greatsword icon

Greatsword

icon wp physicalAttack
159 physical defense shield icon 65.0
icon magicbonus
0
magic defense shield icon
50.0
icon firebonus
0
fire defense shield icon
45.0
icon lightningbonus
0 lightning defense shield icon 45.0
icon darkbonus
0
dark defense shield icon
50.0
icon wp critical
100 icon wp stability 45
icon weight 20.0
icon durabilitiy
100
Requirements & Bonus
icon strength 22
icon dexterity 22
icon intelligence 22
icon faith 22
D D - -
28 10 0 0
weapon type icon Ultra Greatsword damage type icon Standard
skill icon Stomp icon fp cost 10
DaS3Greatsword

Greatsword is a Weapon in Dark Souls 3.



This ultra greatsword, with its thick blade, is one of the heaviest of its kind.

Highly destructive if intolerably heavy.

There would appear to be some credence to the rumors that this sword tested the true limits of human strength.

Skill: Stomp
Use one's weight to lunge forward with a low stance and increased poise, and follow with strong attack for a spinning slash.

 

Notes and Tips

  • Can be Infused and Buffed.
  • Reinforced with Titanite
  • The Greatsword has a range of 40.5346xl on the 1h R1 and 43.9493xl on the 2h R1. It is the longest Ultra Greatsword in the game when two-handed.
  • Gets bested by the Black Knight Greatsword on a 40/40 build. BKG has 612 AR, Refined Greatsword has 590 AR. However, the Greatsword can be buffed.
  • The Greatsword benefits greatly from Heavy and Hollow infusions.
    • Hollow has the potential for highest physical AR, but requires extremely high stat investment. It's best to use Heavy unless you're absolutely trying to maximize damage at high levels.
  • This weapon is a reference to the Dragonslayer, the iconic sword wielded by Guts from the manga series Berserk.
  • Despite being named "Greatsword", it is in fact an Ultra Greatsword and not from the Greatsword class.

 

 Softcaps & Scaling

  • 28/10 - STR/DEX - 446 AR 1h, 502 AR 2h - Min Reqs
  • 40/10 - STR/DEX - 500 AR 1h, 522 AR 2h - STR Softcap
  • 60/10 - STR/DEX - 522 AR 1h, 545 AR 2h - STR Softcap
  • 99/10 - STR/DEX - 556 AR 1h, 556 AR 2h - STR Hardcap

 

  • 40/40 - STR/DEX - 590 AR 1h, 625 AR 2h - Quality Build, Refined Gem
  • 60/10 - STR/DEX - 619 AR 1h, 657 AR 2h - STR Build, Heavy Gem
  • 28/10/30/30 - STR/DEX/INT/FTH - 235/471 AR 1h, 264/471 AR 2h, - Min Reqs, Dark/Chaos Softcaps

    All values are for +10.

Location/Where to Find

  • Looted from a corpse on top of a broken bridge in Farron Keep. Go straight ahead from the first bonfire until you reach a broken bridge, look behind you and you will see another piece of broken bridge and a body holding an item, that item is the Greatsword (video location).

 

 

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Greatsword Upgrade Table

Max
Regular
heavy icon
sharp icon
refined icon
raw icon
crystal icon
simple icon
fire icon
chaos icon
lightning icon
blessed icon
deep icon
dark icon
blood icon
poison icon
hollow infusion icon

 

Overview table for all upgrades at max level. Click on the tabs to see individual upgrade paths.
  Attack ValuesBonus Parameter Bonus Auxiliary Effects Damage Reduction (%)
Name
icon wp physicalAttack
icon magicbonus
icon firebonus
icon lightningbonus
icon darkbonus
STR
DEX
INT
FTH
icon wp poisonbld
icon wp frost
icon wp bleed
icon wp physicaldef
icon wp magicdef
icon wp firedef
icon wp lightningdef
icon wp darkdef
Regular +10 318 - - - - C D - - - - - 65 50 45 45 50
Heavy +10 294 - - - - A - - - - - - 65 50 45 45 50
Sharp +10 294 - - - - E A - - - - - 65 50 45 45 50
Refined +10 286 - - - - C C - - - - - 65 50 45 45 50
Raw +10 478 - - - - - - - - - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 47.5
Crystal +10 200 200 - - - C D A - - - - 61.7 55 42.7 42.7 47.5
Simple +10 169 177 - - - C D S - - - - 61.7 55 42.7 42.7 47.5
Fire +10 284 - 284 - - - - - - - - - 61.7 47.5 54 42.7 47.5
Chaos +10 169 - 177 - - C D A A - - - 61.7 47.5 49.5 42.7 47.5
Lightning +10 200 - - 200 - C D - A - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 49.5 47.5
Blessed +10 200 - - - - C D - S - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 47.5
Deep +10 284 - - - 284 - - - - - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 60
Dark +10 169 - - - 177 C D A A - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 55
Blood +10 246 - - - - C D - - - - 75 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 47.5
Poison +10 246 - - - - C D - - 99 - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 47.5
Hollow +10
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302 - - - - C D - - - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 47.5

 

Requires regular reinforcement, totalling ?? souls, 3  titanite shards, 3  large titanite shards, 3  titanite chunks and 1  titanite slab.
  Attack ValuesBonus Parameter Bonus Auxiliary Effects Damage Reduction (%)
Name
icon wp physicalAttack
icon magicbonus
icon firebonus
icon lightningbonus
icon darkbonus
STR
DEX
INT
FTH
icon wp poisonbld
icon wp frost
icon wp bleed
icon wp physicaldef
icon wp magicdef
icon wp firedef
icon wp lightningdef
icon wp darkdef
Regular 159 - - - - D D - - - - - 65 50 45 45 50
Regular +1 174 - - - - D D - - - - - 65 50 45 45 50
Regular +2 190 - - - - D D - - - - - 65 50 45 45 50
Regular +3 206 - - - - C D - - - - - 65 50 45 45 50
Regular +4 222 - - - - C D - - - - - 65 50 45 45 50
Regular +5 238 - - - - C D - - - - - 65 50 45 45 50
Regular +6 254 - - - - C D - - - - - 65 50 45 45 50
Regular +7 270 - - - - C D - - - - - 65 50 45 45 50
Regular +8 286 - - - - C D - - - - - 65 50 45 45 50
Regular +9 302 - - - - C D - - - - - 65 50 45 45 50
Regular +10 318 - - - - C D - - - - - 65 50 45 45 50

 

Requires regular reinforcement titanite and souls + Heavy Gem.
  Attack ValuesBonus Parameter Bonus Auxiliary Effects Damage Reduction (%)
Name
icon wp physicalAttack
icon magicbonus
icon firebonus
icon lightningbonus
icon darkbonus
STR
DEX
INT
FTH
icon wp poisonbld
icon wp frost
icon wp bleed
icon wp physicaldef
icon wp magicdef
icon wp firedef
icon wp lightningdef
icon wp darkdef
Heavy 155 - - - - C - - - - - - 65 50 45 45 50
Heavy +1 169 - - - - B - - - - - - 65 50 45 45 50
Heavy +2 183 - - - - B - - - - - - 65 50 45 45 50
Heavy +3 197 - - - - B - - - - - - 65 50 45 45 50
Heavy +4 211 - - - - A - - - - - - 65 50 45 45 50
Heavy +5 224 - - - - A - - - - - - 65 50 45 45 50
Heavy +6 238 - - - - A - - - - - - 65 50 45 45 50
Heavy +7 252 - - - - A - - - - - - 65 50 45 45 50
Heavy +8 266 - - - - A - - - - - - 65 50 45 45 50
Heavy +9 280 - - - - A - - - - - - 65 50 45 45 50
Heavy +10 294 - - - - A - - - - - - 65 50 45 45 50

 

Requires regular reinforcement titanite and souls + Sharp Gem.
  Attack ValuesBonus Parameter Bonus Auxiliary Effects Damage Reduction (%)
Name
icon wp physicalAttack
icon magicbonus
icon firebonus
icon lightningbonus
icon darkbonus
STR
DEX
INT
FTH
icon wp poisonbld
icon wp frost
icon wp bleed
icon wp physicaldef
icon wp magicdef
icon wp firedef
icon wp lightningdef
icon wp darkdef
Sharp 151 - - - - E C - - - - - 65 50 45 45 50
Sharp +1 165 - - - - E C - - - - - 65 50 45 45 50
Sharp +2 179 - - - - E C - - - - - 65 50 45 45 50
Sharp +3 193 - - - - E B - - - - - 65 50 45 45 50
Sharp +4 208 - - - - E B - - - - - 65 50 45 45 50
Sharp +5 222 - - - - E B - - - - - 65 50 45 45 50
Sharp +6 236 - - - - E B - - - - - 65 50 45 45 50
Sharp +7 251 - - - - E A - - - - - 65 50 45 45 50
Sharp +8 265 - - - - E A - - - - - 65 50 45 45 50
Sharp +9 279 - - - - E A - - - - - 65 50 45 45 50
Sharp +10 294 - - - - E A - - - - - 65 50 45 45 50
Requires regular reinforcement titanite and souls + Refined Gem.
  Attack ValuesBonus Parameter Bonus Auxiliary Effects Damage Reduction (%)
Name
icon wp physicalAttack
icon magicbonus
icon firebonus
icon lightningbonus
icon darkbonus
STR
DEX
INT
FTH
icon wp poisonbld
icon wp frost
icon wp bleed
icon wp physicaldef
icon wp magicdef
icon wp firedef
icon wp lightningdef
icon wp darkdef
Refined 143 - - - - C C - - - - - 65 50 45 45 50
Refined +1 157 - - - - C C - - - - - 65 50 45 45 50
Refined +2 171 - - - - C C - - - - - 65 50 45 45 50
Refined +3 186 - - - - C C - - - - - 65 50 45 45 50
Refined +4 200 - - - - C C - - - - - 65 50 45 45 50
Refined +5 214 - - - - C C - - - - - 65 50 45 45 50
Refined +6 228 - - - - C C - - - - - 65 50 45 45 50
Refined +7 243 - - - - C C - - - - - 65 50 45 45 50
Refined +8 257 - - - - C C - - - - - 65 50 45 45 50
Refined +9 271 - - - - C C - - - - - 65 50 45 45 50
Refined +10 286 - - - - C C - - - - - 65 50 45 45 50
Requires regular reinforcement titanite and souls + Raw Gem.
  Attack ValuesBonus Parameter Bonus Auxiliary Effects Damage Reduction (%)
Name
icon wp physicalAttack
icon magicbonus
icon firebonus
icon lightningbonus
icon darkbonus
STR
DEX
INT
FTH
icon wp poisonbld
icon wp frost
icon wp bleed
icon wp physicaldef
icon wp magicdef
icon wp firedef
icon wp lightningdef
icon wp darkdef
Raw 211 - - - - - - - - - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 47.5
Raw +1 242 - - - - - - - - - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 47.5
Raw +2 274 - - - - - - - - - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 47.5
Raw +3 305 - - - - - - - - - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 47.5
Raw +4 333 - - - - - - - - - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 47.5
Raw +5 356 - - - - - - - - - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 47.5
Raw +6 380 - - - - - - - - - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 47.5
Raw +7 404 - - - - - - - - - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 47.5
Raw +8 428 - - - - - - - - - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 47.5
Raw +9 452 - - - - - - - - - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 47.5
Raw +10 478 - - - - - - - - - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 47.5
Requires regular reinforcement titanite and souls + Crystal Gem.
  Attack ValuesBonus Parameter Bonus Auxiliary Effects Damage Reduction (%)
Name
icon wp physicalAttack
icon magicbonus
icon firebonus
icon lightningbonus
icon darkbonus
STR
DEX
INT
FTH
icon wp poisonbld
icon wp frost
icon wp bleed
icon wp physicaldef
icon wp magicdef
icon wp firedef
icon wp lightningdef
icon wp darkdef
Crystal 115 115 - - - D E C - - - - 61.7 53.5 42.7 42.7 53.5
Crystal +1 123 123 - - - D E C - - - - 61.7 53.5 42.7 42.7 53.5
Crystal +2 132 132 - - - D E B - - - - 61.7 53.5 42.7 42.7 53.5
Crystal +3 140 140 - - - D D B - - - - 61.7 53.5 42.7 42.7 53.5
Crystal +4 149 149 - - - D D A - - - - 61.7 53.5 42.7 42.7 53.5
Crystal +5 157 157 - - - D D A - - - - 61.7 53.5 42.7 42.7 53.5
Crystal +6 166 166 - - - D D A - - - - 61.7 53.5 42.7 42.7 53.5
Crystal +7 174 174 - - - D D A - - - - 61.7 53.5 42.7 42.7 53.5
Crystal +8 183 183 - - - D D A - - - - 61.7 53.5 42.7 42.7 53.5
Crystal +9 191 191 - - - C D A - - - - 61.7 53.5 42.7 42.7 53.5
Crystal +10 200 200 - - - C D A - - - - 61.7 53.5 42.7 42.7 53.5
Requires regular reinforcement titanite and souls + Simple Gem.
  Attack ValuesBonus Parameter Bonus Auxiliary Effects Damage Reduction (%)
Name
icon wp physicalAttack
icon magicbonus
icon firebonus
icon lightningbonus
icon darkbonus
STR
DEX
INT
FTH
icon wp poisonbld
icon wp frost
icon wp bleed
icon wp physicaldef
icon wp magicdef
icon wp firedef
icon wp lightningdef
icon wp darkdef
Simple 115 115 - - - D E D - - - - 61.7 53.6 42.7 42.7 53.6
Simple +1 120 121 - - - D D C - - - - 61.7 53.6 42.7 42.7 53.6
Simple +2 126 127 - - - D D C - - - - 61.7 53.6 42.7 42.7 53.6
Simple +3 131 133 - - - D D C - - - - 61.7 53.6 42.7 42.7 53.6
Simple +4 137 140 - - - C D C - - - - 61.7 53.6 42.7 42.7 53.6
Simple +5 142 146 - - - C D B - - - - 61.7 53.6 42.7 42.7 53.6
Simple +6 147 152 - - - C D A - - - - 61.7 53.6 42.7 42.7 53.6
Simple +7 153 158 - - - C D A - - - - 61.7 53.6 42.7 42.7 53.6
Simple +8 158 164 - - - C D A - - - - 61.7 53.6 42.7 42.7 53.6
Simple +9 164 170 - - - C D A - - - - 61.7 53.6 42.7 42.7 53.6
Simple +10 169 177 - - - C D S - - - - 61.7 53.6 42.7 42.7 53.6
Requires regular reinforcement titanite and souls + Fire Gem.
  Attack ValuesBonus Parameter Bonus Auxiliary Effects Damage Reduction (%)
Name
icon wp physicalAttack
icon magicbonus
icon firebonus
icon lightningbonus
icon darkbonus
STR
DEX
INT
FTH
icon wp poisonbld
icon wp frost
icon wp bleed
icon wp physicaldef
icon wp magicdef
icon wp firedef
icon wp lightningdef
icon wp darkdef
Fire 130 - 130 - - - - - - - - - 61.7 47.5 52.6 42.6 47.5
Fire +1 144 - 144 - - - - - - - - - 61.7 47.5 52.6 42.6 47.5
Fire +2 158 - 158 - - - - - - - - - 61.7 47.5 52.6 42.6 47.5
Fire +3 172 - 172 - - - - - - - - - 61.7 47.5 52.6 42.6 47.5
Fire +4 183 - 183 - - - - - - - - - 61.7 47.5 52.6 42.6 47.5
Fire +5 200 - 200 - - - - - - - - - 61.7 47.5 52.6 42.6 47.5
Fire +6 217 - 217 - - - - - - - - - 61.7 47.5 52.6 42.6 47.5
Fire +7 234 - 234 - - - - - - - - - 61.7 47.5 52.6 42.6 47.5
Fire +8 251 - 251 - - - - - - - - - 61.7 47.5 52.6 42.6 47.5
Fire +9 267 - 267 - - - - - - - - - 61.7 47.5 52.6 42.6 47.5
Fire +10 284 - 284 - - - - - - - - - 61.7 47.5 52.6 42.6 47.5
Requires regular reinforcement titanite and souls + Chaos Gem.
  Attack ValuesBonus Parameter Bonus Auxiliary Effects Damage Reduction (%)
Name
icon wp physicalAttack
icon magicbonus
icon firebonus
icon lightningbonus
icon darkbonus
STR
DEX
INT
FTH
icon wp poisonbld
icon wp frost
icon wp bleed
icon wp physicaldef
icon wp magicdef
icon wp firedef
icon wp lightningdef
icon wp darkdef
Chaos 123 - 123 - - E E D D - - - 61.7 47.5 48.2 42.6 47.5
Chaos +1 127 - 128 - - E E C C - - - 61.7 47.5 48.2 42.6 47.5
Chaos +2 132 - 133 - - D D C C - - - 61.7 47.5 48.2 42.6 47.5
Chaos +3 137 - 139 - - D E C C - - - 61.7 47.5 48.2 42.6 47.5
Chaos +4 141 - 144 - - D D C C - - - 61.7 47.5 48.2 42.6 47.5
Chaos +5 146 - 150 - - D D B B - - - 61.7 47.5 48.2 42.6 47.5
Chaos +6 150 - 155 - - D D B B - - - 61.7 47.5 48.2 42.6 47.5
Chaos +7 155 - 160 - - C D B B - - - 61.7 47.5 48.2 42.6 47.5
Chaos +8 160 - 166 - - C D B B - - - 61.7 47.5 48.2 42.6 47.5
Chaos +9 164 - 171 - - C D A A - - - 61.7 47.5 48.2 42.6 47.5
Chaos +10 169 - 177 - - C D A A - - - 61.7 47.5 48.2 42.6 47.5
Requires regular reinforcement titanite and souls + Lightning Gem.
  Attack ValuesBonus Parameter Bonus Auxiliary Effects Damage Reduction (%)
Name
icon wp physicalAttack
icon magicbonus
icon firebonus
icon lightningbonus
icon darkbonus
STR
DEX
INT
FTH
icon wp poisonbld
icon wp frost
icon wp bleed
icon wp physicaldef
icon wp magicdef
icon wp firedef
icon wp lightningdef
icon wp darkdef
Lightning 115 - - 115 - D E - C - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 48.2 47.5
Lightning +1 123 - - 123 - D E - B - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 48.2 47.5
Lightning +2 132 - - 132 - D D - B - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 48.2 47.5
Lightning +3 140 - - 140 - D D - A - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 48.2 47.5
Lightning +4 149 - - 149 - D D - A - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 48.2 47.5
Lightning +5 157 - - 157 - D D - A - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 48.2 47.5
Lightning +6 166 - - 166 - D D - A - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 48.2 47.5
Lightning +7 174 - - 174 - D D - A - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 48.2 47.5
Lightning +8 183 - - 183 - C D - A - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 48.2 47.5
Lightning +9 191 - - 191 - C D - A - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 48.2 47.5
Lightning +10 200 - - 200 - C D - A - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 48.2 47.5
Requires regular reinforcement titanite and souls + Blessed Gem.
  Attack ValuesBonus Parameter Bonus Auxiliary Effects Damage Reduction (%)
Name
icon wp physicalAttack
icon magicbonus
icon firebonus
icon lightningbonus
icon darkbonus
STR
DEX
INT
FTH
icon wp poisonbld
icon wp frost
icon wp bleed
icon wp physicaldef
icon wp magicdef
icon wp firedef
icon wp lightningdef
icon wp darkdef
Blessed 123 - - - - D D - B - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 47.5
Blessed +1 130 - - - - D D - B - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 47.5
Blessed +2 138 - - - - D D - B - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 47.5
Blessed +3 146 - - - - D D - A - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 47.5
Blessed +4 154 - - - - D D - A - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 47.5
Blessed +5 161 - - - - D D - A - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 47.5
Blessed +6 169 - - - - D D - A - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 47.5
Blessed +7 177 - - - - D D - A - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 47.5
Blessed +8 184 - - - - C D - A - - - 61.7 47.5 ?? ?? 47.5
Blessed +9 192 - - - - C D - A - - - 61.7 47.5 ?? ?? 47.5
Blessed +10 200 - - - - C D - S - - - 61.7 47.5 ?? ?? 47.5
Requires regular reinforcement titanite and souls + Deep Gem.
  Attack ValuesBonus Parameter Bonus Auxiliary Effects Damage Reduction (%)
Name
icon wp physicalAttack
icon magicbonus
icon firebonus
icon lightningbonus
icon darkbonus
STR
DEX
INT
FTH
icon wp poisonbld
icon wp frost
icon wp bleed
icon wp physicaldef
icon wp magicdef
icon wp firedef
icon wp lightningdef
icon wp darkdef
Deep 130 - - 130 - - - - - - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 58.5
Deep +1 144 - - 144 - - - - - - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 58.5
Deep +2 158 - - 158 - - - - - - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 58.5
Deep +3 172 - - 172 - - - - - - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 58.5
Deep +4 183 - - 183 - - - - - - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 58.5
Deep +5 200 - - 200 - - - - - - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 58.5
Deep +6 217 - - 217 - - - - - - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 58.5
Deep +7 234 - - 234 - - - - - - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 58.5
Deep +8 251 - - 251 - - - - - - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 58.5
Deep +9 267 - - 267 - - - - - - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7

58.5

Deep +10 284 - - 284 - - - - - - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 58.5
Requires regular reinforcement titanite and souls + Dark Gem.
  Attack ValuesBonus Parameter Bonus Auxiliary Effects Damage Reduction (%)
Name
icon wp physicalAttack
icon magicbonus
icon firebonus
icon lightningbonus
icon darkbonus
STR
DEX
INT
FTH
icon wp poisonbld
icon wp frost
icon wp bleed
icon wp physicaldef
icon wp magicdef
icon wp firedef
icon wp lightningdef
icon wp darkdef
Dark 123 - - - 123 E E D D - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 53.5
Dark +1 127   - - 128 D E C C - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 53.5
Dark +2 132 - - - 133 D E C C - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 53.5
Dark +3 137 - - - 139 D D C C - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 53.5
Dark +4 141 - - - 144 D D B B - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 53.5
Dark +5 129 - - - 151 D D C C - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 53.5
Dark +6 150 - - - 155 D D C C - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 53.5
Dark +7 155 - - - 160 C D B B - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 53.5
Dark +8 160 - - - 166 D D B B - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 53.5
Dark +9 164 - - - 171 C D A A - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 53.5
Dark +10 169 - - - 177 C D A A - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 53.5
Requires regular reinforcement titanite and souls + Blood Gem.
  Attack ValuesBonus Parameter Bonus Auxiliary Effects Damage Reduction (%)
Name
icon wp physicalAttack
icon magicbonus
icon firebonus
icon lightningbonus
icon darkbonus
STR
DEX
INT
FTH
icon wp poisonbld
icon wp frost
icon wp bleed
icon wp physicaldef
icon wp magicdef
icon wp firedef
icon wp lightningdef
icon wp darkdef
Blood 143 - - - - D D - - - - 43 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 47.5
Blood +1 153 - - - - D D - - - - 46 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 47.5
Blood +2 163 - - - - C D - - - - 49 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 47.5
Blood +3 174 - - - - C D - - - - 52 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 47.5
Blood +4 184 - - - - C D - - - - 55 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 47.5
Blood +5 194 - - - - C D - - - - 58 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 47.5
Blood +6 205 - - - - C C - - - - 61 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 47.5
Blood +7 215 - - - - C C - - - - 64 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 47.5
Blood +8 225 - - - - C C - - - - 67 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 47.5
Blood +9 236 - - - - C C - - - - 70 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 47.5
Blood +10 246 - - - - C C - - - - 73 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 47.5
Requires regular reinforcement titanite and souls + Poison Gem.
  Attack ValuesBonus Parameter Bonus Auxiliary Effects Damage Reduction (%)
Name
icon wp physicalAttack
icon magicbonus
icon firebonus
icon lightningbonus
icon darkbonus
STR
DEX
INT
FTH
icon wp poisonbld
icon wp frost
icon wp bleed
icon wp physicaldef
icon wp magicdef
icon wp firedef
icon wp lightningdef
icon wp darkdef
Poison 143 - - - - D D - - 61 - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 47.5
Poison +1 153 - - - - D D - - 64 - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 47.5
Poison +2 163 - - - - C D - - 68 - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 47.5
Poison +3 174 - - - - C D - - 71 - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 47.5
Poison +4 184 - - - - C D - - 75 - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 47.5
Poison +5 194 - - - - C C - - 78 - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 47.5
Poison +6 205 - - - - C C - - 82 - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 47.5
Poison +7 215 - - - - C C - - 85 - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 47.5
Poison +8 225 - - - - C C - - 89 - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 47.5
Poison +9 236 - - - - C C - - 92 - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 47.5
Poison +10 246 - - - - C C - - 96 - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 47.5
Requires regular reinforcement titanite and souls + Hollow Gem.
  Attack ValuesBonus Parameter Bonus Auxiliary Effects Damage Reduction (%)
Name
icon wp physicalAttack
icon magicbonus
icon firebonus
icon lightningbonus
icon darkbonus
STR
DEX
INT
FTH
luck icon item discovery
icon wp poisonbld
icon wp frost
icon wp bleed
icon wp physicaldef
icon wp magicdef
icon wp firedef
icon wp lightningdef
icon wp darkdef
Hollow 151 - - - - D D - -  - - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 47.5
Hollow +1 166 - - - - D D - -  - - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 47.5
Hollow +2 181 - - - - C D - - - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 47.5
Hollow +3 196 - - - - C D - - - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 47.5
Hollow +4 211 - - - - C D - -  - - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 47.5
Hollow +5 226 - - - - C C - -  -  - - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 47.5
Hollow +6 241 - - - - C C - -  - - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 47.5
Hollow +7 256 - - - - C C - -  -  - - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 47.5
Hollow +8 271 - - - - C C - -  - - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 47.5
Hollow +9 286 - - - - C C - -  - - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 47.5
Hollow +10 302 - - - - C C - - - - - 61.7 47.5 42.7 42.7 47.5

 

 


Table Key

 

Requirement Parameter Bonus Attack Values Damage Reduction % Auxiliary Effects Others
icon-strength_22.png Strength
icon-strength_22.png Strength
icon-wp_physicalAttack.png Physical  Physical icon-wp_bleed.png Bleeding  Durability
icon-dexterity_22.png Dexterity
icon-dexterity_22.png Dexterity
icon-magicbonus.png Magic  Magic icon-wp_poisonbld.png Poison

 Weight

icon-intelligence_22.png Intelligence
icon-intelligence_22.png Intelligence
icon-firebonus.png Fire  Fire Frost Frost  
icon-faith_22.png Faith
icon-faith_22.png Faith
icon-lightningbonus.png Lightning  Lightning  Curse  
    icon-darkbonus.png Dark  Dark    
    Critical Critical
 Stability
   
    Spell Buff 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)

 

 

 




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    • Anonymous

      Undead legion armor, sell sword gauntlets, knight leggings, Greatsword, Power Within.
      Oh yeah, its Guts time.

      • Anonymous

        Heavy Infusion , Scared oath, Deep Protection, Lightening blade
        at 40/40 STR/FTH I'm hitting for 900+ 2h at SL 100~ NG

        • Anonymous

          That thing was too big to be called a sword. Too big, too thick, too heavy, and too rough. Indeed, it was more like a large hunk of raw iron.

          • Anonymous

            Can someone explain to me why its an S for blessed? I guess it fits with beserk lore, but has anyone tried to use it in a faith build?

            • Remember: the second 2hR1 of this sword deals 2× damage against huge targets because it has an extra hitbox on the back of character and both of them connect with the huge enemy's hitbox.
              Ths remains true for any UGS with this moveset for 2hR1s

              • Anonymous

                This thing was too small to be called a sword. Too thin, too light, and too delicate, it was more like a slender piece of steel.

                • Anonymous

                  Ignore the page on the Black Knight portion, that weapon cannot even be infused.

                  I have over 700Atk with this Badboy.

                  • Anonymous

                    If you use a Refined Greatsword+10 and have 66 Strength/99 Dexterity, you can reach 721 AR while 2H. Then you can buff the weapon to do even more.

                    With the same max stats (66 Strength is hard cap while 2H), a Sharp variant only reaches 690 AR and a Heavy variant only reaches 676 AR.

                    I thought it worth mentioning that eventually, the Refined Greatsword +10 is the best for strength builds. It just takes more levels to reach its peak because of the C/C scaling.

                    • Used this from Pontiff Sulyvahn and haven't stopped since. Liked this in DS1, LOVED this in DS2 and still love it in DS3, absolutely bonkers. Got me through Nameless King on 4th try and Lord of Cinder on 2nd try. Hits harder than an atom bomb wowww

                      • Anonymous

                        Am I the only one who finds this weapon is pretty mediocre? It's insanely heavy and stat-hungry due to the insanely high weight and stamina consumption and unlike its Dark Souls 2 counterpart the damage it deals feels rather underwhelming for how stamina-hungry and heavy it is, and to make matters worse, since poise doesn't do jackshit in this game you can't even power through attacks without flinching to compensate for the slowness and high stamina usage outside of certain moves that give you super armor, even then I found its super armor was vastly inferior to the Large Club which is half the weight of it pretty much, and its damage and speed weren't much better to compensate either, and to top it all off, the weapon art is hot garbage, it's very very slow and you're forced to trade with it yet it doesn't even do that much poise damage to make up for the slowness and does inferior damage to just doing a regular charged R2 it's useful in PVP for its super armor and ability to knockdown players but absolutely useless in PVE, I had a much better time with the Fume Ultra Greatsword which actually has the damage and super armor to compensate for the immense weight on top of having a weapon art that's actually useful in PVE and a much better moveset, honestly a really disappointing weapon compared to its Dark Souls 1 and 2 predecessors.

                        • Anonymous

                          Over the course of 20+ playthroughts, this has become my favorite Crowd Control weapon for Strength Builds. No Dex investment required on Deprived, hits like a truck, massive reach and hyper-armor. Throwing out an R2 against, say, the Deacons of the Deep, feels like you turned on cheats codes. The fact it's available after just two bosses is the cherry on top.

                          • Anonymous

                            No other weapon has given me the same satisfaction like the DS3 version of this and the Hunter Axe from Bloodborne.

                            It’s 2h R1 vertical attack chain feels akin to opening a black hole of destruction on the patch of land in front of you.

                            It’s less of an attack and more of a challenge thrown to any enemy foolish enough to try to approach you from the front and well, if they approach from the rear, they’re going to get pancaked by the same R1 swing as the front on some 180 degree ****ery.

                            The true genius behind the weapon is the second R1 in the R1 combo. Once the enemy catches the first R1, lifting the sword for the second R1 counts as a full second attack even though it is basically instantaneous and both will combo basically any enemy for 2 more R1s and likely a stance break. Every R1 after the first will also hit large enemies twice.

                            Just make sure you have enough stamina to swing with free abondon because my god, the power…

                            • Anonymous

                              How to GIT GUTS. Get your big boy sword. And now blast My brother as loud as you possibly can and clang your enemies six feet underground. Congrats. You have git guts

                              • Anonymous

                                Blood and Guts and Guts and blood and
                                Blood and Guts and Guts and blood and
                                Blood and Guts and Guts and blood and
                                Blood and Guts and Guts and blood and
                                Blood and Guts and Guts and blood and
                                Blood and Guts and Guts and blood and
                                Blood and Guts and Guts and blood and
                                Blood and Guts and Guts and blood and
                                Robbed of a mother's love at birth
                                Left to drown in blood
                                He was to die beneath her corpse
                                Meant to rot in a cesspit of despair
                                Born to die as a waste of air
                                Raised as a child one shorn of fate
                                In a fit of rage
                                He knows a violent destiny
                                Will await only life by sword shall reign
                                And he never to death be slain
                                Blood and Guts and Guts and blood and
                                Blood and Guts and Guts and blood and
                                Blood and Guts and Guts and blood and
                                Blood and Guts and Guts and blood and
                                Robbed of a mother's love at birth
                                Left to drown in blood
                                He was to die beneath her corpse
                                Meant to rot in a cesspit of despair
                                Born to die as a waste of air
                                Raised as a child one shorn of fate
                                In a fit of rage
                                He knows a violent destiny
                                Will await only life by sword shall reign
                                And he never to death be slain

                                • Anonymous

                                  "It was too big to be called a sword. Massive, thick, heavy, and far too rough. Indeed, it was a heap of raw iron."

                                  • Anonymous

                                    It was too big to be called a sword. Massive, thick, heavy, and far too rough. Indeed, it was a heap of raw iron.

                                    • Anonymous

                                      I’ve slaugtered many casual “guts” over the years with this beauty, while being named “Gatsu” (real pronunciation). This, canonically, means I am the real guts…

                                      • Anonymous

                                        I fell in love with this thing pretty quickly with my first full-fledged characters. Infusing it with dark or lightning and smacking a boss around with it only to roll back is and always will be a treat.

                                        • Anonymous

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                                          • Anonymous

                                            we NEED this in elden ring, imagine this weapon with the ability to jump and choose weapon arts in elden ring. it'll be insane.

                                            • Anonymous

                                              I swear to god the sword wasn't always there, didn't it used to be above the old wolf bonfire with the stray demon? or am I just insane?

                                              • If they gave you one more dex/required one less you could use this as a sl1 warrior. You can still use it with the carthus milking but it takes a while to get to the catacombs.

                                                • Anonymous

                                                  If for some reason you run a poison/blood build, consider infusing this weapon. It's base aux values are brutal.

                                                  • Anonymous

                                                    66 STR heavy infused two-handed with power within this baby gets a whopping 811 AR unsplit on my Tarkus cosplay. Combine with lingering dragoncrest ring +2 and a s h i t load of health/stamina this thing becomes downright terrifying

                                                    • Anonymous

                                                      wow i cant believe this weapon is awesome in all three dark souls games, but i think its best iteration is here. also the club, still viable 10 years in all souls games 10 years after DS1 released!

                                                      • Anonymous

                                                        Should also mention that this is the only UGS whose second hand combos with third, meaning any hit is a two hit combo which makes this one of the best UGS for reliable 2 hit combo. WHICH is ****ing amazing.

                                                        • Anonymous

                                                          Probably my favorite weapon in the game. No Dex needed for a Deprived, and lovely Strength scaling when Heavy Infused. Much better than it was in DS2, since lock-on actually ****ing works now and the heavy attack is a true horizontal sweep instead of DS2's janky back-handed uppercut. People claim it's terrible for PVP, but if you learn to play with the timing of your swings it can be quite effective. Nothing like a charge-delayed heavy to slap the roll-spammer.

                                                          • Anonymous

                                                            i dont understand how I, the unkindled ashen one, can use this block of metal thats bigger than i am with ONE hand whilst wielding a equally large shield and i get deflected by a WOODEN SHIELD.

                                                            • Anonymous

                                                              longest ULG? how? isnt the FUGS longer? am i mistaken that the FUGS is longer than this monster of a weapon?

                                                              • Anonymous

                                                                Here's a little trivia;
                                                                The Greatsword that Guts uses is essentially the cursed Greatsword of Artorias, but bigger, thicker and way better.

                                                                • Anonymous

                                                                  I love this sword. It stun-locks nearly everyone and it's easy to use. Great against invaders and heavily armored opponents

                                                                  • Anonymous

                                                                    This weapon is dog ****, it literally will hit right next to the enemy when your locked on and completely miss, how the **** do you miss with this thing? Garbage as **** game

                                                                    • Anonymous

                                                                      With heavy infusion and 66 STR It deals 676 physical dmg while 2H which is among highest AR in the game. Wield it with pride fellow Strugglers.

                                                                      • Anonymous

                                                                        R.I.P Kentaro Minura…whilst I wasn’t a huge guts fan, you’ve inspired hundreds. God rest your soul.

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