Manikin Claws | Dark Souls 3 Wiki

I was reading a history textbook for my college class and saw an image in it that claimed to be a representation of warfare from the game Arthur II, but when I looked at the pic it was a screenshot of someone wielding this weapon and wearing the pontiff knight set. It took me a second, but when I saw the familiar embers upon the cloth of the armor it suddenly clicked in my mind. Western Civilizations 21st edition volume 1 page 235 for anyone interested

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"For the benevolent, I have my prayer. For the scrubs, I have my huge-&ss lightning sword." - Some faith build, probably

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why does it say lightning infusion does fire damage?

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Use with black hand armor in your offhand. Looks like you have a hidden blade, ol’ Assassin’s creed style.

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I have never ever seen these used in pvp. It is true that it is the weakest of the claws in terms of damage, but not by much. At 70 dex and sharp infusion, it has 342 AR, which is only 12 less AR than regular claws that are also sharp at 70 dex, so really not all that bad. Paired with innate bleed, buffability, and the cheesiest weapon art in the game, quickstep, it seems like they would be pretty decent, atleast on paper. I will make a build around these and see how they stack up in the arena.

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time to bloodborne the **** out of some poor guy

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Rabababdadam

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Perfect weapons for a bleed build as have a blood infused weapon like carthus curved great sword which is slower you can hollow infuse this to buff the rouge and the wa to doge you can put pressure on the target

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the weight is 1.5 not 2...

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If I've already beaten watchers can I get the invasion in ferron?

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the lore makes no sense ngl

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To win with these, you need to abuse the WA to make up for range. That means having to 2h the weapon and leaving you at a serious range/hyperarmor disadvantage, so if you're planning on using these, level ATN for the FP you'll be burning through in each fight

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Do I have to do this before beating Pontiff? Is it really necessary? I already beat Pontiff :V

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Look cool as hell. Sadly when I use these, I get beat by all the straight sword users. And then by my dad. And then by my mom. And then by my girlfriend. Jk, I don't have a girlfriend, just random women in the street beat me for using these. :*(

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So I know the rolling attack is a thrust attack, but based on the 2h attacks, it looks like a; thrust slash; slash slash; slash thrust. Can anyone confirm?

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So no one thinks its odd that the sable church uses manakin weapons, manakins were created by mytha, its states this in dks2. Also earthen peak is pretty much the only location from dks2 that shows up in dks3. And the face on stabber and crusher mural in ariandel chapel look just like the manakin mask and the mural is also related the sable church?

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The durability of 60 given on this page is complete rubbish, it's actually 35 as I found out to my disappointment when the game started warning about my equipment status. Killing the forlorn grunts in Ariandel with Manikin Claws +4 cost one durability per grunt even if everything hit perfectly so these are definitely not for long stints.

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i wish londer pale shade would invade me. NG+3 and no still no sign of him

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Ima create a character to use these... Manikin Groundrunner...

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Dark Spirit of Londor still appears if you simply kill Yoel of Londor before even interacting with him

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Anyone willing to give me these? I missed them again and really don't wanna go through another playthrough, add me on ps4 and msg me dubstepdemonx

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Playing after most recent patch. Infusion screen lists blood infusion +10 at 60 units. Have the manikin claws received a buff? Are they the only ones?

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it is only 30 for the bleed not 34.

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[T]/ Praise the buff!

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Uhhh...there's not zero bleed with Blood Infusion...

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It said to attack Yuria to have the Dark spirit invade you at farron keep. Did it mean aggro her?

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already *****ed up :/ man then ill create a new guy to get them xD is it possible to get both claws in 1 NG ?
how rare is the drop ?

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I got only Dragonslayer's Axe after killing Dark Spirit of Londor that invades in Irithyll of The Boreal Valley. I missed the one on Farron Keep. I didn't even touch him, he just strangely fell of a cliff in what appear to me a suicide. Why I didn't get the Claws?

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As one might see way down in the comments I tried really hard to make these work, cause I think they look badass, but I just ended up finding myself using it as an off hand parry tool I'd occasionally two hand for the dodge weapon art, which might still be a good little niche perhaps since otherwise the new claws from the dlc outclass these in every way.

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The problem with this wiki is it doesn't tells us for what builds they are used for and how or what infusions are commonly used on them. Example: bleed is damn good in pvp. From this wiki information alone I would choose now the blood gem as infusion to max the damage on the claws. I wouldn't go for refined/sharp and then use carthus rouge what would be the correct choice. Because these essential information are not written down here.

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This is 100% NOT true: Doesn't work correctly with the Hollow Infusion, there is no Luck bonus with this infusion. (A regular hollow infused weapon would give a bonus of 5 to your luck stat at +10, but the Manikin Claws do not.)

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I've notived that if you do (r1 - l1 - r1 - l1) it will atack faster and with a lesser cost on Stamina. But someone know if the damage and the bleed efect are afected?

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Anyone note that this weapon uses very little stamina?

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I infused them with a poison gem and started invading people in anor londo, its just fun to mess around with the claws

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I think the Manikin Claws would be really good when combining it with Iron Flesh and buffing it with Carthus Rouge. Has anyone tried this yet? I think it would be really good in pvp.

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The Weigth of this weapon is 1.5 not 2...

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parameter bonus is actually E for strength and B for dex

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There are manikin claws in game - any chance to see Manikin mask in DLC?

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I would like to know if someone have already do what that guide said: "The Manikin claws, Londor Pale Shade set AND duel bow gesture can all be obtained in one playthrough by punching Yuria 3 times to agravate her, killing the invading Londor Shade in Farron Keep and Irrythil (BEFORE KILLING PONTIFF), and then paying for absolution at the statue of Velka in the undead settlement. The Londor Shade will still be summonable, Yuria will be friendly, so you can recieve all the items without discontinuing the questline." And if it worked, Thanks.

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kill the pilgrim, pale londor shade will appear and drop the Manikin Claws. REMINDER: You will end Sirris questline.

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I infused these with a refining stone and they are now called "skilled manikin claws." Anyone know why?

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The fact that they'd make a bleed weapon only obtainable by attacking the npc involved with the hollow questline is beyond me. I can't get the weapon now because i killed the bosses, all of these conditions you have to remember are idiotic, just to get a weapon. I suppose ill have to wait until NG+ to finish my bleed build, thanks FromSoft.

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I was mid way into yuria but I killed the assassin and then killed yuria, Dark Spirit of Londor invaded my world shortly after in the area with dogs and shadow enemies ( don;t know their name ) that leads to the elevator short cutm and remember that the boss shuld be alive for invasion.P.S."Dont Works correctly with the Hollow Infusion, there is no Luck Boni from it" it's fixed

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So based on the info, this one have a higher base dmg with identical scaling. So does that mean this one is absolutely better than the other claw?

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Can it appear after beating everything

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I'm doing what the wiki said and he's not invading what do i do?

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The invader will still show up if you do not trigger the Yuria quest at all i.e., do not speak to Yoel on the bridge.

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can i finish the game with this?

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Where I should find the Dark spirit there is Heysel invading me (backdoor of the last farron fire beyond the basilisks). My plan was to obtain the claws and join Yuria. Is this impossible?

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Bleed weapon that works best for a bleed hollow build. Is unobtainable to anyone who doesn't fail the hollow questline. **** quests in this game, they make DkS 1 look simple. Don't even get me started on the proper bow gesture.

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Can I still drop this item from the spirit from Irithyll if I killed Yuria?

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My experience with two characters might clear up a way to obtain these earlierThis Cleric character had taken a level from Yoel of Londor and then healed itI found Yellowfinger Heysel in the swamp pre-abyss watchers and when I killed him he dropped his crown and manikin claws, I don't recall if I killed him in the swamp.My Pyromancer character has taken only one level from Yoel and this was the character who I wanted to give claws to after the Cleric found them.I used this character who never visited the cathedral of the deep or farron keep to kill Heysel in both the swamp and woodsin both instances he used his warpick and I only received his drops in the woods, no claws dropped.Perhaps this has to do with accessibility to Yuria's questline. Hope this helps.

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Can someone trade one with me I missed mine...

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its a shame these are so bad for pvp, annoyingly spent a slab on it :/

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I'm currently trying to run this with a dex/luck build, which isn't complete yet, but personally I think theres much more utility potential for this weapon than some are giving credit for. While yes, its L1 combo has a bit of a slow startup, I think its best used as a follow up for its actually excellent and fast rolling and/or running L1 attack, and remember you do still have R1 and 2.They're definitely not beginner friendly weapons but I feel like there's much more potential to these things than meets the eye and they just need the right mentality. Having quickstep with a weapon that hits even a bit harder than daggers (which are more for applying bleed and/or poison.), along with also having Bleed, I think is a huge benefit that's not easy to invalidate . In the very least, when equipped offhand they have the amazing Cestus parry (fastest in the game.), which has been very useful for me so far since it gives them a good way to compliment a more straightforward main weapon, and giving easy access to its dual wield stance when hard-pressing triangle or its equivalent for quick step pressure.Haven't fully upgraded them down the hollow route yet but I think it's looking pretty good.

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When I infused these to Refined they were dubbed "Skilled" unlike any other weapon in the game. I really don't know what's going on with these things.

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Does killing Yuria count as being on bad terms with her?

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From what I can tell from using them these are a terrible choice for PvP. The attack speed is abysmal and the damage is horrible. They have practically no stunlock capability and the bleed build is useless, I've only had the bleed trigger once and that was against a host fatrolling who could barely move they were so over-encumbered. To even hit someone with these requires painful amounts of work due to the slow windup of the first attack which is almost always easy to dodge due to the horrendous range for such large claws. 99% of the time it's much less work and much more effective to use any straight sword or even a dagger. Ganks are impossible to face with these due to the slow attack speed and every attack being short range thrusts, meaning that every encounter turns into stunlock galore whilst you try and swing. Avoid these at all costs. The damage the phantom deals doesn't represent the damage output of these things at all.

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I didn't even meet Yuria because I didn't realize Yoel died but I still got invaded.

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Alright, I recorded the steps this time around for making the Dark Spirit of Londor appear. Same place both times, so it's no coincidence.1. Met Yoel of Londor, took him under service.2. Immediately returned to get first Darksign.3. Proceeded to earn all four other Darksigns in a row.4. Left and returned to Firelink Shrine. Yoel is dead, Yuria in his place.5. Killed Yuria.6. Cleansed Hollowing and Darksigns through Fire Keeper.7. Proceeded through Undead Settlement, Road of Sacrifices, and into Farron Keep.8. Got invaded by Dark Spirit of Londor, who dropped the claws.Location: From the Old Wolf Bonfire, go down the ladder and fight through the slime slugs. Follow the path of dry land patches with burning firepits until you reach stairs going up toward one of the fires you have to put out to open the big gate. You're in the right place if there's a large tree-wielding monster in front of the bottom of the staircase. Ignore the stairs going up and start wading into the swamp, hugging the wall as you move around and to the left. Keep following the wall, and you'll trigger the invasion.This confirms you can get this weapon as early as Farron Keep. Hope this helps someone.

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There seems to be a lot of conflicting advice on acquiring this. In the wiki it says you need to be on bad terms with yuria by killing the guy trying to kill Anri, but then says she wants to marry Anri, so why would that make her on bad terms with you? Also some suggest in the comments that you should be on good terms with Yuria to get the weapon and do her quests. Which is it, and what specifically do you need to do? If being on bad terms with her is all that is truly required, would simply killing her allow the spirit to invade?

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Anything special required to trigger it other than being Embered up? I know the area, I've helped hosts in there and seen the invasion happen, I've seen solo players get it, but I believe I've never ever seen this one.

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Is this a real weapon in DS3? Claws + Quick Step :3