Can you repair the Drake Sword 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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Can the Drake Sword break?

When wielded with both hands, the strong attack unleashes a ranged vertical cleave (similar to the Stormruler from Demon's Souls) at the cost of 30 weapon durability. Frequent use of this technique can break the sword.
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Is it worth reinforcing Drake Sword?

Each upgrade will add 20 more points of physical damage, and it maxes at +5 (300 damage). And they don't scale with stats. So, good in the beginning - less so as time goes on. It's up to you if that's worth it.
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When should you stop using the Drake Sword?

The drake sword is a trap, by the way. It's a bad weapon that's really only good for the immediate area that you get it in. Once you've found a blacksmith, upgrade any other weapon that you like and stop using the Drake Sword.
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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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Dark Souls: Drake Sword Guide

Is Drake Sword or claymore better?

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. It can't be lower as it seems. If you have good stats, the claymore will display higher damage, thus the drake swords damage will be as low as it seems.
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Is The Black Knight Sword better than the Drake Sword?

Prefer Drake because of the attack speed. Try them both and you'll see the Black Knight Sword is pretty damn slow. I also have both, but I actually prefer black knight's sword. Let's me running one hit crap in the swamp, and took down asylum stray demon in a much shorter time.
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How many large arrows does it take to get Drake's sword?

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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Can you get multiple Drake swords Dark Souls?

You can technically hit him in the face/body and once you deal enough damage you will get the sword. Only once sword per playthrough.
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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. Damn powerful. Almost anything out-classes the Drake Sword, though.
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Does Drake Sword scale with Dex?

The Drake Sword neither scales with dex (or anything for that matter), nor has a particularly high dex requirement.
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Is Drake Sword good in ds1?

Drake sword is pretty good and it's not that hard to finish the entire game with just that weapon. However many weapons are way better. Take for example a regular longsword, it swings faster has a better moveset and does more damage when regular upgraded and with the right stats or you can upgrade it elementally.
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What does the Drake Sword scale with?

You are correct that the Drake Sword does not scale with your stats, as many other weapons do. With the sword upgraded to +1, you'll be doing 220 damage. Upgrading it to +5 will take this up to 300 - but at the cost of 40,000 souls and many dragon scales (9, I believe).
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Can you repair weapons in Drake Hollow?

You can drop your damaged weapons in camp, the drakes will pick them up and put them in the depot. When you take them out of the depot they will be fully repaired.
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Do Drakes Respawn Dark Souls?

Yes, they respawn, and if they drop Dragon Scales, it's extremely rare that they do, even with the Serpent Ring, I farmed them with 400 item discovery and never got one for 45 minutes.
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How rare is the Black Knight Sword Dark Souls?

Availability. Semi-common drop from Black Knights wielding the Black Knight Sword. One (non-respawning) is encountered midway through the Undead Burg; two more are found in the Undead Asylum if revisited; two sword Black Knights respawn in the Kiln of the First Flame.
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Can you upgrade the Drake Sword?

Drake Sword can be upgraded by using Dragon Scales. When equipped grants Magic DEF +15 and Flame DEF +15. It's not recommended to spend Dragon Scales and 10,000 Souls per upgrade on this weapon as the resulting low increase in damage does not offset the high cost.
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How many shots does it take to get Drake's 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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Which sword is best in Dark Souls?

Dark Souls: 10 Best Weapons In The Series
  1. 1 Murakumo. Present In All Three Games.
  2. 2 Gael's Great Sword. Dark Souls 3. ...
  3. 3 Claymore. Present In All Three Games. ...
  4. 4 Moonlight Greatsword. Present In All Three Games. ...
  5. 5 Zweihander. Present In All Three Games. ...
  6. 6 Gravelord Sword. Dark Souls. ...
  7. 7 Farron Greatsword. Dark Souls 3. ...
  8. 8 Lifehunt Scythe. ...
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What weapon does the most damage in Dark Souls 1?

4 Answers. The Demon's Greataxe has the highest potential raw damage, due to nice base attack rating and S-scaling in Strength. A Crystal Demon's Greataxe +5 wielded with 99 Strength has 767 attack rating. This weapon can be enchanted.
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Should I upgrade Claymore or Zweihander?

If you love huge and very powerful 2 handed weapons, use the Zweihander. 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.
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Is the Claymore better than the Zweihander ds1?

lots and lots of people use the claymore. they are both very solid weapons, it's down to preference and playstyle. zweihander is a full commitment weapon, claymore is maybe a bit more forgiving and has a more versatile moveset, tradeoff is lower range, less poise break and less damage.
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What is the best sword for strength in ds1?

The Man-Serpent Greatsword is considered by many to be one of the best weapons in the entire game and a must-have for anyone pursuing a Strength build. This is mainly because this Greatsword hits like a truck and can decimate enemies in a few shots.
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