Should I level up Drake Sword?

It's up to you if that's worth it. You cannot add lightning damage to it, at best it gets to 300 attack. People refrain from upgrading it because you obtain dragon scales relatively late and can lean off the crutch onto their favorite weapon +10 after blighttown.
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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 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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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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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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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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Should I use Drake Sword?

My advice is to ditch the Drake Sword as soon as you feel like it's not doing enough damage anymore. Depending on your build, there is a variety of weapons you could use. Seeing as how you're leveling your strength and dexterity evenly, the Claymore isn't a bad choice at all.
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How many shots 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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What does the Drake Sword scale with?

The Drake Sword does not scale with any stat.
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Can you upgrade the Drake Sword?

The drake sword is one of several "dragon weapons" in the game - which can only be upgraded with dragon scales. You will come across several dragon scales in the course of the game. It cost 10k souls for each upgrade. It's also the only way to upgrade these weapons - you can't add lightning or any other effects.
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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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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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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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Can you beat Dark Souls with the Drake Sword?

Very doable. You can beat Dark Souls with any weapon.
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How much strength does a one hand Drake Sword have?

16 is the required strength to hold it in one hand effectively.
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How much damage does the Drake Sword do?

The Drake Sword comes with a starting damage output of 200, making it far superior to any other non-upgraded weapons players are likely to find in the game's early stages. Most of them tend to range between 50-90 at a push, and will not pack nearly the same punch.
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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 much strength do you need to wield Drake Sword?

You need 16 strength.
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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 many arrows do I need for Drake Sword?

Obtaining the Drake Sword

An easy way to obtain the sword is to purchase ~100 arrows and the short bow from the Undead Merchant in Undead Burg and fire up at the drake from the lower part of its bridge.
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How much HP does Hellkite Dragon have?

The Hellkite Dragon has 2208 HP, Drops 10k souls, and can heal when resting on the curch rooftop.
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Does a diamond sword do more damage than a diamond 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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Is it worth getting the Master Sword?

The Master Sword makes its return in Tears of the Kingdom, but ironically, it's not required for completing the game. However, it's the only weapon that can't break and instead will run out of energy for 10 minutes. Thus, it may be worth getting back.
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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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