Rapier | Dark Souls 3 Wiki

Expecting a parry? Joink! Counter damage. Trying to stunlock because i won't parry? Clang! There goes the greataxe.

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I don’t care if y’all think that that this sucks, I don’t care. I’m putting this in my left hand and the whip in my right on my healer build.

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It's a shame this is the only thrusting sword that can be used to parry while holding it in the left hand. I was hoping there would be others that could also be sued for parrying... But I'll take what I can get.

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is it just me or does it deal less riposte damage than the mail breaker which is supposed to have less crit bonus?

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Better than the mailbreaker and found very soon.
Though I don’t think it would be better than a dagger for reposting.
Good for new sorcerers

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Great weapon, but since it has the shortest range, and most people wear heavy armor which protects against thrust attacks, it basically puts you on hard mode in PVP, since you have to hit people way more than other weapons do.

The WA heavy attack is manageable to land, and satisfying to pull off. But most people who know how to roll can dodge it EZPZ, and it's vulnerable to parries. WA light attack is really tricky to pull off. Since like parrying--you have to fight latency, you get damaged at the times you think you should be starting the move--at which point, you're wondering 'WTF did I get hit when there's 3 ft between me and his sword', and you should actually start it a bit earlier in advance to account of the latency.

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Good but not nearly as good as the DS2 rapier, though that's not saying much since DS2 rapier was super op

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You yourself can make swiss cheese at home

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I like FISHING

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The WA makes me like this better than the Estoc

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Fun fact: This weapon can be used by sorcerers without the need to level STR or DEX, thus making it a decent alternative to your starting Mailbreaker.

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Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya, you killed my father, prepare to die.

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chaos and dark have D/B/A/A scaling at +10

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So annoying, ugh

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This is the best weapon 4 ds2 sl1 run
And no damage runs 4 all day games

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despite having higher AR and the same crit as the dagger it still seems to do less repost and backstab damage then the dagger

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Believe it or not this weapon with a crystal infusion is very good for an intelligence build.

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Everyone talks about how good this thing is in the left hand but honestly it's very underrated for being a main weapon. The WA isn't too shabby since you can mix up your opponent with the bait and stab or the multi stab... Even if you miss the initial hits on the multistab, you can actually still land the final hit of it while turning as they try for a backstab on you too.

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hey, my chaos rapier +10 has scaling of D str B dex A int and A faith, the table might be wrong

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Very good left hand weapon for greatswords or spears to cach someone offguard

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For some reason this small proddy stick seems to hit harder on counter hits than the Estoc. Can anyone else confirm this?

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My plan is a pyro that has a chaos rapier in left hand and a pyro flame in right, I can poke, parry, and cast pyromancies, and I can carry an of hand dagger or 2hand the rapier to repost

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When in left hand it can parry, so dose it also block or attack in left hand?

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Unpopular opinion... better than OFFHAND Estoc due to parry. Range is abysmal though smh

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heavy rapier + 10 has A scaling with strength, not B

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This with the leo ring, and only counterattacking shows FROM never fixed how OP the rapier is from DS2. Still should carry a larger weapon to make up for range, but damn this thing can hit hard at lower SL

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fire infused works great for almost-only-sorceries-mages

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This can be fun to use offhand as your parry tool with a heavy, wide-swinging weapon like the Black Knight Great Axe. Sure it doesn’t have the “extended” parry frames, but seriously, 60 frames per second and you’re worried about losing 4 frames in parry time? Plus it can be hilarious to watch a straight sword spamming invader back up and suddenyl get cautious after you remind them that the rapier can still be used for thrusting in the offhand. Fast, and with better damage than most parry tools.

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I was very confused as to why this does a lot less damage than a basic dagger on ripostes until I finally learned that the "critical" number on the in-game stats page doesn't always actually apply to riposte damage (it usually correlates, but not always). Apparently, the "critical" multiplier only applies to counter / instability frame hits. So time your pokes to hit during attack animations to make that impressive "130" critical value actually matter.

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Correction: the Dark Rapier +10 has scaling of: Str:D, Dex:B, Int:A, Fth:A.

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Is it good for parrying?

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The hitbox of this thing is a lot shorter than the model itself and, apparently, this weapon does not have a guaranteed R1 combo, many players I've had fought while I was wielding this weapon were able to roll away or parry (successfully or not) after a single R1 (although it's possible that, since the weapon's actual range is a lot shorter than it should be, they don't get hit by the second R1 because they were pushed out of range by the first R1, thus allowing them to roll away). And trying to backstab people with this weapon was nearly impossible, but boy oh boy, I was getting lagstabbed again and again by straight swords and curved greatswords left and right. The runnig attack was also completely useless, the only useful thing about the moveset was the rolling R1 which is extremely fast, and the WAR1 was useful from time to time, Don't bother using the WAR2. Mediocre damage and terrible range, 4/10 would use only as a reposte or finishing tool. A dagger will serve you a lot better than this.

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Delete this weapon.

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Thank goodness that they nerfed it from Dark Souls 2.

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If for some reason you want a thrusting sword on your strength build, use this lol.

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Great For my Don Quixote build with the Herald Armor

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Why does it not have an S scaling in Dex when sharp infused?

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Actual rapiers are not lightweight nor are they short. It's basically a longsword with most of the weight shifted toward the hilt.

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So the only way to get 2 rapiers would be to star as the assassin and then loot this one?

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My Simple Rapier +10 has the following scaling, unlike what the chart says:

STR - D
DEX - B
INT - S

why is that?

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Not as good as a dagger for crits sadly. Both do 130 crit damage but my lightning dagger doing around 330 and the rapier doing 420 AR, the dagger did about 200 more damage on ripostes.. Kind of triggers me.

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This is absolutely my favorite off-hand weapon in the game, now. With Zweihander doing 800 and this little guy doing 500, they're great for hybrid builds. On top of that, they're both pretty light. I'm able to wear decent armor while using these... without Havel's ring.

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I dont know if its just me but this has more damage than the dagger with the same critical damage of 130 and yet backstabs dont seem to do nearly as much damage as a dagger. Anyone else have the same experience?

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40dex 60 int buffed is a beast, loving this weapon

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A decent early weapon for Sorcerer class (pure mage, for the matter) since it doesn't require any Str or Dex leveling. And if you aren't looking for scaling, you can simply infuse it with Raw, Fire or Deep Gems. Then, you can focus on leveling only Intelligence in which you can reach 50 Int right at SL40.

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Oh man, I just found this thing and I am having so much fun. Every time I stab something, I imagine my character saying some random French sounding word (anguard, touche, sacrebleu etc). It's also so easy to hit thing in narrow hallways. Probably the best weapon for a new guy, you can also learn to parry with it.

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Remember it's parry animation in ds1? So sad it lost that animation.

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Best offhand weapon in the game. It pokes, it parries. Perfect.

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Did noone notice that the rapier is turned the wrong way around while held in the main hand?
While held in the main hand the handguard is on the inside, thus providing no defence. While held in the off hand the guard is facing outwards and thus providing defence to your hand and fingers.

What do you guys think, is it just an oversight or was the rapier ingame originally intended to be an offhand only weapon?

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Edited in new critical value.

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Has anyone actually tested this weapon's parry frames? The animation itself looks very similar to the Parrying Dagger animation, except it twists around a little bit more before fending off an atttack. I've tested on the hollows in front of Firelink Shrine and it seems pretty sucky. Maybe if i tried with enemies that are easier to parry like the Black Knights or straight sword Lothric Knights?

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As of update 1.05/App 1.09, the Rapier has 130 Critical damage, this essentially makes the Rapier a perfect weapon for PVPers and Offline play for the entirely of the game, especially when wielded in the left hand (assuming you're quick enough to switch to two-handed for a quick riposte, right after a parry).

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My preferred secondary to my Legion Scimitars, the rapier perfectly complements them due to covering all their weaknesses. Heavily armored enemy? No problem just switch to this pure piercing weapon. Tight hallway? No problem all the attacks are thrusts. Having trouble dodging an attack? Switch to this and a shield to either parry or turtle.

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At 40/40 str/dex, a Refined Rapier +10 has an AR of 362.

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I'm about to start NG+ and have been infusing and testing with various weapons. I infused a +4 rapier with lightning and now I cannot buff it with Carthus or Magic! Thought I was doing something wrong but it just won't have it.....can anyone else test this please?

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Way back in Dark Souls 1 this was the piercing sword everyone complained about thanks to its crit, but now it gets to sit back and relax while estoc takes all the attention.

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The Parry Animation seems actualy the same as the Parrying Dager does it have less frames or is the parry Dagger actuall just *****sngiggels on From's site?

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Noble duels??? Refined Techniques??? LMFAO

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This weapon, while infused with a simple gem and used in your offhand, really compliments an Exile greatsword user (as well as people who spam their weapon art in general) because the Exile greatsword's weapon art cannot be parried, and therefore, the fp regen becomes very useful to have, especially for fight clubs if you run out of ashen estus and fp. Not to mention, you can parry with it and it has a fast attack animation which becomes useful for poke damage if you can't seem to hit them very often with your main weapon. Also, if you use weapon buffs like Dark Blade or Carthus Flame arc, having the rapier in your offhand means that you don't have to switch your main weapon and cancel the buff. Give this one a try in pvp. It will make you fairly unpredictable and very versatile. Also, if you need to block, you can always just two hand your greatsword since it has decent stability and it's guard absorption is on par with some small shields.

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If not for rapiers, harharhar.

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Before I make a wrong choice, does anyone know which upgrade path is best to follow for the rapier?The table REALLY needs filling in for this weapon.Thanks