Flamberge | Dark Souls 3 Wiki

I'm thinking of running a hybrid sorcery/melee build with this fella. Bleed damage aside it looks like it has pretty decent base damage even if the scaling is not as good as the claymore or bastard sword. Has anyone infused this thing simple or crystal and had good results?

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Weapon Art heavy deals the exact same damage as a fully charged R2. It's also faster, has some forward momentum and you get damage reduction during stance.

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I just realized that the flamberge in Elden Ring has the exact same visual design as this one

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excellent base damage but pathetic scaling. hard to find a use case for this on most builds, when claymore exists. still, it's a greatsword and can be very strong at low levels, if youre lucky enough to get one in the undead settlement

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ive killed the guy holding this five hundred times. not a single drop. i give up at this point.

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One of the little ****ers at undead settlement caught me out with this things bleed and gave me PTSD flashbacks to the gargoyles.

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Amazing for demon prince on a quality build. AR is close to that of a black knight sword, slash damage, innate bleed and it can be buffed with carthus rouge. Unless you plan on trading with the boss, this is probably a better pick for demon prince than the black knight sword.

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Just came here to see what the opinions on this were because the first thing I saw wielding it dropped it. With just 7 luck. So...ok.

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Waht is the durability?

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I read this post in the past about the stupid drop rate and mentally prepared myself to farm for hours (without any luck booster, base 10) and then I got it in the second kill XD

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I finally have the wiggly sword

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for low level/damage builds this seems better than claymore to me. im at 16/18 str/dex. both seem to get the most dmg out of heavy infusion, but flamberge has more AR by a few points. bleed is great, especially if you are sunbroing in early game areas. as an example, i need to hit the lycanthropes in crucifixion woods 4+ times with claymore R1 to kill them, but with flamberge, bleed will proc on the 3rd hit and kill them. plus the range is actually longer (although there're no thrust attacks, which does hurt) and as has been noted, the weapon art is particularly strong. it's worth farming for for your low level builds. others have also mentioned, but it can also be pretty good for playing through the game on low dmg / SL1 builds. i generally preferred the claymore, but between this, hollowslayer, black knight's sword, i didn't find many occasions to use it on low levels

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With Sharp infusion, it outshines Claymore at 40 Dex, but starts falling off on higher softcap threshold. I believe the same case is applied on other infusion paths too.

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This is a pretty nasty weapon in PvP, if you can mix in its weapon art reliably. As you're probably aware, its R2 WA deals unusually high damage, much more so than any other greatsword. It's very effective at trading with very big weapons, and will usually outdamage anything short of a weapon art or a charged heavy. It's also a very good rollcatch, provided they're not too far away from you when they roll. If you land the WA, you can immediately do it again and rollcatch like 90% of players. If both connect, you're looking at nothing less than 800 of their HP. So while it might not have as much AR as something like a Claymore, and it doesn't have any moves other greatswords don't, I'd say it's worth using from time-to-time, just for the sheer amount of burst damage it can dish out. It also deals Slash damage, which is less-resisted by some heavy armors than Standard, so that's neat.

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Hodrick actually gives this to you if you kill Andre with the blacksmith hammer, buy the 6 alluring skulls from the Handmaiden, and then check under the truck next to the S.S. Anne

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504 item discovery and killed this guy 10 times to no avail lmao

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Edgy Claymore

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**** this things drop rate.

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This weapon clutched my SL1 run for me. I used it for Demon Prince, Gael, Friede and Gravetender. Good range, good stagger and also bleed potential. Only requires the hunter ring to equip as well so you can get some flexibility on your ring loadout compared to dragonslayers axe.

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I love this GS so much with a str/faith/int build with 30 dex 30 int and around 40str this thing with chaos or dark gem is just otherwordly in dealing dmg WA R2 hit harder then your mom and the dark dmg is just good for everything becsause mostly everything is very weak against dark dmg. I only swap that GS to my Lothric Knight Sword when i need a longsword

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started as cleric for 14 luck, used all 7 gold coins, then 15 tries after that I got it. the weapon art is fantastic. at plus 2 regular it can kill a hollow manservent with weapon art r2 r1 combo

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Having "Flam"berge and not having it possess innate fire damage is false advertising. Bleed is garbage anyway.

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On a 40/60 dex/faith build, sharp infused and buffed with Lightning blade can bring this up to 720 AR

Not many people expect the damage and when they realize how much damage it does, they just squirm.

I love this weapon.

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This weapon is so underused that when I fight people wielding it I'm at a disadvantage because I spend half the fight squinting and trying to figure out whether it's a claymore or onyx blade

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Hi guys im flamberge, I lost my move set and my scalling arent as good but one day ill beat claymore I also look cool and have bleed!! Pls use me guys ;.;

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this weapon looks cool and all that, quite and entertaining to use as not a single soul expects it. However the process of obtaining this weapon nearly made me go hollow.

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Fun Fact: a Crystal Infusion nets a slightly higher AR than a Lightning Infusion (provided int and fth are identical).

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The weapon art R2 deals absolutely broken damage, it deals ever so slightly less than a fully charged 2h R2. It's not THE most damaging greatsword, others outclass it by a little bit, but if you can consistently land the WA it doesn't matter because you're still hitting people with charged heavy damage. It works really well with basically any build/infusion. I always crystal infuse one on my wizards as a poor man's MLGS but after getting the MLGS I always end up switching back to it anyway.

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People are sleeping on this weapon for a pure dex build with sharp infusion. This is where the weapon gets ahead of the other great swords. 491AR on just 40 dex with 15 Str, and stays very good at higher dex levels.

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This is one of the weakest greatswords. It has not that great moveset, damage also isn't that great. But I love it, mostly because of hipster factor. It is hard to get, it looks cool and isn,t even remotly meta (I guess?). You would think that bleed on greatsword is useless, but when you invade a chugger it can proc a lot faster than you think. Plus, in the Undead Arena, full of backstab fishers, cowardly casters and phantom range explointers, it gave me gold badge, mostly thanks to its powerful weapon art. It might not be weapon for you, but it definetly is for me.

And anegdote, beacuse i can't put it anywhere else: in catacombs, whlie waiting to invade another host, i was invaded myself. After greeting guy started blocking with dark hand. I tried to open with weapon art, but messed up and performed jumping attack. Immediate shieldbreak, riposte, and rollcatch with wa. Duel ended in 5 seconds.This fun memory is another reason I love this weapon. Cheers.

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What's the best infusion for the flamberge?

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The farm I'd recommend is at the Dillapidated Bridge in the Undead Settlement after either befriending or killing the bow giant. When running through the place with all of the arrows there's a shack on the left, a little higher up on the hillside. On top of the shack is a Flamberge Thrall who'll drop down once you come near. If you optimize it, it's less than a minute per run.
Just make sure you aren't embered for it, otherwise you can get invaded by Hodrick, putting you at the receiving end of this weapon.

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This is so hard to get because it's the last weapon you will ever farm for. That's how good it is.

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Besides Claymore, this is probably the best GS in the game. Sharp infusion, bleeding serum is almost unstoppable in PVE

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The stance weapon art does a lot of damage

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This weapons stance does broken damage

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B-b-but moonlight greatsw-

*shatters the fake mlgs with the wa r2*

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Got it first try with no farming items, but overall, great weapon

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Does the bleed scale with luck?

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the look isn't really my style, but damn does this pack a punch. the base damage is a solid 20 above claymore and bastard sword and the weapon art is a monster that has somehow managed to avoid from's detection to this day, not to mention it has an extra benefit of bleed and weighs less.

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underrated weapon

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A Heavy Flamberge is secretly the best weapon in the game for both pvp and pve in str builds. It swings fast, deals respectable damage, and the bleed effect is excellent against bosses and tanky enemies.




For PVP, 9/10 players just copy meta builds. In short, they never expect a flamberge and aren't prepared to deal with one. Especially how fast it swings for a GS and how many attacks you can chain before running out of stamina. When players try to trade attacks you will always hit first if your timing is decent. The longer combos catch them off guard after rolling. And the bleed meter stresses out some players giving you a mental advantage. The light weight lets you wear tanky armor like havels.



I mained a heavy flamberge from Ng to ng 3+, and the only time I had to switch it out was for Midir in The Ringed City (used a longsword to kill him).



The only cons are there is no thrust attack, and the range is weak against fume UGS. You have to play up close and personal with this weapon. But that is my playstyle anyway.

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Hands down the best greatsword in the game, only ONE weakness being range. For STR builds, infuse it with Heavy Gem and you've got a weapon that will get you through every boss from ng to ng3+.


The secret lies in its speed, stamina cost and weight. Being so light means you can wear heavy armour. Low stamina cost means you can get 6-7 swings in one go while other GS can only manage 3-5. Lastly, the bleed is a boss-slayer. It staggers most of them making bosses like Nameless King and Demon Prince much easier.

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Ah. Nice to see the best weapon again. I do not get people who use any other Greatsword.

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are those blood and poison infusion table true? blood +9 goes from 70 to 40 and poison goes 33 to -

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can i use this in my quality luck build

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Someone that can give me one ? I'm so tired of farming

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Great weapon... IF YOU ARE A CASUL

Any sensible player should quickly convert to the beautiful PKCS within seconds of using this poopy nerd sword

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I ran a SL1 Flamberge .
WTF IS THIS WEAPON ART DMG!!!!
Dude none other weapon at +6 SL1 does so much dmg...
Like 1 attack and WA staggered Dancer.
And i dont include the bleed dmg.
It may have small range but damn its worth.

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I've rolled with a Heavy Flamberge throughout my STR build in PvE, and its excellent. It's one of the faster heavy weapons you can use, and the bleed helps a lot with many bosses. It also doesn't empty your stamina in 3 swings like most hammers and UGS weapons.

For PvP its pretty fun, because players don't expect it and they especially don't expect how many swings you can get before you run out of stamina. Easy to catch them after rolling with repeated attacks. The range is not great though, and against sweaty tryhards and meta players it wont do so well. But its still great fun!

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I feel like this should have a thrust attack on it's 1H R2

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This thing has incredible weapon art damage. Great for trading with ultras and other heavy weapons + roll catch on wakeup

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The weapon does not bounce And that should probably be added somewhere in the wiki comared to other grateswords

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probabIy better to use a zwei if u r gonna pump end

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This weapon with chaos infusion has Been with me from the moment i got it. Currently in ng+3? and its as good as ever. Truly a beast!

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Extremely underrated for PVP

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This or Claymore for a sharp infusion on a dex build?

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I have never seen one of these despite killing a LOT of the little miscreants that carry them. Seems silly to lock away game content behind such unfavourable drop rates.

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Flamberge + crystal gem: why are you even around, moonlight greatsword?

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