Can the Drake Sword be repaired?

You can get to a blacksmith from Firelink shrine..., find the huge circular elevator (just go down the only set of stairs you can find near the bonfire, and then down another set of stairs after that) go down the elevator and then drop down, go to the right and take the stairs that go down... you'll see a blacksmith in ...
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Does the Drake Sword break easily?

It breaks fast if you use it's R2 two-hand special. It goes down 30 durability a pop.
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Can you get the Drake Sword twice?

The drake's tail will respawn, but the sword can only be obtained once per playthrough.
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Is it worth reinforcing the Drake Sword?

It's up to you if that's worth it. You cannot add lightning damage to it, at best it gets to 300 attack. People refrain from upgrading it because you obtain dragon scales relatively late and can lean off the crutch onto their favorite weapon +10 after blighttown.
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What is better than the Drake Sword?

If you can get it, the Black Knight Sword will last almost the entire game, and is a beast once it's upgraded to +5. Even better, especially if you like polearms, is the Black Knight Halberd.
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Dark Souls: Drake Sword Guide

Why is Claymore better than Drake Sword?

If you have good stats, the claymore will display higher damage, thus the drake swords damage will be as low as it seems. There is no illusion about damage.
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Is Drake Sword or Claymore better?

+10 Claymore has 206 base damage, it's flat out better than an unupgraded Drake Sword. Even a +5 Claymore will almost match the Drake Sword for damage once you factor in the bonus damage from your Strength and Dexterity stats.
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What sword should I get after Drake Sword?

Your best options are probably Zweihaender, Man Serpent Greatsword, Black Knight Axe, Gargoyle Halberd or Claymore.
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Is Zweihander better than Drake Sword?

The zwei is also pretty solid, but it's more efficient for a STR oriented build. The Drake sword is only useful if you plan on keeping the base requirements to wield it because of its lack of scaling. A quality build will be better off with just about any other straight sword.
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Is The Black Knight sword better than the Drake Sword?

The requirements on the BKS are higher than the Drake sword, but the Drake sword is just too hard to upgrade, and it does not scale with ANY stats. Actually range wise i'd give it to the Drake because of it's two handed R2 attack.
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How many bolts does a Drake Sword have?

If you continue shooting the wyvern's tail, after 20 or so shots (determined by your weapon damage stats and the size of your arrows) you will see a screen prompt saying you have received the Drake Sword. Congratulations!
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How many crossbow bolts for Drake Sword?

As long as you hit the dragon anywhere with approximately 50 arrows the tail will fall off and you will be rewarded with the Drake Sword.
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What does the Drake Sword scale with?

Equipping the Drake Sword will give an automatic +15 to both Magic and Fire Defense stats, but it does not scale with any other stats, further reinforcing that this weapon is only really effective in the lead-up to Sen's Fortress. Functionally, the Drake Sword acts the same as a standard sword.
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Is The Drake Sword the best?

The Drake Sword is probably one of the most powerful early game weapons in Dark Souls.
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How much damage does the Drake Sword do?

Scaling is not available on most Dragon Weapons.

So, the Drake Sword will usually stay at 200 attack, unless you upgrade it, which in total means spending 10 dragon scales which are hard to come by, and using about 10,000 souls for each upgrade if I remember right.
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Why is the Zweihander so good?

The zwei is one of the best two-handed ultra greatswords available early on, and there are tons of builds that utilize it. Commonly, though, it's an excellent option for strength builds. Two-handed, it can cleave a decent amount of health from an enemy, and might even stagger them if you're lucky.
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Should I upgrade Zweihander or Claymore?

If you use a shield, use the claymore. If you love huge and very powerful 2 handed weapons, use the Zweihander. You can still use a shield with the Zweihander, you just do the Combat Kick first to knock people off balance. All things considered, PvP and PvE.
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What level strength do you need for Drake Sword?

16 is the required strength to hold it in one hand effectively. The sword also provides some sort of defense boost as well, which is what the shield with the up arrow means.
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How do you repair the Drake Sword in Dark Souls?

You can get to a blacksmith from Firelink shrine..., find the huge circular elevator (just go down the only set of stairs you can find near the bonfire, and then down another set of stairs after that) go down the elevator and then drop down, go to the right and take the stairs that go down... you'll see a blacksmith in ...
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What sword is bigger than the claymore?

Yes. The German Zweihänder is generally longer than the Scottish Claymore. In fact most of the continental Great Swords are longer than a Claymore such as the Italian Spadone or the Spanish Montante.
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Is Bloodhounds Fang better than claymore?

Claymore is more versatile, owing to the fact you can slap any ash of war on it. Infuses well to almost any build, and you can adjust ashes based on the situation. But the Bloodhound's Fang tends to be better on average than most other ashes of war.
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Who is the weakest claymore?

Clarice has exceptionally low skills and strength due to the fact that she was a "failed creation" and being a color-headed. Thus, she was ranked as No. 47 and considered as the weakest Claymore overall of her generation. At times, she was not able to sense a Yoma aura due to her weak capability.
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Is Man Serpent greatsword better than claymore?

The only difference besides the man-serpent being stronger is the claymore's 1h R2 is a thrusting attack which can be very useful. Chaos Flamberge +5 with 10 humanities and bleed effect owns both. Range is also an issue as the manserpent has a slightly shorter range then either the Claymore and B-tard sword.
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Is the claymore better than Knights greatsword?

Claymore is the only greatsword that has an R2 thrust. The knight's sword seems to have some unique moves as well but only when 2-handed. Claymore wins in my book. The Banished Knight Sword does a little bit more damage but the Claymore has that thrust which makes it better in my opinion.
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