 Lifehunt Scythe.
  • 1 Chaos Blade.
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What is the fastest weapon in Dark Souls?

Daggers are the absolute fastest and can do significant when buffed. Other fast weapons aside from hand axe are curved, straight, rapiers, and maybe spears. Painting guardian sword is a rather good fast weapons that isn't used too much.
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What are the best swords in Dark Souls?

Here are the best swords in Dark Souls.
  1. 1 Lothric Knight Sword. Speaking of spamming light attacks, this sword is the pinnacle of that.
  2. 2 Estoc. ...
  3. 3 Zweihander. ...
  4. 4 King's Ultra Greatsword. ...
  5. 5 Gael's Greatsword. ...
  6. 6 Moonlight Greatsword. ...
  7. 7 Quelaag's Fury Sword. ...
  8. 8 Gold & Dark Silver Tracers. ...
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Is the Claymore better than the Zweihander?

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. Also, for an ultra greatsword, it swings fairly quick.
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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.
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What is the best armor in Dark Souls?

Dark Souls: The 5 Best Armor Sets In The Game (& The 5 Worst)
  1. 1 WORST: Hollow Thief's Set.
  2. 2 BEST: Giant Set. ...
  3. 3 WORST: Black Set. ...
  4. 4 BEST: Havel's Armor. ...
  5. 5 WORST: Gold-Hemmed Set. ...
  6. 6 BEST: Black Iron Set. ...
  7. 7 WORST: Painting Guardian Set. ...
  8. 8 BEST: Paladin Set. ...
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What is the best early game weapon in Dark Souls?

Dark Souls: The Best Weapons For Beginners
  1. 1 The Claymore Is Hard-Hitting But Accessible.
  2. 2 The Drake Sword Is The Perfect Early-Game Carry. ...
  3. 3 The Uchigatana Is Lethal But Must Be Fought For. ...
  4. 4 The Broadsword Is A Slightly-Altered Longsword. ...
  5. 5 The Mace Is A Quick And Reliable Bludgeon. ...
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Should I use the Zweihander?

Zweihander does better damage as you level your stats and upgrade the weapon. It only deals less damage if you're on a strength build. Two-handing also makes a big difference. all demon weapons have better damage than zwei.
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What is the best weapon in ds1 remastered?

10 Best Weapons You Won't Want To Miss | Locations Guide
  • #1: Drake Sword [Straight Sword]
  • #2: Moonlight Greatsword [Greatsword]
  • #3: Ghost Blade / Jagged Ghost Blade [Dagger / Curved Sword]
  • #4: Uchigatana [Katana]
  • #5: Gravelord Sword [Curved Greatsword]
  • #6: Rapier [Thrusting Sword]
  • #7: Great Club [Great Hammer]
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Is Zweihander good in ds1?

The Zweihander can be a very strong weapon early in the game due to its close proximity to the starting area and relatively low stat requirement of 16 Strength to two-hand the weapon. Even un-upgraded, its base damage and staggering abilities are formidable for the Undead Burg area.
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Is the Black Knight Halberd the best weapon?

In my testing the Black Knight Halberd does more damage than all the other end game weapons, attacks faster, drains far less stamina and its R1 attack benefits from counter damage. Not to mention its giant reach makes getting the counter damage bonus and taking no damage very easy with good timing.
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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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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.
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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 Claymore any good Dark Souls?

Versatile moveset, high AR and moderate speed make it very good and popular weapon for PvP.
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How do I get Drake Sword?

The Drake Sword is obtainable in the Undead Parish. To obtain the sword, the player must deal enough damage to the Hellkite Dragon's tail to sever it, placing the sword in their inventory. One method of doing this is to stand on the right side of the bridge under the drake and shoot its tail with a bow.
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What is the best one handed sword in Dark Souls?

The Balder Side Sword is easily one of the best one-handed straight swords you could use against enemies, and it's also better than some greatswords. This sword has everything you could want: great range, excellent damage output, and low stat requirements which make it viable with almost any build you use.
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What is the best shield in Dark Souls?

Dark Souls: The 10 Best Shields In The Game
  • 8 Heater Shield.
  • 7 Greatshield Of Artorias.
  • 6 Black Iron Greatshield.
  • 5 Silver Knight Shield.
  • 4 Black Knight Shield.
  • 3 Spider Shield.
  • 2 Crest Shield.
  • 1 Havel's Greatshield.
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Is Chaos Blade better than Uchigatana?

It also has the highest durability of any Katanas, having 50% more than both the Uchigatana and Iaito and twice the amount of the Washing Pole. Like most boss weapons, the Chaos Blade cannot be enchanted by spells or consumables.
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How do you make a weapon +10 in Dark Souls?

Upgrade the weapon further to +10 using Large Titanite Shards. To do this you must first give the Large Ember (found in The Depths) to Andre. Ascend the weapon by using the Giant Blacksmith in Anor Londo, 5,000 souls and the boss soul to then create the Boss Soul Weapon.
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