- For the Dark Souls II variant, see Claws (weapon).
- For the Dark Souls III variant, see Claw (Dark Souls III).
The Claw is a gauntlet in Dark Souls.
In-Game Description
- A weapon formed by three sharped claws.
- Attacks cause bleeding, and the wounds inflicted are not easily mended. Preferred weapon of the spooks of an Eastern land.
Availability[]
Sold by Shiva of the East for 5,000 souls.
Characteristics[]
Claws deal poor damage and have a very short reach, in exchange for a faster than average attack speed. When they are compared to the Caestus, they have a few drawbacks, namely having half the Caestus's durability for double its weight, and a higher Dexterity requirement. However, it more than makes up for this with a higher damage output and the additional Bleed auxiliary effect.
Moveset[]
| Attack | Description |
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| One-handed Weak Attack |
Quick downward slash. |
| One-handed Strong Attack |
Somewhat quick horizontal slash. |
| Two-handed Weak Attack |
Cannot be two-handed. |
| Two-handed Strong Attack |
Cannot be two-handed. |
| Jump Attack | Forward jumping slash. |
| Running Attack | Horizontal left-to-right slash. |
| Rolling Attack | Rolls a second time then thrusts forward. |
| Kick | Kicks with knee. Similar to standard kick. |
| Left-handed Weak Attack |
Somewhat quick horizontal slash. |
| Left-handed Strong Attack |
Parry. |
Upgrades[]
Requires: Standard Claw, Titanite and 100 souls per upgrade.
 Standard Variation |
Attack Values | Parameter Bonus | ||||||
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| Claw | 72 | – | – | – | E | B | – | – |
| Claw +1 (Titanite Shard ×1) | 79 | – | – | – | E | B | – | – |
| Claw +2 (Titanite Shard ×1) | 86 | – | – | – | E | B | – | – |
| Claw +3 (Titanite Shard ×2) | 93 | – | – | – | E | B | – | – |
| Claw +4 (Titanite Shard ×2) | 100 | – | – | – | E | B | – | – |
| Claw +5 (Titanite Shard ×3) | 108 | – | – | – | E | B | – | – |
| Claw +6 (L. Titanite Shard ×1) | 115 | – | – | – | E | B | – | – |
| Claw +7 (L. Titanite Shard ×1) | 122 | – | – | – | E | B | – | – |
| Claw +8 (L. Titanite Shard ×2) | 129 | – | – | – | E | B | – | – |
| Claw +9 (L. Titanite Shard ×2) | 136 | – | – | – | E | B | – | – |
| Claw +10 (L. Titanite Shard ×3) | 144 | – | – | – | E | B | – | – |
| Claw +11 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 151 | – | – | – | E | B | – | – |
| Claw +12 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 158 | – | – | – | E | B | – | – |
| Claw +13 (Titanite Chunk ×2) | 165 | – | – | – | E | B | – | – |
| Claw +14 (Titanite Chunk ×3) | 172 | – | – | – | E | A | – | – |
| Claw +15 (Titanite Slab ×1) | 180 | – | – | – | E | A | – | – |
Requires: Standard Claw +5, Titanite and 100 souls per upgrade.
 Raw Variation |
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| Raw Claw (Large Titanite Shard ×1) | 124 | – | – | – | E | C | – | – |
| Raw Claw +1 (Large Titanite Shard ×1) | 132 | – | – | – | E | C | – | – |
| Raw Claw +2 (Large Titanite Shard ×1) | 141 | – | – | – | E | C | – | – |
| Raw Claw +3 (Large Titanite Shard ×2) | 149 | – | – | – | E | C | – | – |
| Raw Claw +4 (Large Titanite Shard ×2) | 157 | – | – | – | E | C | – | – |
| Raw Claw +5 (Large Titanite Shard ×3) | 166 | – | – | – | E | C | – | – |
Requires: Standard Claw +10, Titanite and 100 souls per upgrade.
 Crystal Variation |
Attack Values | Parameter Bonus | ||||||
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| Crystal Claw (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 158 | – | – | – | E | B | – | – |
| Crystal Claw +1 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 165 | – | – | – | E | B | – | – |
| Crystal Claw +2 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 172 | – | – | – | E | B | – | – |
| Crystal Claw +3 (Titanite Chunk ×2) | 180 | – | – | – | E | B | – | – |
| Crystal Claw +4 (Titanite Chunk ×3) | 187 | – | – | – | E | A | – | – |
| Crystal Claw +5 (Titanite Slab ×1) | 194 | – | – | – | E | A | – | – |
Requires: Standard Claw +5, Green Titanite and 100 souls per upgrade.
 Magic Variation |
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| Magic Claw (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 81 | 87 | – | – | E | D | C | – |
| Magic Claw +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 86 | 92 | – | – | E | D | C | – |
| Magic Claw +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 91 | 98 | – | – | E | D | C | – |
| Magic Claw +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 97 | 104 | – | – | E | D | C | – |
| Magic Claw +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 102 | 110 | – | – | E | D | C | – |
| Magic Claw +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3) | 108 | 116 | – | – | E | D | C | – |
| Magic Claw +6 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) | 113 | 121 | – | – | E | D | B | – |
| Magic Claw +7 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) | 118 | 127 | – | – | E | D | B | – |
| Magic Claw +8 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×2) | 124 | 133 | – | – | E | D | B | – |
| Magic Claw +9 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×3) | 129 | 139 | – | – | E | D | B | – |
| Magic Claw +10 (Blue Titanite Slab ×1) | 135 | 145 | – | – | E | D | B | – |
Requires: Magic Claw +5, Blue Titanite and 100 souls per upgrade.
 Enchanted Variation |
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| Enchanted Claw (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) | 108 | 114 | – | – | E | E | C | – |
| Enchanted Claw +1 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) | 112 | 117 | – | – | E | E | B | – |
| Enchanted Claw +2 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) | 116 | 120 | – | – | E | E | B | – |
| Enchanted Claw +3 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×2) | 120 | 124 | – | – | E | E | A | – |
| Enchanted Claw +4 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×3) | 125 | 127 | – | – | E | E | A | – |
| Enchanted Claw +5 (Blue Titanite Slab ×1) | 129 | 132 | – | – | E | E | A | – |
Requires: Standard Claw +5, Green Titanite and 100 souls per upgrade.
 Divine Variation |
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| Divine Claw (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 72 | 88 | – | – | E | D | – | C |
| Divine Claw +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 76 | 94 | – | – | E | D | – | C |
| Divine Claw +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 81 | 100 | – | – | E | D | – | C |
| Divine Claw +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 86 | 106 | – | – | E | D | – | C |
| Divine Claw +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 91 | 112 | – | – | E | D | – | C |
| Divine Claw +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3) | 96 | 118 | – | – | E | D | – | C |
| Divine Claw +6 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) | 100 | 123 | – | – | E | D | – | C |
| Divine Claw +7 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) | 105 | 129 | – | – | E | D | – | C |
| Divine Claw +8 (White Titanite Chunk ×2) | 110 | 135 | – | – | E | D | – | C |
| Divine Claw +9 (White Titanite Chunk ×3) | 115 | 141 | – | – | E | D | – | B |
| Divine Claw +10 (White Titanite Slab ×1) | 120 | 147 | – | – | E | D | – | B |
Requires: Divine Claw +5, White Titanite and 100 souls per upgrade.
 Occult Variation |
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| Occult Claw (White Titanite Chunk ×1) | 100 | 108 | – | – | E | D | – | B |
| Occult Claw +1 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) | 105 | 113 | – | – | E | D | – | B |
| Occult Claw +2 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) | 112 | 118 | – | – | E | D | – | B |
| Occult Claw +3 (White Titanite Chunk ×2) | 117 | 124 | – | – | E | D | – | B |
| Occult Claw +4 (White Titanite Chunk ×3) | 124 | 129 | – | – | E | D | – | B |
| Occult Claw +5 (White Titanite Slab ×1) | 130 | 135 | – | – | E | D | – | B |
Requires: Standard Claw +5, Green Titanite and 100 souls per upgrade.
 Fire Variation |
Attack Values | Parameter Bonus | ||||||
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| Fire Claw (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 93 | – | 93 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fire Claw +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 100 | – | 100 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fire Claw +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 108 | – | 108 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fire Claw +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 115 | – | 115 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fire Claw +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 122 | – | 122 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fire Claw +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3) | 129 | – | 129 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fire Claw +6 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) | 138 | – | 138 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fire Claw +7 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) | 146 | – | 146 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fire Claw +8 (Red Titanite Chunk ×2) | 155 | – | 155 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fire Claw +9 (Red Titanite Chunk ×3) | 164 | – | 164 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fire Claw +10 (Red Titanite Slab ×1) | 172 | – | 172 | – | – | – | – | – |
Requires: Fire Claw +5, Red Titanite and 100 souls per upgrade.
 Chaos Variation |
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| Chaos Claw (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) | 113 | – | 129 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Chaos Claw +1 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) | 119 | – | 136 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Chaos Claw +2 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) | 126 | – | 144 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Chaos Claw +3 (Red Titanite Chunk ×2) | 132 | – | 151 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Chaos Claw +4 (Red Titanite Chunk ×3) | 138 | – | 158 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Chaos Claw +5 (Red Titanite Slab ×1) | 144 | – | 165 | – | – | – | – | – |
Requires: Standard Claw +10, Titanite and 100 souls per upgrade.
 Lightning Variation |
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| Lightning Claw (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 129 | – | – | 129 | – | – | – | – |
| Lightning Claw +1 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 139 | – | – | 139 | – | – | – | – |
| Lightning Claw +2 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 149 | – | – | 149 | – | – | – | – |
| Lightning Claw +3 (Titanite Chunk ×2) | 159 | – | – | 159 | – | – | – | – |
| Lightning Claw +4 (Titanite Chunk ×3) | 169 | – | – | 169 | – | – | – | – |
| Lightning Claw +5 (Titanite Slab ×1) | 180 | – | – | 180 | – | – | – | – |
Trivia[]
- When a roll and the claw's rolling attack are performed in the same direction, the Chosen Undead's movements look similar to and may be an homage to the Street Fighter character Vega's Rolling Crystal Flash, in which the claw-wielding Vega rolls into his opponent and then thrusts with his claw.
Gallery[]
| Gauntlets |
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| Caestus • Claw • Dark Hand • Dragon Bone Fist • Fists |