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lothric knight sword

Lothric Knight Sword
icon wp physicalAttack
103 physical defense shield icon 45.0
icon magicbonus
-
magic defense shield icon
35.0
icon firebonus
-
fire defense shield icon
25.0
icon lightningbonus
- lightning defense shield icon 25.0
icon darkbonus
-
dark defense shield icon
35.0
icon wp critical
110 icon wp stability 35
icon weight 4.0
icon durabilitiy
80
Requirements & Bonus
icon strength 22
icon dexterity 22
icon intelligence 22
icon faith 22
11 18 0 0
D D - -
weapon type icon Straight Sword damage type icon Standard/ Thrust
skill icon Stance icon fp cost 17/20

Lothric Knight Sword is a Weapon in Dark Souls 3.



A well-crafted straight sword designed for thrusting attacks, wielded by the venerable Knights of Lothric.

The Knights of Lothric, with their drakes, once crushed anything that threatened their shores. Of course, that was a long, long time ago.

Skill: Stance
While in stance, use normal attack 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.
    • The Lothric Knight Sword has a motion value of 220 on backstab, 275 on riposte, and 66 + 247.5 on Hornet Ring riposte. The motion value of a backstab with a straight sword does not change with Hornet Ring.
  • The Lothric Knight Sword has a range of 34.8389xl 1h R1 and 34.526xl 2h R1.
  • The Lothric Knight Sword has thrusting R2s.
  • One of only two Straight Swords in the game with 110 critical modifier, the other being the Shortsword.
  • This weapon is considered the best straight sword due to its good base damage, longest reach in it's category, great moveset, and versatile Weapon Art. Furthermore, it infuses very well with many different infusions, making it good on almost every build but Strength.

Location/Where to Find

  • Dropped by:
    Lothric Knight - Sword and Shield [DH] 4.00%
    Lothric Knight - Sword and Shield [HWoL] 4.00% (Can be easily farmed down the stairs from the Tower on the Wall bonfire.)
    Lothric Knight - Sword and Shield [LC] 4.00%
    Lothric Knight - Sword and Shield, Red Eyes [GA] 4.00%
    Lothric Knight - Sword and Shield, Red Eyes [HWoL] 4.00%
    Lothric Knight - Sword and Shield, Red Eyes [LC] 4.00%
    Lothric Knight - Sword and Shield, Red Eyes? [GA] 4.00% 
  • Sold by Greirat for 4000 souls, after pillaging Irithyll Valley.

Moveset and Videos:

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Lothric Knight Sword 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 +10 206 - - - - C C - - - - - 45 35 25 25 35
Heavy +10 190 - - - - A - - - - - - 45 35 25 25 35
Sharp +10 190 - - - - E S - - - - - 45 35 25 25 35
Refined +10 185 - - - - B B - - - - - 45 35 25 25 35
Raw +10 299 - - - - - - - - - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Crystal +10 133 133 - - - D C S - - - - 42.7 38.5 23.7 23.7 33.2
Simple +10 113 118 - - - C C S - - - - 42.7 38.5 23.7 23.7 33.2
Fire +10 199 - 199 - - - - - - - - - 42.7 33.2 30 23.7 33.2
Chaos +10 113 - 118 - - D C A A - - - 42.7 33.2 27.5 23.7 33.2
Lightning +10 133 - - 133 - D C - S - - - 55 45 40 45 45
Blessed +10 133 - - - - D C - S - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Deep +10 199 - - - 199 - - - - - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 42
Dark +10 113 - - - 118 C C A A - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 38.5
Blood +10 159 - - - - C C - - - - 52 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Poison +10 159 - - - - C C - - 58 - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Hollow +10
luck ??   icon item discovery ??		 195 - - - - C C - - - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2

 

Requires regular reinforcement, totaling ?? souls, 12 titanite shards, 12 large titanite shards, 12 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 103 - - - - D D - - - - - 45 35 25 25 35
Regular +1 113 - - - - D C - - - - - 45 35 25 25 35
Regular +2 123 - - - - D C - - - - - 45 35 25 25 35
Regular +3 133 - - - - D C - - - - - 45 35 25 25 35
Regular +4 144 - - - - D C - - - - - 45 35 25 25 35
Regular +5 154 - - - - D C - - - - - 45 35 25 25 35
Regular +6 164 - - - - C C - - - - - 45 35 25 25 35
Regular +7 175 - - - - C C - - - - - 45 35 25 25 35
Regular +8 185 - - - - C C - - - - - 45 35 25 25 35
Regular +9 195 - - - - C C - - - - - 45 35 25 25 35
Regular +10 206 - - - - C C - - - - - 45 35 25 25 35

 

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 100 - - - - C - - - - - - 45 35 25 25 35
Heavy +1 109 - - - - C - - - - - - 45 35 25 25 35
Heavy +2 118 - - - - B - - - - - - 45 35 25 25 35
Heavy +3 127 - - - - B - - - - - - 45 35 25 25 35
Heavy +4 136 - - - - B - - - - - - 45 35 25 25 35
Heavy +5 145 - - - - B - - - - - - 45 35 25 25 35
Heavy +6 154 - - - - B - - - - - - 45 35 25 25 35
Heavy +7 163 - - - - A - - - - - - 45 35 25 25 35
Heavy +8 172 - - - - A - - - - - - 45 35 25 ?? 35
Heavy +9 181 - - - - A - - - - - - 45 35 25 25 35
Heavy +10 190 - - - - A - - - - - - 45 35 25 25 35

 

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 97 - - - - E B - - - - - 45 35 25 25 35
Sharp +1 107 - - - - E A - - - - - 45 35 25 25 35
Sharp +2 116 - - - - E A - - - - - 45 35 25 25 35
Sharp +3 125 - - - - E A - - - - - 45 35 25 25 35
Sharp +4 134 - - - - E A - - - - - 45 35 25 25 35
Sharp +5 144 - - - - E A - - - - - 45 35 25 25 35
Sharp +6 153 - - - - E A - - - - - 45 35 25 25 35
Sharp +7 162 - - - - E A - - - - - 45 35 25 25 35
Sharp +8 172 - - - - E A - - - - - 45 35 25 25 35
Sharp +9 181 - - - - E A - - - - - 45 35 25 25 35
Sharp +10 190 - - - - E S - - - - - 45 35 25 25 35
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 92 - - - - C C - - - - - 45 35 25 25 35
Refined +1 101 - - - - C C - - - - - 45 35 25 25 35
Refined +2 111 - - - - C C - - - - - 45 35 25 25 35
Refined +3 120 - - - - C C - - - - - 45 35 25 25 35
Refined +4 129 - - - - B B - - - - - 45 35 25 25 35
Refined +5 139 - - - - B B - - - - - 45 35 25 25 35
Refined +6 148 - - - - B B - - - - - 45 35 25 25 35
Refined +7 157 - - - - B B - - - - - 45 35 25 25 35
Refined +8 166 - - - - B B - - - - - 45 35 25 25 35
Refined +9 176 - - - - B B - - - - - 45 35 25 25 35
Refined +10 185 - - - - B B - - - - - 45 35 25 25 35
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 132 - - - - - - - - - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Raw +1 151 - - - - - - - - - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Raw +2 171 - - - - - - - - - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Raw +3 190 - - - - - - - - - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Raw +4 208 - - - - - - - - - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Raw +5 223 - - - - - - - - - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Raw +6 238 - - - - - - - - - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Raw +7 253 - - - - - - - - - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Raw +8 267 - - - - - - - - - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Raw +9 282 - - - - - - - - - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Raw +10 299 - - - - - - - - - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2
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 77 77 - - - E D B - - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Crystal +1 82 82 - - - D D B - - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Crystal +2 88 88 - - - D D B - - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Crystal +3 94 94 - - - D D A - - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Crystal +4 99 99 - - - D D A - - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Crystal +5 105 105 - - - D D A - - - - 42.7 36.7 23.7 23.7 33.2
Crystal +6 111 111 - - - D D A - - - - 42.7 37.1 23.7 23.7 33.2
Crystal +7 116 116 - - - D D A - - - - 42.7 37.1 23.7 23.7 33.2
Crystal +8 122 122 - - - D D A - - - - 42.7 37.1 23.7 23.7 33.2
Crystal +9 128 128 - - - D C S - - - - 42.7 37.1 23.7 23.7 33.2
Crystal +10 133 133 - - - D C S - - - - 42.7 38.5 23.7 23.7 33.2
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 77 77 - - - D D D - - - - 42.7 38,2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Simple +1 80 81 - - - D D C - - - - 42.7 38,2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Simple +2 84 85 - - - D D C - - - - 42.7 38,2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Simple +3 88 89 - - - D D C - - - - 42.7 38,2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Simple +4 91 93 - - - D C A - - - - 42.7 38,2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Simple +5 95 97 - - - D C A - - - - 42.7 38,2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Simple +6 98 101 - - - D C A - - - - 42.7 38,2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Simple +7 102 106 - - - D C A - - - - 42.7 38,2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Simple +8 106 110 - - - C C S - - - - 42.7 38,2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Simple +9 109 114 - - - C C S - - - - 42.7 38,2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Simple +10 113 118 - - - C C S - - - - 42.7 38,2 23.7 23.7 33.2
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 91 - 91 - - - - - - - - - 42.7 33.2 28.2 23.7 33.2
Fire +1 101 - 101 - - - - - - - - - 42.7 33.2 28.2 23.7 33.2
Fire +2 111 - 111 - - - - - - - - - 42.7 33.2 28.2 23.7 33.2
Fire +3 120 - 120 - - - - - - - - - 42.7 33.2 28.2 23.7 33.2
Fire +4 128 - 128 - - - - - - - - - 42.7 33.2 28.5 23.7 33.2
Fire +5 140 - 140 - - - - - - - - - 42.7 33.2 28.7 23.7 33.2
Fire +6 152 - 152 - - - - - - - - - 42.7 33.2 29.0 23.7 33.2
Fire +7 164 - 164 - - - - - - - - - 42.7 33.2 29.0 23.7 33.2
Fire +8 176 - 176 - - - - - - - - - 42.7 33.2 29.0 23.7 33.2
Fire +9 187 - 187 - - - - - - - - - 42.7 33.2 29,8 23.7 33.2
Fire +10 199 - 199 - - - - - - - - - 42.7 33.2 29,8 23.7 33.2
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 82 - 82 - - E E D D - - - 42.7 33.2 27,2 23.7 33.2
Chaos +1 85 - 86 - - E D C C - - - 42.7 33.2 27,2 23.7 33.2
Chaos +2 88 - 89 - - D D C C - - - 42.7 33.2 27,2 23.7 33.2
Chaos +3 91 - 93 - - D D B B - - - 42.7 33.2 27,2 23.7 33.2
Chaos +4 94 - 96 - - D D B B - - - 42.7 33.2 27,2 23.7 33.2
Chaos +5 97 - 100 - - D D A A - - - 42.7 33.2 27,2 23.7 33.2
Chaos +6 100 - 104 - - D D A A - - - 42.7 33.2 27,2 23.7 33.2
Chaos +7 104 - 107 - - D C A A - - - 42.7 33.2 27,2 23.7 33.2
Chaos +8 107 - 111 - - D C A A - - - 42.7 33.2 27,2 23.7 33.2
Chaos +9 110 - 114 - - D C A A - - - 42.7 33.2 27,2 23.7 33.2
Chaos +10 113 - 118 - - D C A A - - - 42.7 33.2 27.5 23.7 33.2
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 77 - - 77 - E D - B - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 ?? 33.2
Lightning +1 82 - - 82 - D D - B - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 ?? 33.2
Lightning +2 88 - - 88 - D D - A - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 ?? 33.2
Lightning +3 94 - - 94 - D D - A - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 ?? 33.2
Lightning +4 99 - - 99 - D D - A - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 ?? 33.2
Lightning +5 105 - - 105 - D D - A - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 ?? 33.2
Lightning +6 111 - - 111 - D D - A - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 ?? 33.2
Lightning +7 116 - - 116 - D C - S - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 ?? 33.2
Lightning +8 112 - - 122 - D C - S - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 ?? 33.2
Lightning +9 128 - - 128 - D C - S - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 27,2 33.2
Lightning +10 133 - - 133 - D C - S - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 27.5 33.2
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 82 - - - - D D - B - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Blessed +1 87 - - - - D D - B - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Blessed +2 92 - - - - D D - A - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Blessed +3 97 - - - - D D - A - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Blessed +4 103 - - - - D D - A - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Blessed +5 108 - - - - D D - A - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Blessed +6 113 - - - - D C - A - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Blessed +7 118 - - - - D C - S - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Blessed +8 123 - - - - D C - S - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Blessed +9 128 - - - - D C - S - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Blessed +10 133 - - - - D C - S - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2
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 91 - - - 91 - - - - - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 38.5
Deep +1 101 - - - 101 - - - - - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 38.7
Deep +2 111 - - - 111 - - - - - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 39.1
Deep +3 120 - - - 120 - - - - - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 39.5
Deep +4 128 - - - 128 - - - - - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 39.9
Deep +5 140 - - - 140 - - - - - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 40.2
Deep +6 152 - - - 152 - - - - - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 40.6
Deep +7 164 - - - 164 - - - - - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 40.9
Deep +8 176 - - - 176 - - - - - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 41.3
Deep +9 187 - - - 187 - - - - - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 41,7
Deep +10 199 - - - 199 - - - - - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 42
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 82 - - - 82 E E D D - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 34.9
Dark +1 85 - - - 86 E D C C - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 35.3
Dark +2 88 - - - 89 D D C C - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 35.6
Dark +3 91 - - - 93 D D B B - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 36.0
Dark +4 94 - - - 96 D D B B - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 36.4
Dark +5 97 - - - 100 D D A A - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 36.7
Dark +6 100 - - - 104 D D A A - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 37.1
Dark +7 104 - - - 107 D C A A - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 37.4
Dark +8 107 - - - 111 D C A A - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 37.8
Dark +9 110 - - - 114 C C A A - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 38,2
Dark +10 113 - - - 118 C C A A - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 38.5
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 92 - - - - D D - - - - 30 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Blood +1 99 - - - - D D - - - - 32 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Blood +2 106 - - - - D C - - - - 34 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Blood +3 112 - - - - D C - - - - 36 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Blood +4 119 - - - - C C - - - - 38 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Blood +5 126 - - - - C C - - - - 40 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Blood +6 132 - - - - C C - - - - 43 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Blood +7 139 - - - - C C - - - - 45 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Blood +8 146 - - - - C C - - - - 47 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Blood +9 152 - - - - C C - - - - 49 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Blood +10 159 - - - - C C - - - - 52 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2
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 92 - - - - D D - - 36 - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Poison +1 99 - - - - D D - - 38 - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Poison +2 106 - - - - D C - - 40 - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Poison +3 112 - - - - D C - - 42 - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Poison +4 119 - - - - C C - - 45 - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Poison +5 126 - - - - C C - - 47 - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Poison +6 132 - - - - C C - - 49 - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Poison +7 139 - - - - C C - - 51 - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Poison +8 146 - - - - C C - - 53 - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Poison +9 152 - - - - C C - - 55 - - 42.7 33,2 23.7 23.7 33,2
Poison +10 159 - - - - C C - - 58 - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2
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 97 - - - - D D - -     - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Hollow +1 107 - - - - D D - -     - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Hollow +2 117 - - - - D C - -     - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Hollow +3 127 - - - - D C - -     - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Hollow +4 136 - - - - C C - -     - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Hollow +5 146 - - - - C C - -     - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Hollow +6 156 - - - - C C - -     - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Hollow +7 166 - - - - C C - -     - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Hollow +8 176 - - - - C C - -     - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Hollow +9 185 - - - - C C - -     - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2
Hollow +10 195 - - - - C C - -     - - - 42.7 33.2 23.7 23.7 33.2

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)

 

Straight Swords



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    • Anonymous
      14 Mar 2023 04:40  

      Ah the 2 thrusts on 2 heavy attacks are so good and fun. Can't stand the heavy thrust followed by heavy uppercut slash which plagues most straight swords. Elden ring did not learn properly

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      • Anonymous
        23 Sep 2022 00:18  

        I thought this weapon was a bit OP and cheesy but after playing Elden Ring and mashing sword dance through most of the mobs, I feel like Einstein using the varied moveset of this sword.

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        • Anonymous
          14 Aug 2022 22:16  

          I was using this while I waited to find more titanite to upgrade my pontiff sword and It completely blew me away.

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          • Anonymous
            22 Apr 2022 01:22  

            I'm farming this sword for my pyromancer and it doesn't drop f*ck. The knight under Tower of the wall bonfire have droped 6 crosbows and the armor set with several parts repeated and still not a single sword.

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            • Anonymous
              28 Jan 2022 23:48  

              can I use this weapon on my quality build? I realy wanted to make a knight build, improving dexterity and strength status.

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              • Anonymous
                17 Jan 2022 09:12  

                Hello DS3 player, I am come to you for a little favour, and I will carry this message to everywhere in DS3 community.
                There is a glitch that allows you to summon white sign mad phantom in Gael’s Arena (Credit to Dashingsaint), if you keep Shira alived while she invade you (you can escape her simply sprint out her aggro range), you won’t trigger gael boss cutscene, and then you could put down you purple summon white sign or summon other white purple.
                Thus, a new fight club is founded, an arena in a long lost dessert under the sunset sky which sprinkle with fainted galaxy.
                If you’re watching this, kindly please help me share this and invite any ds3 enthusiast you known to this new fight club, your little effort would be much appreciated.
                SL25+2, SL40+4, SL60+6, SL72+8, SL90+10, SL125 Meta, SL 351++, all SL range are acceptable.
                Welcome to the Gael’s Sunset Arena, the most beautiful map in the entire series, the last arena at the End of World.
                I will await you there, in the End of the World, and we shall fight eternal, shiny and incandescence.
                LONG MAY THE DARK SOULS COMMUNITY LIVE

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                • Anonymous
                  15 Jan 2022 09:29  

                  sad that it doesn't scale well on strength! quite unfortunate personally since i like to boost all my points into the strength stat :(

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                  • Anonymous
                    31 Oct 2021 01:12  

                    My first character was a strength build, had a lot of fun with it. I heard a lot about dark builds and was told this was the weapon of choice that everyone hates facing, so naturally I wanted to see what all the fuss was about. I never really have problems in PvP facing people with this weapon because I find straight swords real easy to parry. So i made a character based on using a dark and chaos version of this, (510 AR) popped a few extra points into strength so I could use the black knight shield figuring that would really tick people off and i have no idea what all the drama is about. I'm no doubt a noob with this build and using SS's in general, but I was getting parried left and right using this thing, and weapons that use the perseverance WA seem to be able to counter spammers if you are not good with parrying, although you should be if you do a look of dueling. I mean its definitely a good weapon, great reach and best SS moveset, really good on my Pyro in PvE but in PvP I thought it was pretty average, just like the long sword but with a longer range and slightly better moveset and scaling. Although the 110 critical definitely sets it apart. But I do not understand where the hate comes from and I was really trying to play like a punk too. hahahaha. I dunno, maybe if my skill level was higher I would do better with it, but i thought all the anger comes from this being a weapon that requires very little skill.

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                    • Anonymous
                      23 Oct 2021 16:32  

                      The notes specifically mention one-handed thrust heavy attacks, for the record it has thrusting heavies when 1h & 2h

                      Perfect moveset, stance, buffable, long as sin. This thing is versatile even by straight sword standards. Miyazaki even stepped in to add an extra 10 critical before the game shipped, the complete lunatic

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                      • Anonymous
                        21 Oct 2021 01:45  

                        Ah yes, The try hard weapon choice.Fit with the broken hit boxes of straight swords and the lag of dark souls 3. Miyazaki, do you hear our prayers?

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                        • Anonymous
                          12 Sep 2021 18:38  

                          Faith builds benefit more from the sunlight straight sword, if you are playing faith you are going to want to use SSS not LKS

                          sidenote: lightning infusion spell and dark infusion spell is definitely the way to go when using SSS

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                          • Anonymous
                            07 Sep 2021 23:10  

                            Am I missing something here? After running a bunch of calcs the long sword outdamages this on pretty much every build and has the same r1 r1 r2 combo. Idk how accurate this wiki’s range testing is but according to it, long sword only has .9 units less range.

                            I don’t know man. Between all that and the lower usage requirements LKSS just kinda seems like a worse long sword. Though LKSS does look cooler for fashion

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                            • Anonymous
                              07 Sep 2021 10:50  

                              The R1 spammers can be bothering some times, but de phantom range/ network is the real issue, this shid outrange almost everything.

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                              • Anonymous
                                19 Aug 2021 11:13  

                                you guys call it meta because everyone uses it, but it gets outperformed by ringed knight straight sword (quality build) or gotthard's twinswords (any build) in the hands of a good player. and that's just mentioning other straight swords, there are other much stronger setups (hello pkcs and murky :))))))))) )
                                it is good, but far from overpowered, simply a strong all-rounder that is decently effective even if wielded by a bad player, and very popular for this reason.

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                                • Anonymous
                                  28 Jul 2021 13:50  

                                  PLS FUKİN END ALL STRAİGHT SWORDSSS EVEN STR WEAPON TAKES MORE SKİLL THAN THİSS AND STRAİGHT SWORD ARE NOT FUN

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                                  • Anonymous
                                    14 Jul 2021 13:50  

                                    This sword is great with its sword length but let me tell you, broadsword is the mvp for me, carry me throughout the game. But everyone has their own playstyle, we shouldnt mind others using this weapon, its their choice

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                                    • Anonymous
                                      03 Jul 2021 20:56  

                                      Is the Refined enhancement worth dumping my Strength into for a 40/40 quality build, or would it be more effective to just toss a Sharp enhancement on LKS for a 12/40 Dex build and dump my 30 points elsewhere?

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                                      • Anonymous
                                        28 Jun 2021 12:09  

                                        Cosplaying a Lothric Knight right now. The armor is way heavier then I thought it was, but it's pretty fun so far. I'm going to start getting some miracles ready.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                          20 Jun 2021 09:45  

                                          The Lothric knights are masters of illusion in lore, and it is this mastery that allows them to hide 90% of their 6 meter long sword.

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                                          • Anonymous
                                            10 Jun 2021 13:08  

                                            I know all you baby wannabe try hards think this is the ultimate meta weapon, but it's actually complete trash compared to the all mighty PKCS! While all you LKSS scrubs are mindlessly r1 spamming away with this inferior "meta weapon" that's way slower than the PKCS and going for predictable parries I'll easily out space you and dead angle my swings to avoid your obvious noob parries then point you down after easily killing you with my PKCS to show you what the real meta weapon is!

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                                            • Anonymous
                                              31 May 2021 11:03  

                                              Probably the best straight sword in the game. It has S scaling in Dex/sharp, lightning/faith and intelligence/crystal and simple, including the BB in refined and 2 A scalings in dark and fire. (Sorry for the long comment ;)

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                                              • Anonymous
                                                31 May 2021 08:24  

                                                I used it in the arena and won 3 duels in a row! Definitely give this sword a try if you haven't yet, its truly a hidden gem in this game

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                                                • Anonymous
                                                  23 May 2021 09:57  

                                                  I'm getting back into DS3 and I'm going to be playing so casual that I'll be playing as a full Lothric Knight

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                                                  • Anonymous
                                                    17 May 2021 03:41  

                                                    is it best to have a refined infusion for a 30/30 - 40/40 quality build? I saw the sharp infusion has a S in dex, but I'm sticking to a quality build.

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                                                    • Anonymous
                                                      23 Apr 2021 22:07  

                                                      Hey there, pkcs guy! Too fast for me you say? I ll just outspace you to death or parry you. What? Infinite r1s? Well, maybe you didn't heard about wa r2 with enough hyper armor to poke you out of your comfort zone.

                                                      And you just got riposted. Only logical when you spam the r1 all day. What else have you got?

                                                      ...

                                                      Hello?

                                                      ...

                                                      Well, he dead. Another one bites the dust.

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                                                      • Anonymous
                                                        01 Apr 2021 11:17  

                                                        Haven't played this game since 2017 before all the nerfing and crap. I'm making a dark/chaos build and heard this was the go to weapon for that because of A scaling in both intel and faith. I have only 18 dex and still have a 490 AR. Only thing is that it really sucks in PvP because it's so easy to parry, or maybe I am not doing something right, because I see all the drama on this page. I just get parried all day long with it and have a low percentage of wins in PvP with it. I'm much better with heavier strength based weapons. So I have been using this in PvE and the Astora UGS in PvP which also eats wicked A scaling in intel faith. Never played a dark build before but its a lot of fun.

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                                                        • Anonymous
                                                          26 Mar 2021 11:06  

                                                          This whole comments section is just a salt mine of meta tryhard morons accusing other meta tryhard morons of being a meta tryhard moron

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                                                          • Anonymous
                                                            23 Mar 2021 22:44  

                                                            Beat it scrubs, pkcs is way superior than this r1 spamming piece of ****. I may aswell put it like this:
                                                            pkcs > lkss > Claymore > Gotthard Twinswords > a piece of shite > the rest of ds3 weapons...and spells

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                                                            • Anonymous
                                                              21 Mar 2021 15:31  

                                                              I remember when I got the Balder Side Sword to drop from my 2nd Balder Knight that I killed in DS1. I came here to see if it was decent. It turns out, it was deemed both a DS1 myth due to the low drop rate and also deemed "cancer" because the moveset was "too OP". I used it anyway and I adored it. It wasn't my main but it was Ol Reliable for close quarters stabbing. Fast forward to DS3 and it looks like LKS is the new BSS. Top tier dex weapon, low drop rate... It even has the same moveset as BSS from DS1...and the same level of contempt you get from people here for using it! I can't wait to use this forever and ever now! Thanks for the info. Try parrying if you're one of the salty ones. Anyone halfway decent at parrying wrecks people using this moveset because it is basic and predictable.

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                                                              • Anonymous
                                                                18 Mar 2021 20:41  

                                                                Wish it had the kilometer long dash thrust attack that kills me in one hit every ****ing time no matter what...

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                                                                • Anonymous
                                                                  11 Mar 2021 16:22  

                                                                  Can this weapon launch enemies in the air? I’m not sure where I heard it but it’s been bugging me and I just need a simple confirmation, even though in hindsight how could
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                                                                  • Anonymous
                                                                    07 Mar 2021 14:28  

                                                                    I like how in the comments meta tryhard morons fight with other meta tryhard morons and accuse each other of being meta tryhard moron scrubs :D
                                                                    "Clyymore/Lapp you scrubs!" "No, only pkcs and git gud" "I can f your mom with LKS"

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                                                                    • Toffical
                                                                      04 Mar 2021 02:19  

                                                                      I like this weapon, but I don't exactly like straight swords. Going against a good straight sword user with this can be frustrating though. If they're high damaging but not greedy and you can't parry, they'll probably backstab and that's gonna SUCK. In the right hands, you could slice a mountain in half with this MONSTER.

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                                                                      • Anonymous
                                                                        28 Feb 2021 02:57  

                                                                        If I'm being honest,the longsword beats this sword out in every single damage infusion. Even dex which is weird because its an S,the 110 crit is mediocre and it looses the longswords heavy heavy true combo. The length advantage doesn't exist,if thats your need the Gothards are your girls. This weapon is a bit of a trap,its good, but not longsword good.I mean at least it looks nice.

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                                                                        • Anonymous
                                                                          27 Feb 2021 17:01  

                                                                          Things good about Lks
                                                                          1 can be infused and buffed
                                                                          2 scale very good in refined
                                                                          3 can kick with it
                                                                          4 can get in early game
                                                                          5 regular upgrade
                                                                          Things good about pkcs
                                                                          1 weapon art
                                                                          2 one of few weapons that has frost
                                                                          3 also can get in early game but not as early as lks
                                                                          I used them both and if I missed something please tell they both are great

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                                                                          • Anonymous
                                                                            27 Feb 2021 03:38  

                                                                            I've fully upgraded so many weapons at this point, but this one still stays my strongest/best.
                                                                            Not the strongest compared to other weapons, but man it's fun to use since it doesn't drain my stamina too badly.
                                                                            I'm still trying new weapons, so maybe a new one will become my main eventually.

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                                                                            • Anonymous
                                                                              24 Feb 2021 07:29  

                                                                              Pros:

                                                                              1. very good moveset and range with sweeping r1s, thrust r2s, good utility WA with hyper armor

                                                                              2. good damage, lower than both long sword and broadsword with same infusions, don t be fooled by S scalling, but the difference is very small

                                                                              3. can be buffed and infused and works very well with all infusions except heavy, so a very versatile weapon

                                                                              4. good r1-r1-r2 combo. also r2 can be delayed to roll catch.

                                                                              cons:

                                                                              1. high stats needed to wield 11/18 str dex, much more than long sword, but this wont be an issue for dex or quality builds, just for elemental infusions

                                                                              other:

                                                                              One of the best weapons in the game. It excells in pvp because of better range and moveset compared to other SS. It does a good job in pve as well, but if one just wants a SS just for pve, long sword is by far the better option with lower stat requirments, ligher and higher damage, while having a very good moveset as well. Lkss is a very versatile weapon for pvp and can be used as both primary and backup weapon. 18 dex is a comintment though for pure magic users so they have to balance the extra points compared to long sword with slightly increased range lkss has over ls. Still if 18 dex fit your build, then I clearly recommend to use lkss as your primary ss.

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                                                                              • Anonymous
                                                                                23 Feb 2021 10:37  

                                                                                I upgraded the sword at +10 in sharp, but i only have a A scaling in dex, does anyone know why i can't reach the S scaling ?

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                                                                                • Anonymous
                                                                                  15 Feb 2021 09:53  

                                                                                  Is it good? Yes. Easy to use? Yes. Unoriginal? Yes. Boring? Yes. Tryhard? Yes. Cancer? No.

                                                                                  Thank you and good night

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                                                                                  • JammiestJames
                                                                                    30 Jan 2021 11:47  

                                                                                    I hate this weapon, not because I die to it, but because I destroy anyone in my path, so it gets so boring. UGS are so much more fun compared, just parry and r1 spamming degenerate and i’ll win every time. And if u do somehow die to this weapon, parry.

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