It is difficult to say unequivocally which weapon in Dark Souls is the best - there is no single rating system. However, there are definitely weapons that stand out from the rest. In particular, you will definitely want to pay attention to the two-handed sword, uchigatana and balder sword.
Some of them can be obtained quite early in the game, and they can serve you well until the very end. You can also get boss weapons if you give the appropriate items to the blacksmith. In this article, we will talk about the best, in our opinion, weapons in Dark Souls: Remastered - a two-handed sword, a balder sword and an uchigatana.
Try to find exactly them - we will give you recommendations where to look, as well as tell you what characteristics the weapon has. However, do not look too much at the characteristics - weapons with very high requirements for the character are sometimes less impressive than the one with which you started the game (provided that it is upgraded).
In addition, the strength of the weapon depends on the leveling of the character - choose the one that matches the class you have taken. Eligible weapons should receive an additional increase in damage from pumped characteristics (for example, strength and agility).
How to find a two-handed sword in Dark Souls: Remastered
Location on the map: Near the grave in front of the Catacombs in Firelink Shrine.
: Strength - 24, Agility - 10.
The Two-Handed Sword can be obtained from Firelink Shrine during your first visit, and is a very powerful weapon (especially for early game play).
Its swing is slow, and it may seem to you that you can’t turn around very much with this two-handed weapon. However, he has one undeniable advantage - damage. There is also a chance after the impact to cause a stupor in the enemy. During the fight with some bosses, you can even interrupt their attacks with a two-hander. For this weapon, we recommend a character with a large stamina bar - without a shield, you will have to dodge a lot, and this depletes stamina.
How to find Balder Sword in Dark Souls: Remastered
Location on the map: Dropped by Balder Knights in Undead County.
Required characteristics of the character: Strength - 10, Agility - 14.
The Balder Sword is ideal for characters who specialize in agility. The chance of having a sword on the corpse of an enemy, alas, is small, but its advantages outweigh the disadvantages. The sword is worth the time spent on farming it.
The sword hits fast and you can combine weapon strikes with other actions. It also hits enemies at a distance, and comes in handy against archers. Also, if you fully upgrade this weapon, you will receive a significant increase in damage depending on your Stamina stat (the higher it is, the more additional damage).
How to find Uchigatana in Dark Souls: Remastered
Location on the map: City of the Undead, on the body of an undead merchant.
Required characteristics of the character: Strength - 14, Agility - 14.
The Uchigatana is one of the fastest weapons in the game, with a variety of strikes. She can deal damage at a distance, as well as inflict a bleed effect on enemies (constant damage for a short time). Wide coverage, attack from a distance - uchigatana will become a real thunderstorm for opponents, if used correctly.
Uchigatana is a great choice for "quality" characters if you want to use pure agility. The only drawback of the uchigatana is its relative fragility. It needs to be repaired more often than any other weapon.
Soul weapons in Dark Souls: Remastered
Did you fight with the boss and liked his weapon? You have the opportunity to do the same for yourself! Forging you will need the soul of the boss, so do not sell them. In the table below we have full list boss weapons, as well as what is needed to create them.
Let's say right away that forging boss weapons is not easy - first you need to improve the simple weapons necessary for forging to +10, and then pump it with the help of the boss's soul from the blacksmith (for a round sum, of course).
| Necessary soul | Weapon | On a note |
| Soul of the Lunar Butterfly | Moon Butterfly Horn | Need spear or rapier +10 |
| Soul of the Iron Golem | Golem Ax | Ax needed +10 |
| Soul Queeleg | Blade of Chaos | Need katana +10 |
| Soul of Ornstein | Dragonslayer Spear | Spear needed +10 |
| Soul of Smough | Hammer of Smough | Hammer required +10 |
| Soul of Sif | Sky Sword of Artorias | Need broken straight sword +10 |
| Soul of Gwyndolin | Bow of the Dark Moon | Need bow +10 |
| Soul of Priscilla | Scythe of Life Removal | Any whip or halberd +10 |
| Soul of Gwyn | Great Sword of the Great Overlord | Any straight sword or dagger or greatsword +10 |
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"Not with titanite" cannot be improved. But for everything there is a kind of titanite. Ordinary items improve - with ordinary titanite (first in small pieces, then large ones), some rare / unique ones - with flickering titanite, weapons from the souls of bosses - with demonic ones. Enchanted weapons are upgraded with green titanite. Powerful versions of enchanted are upgraded with the appropriate color (blue for enchantment (magic), red for chaos (fire), white for occult (holy)).
To use all these charms, you need to find coals and give them to blacksmiths.
In addition to the usual charcoal, the rest are needed not just to increase the improvement limit, but to open up new possibilities for enchanting weapons.
By default, 4 blacksmiths in the Dark Souls world can respectively transform ordinary weapons into any holy, fire, magic, electric, etc. weapons. But in order to get occult, chaotic and enchanted weapons, you need to take the appropriate coals to the appropriate blacksmiths.
There is a very well built visual and convenient table: http://darksoulswiki.wikispaces.com/Upgrades#x%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8DWeapons%20Upgrade%20Chart:%E2%80%8D%E2%80% 8D
In short: There are 3 weapon enchantments +5: fire, magic, holy. For each of them there are their "advanced" versions: chaos, enchantment, occult. Regular weapons +10 can be additionally changed to crystal or electric ("lightning"). There is also "rough", made from the same usual +5, more damage, but less bonus modifier for stats.
That is, in total there are 6 options (+3 advanced) for customizing weapons with properties. The rest depend directly on the weapon: dragon, unique and from the souls of bosses.
Do you think that you will miss such a valuable piece of coal somewhere? See Ember Chart - http://darksoulswiki.wikispaces.com/Upgrades#Embers
Additionally:
To improve the usual from +5 to +6, you need to select the "Change equipment" item and the corresponding bookmark (appears after delivering coal to the blacksmith). Directly through "Improve weapons / armor" improvement +5 -> +6 is not available.
The same applies to other opportunities given by coals. If the improvement is not available in "Improve weapons", although the coal has already been brought, then the weapon simply needs to be first changed to a more advanced version, and then improved.
Only weapons enchanted by +5 can be upgraded to "coarse". If it is improved higher, then the option to change to coarse will not be available. Probably the same rule works for upgrading fiery to chaotic, etc.
Enchanted weapons can be changed back to normal +5/+10 (depending on what was required first). That is, in fact, the enchantment can be changed. But all upgrades of the old enchanted weapons will not be refunded (i.e. what +0, what +10 - changes to the usual +10).
Quite a difficult game to master for beginners. Therefore, people who have not played it before are wondering where to find good weapons at the beginning of the game. Here are some options.
The first sword and shield. We will need a lock pick, taken during character creation as an initial gift. From the Temple of Fire we go to the Ruins of New Londo. With the help of a master key, we open the door to the Dragon Valley. Near the sleeping dragon, we quickly grab the sword and shield. This Astor straight sword (Astora's Straight Sword) and Dragon Crest Shield. First we grab the sword, because after we take the shield (the shield lies closer to the muzzle) - the dragon will wake up. We die, but with cool weapons. This sword is suitable for passing the Catacombs, as it breaks the connection between skeletons and necromancers, they do not respawn. With careful passage and collection of 6 pieces of shimmering titanite, already in the Undead County, the sword can be pumped up to +4.
Uchigatana. Can be bought from Shiva from the East for 5000 souls after he leaves for the Plague City or knocked out from the Undead merchant in the Undead City (buy a bow and other necessary items from him before killing him). To find him, we go from the first fire in the Undead City to the right and go down to the next platform, then to the left, there will be two Hollow soldiers with spears. Behind the barrels there will be a ladder, and a merchant will sit on the balcony. But killing him is considered a sin, so after him you will be visited by the Blades of the Dark Moon.
Claymore (Claymore). We pick up on the corpse, which is located on the bridge between the Undead City and the Undead County. The sword is guarded by the Red Wyvern. The sword can be quickly picked up and killed.
Dragon Sword (Drake Sword). The sword can be obtained in the Undead County from the same Red Wyvern. To do this, you need to shoot or cut off her tail. To defeat a wyvern quickly and easily, we need a Shortbow and about 80 arrows. If there is no dexterity on the lukk and you don’t plan to pump it, then we are looking for a crossbow, but it will be difficult to aim here. We go into the room under the bridge. At the lower level we find a protruding tail. We shoot at the tail until it falls off, then the sword will be in the inventory.
Two-handed sword (Zweihander). The sword can be found in the Firelink Shrine Graveyard. We deal with the skeletons and take the sword, you can find binoculars nearby.
Gravelord Sword. The sword is received by the one who swears allegiance to Lord Nito. The character must have the Eye of Death on him. You need to find an ajar coffin in the Catacombs, which is located to the left of the Titanite Demon (can be killed with a bow). We lie down in the coffin and wait for the skeleton to transfer the coffin to the Crypt of the Giants.
Short bow (Short Bow). All characters need bows, they make it easy to deal with some enemies. This is the simplest bow that can be obtained by choosing the Hunter character class or bought from the Undead Merchant (who drops the Uchigatana) for 1000 souls in Undead City. It can also be knocked out of Hollows with a bow.
Big bow (Long bow). Picked up from a corpse in Shadowroot Lake, along with a Hunter's Set and arrows.
Black bow (Black Bow of Pharis). Dropped by an archer in Darkroot Garden, who belongs to the Forest Hunters covenant.
Grass Crest Shield. We take in the location of the Lake of Dark Roots, if you go there from the blacksmith in the Undead County. At the beginning there will be a turn to the right up. From there we go down. On the way down we find a shield. Near him will be the Black Knight with a halberd. The shield increases stamina regeneration.
Shield with emblem (Crest Shield). When we get to the Northern Undead Sanctuary for the second time, Oscar from Astora will become hollow, and we will have to defeat him. We select this shield from his corpse. This shield has 100% physical damage resistance and 80% magic damage resistance.
