Greatsword of the Forlorn

In-Game Description

Greatsword of the Forlorn, who wander the land of the Undead.

The King's elder brother Aldia sought to overcome the curse through means unalike his sibling's.

The Forlorn were born of Aldia's sinful infatuation.

Availability

• Sold by Straid of Olaphis after killing the Forlorn at least five times, with the last kill having wielded the Greatsword.

General Information

Image	Damage	Aux Effects	Counter Strength	Poise Damage	Stats Needed Stat Bonuses	Damage Reduction	Aux Effects Reduction	Stability	Durability	Weight
	169/0/0/0/54 (Slash/Thrust)	0/112	110	35	20/15/10/10 C/D/-/-/-/C	60/20/40/20/40	30/30/20/40	40	65	9.0

Move Set

Single Weapon (right-handed):
1H, R1: Slash: from right to left.
1H, R1 after Rolling: Forward Thrust: with lunge.
1H, R1 after Back-stepping: Spinning Slash: slow, starting from the right and spinning around backwards, ending with a slash to the right.
1H, R2: Overhead Smash: slow, starting from the back and arcing overhead to strike straight in front.
2H, R1: Slash: from right to left.
2H, R1 after Rolling: Spinning Slash: slow, with a lunge, starting from the right and spinning around backwards, ending with a slash to the right.
2H, R1 after Back-stepping: Spinning Slash: slow, starting from the right and spinning around backwards, ending with a slash to the right.
2H, R2: Spinning Slash: slow, starting from the right and spinning around backwards, ending with a slash to the right.
2H, L1: Block
2H, L2: Parry

Power Stance:

Notes

• Damage scales with level of hollowing. Requires full hollowing for normal scaling.
• Infusing the weapon with Bleed will increase the Dark scaling, and base damage of physical and Dark. It will also increase the Bleed effect and double Bleed scaling, resulting in one of the highest Bleed values in the game. As a result, it can bleed foes within three light hits.
• Can be buffed with both resins and spells.
• If the player is fully hollow, it will retain full scaling when summoned as a shade or to the arenas, without the hollow HP reduction.
• Going below 50% HP with Wretch status will not further increase the damage of the Greatsword of the Forlorn or the Scythe of the Forlorn.
• Since it scales with the level of hollowing and not the max. HP, the Ring of Binding is very useful.

Upgrades

Basic

Special upgrade path.
Requires:

• Twinkling Titanite

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

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

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

Dark

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

• Darknight Stone
• 2,000 souls

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

Bleed

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

• Bleed Stone
• 2,000 souls

Raw

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

• Raw Stone
• 2,000 souls

Enchanted

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

• Magic Stone
• 2,000 souls

Mundane

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

• Old Mundane Stone
• 2,000 souls

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