Falchion (Dark Souls)

Falchion
Found	Blighttown - Corpse Skeleton (Sword only) - Drop
Stats
	82
	-
	-
	-
	100
	45.0
	10.0
	30.0
	30.0
	30
Param. Bonus
	E
	B
	-
	-
Req. Param
	9
	13
	-
	-
Weight	2.5
Durability	160
Weapon Type	Curved Sword
Attack Type	Slash

For the disambiguation of the same name, see Falchion.

The Falchion is a curved sword in Dark Souls.

In-Game Description

Small curved sword. Each hit inflicts little damage, but fluid chain attacks are deadly.

The falchion's sharp slashing attacks are effective against cloth and flesh, but not against metal armor or tough scales.

Availability

• Found on a corpse in Blighttown with the Wanderer set, near the end of the scaffolding area leading from the Depths.
• Semi-uncommon drop from Falchion wielding Skeletons.
• An Enchanted Falchion is dropped by a Mimic in The Duke's Archives, near where Logan sets up shop.

Characteristics

The Falchion has the same scaling, moveset, attack speed, and stamina consumption as the Scimitar, but has higher base damage. The Falchion has a higher Strength requirement than the Scimitar (although all starting classes have enough Strength for it). The only weakness it has compared to the Scimitar is its heavier weight. In terms of damage output, the Falchion loses to the Painting Guardian Sword at higher levels; however, it possesses greater reach.

The Falchion is one of lowest stamina-consuming weapons in the game, meaning that in conjunction with its fast attacks, the Falchion is capable of quickly dispatching enemies with low levels of poise.

Moveset

Attack	Description
One-handed Weak Attack	Alternating horizontal and vertical slashes. Low starting and ending lag.
One-handed Strong Attack	Waves the weapon in a wheel-like fashion, hitting twice. Further input yields a diagonal swing. Minor starting and ending lag.
Two-handed Weak Attack	Horizontal slashes. Low starting and ending lag.
Two-handed Strong Attack	Waves the weapon in a wheel-like fashion, hitting twice. Further input yields an upwards swing. Minor starting and ending lag.
Jump Attack	Jumping horizontal swing. Minor starting and ending lag.
Running Attack	Running upwards swing. Very low starting lag, minor ending lag.
Rolling Attack	Spins around while slashing horizontally. Moderate starting lag (especially for a rolling attack), low ending lag.
Kick	Horizontal slash followed by an evasive backflip.
Left-handed Weak Attack	Horizontal swings. Some starting lag, low ending lag.
Left-handed Strong Attack	Fast parry.

Upgrades

• Standard
• Raw
• Crystal
• Magic
• Enchanted
• Divine
• Occult
• Fire
• Chaos
• Lightning

Requires: Standard Falchion, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.

Standard Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Falchion	82	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	45	10	30	30
Falchion +1 (Titanite Shard ×1)	90	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	45	10	30	30
Falchion +2 (Titanite Shard ×1)	98	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	45	10	30	30
Falchion +3 (Titanite Shard ×2)	106	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	45	10	30	30
Falchion +4 (Titanite Shard ×2)	114	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	45	10	30	30
Falchion +5 (Titanite Shard ×3)	123	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	45	10	30	30
Falchion +6 (L. Titanite Shard ×1)	131	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	45	10	30	30
Falchion +7 (L. Titanite Shard ×1)	139	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	45	10	30	30
Falchion +8 (L. Titanite Shard ×2)	147	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	45	10	30	30
Falchion +9 (L. Titanite Shard ×2)	155	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	45	10	30	30
Falchion +10 (L. Titanite Shard ×3)	164	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	45	10	30	30
Falchion +11 (Titanite Chunk ×1)	173	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	45	10	30	30
Falchion +12 (Titanite Chunk ×1)	181	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	45	10	30	30
Falchion +13 (Titanite Chunk ×2)	190	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	45	10	30	30
Falchion +14 (Titanite Chunk ×3)	196	–	–	–	E	A	–	–	45	10	30	30
Falchion +15 (Titanite Slab ×1)	205	–	–	–	E	A	–	–	45	10	30	30

Requires: Standard Falchion +5, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.

Raw Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Raw Falchion (Large Titanite Shard ×1)	141	–	–	–	E	C	–	–	45	10	30	30
Raw Falchion +1 (Large Titanite Shard ×1)	150	–	–	–	E	C	–	–	45	10	30	30
Raw Falchion +2 (Large Titanite Shard ×1)	159	–	–	–	E	C	–	–	45	10	30	30
Raw Falchion +3 (Large Titanite Shard ×2)	169	–	–	–	E	C	–	–	45	10	30	30
Raw Falchion +4 (Large Titanite Shard ×2)	177	–	–	–	E	C	–	–	45	10	30	30
Raw Falchion +5 (Large Titanite Shard ×3)	186	–	–	–	E	C	–	–	45	10	30	30

Requires: Standard Falchion +10, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.

Crystal Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Crystal Falchion (Titanite Chunk ×1)	180	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	45	10	30	30
Crystal Falchion +1 (Titanite Chunk ×1)	188	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	45	10	30	30
Crystal Falchion +2 (Titanite Chunk ×1)	196	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	45	10	30	30
Crystal Falchion +3 (Titanite Chunk ×2)	205	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	45	10	30	30
Crystal Falchion +4 (Titanite Chunk ×3)	213	–	–	–	E	A	–	–	45	10	30	30
Crystal Falchion +5 (Titanite Slab ×1)	221	–	–	–	E	A	–	–	45	10	30	30

Requires: Standard Falchion +5, Green Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.

Magic Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Magic Falchion (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	93	100	–	–	E	D	C	–	45	10	30	30
Magic Falchion +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	99	107	–	–	E	D	C	–	45	10	30	30
Magic Falchion +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	105	113	–	–	E	D	C	–	45	10	30	30
Magic Falchion +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2)	111	120	–	–	E	D	C	–	45	10	30	30
Magic Falchion +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2)	117	127	–	–	E	D	C	–	45	10	30	30
Magic Falchion +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3)	124	134	–	–	E	D	C	–	45	10	30	30
Magic Falchion +6 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1)	130	140	–	–	E	D	B	–	45	10	30	30
Magic Falchion +7 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1)	136	147	–	–	E	D	B	–	45	10	30	30
Magic Falchion +8 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×2)	142	154	–	–	E	D	B	–	45	10	30	30
Magic Falchion +9 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×3)	148	160	–	–	E	D	B	–	45	10	30	30
Magic Falchion +10 (Blue Titanite Slab ×1)	155	167	–	–	E	D	B	–	45	10	30	30

Requires: Magic Falchion +5, Blue Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.

Enchanted Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Enchanted Falchion (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1)	123	131	–	–	E	E	C	–	45	10	30	30
Enchanted Falchion +1 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1)	128	135	–	–	E	E	B	–	45	10	30	30
Enchanted Falchion +2 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1)	133	139	–	–	E	E	B	–	45	10	30	30
Enchanted Falchion +3 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×2)	138	143	–	–	E	E	A	–	45	10	30	30
Enchanted Falchion +4 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×3)	143	147	–	–	E	E	A	–	45	10	30	30
Enchanted Falchion +5 (Blue Titanite Slab ×1)	148	153	–	–	E	E	A	–	45	10	30	30

Requires: Standard Falchion +5, Green Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.

Divine Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Divine Falchion (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	82	102	–	–	E	D	–	C	45	10	30	30
Divine Falchion +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	88	108	–	–	E	D	–	C	45	10	30	30
Divine Falchion +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	93	115	–	–	E	D	–	C	45	10	30	30
Divine Falchion +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2)	99	122	–	–	E	D	–	C	45	10	30	30
Divine Falchion +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2)	104	129	–	–	E	D	–	C	45	10	30	30
Divine Falchion +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3)	110	136	–	–	E	D	–	C	45	10	30	30
Divine Falchion +6 (White Titanite Chunk ×1)	115	142	–	–	E	D	–	C	45	10	30	30
Divine Falchion +7 (White Titanite Chunk ×1)	121	149	–	–	E	D	–	C	45	10	30	30
Divine Falchion +8 (White Titanite Chunk ×2)	126	156	–	–	E	D	–	C	45	10	30	30
Divine Falchion +9 (White Titanite Chunk ×3)	132	163	–	–	E	D	–	B	45	10	30	30
Divine Falchion +10 (White Titanite Slab ×1)	137	170	–	–	E	D	–	B	45	10	30	30

Requires: Divine Falchion +5, White Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.

Occult Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Occult Falchion (White Titanite Chunk ×1)	112	124	–	–	E	D	–	B	45	10	30	30
Occult Falchion +1 (White Titanite Chunk ×1)	118	130	–	–	E	D	–	B	45	10	30	30
Occult Falchion +2 (White Titanite Chunk ×1)	125	136	–	–	E	D	–	B	45	10	30	30
Occult Falchion +3 (White Titanite Chunk ×2)	132	142	–	–	E	D	–	B	45	10	30	30
Occult Falchion +4 (White Titanite Chunk ×3)	138	148	–	–	E	D	–	B	45	10	30	30
Occult Falchion +5 (White Titanite Slab ×1)	145	155	–	–	E	D	–	B	45	10	30	30

Requires: Standard Falchion +5, Green Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.

Fire Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Fire Falchion (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	106	–	106	–	–	–	–	–	45	10	30.0	30
Fire Falchion +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	114	–	114	–	–	–	–	–	45	10	30.3	30
Fire Falchion +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	123	–	123	–	–	–	–	–	45	10	30.6	30
Fire Falchion +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2)	131	–	131	–	–	–	–	–	45	10	30.9	30
Fire Falchion +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2)	139	–	139	–	–	–	–	–	45	10	31.2	30
Fire Falchion +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3)	147	–	147	–	–	–	–	–	45	10	31.5	30
Fire Falchion +6 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1)	157	–	157	–	–	–	–	–	45	10	31.8	30
Fire Falchion +7 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1)	167	–	167	–	–	–	–	–	45	10	32.1	30
Fire Falchion +8 (Red Titanite Chunk ×2)	177	–	177	–	–	–	–	–	45	10	32.4	30
Fire Falchion +9 (Red Titanite Chunk ×3)	186	–	186	–	–	–	–	–	45	10	32.7	30
Fire Falchion +10 (Red Titanite Slab ×1)	196	–	196	–	–	–	–	–	45	10	33.0	30

The stats for the above upgrade path may be out of date. Efforts are currently underway to fix this issue. Thank you for your understanding.

Requires: Fire Falchion +5, Red Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.

Chaos Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Chaos Falchion (Red Titanite Chunk ×1)	129	–	147	–	–	–	–	–	45	10	30.0	30
Chaos Falchion +1 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1)	136	–	155	–	–	–	–	–	45	10	30.6	30
Chaos Falchion +2 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1)	144	–	164	–	–	–	–	–	45	10	31.2	30
Chaos Falchion +3 (Red Titanite Chunk ×2)	151	–	172	–	–	–	–	–	45	10	31.8	30
Chaos Falchion +4 (Red Titanite Chunk ×3)	158	–	180	–	–	–	–	–	45	10	32.4	30
Chaos Falchion +5 (Red Titanite Slab ×1)	165	–	188	–	–	–	–	–	45	10	33.0	30

The stats for the above upgrade path may be out of date. Efforts are currently underway to fix this issue. Thank you for your understanding.

Requires: Standard Falchion +10, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.

Lightning Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Lightning Falchion (Titanite Chunk ×1)	147	–	–	147	–	–	–	–	45	10	30	30.0
Lightning Falchion +1 (Titanite Chunk ×1)	159	–	–	159	–	–	–	–	45	10	30	32.4
Lightning Falchion +2 (Titanite Chunk ×1)	170	–	–	170	–	–	–	–	45	10	30	34.8
Lightning Falchion +3 (Titanite Chunk ×2)	182	–	–	182	–	–	–	–	45	10	30	37.2
Lightning Falchion +4 (Titanite Chunk ×3)	193	–	–	193	–	–	–	–	45	10	30	39.6
Lightning Falchion +5 (Titanite Slab ×1)	205	–	–	205	–	–	–	–	45	10	30	42.0

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