The Black Knight Sword is a greatsword in Dark Souls.
In-Game Description
- Greatsword of the black knights who wander Lordran. Used to face chaos demons.
- The large motion that puts the weight of the body into the attack reflects the great size of their adversaries long ago.
Availability
Semi-common drop from Black Knights wielding the Black Knight Sword. One (non respawning) is encountered midway through the Undead Burg; two more are found in the Undead Asylum if revisited; two sword Black Knights respawn in the Kiln of the First Flame.
Characteristics
The Black Knight Sword deals a high amount of physical damage. Its fairly good reach is offset by its cumbersome moveset. Like all Black Knight weapons, it deals 20% bonus damage to demons.
Since the Black Knight Sword can be obtained so early in the game (if players are lucky and get the drop), it can be useful in early stages where its damage output is very high compared to other weapons found at that stage. However, due to its average scaling, poor moveset, high weight and slow swing speed, it is best to replace this with something else as the game progresses.
Moveset
| Attack | Description |
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| One-handed Weak Attack |
Broad sweeping attack from right to left. |
| One-handed Strong Attack |
Thrust attack with long build-up time. Knocks back enemies. |
| Two-handed Weak Attack |
Slightly diagonal vertical swing down and then upwards if the attack button is quickly pressed again, with lag before each successive hit. |
| Two-handed Strong Attack |
Upwards slash with long build up. Knocks back enemies. |
| Jump Attack | The wielder smashes the sword into the target. |
| Running Attack | Spinning attack with wide swinging clockwise rotation. |
| Rolling Attack | The sword is quickly smashed into the ground. |
| Kick | Standard Kick. |
| Left-handed Weak Attack |
Block. |
| Left-handed Strong Attack |
Normal weak attack. (Except in this case it goes from left to right) |
Upgrades
Requires: Twinkling Titanite and 2,000 souls per upgrade.
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| Black Knight Sword | 220 | – | – | – | C | E | – | – | 60 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Black Knight Sword +1 (Twinkling Titanite ×1) | 242 | – | – | – | C | E | – | – | 60 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Black Knight Sword +2 (Twinkling Titanite ×1) | 264 | – | – | – | C | E | – | – | 60 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Black Knight Sword +3 (Twinkling Titanite ×2) | 286 | – | – | – | C | E | – | – | 60 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Black Knight Sword +4 (Twinkling Titanite ×2) | 308 | – | – | – | C | E | – | – | 60 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Black Knight Sword +5 (Twinkling Titanite ×4) | 330 | – | – | – | C | E | – | – | 60 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Gallery
