Moonlight Greatsword | Dark Souls 3 Wiki

One of the Weakest variations of the MLGS (it's not bad, don't twist the words) but probably one of the better versitility ones, good moveset, decent damage at base stats (don't bother trying to maximise damage too much, the thing isn't known for its damage, magic clutch ring will suffice)... it's no DS2 MLGS sniper, BB's HMLS nuker or even ER's DMGS instafreeze... but it is one of the most enjoyable swords of the lot with probably the 2nd coolest moveset (BB's is just that flashy however, so it doesn't get 1st) Try this weapon for a chill playthrough or some PvP (seriously, it's a monster in PvP with some practice), it's not going to be the best option by far, but it's not going to be anywhere near bad either... (P.S: ideal build would just be base requirements for the weapon with a ton of VGR, END and VIT with Magic Clutch Ring and Leo Ring, you're looking to trade for WA counter hits as it's a "thrust" WA)

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Its actually easiest to get this weapon early by using the very int build you need to wield it, which is nice. use pestilent mist on dancer by catching her on the pillars, then use pestilent mist and snap freeze (grab early with hidden body) on oceiros while summoning hawkwood to take agro. do it right and you can do both fights hitless with basically no effort.

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Not my favorite version of the Moonlight Greatsword, but still pretty solid. At 60 Int, upgraded to +5, wearing Magic Clutch, Young and Bellowing Dragon rings, and the Crown of Dusk, you get an AR or 663. You can get that AR even higher with RTSR, Lloyd's Sword Ring, and Morion's Blade, but it's still great without those extra buffs.

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The single best thing I've found about this sword: it gives pyromancers access to Magic damage. Since its AR only scales with Intelligence and soft-caps at 40 it gives a 40/40 pyro build access to THREE different elemental damage types at a good magnitude - which is huge.

Its Str/Dex requirements are easy-peasy and it's not all that heavy so if you're running Prisoner's Chain and Ring of Favor (which you probably are anyway) you can still wear good armor with it and not have to sacrifice any points from Int/Faith and keep max pyromancy damage. It's honestly a wonderful set-up.

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i like cool sword

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Looks and min maxing aside, I am upgrading this for the niche situation where I am all out of fp and need a magic projectile. Don’t know anything else that can fill this specific role.

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What is the hate about? Magic clutch ring + dusk crown + my stats and this thing does like 800 dmg it’s perfectly fine. I shoot crystals and lasers most of the time but it’s perfect to conserve FP flasks or if things just get too close.

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I dont care how bad it might be I will never abandon my guidning moonlight as it is the only reason i level int

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This is my favorite iteration of the MLGS I don’t give af if it’s an unpopular opinion I LOVE IT and I have FUN

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Damage aside, it's incredibly enjoyable to use in pvp. It's versatile with its ranged charged R2, poisetrading weapon art, 1h R1 and 2h R1. It also still looks nice, fits some fashion pieces more than most other swords; the particle effects on Moonlight Vortex look amazing; and as a bonus, it thematically works well with Old Moonlight.

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This weapon would make a great Craig David cosplay

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How good is Moonlight Greatsword in terms of dodge roll?

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Even soul has its dark

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I love my 800 damage r1 r1

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Aesthetically, I love this one (but I love all the moonlight swords, duh). It fits the games theme of letting go of tradition, the way that Oceiros was looking for it but by the time he got it it's this faded-out version, and he couldn't even use its power.
"Letting go of tradition" isn't digging at the Moonlight Sword, it's not telling the *fans* to let go or anything (like so many pieces of media seem to do.. it's a very hateful way to send the message), it's just an in-universe thing, because obviously it came back triumphantly beautiful in Elden Ring.

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Poise jumpscare

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this one doesnt glow very much. just kinda blue tinted metal.

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I prefer the sekiro's moonlight greatsword

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Whoever denies this is the worst iteration of the moonlight greatsword from software ever developed is admitting dark souls 2's adaptability is a good mechanic.

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Recently got my hands on Demon Souls and went immediately to get MLGS (Faith weapon). Fun journey at base level, and felt really rewarding seeing how good MLGS is in that game. Makes me hate this trash iteration even more!!!

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Meh, Bluemoon Greatsword is better than this trash

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I still like it, I only use the roll then charged strong attack for sword beams if I'm two handing or the one handed charged heavy for parry bait and sword beams. Also one handed charged attacks can hit the storm king dragon as they can track vertically, makes me feel cool....

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Just use the…uh…Greatsword of Judgment.

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what would be a better high level build set, this or greatsword of judgement?

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Sekiro and eternal ring don't outright point out the reference the closest things to it are: the Divine dragon greatsword(Sekiro) And eternal sword(eternal ring) are the closest things that could reference to the sword.

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Imagine if, after breaking it, the cristal blade shatters and a summoned magic blade comes out of the handle, losing the ability to shoot but dealing pure magic damage. But we can't have nice things, can we?

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Do not understand the hate this thing is getting. If you're running a caster, this is an excellent pick for those times you want to really hit hard in melee, or want to deal high magic damage without eating SP. I wouldn't main it, per say, but it's an excellent pick for Gravetender's Champion, who can be otherwise quite annoying for casters.

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Why do people say the damage sucks? It's not great but its decent imo, plus it looks cool

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This sword was actually marginally better in this game than Elden Ring for PvP. Maybe that’s because Ring’s PvP is hot garbage. Dropped the game many months ago when at this point in DS3 life cycle I was playing daily. DS3 >>> ER (casual souls)

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I won like 12 duels in the arena just spamming the weapon art then a guy parried me. The rest is history. 10/10 would moonlight vortex again.

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this weapon is supposed to be used on PURE intel builds I think, don't know what y'all talking about this weapon slaps

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you can edge it by not fully charging it and it will glow and make the little noise

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He got bullied in school for being different

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Very disappointed with MOON SWORD from this game… very weak and ***

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What the hell... this... this one sucks... The one from Bloodborne blows it outta the water! My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined. Waste of a good titanite slab...

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Yes this weapon isint that good. dose that mean im going to not use it? No. It looks awesome.

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*horse neighing*

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This is the worst rendition of the mlgs in the entire series, but as a weapon it has everything besides raw power, by a small margin. The wa has a lot of hyper armor, damage and decent speed. The charged attack beams deal great damage, and durability is almost a non issue. So if you are planning to just press r1, this weapon ain't gonna fit your style.

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the dark souls 3 wiki comment section will remain my favorite place on the planet

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the dark souls 3 wiki comment section will remain my favorite place on the planet

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The weapon hits like a truck and is my fallback option when the fight gets too hard, BUT.
This isn't moonlight greatsword, it's foken frost hunk of rock sword. I don't know what were they thinking. It doesn't have the feel, the color, the effect, the look, the sound, the fidelity and the OOMF of the MLGS, DS3 version was much more satisfying and I liked the moveset much more as well.
My sacred wish is to get Bloodborne's version in other From Software games, it was... so... good... there...

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Is anyone else kind of disappointed by the B scaling in Intelligence when it's fully upgraded? In Dark Souls 1 it starts out with A scaling and gets S scaling after only upgrading it ONCE, lol. In Dark Souls 2 it ALSO starts out at A scaling in Intelligence, but only goes to S scaling in Intelligence if you infuse it with a faintstone (magic infusion). Why does this version only go to B scaling in Intelligence? Someone else mentioned that this version of the MLGs does physical and magic damage, unlike the DS1 version & DS2 version (they both do pure magic damage), so that maybe this is a knockoff MLGS. Especially since in the weapon description it says that the "true moonlight" never revealed itself to him. So what if he made this imitation to cope with never seeing the "true moonlight"?

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As the description says Ocerios was never revealed to the true moonlight, plus this is the only moonlight greatsword with physical damage, you remember the fake “mlgs” bluemoon greatsword of ds2? It also deals physical damage, implying that this may very likely be a knockoff.

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i'm debating respeccing from Dex to Str to use this instead of the lothric knight sword...

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"Oceiros, the Consumed King, was infatuated with the search for moonlight, but in the end, it never revealed itself to him."
this implies that the MGS we wield in the game is just how Oceiros thinks the sword would be, explain why this version of MGS is significantly weaker than those in the previous games

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i don't really understand why some people say its a good weapon even though its easily outclassed in damage even by starter weapons

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Is there Moonlight Reference anywhere in Sekiro? I thought it was an easter egg in every fromsoftware game. Haven't been able to find it in Sekiro, though.

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i've been using this sword lately. it's a lot of fun. good enough for a 1st playthrough for sure.

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So nobody mentions this sword is a reference to the moonlight laser blade from the Armored Core Series?

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It's super interesting for me how this version of the Moonlight looks deteriorated compared to the DS1 version

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There are a bunch of conflicting opinions about this weapon. But at 60 INT, 22 DEX, and 18 STR, is this better than the GOJ or is it worse?

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Want a weapon that can spam projectiles? While holding parry shield in your left hand?! That's it, baby. That's the weapon.

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A pure caster can two hand this with the knight’s ring. Are there better alternatives? Yes, but this requires no stat investment.

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This weapon symbolizes the "imagine trusting fextralife" phrase

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been using this weapon a lot. i have no complaints about this weapon except its look. i wish it has that 'glowing' look like the one in bloodborne.

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Hate bein sobah…

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Whoever thinks this thing is great in this game, is living in denial.

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Moonlight Greatsword, everyone's favorite

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Hilariously, a Crystal Flamberge will have a higher AR, and with bleed on the side.
Hopefully you're better in Elden Ring, my guiding moonlight.

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Time to make a Benhart of yolo build

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the one from that crazy horse is still better

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"why use this when you can infuse a claymore with crystal" shut the f*ck up it looks cool

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If you want nostalgia, use this. If you want true damage, infuse the greatsword (the ultra) in crystal and enjoy the practically double damage.

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Honestly one of the best Greatswords in the game.

It's longer than most. It universally deals more magic damage than any other greatsword. It shoots moon beams. The weapon art has insane hyper armor and stupid damage.

You might need high Intelligence to get the most out of it, but even low intelligence builds can understand it's strengths. 9 Seath the Scaleless's wearing Big Hats out of 10.

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Can this WA trade with grrathammer? Especially Ledo WA

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This is an ok weapon, even if nerfed.

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ah you were by my side all along.....











my ignorant slaves

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Just tumblebuff it with crystal magic weapon and fck whoever says that would be op, because that damage is what the moonlight gs should have by default like it's predecessors did.

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after three ng+ i can now use this weapon :D

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This mf sword cheeks bruh

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Can anyone else make out faint floral patterns on the blade, if the light hits it just right? Or is it just me?

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Bruh if oceiros ate seath tale he woulda shid it out brotha below me

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So Oceiros basically ate Seath's tale

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The next iteration of this iconic weapon in elden ring better split the fkin mountains in two with it's attacks if fromsoft ever wants to make up for this embarrassing excuse of a magic greatsword.

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The fake replica from ds2 was a better weapon. Not even joking.

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This weapon may have been nerfed but that doesn't keep it away from being one of the most viable ones

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Let there be god tier MLG like in bloodborne in Elden Ring otherwise I will never sleep easy knowing that the abominable Ds3 MLG is the final one.

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If Elden Ring doesn't do the MLGS justice I'll break into Miyazaki's home and steal his entire stash of feet pics

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Curse you Bloodborne!!!!

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It's cute that everyone here wants to cope so hard with the fact that this weapon is bad and is only in the game to continue legacy.

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If you parry the weapon art, do you still receive the damages from the vortex?

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Oh, how we had such high hopes for you after Bloodborne. How you could've been so good. But, alas. 'twas not to be.

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MLGS is so wack in DS3 holy moly

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"Why are you even here?"

-Crystal Flamberge

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This weapon deals 413 to 430 dmg to lothric knights with full upgread with 60 INT
You can kill them in 3 hits
Not recommended for pve tho u are better off with crystal soul spear

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This is actually what Miyazaki's pp looks like

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There is a big difference between "balancing" and "nerfing" that ppl doesn't seem to get.

Balancing a weapon requires not only testing from the devs's part, but also comparing with the weapon's counterparts or similar weapons. And after that data testing, either tweak the weapon accordingly by increasing or reducing it's properties in order to put it at the same ground to the other options available in the game, or buff their respective counterparts to give whoever confronts the weapon a chance to fight back.

Nerfing a weapon is reducing it's properties without even a proper reason. 3 or 4 ppl complains about it, it gets nerfed to oblivion and then utterly forgotten by both the devs and the community. No testing, no real changes aside from damage, nothing. 3 complains and right into the trash can. The worst thing abput nerfing is the meta they generate, like the absurd magic damage from a crystal infused flamberge, wich is ultra tier and obtainable way sooner in the game.

What this weapon got with the split physical damage (69 physical, wich is 69 less of magic damage) was a huge nerf. If you ever think this is balanced, your senses are in worse shape than oceiros's.

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this thing is only good on below lv 30 builds. makes me really sad, cause its one of my favorite weapons in the whole series

split damage is a cruel, cruel thing.

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This weapon is useless it never does good damage and all you guys that use it are scrubs because oh boy it’s the moonlight great sword but the truth is you should be using pkcs if you git Gud I mean seriously

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In ds2, i got the bluemoon greatsword and upgraded it to max with a magic stone on it to infuse that thing in enchanted. Despite being a fake not even intended to fight with, it did a surprisingly good job.

Can't say something like that with this one here. The supposed og moonlight greatsword in ds3 being surpassed by a damn fake in ds2 should give you an idea about the fact that this weapon is nothing but filler. Like, just put fromsoft's signature weapon here and don't even bother to check if it's a decent weapon.

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Don't understand why Miyazaki gave this thing's WA such high AR and superb hyper armor only to let any random idiot with a caestus be able to just up and parry it.

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pkcs beats ***light greatsword all day

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Also im surprised why nobody mentions i just realised that this sword blocks better than greatsword of judgment

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im using it for ng+4 and i dont understand why people dislike it. the wa is really fast and powerful and the charged r2 attacks are devastating if the blade and projectile hit. magic clutch ring makes it even stronger and the damage absorption penalty is neglegible. repair powder allows you to use the charged attacks projectile infinitely. i think the downsides would be pvp performance and the looks (i miss my glowing popsicle :(

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Makes the smoldering lake zone a cakewalk, for whoever has trouble there.

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Shut your Mouth Anonymous 3 The Moonligth or blue moon (not the fake) Great Sword is greatest and will remain the greatest great sword in all souls games there are no cons only pros casual trash!

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Why does this page say its weight is 40?

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pros:

1. highest magic damage for a weapon in the game! The damage can also be buffed with magic clutch ring and crown of dusk

2. very good WA, high magic damage, very good hyper armor, good range

3. very good range and roll catch ability, high damage with full charge r2s if the atack and projectile hits the target

4. good looks!

cons:

1. magic damage is good for pvp but most of the times low to average for pve

2. cant be infused or buffed

3. moveset is average and projectile accuricy is bad

others: a very good weapon for a mage build or any kind of high int build, even without spells. Excels in pvp due to range, type of elemental damage and WA that hits like a truck and can trade with UGS for example with just 14 poise. Low to average in pve because most enemies are either resistant or neutral to magic damage with very few enemies acctually weak to magic.

A very good option for pyromancers that want a different elemental than fire and dark. The best option possible for a sorcerer. Can also work with high int or/and faith build without attunement. Weaker than DS1 version but still strong enough for it s purpose.
Enjoy the Moonlight GS!

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