Yhorm's Great Machete | Dark Souls 3 Wiki

pros: best unga bunga stick
cons: no 2 hit true combo
counterpoint: you won't need it

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Why use this weapon when you can use broken pontiff knoght princes’ profaned moonlight black knight ultra curved straight sword

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Yhorm didn't need a 2 hit true combo and neither do you.

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DS3 bossweapons will be the best thing in any Fromsoft game ever made.

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Never forget what fromsoft took from you. RIP 2 hit TC and S rank in strength, you will be missed.

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Riposte stick (Big)

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Who ever decided to remove the two hit combo from this weapon needs to apologize to the community.

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you know... i love Fextralife. it's camouflaging my favorite weapon by neglecting to mention it's highest potential AR. and then it takes Yhorm's machete (puke) and puts it on a pedestal over less than TEN AR two handed at 40 str, and less than 30 ar at the 66 str listed here.

yhorm's DOES have significant range. but range isn't a game changer in PvP, and it lacks combo pressure. so it's basically a glorified crutch for beating the game, that's useless against other players after a certain skill level (i mean, anything is useless against someone who has mastered the art of the caestus parry. but thankfully there aren't as many of those as there used to be). AND it encourages making str a dump stat, when you'd be much better off going with stats that provide better combat sustain either through improving mitigation, recovery or stamina.

and if they CAN'T parry well? all i'm saying is that there is a weapon out there somewhere that's almost as good as yhorms, and out-trades almost all other two handed weapons IN THE GAME. and you'll probably never find it xD.

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BEST PURE STR WEAPON!!!
A scaling = scales well beyond 40 lvl soft cap
twin princes made easy :-)
kinda makes me regret going for quality build, because had to grind levels for dex, should have put them in vitality/vigor and go for tank build!

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This in mainhand with a dagger or quick weapon in offhand is just a beast combo.
Every time i saw it , it obliterated and SS or GS user easily.

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Oh Ja!

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One of only 2 weapons in the game that can’t true combo its R1’s when 2 Handed, the other being the Great Machete. You’re going to lose hyper armor trades if you want to combo (which only works with 1h) and you’re going to get out damaged when admiring through a heavy weapon’s attack. Honestly, **** the devs for not fixing that bug.

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"OOGOO BOOGOO AXE USER SMART" If you are an actually Smart player, use the Broken Straight Sword!!

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Poopoo

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Such a shame the devs dropped the ball on the Machete weapons. Making their 2H R1’s fail to actually stunlock into each other (unlike literally every single other weapon in the game) makes the machetes essentially useless on their own.
If you use them for the hyper armor, you’re going to lose trades with other weapons since you will only land 1 hit as opposed to 2.

And if you’re thinking “then I’ll just 1-hand it so I can combo”, you lose most of your hyper armor.

I cannot possibly understand why the devs made every single other weapon (including Greataxes with the same exact moveset) combo, but decided “hey, let’s just screw over the machete weapons!”

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By how much does the warcry boost the damages?

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Highest AR on pure strength weapons with no DEX investments. Black knight greataxe on 66STR/60DEX while two handing has an AR of 724. Dear people, learn how to speak

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I found out doing Warcry up on NPC's faces stuns them as i did that with this weapon on the Shrine Handmaid. Now i know i can show people who's weapon compensates for something the most!

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this is a greataxe

ok bye

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I'm known to wep swap and I 2 hand almost anything with HA.. including this.. as a crit whore myself if they aren't good it won't matter that the moves are better 1h and if they're good well I'll be switching soon but I don't wanna be outpoised or parried easily.. I parry this thing 1 handed all the time, back stab the users/and get backstabbed using it sometimes too.. it's still an ultra

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have used this since late 2016 for PvP and haven't changed since. Absolutely destroys low absorption players. One combo alone can do 70% damage... even more against the lighter armors... 1H moveset is by far better than 2H.... 1 handed R2 hits have insane ground hit boxes that extend well beyond the blade. Roll catching with 1H R2 and then again with a charged R2 follow up is so satisfying to do. My favorite weapon and all i've used for almost 4 years.

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How much scale I need for +5?

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Lemme shiv you real quick.

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This on the left hand with a partizan on the right, oh boy the possibilities. Loving this weapon so far.

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Is this any good for PvE?

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Big boy weapon confirmed

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Use this with Hornet ring. It's OVERKILL!

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Poo

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shiitty piece of rubbish metal that can't hit for shhiit

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it seems like sometimes the second 2h r1 true combos into the first. i think this happens when the opponent trades with the first r1.

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Man the shokwaves of this weapon are really annoying.

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Screw your SS outspacing and eat my shockwave.

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Real talk, why does it work so good in the left hand? Looks super dumb but that's just fashion baby

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So idk why people super like or super dislike this. Pros: Easily the best source of Standard Damage, which, btw, even in full lapps, is the best type of damage in the game for pvp. Cons: kinda slow, parriable(though not worth attempting) and unbuffable. Dont like that you cant two hand? too *****ing bad, get 66 strength anyway and use the lothric warbanner. That gives you WAY better damage then two handing ever will. Have fun doing like 900-1600 in two hits and being tanky af. Dont like the running attacks? switch it to offhand, problem solved. its straight up ridiculous for damage in this way, far outdamaging any dark scrub or buffer. Screw it, get like 40 strength and grab sacred oath, wolf ring, and some poise armor and boom you can now trade with everything but a greathammer. have fun stomping on literally anybody with 2-3 hits.

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Ok so I see a lot of people who use this thing in a less optimal way so I feel the need to clear things up. This weapon should not be 2-handed: The small damage bonus is not worth the loss of the light attack combo The best way to use this is in the off-hand: When using this in the offhand and a straight sword in the main hand you have a setup that is incredibly strong. You can shred their health with a yhorm's combo and finish them with the faster attacks of the straight sword. (For a dark build, use the Dark infused Great Machete)

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It does lots of damage, and is BEASTLY on a 99 strength build. But I don't see myself using it because I think it is overused in pvp, and it is cancer to put players through that. This is just my opinion though, and I haven't tested it on many different builds, so... whatever floats your boat, I guess.

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TERRIBLE. for pvp, it's so slow & you'll EASILY. get stunlocked before you can even DO. anything

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I love this thing, one of my favorite weapons in all of the Souls series. It isn't flashy, nor is it the best weapon out there, but Goddamn is a beast in the right hands. You have no idea how many invasions, ganks or otherwise, I've saved myself from thanks to this weapon. Beautiful.

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L1 spam intensifies

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Here's my deep opinion on this weapon as this weapon is probably one of the most unique weapons in the game for small reasons.

DAMAGE: When having 66strgth with this machete, you get a maximum of(including war cry) 750AR or somewhere around that range. That's a ALOT of AR for just a Great Hammer. On average, against Havel monsters, you'll hit for about 400 damage which to say the least is amazingly strong. People who wear cloth-like armor will take 100 - 300 more damage, which.. by the way... if they have a Damage Absorption of 10 - 18%, you'll guaranteed take 600 damage. So, it's a con that this weapon is dependent on your opponent's armor but at least some of the best DA(Damage Absorption) sets still can't handle this things damage. But a con I want to mention is that you're not guaranteed 2 hits from this weapon since it hits as hard as Long Island.

RANGE: My.... god... the range is insane for this thing. I would go as far as saying it's 3/4th the range of Dragonslayer Spear's range. It's really that much range. Now... I'm talking about the weapon's OVERALL range. This weapon has an awkward hitbox. The hitbox seems like it doesn't full reach ALL the way to the end of its' blade, more like half way. The rest of its' blade, the more tipper-part is where the pure shockwave comes from. So, for everyone wondering why its' shockwave is gigantic, this is the reason. This is a extreme benefit because for most slow weapons, when you swing, people love to punish them- BUT, for this weapon. HAH, NOPE. The shockwave will save you so many times from being punished.

WEAPON ART: I see people saying this weapon art sucks really badly. I'll gladly disagree. Dont underestimate this weapon's art because not only do you gain a good chunk of poise when attacking no matter how much you charge it but the unique style of attacking while running is what makes it amazing. On average, against somebody who has under 20% DA, you'll deal 600 damage. Over 21%, 500 damage. But, here's the thing though. That's your initial fully charged swing of the WA. Not the second(where you slide the machete against the ground and you slam it down like the Butcher's Knife). If you land the second WA hit, you'll deal even more damage ranging from 800 damage(under 20% DA). Dang man, that's a lot!


OVERALL: I recommend to use this weapon for PvP as it covers most things that you'll need throughout your PvP; damage, range, great WA. But major cons are: Stamina consumption, awkward split hitbox, slow, decent hyper armor for every swing excluding WA swings. The pros definitely out way the cons for sure. If you disagree, don't feel bad for disliking but if you agree, that's great. Bye.

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I love how the drop attack just pancakes people.

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When you get a drop attack on the host: It's been a long day, without you, my friend, And I'll tell you all about it when I see you again...

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if you plan to use this as your main weapon what is a viable endurance number?? i am guessing somewhere near 30 or more??

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Hes palms are sweaty knees weak, arms are heavy. There's vomit on his sweater already , Yhorm's Machete.

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I feel like two-handing it should just have the character hold onto the notch permanently, otherwise it's nothing more than the normal Great Machete with a fancier attack pattern and higher damage output. Imagine the cool movesets they could have come up with...

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Can you dual wield it ?

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I personally don't get how this is supposed to be "incredibly OP", it's a good weapon but I wouldn't consider it OP. Yeah it can stun lock you and is strong, but the move set is so obvious that I personally don't get hit that often and I have little trouble countering it: Pokes with UGS's / Halberds etc., rolling AT THE RIGHT TIME, quicksteps all work great for me. As with all weapons, I feel like you just need to get used to it and learn it's strengths and weaknesses.

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when you activate the weapon buff it changes its heavy attacks to a more 'Yhorm-like' style. That seems to be what's described here as "bug or odd way to balance"

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I'm wondering how well this would work on a level 20 character with a +1 refinement

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For a +10 yhorm machete the damage increases by +5 for every level except a certain +4 at 43 str and by +2 after 45 so the softcap is at 45 str

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i get 928 AR with power within, sacred oath, and the WA. all on an sl 105 40 STR 30 FTH build

in before whiners get the only good gank spank weapon nerfed

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what armor should i use for a yhorm cosplay?

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is there some yhorm's meta I didn't hear about? 2/3 of the invaders I fought today were using this

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highest pure phys AR without 99/99+hollow/refined
10/66 two hand can get MAX 707 AR.after warcry almost 800 .76 still less than 80
also compatible great hammers （Yhorm's Great Machete lighter and have more ar than great hammers. less poises）
they can max dmg with 10/66 2 hand too（if they only have str scale）
become a hardest hype armor weapon user. only bad is it cant buff and consume too much stamina

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Currently making a str. Build. should I use this or dragon slayer axe? Or is there something even better?

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Dark sword is better

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Yhorm meme's machete

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I've seen a distinct upspike in people using this in the new arena, and I think it's for good reason. This thing has stunlock combos for days.

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This wêpojnt is fenomenelis

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At +5, this does great damage to champion gundyr. Just get a summon to distract him and charge the two handed r2 to wreck him.

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This thing can and will decimate anything and with the nerf on F.U.G.S it the highest Physical Attack weapon in DS3 at 50 strength im doing 666 damage without buffs

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For most weapons, the softcap for a given stat seems to be 60, but with this I can still gain 2 more points of AR when I go to 61. Does anyone know when it isn't worth it to keep dumping points into str for this weapon?

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So I'm kinda new, bought the game on sale a week or two back, but this weapon feels WAY weaker than it should be for what it is. (not just AR, I mean overall)Was this ever nerfed or is it just this mediocre weapon?

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Is this, or is the Dragonslayer Greataxe better upgraded?

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All i do in pvp is one hit and chase as they try get heals. This thing may consume lots of stamina but you seriuously dont need to dodge too much if you get the first hit in

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Whoop di doo I got it to 700 AR. Then again, it's impossible to hit anyone good with it so yay. Ok for pve I guess

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At 99 str which is the Ar?

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Has 666 AR at +5 with 50 Strength

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It gets 570 AR.

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I got it to 707 AR without the warcry!Two-Handed: 50% Extra Strength, so 66 Strenght 2H = 99 Strenght = 707 AR = *****ING OP AS *****!

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But jeez does it use a lot of stamina, must be around at least 60 stamina per R1 because at 40 END w/ the Ring of Favor +1 I can't get more than 3 swings.

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Weapon so beast, it doesn't need a two hit combo.

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What were they thinking with The 2h rolling r1 attack?It has the range of a toothpick...

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Seriously, this weapon is a *****ing murder machine, RIDICULOUS damage and near-guaranteed two hits means this thing can kill most players in just a few swings. It's also a ***** to dodge because it has a huge hitbox and lag. FROM WHY.

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Can this weapon be parried?

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I'm not quite sure what you're asking, does it have something to do with needing "help" ? lulz

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Both Machetes have currently no combo while 2handed (guaranteed 2 hits while 2handed). This has to be a bug since every other weapon has a guaranteed combo. Could be useful in notes and tips.

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Great weapon in both pvp and pve. Just keep in mind your stamina bar. Also dont forget knights ring :)The only real problem I ever faced while using this is fighting a Havel Great shield user.

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max chart is correct but when you click on regular, at +5 it says that the greataxe gives S on stregnth when it only is an A ingame.

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why use this over greataxe which hat more dmg, less weight and more range

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Expected it to be a minor upgrade to the Great Machete, but apparently the change from slash damage to standard makes a huge difference.

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At +5 and 50 strength it does 623 Damage.

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beast weap. rekts everyting in pvp

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It's a combo set or the range of 2 step forward... ***** , how do you expect to hit anyone with that short range?

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https://youtu.be/dvmOEiDRtSY

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This is a freaking Klingon Bat'leth!

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