Coiled Sword | Dark Souls 3 Wiki

Coiled Sword is a Tool in Dark Souls 3.

Coiled Sword

Sword missing from the shrine bonfire. Cannot be equipped as a weapon. Thrust into the shrine bonfire to restore its power and enable travel between bonfires. This sword is only bequeathed to chosen ash, as judged by the Iudex, who awaits the arrival of ash as a scabbard.

Coiled Sword Usage

• The only function the Coiled Sword serves is to ignite the bonfire located at the Firelink Shrine.

Coiled Sword Locations

• The sword is found, having been pierced through the body of Iudex Gundyr at the start of the game.

Notes

• It can't be used as a weapon of any kind and only serves to activate the bonfire in the game's main hub.

Trivia

• The Final Boss uses a coiled sword as a primary weapon, having the name of "Firelink Greatsword". The difference being he can change the weapons shape at will for different uses and effects.
• The Japanese reads: [Spiral/Helix Sword]
  [A sword lost from the bonfire of the ritual site.
  Cannot be used as a weapon.]
  [By stabbing into the bonfire of the ritual site
  it will regain/take back its power, and enable transfer between bonfires.]
  [This sword was given only to selected ash.
  The judge/referee/Iudex became a scabbard and continued to await ash.]