Is Drake Sword a dex weapon?

The Drake Sword neither scales with dex (or anything for that matter), nor has a particularly high dex requirement.
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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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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 Drake Sword better than Zweihander?

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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What weapon should I use after Drake Sword?

Your best options are probably Zweihaender, Man Serpent Greatsword, Black Knight Axe, Gargoyle Halberd or Claymore.
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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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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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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 2 Drake swords?

The drake's tail will respawn, but the sword can only be obtained once per playthrough.
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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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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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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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What stats do I need to wield the Drake Sword?

Players will need a minimum of 16 Strength and 10 Dexterity to efficiently wield the sword, but for most classes, this won't require much work at all.
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How many crossbow bolts for Drake 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.
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Is The Drake Sword the best?

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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How much strength do you need to wield Drake Sword?

16 is the required strength to hold it in one hand effectively.
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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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Can you repair Drake Sword?

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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How rare is the bone sword?

The Bone Sword is a melee weapon that has a 1/200 (0.5%) chance to drop from Skeletons and Spore Skeletons in the Cavern layer. While rare, it can be a useful weapon if obtained early in the game.
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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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How do you get the Hellkite sword?

The Drake Sword is probably one of the most powerful early game weapons in Dark Souls. To get it, you are going to have to cut off the tail of the Hellkite Dragon: The way I've always done it is to buy a bow from either the undead merchant or Andre the Blacksmith, and a LOT of arrows.
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Should I use diamond sword or AXE?

In Java Edition, a diamond axe deals more (9) damage but has slower attack speed. In Bedrock Edition, a diamond sword deals more (7) damage. Attack speed does not exist in Bedrock Edition.
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What is the best dex scaling weapon?

  • 8 The Parrying Dagger.
  • 7 The Godskin Peeler.
  • 6 The Wakizashi.
  • 5 The Scythe.
  • 4 The Hand of Malenia.
  • 3 Morgott's Cursed Sword.
  • 2 The Uchigatana.
  • 1 Moonveil.
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How do you tell if a weapon is Dex or strength?

Is It a DEX or STR Weapon? Weapons will use either your Dexterity or Strength modifier for both the Attack Roll (attempt to hit) and Damage Roll (damage dealt) and there are general rules they usually follow: Ranged Weapons use Dexterity. Melee Weapons use Strength and generally have a range of 5ft (right next to you)
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