Is the Claymore better than the Zweihander ds1?

The claymore is a fantastic versatile weapon for a quality build like you're going for. The zwei is also pretty solid, but it's more efficient for a STR oriented build.
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Is the Claymore a good weapon in Dark Souls 1?

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Claymore is a Weapon in Dark Souls. This weapon can be acquired from a corpse in Undead Burg near the bridge guarded by the Hellkite Wyvern. It deals exceptionally high damage and is surprisingly fast for a greatsword.
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Is Claymore good for endgame ds1?

Claymore is pretty good late game if you've got it at +15 and the stats. The key to all souls games is to find a weapon that is convenient to you and it doesn't matter much what weapon it actually is.
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Is the Zweihander a quality weapon ds1?

It would be impossible to talk about weapons that are compatible with a Quality build without mentioning the absolute monster that is the Zweihander.
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Is Zweihander better than the Greatsword of Artorias?

Lightning Zweihander beats both and needs less stat investment. It's around 700 attack. True Greatsword of Artorias will get to around 650 eventually, but it needs a pretty unreasonable amount of levelling to get there. Greatsword of Artorias +5 (Cursed) = 237 Attack, 100 critical, C str, dex, int, & faith modifiers.
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Should I upgrade Zweihander or Claymore?

The claymore is a fantastic versatile weapon for a quality build like you're going for. 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.
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What's the best greatsword in Dark Souls 1?

In terms of total damage, parameter bonus, and max level physical damage. If you're running Quality (27str 40dex) : The Claymore/Bastard Sword are the gold standard for greatswords, not too heavy, excellent movesets, and good dps.
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What is the highest damage dealing weapon in ds1?

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 strongest strength weapon in ds1?

The Black Knight weapons are some of the best strength weapons in Dark Souls, capable of destroying most enemies before they can even land a single hit. While these weapons can't be upgraded, they're just so strong that most people won't find any need to in the first place.
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What strength should I use Zweihander?

The Zweihander can be found in the cementary where the The_Catacombs is. When you enter the cementary you will see a few skeletons and at least one giant skeleton. It can be found on the first grave you will find. You need 24 Strength and 8 Dexterity to wield.
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Should I use Zweihander Dark Souls?

The Zweihander can be a very strong weapon early in the game due to its close proximity to the starting area and relatively low stat requirement of 16 Strength to two-hand the weapon. Even un-upgraded, its base damage and staggering abilities are formidable for the Undead Burg area.
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What is the strongest sword in Dark Souls 1?

Here are the best swords in Dark Souls.
  • 8 Gold & Dark Silver Tracers. ...
  • 7 Quelaag's Fury Sword. ...
  • 6 Moonlight Greatsword. ...
  • 5 Gael's Greatsword. ...
  • 4 King's Ultra Greatsword. ...
  • 3 Zweihander. ...
  • 2 Estoc. ...
  • 1 Lothric Knight Sword. Speaking of spamming light attacks, this sword is the pinnacle of that.
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Should I make Claymore divine?

divine will reduce the base damage and add faith scaling. if you're not banking on faith, don't do divine.
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How to get Claymore to Plus 10?

You need very large ember in New Londo Ruin after draining the water.
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Why is Claymore good?

If you're planning to play as a berserker, the Claymore is the best choice. While a Giant Sword can also get the job done, the Claymore is simply better because it has more swing range and more damage. Juju is a decent archer weapon, but a Giant Sword is superior for berserkers.
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What is the longest weapon in DS1?

The Demon's Spear is the longest spear in the game (second being the Dragonslayer Spear slightly), and cooperatively features a moveset extremely well suited to exploiting the spear's length. The spear's strong one-handed and two-handed attacks share the longest range of any melee weapon attack in the game.
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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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What is the fastest sword in DS1?

Painting Guardian Sword is the fastest as far as I know. But the Gold Tracer is also good&fast, and it's easier to get and upgrade. If you hadn't already used Quelaag's soul for the Furysword, I would recommend the Chaos Blade. Thrusting swords are usually *kinda* fast, Ricard's has the best scaling if I remember.
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How to upgrade Zweihander past 5?

You need to find various embers that unlock upgrade paths with the blacksmiths. The large ember is located by the first meatcleaver zombie in the Depths and if you give that to Andre in the Undead Parish you can "modify" your Zwei to +6, after which you simply upgrade with large titanite shards.
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What is the best weapon buff in ds1?

DMB is the strongest buff, but to really get it up there you have to rank up in Darkmoon Blades. Sunlight Blade isn't as strong as DMB, but it's lightning damage instead which has its uses. I'd go faith. Just getting your faith up high enough to use them will grant you access to a bunch of other handy miracles.
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What is the best weapon in DS1 Remastered?

Since the first Dark Souls, the Murakumo has been considered one of the best weapons you could get. It's fast, strong, and has a good reach. In addition, it can be one-handed or two-handed, with a moveset that's varied enough to deal with any kind of enemy.
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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 best early game weapon DS1?

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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