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Does this scale with a weapon infused with lighting gem ?

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Doesn't scale with the Dark bonus from Caitha's Chime, because DS3 really was reluctant about dark builds but felt obligated after DS2 introduced em.

Basically, no reason to use this with Lightning Blade exists and doesn't require half a dozen suicides to get. Maybe if you're early game and you're really that desperate for any weapon buff, but that's about it. Dark Blade is weaker on its own and is resisted by far more bosses than Lightning Blade's 2 resistant bosses.

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I feel this is better suited as a sorcery mostly because more than 50% of dark spells fall under sorcery although. I'm also aware that all three magic types have something that inflicts dark damage but why make this a miracle when even a pyromancy would make more sense from this. Or is this an obtuse reference to ds2. Oh well it is what it is

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There’s a typo in the info box, “requirments”

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how much dark damage does this apply to a weapon

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does purchasing this start irinas bad ending? i ask bc mechanically it seems to act like a normal miracle that adds dark damage rather than a dark miracle

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Fear not the dark, my friend, and let the feast begin.

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Is Dark Blade able to be cast using a chime?
It says at the top of this page that you can only cast it using a talisman or special weapon but their are still people discussing which chimes are best for casting this spell.
Are there chimes that fit under that special weapons category?
Please, I need to know so I know if I need to rethink my life choices.

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Slap this on the spiky whip and you got hermit purple.

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Resonant Weapon was always the cooler and stronger between it and Dark Weapon from DS2. Would've preferred a "Resonant Blade" that was like a more potent weapon buff similar to Crystal Magic Weapon but added flat Dark damage with some sort of life steal additional effect.

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tumblebuff the wolf greatsword with this to make artorias' cursed greatsword

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faith builds get weapon buffs for every damage type (except fire) even physical, while sorcerer's get the same 3 buffs from past games, 2 of which are completely useless later game, nothing else, thank you fromsoft, very cool

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Do dark spells scales with both int and faith in this game?

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Did anyone else notice that they changed the visual effect for this? No more purple glowing popsicles :(

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someone tell me please which is better, to have an infused weapon (like dark, chaos) or to have a buffed weapon (like Carthus' Flame Arc or Dark Blade)? I'm running a pyromancer with 28 str and 40 int 40 fth. And have 3 slots of magic.

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So the only miracle that would be worth casting with Caitha's Chime doesn't scale with int. That chime has less use than the calamity ring

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Honestly im ok with it only scaling with faith but i think they should have made the onyx blades buff a pyromancy that gives us a dark buff that scales with both int and fth. Also change dark blade to look like the removed buff pontiff knights had.

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Dark Blade damage is best with high spellbuff, specifically through high faith, if anyone is confused. This is a miracle, so high faith. The split scaling miracle catalysts like the sunless talisman and caithas chime don't seem to increase the damage.

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Anyone else use this over DMV or Lightning Blade? Idk, having to rebuff every 60 seconds at 50 FP a pop as compared to Dark Blade’s 35 FP just for the 20-25 AR difference is sort of worth it to me. At 18 attunement, I found myself buffing my weapon much more consistently and my Estus lasting a lot longer.

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Which is better.. a) dark infusion and int + faith splitted, or b) dark blade and only faith focused ...??

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I'm relatively new to the series, so can anyone tell me why a dark miracle only scales with faith? Shouldn't it scale with both like every other dark miracle, sorcery, and pyromancy?

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"Scales on the Faith Portion of your Catalyst". If that's true, why does it give a different amount of AR than Lightning Blade when I cast it with my Canvas Talisman? Shouldn't it be the same if it ONLY scales on Faith like a normal miracle?

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Dank blade is best blade

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This should've absolutely been one of the strongest buff spells in the game along with Great Magic Weapon and Lightning Blade, instead of Darkmoon Blade. We could've had strong buffs for all 4 damage types, but we just obviously needed two that do the same*****. Faith is for lightning, and if you want magic you just use the staff that scales with faith, IT'S USELESS IT'S COMPLETELY REDUNDANT. I DON'T CARE ABOUT PLOT HOLES, JUST DON'T PUT IN MECHANIC HOLES. geez

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This spell being a miracle is really stupid. Would make more sence if it was a sorcery spell tbh.

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I have the spell equipped, but I can't use it on either of my right weapons. Is there a way to fix this?

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IMPORTANT NOTICE! +6 raw great scythe deals 238 damage. Used Dark Blade with +6 saint's talisman (115 spell buff) at 25 faith 10 intellect to get a total AR of 335 (97 extra damage). With the same stats and +3 pyromancy flame (133 spell buff) I got a total AR of 363 (125). IDK if saint's talisman sucks but to deal that much more damage with less titanite investment is nuts. Stay tuned for a respec to maximize pyro.

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so... Doesn't scale with intellect on dark buffing catalysts eh? I'm thinking... we upgrade this mother to Darkmoon Blade. Now if only there was a dark style infusion that scales only with faith for my alternate weapon (you know: when Darkmoon Blade runs out). Wait how about a boss weapons... Now I'm thinking... nope. Nothing hits the spot. Gonna have to use a lighting infusion. lame.

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"This wiki is a *****ing mess. Does the damage of dark blade scale solely with spell buff? What the ***** does "scale only with faith portion of spell buff" mean? You can't say that dark blade scales with both "spell buff" and "faith portion of spell buff". Are these statistics actually being tested and proven, or can any dumbass just type whatever they want?" - Anonymous (09 Jul 2017 23:48)

"Does this work for Claws and fists?" - Anonymous 23 Jun 2017 18:23


In response to these two questions and to clarify a little for anybody who stumbles a bit while trying to figure out exactly what Miyazaki and the Dark Souls 3 development team had in mind with buffing (Dark Blade in this case). I would have to say that (From My Knowledge) Dark Blade's Damage Scaling (And most weapon buffs) is based on the Catalyst's Spell Buff (Only the Faith Spell Buff for Dark Blade as there [are/is an] item[s] that can cast both Miracles and Sorcery [Crystal Chime], and the other[s] that can cast Miracles and Pyromancy [White Hair Talisman]). This Spell Buff is on almost if not every casting item in the game and scales according to the displayed scaling (With the Best Spell Buff on Chimes sitting at 228 with a Strength of 18 and a Faith of 55), it also is what the "Spell Buff is" (Obviously). That number is used in the formula (85*(Spell Buff/100) for Dark Blade) to calculate the outcome damage buff (Example [85*(228/100)=193.8 Dark Damage Buff]). This stuff has been tested and this is the math used for the damage buff. As for if it works with Claws/Fists, the answer would be that the spell buff works with any weapon that inherently doesn't say "Cannot be buffed" and also isn't infused with anything other than a Heavy, Raw, Refined, or Sharp Gem.

As (a) Side Note(s):

-This scales with the "Blindfold Mask" (+10%) and with the "Dark Clutch Ring" (+15%).
-With the "Lingering Dragoncrest Ring +2" it will increase the length of the spell (+40%) from 60 seconds making it last ~84 seconds.
-This buff also pairs nicely with the weapon "Crucifix of The Mad King" as the weapon already has innate dark damage and can also be buffed, essentially doubling the dark damage.

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This wiki is a *****ing mess. Does the damage of dark blade scale solely with spell buff? What the ***** does "scale only with faith portion of spell buff" mean? You can't say that dark blade scales with both "spell buff" and "faith portion of spell buff". Are these statistics actually being tested and proven, or can any dumbass just type whatever they want?

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Does this work for Claws and fists?

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At 40 faith, 60 str using heavy exile 10 as tester. It went from 639 to 790. The Dark Clutch ring only added 23 making it 813, which isnt worth it to me. And the Lingering Dragoncrest +1 ring added 20 seconds to the already 60 secs which for PvP is worth it imo. However the Dark Clutch added 49 to the Crucifix Mad King. It went from base 579 to 730 buffed to 779 with ring.

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does it scale with int?

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So, according to this, since my Yorshka Chime is 247 spellbuff at 60 Faith, Dark Blade should add around 210?

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The Faith equivilent in damage to Great Magic Weapon in almost every way, except for costing 10 more points... From really knows how to balance...

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What the hell is the point of this weapon buff if it doesn't benefit from int scaling miracle catalysts? It makes no sense, especially considering it is a DARK miracle, the thing caitha's chime and other similar catalysts are supposed to enhance. Thanks fromsoft!

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Is duration affected by lingering Dragon rest ring?

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Does this perform well with the crystal chime?

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While testing different chimes with my hex build, 40/40 int and faith with 12 in strength and dex, I came across numbers that do not add up to the formula that the wiki has.On both the Raw Astora Straight Sword +10 (322) and a Longsword +0 (123), my damage with Dark Blade should be at 513 and 314 respectfully while using Caitha's Chime +5 and about 3 less using Sunless Talisman +5. This is not the case. Instead, I get 463 and 264 for the two swords using Caitha's.What is going on with these numbers? Is the formula on the wiki wrong? If so, can somebody please change it so that it is correct. Did FROM secretly tone down the dark damage increase or something, because my melee options become pretty slim if this is the case.

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Just want some clarification. So if I cast this with Yorshka's chime, the effect will be no different than if I cast it with Catha's chime?

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How long does this buff last?

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Does the buff scales with your fth int or its a flat bonus damage?

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I bought this spell but why it doesn't light up in bonfire *spells sheet *

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Has anyone figured out yet if this is bugged or not? Looking at the specs of the Canvas Talisman compared to Caithas Chime everything points to Caithas having a much better buff and scaling. Yet casting it with the Canvas results in a higher damage output...As of now, reinforcing with lightning is better than with dark, almost regardless of what enemy out hit it with. Seems very odd to me.

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Strange, miracle hexes were tied to the suffering of souls were sorcery hexes were based on pure emotion.They did away with one and kept the other.

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False, this miracle does not scale with intelligence, nor does it receive a bonus from chimes that assist in dark miracles. In fact, casting this with caithas chime +5 added less than casting with a canvas talisman + 5.

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I have learnt this miracle. But I cant cast it on my sword. Why???????? I have all requeriments of faith (I have more than 25 faith) and I tried casting it on a not imbued weapon but I cant. The icon appears in grey color. How can i cast this f****ng spell????Please help

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You can't use these buffs on special weapons. In DS 3 this seems to include hemmed weapons as well to my regret.Tried to use the fire version of this on my dark axe but no no.

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How does the damage bonus work with weapon buffs? Is it a flat bonus like dks1 or a mix or flat and percentage like dks2?

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I cant use it on butchers knife, why?

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WHERE IS DIS *****?

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