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Dark Sword

Weapon · canonical reference · data release 2026-09-26

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Evidence for this record

Sources: darksouls.wikidot.com

  • Third-party research: Published by an unaffiliated researcher and recorded as their finding.

What these labels mean

How to read this record
Damage
four numbers: physical / magic / fire / lightning. 80/0/0/0 is 80 physical and nothing else.
Scaling grades
four letters in the order Strength / Dexterity / Intelligence / Faith. D/C/-/- means Strength D, Dexterity C, no Intelligence or Faith. A dash means that stat adds nothing.
What the letters mean
S 141%+, A 101-140%, B 81-100%, C 51-80%, D 25-50%, E 1-24% bonus. They are ranges, not exact numbers. A few weapons (Balder Side Sword, Uchigatana) show A at +14/+15 even though the listed bonus is 85%, a quirk of the game that players report; the Ledger keeps the sourced letters.
Requirements
the stats you need to use the weapon without a damage penalty. “Two-handed Strength” is the Strength needed when you hold it in both hands, which is lower.
Weight and durability
weight counts toward your equip load; durability is how much use the weapon takes before it needs repair. The game shows no unit for either.
Upgrade tables
Level is the upgrade (+0, +1...). Bonus is the scaling grade at that level. Material and Souls are the cost to reach it. Aux / DR holds the auxiliary figures exactly as the source lists them; the Ledger does not interpret them.
Source volume
which volume of the source wiki the weapon came from; it has no effect on gameplay.

Chaos weapons gain their extra damage from your Humanity, not from stats, so the Bonus column shows dashes. Lightning and Fire paths also show dashes because they have no stat scaling.

Overview

Class
Straight Swords
Source URL
darksouls.wikidot.com
Note
Covenant reward: reach rank 2 (+2) in the Darkwraith Covenant. Only one obtainable per character (standard covenant-item rule), though duplicates dropped by other players in PvP can be picked up. Standard 200 souls/upgrade throughout. Unique heavy- attack moveset resembling the Darkwraith enemy's slash combo.
Volume
vol3

Base stats

Critical
100
Durability
200
Weight
6.0
Stability
32
Frampt souls
50
Reqs
16/16/0/0
DR
50/10/35/35
Damage
82/0/0/0
Damage source
backfilled from Standard path, level +0 (not independently stated in the source's Base stats line)

Paths

Standard

Requires
Titanite
Scaling pct
51% STR, 51% DEX

Levels

LvlDmgBonusAux DRMatSouls
082/0/0/0C/C/-/---
190/0/0/0C/C/-/-1 Shard200
298/0/0/0C/C/-/-1 Shard200
3106/0/0/0C/C/-/-2 Shard200
4114/0/0/0C/C/-/-2 Shard200
5123/0/0/0C/C/-/-3 Shard200
6131/0/0/0C/C/-/-1 L.Shard200
7139/0/0/0C/C/-/-1 L.Shard200
8147/0/0/0C/C/-/-2 L.Shard200
9155/0/0/0C/C/-/-2 L.Shard200
10164/0/0/0C/C/-/-3 L.Shard200
11172/0/0/0C/C/-/-1 Chunk200
12180/0/0/0C/C/-/-1 Chunk200
13188/0/0/0C/C/-/-2 Chunk200
14196/0/0/0C/C/-/-3 Chunk200
15205/0/0/0C/C/-/-1 Slab200

Parse warnings

  • +0: inferred blank Aux/DR cell to realign columns (source had no placeholder)
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Raw

Requires
Dark Sword +5, Titanite
Scaling pct
38% STR, 38% DEX

Levels

LvlDmgBonusAux DRMatSouls
0141/0/0/0D/D/-/-1 L.Shard200
1150/0/0/0D/D/-/-1 L.Shard200
2159/0/0/0D/D/-/-1 L.Shard200
3169/0/0/0D/D/-/-2 L.Shard200
4178/0/0/0D/D/-/-2 L.Shard200
5188/0/0/0D/D/-/-3 L.Shard200

Parse warnings

  • +0: inferred blank Aux/DR cell to realign columns (source had no placeholder)
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Crystal

Requires
Dark Sword +10, Titanite
Scaling pct
51% STR, 51% DEX
Note
Durability->20, cannot repair

Levels

LvlDmgBonusAux DRMatSouls
0180/0/0/0C/C/-/-1 Chunk200
1188/0/0/0C/C/-/-1 Chunk200
2196/0/0/0C/C/-/-1 Chunk200
3205/0/0/0C/C/-/-2 Chunk200
4213/0/0/0C/C/-/-3 Chunk200
5221/0/0/0C/C/-/-1 Slab200

Parse warnings

  • +0: inferred blank Aux/DR cell to realign columns (source had no placeholder)
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Lightning

Requires
Dark Sword +10, Titanite
Note
All stat bonuses removed

Levels

LvlDmgBonusAux DRMatSouls
0147/0/0/147-50/10/35/351 Chunk200
1159/0/0/159-50/10/35/37.81 Chunk200
2170/0/0/170-50/10/35/40.61 Chunk200
3182/0/0/182-50/10/35/43.42 Chunk200
4193/0/0/193-50/10/35/46.23 Chunk200
5205/0/0/205-50/10/35/491 Slab200

Magic

Requires
Dark Sword +5, Green+Blue Titanite
Scaling pct
14% STR, 14% DEX, 73% INT

Levels

LvlDmgBonusAux DRMatSouls
093/100/0/0E/E/C/-1 Green Shard200
199/107/0/0E/E/C/-1 Green Shard200
2105/113/0/0E/E/C/-1 Green Shard200
3111/120/0/0E/E/C/-2 Green Shard200
4117/127/0/0E/E/C/-2 Green Shard200
5124/134/0/0E/E/C/-3 Green Shard200
6130/140/0/0E/E/B/-1 Blue Chunk200
7136/147/0/0E/E/B/-1 Blue Chunk200
8142/154/0/0E/E/B/-2 Blue Chunk200
9148/160/0/0E/E/B/-3 Blue Chunk200
10155/167/0/0E/E/B/-1 Blue Slab200

Parse warnings

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Enchanted

Requires
Magic Dark Sword +5, Blue Titanite
Scaling pct
10% STR, 10% DEX, 72%+ INT

Levels

LvlDmgBonusAux DRMatSouls
0124/132/0/0E/E/B/-1 Blue Chunk200
1128/135/0/0E/E/B/-1 Blue Chunk200
2133/139/0/0E/E/A/-1 Blue Chunk200
3138/143/0/0E/E/A/-2 Blue Chunk200
4143/147/0/0E/E/A/-3 Blue Chunk200
5148/153/0/0E/E/A/-1 Blue Slab200

Parse warnings

  • +0: inferred blank Aux/DR cell to realign columns (source had no placeholder)
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Divine

Requires
Dark Sword +5, Green+White Titanite
Scaling pct
20% STR, 20% DEX, 73% FTH
Note
Additional damage multiplier against unholy enemies

Levels

LvlDmgBonusAux DRMatSouls
082/102/0/0D/D/-/C0/0/110/-1 Green Shard200
188/108/0/0D/D/-/C0/0/110/-1 Green Shard200
293/115/0/0D/D/-/C0/0/110/-1 Green Shard200
399/122/0/0D/D/-/C0/0/110/-2 Green Shard200
4104/129/0/0D/D/-/C0/0/110/-2 Green Shard200
5110/136/0/0D/D/-/C0/0/110/-3 Green Shard200
6115/142/0/0D/D/-/B0/0/110/-1 White Chunk200
7121/149/0/0D/D/-/B0/0/110/-1 White Chunk200
8126/156/0/0D/D/-/B0/0/110/-2 White Chunk200
9132/163/0/0D/D/-/B0/0/110/-3 White Chunk200
10137/170/0/0D/D/-/B0/0/110/-1 White Slab200

Occult

Requires
Divine Dark Sword +5, White Titanite
Scaling pct
18% STR, 18% DEX, 86% FTH
Note
Additional damage multiplier against holy enemies

Levels

LvlDmgBonusAux DRMatSouls
0112/124/0/0E/E/-/B0/0/-/1101 White Chunk200
1118/130/0/0E/E/-/B0/0/-/1101 White Chunk200
2125/136/0/0E/E/-/B0/0/-/1101 White Chunk200
3132/142/0/0E/E/-/B0/0/-/1102 White Chunk200
4138/148/0/0D/D/-/A0/0/-/1103 White Chunk200
5145/155/0/0D/D/-/A0/0/-/1101 White Slab200

Fire

Requires
Dark Sword +5, Green+Red Titanite
Note
All stat bonuses removed

Levels

LvlDmgBonusAux DRMatSouls
0106/0/106/0-50/10/35/351 Green Shard200
1114/0/114/0-50/10/35.4/351 Green Shard200
2123/0/123/0-50/10/35.7/351 Green Shard200
3131/0/131/0-50/10/36/352 Green Shard200
4139/0/139/0-50/10/36.4/352 Green Shard200
5147/0/147/0-50/10/36.7/353 Green Shard200
6157/0/157/0-50/10/37.1/351 Red Chunk200
7167/0/167/0-50/10/37.5/351 Red Chunk200
8177/0/177/0-50/10/37.8/352 Red Chunk200
9186/0/186/0-50/10/38.2/353 Red Chunk200
10196/0/196/0-50/10/38.5/351 Red Slab200

Chaos

Requires
Fire Dark Sword +5, Red Titanite
Note
Damage bonus from humanity

Levels

LvlDmgBonusAux DRMatSouls
0129/0/147/0-50/10/35/351 Red Chunk200
1136/0/155/0-50/10/35.7/351 Red Chunk200
2144/0/164/0-50/10/36.4/351 Red Chunk200
3151/0/172/0-50/10/37.1/352 Red Chunk200
4158/0/180/0-50/10/37.8/353 Red Chunk200
5165/0/188/0-50/10/38.5/351 Red Slab200

Requirements

Str
16
Dex
16
Int
0
Fai
0
Two hand str
11
Requirements source URL
darksouls.wikidot.com
Requirements note
none recorded

Third party motion values

Source
independent third-party research, third-party research tables
Tier
third-party research
Matched generic class
Straight Sword

Acquisition third party

Acquisition raw
Join Darkwraith covenant
Source
third-party table
Source tier
third-party research
Source note
Transcribed from a third-party table; fragments from adjacent columns removed where present.