Do weapons scale in Dark Souls?

Weapon scaling is a gameplay mechanic in Dark Souls and Dark Souls Remastered. Most weapons in the game present an Attack Rating, plus a "bonus" for specific Stats that the player can level up to improve said bonus.
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Does Dark Souls scale with level?

Nothing scales, but everytime you go to a NG+ the enemies all become tougher, including bosses, and you will get more souls per kill. Jumping feet first into hell isn't your job, making sure it's full when you get there is.
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How does strength scaling work in Dark Souls?

It is a weapon damage modifier and controls the player's Attack Power that increase your damage output for weapons that has strength scaling. More strength points is required for larger and heavier weapons to wield. Strength does NOT affect your weapon swing speed.
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What weapon has the best strength scaling ds1?

1 Demon's Greataxe

This, coupled with the fact that this weapon has a solid S scaling for Strength, makes this weapon a highly viable option for any character pursuing a Strength build.
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How do weapon upgrades work in ds1?

Weapons can be reinforced by any blacksmith NPC, increasing their damage statistics and stability. The player may also do this at any bonfire after purchasing a Weapon Smithbox. The Weapon Smithbox and all blacksmiths can upgrade any intermediate level of any path not "requiring ascension" (1 to 5, 7 to 10, 12 to 15).
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How to reinforce weapons to +10 DS1?

The Large Ember can be given to Andre the Blacksmith to allow him to modify +5 normal weapons to +10, and +5 raw. Once you have picked up the Large Ember, proceed to Andre and he will ask you if he can have the Ember, answer yes.
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How to strengthen weapons in Dark Souls?

Your first major upgrade of your weapon is acquired through the use of titanite shards and souls. You will need to trade both of these to upgrade your weapon, and each time you do so it will ascend a weapon level until it reaches the maximum of +5.
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What is the most powerful weapon in Dark Souls 1?

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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What is the highest strength requirement in Dark Souls 1?

The weapon with the highest strength requirement, Smough's Hammer, requires 58 strength to be wielded in one hand.
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What weapon has the highest stability in Dark Souls?

Greatshields are known for having the highest stability out of the shields, with the highest being a Crystal Tower Shield. Ultra Greatswords, meanwhile, have the highest out of the weapons. While reinforcing a shield usually increases its stability, some shields only have their damage increased.
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Does leveling up strength increase damage Dark Souls?

Damage for certain weapons will scale up based on your strength stat, meaning higher strength grants more damage for those weapons.
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Is it worth leveling resistance in Dark Souls?

Putting points in Resistance does not increase additional Magic or Lightning resistances beyond the standard increases granted for any level increase. The consensus among Dark Souls players is that it is a waste of souls to level up this stat, as doing so doesn't provide enough benefits.
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Does two handing a weapon increase damage in DS1?

the extra damage for two-handing is largely minimal, regardless of scaling. It's usually something like 5-10% of your total one-handed damage if you're lucky. Scaling will still add appropriate damage, though. Goes like this, 2 handing increases damage slightly on weapons without str scaling.
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What level should I stop at in Dark Souls?

You can stop levelling up whenever you want you want, however the general level for PvPing is 120 so if you plan to build a character to play against other people then stop around that level. And don't put points in to resistance.
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Does Dark Souls get harder when you level up?

I was wondering if this was true. Because I'm at a boss now that keeps one shot'n me, and I dont want to lvlup my Vit if all that means he'll get stronger and will still be able to kill me in 1 hit. Besides I'm not sure how much stronger the enemies get if they do. No, leveling does not increase the difficulty.
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Should you level up in Dark Souls?

Dark Souls has 8 character stats. It might seem like a lot, but generally speaking, you will only ever need 4 of them in a given playthrough of the game. This is because certain characters will only want to level up specific stats. There is no reason or advantage to be gained from leveling up all of them.
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What is the strongest class in Dark Souls 1?

  • 8 Knight.
  • 7 Hunter.
  • 6 Sorcerer.
  • 5 Wanderer.
  • 4 Bandit.
  • 3 Cleric.
  • 2 Warrior.
  • 1 Pyromancer.
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What is the most important stat to level up in Dark Souls?

  • 8 Resistance.
  • 7 Attunement.
  • 6 Faith.
  • 5 Intelligence.
  • 4 Endurance.
  • 3 Strength.
  • 2 Dexterity.
  • 1 Vitality.
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What is the best weapon early on Dark Souls?

The undisputed champion of Dark Souls starter weapons is the Battle Axe. With the most damage of every starting weapon, the Battle Axe is a monster on the battlefield against any and all that stand in its way. Slashing down hard with this weapon can knock back most enemies, as well as both Smough and Ornstein.
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Do Black Knights respawn in ds1?

The Black Knights are somewhat unique due to the fact that generally they don't respawn. The only respawning Black Knights are found in the path to Gwyn, the Kiln of the First Flame.
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What is the hardest fight in Dark Souls 1?

Including the DLC there are twenty-six bosses to choose from.
  • 10 10/10 Capra Demon.
  • 9 9/10 The Bell Gargoyles.
  • 8 8/10 Sanctuary Guardian.
  • 7 7/10 Gwyn, Lord of Cinder.
  • 6 6/10 The Four Kings.
  • 5 5/10 Gravelord Nito.
  • 4 4/10 Black Dragon Kalameet.
  • 3 3/10 Dragonslayer Ornstein & Executioner Smough.
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How to level weapons past +5 in Dark Souls?

You have to acquire a Large Ember (right after the first butcher in the depths, if I recall) and give it to the blacksmith in Undead Parish. It unlocks the path to +10 for regular upgrades as well as the Raw path, both through a Modify option.
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Who can ascend weapons in Dark Souls?

Ascension can only be accomplished by a blacksmith. In order to ascend an item, you will require : the correct ember, the proper type of titanite and the required amount of souls.
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