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Black Dragon Greataxe

In-Game Description


In legend, this oddly shaped greataxe
is said to be forged from the black dragon's tail.

As it is told, the black dragon lost its tail to
a brave warrior in a magnificent battle,
and the tail was later used to forge
several legendary weapons.

Availability


Dark Souls 2 & Scholar of the First Sin:

  • Dragon Knight (Dual Greataxe) drop - very rare.

General Information


Image Damage Aux Effects Counter
Strength
Poise
Damage
Stats Needed1
Stat Bonuses
Damage
Reduction
Aux Effects
Reduction
Stability Durability Weight Enchantable?
Items/Spells
164/0/0/0/0

(Slash)
0/0 110 45 352/15/0/0

-/-/-/-/-/-
55/10/30/30/30 15/15/15/15 40 70 12.0 No/Yes

Move Set


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One-Handed Two-Handed
Light Attack horizontal slashes short ranged diagonal slashes
Heavy Attack overhead slash slow overhead slash
Rolling Attack full swing full swing
Running Attack quick overhead slash quick overhead slash

Notes


  • It's likely that the description is referring to Black Dragon Kalameet from Dark Souls.
  • Infusing with either Magic, Fire, Lightning, or Dark won't give a stat bonus to that respective element.
  • It is recommended that you infuse it with Raw, that is if you're not infusing it with anything else, due to the weapon
    having no stat scaling and gaining increased physical damage.

Upgrades


FoldUnfold Upgrades Basic Magic Fire Lightning Dark Poison Bleed Raw Enchanted Mundane

Basic


Boss upgrade path.
Requires:

  • Petrified Dragon Bone
Name Damage Aux Effects Stat Bonuses Materials Cost Souls
Black Dragon Greataxe +0 164/0/0/0/0 0/0 -/-/-/-/-/- - -
Black Dragon Greataxe +1 213/0/0/0/0 0/0 -/-/-/-/-/- 1x Petrified Dragon Bone 1,630
Black Dragon Greataxe +2 262/0/0/0/0 0/0 -/-/-/-/-/- 2x Petrified Dragon Bone 2,040
Black Dragon Greataxe +3 311/0/0/0/0 0/0 -/-/-/-/-/- 3x Petrified Dragon Bone 2,440
Black Dragon Greataxe +4 360/0/0/0/0 0/0 -/-/-/-/-/- 4x Petrified Dragon Bone 3,250
Black Dragon Greataxe +5 410/0/0/0/0 0/0 -/-/-/-/-/- 5x Petrified Dragon Bone 3,660

Infusions


Magic


Reduces: Base damage, STR and DEX stat bonuses, damage and aux effects reduction.
Adds/Increases: Base magic damage, INT stat bonus, magic damage reduction.
Requires:

  • Faintstone
  • 2,000 souls
Name Damage Aux Effects Stat Bonuses Damage
Reduction
Aux Effects
Reduction
Magic Black Dragon Greataxe +0 114/114/0/0/0 0/0 -/-/-/-/-/- 52.9/26.6/27.9/27.9/27.9 12.9/12.9/12.9/12.9
Magic Black Dragon Greataxe +1 149/149/0/0/0 0/0 -/-/-/-/-/- 52.9/26.6/27.9/27.9/27.9 12.9/12.9/12.9/12.9
Magic Black Dragon Greataxe +2 183/183/0/0/0 0/0 -/-/-/-/-/- 52.9/26.6/27.9/27.9/27.9 12.9/12.9/12.9/12.9
Magic Black Dragon Greataxe +3 218/218/0/0/0 0/0 -/-/-/-/-/- 52.9/26.6/27.9/27.9/27.9 12.9/12.9/12.9/12.9
Magic Black Dragon Greataxe +4 252/252/0/0/0 0/0 -/-/-/-/-/- 52.9/26.6/27.9/27.9/27.9 12.9/12.9/12.9/12.9
Magic Black Dragon Greataxe +5 287/287/0/0/0 0/0 -/-/-/-/-/- 52.9/26.6/27.9/27.9/27.9 12.9/12.9/12.9/12.9

Fire


Reduces: Base damage, STR and DEX stat bonuses, damage and aux effects reduction.
Adds/Increases: Base fire damage, INT and FTH stat bonus, fire damage reduction.
Requires:

  • Firedrake Stone
  • 2,000 souls
Name Damage Aux Effects Stat Bonuses Damage
Reduction
Aux Effects
Reduction
Fire Black Dragon Greataxe +0 114/0/114/0/0 0/0 -/-/-/-/-/- 52.9/7.9/46.6/27.9/27.9 12.9/12.9/12.9/12.9
Fire Black Dragon Greataxe +1 149/0/149/0/0 0/0 -/-/-/-/-/- 52.9/7.9/46.6/27.9/27.9 12.9/12.9/12.9/12.9
Fire Black Dragon Greataxe +2 183/0/183/0/0 0/0 -/-/-/-/-/- 52.9/7.9/46.6/27.9/27.9 12.9/12.9/12.9/12.9
Fire Black Dragon Greataxe +3 218/0/218/0/0 0/0 -/-/-/-/-/- 52.9/7.9/46.6/27.9/27.9 12.9/12.9/12.9/12.9
Fire Black Dragon Greataxe +4 252/0/252/0/0 0/0 -/-/-/-/-/- 52.9/7.9/46.6/27.9/27.9 12.9/12.9/12.9/12.9
Fire Black Dragon Greataxe +5 287/0/287/0/0 0/0 -/-/-/-/-/- 52.9/7.9/46.6/27.9/27.9 12.9/12.9/12.9/12.9

Lightning


Reduces: Base damage, STR and DEX stat bonuses, damage and aux effects reduction.
Adds/Increases: Base lightning damage, FTH stat bonus, lightning damage reduction.
Requires:

  • Boltstone
  • 2,000 souls
Name Damage Aux Effects Stat Bonuses Damage
Reduction
Aux Effects
Reduction
Lightning Black Dragon Greataxe +0 114/0/0/114/0 0/0 -/-/-/-/-/- 52.9/7.9/27.9/46.6/27.9 12.9/12.9/12.9/12.9
Lightning Black Dragon Greataxe +1 149/0/0/149/0 0/0 -/-/-/-/-/- 52.9/7.9/27.9/46.6/27.9 12.9/12.9/12.9/12.9
Lightning Black Dragon Greataxe +2 183/0/0/183/0 0/0 -/-/-/-/-/- 52.9/7.9/27.9/46.6/27.9 12.9/12.9/12.9/12.9
Lightning Black Dragon Greataxe +3 218/0/0/218/0 0/0 -/-/-/-/-/- 52.9/7.9/27.9/46.6/27.9 12.9/12.9/12.9/12.9
Lightning Black Dragon Greataxe +4 252/0/0/252/0 0/0 -/-/-/-/-/- 52.9/7.9/27.9/46.6/27.9 12.9/12.9/12.9/12.9
Lightning Black Dragon Greataxe +5 287/0/0/287/0 0/0 -/-/-/-/-/- 52.9/7.9/27.9/46.6/27.9 12.9/12.9/12.9/12.9

Dark


Reduces: Base damage, STR and DEX stat bonuses, damage and aux effects reduction.
Adds/Increases: Base dark damage, INT and FTH stat bonus, dark damage reduction.
Requires:

  • Darknight Stone
  • 2,000 souls
Name Damage Aux Effects Stat Bonuses Damage
Reduction
Aux Effects
Reduction
Dark Black Dragon Greataxe +0 114/0/0/0/114 0/0 -/-/-/-/-/- 52.9/7.9/27.9/27.9/46.6 12.9/12.9/12.9/12.9
Dark Black Dragon Greataxe +1 149/0/0/0/149 0/0 -/-/-/-/-/- 52.9/7.9/27.9/27.9/46.6 12.9/12.9/12.9/12.9
Dark Black Dragon Greataxe +2 183/0/0/0/183 0/0 -/-/-/-/-/- 52.9/7.9/27.9/27.9/46.6 12.9/12.9/12.9/12.9
Dark Black Dragon Greataxe +3 218/0/0/0/218 0/0 -/-/-/-/-/- 52.9/7.9/27.9/27.9/46.6 12.9/12.9/12.9/12.9
Dark Black Dragon Greataxe +4 252/0/0/0/252 0/0 -/-/-/-/-/- 52.9/7.9/27.9/27.9/46.6 12.9/12.9/12.9/12.9
Dark Black Dragon Greataxe +5 287/0/0/0/287 0/0 -/-/-/-/-/- 52.9/7.9/27.9/27.9/46.6 12.9/12.9/12.9/12.9

Poison


Reduces: Base damage, STR and DEX stat bonuses, damage and aux effects reduction.
Adds/Increases: Base poison damage, poison damage reduction.
Requires:

  • Poison Stone
  • 2,000 souls
Name Damage Aux Effects Stat Bonuses Damage
Reduction
Aux Effects
Reduction
Poison Black Dragon Greataxe +0 114/0/0/0/0 112/0 -/-/-/-/-/- 52.9/7.9/27.9/27.9/27.9 31.6/12.9/12.9/12.9
Poison Black Dragon Greataxe +1 149/0/0/0/0 117/0 -/-/-/-/-/- 52.9/7.9/27.9/27.9/27.9 31.6/12.9/12.9/12.9
Poison Black Dragon Greataxe +2 183/0/0/0/0 123/0 -/-/-/-/-/- 52.9/7.9/27.9/27.9/27.9 31.6/12.9/12.9/12.9
Poison Black Dragon Greataxe +3 218/0/0/0/0 128/0 -/-/-/-/-/- 52.9/7.9/27.9/27.9/27.9 31.6/12.9/12.9/12.9
Poison Black Dragon Greataxe +4 252/0/0/0/0 134/0 -/-/-/-/-/- 52.9/7.9/27.9/27.9/27.9 31.6/12.9/12.9/12.9
Poison Black Dragon Greataxe +5 287/0/0/0/0 140/0 -/-/-/-/-/- 52.9/7.9/27.9/27.9/27.9 31.6/12.9/12.9/12.9

Bleed


Reduces: Base damage, STR and DEX stat bonuses, damage and aux effects reduction.
Adds/Increases: Base bleed damage, bleed damage reduction.
Requires:

  • Bleed Stone
  • 2,000 souls
Name Damage Aux Effects Stat Bonuses Damage
Reduction
Aux Effects
Reduction
Bleed Black Dragon Greataxe +0 114/0/0/0/0 0/114 -/-/-/-/-/- 52.9/7.9/27.9/27.9/27.9 12.9/31.6/12.9/12.9
Bleed Black Dragon Greataxe +1 149/0/0/0/0 0/117 -/-/-/-/-/- 52.9/7.9/27.9/27.9/27.9 12.9/31.6/12.9/12.9
Bleed Black Dragon Greataxe +2 183/0/0/0/0 0/123 -/-/-/-/-/- 52.9/7.9/27.9/27.9/27.9 12.9/31.6/12.9/12.9
Bleed Black Dragon Greataxe +3 218/0/0/0/0 0/128 -/-/-/-/-/- 52.9/7.9/27.9/27.9/27.9 12.9/31.6/12.9/12.9
Bleed Black Dragon Greataxe +4 252/0/0/0/0 0/134 -/-/-/-/-/- 52.9/7.9/27.9/27.9/27.9 12.9/31.6/12.9/12.9
Bleed Black Dragon Greataxe +5 287/0/0/0/0 0/140 -/-/-/-/-/- 52.9/7.9/27.9/27.9/27.9 12.9/31.6/12.9/12.9

Raw


Reduces: Stat bonuses.
Adds/Increases: Base damage.
Requires:

  • Raw Stone
  • 2,000 souls
Name Damage Aux Effects Stat Bonuses Damage
Reduction
Aux Effects
Reduction
Raw Black Dragon Greataxe +0 188/0/0/0/0 0/0 -/-/-/-/-/- 55.0/10.0/30.0/30.0/30.0 15.0/15.0/15.0/15.0
Raw Black Dragon Greataxe +1 245/0/0/0/0 0/0 -/-/-/-/-/- 55.0/10.0/30.0/30.0/30.0 15.0/15.0/15.0/15.0
Raw Black Dragon Greataxe +2 301/0/0/0/0 0/0 -/-/-/-/-/- 55.0/10.0/30.0/30.0/30.0 15.0/15.0/15.0/15.0
Raw Black Dragon Greataxe +3 358/0/0/0/0 0/0 -/-/-/-/-/- 55.0/10.0/30.0/30.0/30.0 15.0/15.0/15.0/15.0
Raw Black Dragon Greataxe +4 414/0/0/0/0 0/0 -/-/-/-/-/- 55.0/10.0/30.0/30.0/30.0 15.0/15.0/15.0/15.0
Raw Black Dragon Greataxe +5 471/0/0/0/0 0/0 -/-/-/-/-/- 55.0/10.0/30.0/30.0/30.0 15.0/15.0/15.0/15.0

Enchanted


Reduces: Stat bonuses.
Adds/Increases: INT stat bonus (excluding weapons that have base magic damage).
Requires:

  • Magic Stone
  • 2,000 souls
Name Damage Aux Effects Stat Bonuses Damage
Reduction
Aux Effects
Reduction
Enchanted Black Dragon Greataxe +0 164/0/0/0/0 0/0 -/-/D/-/-/- 55.0/10.0/30.0/30.0/30.0 15.0/15.0/15.0/15.0
Enchanted Black Dragon Greataxe +1 213/0/0/0/0 0/0 -/-/D/-/-/- 55.0/10.0/30.0/30.0/30.0 15.0/15.0/15.0/15.0
Enchanted Black Dragon Greataxe +2 262/0/0/0/0 0/0 -/-/D/-/-/- 55.0/10.0/30.0/30.0/30.0 15.0/15.0/15.0/15.0
Enchanted Black Dragon Greataxe +3 311/0/0/0/0 0/0 -/-/D/-/-/- 55.0/10.0/30.0/30.0/30.0 15.0/15.0/15.0/15.0
Enchanted Black Dragon Greataxe +4 360/0/0/0/0 0/0 -/-/D/-/-/- 55.0/10.0/30.0/30.0/30.0 15.0/15.0/15.0/15.0
Enchanted Black Dragon Greataxe +5 410/0/0/0/0 0/0 -/-/D/-/-/- 55.0/10.0/30.0/30.0/30.0 15.0/15.0/15.0/15.0

Mundane


Reduces: Base damage, stat bonuses.
Adds/Increases: Damage scaling from lowest stat.
Requires:

  • Old Mundane Stone
  • 2,000 souls
Name Damage Aux Effects Stat Bonuses Damage
Reduction
Aux Effects
Reduction
Mundane Black Dragon Greataxe +0 82/0/0/0/0 0/0 -/-/-/-/-/- 55.0/10.0/30.0/30.0/30.0 15.0/15.0/15.0/15.0
Mundane Black Dragon Greataxe +1 106/0/0/0/0 0/0 -/-/-/-/-/- 55.0/10.0/30.0/30.0/30.0 15.0/15.0/15.0/15.0
Mundane Black Dragon Greataxe +2 131/0/0/0/0 0/0 -/-/-/-/-/- 55.0/10.0/30.0/30.0/30.0 15.0/15.0/15.0/15.0
Mundane Black Dragon Greataxe +3 155/0/0/0/0 0/0 -/-/-/-/-/- 55.0/10.0/30.0/30.0/30.0 15.0/15.0/15.0/15.0
Mundane Black Dragon Greataxe +4 180/0/0/0/0 0/0 -/-/-/-/-/- 55.0/10.0/30.0/30.0/30.0 15.0/15.0/15.0/15.0
Mundane Black Dragon Greataxe +5 205/0/0/0/0 0/0 -/-/-/-/-/- 55.0/10.0/30.0/30.0/30.0 15.0/15.0/15.0/15.0

Key


Damage:

The Damage stat dictates how much damage the weapon does. The Damage stats for a weapon are A / B / C / D / E:

  • A is Physical Damage
  • B is Magical Damage
  • C is Fire Damage
  • D is Lightning Damage
  • E is Dark Damage

Each weapon has one or more physical damage types:

  • Striking
  • Slashing
  • Thrusting

Certain enemies are weak or strong against different damage types.
See Weakness for physical reduction, Resistance for elemental reduction.

Aux Effect:

The Aux Effect stat dictates how effective the weapon will be at causing the effect. The Aux Effect stats for a weapon are A / B:

  • A is Poison Effect
  • B is Bleed Effect
Counter Strength: Damage multiplier when hitting an enemy that is performing an action such as attacking. Value of 100 means no extra damage.
Poise Damage: The ability of the weapon to break the poise of an enemy.
Stats Needed:

The Stats Needed determines how high various Stats must be in order to wield the weapon effectively.
The stats required for a weapon are A / B / C / D:

  • A is the Strength required
  • B is the Dexterity required
  • C is the Intelligence required
  • D is the Faith required

Wielding a weapon without the required Strength and/or Dexterity will incur a penalty to the Physical damage of the weapon,
while lower-than-required Magic and/or Faith will reduce the Magic damage of the weapon.

Also keep in mind that your character gains a 100% bonus to Strength by wielding a weapon with both hands, thus reducing
the actual Strength required. For example, a character with 14 Strength can wield a Great Club (Requires 28 Strength)
properly if the weapon is held with both hands. (14 x 2 = 28)

Stat Bonuses:

The Stat Bonuses rating indicates the level of bonus damage you do with the weapon, based on the associated Stat.
This rating can be S, A, B, C, D, or E (in order from most to least bonus for the associated skill).
See Scaling for more information.
The Bonus Stats for a weapon are A/B/C/D/E/F:

  • A is the Strength stat bonus that influences the physical attack of the weapon.
  • B is the Dexterity stat bonus that influences the physical attack of the weapon.
  • C is the Intelligence stat bonus that influences the Magical attack of the weapon.
  • D is the Intelligence and Faith stat bonus that influences the Fire attack of the weapon.
  • E is the Faith stat bonus that influences the Lightning attack of the weapon.
  • F is the Intelligence or Faith stat bonus that influence the Dark attack of the weapon(The lower of the two stats is chosen as the bonus stat).
Damage Reduction:

The Damage Reduction % of the weapon. It dictates how much damage the weapon mitigates while blocking.
The Damage Reduction % stats for weapons are A / B / C / D / E :

  • A is Physical Damage
  • B is Magical Damage
  • C is Fire Damage
  • D is Lightning Damage
  • E is Dark Damage
Aux Effect Reduction:

The Aux Effect Reduction % of the weapon. It dictates how much of the effect the weapon mitigates while blocking.
The Aux Effect Reduction % stats for a weapon are A / B / C / D:

  • A is Poison Effect
  • B is Bleed Effect
  • C is Petrification Effect
  • D is Curse Effect
Stability: Determines the amount of stamina expended to block an incoming attack. A higher stability also allows you to block stronger
attacks without breaking guard and reduces the amount of stamina depleted from blocking attacks.
Durability: The durability of the weapon.
Weight: The weight of the weapon. Note that carrying over 70% of your Equip Weight will reduce the speed of your rolls, while going
over 100% will reduce your regular speed to walking and attempts to roll or backstep will leave you momentarily stunned.
Enchantable? Items/Spells: Determines whether or not the weapon can receive a temporary damage buff by items and/or spells. Note that if you decided
to infuse the weapon it cannot be enchanted by items.
Footnotes 1. To Power Stance this weapon, only 52 Strength and 22 Dexterity is required. 2. When two-handing this weapon, only 17 Strength is required.