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For the Dark Souls II variant, see Monastery Scimitar.
For the Dark Souls III variant, see Painting Guardian's Curved Sword.

The Painting Guardian Sword is a curved sword in Dark Souls.

In-Game Description

Curved sword of Anor Londo painting guards. Unique shape with flat tip.
The guardians, who strike down those who dare threaten the painting, attack in a continuous, circular dancing motion, a technique passed down through generations.

Availability[]

The Painting Guardian Sword is dropped uncommonly by the Painting Guardians located in Anor Londo, in the hall leading to the entrance towards the Painted World of Ariamis.

Characteristics[]

The great damage per second and high swing speed of this sword is offset by its very short reach. The Painting Guardian Sword inflicts Bleed. It has higher scaling for Dexterity than the other curved swords. The Painting Guardian Sword is one of the fastest attacking weapon in the game, and thus is arguably one of the best weapons for an Augmentation build.

Moveset[]

Attack Description
One-handed
Weak Attack
Quick slash from right to left.
One-handed
Strong Attack
Two horizontal hit combo. Further input causes character to spin and swing three more times.
Two-handed
Weak Attack
Horizontal swings. Low starting and ending lag.
Two-handed
Strong Attack
Two horizontal hit combo. Further input causes the character to attack three more times (a swing, a stab, and a swing).
Jump Attack Jumping swing. Low ending lag for a jumping attack.
Running Attack Upwards slash. Low starting and ending lag.
Rolling Attack Diagonal swing. Low starting and ending lag.
Kick Horizontal swing followed by evasive backflip.
Left-handed
Weak Attack
Diagonal strike from left to right.
Left-handed
Strong Attack
Spins the blade, and in doing so, parries incoming attacks.

Upgrades[]

Requires: Standard Painting Guardian Sword, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.

Standard Standard Variation Attack Values Parameter Bonus Damage Reduction
Physical Damage Magic Damage Fire Damage Lightning Damage Strength Dexterity Intelligence Faith Physical Reduction Magic Reduction Fire Reduction Lightning Reduction
Painting Guardian Sword 76 E A 45 10 30 30
Painting Guardian Sword +1
(Titanite Shard ×1)
83 E A 45 10 30 30
Painting Guardian Sword +2
(Titanite Shard ×1)
91 E A 45 10 30 30
Painting Guardian Sword +3
(Titanite Shard ×2)
98 E A 45 10 30 30
Painting Guardian Sword +4
(Titanite Shard ×2)
106 E A 45 10 30 30
Painting Guardian Sword +5
(Titanite Shard ×3)
114 E A 45 10 30 30
Painting Guardian Sword +6
(L. Titanite Shard ×1)
121 E A 45 10 30 30
Painting Guardian Sword +7
(L. Titanite Shard ×1)
129 E A 45 10 30 30
Painting Guardian Sword +8
(L. Titanite Shard ×2)
136 E A 45 10 30 30
Painting Guardian Sword +9
(L. Titanite Shard ×2)
144 E A 45 10 30 30
Painting Guardian Sword +10
(L. Titanite Shard ×3)
152 E A 45 10 30 30
Painting Guardian Sword +11
(Titanite Chunk ×1)
159 E A 45 10 30 30
Painting Guardian Sword +12
(Titanite Chunk ×1)
167 E A 45 10 30 30
Painting Guardian Sword +13
(Titanite Chunk ×2)
174 E A 45 10 30 30
Painting Guardian Sword +14
(Titanite Chunk ×3)
182 E A 45 10 30 30
Painting Guardian Sword +15
(Titanite Slab ×1)
190 E A 45 10 30 30

Requires: Standard Painting Guardian Sword +5, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.

Raw Raw Variation Attack Values Parameter Bonus Damage Reduction
Physical Damage Magic Damage Fire Damage Lightning Damage Strength Dexterity Intelligence Faith Physical Reduction Magic Reduction Fire Reduction Lightning Reduction
Raw Painting Guardian Sword (Large Titanite Shard ×1) 130 E B 45 10 30 30
Raw Painting Guardian Sword +1 (Large Titanite Shard ×1) 139 E B 45 10 30 30
Raw Painting Guardian Sword +2 (Large Titanite Shard ×1) 147 E B 45 10 30 30
Raw Painting Guardian Sword +3 (Large Titanite Shard ×2) 156 E B 45 10 30 30
Raw Painting Guardian Sword +4 (Large Titanite Shard ×2) 165 E B 45 10 30 30
Raw Painting Guardian Sword +5 (Large Titanite Shard ×3) 174 E B 45 10 30 30

Requires: Standard Painting Guardian Sword +10, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.

Crystal Crystal Variation Attack Values Parameter Bonus Damage Reduction
Physical Damage Magic Damage Fire Damage Lightning Damage Strength Dexterity Intelligence Faith Physical Reduction Magic Reduction Fire Reduction Lightning Reduction
Crystal Painting Guardian Sword (Titanite Chunk ×1) 167 E A 45 10 30 30
Crystal Painting Guardian Sword +1 (Titanite Chunk ×1) 174 E A 45 10 30 30
Crystal Painting Guardian Sword +2 (Titanite Chunk ×1) 182 E A 45 10 30 30
Crystal Painting Guardian Sword +3 (Titanite Chunk ×2) 190 E A 45 10 30 30
Crystal Painting Guardian Sword +4 (Titanite Chunk ×3) 197 E A 45 10 30 30
Crystal Painting Guardian Sword +5 (Titanite Slab ×1) 205 E A 45 10 30 30

Requires: Standard Painting Guardian Sword +5, Green Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.

Magic Magic Variation Attack Values Parameter Bonus Damage Reduction
Physical Damage Magic Damage Fire Damage Lightning Damage Strength Dexterity Intelligence Faith Physical Reduction Magic Reduction Fire Reduction Lightning Reduction
Magic Painting Guardian Sword (Green Titanite Shard ×1) 85 93 E D B 45 10 30 30
Magic Painting Guardian Sword +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) 91 99 E D B 45 10 30 30
Magic Painting Guardian Sword +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) 96 105 E D B 45 10 30 30
Magic Painting Guardian Sword +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) 102 111 E D B 45 10 30 30
Magic Painting Guardian Sword +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) 108 117 E D B 45 10 30 30
Magic Painting Guardian Sword +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3) 114 124 E D B 45 10 30 30
Magic Painting Guardian Sword +6 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) 119 130 E D B 45 10 30 30
Magic Painting Guardian Sword +7 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) 125 136 E D B 45 10 30 30
Magic Painting Guardian Sword +8 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×2) 131 142 E D B 45 10 30 30
Magic Painting Guardian Sword +9 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×3) 136 148 E D A 45 10 30 30
Magic Painting Guardian Sword +10 (Blue Titanite Slab ×1) 142 155 E D A 45 10 30 30

Requires: Magic Painting Guardian Sword +5, Blue Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.

Enchanted Enchanted Variation Attack Values Parameter Bonus Damage Reduction
Physical Damage Magic Damage Fire Damage Lightning Damage Strength Dexterity Intelligence Faith Physical Reduction Magic Reduction Fire Reduction Lightning Reduction
Enchanted Painting Guardian Sword (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) 114 122 E D B 45 10 30 30
Enchanted Painting Guardian Sword +1 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) 118 125 E D A 45 10 30 30
Enchanted Painting Guardian Sword +2 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) 123 129 E D A 45 10 30 30
Enchanted Painting Guardian Sword +3 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×2) 127 132 E D A 45 10 30 30
Enchanted Painting Guardian Sword +4 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×3) 132 136 E D A 45 10 30 30
Enchanted Painting Guardian Sword +5 (Blue Titanite Slab ×1) 136 141 E D S 45 10 30 30

Requires: Standard Painting Guardian Sword +5, Green Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.

Divine Divine Variation Attack Values Parameter Bonus Damage Reduction
Physical Damage Magic Damage Fire Damage Lightning Damage Strength Dexterity Intelligence Faith Physical Reduction Magic Reduction Fire Reduction Lightning Reduction
Divine Painting Guardian Sword (Green Titanite Shard ×1) 76 94 E D B 45 10 30 30
Divine Painting Guardian Sword +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) 81 100 E D B 45 10 30 30
Divine Painting Guardian Sword +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) 86 107 E D B 45 10 30 30
Divine Painting Guardian Sword +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) 91 113 E D B 45 10 30 30
Divine Painting Guardian Sword +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) 96 119 E D B 45 10 30 30
Divine Painting Guardian Sword +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3) 102 126 E D B 45 10 30 30
Divine Painting Guardian Sword +6 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) 107 132 E D B 45 10 30 30
Divine Painting Guardian Sword +7 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) 112 138 E D B 45 10 30 30
Divine Painting Guardian Sword +8 (White Titanite Chunk ×2) 117 144 E D B 45 10 30 30
Divine Painting Guardian Sword +9 (White Titanite Chunk ×3) 122 151 E D B 45 10 30 30
Divine Painting Guardian Sword +10 (White Titanite Slab ×1) 127 157 E D B 45 10 30 30

Requires: Divine Painting Guardian Sword +5, White Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.

Occult Occult Variation Attack Values Parameter Bonus Damage Reduction
Physical Damage Magic Damage Fire Damage Lightning Damage Strength Dexterity Intelligence Faith Physical Reduction Magic Reduction Fire Reduction Lightning Reduction
Occult Painting Guardian Sword (White Titanite Chunk ×1) 104 114 E D A 45 10 30 30
Occult Painting Guardian Sword +1 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) 110 119 E D A 45 10 30 30
Occult Painting Guardian Sword +2 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) 116 125 E D A 45 10 30 30
Occult Painting Guardian Sword +3 (White Titanite Chunk ×2) 122 131 E D A 45 10 30 30
Occult Painting Guardian Sword +4 (White Titanite Chunk ×3) 128 136 E D A 45 10 30 30
Occult Painting Guardian Sword +5 (White Titanite Slab ×1) 135 142 E D A 45 10 30 30

Requires: Standard Painting Guardian Sword +5, Green Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.

Fire Fire Variation Attack Values Parameter Bonus Damage Reduction
Physical Damage Magic Damage Fire Damage Lightning Damage Strength Dexterity Intelligence Faith Physical Reduction Magic Reduction Fire Reduction Lightning Reduction
Fire Painting Guardian Sword (Green Titanite Shard ×1) 98 98 45 10 30.0 30
Fire Painting Guardian Sword +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) 106 106 45 10 30.3 30
Fire Painting Guardian Sword +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) 114 114 45 10 30.6 30
Fire Painting Guardian Sword +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) 121 121 45 10 30.9 30
Fire Painting Guardian Sword +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) 129 129 45 10 31.2 30
Fire Painting Guardian Sword +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3) 136 136 45 10 31.5 30
Fire Painting Guardian Sword +6 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) 145 145 45 10 31.8 30
Fire Painting Guardian Sword +7 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) 155 155 45 10 32.1 30
Fire Painting Guardian Sword +8 (Red Titanite Chunk ×2) 164 164 45 10 32.4 30
Fire Painting Guardian Sword +9 (Red Titanite Chunk ×3) 173 173 45 10 32.7 30
Fire Painting Guardian Sword +10 (Red Titanite Slab ×1) 182 182 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 Painting Guardian Sword +5, Red Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.

Chaos Chaos Variation Attack Values Parameter Bonus Damage Reduction
Physical Damage Magic Damage Fire Damage Lightning Damage Strength Dexterity Intelligence Faith Physical Reduction Magic Reduction Fire Reduction Lightning Reduction
Chaos Painting Guardian Sword (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) 118 136 45 10 30.0 30
Chaos Painting Guardian Sword +1 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) 125 144 45 10 30.6 30
Chaos Painting Guardian Sword +2 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) 132 152 45 10 31.2 30
Chaos Painting Guardian Sword +3 (Red Titanite Chunk ×2) 138 159 45 10 31.8 30
Chaos Painting Guardian Sword +4 (Red Titanite Chunk ×3) 145 167 45 10 32.4 30
Chaos Painting Guardian Sword +5 (Red Titanite Slab ×1) 151 174 45 10 33.0 30

Requires: Standard Painting Guardian Sword +10, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.

Lightning Lightning Variation Attack Values Parameter Bonus Damage Reduction
Physical Damage Magic Damage Fire Damage Lightning Damage Strength Dexterity Intelligence Faith Physical Reduction Magic Reduction Fire Reduction Lightning Reduction
Lightning Painting Guardian Sword (Titanite Chunk ×1) 136 136 45 10 30 30.0
Lightning Painting Guardian Sword +1 (Titanite Chunk ×1) 147 147 45 10 30 32.4
Lightning Painting Guardian Sword +2 (Titanite Chunk ×1) 158 158 45 10 30 34.8
Lightning Painting Guardian Sword +3 (Titanite Chunk ×2) 168 168 45 10 30 37.2
Lightning Painting Guardian Sword +4 (Titanite Chunk ×3) 179 179 45 10 30 39.6
Lightning Painting Guardian Sword +5 (Titanite Slab ×1) 190 190 45 10 30 42.0

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