The Carthus Shotel is a curved sword in Dark Souls III.
In-Game Description
- Strangely curved sword crafted to cause bleeding, wielded by Carthus swordsmen.
- Shaped to sneak around the defenses of shields, this sword requires ample dexterity to wield effectively.
- Skill: Spin Slash
Slice into foes with a large spinning motion, and continue spinning to transition into strong attack.
Availability[]
Dropped by the Skeleton Swordsmen who wield them in the Catacombs of Carthus.
Characteristics[]
The Carthus Shotel is a weapon that combines the shield-piercing capabilities of a Shotel with the bleed build-up of a Carthus weapon. It uses the heavy curved sword moveset of the Falchion, swinging slower but inflicting more damage than a light curved sword. It also uses more stamina per swing than the Falchion, despite being the second-lightest weapon in its category after the Crescent Moon Sword, so care must be exercised when attempting to chain more than a few attacks together.
Moveset[]
| Attack | Description |
|---|---|
| One-handed Weak Attack |
Right-to-left slash with slight downward angle, followed by horizontal left-to-right slash. |
| One-handed Strong Attack |
Delayed upward slash from right to left, followed by downward slash in the reverse direction. |
| Two-handed Weak Attack |
Two-handed horizontal slash, followed by horizontal slash in the reverse direction. |
| Two-handed Strong Attack |
Delayed overhead left-to-right downward slash, followed by faster upward slash. |
| Jump Attack | Jumping horizontal slash. |
| Two-handed Jump Attack |
Same as one-handed. |
| Running Attack | Very fast upward slash, short range but almost no telegraph. |
| Two-handed Running Attack |
Same as one-handed, only gripping sword in both hands. |
| Rolling Attack | Fast horizontal slash from left to right. |
| Two-handed Rolling Attack |
Same as above, but puts whole body into rotation. |
| Kick | Standard kick. |
| Off-handed Weak Attack |
Block. |
| Off-handed Strong Attack |
Mirrored version of one-handed weak attacks. |
Upgrades[]
Reinforced with regular Titanite.