What is the strongest sword in DS1?

Here are the best swords in Dark Souls.
  1. 1 Lothric Knight Sword. Speaking of spamming light attacks, this sword is the pinnacle of that.
  2. 2 Estoc. ...
  3. 3 Zweihander. ...
  4. 4 King's Ultra Greatsword. ...
  5. 5 Gael's Greatsword. ...
  6. 6 Moonlight Greatsword. ...
  7. 7 Quelaag's Fury Sword. ...
  8. 8 Gold & Dark Silver Tracers. ...
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What is the best sword for strength in ds1?

The Man-Serpent Greatsword is considered by many to be one of the best weapons in the entire game and a must-have for anyone pursuing a Strength build. This is mainly because this Greatsword hits like a truck and can decimate enemies in a few shots.
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Which is the best weapon in DS1?

So, while hundreds of options exist in each FromSoftware dark fantasy trilogy, only a handful deserve the title of best weapons in the Dark Souls series.
  • 8 Lifehunt Scythe.
  • 7 Farron Greatsword.
  • 6 Gravelord Sword.
  • 5 Zweihander.
  • 4 Moonlight Greatsword.
  • 3 Claymore.
  • 2 Gael's Great Sword.
  • 1 Murakumo.
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What is the best sword in ds1 PVE?

The Claymore is one of the best weapons in Dark Souls by a mile. This longsword is the favorite of many a player who had the urge to get back to this beloved franchise.
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Is the claymore or zweihander better 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. 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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Is The Greatsword of Artorias better than Zweihander?

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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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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What is the biggest sword in Dark Souls 1?

Ultra Greatswords, as their name suggests, are the biggest, heaviest, and quite often, strongest type of sword you can acquire in the game.
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What is the highest damage greatsword in ds1?

However the weapon with the highest damage potential is the Greatsword of Artorias as far as I know. It scales with each stat, dealing physical and magic damage. This however requires a lot of stat points to be placed in strength, dexterity, intelligence, and faith.
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Is the Katana good in ds1?

Katanas are one of the better all-round balanced weapons in the game, with a good combination of slash and thrust attacks. Their range and speed also fall somewhere between Greatswords and Straight Swords so they can be used effectively at all ranges.
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Should I make the Great Sword of Artorias?

The Greatsword of Artorias has the potential for very high damage. However, since its scaling is spread so much throughout the stats, it is hard for specialized builds to capitalize on much of the potential scaling.
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What is the highest physical damage in ds1?

The Dragon Greatsword seems to have the highest base damage available at 585 pure physical. However, the Demon's Greataxe still outdamages it with a total damage of 659 pure physical due to 50 strength.
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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 weapon for the first playthrough of Dark Souls?

The Battle Axe is a starting choice that's still one of the best weapons in Dark Souls. Players can acquire it by starting as a Bandit, farming it from axe-wielding Hollows, or purchasing it from Andre the Blacksmith.
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What is the strongest sword in Dark Souls Remastered?

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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How to get Greatsword to +10 ds1?

So the process for standard upgrade path is as follows:
  1. Use Reinforce Weapon to upgrade from +0 to +5 (bonfire or blacksmith)
  2. Acquire Large Ember and give to Andre.
  3. Use Modify Equipment at Andre to boost +5 to +6.
  4. Use Reinforce Weapon to upgrade from +6 to +10 (bonfire or blacksmith)
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Is Black Knight Sword rare ds1?

The Black Knight Sword is a common drop from Black Knights, who can be found in areas such as the Undead Burg and the Undead Asylum. This weapon can be upgraded using Twinkling Titanite to further enhance its power.
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What is the hardest boss in ds1?

Ranked 10 Hardest Boss In Dark Souls Series -Based On My Experience
  • Four Kings (Dark Souls) ...
  • Black Dragon Kalameet (Dark Souls — Artorias of the Abyss DLC) ...
  • Fume Knight (Dark Souls II — Crown of the Old Iron King DLC) ...
  • Pontiff Sulyvahn (Dark Souls III) ...
  • Slave Knight Gael (Dark Souls III — Ringed City DLC)
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What is the longest reaching 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 is the best quality weapon in ds1?

Most straight swords and halberds work best with a quality build. The claymore is a rock-solid greatsword pick. There's really not many high-scaling quality options in ds1, and even among str/dex weapons scaling values are notably lower than in other games.
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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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Is Cursed Greatsword of Artorias worth it?

Unlike the standard Greatsword of Artorias, this cursed version deals exclusively physical damage. Although it has substantial Intelligence and Faith requirements, they do not contribute to its damage; this makes this weapon an unattractive prospect for most character builds.
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Is artorias the most powerful Knight?

Of Lord Gwyn's four most trusted knights, Artorias was deemed the strongest in close combat, which the player can test for themselves in the Oolacile Township area in a memorable boss battle.
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