Weapons in Dark Souls 3 are listed on this page. Players may equip up to 3 in the slots for each hand. When developing a build, the player should try to find the weapon that mixes the right amount of damage, bonuses and moveset, alongside stamina consumption and Skills. Weapon classes do not necessarily share the same skills so check each individual weapon page to see its specific skill. If you would like to learn more about each weapon, visit their page, or check out the Combat page for specific explanations on how to master the game. You can use this Equipment & Spell Checklist to keep track of what you have
How to choose a weapon in Dark Souls?
Players create builds around specific weapons that have good movesets, deal significant damage, or are easily obtained. Some players choose weapons for their cosmetic appearance, but in most cases it is advisable to refer to the scaling and upgrading path of weapons to determine if the output is beneficial to the character in pve, pvp or both. The following categories of weapons have details on their base damage, and all individual pages feature infusion charts, with some extending to full moveset videos.
Weapon Categories
Daggers
Straight Swords
Greatswords
Weapons List
Daggers
Parrying Dagger
Mail Breaker
Bandit's Knife
Rotten Ghru Dagger
Corvian Greatknife
Handmaid's Dagger
Scholar's Candlestick
Tailbone Short Sword
Brigand Twindaggers
Harpe
Straight Swords
Shortsword
Broadsword
Broken Straight Sword
Astora Straight Sword
Lothric Knight Sword
Barbed Straight Sword
Dark Sword
Irithyll Straight Sword
Anri's Straight Sword
Sunlight Straight Sword
Morion Blade
Lothric's Holy Sword
Gotthard Twinswords
Valorheart
Greatswords
Bastard Sword
Claymore
Firelink Greatsword
Black Knight Sword
Flamberge
Executioner's Greatword
Wolf Knight's Greatsword
Wolnir's Holy Sword
Greatsword of Judgment
Storm Ruler
Moonlight Greatsword
Drakeblood Greatsword
Onyx Blade
Ultra Greatswords
Zweihander
Astora Greatsword
Farron Greatsword
Fume Ultra Greatsword
Profaned Greatsword
Cathedral Knight Greatsword
Black Knight Greatsword
Lorian's Greatsword
Lothric Knight Greatsword
Curved Swords
Pontiff Knight Curved Sword
Falchion
Sellsword Twinblades
Warden Twinblades
Shotel
Painting Guardian's Curved Sword
Storm Curved Sword
Carthus Curved Sword
Carthus Shotel
Rotten Ghru Curved Sword
Follower Sabre
Curved Greatswords
Murakumo
Exile Greatsword
Old Wolf Curved Sword
Katanas
Darkdrift
Washing Pole
Onikiri and Ubadachi
Black Blade
Chaos Blade
Bloodlust
Thrusting Swords
Rapier
Ricard's Rapier
Crystal Sage's Rapier
Irithyll Rapier
Crow Quills
Axes
Hand Axe
Thrall Axe
Brigand Axe
Dragonslayer's Axe
Butcher Knife
Winged Knight Twinaxes
Eleonora
Man Serpent Hatchet
Millwood Battle Axe
Greataxes
Dragonslayer Greataxe
Demon's Greataxe
Great Machete
Yhorm's Great Machete
Black Knight Greataxe
Earth Seeker
Hammers
Club
Drang Hammers
Morning Star
Reinforced Club
Heysel Pick
Warpick
Blacksmith Hammer
Great Hammers
Gargoyle Flame Hammer
Great Mace
Large Club
Morne's Great Hammer
Great Wooden Hammer
Great Club
Smough's Great Hammer
Old King's Great Hammer
Pickaxe
Dragon Tooth
Spiked Mace
Quakestone Hammer
Fist & Claws
Demon's Fist
Dark Hand
Claw
Manikin Claws
Crow Talons
Spears & Pikes
Arstor's Spear
Drang Twinspears
Gargoyle Flame Spear
Tailbone Spear
Pike
Winged Spear
Four-Pronged Plow
Saint Bident
Rotten Ghru Spear
Partizan
Yorshka's Spear
Dragonslayer Spear
Dragonslayer Swordspear
Golden Ritual Spear
Soldering Iron
Lothric Knight Long Spear
Greatlance
Follower Javelin
Halberds
Lucerne
Winged Knight Halberd
Red Hilted Halberd
Glaive
Crescent Axe
Gundyr's Halberd
Black Knight Glaive
Immolation Tinder
Reapers
Pontiff Knight Great Scythe
Great Corvian Scythe
Friede's Great Scythe
Whips & Flails
Notched Whip
Witch's Locks
Spotted Whip
Rose of Ariandel
Bows
Black Bow of Pharis
Short Bow
Dragonrider Bow
Composite Bow
Darkmoon Longbow
Greatbows
Dragonslayer Greatbow
Millwood Greatbow
Crossbows
Light Crossbow
Arbalest
Sniper Crossbow
Avelyn
Heavy Crossbow
Staves
Heretic's Staff
Witchtree Branch
Sage's Crystal Staff
Izalith Staff
Court Sorcerer's Staff
Man-Grub's Staff
Flames, Talismans & Chimes
Pyromancer's Parting Flame
Saint's Talisman
Sunlight Talisman
Canvas Talisman
Sunless Talisman
Priest's Chime
Crystal Chime
Caitha's Chime
Saint-tree Bellvine
Yorshka's Chime
Anonymous18 Oct 2021 20:47
Elden Ring Weapon Wishlist:
- More weapon moveset diversity (like Ds2)
- Better movesets in general (Fist weapons, Greataxes, and Raipers are kinda bland)
- More weapon catalysts
- Slow down some weapons, specifically 2 handed small curved swords and daggers
- Better balancing (okay, I know this one is kinda impossible, but it never hurts to ask
- Anonymous
11 Oct 2021 21:55
You would think the broken straight sword was the best weapon in the game but it turns out Alt F4 was the greatest weapon of all time. Cause my broken straight sword has failed to defeat such techniques.
- Anonymous
11 Oct 2021 03:49
I feel like they should add a new weapon category in elden ring and call it 'longswords' so that they can introduce longswords in the game and put actually realistic greatswords in that category like the hollowslayer greatsword
- Anonymous
10 Oct 2021 23:52
Man, everyone's talking about meta weapons and balance n' all that.
I just walk around, invading randoms in farron keep, casting Warmths, dropping purple moss clumps for them, and guiding them through the area. The only weapon I pack is Hollowslayer, and that's simply because it's an earlygame weapon that stands a decent chance when you can't run away, I.E. the poison swamp slowing you down. Even then, I only use it in self-defense, when I'm attacked before I can signify my friendship.
I wish we had more wholesome ds3 players. It really makes the game feel more... cruel. I know, that's the theming of the game, but that doesn't mean the community has to follow these guidelines, yes?
I dunno. Maybe I'm just exhausted from the endless flow of hackers and twinks, but this is just my two cents.
- Anonymous
08 Oct 2021 14:41
Imo they should have put a lot more work on the weapon movesets. Like, it does make sense that from the beginning you kinda swing the sword in the air, but not after reaching certain levels and wielding certain weapons that requires more than the caveman's moveset "r1 r1 r1".
I would've done it this way: meeting a sword's minimal requirements you get the basic moveset. 15 points of str above would give you a more brutish moveset like ds2's, 15 points of dex above would give bloodborne's moveset and 15 of both would give you bloodborne ss moveset + greatsword's r1s as combo enders. Idk, something creative among this museum.
- Anonymous
06 Oct 2021 14:38
Step 1: Write an obvious troll comment, like
"This game is bad bad bad.
Its way to hard
The first boss is undefeatable
Do not buy this game"
Step 2: Leave the Site alone 4 a few days
Step 3: Come back and harvest the hate comments
Step 4: Profit
Step 5: Repeat
- Anonymous
06 Oct 2021 14:22
According to wayforwardmachine this site will be blocked by the Ministry Of Truth in 25 years
- Anonymous
04 Oct 2021 23:17
Wow. What a unique array of various weapons to pick from!
You have:
Simple swords, axes, spears, etc.
Paired weapons, like daggers, curved swords, and even greatswords!
Enchanted weapons like dual frost scythes, a crystal-calling dagger, and a flame-calling greatsword!
And this is only the tip of the iceberg :D I can't wait to do another run where I ignore all of this in favor of bonking things with a reinforced club
- Anonymous
- Anonymous
01 Oct 2021 10:53
If you are reading this then you like wiener in your butt..,.. mine to be more specific;)
- Anonymous
- Anonymous
30 Sep 2021 13:26
Murkies, Sixteen estus cancelers at Pontiff murkying each other, applying dark blade to their knifes, quickstep, massively damaging each other. Ten passive Pontiff junkies strafing and backstepping slowly with a shield. Fifteen turtling duelists at Pontiff, thinking they're the ****, exploiting their tech, teching each other until they can't tech anymore, sticky white stuff applied to their blades.
- Anonymous
30 Sep 2021 13:25
Murkies, Sixteen estus cancelers at Pontiff murkying each other, applying dark blade to their knifes, quickstep, massively damaging each other. Ten passive Pontiff junkies strafing and backstepping slowly with a shield. Fifteen turtling duelists at Pontiff, thinking they're the ****, exploiting their tech, teching each other until they can't tech anymore, sticky white stuff applied to their blades.
- Anonymous
28 Sep 2021 01:04
Murkies, Sixteen estus cancelers at Pontiff murkying each other, applying dark blade to their knifes, quickstep, massively damaging each other. Ten passive Pontiff junkies strafing and backstepping slowly with a shield. Fifteen turtling duelists at Pontiff, thinking they're the ****, exploiting their tech, teching each other until they can't tech anymore, sticky white stuff applied to their blades.
- Anonymous
- Anonymous
- Anonymous
24 Sep 2021 22:40
Man if only PKCS could deal real damage, most of its damage comes solely from that toxic buildup and it's beaten out by weapons like cleric's candlestick and BSS
- Anonymous
24 Sep 2021 15:45
When will dumbáss ds3 community learn to drop trash weapons? My gank squad destroys endless trash scrubs who think that 500+ hours have made them pvp gods and chasethebro-level invaders. I ember up and password summon my 3 sl 802 sunbros and as if that weren't enough we all have dual wield pkcs, best weapon gaming history. People say pkcs is bad so they feel like weak tiny trash when we point down their ásses and poop on their bullshít "quality builds" with crappy exile greatswords and rks. We destroy so many dark spirits that now they mostly black crystal out as soon as they see my name. We are so powerful with pkcs and expert gank tactics that we can often clear the whole ringed city of mobs before the first invader shows up and dámn does he not know how fúcked he is when he runs up with hcsm over his thrall good and duel bows at me. I love bowing back and doing legion etiquette then using pkcs weapon art when he opens his gesture screen. Needless to say we point down these invading shītbags. One day dark spirit retards will figure out to use PKCS, but until then keep sucking our dung piez.
- Anonymous
23 Aug 2021 19:23
No Crypt Blacksword? what an utter disappointment what the ****, one of the best weapons both in damage and fashion did not make to DS3, suck a fat dong FS.
- Anonymous
23 Aug 2021 19:08
I've never met an intelligent human being on this site, only toxic *******s and the occasional people who act all wholesome to try and get that sweet juicy attention and likes
- Anonymous
- Anonymous
21 Aug 2021 11:41
Just praying to god that Elden Ring doesn't port the fast curved sword and 2 handed dagger movesets from Ds3
- Anonymous
- Anonymous
19 Oct 2021 19:02
A little psa on the lothric warbanner:
The buff weapon art is classed as a hitbox that only hits allies and provides the AR boost to them. The buff lasts one second, but the warbanner shoots out another hitbox every second, so it lasts for anyone who remains within its radius. However, this has one big side effect on NPCs.
Most NPCs try to roll or block when you attack them, but this is actually just a hitbox check- and since the lothric warbanner is the single most perpetually refreshing hitbox in the game, it means that some NPCs will endlessly roll or shield when faced wwith the weapon art.
I've not tested much, but I've found three notable foes this works on- Zoey, Shira, and Abyss Watchers. Keep in mind that the latter uses a roll attack, though, so it's not truly safe.
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