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Hollowslayer Greatsword is a Weapon in Dark Souls 3.
Greatsword used for a lifetime by a masked knight. Harbors the fears that lurk within the mind of Hollows, and is particularly effective against them.
Bestowed to a proper Mirrah knight long ago. Two-hand to execute special sword techniques.
Skill: Stance
While in stance, use normal attack to break a foe’s guard from below, and strong attack to slash upwards with a forward lunge.
Notes and Tips:
- Cannot be Infused or Buffed.
- Reinforced with Titanite Scale.
- Deals 20% bonus damage against Hollows. This does not affect hollowed players in PVP, but does affect each of the following:
- Reanimated Corpse
- Infested Corpse
- Grave Warden
- Starved Hound
- Hollow Soldier
- Hollow Assassin
- Lothric Knight
- Winged Knight
- Ascended Winged Knight
- Hollow
- Thrall
- Evangelist
- Peasant Hollow
- Hollow Manservant
- Caged Hollow
- Lycanthrope Hunter
- Lycanthrope
- Sage's Prentice
- Cathedral Knight
- Deacon of the Deep
- Devout of the Deep
- Irithyllian Slave
- Silver Knight
- Lothric Priest
- Farron Follower
- Millwood Knight (Needs confirmation)
- Murkman
- Angel Pilgrim
- Ringed City Slave
- Hollow Cleric
- Deacons of the Deep (Boss)
- Slave Knight Gael (Phase 2 and 3 only)
- The Hollowslayer Greatsword has a unique R1 moveset compared to most greatswords, which is based off the moveset many greatswords in Dark Souls 2 have. It does not, however, offer much of an advantage in comparison to them.
- The Hollowslayer Greatsword has thrusting R2s when 2h.
- The Hollowslayer Greatsword has a range of 33.6794xl on the 1h R1 and 37.3562xl on the 2h R1.
Frame Data:
- Greatswords are a weapon class that utilizes Hyper Armor on the 2h R1, R2, Rolling R1, Rolling R2, Running R1, and Jumping Attack. Hyper Armor prevents you from being staggered during its active frames.
Note that this information is all measured in 60 frames per second (FPS).
Less FPS means a faster action. If you play on console at 30 FPS, the displayed values will be halved.
It is also important to note that while this is not the frame data for attack speed and recovery, those values are fairly similar to the ones listed.
| Attack Type | Attack Startup | Poise Startup | Poise End | Recovery |
| First R1 | 36 | 20 | 68 | 0 |
| First R2 (Thrust) | 44 | 24 | 77 | 0 |
| Charged R2 | 28 | 8 | 60 | 0 |
| Rolling R1 (Thrust) | 36 | 12 | 44 | 24 |
| Rolling R2 | 46 | 32 | 80 | 0 |
| Running R1 | 36 | 20 | 56 | 18 |
| Jumping Attack | 60 | 30 | 70 | 38 |
| Weapon Skill R1 | 46 | 20 | 76 | 16 |
| Weapon Skill R2 | 48 | 20 | 79 | 12 |
Softcaps & Scaling:
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- 14/18 = 339 AR = Base Stats
- 40/18 = 412 AR = Str Softcap
- 14/40 = 442 AR = Dex Softcap
- 40/40 = 516 AR = Quality Build
- After Softcaps it gets less than 2 AR per level
- 2-handed Quality weapon
- Scales well with both stats
- Gains more from Dex than Strength
- Gains 1 AR per level from 40-60 Dex & from 79-99 Dex
Location/Where to Find:
- Soul Transposition using Soul of the Rotted Greatwood for 1,000 Souls.
Moveset and Videos:
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- Hollowslayer Greatsword moveset
- 2 Handed R1 are notably wider slashes than most greatswords, very reminiscent of its Dark Souls 2 Counterpart - they seem to be shared only with the DrakeBlood Greatsword
Hollowslayer Greatsword Upgrade Table
Requires 7,600 souls and 15 Titanite Scale to +4, 4,000 Souls and 1 Titanite Slab to +5 (upgrade information here)
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| Regular | 145 | - | - | - | - | D | C | - | - | - | - | - | 50.0 | 35.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 35.0 |
| Regular +1 | 168 | - | - | - | - | D | C | - | - | - | - | - | 50.0 | 35.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 35.0 |
| Regular +2 | 192 | - | - | - | - | D | C | - | - | - | - | - | 50.0 | 35.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 35.0 |
| Regular +3 | 216 | - | - | - | - | D | C | - | - | - | - | - | 50.0 | 35.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 35.0 |
| Regular +4 | 240 | - | - | - | - | D | C | - | - | - | - | - | 50.0 | 35.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 35.0 |
| Regular +5 | 264 | - | - | - | - | D | C | - | - | - | - | - | 50.0 | 35.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 35.0 |
Table Key
| Requirement | Parameter Bonus | Attack Values | Damage Reduction % | Auxiliary Effects | Others |
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Physical |
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Parameter Bonus: Strength, Dexterity,Magic, Fire, Lightning and Dark bonuses - The scaling multiplier applied to the [Attack: stat]. Scaling quality is from highest to lowest as follows: S/A/B/C/D/E.The higher the player's [Str, Dex, Mag, Fire, Light] stat, the higher the [Attack Bonus: Stat] is (found on the player status screen). The higher the scaling letter, the higher the percent multiplier applied to the [Attack: Stat].This resulting bonus damage is added to the base physical damage of the weapon and is shown in the equipment screen in blue numbers as a "+ X".
Durability: The weapon's HP, when the durability hits 0, the effectiveness of its attacks become weakened to the point of almost uselessness. When an items durability is low, a message will come up saying "Weapon At Risk!" at this point the weapon does not perform at it's best.
Weight: How much the item weights when equipped.
Stability: How well the player keeps stance after being hit
Attack Type: Defines what kind of swing set the weapon has: Regular(R), Thrust(T), Slash(Sl), Strike(St)
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Praise be to Lucatiel, for she shall NEVER BE FORGOTTEN!!!!
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Can you imagine if they made a basic weapon like the claymore require a boss soul, and unique titanite to upgrade in ds4. Because that's what they did with this in ds3. Lol
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Maaaan this thing is amazing. I'm gonna be shocked if Shadows of the Erdtree doesn't bring it back somehow, with its r2s and all
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Murky/PKCS Slayer greatsword, with 50 poise, you can even reaction trade with Murky and Pkcs
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Here's to hoping we get a proper successor to this beauty in the Elden Ring DLC. I know the Banished Knight and Knight greatswords have the same R1's, but neither of them has those delicious thrusting roll attacks and R2s.
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Lucatiel was such a memorable character, and I really like how they added this sword to the game with such an interesting special effect. I especially like how they made Gael (The final boss of the entire dark souls series) qualify as a hollow in his last phases simply so that this sword can shine at the end of the series, that's really cool!
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Lucatiel were never forgotten. This greatsword once belonged to her and she had given it to Bearer of the Curse, and a very long time after that enough for no one even know or remember its origin, it is passed down and used by The Ashen One to slay the last hollow in the world - Gael. This sword has stood side by side in legendary battles and become the legend itself.
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People use it because it's strong.
I use it to honor Lucatiel.
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The Claymore for people who don't like the Claymore. We are home, my brothers
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Best weapon in the game, even when against non hollows. The moveset feels really good and hits fast. Idk much about poise but this weapon lets me stagger bosses regularly with it's fast attacks. Stance is a goated WA that guard breaks all blocking enemies in the game in one hit. Scaling is good whether you're dex or qual build. It's the reason why even with a dex build I'm still using a greatsword xD
Lastly it honors the memory of an old friend.
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Does this class as a hollow weapon that adds +5 or +15 luck if you have 15 hollowing?
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Ah yes a sword that does bonus damage to nearly every enemy in the game and a few bosses too.....nice, no wonder lucatiel loved to carry this thing around. It just gets better with age
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My name is Lucatiel.
I beg of you, remember my name.
For I may not myself…
I haven't forgotten.
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Is it good against hollows like Grimmjaw and Ulquiorra. They have holes in their body from which humanity seeps? Maybe.
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Funnily enough, this is one of the best boss weapons for a pure Dex build to use.
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has probably the best moveset in the series, shame the knight's gs in elden ring doesn't have the thrusts
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Little did lucatiel know her sword would be responsible for killing the last hollow on earth.
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Greatsword used for a lifetime by a Havel Monster. Harbors the fears that lurk within the mind of R1 spammers, and is particularly effective against them.
Bestowed to a proper gamer long ago. Two-hand to execute special poise techniques.
Skill: Stance
While in stance, use normal attack to break a foe’s guard from below, and strong attack to slash upwards with a forward lunge.
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Is the nameless king hollow? Will it do extra damage vs him?
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Solid poise (knight armor, lothric knight armor) and this at lower levels like SL25-35 make this weapon a verified noobslayer
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so i did some screwing around whith this sword and if you r1 wait a second and whille still holding the stance r1 agin you will roll cach every time, i liked to follow up with a chasing slice wpa to make it stylish.
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only way how to trade with this bullshit is to use perserevance. i get stunned with it all the ****ing time
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I really like the moveset of this weapon, best in the game imo, although I would've really liked a greatsword that has the same moveset as that of the loyce greatsword in ds2 in this game
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"Poise doesn't exist"
Hollowslayer: allow me to introduce myself
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I love this weapon, there's something beautiful about how elegant it is
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Why don't all the greatswords have r1s that are as cool and fancy looking as this sword does like in dark souls 2
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This weapon is the ultimate compensation for the lack of fun and good dexterity weapons for pvp
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40 Poise and i just traded with a ledo's weapon art and won the poise off.
10/10 beautiful weapon
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Ol' reliable. Carried me through DS2 and DS3. Thanks Lucatiel.
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Change : Even with 0.5 weight more than the bastard sword, the HSGS has less stamina cost than any other greatsword. Plus the 2h animation is way faster. I don't know HOW it wasn't noted in this wiki since 2016 tho.
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5 years since DS3 came out. Hollowslayer still the best GS out there.
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Currently doing a "Knight of Mirrah" build using this and a rapier in the off-hand and it's honestly the most fun I've had with this game
Easily the best no nonsense weapon for blending Friede and Ariendal in my experience. That fast hyper armor wind up just smacks her up good.
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Lucatiel you hoe! Your tiny greatsword has nothing on the massive giiiiiirrrrrth of my ultra greatsword. You'll realize what a true knight is ENDOWED with after I'm through with you.
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Can someone enlighten me - is there a poise damage/hyperarmor values differences between Hollowslayer Greatsword and Claymore? Hollowslayer 2h R1 cost less stamina, 3rd attack in the chain (horizontal one) sets up for good stunlocks in both pve and pvp, it weights less, it seems to scale better with Dex at +3 vs +6 Sharp Claymore. Am I missing something, aside of HGS being un-buffable?
To the person who keeps spamming about PKGS, you are a neckbeard living in your mom's basement. I will keep deleting your braindead comments, get mad son.
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After some testing (black knight sword +4 vs HGS +4 with some rings to adjust scaling damage so they hurt roughly the same), they happen to deal around the same damage (230~240 with 32 str and 20 dex), so HGS is not considering them hollows, sadly
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God I love the Hollow slayer great sword it’s honestly amazing and can carry you throughout the entire game at max level
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I used to hate this weapon's awkward moveset in DS2, but I hate the vertical moveset in DS1 more. Swords aren't meant to cut dirt why do they slam it to the ground like that? Anyway it has my favorite moveset in DS3 now
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never underestimate the hyperarmor on this thing. you might be tempted to start attacking after your opponent has thrown out a couple R1's with the hollowslayer but if they decide to keep swinging you will trade and you will probably lose that trade
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I feel like it was a waste for only a couple of greatswords in the game to have this type of 2 handed moveset. Only this one and the Drakeblood Greatsword has it. I get that it's a nod to them both being weapons from DS2 but more variety would have been nice. The Flamberge could have worked with this moveset since it's the DS2 version.
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weirdest thing I just found about this sword and wanted to share.
When you sprint forward and strafe backwards 180 degrees, the animation that leaves you vulnerable does not happen/
Added a list of what takes bonus damage from this weapon. Hopefully i didn't skip over anything
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DS2 dex greatsword > this unbuffable uninfusable garbage
Anoher win for best dark souls
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Is it just me or does this weapon make Lothric Knight farming supremely easy? Jog from Vordt's bonfire up the stairs, taking out both spear hollows and the flaming bolt shooting hollow in one hit, drawing out the sword knight in a 1v1, killing his spear-wielding friend, running up the stairs to the right and killing that knight, and then backstabbing the blue knight, all while stun-locking them and (at least with +1) killing them all (except blue) in three hits? I was grinding them for levels to wield this sword, only for the grind to become way easier once I could.
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exact list of enemies that suffer from the addition 20%?? wouldnt that be the most important info about this weapon?
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This sword has become my favorite greatsword when I just need to get through an area. Most greatswords feel heavy when you're attacking, but the moveset of this sword feels smooth, and personally, I prefer this over all other Straight Swords as well. I get 570 AR with 65/65 STR/DEX, but you could easily just do 40/40 and then allocate the points, but I like my other refined builds. If you're having a difficult time deciding which sword to use go through DS3, use this one. This sword is also great for PvP. I don't see people using it too much, but when I run into invaders, it has good tracking and stagger potential. After 3 R1's, it does a vertical slash, then horizontal, but don't just press R1 if they're trying to parry you.
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why is there so much random poise info on this page? Not complaining, in fact I'd like to see it on the rest of the weapon pages, but why just this one??
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Best greatsword! And heres why: 1. Its easy to obtain it in the very beginning of the game! 2. It deals 20% damage against hollows, which is EXTREMELY good due to the fact that almost every enemy is hollow. 3. Its weight is 8.5, pretty light for a greatsword. 4. Its amazing 2 hand ability can stagger enemies and can kill its enemies quickly (very satisfying lol) 5. Its attribute requirement is: 14 Strength and 18 Dexterity... not to bad if you ask me... 6. Once you have it, the game will become so much easier. I call this weapon the easy mode sword ;) lol
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Some ppl might have not noticed, but this sword s blade has red marks in it
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hollows were pieces of sh*t in dark souls 1 and they're twice as annoying in this one, thank miyazaki for this sword
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Why do people like this so much, and i'm not bring an asshole, im genuinly curious.
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Lucatiel deserves to smash and thrust her greatsword into me.
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I swear if you turn the camera to the side when swinging this 2H the first R1 stretches out like a spring. I was constantly wondering how I keep hitting opponents who seem out of range
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It came down to this or Gael’s for my final GS upgrade and I’m happy I chose this to complement the Black Knight Sword with its unique move set
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Does it do 20% more damage to PvP players if they are Hallowed?
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MY guiding moonlight. I've used this thing throughout my entire playthrough, and it has never failed me.
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Moveset is really fun, especially since it's unique and fast (we don't talk about the triple split dmg wet noodle sword) and the fact that your character isn't smashing a sharpened blade into stone flooring every 3 seconds
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sweet Little piece of work for a low level dex invasion builds. 1h R1s are quick and great for catching pursuing phantoms. Two hand R1 combos well against groups and has a great third attack sweep for roll catching. Be careful with the rolling poke, it’s a bit slow to wind up in comparison with similar roll pokes. Both 1h and 2h R2s have a decent ranged poke and is great for stopping aggressive attackers. Really fun weapon to try out for pvp and pve alike
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I really like this weapon. I always thought the horizontal attacks of other GS were too sluggish, so when I first tried out the moveset I was really intrigued by the weapon. The AR never held me back with a regular quality build, its a beautiful sword, and the extra dmg vs. undead helps alot with a bunch of enemies and gael on his second phase. I am also pretty garbage at PvP, and catching people with the 3rd horizontal sweep always feels awesome when they aren't expecting it :D
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The true CHAD’S Weapon. Using just this and Wolf Knight GS just about DESTROYS all PvPers and bosses. Nameless King is trivial af with this maxed out with a Quality Build
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works fine when farming those 3 winged knights in grand archives.
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Anyone else disappointed that it doesn't deal extra damage to hollow players? I wanna destroy those raisin bastards
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PvE is fantastic, but it’s even better catching people off guard with the third strike of a 2-handed r1 in PvP
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Before patches and DLC, this weapon used to be unstoppable in PVP.
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This is honestly one of the best PVE weapons.. It has a good moveset, lots of thrust attacks, that sweet 50% damage bonus is REALLY useful as half the enemies in the game are hollows and even a couple bosses, you can get it super early on in the game, and even without the damage bonus it does almost as much damage as the BKGS, when using it on a quality builld (40STR/40DEX) which I'd say makes it bright the most... Although If you want a greatsword for a full strength build I'd recommend the claymore instead..
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Running two handed sweep is THE MOST EFFECTIVE ATTACK MOVE in PVE. There are countless situations with mobs of baddies that this sword will simply simmer everything down in one fell swoop. Hits in like a 270 arc, stuns everything and only sips stamina. Best. Weapon. Ever. for PVE.
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"This weapon's bonus damage does not affect hollowed players in PvP."
:sells to handmaiden:
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Should also do bonus damage to Nameless King ngl
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