Longsword

Longsword
Found	Warrior - starting weapon Andre of Astora - purchase Undead Soldier (sword) - drop
Stats
	80
	-
	-
	-
	100
	50
	10
	35
	35
	32
Param. Bonus
	C
	C
	-
	-
Req. Param
	10
	10
	-
	-
Weight	3.0
Durability	200
Weapon Type	Straight Sword
Attack Type	Regular / Thrust

For the Dark Souls II variant, see Longsword (Dark Souls II).

For the Dark Souls III variant, see Long Sword.

The Longsword is a straight sword in Dark Souls.

In-Game Description

Widely-used standard straight sword, only matched in ubiquity by the Shortsword.

An accessible sword which inflicts consistent regular damage and high slash damage, making it applicable to a variety of situations.

Availability

• Starting weapon of the Warrior class.
• Sold by Andre of Astora for 1,000 souls.
• Uncommon drop from Undead Soldiers (Sword).

Characteristics

As the archetypical straight sword, the longsword features a solid amount of base damage and scaling, a versatile moveset, and low stat requirements. Although it will perform admirably in any situation, its jack-of-all-trades nature means it will likely be outperformed by some weapons in specific scenarios.

Its versatility primarily comes from its strong attacks. Its one-handed strong attack is a quick thrust that provides a good amount of reach, though it is much narrower than the light attacks, which can be followed up by a quick vertical swing. The vertical swing has shorter range than the thrust itself, so distance should be considered carefully. Its two-handed strong attack is an advancing horizontal slash, which moves the player forward some distance and can easily engage multiple targets at once from outside the player's usual reach. This is followed up by a standard horizontal slash in the opposite direction, easily allowing enemies staggered by the first hit to be comboed into another strong attack.

Moveset

Attack	Description
One-handed Weak Attack	Horizontal swings. Low starting and ending lag.
One-handed Strong Attack	Stab alternating with upward swings. Minor starting and ending lag.
Two-handed Weak Attack	Vertical swings. Low starting and ending lag.
Two-handed Strong Attack	Steps forward while swinging horizontally. Minor starting and ending lag.
Jump Attack	Jumps forward while burying the sword into the ground. Small hitbox and high ending lag.
Running Attack	Running swing. Low starting and ending lag.
Rolling Attack	Vertical swing.
Two-handed Rolling Attack	Forward thrust.
Kick	Standard kick.
Left-handed Weak Attack	Standard block.
Left-handed Strong Attack	Diagonal swing. Low starting lag, minor ending lag.

Upgrades

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

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

Standard Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Longsword	80	–	–	–	C	C	–	–	50	10	35	35
Longsword +1 (Titanite Shard ×1)	88	–	–	–	C	C	–	–	50	10	35	35
Longsword +2 (Titanite Shard ×1)	96	–	–	–	C	C	–	–	50	10	35	35
Longsword +3 (Titanite Shard ×2)	104	–	–	–	C	C	–	–	50	10	35	35
Longsword +4 (Titanite Shard ×2)	112	–	–	–	C	C	–	–	50	10	35	35
Longsword +5 (Titanite Shard ×3)	120	–	–	–	C	C	–	–	50	10	35	35
Longsword +6 (L. Titanite Shard ×1)	128	–	–	–	C	C	–	–	50	10	35	35
Longsword +7 (L. Titanite Shard ×1)	136	–	–	–	C	C	–	–	50	10	35	35
Longsword +8 (L. Titanite Shard ×2)	144	–	–	–	C	C	–	–	50	10	35	35
Longsword +9 (L. Titanite Shard ×2)	152	–	–	–	C	C	–	–	50	10	35	35
Longsword +10 (L. Titanite Shard ×3)	160	–	–	–	C	C	–	–	50	10	35	35
Longsword +11 (Titanite Chunk ×1)	168	–	–	–	C	C	–	–	50	10	35	35
Longsword +12 (Titanite Chunk ×1)	176	–	–	–	C	C	–	–	50	10	35	35
Longsword +13 (Titanite Chunk ×2)	184	–	–	–	C	C	–	–	50	10	35	35
Longsword +14 (Titanite Chunk ×3)	192	–	–	–	C	C	–	–	50	10	35	35
Longsword +15 (Titanite Slab ×1)	200	–	–	–	C	C	–	–	50	10	35	35

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

Raw Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Raw Longsword (Large Titanite Shard ×1)	138	–	–	–	D	D	–	–	50	10	35	35
Raw Longsword +1 (Large Titanite Shard ×1)	147	–	–	–	D	D	–	–	50	10	35	35
Raw Longsword +2 (Large Titanite Shard ×1)	156	–	–	–	D	D	–	–	50	10	35	35
Raw Longsword +3 (Large Titanite Shard ×2)	165	–	–	–	D	D	–	–	50	10	35	35
Raw Longsword +4 (Large Titanite Shard ×2)	174	–	–	–	D	D	–	–	50	10	35	35
Raw Longsword +5 (Large Titanite Shard ×3)	184	–	–	–	D	D	–	–	50	10	35	35

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

Crystal Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Crystal Longsword (Titanite Chunk ×1)	176	–	–	–	C	C	–	–	50	10	35	35
Crystal Longsword +1 (Titanite Chunk ×1)	184	–	–	–	C	C	–	–	50	10	35	35
Crystal Longsword +2 (Titanite Chunk ×1)	192	–	–	–	C	C	–	–	50	10	35	35
Crystal Longsword +3 (Titanite Chunk ×2)	200	–	–	–	C	C	–	–	50	10	35	35
Crystal Longsword +4 (Titanite Chunk ×3)	208	–	–	–	C	C	–	–	50	10	35	35
Crystal Longsword +5 (Titanite Slab ×1)	216	–	–	–	C	C	–	–	50	10	35	35

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

Magic Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Magic Longsword (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	90	97	–	–	E	E	C	–	50	10	35	35
Magic Longsword +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	96	104	–	–	E	E	C	–	50	10	35	35
Magic Longsword +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	102	110	–	–	E	E	C	–	50	10	35	35
Magic Longsword +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2)	108	117	–	–	E	E	C	–	50	10	35	35
Magic Longsword +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2)	114	123	–	–	E	E	C	–	50	10	35	35
Magic Longsword +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3)	120	130	–	–	E	E	C	–	50	10	35	35
Magic Longsword +6 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1)	125	136	–	–	E	E	B	–	50	10	35	35
Magic Longsword +7 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1)	132	143	–	–	E	E	B	–	50	10	35	35
Magic Longsword +8 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×2)	138	149	–	–	E	E	B	–	50	10	35	35
Magic Longsword +9 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×3)	144	156	–	–	E	E	B	–	50	10	35	35
Magic Longsword +10 (Blue Titanite Slab ×1)	150	162	–	–	E	E	B	–	50	10	35	35

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

Enchanted Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Enchanted Longsword (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1)	120	128	–	–	E	E	B	–	50	10	35	35
Enchanted Longsword +1 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1)	124	131	–	–	E	E	B	–	50	10	35	35
Enchanted Longsword +2 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1)	129	135	–	–	E	E	A	–	50	10	35	35
Enchanted Longsword +3 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×2)	134	139	–	–	E	E	A	–	50	10	35	35
Enchanted Longsword +4 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×3)	139	143	–	–	E	E	A	–	50	10	35	35
Enchanted Longsword +5 (Blue Titanite Slab ×1)	144	148	–	–	E	E	A	–	50	10	35	35

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

Divine Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Divine Longsword (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	81	99	–	–	D	D	–	C	50	10	35	35
Divine Longsword +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	86	105	–	–	D	D	–	C	50	10	35	35
Divine Longsword +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	91	112	–	–	D	D	–	C	50	10	35	35
Divine Longsword +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2)	97	118	–	–	D	D	–	C	50	10	35	35
Divine Longsword +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2)	102	125	–	–	D	D	–	C	50	10	35	35
Divine Longsword +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3)	108	132	–	–	D	D	–	C	50	10	35	35
Divine Longsword +6 (White Titanite Chunk ×1)	113	138	–	–	D	D	–	B	50	10	35	35
Divine Longsword +7 (White Titanite Chunk ×1)	118	145	–	–	D	D	–	B	50	10	35	35
Divine Longsword +8 (White Titanite Chunk ×2)	124	151	–	–	D	D	–	B	50	10	35	35
Divine Longsword +9 (White Titanite Chunk ×3)	129	158	–	–	D	D	–	B	50	10	35	35
Divine Longsword +10 (White Titanite Slab ×1)	135	165	–	–	D	D	–	B	50	10	35	35

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

Occult Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Occult Longsword (White Titanite Chunk ×1)	110	120	–	–	E	E	–	B	50	10	35	35
Occult Longsword +1 (White Titanite Chunk ×1)	116	125	–	–	E	E	–	B	50	10	35	35
Occult Longsword +2 (White Titanite Chunk ×1)	123	132	–	–	E	E	–	B	50	10	35	35
Occult Longsword +3 (White Titanite Chunk ×2)	129	138	–	–	E	E	–	B	50	10	35	35
Occult Longsword +4 (White Titanite Chunk ×3)	136	144	–	–	D	D	–	A	50	10	35	35
Occult Longsword +5 (White Titanite Slab ×1)	143	150	–	–	D	D	–	A	50	10	35	35

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

Fire Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Fire Longsword (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	104	–	104	–	–	–	–	–	50	10	35.0	35
Fire Longsword +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	112	–	112	–	–	–	–	–	50	10	35.4	35
Fire Longsword +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	120	–	120	–	–	–	–	–	50	10	35.7	35
Fire Longsword +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2)	128	–	128	–	–	–	–	–	50	10	36.0	35
Fire Longsword +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2)	136	–	136	–	–	–	–	–	50	10	36.4	35
Fire Longsword +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3)	144	–	144	–	–	–	–	–	50	10	36.7	35
Fire Longsword +6 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1)	153	–	153	–	–	–	–	–	50	10	37.1	35
Fire Longsword +7 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1)	163	–	163	–	–	–	–	–	50	10	37.5	35
Fire Longsword +8 (Red Titanite Chunk ×2)	172	–	172	–	–	–	–	–	50	10	37.8	35
Fire Longsword +9 (Red Titanite Chunk ×3)	182	–	182	–	–	–	–	–	50	10	38.2	35
Fire Longsword +10 (Red Titanite Slab ×1)	192	–	192	–	–	–	–	–	50	10	38.5	35

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

Chaos Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Chaos Longsword (Red Titanite Chunk ×1)	126	–	144	–	–	–	–	–	50	10	35.0	35
Chaos Longsword +1 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1)	133	–	152	–	–	–	–	–	50	10	35.7	35
Chaos Longsword +2 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1)	140	–	160	–	–	–	–	–	50	10	36.4	35
Chaos Longsword +3 (Red Titanite Chunk ×2)	147	–	168	–	–	–	–	–	50	10	37.1	35
Chaos Longsword +4 (Red Titanite Chunk ×3)	154	–	176	–	–	–	–	–	50	10	37.8	35
Chaos Longsword +5 (Red Titanite Slab ×1)	161	–	184	–	–	–	–	–	50	10	38.5	35

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

Lightning Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Lightning Longsword (Titanite Chunk ×1)	144	–	–	144	–	–	–	–	50	10	35	35.0
Lightning Longsword +1 (Titanite Chunk ×1)	155	–	–	155	–	–	–	–	50	10	35	37.8
Lightning Longsword +2 (Titanite Chunk ×1)	166	–	–	166	–	–	–	–	50	10	35	40.6
Lightning Longsword +3 (Titanite Chunk ×2)	177	–	–	177	–	–	–	–	50	10	35	43.4
Lightning Longsword +4 (Titanite Chunk ×3)	188	–	–	188	–	–	–	–	50	10	35	46.2
Lightning Longsword +5 (Titanite Slab ×1)	200	–	–	200	–	–	–	–	50	10	35	49.0

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