Can you upgrade raw weapons in Dark Souls?

Raw Upgrades for weapon are performed by Andre of Astora at the Undead Parish. Note that each upgrade level requires a number of soul that varies depending on the weapon. From Regular +5 to Raw +0 requires Large Ember and Large Titanite Shard. Raw upgrade from +0 to +5 requires 9 Large Titanite Shards to ascend.
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Is Raw better than regular upgrade Dark Souls?

Even with low stats, going up the Regular pathway is still generally higher damage because Raw doesn't add much damage, but gives up a lot of scaling. Raw gives you more base damage but lowers the weapons scaling. There is pretty much no reason to use raw as the standard path will you more damage.
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Can raw weapons be buffed Dark Souls?

Raw, Heavy, Sharp, Refined, and Hollow infused weapons can be buffed. Deep, Fire, Chaos, Magic, Dark, lightning, bleed, and poisons weapons cannot be buffed.
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Why use raw in Dark Souls?

Overview. Raw increases the base damage of a weapon, while reducing its stat scaling from Strength and Dexterity. As its name suggests, it gives the weapon jagged edges, making it more dangerous but also more unwieldy. It is a unique upgrade path in that it does not allow a second tier of ascension.
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What's better divine or raw?

raw weapons have higher base damage but low scaling making them good early game, unfortunately they are useless even then. Divine weapons have their Attack Rating split between magic and physical, they have high Faith scaling, and low physical scaling.
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How do you get plus 10 weapons in Dark Souls?

So the process for standard upgrade path is as follows:
  1. Use Reinforce Weapon to upgrade from +0 to +5 (bonfire or blacksmith)
  2. Acquire Large Ember and give to Andre.
  3. Use Modify Equipment at Andre to boost +5 to +6.
  4. Use Reinforce Weapon to upgrade from +6 to +10 (bonfire or blacksmith)
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How do you ascend weapons past 5 in Dark Souls?

Once you have picked up the Large Ember, proceed to Andre and he will ask you if he can have the Ember, answer yes. In order to continue past +5, you must go to modify equipment, and ascend to +6 and then continue upgrading, with a limit of +10.
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Is it better to be human in Dark Souls?

No real advantage to being human, besides being able to summon other players. And no, being human doesn't raise drop rate, having soft humanity increases stats and drop rate. holding soft humanity gives advantages, not being human.
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Is there a benefit to being human in Dark Souls?

With Humanity you can:

Kindle bonfires which increases the total amount of estus flasks you are permitted to carry while saved to a specific bonfire. (If in Human form) Summon player allies to aid you in battle against the game's epic bosses.
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Does humanity matter in Dark Souls?

Carrying “soft” Humanity grants stat bonuses. The higher that number in the upper left of your screen, the more defense you have against physical and elemental damage, and your Item Discovery stat increases (which means you're likely to find more items when you defeat enemies).
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What is the hardest hitting weapon in Dark Souls remastered?

The Dragon King Greataxe is arguably the most powerful, at least in terms of single-hit damage potential. It can be obtained from the Gaping Dragon.
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How do you upgrade raw weapons?

First of all, you need to forge a weapon to +5 status (using Titanite shards, which can be purchased from a Blacksmith), and then transform it into a Raw Weapon. Once it becomes a raw weapon, you need to forge it to +5 again and the Achievement is yours! Only Andrei in the Undead Parish can upgrade to Raw Weapons.
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What is the best weapon for buffing in Dark Souls?

Most common weapons people buff are uchis and straight swords due to their speed. You can try a man-serpent greatsword with those stats. You should be able to hit 500+ damage with a +15 without the buff.
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What is the best stat to upgrade in Dark Souls 1?

Vitality is broadly considered the most important stat in Dark Souls. It serves a single purpose in the game and that's to increase your max Hit Points. While there are some who can beat the game without ever getting hit, most of us will get hit... a lot.
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Is Dark Souls 1 better than remastered?

Graphics and Performance:The remastered version offers improved graphics and performance compared to the original. If you prioritize a visually enhanced experience and smoother gameplay, the remastered version might be preferable.
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Is Dark Souls 3 better than ds1?

The first Dark Souls was the most frustrating, but some quality of life changes made the third game work better. Dark Souls 3 has expanded features for a better online experience, to both co-op and PvP. Depending on your Covenant, your aura will be a different color from the other players you visit.
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How do you farm Humanity in Dark Souls 1?

One easy method to farm humanity is to warp to the bonfire in The Depths. The surrounding areas contain undead rats. If you have the Covetous Gold Serpent Ring equipped, the chance of a rat dropping Humanity is relatively high. Having a high humanity count (up to 10) also increases your item discovery rate.
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What does reverse hollowing do?

Being human (reverse hollowing) also allows other players and NPCs to invade you which is a critical part of the fun. You have to be human to invade others. It also unlocks special "adult only" scenes that you can't get when you are ugly. Reverse hollow makes u human, so u can summon other players.
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Is kindling a bonfire permanent?

The Bonfire you have Kindled will remain so for the rest of the game unless the Fire Keeper who governs over that Bonfire is slain, in which case you will have to restore them to life first.
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Does dying matter in Dark Souls?

What do you lose when you die in Dark Souls? You lose souls that you've collected from defeating enemies & bosses. However, they can be recovered if you go to the spot where you previously died. If you die while getting to that spot, those souls are gone forever.
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Can you beat Dark Souls alone?

The game is designed for solo. The bosses are designed for solo. Everything in Souls can be done solo. There are a few bosses in the DS2 DLC that feel weighted for co-op, but it is not necessary there either.
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Do you get better loot as a human in Dark Souls 1?

You still have a bonus +200 item drop rate even if you're hollow. The more humanity you have in human form, the better chance of getting drops.
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Can you get Gwyn's sword?

Is it possible to get or craft Gwyn's fire sword? You can craft his sword after NG+ (since you need his soul for that) using any +10 straight sword, but it's just a 100% physical greatsword, no fire effect nor damage whatsoever.
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How do you turn a divine weapon?

Divine is a weapon upgrade, you can't "divine" a weapon. To upgrade a weapon to divine you need to get it to +5 and then upgrade it at the blacksmith using the divine ember.
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Can you buy green titanite shards?

Green Titanite Shard Farming

They can be purchased from the Crestfallen Merchant for 5,000 Souls or from Anor Londo's Giant Blacksmith for 4,800 Souls. Farming this item is rather easy; Giant Leeches in Blighttown have a two percent chance to drop five Green Titanite Shards at once.
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