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After recent testing of this weapon on a low level sorcerer build I'm actually shocked at how good this is. The 2h moveset seems identical to lkss but this thing seems to combo r2 to r1 and I'm having an easier time roll catching with the r2 for some reason.

Stamina consumption seems to be equivalent to dagger...

Range is abysmal... While the first 1h r1 is fine, unless you're point blank the second r1 seems to miss constantly.

At low levels chaos/dark infusions on pure int build overtake crystal, so worth considering if you're planning on elemental infusion. Once you get to+6 crystal scaling takes off.

If I hadn't tried to min max a low level mage I wouldn't have found out about this little fella. It's surprisingly strong

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The lothric straight sword getting the same critical modifier really cucked this thing.

It is a solid option for low level mages. Other than that there's no point in using it unless you're too stubborn to bump your strength to 10 for the longsword.

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How you dare use the unbroken version of this??? If you have one of these, break it in half! It will become the legendary Broken Straight Sword!!!

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Only dumb fat Casuls would use such a trash weapon!
PKCS is so much better!
Real Pros and skilled players only ever use PKCS, the best weapon gaming history!

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This weapon works like an alternative for the dagger, useful for casters adept to parrying whoever gets close. Dagger might be better at ripostes, but will have a harder time rollcatching those who survive with ToD, as well as those who thinks they re safe behind a greatshield thanks to the stance wa. A good choice when your pure mage's fp ever runs out.

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Bad Weapon.
If you break it in half however, it becomes the most OP weapon in the game.

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Gosh, this weapon is so forgotten that the annoying pkcs guy isn't here yet.

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Easily the most slept on weapon in the game. This little guy is a fantastic utility weapon for any caster or balanced build with the extra critical damage as gravy on top. With at least a B scaling for any infusion you pick, this weapon is a true all-a-rounder. While it's not the best at any one thing, it's got potential to be good at anything you want. The only drawback to this weapon is its range, which is compensated for by low stamina consumption, and it's rather plain appearance.

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1) choose sorcerer
2) level str once
3) buy this thing
4) progress and then crystal infuse this little friend

boom, one of the best sorcerer weapons; low requirement, low stamina cost amazing scaling, pretty decent AR for how underestimated it is

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Properly the shittiest straight sword in the entire series. No use whatsoever

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Best PvP Straight Sword is Gotthards, best PvE Straight Sword is this little guy, easily, and allow me to explain why. Most of the other good Straight Swords take a bit of time to grind for or you have to get far into the game before acquiring, but this can be bought by any build the second you reach Firelink Shrine. It's compatible with Chaos infusions, Lightning infusions, Crystal infusions, Refined infusions AND Sharp infusions, alongside a ridiculously low stat requirement. It's light, allowing you to potentially spend less levels on Vitality. It has the lowest stamina requirement per swing of any Straight Sword, allowing it to be swung many times more than the alternatives before having to recharge. It has almost as much AR on a quality build as a Lothric Knight SS, and it has the same moveset meaning it has the rolling poke (which is the better SS rolling attack). All of these factors put together make it dwarf the other Straight Swords in accessibility, versatility, and DPS. Basically, if you don't care for PvP pick this thing up. The range makes it kinda shitty for PvP but It's still entirely usable in that department if you know what you're doing, just go for Gotthard's if PvP is your game though lol.

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I don't like straight swords because I find them annoyingly basic.. but when I realized no one uses this in pvp I had to go try hard on it for a little... The less stamina consumption is great for chasing hosts that are more annoying then straight swords.. 8/10.. this thing isn't great but not bad at all

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Don't know when, but at some point blessed infusion on this weapon changed to being S Faith scaling at +7 and up. Don't know what the Faith scaling is on lower levels.

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The forgotten weapon.

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Does it have worse range than the longsword? Yes. Does it have worse damage/scaling than the LKS? Yes.

Does it weigh less than both of these? Yes. It only weighs 2 miyazakis, and I constantly find myself on the verge of fat rolling, no matter how many points I put into vitality, or even when wearing the Havel and FAP rings.
So I'm going with the shortsword.

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Ah yes, the shortsword, the weapon that's able to... it can....... it's........... uhhhh....... yeah

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Everyone bashing this sword is wrong. Refined on a 40/40 build with high stamina results in a boss killing machine. It's worse than the lothric knight sword in most ways, but it has FAR lower stamina consumption. You barely lose out on AR, but you just compensate for that with more hits. Is it better than the LKSS? No, not for PvP at least. But it IS better for PvE, you can pump out more damage in a smaller period of time. If you can space well the range deficit means nothing.

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for those wondering, yes this is basically the worse version of Lothric SS, shorter range, 1 level less in terms of scaling, but still have S in lightning and crystal. The sword is still good because it don't have stats requirement, for example if ur doing a SL55 faith build with lightning short sword, you don't have to invest points into dex or strength to wield LKSS and just spend more point into faith for even more damage

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In case anyone was not aware, two-handed, this gets R2 to R1 true combo.

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Choose the fire gem burial gift when you start a file and then buy this sword from the handmaiden right away. Infuse it with the fire gem and you will blast your way through the High Wall level.

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It has the same moveset of Lothric Knight longsword and the Dark Souls 2 longsword. I love it.

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For any new players wondering if there's any benefit to using this over another Straight Sword, it's easy to get early it has a better two handed moveset than the Straight Sword, and it costs significantly less stamina to swing. The loss of range is a massive downside but this weapon is a beast in PVE because of just how many R1s you can pump out with even small stamina bars.

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I've actually never realized this weapon existed until a few seconds ago.

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Oversized dagger. Good option for a silent assasin build

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Good for casting, but since you'll have some physical stats for other weapons like Immo Tinder of Demons Scar it would probably be better to go with Lothirc sword

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Equip for a Sorcerer to become Magicka’s wizard.

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This is perfect for pure casters as it is 1H, found early, not stat demanding and has great scaling. At least until you get some alternatives.

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I’ve never seen this in PvP. I spot this weapon in the handmaid’s inventory and always think to myself, Christ that’s right this weapon exists

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Pretty decent low SL, but as weak as the broadsword in terms of range, making PvP hard

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lothric knight sword mini version

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Low stat requirements, low stamina consumption, consecutive thrust attacks, very low weight. I love this weapon.

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This sword gets an A scaling in Dexterity at +10 when infused with a Sharp Gem, not a B.

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Sharp infusion gives A in dex at +4 something is wrong here.

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Doing a Goblin Slayer build/cosplay with this weapon as my main. Any suggestions for infusions or other gear to complete the look or make the run easier?

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Sad that this is outclassed in pretty much every way by the Longsword. Sure the lower strength requirement is nice, but for those extra 2 points in Strength you'd receive a weapon that's better on all fronts.

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Good back-up weapon

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This is a very good weapon for casters (best for sorcerers) in very early game. 8Str and 10Dex. VERY GOOD!

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Honestly, I think this is the best sword for Faith casters. Just pump all points into Vig/Att/Stm/Fth with Faith as your primary. With min reqs, 50 Faith, and a Lightning infusion, this does a cool ~350 to 400.

The low stamina req for attacking is what sets it above Lothric Knight Sword for me. With 20ish Stamina, I get 7 with enough for a roll away. LKS is like 3. Shortsword better for sustained attacking.

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Good with sharp infusion or...

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This and the Lothric Knight Sword are great side weapons for casters when Crystal infused. They both have 110 crit, too. The SS can be swung 10 times with 161 stamina, while the LKS can be swung 8 times.
13STR/40DEX/60INT, 1h:
Short: 485 (529 w/ Clutch)
Lothric: 503 (549 w/ Clutch)

40/40/40, 1h:
Short: 498 (539 w/ Clutch)
Lothric: 519 (561 w/ Clutch)

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probably the perfect straight sword for casters, scales well, crits well, and uses less stamina than other straight swords

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A blood short sword +10 with 40 luck has 70 bleed

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Now intelligence scaling is A at +10 crystal infusion

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I use this weapon as a back-up with my Dex/Luck build since the very beginning and I have to say, it is a totaly underappreciated niche weapon.

Upgrade it to +10 and infuse it with bleed, the shortsword with gain massive 70(!!!) bleed buil-up per hit once your luck reaches 40, making most enemies bleed in 2-3 hits (tested it on several hollows in Lotric, the silver knights in Anor Londo and those weird turtle priests in The ringed City). Even bosses that are susceptible to bleeding can be drained of their red juices pretty damn fast with it. Take into account that you can swing it up to 9 times in a row with around 140 stamina and the humble shortsword turns into a freaking murder-shiv. Used in crowd control, lesser enemies fall in droves and even thougher enemies like the new ringed knights become a lot more bearable to handle.

The only real downside is the relative low base damage of 153 after the bleed infusion but you can easily compensate with a "mosquito bite/death by thousand cuts" strategy.

Well, that is just my opinion.

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52 bleed if blood infused? wot n tarnation

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Buff the FUGS

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This little guy gets an S scaling with Intelligence if Crystal infused, S with Faith if Lightning infused, and A with Faith if blessed. This... this is just pure love.

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My two favorite weapons for my dex/int. hybrid build.

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This weapon is incredibly viable for a sorcerer build. S scaling for INT, very low weight, almost no stamina cost, R2 deals thrust damage, and an amazing moveset. This is my favorite INT build weapon by far. My second is the moonlight greatsword, but it's heavy. Sorcerers usually aren't specced to carry heavy weapons, making the shortsword a better option IMO.

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The simple short sword gets S scaling in magic dmg when enchanted crystal at +7 and with a 60 intel will do more magic damage then a +5 Crystal Sage's Rapier when the shortsword is enchanted to +10. The Shortsword also be used with only +1 str for a sorc and swung 6 times with the sorc starting stam. used from start to end on my Sorc run

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Lightweigth and the 110 critical gives very good riposte damage (better than rapier). Powerful R2 spam.

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Does anyone ever use this weapon?

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