- For the Dark Souls variant, see Black Knight Greataxe.
- For the Dark Souls II variant, see Black Knight Greataxe (Dark Souls II).
The Black Knight Greataxe is a greataxe in Dark Souls III.
In-Game Description
- Greataxe of the black knights who wander the lands. Used to face chaos demons.
- The unique attack of this axe greatly reduces enemy poise, reflecting the tremendous size of the enemies that the knights have fearlessly faced.
- Skill: Warcry
Let out a spirited warcry that temporarily boosts attack, and enables a special consecutive attack.
Availability
Dropped from the Black Knight who wields the weapon in the Untended Graves area after the Champion Gundyr boss fight.
Characteristics
- This is a heavy weapon and requires a high Stat investment in Strength and a moderate investment in Dexterity.
- When two-handed, this weapon cannot be parried.
- This weapon is capable of hitting enemies both in front of and behind the player.
Moveset
- One-handed weak attack: Large horizontal sweeping slash.
- Two-handed weak attack: Large vertical slash.
- One-handed strong attack: Jumping smash.
- Two-handed strong attack: Delayed upward slash.
- Rolling attack: Overhead smash.
- Running attack: Overhead smash.
Notes
- Deals 20% bonus damage to demons.
- Using this weapon's skill gives it a unique hyper armor combo in addition to a significant damage increase, while either one-handed or two-handed.
Upgrades
- Reinforced with Twinkling Titanite.
- Maximum reinforcement requires a Titanite Slab.
Videos
| Greataxes |
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| Black Knight Greataxe • Demon's Greataxe • Dragonslayer Greataxe Great Machete • Greataxe • Yhorm's Great Machete |
| Ashes of Ariandel |
| Earth Seeker |
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