- For the Dark Souls variant, see Black Knight Sword.
- For the Dark Souls III variant, see Black Knight Sword (Dark Souls III).
The Black Knight Greatsword is a greatsword in Dark Souls II.
In-Game Description
- Greatsword wielded by knights who served a lord of light in a long-forgotten age.
- Even after their flesh was charred by flame, they remained as strong as ever, and stood watch, challenging visitors to their land.
Availability
- The Black Knight Greatsword can be found in a chest behind an illusory wall in Iron Keep. It is on the ledge after Belfry Sol, where the player can drop down to return to the bonfire. The Grand Spirit Tree Shield and the Protective Chime are found in the chest next to the one containing the Black Knight Greatsword.
- It is also a rare drop from the Kobolds next to the Foregarden bonfire in Aldia's Keep.
Characteristics
Unlike the Black Knight Sword from Dark Souls, this greatsword is longer and deals Fire damage; the moveset is also different than the previous version of this blade.
Interestingly, the Black Knight Greatsword requires more stamina to swing than many other greatswords, but seems to only suffer this effect on R1 and R2s. Rolling and Running attacks appear to suffer no penalty.
Moveset
| Attack | Description |
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| One-handed Weak Attack |
Horizontal swipes right to left and left to right when followed up. |
| One-handed Strong Attack |
Thrust. |
| Two-handed Weak Attack |
Swings the blade downwards and is followed up by the reverse. |
| Two-handed Strong Attack |
Performs a circular slash and ends with the blade pointed, followed up by a swipe. |
| Jump Attack | Leaps into the air and stabs the blade into the ground. |
| Two-handed Jump Attack |
Leaps into the air and stabs the blade into the ground. |
| Running Attack | Performs a 360 spin and hitting foes in a wide arc in front of the player. |
| Two-handed Running Attack |
Performs a 360 spin and hitting foes in a wide arc in front of the player. |
| Rolling Attack | Thrust. |
| Two-handed Rolling Attack |
Overhead strike. |
| Kick | Guard Break |
| Left-handed Weak Attack |
Same as right hand. |
| Left-handed Strong Attack |
Same as right hand |
Upgrades
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| Black Knight Greatsword | 186 | – | 50 | – | – | – | – | C | E | – | C | – | – | 60 | 10 | 40 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 20 | ??? | ??? |
| Black Knight Greatsword +1 (Twinkling Titanite ×1) | 204 | – | 56 | – | – | – | – | C | E | – | C | – | – | 60 | 10 | 40 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 20 | ??? | ??? |
| Black Knight Greatsword +2 (Twinkling Titanite ×2) | 223 | – | 63 | – | – | – | – | C | E | – | C | – | – | 60 | 10 | 40 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 20 | ??? | ??? |
| Black Knight Greatsword +3 (Twinkling Titanite ×3) | 242 | – | 68 | – | – | – | – | C | E | – | C | – | – | 60 | 10 | 40 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 20 | ??? | ??? |
| Black Knight Greatsword +4 (Twinkling Titanite ×4) | 261 | – | 74 | – | – | – | – | C | E | – | C | – | – | 60 | 10 | 40 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 20 | ??? | ??? |
| Black Knight Greatsword +5 (Twinkling Titanite ×5) | 280 | – | 80 | – | – | – | – | C | E | – | C | – | – | 60 | 10 | 40 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 20 | ??? | ??? |
Notes
- Upgraded with Twinkling Titanite.
- In Scholar of the First Sin, this weapon only requires INT +8 to be wielded effectively.
Gallery
In-game
Dark Souls 2 Black Knight Greatsword Tutorial (dual wielding w power stance)
Moveset demonstation