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Black Dragon Sword

In-Game Description


In legend, this oddly-shaped straight sword
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


Dragon Knight (Sword & Shield) drop - very rare.

General Information


ImageDamageAux EffectsCounter
Strength
Poise
Damage
Stats Needed
Stat Bonuses
Damage
Reduction
Aux Effects
Reduction
StabilityDurabilityWeight
120/0/0/0/0

(Slash/Thrust)
0/01102020/15/0/0

-/-/-/-/-/-
50/10/35/35/2520/20/20/2020604.0

Move Set


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One-HandedTwo-Handed
Light Attackdiagonal slashesdiagonal slashes
Heavy Attackdelayed horizontal swipes with good rangediagonal then horizontal slashes
Rolling Attackdiagonal slash upwardsslower slash
Running Attacknear-instant diagonal slashslow downward slash

Notes


  • It's likely that the description is referring to Black Dragon Kalameet from Dark Souls.
  • Like the Black Dragon Greatsword, the design is reminiscent of Quelaag's Furysword 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.
  • Can be enchanted. Cannot be buffed with resins.

Upgrades


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

Basic


Boss upgrade path.
Requires:

  • Petrified Dragon Bone
NameDamageAux EffectsStat BonusesMaterials CostSouls
Black Dragon Sword +0120/0/0/0/00/0-/-/-/-/-/---
Black Dragon Sword +1156/0/0/0/00/0-/-/-/-/-/-1x Petrified Dragon Bone1,450
Black Dragon Sword +2192/0/0/0/00/0-/-/-/-/-/-2x Petrified Dragon Bone1,810
Black Dragon Sword +3228/0/0/0/00/0-/-/-/-/-/-3x Petrified Dragon Bone2,170
Black Dragon Sword +4264/0/0/0/00/0-/-/-/-/-/-4x Petrified Dragon Bone2,890
Black Dragon Sword +5300/0/0/0/00/0-/-/-/-/-/-5x Petrified Dragon Bone3,250

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
NameDamageAux EffectsStat BonusesDamage
Reduction
Aux Effects
Reduction
Magic Black Dragon Sword +084/84/0/0/00/0-/-/-/-/-/-47.9/26.6/32.9/32.9/22.917.9/17.9/17.9/17.9
Magic Black Dragon Sword +1109/109/0/0/00/0-/-/-/-/-/-
Magic Black Dragon Sword +2134/134/0/0/00/0-/-/-/-/-/-
Magic Black Dragon Sword +3159/159/0/0/00/0-/-/-/-/-/-
Magic Black Dragon Sword +4184/184/0/0/00/0-/-/-/-/-/-
Magic Black Dragon Sword +5210/210/0/0/00/0-/-/-/-/-/-

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
NameDamageAux EffectsStat BonusesDamage
Reduction
Aux Effects
Reduction
Fire Black Dragon Sword +084/0/84/0/00/0-/-/-/-/-/-47.9/7.9/51.6/32.9/22.917.9/17.9/17.9/17.9
Fire Black Dragon Sword +1109/0/109/0/00/0-/-/-/-/-/-
Fire Black Dragon Sword +2134/0/134/0/00/0-/-/-/-/-/-
Fire Black Dragon Sword +3159/0/159/0/00/0-/-/-/-/-/-
Fire Black Dragon Sword +4184/0/184/0/00/0-/-/-/-/-/-
Fire Black Dragon Sword +5210/0/210/0/00/0-/-/-/-/-/-

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
NameDamageAux EffectsStat BonusesDamage
Reduction
Aux Effects
Reduction
Lightning Black Dragon Sword +084/0/0/84/00/0-/-/-/-/-/-47.9/7.9/32.9/51.6/22.917.9/17.9/17.9/17.9
Lightning Black Dragon Sword +1109/0/0/109/00/0-/-/-/-/-/-
Lightning Black Dragon Sword +2134/0/0/134/00/0-/-/-/-/-/-
Lightning Black Dragon Sword +3159/0/0/159/00/0-/-/-/-/-/-
Lightning Black Dragon Sword +4184/0/0/184/00/0-/-/-/-/-/-
Lightning Black Dragon Sword +5210/0/0/210/00/0-/-/-/-/-/-

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
NameDamageAux EffectsStat BonusesDamage
Reduction
Aux Effects
Reduction
Dark Black Dragon Sword +084/0/0/0/840/0-/-/-/-/-/-47.9/7.9/32.9/32.9/41.617.9/17.9/17.9/17.9
Dark Black Dragon Sword +1109/0/0/0/1090/0-/-/-/-/-/-
Dark Black Dragon Sword +2134/0/0/0/1340/0-/-/-/-/-/-
Dark Black Dragon Sword +3159/0/0/0/1590/0-/-/-/-/-/-
Dark Black Dragon Sword +4184/0/0/0/1840/0-/-/-/-/-/-
Dark Black Dragon Sword +5210/0/0/0/2100/0-/-/-/-/-/-

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
NameDamageAux EffectsStat BonusesDamage
Reduction
Aux Effects
Reduction
Poison Black Dragon Sword +084/0/0/0/0112/0-/-/-/-/-/-47.9/7.9/32.9/32.9/22.936.6/17.9/17.9/17.9
Poison Black Dragon Sword +1109/0/0/0/0117/0-/-/-/-/-/-
Poison Black Dragon Sword +2134/0/0/0/0123/0-/-/-/-/-/-
Poison Black Dragon Sword +3159/0/0/0/0128/0-/-/-/-/-/-
Poison Black Dragon Sword +4184/0/0/0/0134/0-/-/-/-/-/-
Poison Black Dragon Sword +5210/0/0/0/0140/0-/-/-/-/-/-

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
NameDamageAux EffectsStat BonusesDamage
Reduction
Aux Effects
Reduction
Bleed Black Dragon Sword +084/0/0/0/00/112-/-/-/-/-/-47.9/7.9/32.9/32.9/22.917.9/36.6/17.9/17.9
Bleed Black Dragon Sword +1109/0/0/0/00/117-/-/-/-/-/-
Bleed Black Dragon Sword +2134/0/0/0/00/123-/-/-/-/-/-
Bleed Black Dragon Sword +3159/0/0/0/00/128-/-/-/-/-/-
Bleed Black Dragon Sword +4184/0/0/0/00/134-/-/-/-/-/-
Bleed Black Dragon Sword +5210/0/0/0/00/140-/-/-/-/-/-

Raw


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

  • Raw Stone
  • 2,000 souls
NameDamageAux EffectsStat BonusesDamage
Reduction
Aux Effects
Reduction
Raw Black Dragon Sword +0138/0/0/0/00/0-/-/-/-/-/-50.0/10.0/35.0/35.0/25.020.0/20.0/20.0/20.0
Raw Black Dragon Sword +1179/0/0/0/00/0-/-/-/-/-/-
Raw Black Dragon Sword +2220/0/0/0/00/0-/-/-/-/-/-
Raw Black Dragon Sword +3262/0/0/0/00/0-/-/-/-/-/-
Raw Black Dragon Sword +4303/0/0/0/00/0-/-/-/-/-/-
Raw Black Dragon Sword +5345/0/0/0/00/0-/-/-/-/-/-

Enchanted


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

  • Magic Stone
  • 2,000 souls
NameDamageAux EffectsStat BonusesDamage
Reduction
Aux Effects
Reduction
Enchanted Black Dragon Sword +0120/0/0/0/00/0-/-/D/-/-/-50.0/10.0/35.0/35.0/25.020.0/20.0/20.0/20.0
Enchanted Black Dragon Sword +1156/0/0/0/00/0-/-/D/-/-/-
Enchanted Black Dragon Sword +2192/0/0/0/00/0-/-/D/-/-/-
Enchanted Black Dragon Sword +3228/0/0/0/00/0-/-/D/-/-/-
Enchanted Black Dragon Sword +4264/0/0/0/00/0-/-/D/-/-/-
Enchanted Black Dragon Sword +5300/0/0/0/00/0-/-/D/-/-/-

Mundane


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

  • Old Mundane Stone
  • 2,000 souls
NameDamageAux EffectsStat BonusesDamage
Reduction
Aux Effects
Reduction
Mundane Black Dragon Sword +060/0/0/0/00/0-/-/-/-/-/-50.0/10.0/35.0/35.0/25.020.0/20.0/20.0/20.0
Mundane Black Dragon Sword +178/0/0/0/00/0-/-/-/-/-/-
Mundane Black Dragon Sword +296/0/0/0/00/0-/-/-/-/-/-
Mundane Black Dragon Sword +3114/0/0/0/00/0-/-/-/-/-/-
Mundane Black Dragon Sword +4132/0/0/0/00/0-/-/-/-/-/-
Mundane Black Dragon Sword +5150/0/0/0/00/0-/-/-/-/-/-

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.