Claymore

Claymore
		138			50
		-			35
		-			30
		-			30
		-			35
		100			35
		9.0			75
Requirements & Bonus

16	13		-	-
D	D		-	-
	Greatsword			Standard/Thrust
	Stance			- (17/20)

Claymore is a Weapon in Dark Souls 3.

An unusually large and heavy greatsword normally wielded with two hands.

This highly versatile weapon can be swung broadly or thrusted.

Skill: Stance
While in stance, use normal attacks to break a foe's guard from below, and strong attack to slash upwards with a forward lunge.

Notes and Tips:

Can be Infused and Buffed.
Reinforced with Titanite.
All weapons have motion values assigned to each attack, which are modifiers to AR that are associated with the attack being used.
- All Greatswords have a motion value of 195 on backstab, 245 on riposte, and 60 + 220 on Hornet Ring riposte. The motion value of a Greatsword does not change with Hornet Ring.

The Claymore has a range of 33.5575xl on the 1h R1 and 36.4122xl on the 2h R1.
The Claymore has Thrusting R2s when 2h.

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 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	32	22	64	2
First R2 (Thrust)	44	24	77	0
Charged R2	30	8	60	6
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	34	22	65	2
Weapon Skill R2	52	0	82	38

Poise is a modifier to how effective Hyper Armor can be at preventing stagger.
- Poise health is another component of Hyper Armor. Most standard attacks reset your poise health to 80%, most weapon arts reset it to 100%, and waiting around 30 seconds without getting hit will also reset to 100%. What this means is that there are two different poise breakpoints that you need to keep in mind; there is an "infinite trade" breakpoint and a "trade once with reset" breakpoint, both of which are displayed in the poise calculator. As I mentioned above, most weapon arts reset your poise health to full, but not all.

The poise required for Greatswords to avoid being staggered by certain attacks is as follows:

7.26: infinite trades vs small weapons 2h R1

13.89: infinite trades vs small weapons 2h WDR1

14.58: single trade vs Halberd 2h R1

31.67: infinite trades vs Halberd 2h R1

37.58: single trade vs GS 2h R1

39.72: infinite trades vs all small weapons WA

42.04: single trade vs GS 2h WDR1 (single trade vs small weapons 2h R1 with 2h running and rolling attacks)

47.65: single trade vs UGS 2h R1

50.07: infinite trades vs GS 2h R1

Location/Where to Find

Found on the plateau where the fire breathing Dragon rests (near the first Bonfire) in High Wall of Lothric. It's in the far left corner if you look from the stairs.
Dropped by Irithyllian Slave - Soldier, Claymore [IotBV] 1.50%

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Claymore Upgrade Table

Max

Regular

Overview table for all upgrades at max level. Click on the tabs to see individual upgrade paths.

Name
	Attack ValuesBonus					Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary Effects			Damage Reduction (%)
Regular +10	276	-	-	-	-	C	D	-	-	-	-	-	50	35	30	30	35
Heavy +10	255	-	-	-	-	A	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	35	30	30	35
Sharp +10	255	-	-	-	-	E	A	-	-	-	-	-	50	35	30	30	35
Refined +10	248	-	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	-	50	35	30	30	35
Raw +10	374	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2
Crystal +10	121	166	-	-	-	D	D	A	-	-	-	-	47.5	38.5	28.5	28.5	33.2
Simple +10	128	147	-	-	-	C	D	A	-	-	-	-	47.5	38.5	28.5	28.5	33.2
Fire +10	211	-	211	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	36.0	28.5	33.2
Chaos +10	128	-	166	-	-	C	D	B	B	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	33	28.5	28.5
Lightning +10	121	-	-	166	-	D	D	-	A	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	33	33.2
Blessed +10	166	-	-	-	-	D	D	-	A	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2
Deep +10	211	-	-	-	211	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	42
Dark +10	128	-	-	-	166	C	D	B	B	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	38.5
Blood +10	213	-	-	-	-	C	D	-	-	-	-	38	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2
Poison +10	213	-	-	-	-	C	D	-	-	38	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2
Hollow +10 ? ?	262	-	-	-	-	C	D	-	-	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2

Requires regular reinforcement, totalling ? souls, 12 titanite shards, 12 large titanite shards, 12 titanite chunks and 1 titanite slab.

Name
	Attack ValuesBonus					Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary Effects			Damage Reduction (%)
Regular	138	-	-	-	-	D	D	-	-	-	-	-	50	35	30	30	35
Regular +1	137	-	-	-	-	D	D	-	-	-	-	-	50	35	30	30	35
Regular +2	150	-	-	-	-	D	D	-	-	-	-	-	50	35	30	30	35
Regular +3	179*	-	-	-	-	D	D	-	-	-	-	-	50	35	30	30	35
Regular +4	193*	-	-	-	-	D	D	-	-	-	-	-	50	35	30	30	35
Regular +5	207	-	-	-	-	D	D	-	-	-	-	-	50	35	30	30	35
Regular +6	220	-	-	-	-	D	D	-	-	-	-	-	50	35	30	30	35
Regular +7	234	-	-	-	-	C	D	-	-	-	-	-	50	35	30	30	35
Regular +8	248	-	-	-	-	C	D	-	-	-	-	-	50	35	30	30	35
Regular +9	262	-	-	-	-	C	D	-	-	-	-	-	50	35	30	30	35
Regular +10	276	-	-	-	-	C	D	-	-	-	-	-	50	35	30	30	35

* Adjusted to 1.04

Requires regular reinforcement titanite and souls + Heavy Gem.

Name
	Attack ValuesBonus					Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary Effects			Damage Reduction (%)
Heavy	135	-	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	35	30	30	35
Heavy +1	147	-	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	35	30	30	35
Heavy +2	159	-	-	-	-	B	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	35	30	30	35
Heavy +3	171	-	-	-	-	B	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	35	30	30	35
Heavy +4	183	-	-	-	-	B	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	35	30	30	35
Heavy +5	195	-	-	-	-	B	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	35	30	30	35
Heavy +6	207	-	-	-	-	B	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	35	30	30	35
Heavy +7	219	-	-	-	-	A	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	35	30	30	35
Heavy +8	231	-	-	-	-	A	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	35	30	30	35
Heavy +9	243	-	-	-	-	A	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	35	30	30	35
Heavy +10	255	-	-	-	-	A	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	35	30	30	35

Requires regular reinforcement titanite and souls + Sharp Gem.

Name
	Attack ValuesBonus					Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary Effects			Damage Reduction (%)
Sharp	131	-	-	-	-	E	C	-	-	-	-	-	50	35	30	30	35
Sharp +1	143	-	-	-	-	E	C	-	-	-	-	-	50	35	30	30	35
Sharp +2	155	-	-	-	-	E	C	-	-	-	-	-	50	35	30	30	35
Sharp +3	168	-	-	-	-	E	B	-	-	-	-	-	50	35	30	30	35
Sharp +4	180	-	-	-	-	E	B	-	-	-	-	-	50	35	30	30	35
Sharp +5	193	-	-	-	-	E	B	-	-	-	-	-	50	35	30	30	35
Sharp +6	205	-	-	-	-	E	B	-	-	-	-	-	50	35	30	30	35
Sharp +7	218	-	-	-	-	E	A	-	-	-	-	-	50	35	30	30	35
Sharp +8	230	-	-	-	-	E	A	-	-	-	-	-	50	35	30	30	35
Sharp +9	242	-	-	-	-	E	A	-	-	-	-	-	50	35	30	30	35
Sharp +10	255	-	-	-	-	E	A	-	-	-	-	-	50	35	30	30	35

Requires regular reinforcement titanite and souls + Refined Gem.

Name
	Attack ValuesBonus					Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary Effects			Damage Reduction (%)
Refined	124	-	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	-	50	35	30	30	35
Refined +1	136	-	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	-	50	35	30	30	35
Refined +2	149	-	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	-	50	35	30	30	35
Refined +3	161	-	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	-	50	35	30	30	35
Refined +4	173	-	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	-	50	35	30	30	35
Refined +5	186	-	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	-	50	35	30	30	35
Refined +6	198	-	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	-	50	35	30	30	35
Refined +7	211	-	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	-	50	35	30	30	35
Refined +8	223	-	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	-	50	35	30	30	35
Refined +9	235	-	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	-	50	35	30	30	35
Refined +10	248	-	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	-	50	35	30	30	35

Requires regular reinforcement titanite and souls + Raw Gem.

Name
	Attack ValuesBonus					Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary Effects			Damage Reduction (%)
Raw	165	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2
Raw +1	195	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2
Raw +2	212	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2
Raw +3	229	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2
Raw +4	245	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2
Raw +5	262	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2
Raw +6	278	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2
Raw +7	295	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2
Raw +8	311	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2
Raw +9	328	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2
Raw +10	345	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2

Requires regular reinforcement titanite and souls + Crystal Gem.

Name
	Attack ValuesBonus					Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary Effects			Damage Reduction (%)
Crystal	96	96	-	-	-	E	E	C	-	-	-	-	47.5	35	28.5	28.5	33.2
Crystal +1	98	103	-	-	-	D	E	C	-	-	-	-	47.5	35.3	28.5	28.5	33.2
Crystal +2	101	110	-	-	-	D	D	B	-	-	-	-	47.5	35.7	28.5	28.5	33.2
Crystal +3	103	117	-	-	-	D	D	B	-	-	-	-	47.5	36	28.5	28.5	33.2
Crystal +4	106	124	-	-	-	D	D	B	-	-	-	-	47.5	36.4	28.5	28.5	33.2
Crystal +5	108	131	-	-	-	D	D	B	-	-	-	-	47.5	36.8	28.5	28.5	33.2
Crystal +6	111	138	-	-	-	D	D	A	-	-	-	-	47.5	37.1	28.5	28.5	33.2
Crystal +7	113	145	-	-	-	D	D	A	-	-	-	-	47.5	37.5	28.5	28.5	33.2
Crystal +8	116	152	-	-	-	D	D	A	-	-	-	-	47.5	37.8	28.5	28.5	33.2
Crystal +9	119	159	-	-	-	D	D	A	-	0	0	0	47.5	38.2	28.5	28.5	33.2
Crystal +10	121	166	-	-	-	D	D	A	-	0	0	0	47.5	38.5	28.5	28.5	33.2

Requires regular reinforcement titanite and souls + Simple Gem.

Name
	Attack ValuesBonus					Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary Effects			Damage Reduction (%)
Simple	96	96	-	-	-	D	D	D	-	-	-	-	47.5	-	28.5	28.5	33.2
Simple +1	99	101	-	-	-	D	D	D	-	-	-	-	47.5	-	28.5	28.5	33.2
Simple +2	102	106	-	-	-	D	D	C	-	-	-	-	47.5	-	28.5	28.5	33.2
Simple +3	105	111	-	-	-	D	D	C	-	-	-	-	47.5	-	28.5	28.5	33.2
Simple +4	108	116	-	-	-	D	D	B	-	-	-	-	47.5	-	28.5	28.5	33.2
Simple +5	112	121	-	-	-	D	D	B	-	-	-	-	47.5	36.7	28.5	28.5	33.2
Simple +6	115	126	-	-	-	D	D	A	-	-	-	-	47.5	-	28.5	28.5	33.2
Simple +7	118	131	-	-	-	D	D	A	-	-	-	-	47.5	-	28.5	28.5	33.2
Simple +8	121	136	-	-	-	C	D	A	-	-	-	-	47.5	-	28.5	28.5	33.2
Simple +9	124	142	-	-	-	C	D	A	-	-	-	-	47.5	-	28.5	28.5	33.2
Simple +10	128	147	-	-	-	C	D	A	-	-	-	-	47.5	38.5	28.5	28.5	33.2

Requires regular reinforcement titanite and souls + Fire Gem.

Name
	Attack ValuesBonus					Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary Effects			Damage Reduction (%)
Fire	107	-	107	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	33	28.5	33.2
Fire +1	112	-	112	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	33.3	28.5	33.2
Fire +2	120	-	120	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	33.6	28.5	33.2
Fire +3	129	-	129	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	33.9	28.5	33.2
Fire +4	153	-	153	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	34.2	28.5	33.2
Fire +5	163	-	163	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	34.5	28.5	33.2
Fire +6	172	-	172	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	34.8	28.5	33.2
Fire +7	182	-	182	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	35.1	28.5	33.2
Fire +8	192	-	192	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	35.4	28.5	33.2
Fire +9	201	-	201	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	35.7	28.5	33.2
Fire +10	211	-	211	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	36	28.5	33.2

Requires regular reinforcement titanite and souls + Chaos Gem.

Name
	Attack ValuesBonus					Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary Effects			Damage Reduction (%)
Chaos	102	-	102	-	-	E	E	D	D	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	-	28.5	33.2
Chaos +1	104	-	108	-	-	E	E	C	C	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	-	28.5	33.2
Chaos +2	107	-	115	-	-	D	E	C	C	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	-	28.5	33.2
Chaos +3	110	-	121	-	-	D	D	C	C	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	-	28.5	33.2
Chaos +4	112	-	128	-	-	D	D	B	B	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	-	28.5	33.2
Chaos +5	115	-	134	-	-	D	D	B	B	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	31.5	28.5	33.2
Chaos +6	117	-	140	-	-	D	D	B	B	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	-	28.5	33.2
Chaos +7	120	-	147	-	-	D	D	B	B	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	-	28.5	33.2
Chaos +8	122	-	153	-	-	D	D	B	B	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	-	28.5	33.2
Chaos +9	125	-	160	-	-	C	D	B	B	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	-	28.5	33.2
Chaos +10	128	-	166	-	-	C	D	B	B	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	33	28.5	33.2

Requires regular reinforcement titanite and souls + Lightning Gem.

Name
	Attack ValuesBonus					Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary Effects			Damage Reduction (%)
Lightning	96	-	-	96	-	E	E	-	C	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	30.0	33.2
Lightning +1	98	-	-	103	-	D	D	-	C	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	30.3	33.2
Lightning +2	101	-	-	110	-	D	D	-	B	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	30.6	33.2
Lightning +3	103	-	-	117	-	D	D	-	B	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	30.9	33.2
Lightning +4	106	-	-	124	-	D	D	-	A	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	31.2	33.2
Lightning +5	108	-	-	131	-	D	D	-	A	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	31.5	33.2
Lightning +6	111	-	-	138	-	D	D	-	A	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	31.8	33.2
Lightning +7	113	-	-	145	-	D	D	-	A	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	32.1	33.2
Lightning +8	116	-	-	152	-	D	D	-	A	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	32.4	33.2
Lightning +9	119	-	-	159	-	D	D	-	A	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	32.7	33.2
Lightning +10	121	-	-	166	-	D	D	-	A	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	33.0	33.2

Requires regular reinforcement titanite and souls + Blessed Gem.

Name
	Attack ValuesBonus					Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary Effects			Damage Reduction (%)
Blessed	102	-	-	-	-	D	D	-	C	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2
Blessed +1	108	-	-	-	-	D	D	-	B	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2
Blessed +2	115	-	-	-	-	D	D	-	B	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2
Blessed +3	121	-	-	-	-	D	D	-	B	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2
Blessed +4	128	-	-	-	-	D	D	-	A	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2
Blessed +5	134	-	-	-	-	D	D	-	A	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2
Blessed +6	140	-	-	-	-	D	D	-	A	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2
Blessed +7	147	-	-	-	-	D	D	-	A	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2
Blessed +8	153	-	-	-	-	D	D	-	A	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2
Blessed +9	160	-	-	-	-	D	D	-	A	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2
Blessed +10	166	-	-	-	-	D	D	-	A	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2

Requires regular reinforcement titanite and souls + Deep Gem.

Name
	Attack ValuesBonus					Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary Effects			Damage Reduction (%)
Deep	115	-	-	-	115	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	38.5
Deep +1	124	-	-	-	124	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	38.9
Deep +2	134	-	-	-	134	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	39.2
Deep +3	144	-	-	-	144	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	39.5
Deep +4	153	-	-	-	153	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	39.9
Deep +5	163	-	-	-	163	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	39.5
Deep +6	172	-	-	-	172	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	40.6
Deep +7	182	-	-	-	182	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	40.9
Deep +8	192	-	-	-	192	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Deep +9	201	-	-	-	201	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Deep +10	211	-	-	-	211	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Requires regular reinforcement titanite and souls + Dark Gem.

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Dark	102	-	-	-	102	E	E	D	D	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	-
Dark +1	104	-	-	-	108	E	E	C	C	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	-
Dark +2	107	-	-	-	115	D	E	C	C	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	-
Dark +3	110	-	-	-	121	D	D	C	C	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	-
Dark +4	112	-	-	-	128	D	D	B	B	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	-
Dark +5	115	-	-	-	134	D	D	B	B	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	36.7
Dark +6	117	-	-	-	140	D	D	B	B	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	-
Dark +7	120	-	-	-	147	D	D	B	B	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	37.5
Dark +8	122	-	-	-	153	D	D	B	B	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	-
Dark +9	125	-	-	-	160	C	D	B	B	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	-
Dark +10	128	-	-	-	166	C	D	B	B	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	38.5

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Blood	124	-	-	-	-	D	D	-	-	-	-	33	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2
Blood +1	133	-	-	-	-	D	D	-	-	-	-	33	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2
Blood +2	142	-	-	-	-	D	D	-	-	-	-	33	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2
Blood +3	151	-	-	-	-	D	D	-	-	-	-	35	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2
Blood +4	160	-	-	-	-	D	D	-	-	-	-	35	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2
Blood +5	169	-	-	-	-	C	D	-	-	-	-	36	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2
Blood +6	178	-	-	-	-	C	D	-	-	-	-	36	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2
Blood +7	186	-	-	-	-	C	D	-	-	-	-	36	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2
Blood +8	195	-	-	-	-	C	D	-	-	-	-	37	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2
Blood +9	204	-	-	-	-	C	D	-	-	-	-	37	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2
Blood +10	213	-	-	-	-	C	D	-	-	-	-	38	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2

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Poison	124	-	-	-	-	D	D	-	-	33	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2
Poison +1	133	-	-	-	-	D	D	-	-	33	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2
Poison +2	142	-	-	-	-	D	D	-	-	33	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2
Poison +3	151	-	-	-	-	D	D	-	-	35	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2
Poison +4	160	-	-	-	-	D	D	-	-	35	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2
Poison +5	169	-	-	-	-	C	D	-	-	36	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2
Poison +6	178	-	-	-	-	C	D	-	-	36	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2
Poison +7	186	-	-	-	-	C	D	-	-	36	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2
Poison +8	195	-	-	-	-	C	D	-	-	37	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2
Poison +9	204	-	-	-	-	C	D	-	-	37	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2
Poison +10	213	-	-	-	-	C	D	-	-	38	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2

Requires regular reinforcement titanite and souls + Hollow Gem.

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Hollow	131	-	-	-	-	D	D	-	-	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2
Hollow +1	144	-	-	-	-	D	D	-	-	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2
Hollow +2	157	-	-	-	-	D	D	-	-	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2
Hollow +3	170	-	-	-	-	D	D	-	-	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2
Hollow +4	183	-	-	-	-	D	D	-	-	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2
Hollow +5	196	-	-	-	-	C	D	-	-	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2
Hollow +6	209	-	-	-	-	C	D	-	-	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2
Hollow +7	201	-	-	-	-	C	D	-	-	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2
Hollow +8	-	-	-	-	-	C	D	-	-	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2
Hollow +9	-	-	-	-	-	C	D	-	-	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2
Hollow +10	-	-	-	-	-	C	D	-	-	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2

Table Key

Requirement	Parameter Bonus	Attack Values	Damage Reduction %	Auxiliary Effects	Others
Strength	Strength	Physical	Physical	Bleeding	Durability
Dexterity	Dexterity	Magic	Magic	Poison	Weight
Intelligence	Intelligence	Fire	Fire	Frost
Faith	Faith	Lightning	Lightning	Curse
		Dark	Dark
		Critical	Stability
		Spell Buff
		Range

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)

Greatswords

Bastard Sword ♦ Black Knight Sword ♦ Drakeblood Greatsword ♦ Executioner's Greatsword ♦ Firelink Greatsword ♦ Flamberge ♦ Gael's Greatsword ♦ Greatsword ♦ Greatsword of Judgment ♦ Hollowslayer Greatsword ♦ Moonlight Greatsword ♦ Onyx Blade ♦ Storm Ruler ♦ Twin Princes' Greatsword ♦ Wolf Knight's Greatsword ♦ Wolnir's Holy Sword

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- Anonymous
  11 Apr 2023 22:55
  I finished twice DS1, DS3 and ER with this weapon. It's like 600hrs with this sword.
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- Anonymous
  11 Apr 2023 03:52
  I do not like this weapon
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- Anonymous
  05 Apr 2023 03:51
  Two types of claymore mains:
  -I kiss you on the mouth if you're a man
  -I kiss you on the mouth if you're not a woman
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- Anonymous
  06 Mar 2023 20:50
  A good gem to use for this weapon is a Dark Gem. AND BOI, I GOT THIS AT 25+ AND IT IS A BEAST WITH THE DARK GEM!
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- Anonymous
  06 Mar 2023 20:50
  Hold Up, I meant to say a deep gem.
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- Anonymous
  25 Feb 2023 20:59
  At 80 STR and 13 DEX, a two-handed Heavy Claymore has an AR of 554.
  At 40 STR and 40 DEX, a two-handed Refined Claymore has an AR of 524.
  At 16 STR and 80 DEX, a two-handed Sharp Claymore has an AR of 557.
  Go DEX + Sharp if you want to maximize for damage.
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- Anonymous
  25 Feb 2023 20:58
  A heroic and versatile weapon. My favorite.
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- Anonymous
  02 Oct 2022 21:55
  Perfectly balanced, as all things should be
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- Anonymous
  23 Sep 2022 00:09
  Ah, you were at my side all along... My true mentor, my guiding baemore...
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- Anonymous
  19 Sep 2022 22:03
  The ol' reliable
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- Anonymous
  09 Sep 2022 01:27
  bro are u in here?
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- Anonymous
  08 Sep 2022 21:11
  any1, pls help me
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- Anonymous
  02 Sep 2022 22:56
  Pkcs better
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- Anonymous
  29 Jul 2022 22:15
  It is usable. But it is no Bass cannon.
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- Anonymous
  20 Jul 2022 05:21
  Two types of claymore mains:
  -I play hyper passive, and switch to murky/arbalest when I'm losing
  -I'm scarily aggressive and I'll make you think you're fighting ChasetheBro
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- Anonymous
  24 Jun 2022 21:09
  i like that this is in such a similar spot as in DS1. as soon as I saw the dragon I knew where to find my claymore
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- Anonymous
  05 Jun 2022 00:47
  Ash of War: Storm Stomp
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- Anonymous
  26 Apr 2022 22:33
  Slaymore
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- Anonymous
  19 Feb 2022 17:38
  Everybody gangsta till the claymore main is more passive than the one shot wizard
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- Anonymous
  03 Feb 2022 09:08
  Passive claymore mains are the reason why exploding bolt arbalests are a thing
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- Anonymous
  03 Feb 2022 00:21
  If someone has this and moving back and forth awkwardly waiting for you to attack… be careful
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- Anonymous
  28 Jan 2022 20:41
  Ive seen your kind… time and time again
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- Anonymous
  21 Jan 2022 15:50
  Huh... I completely slept on this weapon. I got it but I think I heard somewhere it wasn't very good and now I'm reading these comments and it seems I definitely need use it the next time I make a new character.
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- Anonymous
  18 Jan 2022 17:46
  which physical infusion with optimal stats for it has the most AR for this?
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- Anonymous
  16 Jan 2022 20:48
  Weapon art R2 followed by a normal R2 makes a combo of two deadly thrust attacks. The first one can tank through a two handed R1 dragonslayer great axe (just tested it in the arena). That's a knife.
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- Anonymous
  02 Jan 2022 13:48
  A no brainer on any build. The longsword of greatswords. It's always there if you need it.
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- Anonymous
  16 Dec 2021 04:01
  Something is off, i am doing a 99 faith build, infused claymore with raw gem and now it has 374 + 149
  Does it have any innate faith scaling?
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- Anonymous
  12 Dec 2021 08:04
  This right here my fellow Dark Souls players. This is the Ol' Reliable.
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- Anonymous
  24 Nov 2021 20:59
  A sword that will truly carry you through the game with any build. Just infuse it accordingly to your stats and you will absolutely ****.
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- Anonymous
  22 Nov 2021 16:39
  Go Ellen!!
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- Anonymous
  21 Nov 2021 16:11
  Top tier weapon, but I've just fought 7 different guys in a row wearing millwood armor, lapp helmet and claymore with dark damage in duel arena - thats how unoriginal this is. Its an rpg god damnit - role play. Make your own build and fashion instead of another copy of a copy.
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- Anonymous
  31 Oct 2021 12:32
  The wildcard for any build
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- Anonymous
  30 Oct 2021 23:59
  7zip is for lozers
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- Anonymous
  25 Oct 2021 03:53
  The only problem with this weapon is you have to lvl up DEX atleast once if you are a knight class… I hope he does not find out..
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- Anonymous
  08 Oct 2021 23:57
  Yes, yes, it's ok, but nowhere as good as the best weapon in the souls series the PKCS. This is...... for....... scrubs.... I...I.... I can't do this anymore. Help.
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- Anonymous
  06 Oct 2021 17:36
  Ended up 4 shotting Pontiff with a riposte and 3 charged heavy attack with a Crystal claymore. Had 30 in INT and 22 in Strength. 100% the easiest Pontiff fight I've ever had.
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- Anonymous
  01 Oct 2021 10:28
  Raw claymore is a perfect substite weapon when you need some damage before you get your build's main weapon
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- Anonymous
  28 Sep 2021 01:00
  ****ing disgusting. Cannot believe people still use this
  Anyone with half a brain should quickly switch to the best damn weapon in this game, The glorious Flamberge!
  
  What? Did you expect me to promote the shitty PKCS?
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- Anonymous
  28 Sep 2021 00:54
  ****ing disgusting. Cannot believe people still use this
  Anyone with half a brain should quickly switch to the best damn weapon in this game, The glorious Flamberge!
  
  What? Did you expect me to promote the shitty PKCS?
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- Anonymous
  26 Sep 2021 14:18
  Is it possible to infuse a weapon with a few spells?
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- Anonymous
  24 Sep 2021 12:08
  this sword has carried me to lothric and lorian
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- Anonymous
  21 Sep 2021 14:43
  Jack of all trades and a true friend to any build.
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- Anonymous
  13 Sep 2021 01:49
  Pretty mediocre late game, as there are better options for Heavy Weapons for most builds (Greatsword is better for Strength, Astora is better for Quality or Dex, Bastard Sword is easier for casters to pick up) but it's a fun early-game weapon. Lets you bully the Lothric Knights by easily breaking their poise. and one-shot almost everything else on the High Wall of Lothric.
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- Anonymous
  24 Aug 2021 21:26
  Glaymore + a small shield and heavy armor. See it so often and it reminds me of just about every Dark Souls Streamer ever
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- Anonymous
  23 Aug 2021 19:08
  what's worth more :
  Going normie claymore or quality,for a 40/40 srt-dex ?
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- Anonymous
  22 Aug 2021 11:34
  Tryhard weapon
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- Anonymous
  20 Aug 2021 18:03
  This is…a beautiful weapon, there is something so simple, yet so complexly beautiful about it.
  
  It is able to be encompassed on ANY build possible, STR? Go ahead, QUALITY? Perfect choice, INT or FAITH? This is your bae hell, even LCK.
  
  Weather you buff it with Resins or infuse with precious Gems, this weapon will never let you down. The move set and Weapon Art is excellent for its class and it has just enough poise to keep you alive in Lothric.
  
  Alongside The Moonlight Greatsword and the Broadsword, this is a staple in the Dark Souls series.
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- Anonymous
  16 Aug 2021 00:08
  i still can't be asked to pick this up from lothric high wall i am a stupid casul its now time i go and get the holy weapon and kill those stupid PKCS users
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- Anonymous
  11 Aug 2021 15:45
  Simple, reliable. Now breaks shield blocks with the weapon art R1.
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- Anonymous
  10 Aug 2021 11:05
  Claymore=Baemore
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- Anonymous
  02 Aug 2021 01:00
  >be me
  >use black knight sword
  >use perseverance to trade into this thing with 44 poise
  >somehow get staggered out of R1 by claymore R1
  >F***ing why?
  i can trade into UGS heavies but claymore R1? shame on me for even trying.
  
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- Anonymous
  28 Jul 2021 06:52
  Imagine having fun in a videogame when you can use this weapon instead.
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- Anonymous
  16 Jul 2021 18:16
  Using this sword always makes me feel like trunks from Dragon Ball Z
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- Anonymous
  14 Jul 2021 07:03
  amongus
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- Anonymous
  06 Jul 2021 02:21
  With the claymore, you play more. With the claymore, you slay more.
  
  I expect this bad boy to show up in Elden Ring.
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- Anonymous
  29 Jun 2021 18:54
  People only use this to compensate their small díck! Real pros use Broken Straight Sword!!!
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- Anonymous
  27 Jun 2021 17:18
  update: everytime you use the perserverence weapon art, claymore users just run away until the buff wears off :( i guess the only way to fight a claymore is with another claymore
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- Anonymous
  25 Jun 2021 23:50
  Ah. A classic weapon now tarnished by the tryhards. I'll miss you old chap
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- Anonymous
  22 Jun 2021 23:34
  If this and the zweihander doesn't make this into Elden Ring I will be very upset
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- Anonymous
  17 Jun 2021 04:15
  people be abusing this thing’s phantom range in pvp, and it’s pretty annoying tbh. yeah, spacing is a legit skill but i see a lot of people soley relying on exploiting phantom range. ez tip: switch to a mace or any perserverance WA, it’ll maks fighting a good claymore player a lot less frustrating.
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- Anonymous
  16 Jun 2021 11:34
  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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- Anonymous
  12 Jun 2021 05:09
  Used the claymore in ds1 and ds3
  Absolutely wrecked mobs and bosses with minimal reinforcements
  10/10 will use again in elden ring
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- Anonymous
  11 Jun 2021 21:07
  The Claymore more like the LAMEmore LOL! Imagine using this garbage when you can use the PKCS instead. This weapon is so laughably slow. You can't even reaction roll catch with it LOL! If you think this can compete with the PKCS then fight me with it. I'll easily out space and whiff punish all your super slow attacks then point you down after EASILY killing you for thinking there is any other weapon in the game worth using when the PKCS exists.
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- Anonymous
  11 Jun 2021 00:34
  Is this good for a dex build?
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  08 Jun 2021 06:49
  Instead of the firelink greatsword, it should be the claymore lodged in the bonfire since it's such a staple and amazing sword
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- Anonymous
  03 Jun 2021 13:59
  not to get political, but BEANS
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- Anonymous
  27 May 2021 10:46
  My lawd haters just gotta hate it seems! I've read through comments on A LOT of weapons here on this site and every one has "great for casuals", "try hard", "meta", "noob weapon", etc. Seems like every weapon comes with a little sprinkling of salt! Claymore is as basic, no thrills, if you're decent at the game you will make it weapon in the game. No special tricks required just timing and don't get greedy. Now weapons like the PKCS or straight swords deserve some salt because it's just a matter of endurance and taking potassium so that your R1 finger doesn't cramp out to win.
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- Anonymous
  21 Apr 2021 21:14
  A yes, the casul slayer
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- Anonymous
  20 Apr 2021 16:28
  Something tells me hitting a counter hit on someone with this things R2 or WA R2 with leo ring on will really hurt... red tearstone and morion aswell to add spice... think I just got myself a build idea here.
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- Anonymous
  29 Mar 2021 09:39
  very good sword I killed 5 twinks with it all of them around SL 20-30 , all of my niggas had around 1100 HP as an invader and did like 200 dmg with some shitty axe so ye it felt kinda good killing some twinks
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- Anonymous
  28 Mar 2021 04:05
  The only weapon to bring casul and tryhards together, everybody loves the claymore
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- Anonymous
  21 Mar 2021 05:43
  To the people who say this weapon is op, I say get good. A noob doesn't know how to use this weapon, the true beauty in it is the spacing. But yes, a lkss or pkcs is better, but the claymore isn't op, it's fun.
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- Anonymous
  19 Mar 2021 15:02
  fromsoft should have given ludwig a claymore
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- Anonymous
  16 Mar 2021 02:35
  This sword is Occam’s Razor as a weapon
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- Anonymous
  09 Mar 2021 12:04
  Can never go wrong the Claymore, no matter the game. Better damage, stagger, and hyperarmor than a regular sword, but not so agonizingly slow and stamina hungry as an ultra greatsword. Ahh, old reliable, you never let me down.
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- Anonymous
  07 Mar 2021 00:31
  Will work wonders in my Conan build
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- Anonymous
  04 Mar 2021 14:39
  The most balanced weapon in the saga, far from being the best, far from being the worst, the moveset is versatile and works well with a lot of builds c:
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- Anonymous
  28 Feb 2021 22:09
  pros:
  
  1. good moveset with sweeping r1s and thurst r2s
  
  2. good damage output, heavy infusion 66/13 is 554 AR, refined 40/40 is 524 AR, sharp 16/60 is 513 AR, best physical infusion for stats expended is heavy
  
  3. can be buffed and infused and works well with all elemental infusions, stat requirments and also average to low for a GS
  
  4. long weapon so easier to do spacing and roll catch
  
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  none
  
  Other: A versatile weapon with good moveset and good damage. I cant find a flaw for this weapon except the general flaws of it s class. Good for area pve, due to moveset and poise damage, decent option for bosses as well. One of the Best GS for pvp being versatile, having low stat requirments and average stam consumtion per swing. There is not much to say about this GS, it is a jack of all trades and a damn good one. It does not have the highest damage of GS, but it s very close, not the best moveset of GS, but it s very close and so on....It feels just too normal, powerfull but nothing unique.
  
  Still a very good choice due to it s efficiency and a strong contender for the best GS in the game!
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- Anonymous
  25 Feb 2021 20:06
  If this thing didn't have a rolling poke, it would be my all time favorite. Bastard sword was my fav for early game, then I realized I missed this.
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- Anonymous
  24 Feb 2021 08:28
  The age of fire will come and go, but the claymore will still keep kicking ass
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- Anonymous
  15 Feb 2021 07:40
  I liked the claymore 2H R1 in DS2
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- Anonymous
  13 Feb 2021 20:49
  hablo español cracks
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- Anonymous
  13 Feb 2021 12:22
  Longsword but bigger
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- Anonymous
  11 Feb 2021 16:12
  Noob with claymore play the trading game, pro with claymore play the spacing game
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- Anonymous
  09 Feb 2021 21:28
  ok weapon but I ****ing despise it , how is this 40 cm piece of **** able to outpoise my ****ing 2M LONG GIGANTIC HALBERD and do a 100 more dmg?????????????????????????? as the member of the halberd gang I'd like to say **** this weapon
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- Anonymous
  07 Feb 2021 10:58
  You guys just choose to live in denial and it shows. I mean what other way should it be expressed than PKCS IS THE BEST WEAPON IN THE GAME. This weapon is so overused and abused that I would hate to be the weapon itself.
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- Anonymous
  26 Jan 2021 06:27
  so good, yet so trivial.
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- Anonymous
  18 Jan 2021 01:56
  The perfect transition weapon when going from a one-handed playstyle to two-handed. It retains a lot of the quirks that basic weapons like the Longsword has (wide swing, a stabbing R2, a decent speed) while beginning to access the quirks of Greatsword class weapons (staggers enemies, poise starts to matter), making the switch elegant and simple.
  
  Just watch the stamina usage. You need at least 20 endurance to be able to swing a few times and still have enough to dodge, and that's if you're using none of your stamina for anything else. If you're a newcomer still relying on a shield for blocking in PvE, this means you have to limit your swings to still be able to shrug off a boss' blow until you either learn to dodge or gather more stamina to play with.
  
  It's only downside may be that it's somewhat unremarkable. It can roll catch, but perhaps only if you're close enough. Its hair slower speed makes weapon buffs a touch less strong. Its weapon art is one of the generic ones, and though comes with juicy poise, can be somewhat easy to see coming. It also lacks a way to chase runners, as it doesn't have the reach of Halberds or the quick swipe that Rapiers have on their respective dash attacks. Still, for 95% of content, it's hard to find anything better - no wonder it's used in all three DS games.
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- Anonymous
  09 Dec 2020 06:27
  Probably the most versatile and consistent greatsword in the series. No matter what your stats are there's probably a Claymore infusion that can work for you.
  
  Definitely the Chad's weapon of choice.
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- Anonymous
  07 Dec 2020 19:04
  The most reliable and consistent greatsword EVER.
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- Anonymous
  05 Dec 2020 21:46
  Classic. Versatile. Good in any DarkSouls that you play.
  
  Never understood the hate that this weapon got. It is popular and for good reason too, might I add.
  
  If you're a pro or a noob, you can never go wrong with the Claymore.
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- Anonymous
  03 Dec 2020 19:01
  Trash ass casul weapon pkcs is better and destroys all you casul noobs : )
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- Anonymous
  06 Nov 2020 05:50
  Having played all of the souls games, I can easily say this one is my favorite. It has stood the test of time, and a loyal friend on each and every playthrough.
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- Anonymous
  31 Oct 2020 21:14
  So, basically, this is the ‘PVPer’s bane of existence’.
  I like it.
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- Anonymous
  30 Oct 2020 18:36
  My precious...
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- Anonymous
  22 Oct 2020 01:24
  I recently got this weapon, what do you think I should slap on this thing? I'm trying out a quality build but I'm planning on using pyromancies too, so Refined or Chaos?
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- Anonymous
  20 Oct 2020 22:08
  The original isn't always the best...unless it's the Claymore.
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- Anonymous
  20 Oct 2020 20:34
  DUN MY CLASS!
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- Anonymous
  27 Sep 2020 17:02
  to people who say claymore is trash and only noobs use it: i am in ng+3 and my heavy +10 claymore has stayed viable and consistently powerful the entire game, not a single weapon has out damaged it and it only grows more powerful as i git more gud. stop acting like a child and let people use what weapons they want, its a damn video game
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- Anonymous
  14 Sep 2020 13:27
  Half of the comments: NOoOoOo YoU CaN't uSe GrEaTswOrDs CaSuLL!
  Other half: Hee hee hee big sword go clank
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