Bastard Sword | Dark Souls 3 Wiki

I don't get this whole worse than claymore thing, This weapon is completely different from claymore, claymore is a GS with a movement set suitable for single target and stance WA but bastard sword is more focused on sweeping moves suitable for crowd control and fast aggressive enemies and stomp WA is simply better (bastard sword is least investment stomp WA but stance is present on many others with less investment, albeit that's more of a problem for builds other than pure melee)

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The Pepsi to Claymore's coca cola

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Yeah, the bastard sword is worse than the claymore, but being worse than one of the best weapons in the game isn't the knock you think it is. This weapon is incredibly fun and stylish in both pve and pvp. Using a worse option just because you like it is the most chad **** imaginable. Bastard sword forever.

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Moveset isnt the issue here, it's the size beeing the same as drakeblood :/

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Broadsword -> Bastard Sword -> Zweihander

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Crystal Bastard! Crystal Bastard!

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Is the bastard sword's DPS lower than a claymore?

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It's a downgrade to the claymore, most definitely.

As in, it got downgraded from "god tier" to "really good tier". This weapon is still strong af

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this bad boi nerfs half of your pve playthrough into a child's game. almost guaranteed poise/shield break against larger enemies and the raw version is op af while allowing you to wield additional int or fth based weapon. never understood the appeal of the broadsword when this thing exists. very beautiful very powerful.

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Generally a worse weapon than the Claymore, but it makes up for that in being more fun to use. The R2's really feel like you put some force behind them, while thrust R2's look pretty awkward. And no one can deny that Stomp is fun.

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Jesus, I just realized this essentially is the Broadsword's older brother

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Would this weapon be worth infusing as blessed?

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Only greatsword usable at sl1 right from the beginning of the game (no rings). A knight can 2 hand this

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I feel like people will start to use this weapon more in Elden Ring (just a feeling).

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Always knew about this, but never used it. Now I wanna use it.

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Heavy bastard…
Sharp bastard…
Dark bastard…

Thanks Dark Souls

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Very interesting weapon conceptually, as it has the lowest stat requirements for a Hyper Armor weapon aside from the Storm Ruler. Drop two points into strength on a Caster Deprived, infuse with whatever element you prefer and you could have a kinda unique build. Everyone expects casters to stick to small, light swords and daggers and such in melee.

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Red Knight? What red knight? Are you talking about the soul of cinder you dumbf*ck? Because there is an actual "red knight", the Slave Knight Gael who is also known as the Red Hood. So you're literally spreading misinformation you pea brained sussy baka

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Never heard of this weapon

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This sword definetely makes your first run PvE (less so for DLC) easier.

Low stat requirements, stomp breaks humanoid enemies (serial launches, the duck/dodge, poise and DR) and the stamina consumption is pretty low (lots of mileage with 25 endurance).

Moveset is decent- 1hd heavy is an overhead, so you can manage tight corridors, and 1hd light is a side to side.

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Loved Claymore in PvE, but in PvP I got a much higher KD ratio with Bastard Sword. Prolly cuz people are more used to Claymore movesets and didn't expect the big surprise from this weapon ;)

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Infuse it with a crystal gem and you have a poor man's MLGS

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the claymore, but with better fashion

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Omg this weapon sucks ass, why tf did From create it in the first place? I've been using it for quite sometime already and not a single win against other people. It's absolutely ridiculous and stupid. I'm glad that I ditched it for lkss, now I'm owning scrubs like never before. Just a head up, DON'T USE THIS GARBAGE GREATSWORD IF YOU DON'T WANT TO LOOK LIKE AN IDIOT.

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Just finished a pyro/melee playthrough using this weapon, and yeah it's pretty great. My strategy is to infuse with heavy gem, and use with a medium shield, like the Black Knight shield, that allows using the WA attack. Most times you don't even need to 2-hand to stunlock enemies and the weapon art absolutely slaps, with enough stamina you can easily guard break blocking enemies and follow up with a critical hit. Lack of a thrust/stab attack isn't really a big deal if you bring along some pyromancies for those medium-range encounters.

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The claymore's brother, very small difference is damage, dps difference is negligible in pvp and only occurs when two handing. The choice is actually moveset and WA, want to guard break and tank charge with a huge hit? claymore, want a ranged thrust? claymore, want to punish big weapons with a hardhitting attack? bastard sword, want to use a hard hitting slash? bastard sword.

The reason the claymore is everywhere with a weird lack of bastard sword despite the same dps...
is that chase the bro likes the claymore's moveset and finds its WA to be better and because he is a big youtuber its everywhere.

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Pair this with Drang set (Jon snow cosplay)

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fun to use

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I honestly prefer this over the claymore. Sure the claymore has better scaling and a versatile moveset, but the bastard sword is the only greatsword than can turn your opponents into orbital satellites with the WA

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Hmm, getting a few ideas with this one. Just a few. Fashion Souls maybe?

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my favorite weapon, besides the frying pan

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This weapon is like the little brother of the claymore that never got the same love and affection from his parents

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What is the best infusion for this weapon? (I have 30 strength and 29 Dexterity at the time of making this)

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for all the bastards out there

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This thing is too heavy for it's size. It should weigh 6 units, not 8

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I used this in the arena buffed with DMB and did a sneaky swap behind the pillar to a GS of judgement. They weren't expecting a beam to the face :D

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me: is in a pvp duel with someone using this weapon and loses, my last words being "you...bastard"

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The title says it all...

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So this weapon scales with frame rates? Thanks, Miyazaki!

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For those of who that still play this game and didn’t know, the bastard sword is the broad sword of great swords, and the claymore is the long sword of great swords.

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The reverse compensation greatsword, if you use this it means your*****is huge

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Nobody talks about how this eats less stamina than the claymore, and it's lighter

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This was always one of my favourite weapons. It’s powerful, not flashy and it has my favourite skill in the game, it’s a solid choice hidden under the radar.

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MG this weapon sucks ass!

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Visions of you bastard

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Stomp makes it surprisingly useful in pvp (mostly low-sl) and can catch a target off guard if they mistake if for a claymore. Unfortunately it's short, has imo the most limited greatsword moveset, and is comparable in damage to a millwood axe, one of the best STR backup weapons, on a strength run. Claymore gang baby

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Powerful PvE weapon in the early portion of your NG playthrough. Consider infusing with a deep or fire gem for that purpose. You'll coast through much of the first-third of the playthrough, without twinking. Preferable to the claymore for PvE because the Stomp weapon-art is more useful against mobs.

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I have checked for both the Claymore and the Bastard sword, and stats for both weapons appear to be wrong. Is there any way to fix this. I wouldn't want to make any mistakes here.

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I think its funny how the "Bastard Sword" resembles a real life Longsword and the "Longsword" resembles a real life Bastard Sword (Blade of a one-handed sword with a longer grip for eventual two handed use)

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in low sl 15 - 18 this weapon is perfect for a tank since you can literally invest 1 point on strenght (deprived) every other point on vigor, infuse it with raw, buff it, wear alva's armor and look how r1 spammers won't try to trade hits with you. (not even need to twink m8)

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Manlier that Claymore because you don't have to put so much points into DEX. And it sends your enemies flying. Hella fun in pvp against large weapon wielding opponents.

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This page doesnt say it, but this greatsword s weapon art sends enemies flying upwards. I wish we could hit enemies in mid-air with this weapon like gundyr did with his kick...

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I'm wanting to do a miniture cosplay of the soul of cinder, and I was thinking that this thing chaos infused would be great, thinking the firelink greatsword scaled with Faith and Int, but it doesn't. Anyone reckon I should make it chaos or should I go refined with carthus flame thingy.... the one that buffs it with fire dmg

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Just for fun I'm making a Jon Snow cosplay character. Jon's sword, Longclaw is a bastard sword. So I'll be using this weapon for the cosplay but what I'm curious about is what kind of infusion or buff do you guys think would better apply. Because Starks are from Winterfell and he is the King of the North. I'm thinking Refined Infusion, Frozen Weapon and Snap Freeze for some extra pizzazz.

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The long lost descendant of the bastard file.

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Nobody ever expects the mundane.

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On the max table it says this thing gets a scaling in str at +10, but on the heavy upgrade table it says b. which is it?

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In games I usually get too close to my enemies easily...despite trying to get a distance advantage on them. So, shorter weapons like this one suits me perfectly. I have a weird talent for getting close to opponents in all games by accident, so I may as well capitalize on it.

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The bastard sword and claymore always gave the same ar, no matter how you infuse/buff it. Because of this, if you have the levels to spare for 13 dex, the claymore is (in my opinion) a direct upgrade from the bastard sword. Longer range and a wa that has a great guard break with the r1 and a great wake up move with the r2. The only time i find the bastard sword's wa useful is when fighting the ringed knight scrub swords. Other than that using the stomp wa is basically like asking your opponent to bs you. So in conclusion, the claymore is overall better but the bastard sword is still a great alternative to very low dex builds.

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This sword is really good sword with less range than the claymore but faster and requires lower stat requirements and both the bastard sword and the claymore do the same damage.