Should I use Drake Sword?

The Drake Sword is an invaluable resource during the initial few areas of Dark Souls. The Drake Sword can be upgraded, but most players would advise against doing so, as it requires Dragon Scales -- a somewhat rare in-game item that can be better spent on upgrading much greater weapons later.
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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 sword should I get after Drake Sword?

Your best options are probably Zweihaender, Man Serpent Greatsword, Black Knight Axe, Gargoyle Halberd or Claymore.
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Is The Black Knight Sword better than the Drake Sword?

The requirements on the BKS are higher than the Drake sword, but the Drake sword is just too hard to upgrade, and it does not scale with ANY stats. Actually range wise i'd give it to the Drake because of it's two handed R2 attack.
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Is it worth it to level up the 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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Is The Drake Sword the best?

The Drake Sword is probably one of the most powerful early game weapons in Dark Souls.
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Is Drake Sword or Claymore better?

+10 Claymore has 206 base damage, it's flat out better than an unupgraded Drake Sword. Even a +5 Claymore will almost match the Drake Sword for damage once you factor in the bonus damage from your Strength and Dexterity stats.
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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.
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Is Black Sword worth it?

I would say yes if you've got nothing better and don't want to waste money on the weapon banner. It increases her normals/charges by quite a decent amount and it heals when you crit all things Keqing likes. Even in the case of you deciding to stop using her it's still a really solid sword.
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Can the Drake Sword break?

The wave attack with the Drake Sword is the R2 attack when using it two handed. It also drops the sword's durability by 30 points, so it breaks quickly if you continuously use it, so just repair it.
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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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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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What level strength do you need for Drake Sword?

You need 16 strength.
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Why is the zweihander so good?

The zwei is one of the best two-handed ultra greatswords available early on, and there are tons of builds that utilize it. Commonly, though, it's an excellent option for strength builds. Two-handed, it can cleave a decent amount of health from an enemy, and might even stagger them if you're lucky.
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Why is the zweihander curved?

An advantage over swords with a straight blade is that a waved blade could better distribute the force of impact and thus was less likely to break. It could also threaten the opponent in a duel and may have discouraged them from grabbing the blade.
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Can you get the Drake Sword later?

Yes, you can get the Drake sword with soul arrow post patching. Go down under the bridge, and you should see a bit of Moss on the right hand side. This is about where you want to be.
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Should I use claymore or 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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Who is the weakest claymore?

Clarice has exceptionally low skills and strength due to the fact that she was a "failed creation" and being a color-headed. Thus, she was ranked as No. 47 and considered as the weakest Claymore overall of her generation. At times, she was not able to sense a Yoma aura due to her weak capability.
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Is Bloodhounds Fang better than claymore?

Claymore is more versatile, owing to the fact you can slap any ash of war on it. Infuses well to almost any build, and you can adjust ashes based on the situation. But the Bloodhound's Fang tends to be better on average than most other ashes of war.
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Why is Claymore better than Drake Sword?

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.
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Should I reinforce Drake Sword Dark Souls?

The Drake Sword can be upgraded, but most players would advise against doing so, as it requires Dragon Scales -- a somewhat rare in-game item that can be better spent on upgrading much greater weapons later.
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How much armor does Mountain Drake give?

Mountain Drake is a tough and powerful attacker but attacks very slowly. Each Mountain Drake killed gives a stack of the Mountain Drake Buff. Gaining 6 / 12 / 18 / 24% armor and magic resistance (depending on stacks granted by Mountain Drake).
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How do you get the Drake Sword if the dragon is gone?

The dragon flew away before I could kill it and now I can't get the Drake Sword. Any solutions? Reload the area and cross the bridge again, it will come back. reload the area and it should come back.
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