Firelink Greatsword | Dark Souls 3 Wiki

Blasphemous Blade at home:

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we started with the drake sword and we ended with the drake sword

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Requires faith AND int to use, doesn’t scale with either, why?

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the fact that you have to level int one (1) time to use this as the knight class completely discourages me from ever using this

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My favorite sword. Trully something of legend. The icon of Dark Souls.

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This truely was the Dark Souls 3.

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Needs Wombo Combo

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Pity the critical hit doesn't bonk enemies around several times then stab them like the Soul of Cinder.

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This thing is a beast in sl13 no upragades pvp, i got it once after beating the game with these restrictions, and it basically dominates the pvp in high wall and settlement. I wasn't invading beginner players tho, the point of the build was to help them against other twinks that would invade them, drop some renewable late game stuff for them for free, and help them in bosses like the dancer.

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Never realized it’s quite poetic to have the final boss of the series grant you the bonfire sword that has accompanied us since Undead Asylum

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Seems to be based off of the Blasphemous Blade from the game Elden Ring.

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Everyone says this sword should have the Gwyn Wombo combo, but I think it'd be way cooler if it could do the transformations Soul of Cinder does in phase 1, allowing you to hot swap movesets to trip people up in PvP.

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if you clang this thing against a wall while doing the WA, it applies the buff without costing FP. Fun!

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This weapon crawled so Elden Ring's Blasphemous Blade could run.

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It is a serious crime that they did not make the infamous 5-combo as the skill

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If you manage to have a friend dropping this for you, you have the (almost) perfect weapon for a SL1 run with no weapon upgrades. With the buff hits very hard, specially for a SL1 character, plus timing it against bosses to avoid getting punished is quite fun and you can knock NPCs and humanoid bosses with it for breathing. I had a good time with it

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bruh we wasted this putting it into firelink bonfire

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This would be fine if we had gwyns wombo combo, change my mind

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Ladies and gentlemen its great pleasure to inform you that i just reached 600+ ar with this!

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blasphemous blade proto

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"if it had better scalinfg it would be op" tell that bullsht to a chaos infused claymore wich is 10x times better and EEEEEVERYBODY uses it. Cut the crap already, so much "nerf this", "nerf that", sooo much whining is what caused elden ring to have an absolute dogsht of pvp. Enough is enough.

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Well this greatsword is not too great. But I just soul transposed for it. At least it’s just me collecting as many things in the game for fun. On ng+ I can get the sunlight spear and it’s gonna take some time anyways before I have enough faith stats to wield that miracle.

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I dont care if it would have taken up alot of FP I honestly just want to use the gwyn wombo combo

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Fun fact: I'm currently running my 3rd journey and am using this sword. When I beat Gundyr and got the sword coil, I went to Firelink to activate the shrine and since I had this sword equipped, the animation looked like I plunged my own sword into the shrine. Looked pretty cool.

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y'all need my soul to obtain this masterpiece
while I just rip that sh!t off the bonfire

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People are too harsh on this weapon, But I can't deny that it's disappointing.

Change WA to where he plunges the sword into the ground, causing an explosion, and buffing you sword.

Make it so the scaling is C (Str) D (Dex) B (Int) B (Fth).

Just thought that'd be better, but since the game has been done eith patches for awhile they'd never do this.

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Elden Lord?

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A lot of people are saying it's WA should be it switching forms, but that seems way too strong. Instead it should be the transition from phase 1 to 2 where you'd sink it into the ground followed up by an explosion.

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How to make the Firelink Greatsword better:

Step 1: Bring back the GreatLord GreatSword from DS1 and give it better scaling (At least a C)
Step 2: Give said GreatLord GreatSword fire damage
Step 3: Make the weapon art Gwyn's jump slash (I don't care if it's easily parried it's cool as hell)

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good for pve but pvp hell nah, this weapon is very good for dealing with the Sulyvahn's Beast's in ng+ and ng++

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it would be cool if instead of the Weapon art it has, you would do the big explosion soul of cinder does when he goes into 2nd phase and the firelink greatsword would become longer and have a horizontal UGS moveset that lasts for 2 minutes

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Someone did this weapon art from the very edge of my lockon range and I was still able to get the backstab

Why from

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I think this weapon could use a few buffs but what i think the wpn art should be is like warmth spell or somthing of the like seings how its the COILED SWORD FOUND IN BONFIRES. seriusly could have ben a real nice weapon for both suport and fighting, although the wpn can knock peaple of cliffs and is satisying to wach bye the way, its still a decent choice, and can be used at sl 1

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Just speed up the weapon art and this will be so much better

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- Firekeeper, can I have lorian's greatsword?
- We have lorian's greatsword at the shrine.
- Lorian's greatsword at the shrine:

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Any firekeeper cosplayer weapon if anything.

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I wish it's weapon art would be it transforming into a catalyst or spear

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It should have had the Ringed Knight Straight Sword WA.

Let us do the 5 hit combo.

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I don’t give two shits if it is good fashion souls

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actually quite good for sl1 depending on the boss, dragonslayer armour being a good example, bonus points as its R2s allow you to duck under his swings

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WA has really high hyper armor. Took two 2-handed claymore hits and still got the WA out. And outtraded them.

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An undeniably bad weapon. I ve had better results in combat with the storm ruler, both pve and pvp. And that weapon is supposed to be sht outside yhorm's bossfight.

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This is my all time favorite weapon! I love it well cause it's the fire link great sword the moment I have been waiting for since ds1, why do I think it's the best, cause of how underestimated it is. By it's self you can get the damage of 545, now adding the wa buff putting it at 650 or even 700 if you have the stats, yes the wa is predictable but if you can predict where they are going to roll you hit them nearly everytime, and you get and instant knockdown, you can literally knock down a whole gank with it no matter the poise, I needed to make this comment to show some light to the fading flame. It's not all that bad :)

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This weapon is just decent. It's good, but it could be 5x better.

And this phrase can be applied to this game in general.

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figured out if you face a wall and use the weapon art, it will not use any FP if it bounces off the wall.

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They heard us ask "why can't we make gwyn's sword do fire attacks?" And this was the result :(

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Pathetic weapon with literally no reason to be crap. Why would i ever wield this with lorian's gs around? Or the twin princes's?

"but the fire is ending, it should be weak, bla bla bla... " so we are going to conveniently forget about gael's greatsword being in a worse shape than this one? Yeah, gael's isn't as old as firelink's, but you can't deny that gael's was clearly more used than the firelink's.

Oh wait, should i also count frayed blade being on the worst shape, with only 20 durability and yet being more powerful than the other two? Cmon, the lore of a rushed game is full of holes.

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Have to go with the popular opinion: this weapon is a HUGE disappointment. I feel like it deserves to be better and I’m gonna try and find ways to improve it.

First things first: THIS SHOULD SCALE WITH ALL STATS! Why even give it an INT and FAITH D scaling if it doesn’t get even the TINIEST bit of improvement!

Look I get it: this weapon is supposed to be the weapon that every undead can use, lore wise at least (because clerics and mages go f*ck yourself). But seriously it’s pathetic, and the weapon shouldn’t be bad just because it has a lore excuse.

Additionally: for a weapon known for being “thrusted” into the bonfires a lot it really only does standard? I mean it’d make sense to be a mix of either Standard/Thrust/Strike.

Furthermore: I have to say that this is really just a terrible Lorian’s Ultra Greatsword (which can be turned into an even better Greatsword!). I have to say that the fire buff seems lazily tagged on (yes I know it’s the bonfire sword but why not just let it have a natural fire effect and buff).

I’ve seen a lot of suggestions for the weapon art replacements and I’m gonna list the best ones:

1: Obviously the most famous being the switching weapon weapon art, think of how cool it’d be to be in a duel and have you pull out a curved sword, spear, straight sword (the catalyst would have to be adjusted as not everyone is a sorceror). Obviously every switch would take FP and there’d be a 1 second animation cue for transforming the weapons.

2: similar to the RKSS weapon art, the Gwyn 5 strike combo would be a great choice as From has a habit of taking enemies move set and putting them in. Also, why stop there? Why not replace the regular kick with the Gwyn kick?

3: Why have just one Greatsword? Why not transform into Gwyn’s coiled Greatsword version (have a mix of UG and Greatsword move sets).

Overall, this weapon is incredibly disappointing with no good reason to be, just because something has lore to explain why it should be bad doesn’t excuse it from being bad (look at the Moonlight Greatsword, who’s heavily implied to be fake).
This weapon should’ve had so much more potential than literally being the WORST Greatsword in the game! 3/10

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literally THRUSTed into bonfires and looks like it'd only do strike and thrust and instead the r2 is a horizontal swipe and not a thrust..

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They could have at the very least made this weapon scale with Int and Fth too since it's a fire weapon, it already requires those stats even though it doesn't scale with them, and also it would go nicely with cosplay SoC builds since it incentivizes an "everything" build. C'mon From, this weapon already has **** damage and scaling even for a pure quality build.

Alternatively, If we had DS2 style infusion where you could infuse boss weapons, you could then chaos infuse this sword and have better fire scaling to make it even more caster friendly.

Overall they butchered this final boss weapon just like they did in DS1, where the weapon you get doesn't work anything like what the boss uses, and with that I don't mean I want an op weapon, I just want something that is a less powerful, viable full version of the original instead of just being a bad weapon that looks the same.

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Why is a greatknife used by some bird people way better than the mother****ing firelink greatsword, used by a literal god? Why can the Soul of Cinder have a move that sends you flying into the air 15 times but all we get is a fire buff and a predictable projectile?

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Should have had the BB weapon transformation and stats scaling in int + fth.

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Two things about this weapon:

1. I wish it looked like Soul of Cinder's Gwyn form, as opposed to the regular coiled sword.

2. I wish the Weapon Art was Gwyn's Wombo Combo, kinda similar to the Ringed Knight Straightsword.

If it was more like that, it could easily be my favourite weapon in the game.

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I love seeing people complain that the weapon is too weak when it's supposed to be like that, and besides you dont need the world's best damage to win a fight, the lore literally states how weak the soc and his weapon is because the fire is fading.

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At SL 60 it is actually quite powerful.

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I wish this sword's weapon art changed your playstyle entirely for a brief moment. These are the changes i would like to see:

Weapon art: ancient link

"Your character gets scorched by the reigniting first flame and enveloped in bright flames as the sword reshapes into the first lord's greatsword."

The character grows 1.5x it's size, gains a slight boost in absorption and attack rating. poise becomes active for the duration of the weapon art.

R1: a combo of fiery slashes with wide range.

R2: a grab that lifts the enemy in the air and sends it flying with an explosion.

L1: hurls a mighty sunlight spear that knocks the enemy off their feet.

L2: holds the sword in both hands and performs a stance. R1 to jump towards your enemy and slash it. R2 to sink the sword into the ground creating a huge explosion of flames.

The duration of this weapon art would last 60 seconds and take 50% of the user's max hp, cutting the health bar by that amount. Huge risk-reward with guaranteed fun.

What do you think?

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The Ringed Knight sword is what this should've been. Such an iconic weapon and is used by the top dog of the game but it's stats are absolute crap lmao.

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One of the first things I asked when starting DS1 was, "Why can't I use the bonfire sword?"

Feels good to finally be able to wield one, even if it's got terrible stats. FASHION, baby!

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I mean, it looks cool? I guess???

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wish the WA changed the weapons "form" instead, like how soul of cinder can swap it into a curved sword, staff and spear

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The literal bonfire sword that was here since the beginning, why
I get it, it's a cool way to end the game, but really? D/D? On a +5? That's not even bad, that's insulting

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ok i got an idea for the weapon art, you press L2 (weapon art) and then you enter the Stomp weapon art pose, but you don't attack, instead you have four things to do: press L2 again to transform the sword the sword into a sorcerer's staff, from then you can press R1 to use Soul Greatsword or press R2 to use homing crystal soulmass, press L2 then L1 to transform the sword into a curved sword, press R1 again to do a two-spin spin slash, or press R2 to launch a fire orb, press L2 then R2 to transform the sword into a spear, press R1 to do the charge weapon art or press R2 again to do the chain spin weapon art, press L2 then R1 to do a fast 3-hit combo without transforming the sword

sound cool?

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It's a nice book end, if you ask me. You first grab the Firelink Sword from Iudex Gundyr, triggering the first boss fight. By beating the final boss, you can finally use it as a weapon.

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I think its funny that I beat this guy like 8 times, and I only realized now he can switch his sword into a straight sword. LMAO

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It would be cool if they had the ringed knight weapons "Ember" WA on this. Not increasing range by much, just the RKSS moveset, so we can feel like a true Lord of Cinder

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Has anyone ever tried weapon art-swapping the Onyx Blade Buff onto this weapon, then using its own buff? Do they stack successfully?

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i know bosses are bigger than players but i wish we could get a straight sword version of this(or any other weapon like SoC does) just so you can have it one handed like the boss does, this is literally the sword from the bonfire and you could easily grab that and carry it with one hand without resting it in your shoulder, sigh, i just want a more acurate cosplay.

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pretty neat weapon for SL20 twink invasions.

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Literally just use the Ringed Knight Straight Sword, it’s closer to the actual SoC moveset than his own sword.

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The great lord greatsword in ds1 was WAY less disappointing, you know... am i really supposed to believe the character couldn't just pull this sword out of the bonfires? Specially those characters that use a weapon 3 times bigger an heavier than this??

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Would’ve loved if continuous l1’s allowed you to do the great combo SOC had in his 2nd phase, but I guess that would make it “too strong” even though it would make someone’s job of parrying you much, much easier.

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You CAN hit actual people with the WA, just not at range.

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lol gl trying to hit someone with the wa

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This is such a disappointing item to transpose from the soul of the FINAL BOSS of the base game. I'm not sure if the Soul of Cinder even does the move displayed in the weapon art, not to mention why they would choose THAT move of all moves when the Soul of Cinder has much more iconic attacks (such as the combo attack strongly resembling the weapon art for the Ringed Knight Straight Sword.) It could have been a weapon where the weapon art changed what type of weapon it was with each activation like the Soul of Cinder's first phase! Sure, it most likely would have been either broken or useless, but at least it would have been interesting and reflective of the boss you got it from! Such a let down. Aside from that it's okay I guess.

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instead of complain just use cinders mod? you can get other weapons of soc and gwyns sword from ds1 problem solved

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This thing is literally just a reskin of Lorian's Greatsword, I was so let down when I tried to use this thing. Don't waste the soul and just get Sunlight Spear or just sell it.

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I must say: for being the literal Firelink Sword which has existed since DS1, this is disappointing.

First, it has Int and Fth requirements, but doesn’t scale with either of those stats.
Second, the scaling it does receive is ****. D and D? Really? Dual C/C would’ve been at least decent.
Third, the weapon art should’ve been the Ringed Knight SS WA. What a disservice to not give such an iconic weapon one of the most badass WAs, especially when the boss uses the same move.

Overall: a cool weapon, but was such a let down considering it is the literal Firelink Sword.

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why dosen't this...have faith and intelligence scaling?

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I feel that this sword is not the best reward for defeating the final boss of the game (even though it is my current sword), the weapon art is good, but the weapon art could have been the Ringed Knight Straight Sword weapon art, or From Soft could do it like Midir Katana, to do the RKSS weapon art you press L2 and then R1 and for the current weapon art you press L2 and then R2, the damage is not so good compared to other greatswords like Black Knight Sword and the Claymore, it is even more disapointing for it been the reward for not a normal boss, but the final one.

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And your reward for defeating the final boss? A glorified firepoker.

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This sword is severely underrated. Weapon art is actually strong, the fire hits twice and buffs the weapon

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I mean, the weapon art could've been switching between gs, spear, staff and what ever the hell else he is using. But naw, her ya got sum matches.

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Can't use this as a sword, spear, and a bunch of other*****, instantly dropped, lmao I would've used it even if they increased it a Slight and was used in respect to your attributes

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This weapon is primarily used for low lvl pvp. At soul lvls ~45 and below this is one of the strongest weapons you can use due to the scaling and self buff weapon art. Also, the weapon art knocks players back and can be used to ledge phtantoms during an invasion!

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I know this will never happen, but the weapon art should’ve been sinking your sword into the ground

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I fought a group with a guy using this weapon when I was spear of the church. I wish I could say he was able to meaningfully damage me with the WA, but unfortunately he did not.

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why not make 5 different weapons based off the soul of cinder instead this thing with a weapon art that he doesnt even use

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It would have been cool if you could have gotten Gwyns sword from the first Dark Souls to. :)

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I honestly wish this thing's weapon art was better. I mean, I know that it's not always the case where the weapon obtained from a final boss is the best, but it shouldn't feel like a regular weapon with a slow weapon art. I kinda want its WA to be the deadly 5-hit combo Phase 2 Cinder does, or some version of it. It's a decent quality weapon, but I just wish they did something more with it. It feels underwhelming. Although, that might be symbolizing just how frail and weak the Age of Fire and the First Flame have become. Oh well.

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The weapon art should be getting it to change what it is. Like it can be a curved sword, or a lance or even a catalyst. And don't tell me they can't do that because they reused everything else from Bloodborne, so why not Trick Weapons?

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Like an exceptic scholar once said: a lie remains a lie

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It’s weapon art is garbage in pvp, it leaves you open to backstabs because it takes five minutes to do the animation.

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If only it could be infused which then transformed it like a heavy gem turned it into an ultra greatsword and so on

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Isn't the point of the coiled sword that it can't be used as a weapon? Even the SoC needs to animorph it into new things to be a challenge

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Rather dissapointing. I've only ever used for my firekeeper build, and I think it's going to stay that way.

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What if this weapon is a display of the First Flame's current state? When you reach the end of the game and link the fire, there is no glorious I n c a n d e s c e n t explosion. The flame has become so weak it has to slowly consume you pathetically. What if, just like the First Flame, the sword has little power left and that's why it's weak? The weapon skill clearly states: "Skill: Ember The fading flame momentarily illuminates and launches itself forward."

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Get Ss instead, this is complete trash.

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Underwhelming. Moveset is average, WA is very situational and weak, even with buff damage is subpar. It's a decent sword if you want fashion, but I wish they made a final boss' weapon more interesting and powerful

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DD scaling. No fire scaling. W H A T?

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Extremely disappointing. For what's suppose to be a reward for completing the game; It's crap, Scaling with Fire could've possibly saved it. There's far better Greatsword options. This just reminds me so much of Firelink Set, no where near as good looking as they think despite slapping a altered version on the cover. Unimpressive Medium Armor with better options earlier on.

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