Cathedral Knight Greatsword | Dark Souls 3 Wiki

Since it doesn't weight a ton you can wear heavy armor with it and the strike damage makes short work of knights and skeletons.

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they don't make em like they used to

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This and King's UGS from DS2 are still the only sword type weapons that do strike damage in all Souls games, Elden Ring included.

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This GS has a superior Stomp attack. The spinning slash has massive poise, and easily flattens anything it hits if you get the full spin off.

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Kind wish the weapon art was the Cathedral Knight's kick move instead of the typical Stomp weapon art and you just punt enemies with such force it sends them flying across the floor a full 30 feet

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buff it with dark blade for crypt blacksword 2.0

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Favourite UGS in Dark Souls III: whilst it may not be as flashy as the RKPG, as iconic as the Greatsword or Zweihander or just borderline crazy as the LKGS or FUGS, it makes up for it with its unique Strike/Thrust damage type and its sexy appearance. A classic weapon that I will never feel unsatisfied acquiring during any run I attempt.

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This is my favorite Ultra Greatsword in Dark Souls 3. It doesn't look like much at first glance, but on Strength / Faith Build in tandem with Blessed Weapon, it is monstrous. I used this with Level 60 (+6) Weapon Build for both Ashes of Ariendal and Ringed City on release and the damage was still viable enough for me to see them through without much difficulty. Perfect for a Health Regen / Paladin build. Beautiful, beautiful weapon.

-Con

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Just get the EGS. Way easier to get, and is also a strike-leaning greatsword. Excellent for Carthus, even when unupgraded.

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playing DS3 in 2023 waiting for ER dlc to drop.... i have to admit i wish i had this in er the moveset, the humble look .. infused with dark. BEHOLD THE DARK CATHEDRAL.

metal.

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I wish the weapon art were the kick/headbutt of their users.

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According to this chart none of the infusions lower damage negation, and even raises it without the usual trade off. Interesting if accurate.

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Infused with blessed this weapon has high scaling in both Str and Faith. 70% faith and about 50-ish% Str.

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Strike damage you say? Time to become a Paddlin' Paladin

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This looks more like guts’ sword than Greatsword imo despite greatsword actually being the berserk reference and not this

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What is the drop chance ? I can't get this weapon.

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Based sword

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Each day I awake, I spend roughly 4 minutes in prayer. Both to this weapon, and so that none may discover the evil it is capable of. I rise from my bed, drink my coffee, brush my teeth. People ask me why I am so nervous? I reply “you wouldn’t understand” I work my 8 hours, I go home, I hope on dark souls 3, immediately going for pontiff. I Don my cathedral armor and sword, keeping a thought in the back of my head, a thought of hope. A hope that no man other than I uses this abomination. I play 4 hours and not once is the sexy hunk of metal that is the cathedral greatsword seen. A relief washes over me like a baptism. I brush my teeth again, and go to sleep, at peace for another 8 hours.

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The damage is not as good as the Lothric knight greatsword or Greatsword. However, arguably two most useful physical damage types strike and thrust and horizontal two handed R1, poke R2 and rolling R1 being a sweep makes this weapon a very versatile weapon for STR build. Also, it is relatively lighter.

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Absolutely adore this beautiful weapon, please Michael Zaki bring it back in Elden Ring

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Now that i know it deals strike damage, i wish i had one when i was in Carthus :/

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Why is nobody talking about how good this thing looks?

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This thing on the right set up will collected so many tongues in irythyll. Folks just can’t handle the poise of you get it done the right way at +6..

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God i love this weapon so much, it may not have the highest damage but the moveset and strike damage are lovable

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True Story

So I fought someone with this thing, they were a pretty methodical fighter, using sorceries and ****

So he casts crystal homing soulmass, it hits me and he thought I got staggered, he starts swinging at me with his fire lothric knight straight sword

Emphasis on the word "thought", I actually used the stomp skill and ended up ****ing oneshotting him with the weapon art.

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great sword for pursuer fashion

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A beast of a weapon

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The strike ugs is a dex weapon. Nice

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You like the dark sword? Here have a bigger one!

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The drop rate on this thing is abysmal. I got 5 Wolf Blood Swordgrass faster than this

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Despite it not being the highest damage UGS, it does have the benefit of being able to do both Thrust and Strike damage, something most weapons don’t have.

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I keep seeing people use this and they are consistently bad at the game. Same goes for meta. Conclusion? Use it all you want just don't let the power of the weapon make you lean on it as a crutch. Make sure that you are good without it so you don't get caught by someone using the Aquamarine dagger just because they are better at the game than you.

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SUS

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Definitely the weapon favored by retards who think ultras are op. Of course they get a reality check when they skull****ed so hard that they rage quit the game and uninstall it for the good of the world. Don’t be those idiots, pick up the pkcs and play the game the right way.

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Sexiest UGS

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This weapon has an R1 R2 true combo, and you can do another R1 immediately after to do a pretty consistent rollcatch. This combo can kill a phantom easily, but it takes a lot of stamina. This weapon is everything the FUGS was meant to be, except for its weak rolling attack and truly, truly horrible weapon art. 15 units also puts it on the lighter side of the UGS, especially the Strike ones.

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Kinda wish the kick while 2handing this was a headbutt lol

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HELL 2 U

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So Underrated

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Ironically, this thing scales extremely well with a Sharp infusion

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How the fcuk does this thing have A dex scaling when sharp infused even though it does strike damage that doesnt make sense at all

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Little advice for farming the Cathedral Knight Greatsword:

If you can, use the Consumed King’s Garden bonfire “Oceiros the Consumed King” for farming. Not only are there two knights wilding it, I’m dead certain their drop rate is much higher. I farmed multiple CKGs at both locations and the Cathedral Knight at Cathedral of the Deep seems to have his drop rate reduced, especially compared to his fellow with shield and mace. No proof, just my conclusion after hitting those two knights over and over again for what felt like an eternity, but it gets somewhat obvious when only one of two almost always drops an item.
When I compare my experiences with Consumed King’s Garden with Cathedral of the Deep, I would say, farming for CKG in Consumed King’s Garden feels almost enjoyable.
Good luck and a rich harvest to all fellow farmers.

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"That thing was too big to be called a sword. Too big, too thick, too heavy, and too rough, it was more like a large hunk of iron"

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I only had to kill 146 knights to get this.

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it's a giant dark sword

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Trash casul weeb weapon for guts cosplays, use pontiff knight curved instead.

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Pros:

1. Good looks! And it s a general rule in gaming, you look good, you play good!

2. Strike and Thrust damage available so it s a very versatile weapon

3. 2hr1 - 2hr2 is a combo that will hit like a truck. when using this combo beware though that second 2hr2 will not get leo ring bonus because it s not a counter.

4. Can be buffed and infused and works well with most infusions, chaos and dark included.

5. Vertical UGS while 2h are faster than horizontal ones and also pops Hyper armor faster so a good moveset and a fast way to reset the poise health with stomp WA.

Cons:

1. average damage for its class and weight, heavy infusion 66 str has 617 AR while a great club has 641 AR with less weight, higher poise health, higher poise damage and same good moveset
(617 AR being pure strike or thrust in 2hr2 is better than it looks though, still falls behind other UGS)

2. short range for a UGS

3. WA is situational and good most of the time just for poise health reset

Others:
This UGS is a classy weapon and can be deadlly in good hands using 2hr2 thrust leo ring or 2hr1, 2hr2 combo. It s also a good option for battle mages cause it s weight and requierments are low enough to use it with infusions. It falls behind for min maxing cause it s weight/damage ratio is not ideal also the range is kinda small so other vertical UGS will have the range and damage advantage like FUGS or Greatsword UGS.

For PVE is good enough to carry the ashen one in ng 7 with either phisical or elemental infusions. For PVP it takes more skill to use than other UGS or GS but the combo potential is rewarding in his own way. Defo an interesting weapon to have around. Also it can take some farming to get it. Enjoy the cathedral knight UGS!

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Worth noting that 2H R1 second attack also strikes behind your character. While not exactly practical, it sometimes gives extra crowd-control when being flanked.

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where is pontiff knight curved sword guy that shows up on every weapon page "fuk trash casul weapons, use pkcs" etc

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i made this sharped infused on a dex build, i feel very uncomfortable now

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Does anyone know if this is good with dark? I'm trying to make a cathedral pyro build.

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The description says that the blade is flattened and that's why this weapon inflicts strike damage. But if one looks closely at the actual model, the blade appears normal sharpened, like other swords. At the same time, the blade from Dragonslayer's Greataxe is notably flattened but it inflicts standard damage. I know this fact is practically without value but STILL! From Software wtf the fukc!

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So recently I started working on a Dragonslayer build. And with fashion souls in mind and power, I decided to use this GS. So my question is, how good is the CKGS with lightning infusion?

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it's funny seeing ppl that just compare weapons for their AR being that AR difference minimal.

This weapon is a strike weapon, yeah, a hammer sword shaped, that means that usually hits harder than you expect due that a lot of enemies are weak to strike damage and in pvp will surpass other weapons cause in pvp there are just 2 type of ppl, the ones that go nude meaning that anything they touch them will destroy them or ppl that wear armor that usually strike resistance are poor.

Another point is the combination of the moveset of the greatsword with the incredibly LKGS 2 handed R2.

well, in other words, if you want a hammer but dont like the moveset of the hammer and want to have an OP R2 this is your weapon.

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Two-handed deals 556 dmg. heavy inf. at 40/10.

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Best looking Ultra Greatsword

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dex build, i put sharp in one of these, now i have a armor killer blunt-sharp ugs, that is exactly what i was looking for lol

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I call this a comically large dagger

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im having flashbacks to the pursuer, this thing has like, the exact same moveset as his sword. and looks almost identical to his too!

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Are the cathedral knights who wield this parryable? I have no online acces and play strictly PvE. I know most greatsword two handed attacks are not parryable and their whole moveset is two handed. I thought I would ask the experts : )

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R1-R2 very nice

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I'm only seven inches