Weapons | Dark Souls 3 Wiki

The Black Knight weapons are the best weapons From has ever designed. Not only do they have several unique moves, but almost all of those moves are worth using, to the point that I willingly and comfortably change between one- and two-handing them throughout a fight. Two handing the Black Knight Sword and claymore-waving is the last thing I'll do with it. Having such functional and diverse movesets make them incredibly fun to play, and I'm sorely disappointed that there's nothing even close to them in Elden Ring.

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gankers are bad hehehehehe

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I was a happy Dark Souls newb when I began playing. I was learning the game and enjoying the diversity of weapons and spells. But then I stood on a hill and looming in the distance, there it was - Irythill of the Boreal Valley. I descended upon the beautiful city and came across a guardsman of the city. I slay them as any other vermin I came across, his body full of gear screams as it clashes against the ground. Upon the lifeless body of the overworked solider lay a beaming light - it beckoned me, calling my name. Dark clouds settled above me as I naively reached out to pick up the object. It felt forever as I was extending my arm towards it, my last moments of DS3 Meta ignorance. Finally, there it stood firmly in my bloodshed hands, a Pontiff Knight Curved Sword. A serene weapon, eaten by insects and frost slept all around the blade ready to unleash its powers. I stared at the blade, images of Glory flashed before me as I raised the sword to the clouds washing away above me. There was no turning back, Lords were murdered, Dark phantoms vanquished and Hosts and White phantoms alike where terrorised by my every growing bloodlust seeping into my mind and new found partner. Nothing was the same anymore, I had to utlise the PKCS no matter what. I lost my sanity the more and more I conquered with this blade.

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People: *Arguing over which weapon has the best scaling for different builds and what to level up*

Players with 802 lvl: I missed the part where thats my problem

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This was my first Dark Souls game, yet the one I have the most mixed feelings about. This game was a shift into a new era of Fromsoft games and it's the most polarizing game I've ever played.

A game full of questionable game design, excellent characters, and a completely black and white reception.

I don't love or hate this game, but it just feels very awkward in the sense that I never expected the game to end up this way. Ruined by people who don't care for the prosperity of it.

I'm glad I played the other Fromsoft games, they were all extremely fun for me, but Dark Souls III just doesn't sit right with me anymore. There's no magic anymore because the game is so straightforward.

Not my favorite game, but definitely one I'll remember for the rest of my life.

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Finally some good weapons that just smack enemies. No bleed, no magic beams, no teleports

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Secret to make Dark souls 3 combat way better is... TO ****ING ADD BACK REAL POISE

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Why are there so many spears

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Laying in my bed half asleep at 3 am with a broken air conditioner burning alive in the middle of summer contemplating what my weapon will be for my sl1 run

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On god, after Rivers, Stars of Ruin, BHS, etc...

I feel like I've become that old dude on his porch sharing a beer with Murky and PK and saying "man, remember when I despised you?"

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Y'know, after a long time in Elden ring, I can't help but lament the fact that we didn't get the winged knight twinaxe moveset for powerstancing axes

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I miss the days where are hit from most weapons would stun an enemy long enough to get one more hit in

now in elden ring, idk if this is the case with every weapon, but you can only get one hit in before the enemy rolls away

plz FS, bring this back, it made pvp fair, if not, i would quite like to see the infinite r1 zweihander combo from ds1 back

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I am sad now that Elden Ring came out. DS3 was a game I loved. I haven't had the chance to start loving Elden Ring yet.

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Where is Rivers of Blood and Moonveil at?

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How the FromSoftware devs could've made Dark Souls 3 a perfect game:
1- Along with the nerf for curved swords, remove the PKCS
2- Make the Crescent Moon Sword do more damage
3- Remove Murky Hand Scythe
4- Remove the Corvian GreatKnife

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I don't need the best just a cool looking dex int weapon

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I don't need the best just a cool looking dex int weapon

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What's the best weapon for a 30/30/30/30 build

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I literally have never used a crossbow outside of using the repeating crossbow on hollows to flex my superior crossbow

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Let's be real here: r2 button is useless. In any weapon, r2 isn't worth using when spamming r1 just deals more damage in less time. If the r2 enhaced the weapon's attack in some way then MAYBE it would be worth our time, but outside of mlgs, it's pretty much useless.

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"Executioner's greatWORD" lol

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average PKCS and lothric SS fan vs average valorheart and old wolf curved sword enjoyer

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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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anyone tried the onikiri and ubadachi?

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harald curved greatsword is as cool as hell its combo makes it almost unstopabble

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fume ultra greatsword

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i finished the game with fume ultra gretwors its slow but one hit can destroy a player completely

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Offstoc go brr

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I wanna put my pp in the firekeepers butthole

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What I learned from dark souls pvp is that people are gonna be mad at you if you use anything that is fast

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Murky Hand Scythe

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i wanna do a SL1 run, does anybody have an idea of a weapon? i know the broadsword is common but i wanna branch out a bit.

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In y'all's opinion what do you think is the most forgettable weapon in ds3?

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Elden Ring wishlist:
Ultra Great Hammers

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out of curiosity, just by raw AR what weapon has the most? i am counting buffs like Warcry and resins.

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Elden Ring wishlist:
More fist weapons
Pontiff Knight Curved Sword
More greataxes
Ultra greatbows

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I'm here to play a video game and have fun, not adhere to some annoying meta
I'm going to go use Black Blade

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Haha bonewheel go brr

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Dar suls bad xcom beter

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Like this comment if you're hyped for elden ring, dislike it if you're not hyped

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bruh

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No trident dancing? 0/10

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In a war between tryhards and friendlies, the tryhards would probably lose because one person would start trying to murder everyone because one guy accidentaly spitleaf'd him because of lockon shenanigans and then the entire tryhard army would devolve from there

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When I use the halberd: absolutely useless

Other players when they use the halberd: literal masters of poise and hyper armor frames

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No guns? Bad game really

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Bait and negativity aside, with Elden Ring on its way I pose this question: What's your favorite weapon? Doesn't matter which game, I just wish to know what your fondest one to use is.

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Trololololololololololol
HEHE I'M FUNNEEEH

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Something something PKCS

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Elden Ring can do whatever the hell it wants, I just wish that there's a weapon like Dead Cell's "Nerves Of Steel" bow in it

(For reference, it's a bow that does considerably higher damage after you've held the arrow for a certain period of time, but the moment you hold it for any longer, the damage bonus goes ppof. Pretty much means you have to time your shots really well)

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what happens if i use a weapon without reaching the requierements needed (i have 16 str and i need 18)

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I better meet you guys in Elden Ring you hear me? It will be hella fun

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Can’t wait to destroy you trash cans in Elden Ring

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I feel like in every fromsoft game strength is more effective for pve
and Dex is more effective for pvp
Since dex is associated with the faster weapons (specifically straight and curved swords)
Strength better for pve since the dodge and hit tactic is more effective for npcs with high damage weapons

Both are good, I just feel like dexterity is more powerful for pvp

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How to counter twinks:
1: raw Lucerne/Glaive
2: Magic Weapon
3: profit

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Y'all ever just go deprived and say "**** it let's see where this run goes"

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My pp is the greatest weapon in the game

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Dark Souls 3 Top 5 best weapons:
5. Pontiff Knight Curved Sword
4. Bare fists
3. Torch
2. Soldering Iron
AND THE WINNER IS:
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1. Broken Straight Sword
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(by a long margin)

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almost every halberd in ds3 is perfect, notice how i said perfect, looking at you crescent axe

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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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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

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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According to wayforwardmachine this site will be blocked by the Ministry Of Truth in 25 years

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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

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Git Gud or downvote this comment

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What a downgrade

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YEAH

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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

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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.

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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.

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I hope they give you hax in Elden Ring because why not

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Just praying to god that Elden Ring doesn't port the fast curved sword and 2 handed dagger movesets from Ds3

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all dark souls game are pretty fun :)

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Is it just me or do strike weapons bounce off shields less often?

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Oh Ja!

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Demons souls > Ds3

Why

Cause it has the scraping spear to reach gankers a lesson.

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These are too OP, we should just all use pool noodles instead

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I really wish someone could remove the comments of the human failure saying, Dark Souls 3 was dead (24 Jul 2021 21:18 Anonymous, 24 Jul 2021 21:16 Anonymous, 12 Jul 2021 00:01 Anonymous). They are ruining the aesthetic of this site.

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Dark Souls 1, 2 and 3 shall never die!!!

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PvP is good? Don't make me laugh. This community is as ignorant as it is toxic. Fromsoft don't give a **** about the online integrity of their games as long as people keep forking money for their pay-to-win DLCs. Elden Ring will be just another clone of Bloodborne. Just as Ds3 was. Live with it

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The game is dead


Throw it in the trash already

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Is there any point in these forums anymore other shiitposting cause the game has been out for 5 years and by now everyone knows which weapons are op and that the fan base are a bunch salty little girls who act tough until they and start raging.

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welcome to a totally friendly, non-controversial trigger comments section

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3 PKSC in the right slot and 3 PKCS in the left.

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Elden Ring should bring back Dragon Weapons, and Bonfire Ascetics, and Hexes, and Twinblades, and so on and so forth

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guys can someone tell me what is the best wpn for a beefy build

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man, pkcs guy has been getting lazy. he's just been copy and pasting the same comment at this point

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Fun fact: Axes are actually one of if not THE best weapon category for quality builds

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No Ds2 Twinblades in Ds3 hurts my soul :(

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I strongly recommend you all to give the winged knight twinaxes a go. It's a solid endgame weapon that can tear apart pve and pvp enemies alike.

Instead of being a total a$$ about a weapon of choice like certain pkcs fanatic, i'm gonna tell you to invest time and dedication with a weapon that rewards agresiveness and strategy altogether. Once you do, you will experience a very different playthrough.

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Praise DS3 in 2021, 5 years before it's release.

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Great Hammers are best!

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All of you all are so unfunny, but what is funny is how easily you all die to the Gotthard Twinswords.

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Unless I'm mistaken, the Follower Torch doesn't appear on this page. You have to click on "Show Ashes of Ariandel Weapons Only" for it to appear. Anyone want to fix this? It's basically a mace, even though the game calls it a torch.

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The Broken Straight Sword is the best weapon in the game and if you disagree, you are a filthy casul! None of these other shít "weapons" are nearly as good as the Broken Straight Sword. If you dont use the Broken Straight Sword, jump off a cliff, you filthy filthy casul!!!

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Feel free to disagree, but in my personal oppinion PKCS is the best weapon in the game, because of its fast attack speed and high range.

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