The Rapier is a thrusting sword in Dark Souls.
In-Game Description
- Standard thrusting sword. Regular one-handed attack can be delivered with shield held up. Can parry with use of left hand.
- Thrusting attacks pierce and are effective against foes with hard exteriors, but the wielder is left open to damage after a swing.
Availability
- Sold by the Undead Male Merchant for 600 souls.
- Dropped uncommonly by rapier-wielding Balder Knights.
Characteristics
The Rapier, like other thrusting swords, can attack from behind a shield, giving an advantage for defensive players, it's also a fast weapon that uses little stamina from the player, allowing longer combos.
It's made exclusively of thrusting attacks, being perfect for fights in small corridors, and has a higher critical rate than most swords, resulting in more powerful ripostes and backstabs. The thrust attacks have a very small vertical hitbox, which may result in having a hard time with hitting smaller enemies like Slimes and Giant Leeches.
Its most notable weakness is its relatively low damage with its normal attacks, most notably against bosses, as they usually cannot be riposted or backstabbed, making the Rapier's true advantage more specific for PvP battles.
Moveset
Attack | Description |
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One-handed Weak Attack |
A quick thrusting motion, small hitbox |
One-handed Strong Attack |
A lunge attack, similar to the one-handed weak attack but has more range, small hitbox |
Two-handed Weak Attack |
Identical to the one-handed weak attack, small hitbox |
Two-handed Strong Attack |
Exactly the same as the one-handed strong attack. |
Jump Attack | The player jumps forward and stabs the rapier against the ground. Diagonal hitbox. |
Running Attack | Runs then proceeds to thrust weapon. Hits twice. |
Rolling Attack | A quick thrusting attack. |
Kick | Horizontal swipe combined with a backstep. |
Left-handed Weak Attack |
A quick thrusting attack. Very similar to the one-handed weak attack. |
Left-handed Strong Attack |
Parry animation. |
Upgrades
Requires: Standard Rapier, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
Standard Variation | Attack Values | Parameter Bonus | Damage Reduction | |||||||||
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Rapier | 73 | – | – | – | D | C | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Rapier +1 (Titanite Shard ×1) | 80 | – | – | – | D | C | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Rapier +2 (Titanite Shard ×1) | 87 | – | – | – | D | C | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Rapier +3 (Titanite Shard ×2) | 94 | – | – | – | D | C | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Rapier +4 (Titanite Shard ×2) | 102 | – | – | – | D | C | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Rapier +5 (Titanite Shard ×3) | 109 | – | – | – | D | C | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Rapier +6 (L. Titanite Shard ×1) | 116 | – | – | – | D | C | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Rapier +7 (L. Titanite Shard ×1) | 124 | – | – | – | D | C | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Rapier +8 (L. Titanite Shard ×2) | 131 | – | – | – | D | C | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Rapier +9 (L. Titanite Shard ×2) | 138 | – | – | – | D | C | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Rapier +10 (L. Titanite Shard ×3) | 146 | – | – | – | D | C | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Rapier +11 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 153 | – | – | – | D | C | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Rapier +12 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 160 | – | – | – | D | C | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Rapier +13 (Titanite Chunk ×2) | 167 | – | – | – | D | C | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Rapier +14 (Titanite Chunk ×3) | 175 | – | – | – | D | B | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Rapier +15 (Titanite Slab ×1) | 182 | – | – | – | D | B | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Requires: Standard Rapier +5, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
Raw Variation | Attack Values | Parameter Bonus | Damage Reduction | |||||||||
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Raw Rapier (Large Titanite Shard ×1) | 126 | – | – | – | E | C | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Raw Rapier +1 (Large Titanite Shard ×1) | 134 | – | – | – | E | C | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Raw Rapier +2 (Large Titanite Shard ×1) | 142 | – | – | – | E | C | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Raw Rapier +3 (Large Titanite Shard ×2) | 151 | – | – | – | E | C | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Raw Rapier +4 (Large Titanite Shard ×2) | 159 | – | – | – | E | C | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Raw Rapier +5 (Large Titanite Shard ×3) | 168 | – | – | – | E | C | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Requires: Standard Rapier +10, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
Crystal Variation | Attack Values | Parameter Bonus | Damage Reduction | |||||||||
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Crystal Rapier (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 160 | – | – | – | D | C | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Crystal Rapier +1 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 167 | – | – | – | D | C | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Crystal Rapier +2 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 175 | – | – | – | D | C | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Crystal Rapier +3 (Titanite Chunk ×2) | 182 | – | – | – | D | C | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Crystal Rapier +4 (Titanite Chunk ×3) | 189 | – | – | – | D | C | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Crystal Rapier +5 (Titanite Slab ×1) | 197 | – | – | – | D | C | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Requires: Standard Rapier +5, Green Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
Magic Variation | Attack Values | Parameter Bonus | Damage Reduction | |||||||||
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Magic Rapier (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 82 | 88 | – | – | E | D | C | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Magic Rapier +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 88 | 94 | – | – | E | D | C | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Magic Rapier +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 93 | 100 | – | – | E | D | C | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Magic Rapier +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 99 | 106 | – | – | E | D | C | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Magic Rapier +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 104 | 112 | – | – | E | D | C | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Magic Rapier +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3) | 110 | 118 | – | – | E | D | C | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Magic Rapier +6 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) | 115 | 123 | – | – | E | D | C | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Magic Rapier +7 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) | 121 | 129 | – | – | E | D | C | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Magic Rapier +8 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×2) | 126 | 135 | – | – | E | D | C | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Magic Rapier +9 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×3) | 132 | 141 | – | – | E | D | C | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Magic Rapier +10 (Blue Titanite Slab ×1) | 137 | 147 | – | – | E | D | C | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Requires: Magic Rapier +5, Blue Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
Enchanted Variation | Attack Values | Parameter Bonus | Damage Reduction | |||||||||
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Enchanted Rapier (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) | 110 | 116 | – | – | E | E | C | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Enchanted Rapier +1 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) | 114 | 119 | – | – | E | E | B | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Enchanted Rapier +2 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) | 118 | 122 | – | – | E | E | B | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Enchanted Rapier +3 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×2) | 123 | 126 | – | – | E | E | B | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Enchanted Rapier +4 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×3) | 127 | 129 | – | – | E | E | A | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Enchanted Rapier +5 (Blue Titanite Slab ×1) | 132 | 134 | – | – | E | E | A | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Requires: Standard Rapier +5, Green Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
Divine Variation | Attack Values | Parameter Bonus | Damage Reduction | |||||||||
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Divine Rapier (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 73 | 90 | – | – | E | D | – | C | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Divine Rapier +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 78 | 96 | – | – | E | D | – | C | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Divine Rapier +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 83 | 102 | – | – | E | D | – | C | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Divine Rapier +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 88 | 108 | – | – | E | D | – | C | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Divine Rapier +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 93 | 114 | – | – | E | D | – | C | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Divine Rapier +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3) | 98 | 120 | – | – | E | D | – | C | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Divine Rapier +6 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) | 102 | 125 | – | – | E | D | – | C | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Divine Rapier +7 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) | 107 | 132 | – | – | E | D | – | C | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Divine Rapier +8 (White Titanite Chunk ×2) | 112 | 138 | – | – | E | D | – | C | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Divine Rapier +9 (White Titanite Chunk ×3) | 117 | 144 | – | – | E | D | – | C | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Divine Rapier +10 (White Titanite Slab ×1) | 122 | 150 | – | – | E | D | – | C | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Requires: Divine Rapier +5, White Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
Occult Variation | Attack Values | Parameter Bonus | Damage Reduction | |||||||||
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Occult Rapier (White Titanite Chunk ×1) | 100 | 110 | – | – | E | D | – | B | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Occult Rapier +1 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) | 105 | 115 | – | – | E | D | – | B | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Occult Rapier +2 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) | 112 | 121 | – | – | E | D | – | B | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Occult Rapier +3 (White Titanite Chunk ×2) | 117 | 126 | – | – | E | D | – | B | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Occult Rapier +4 (White Titanite Chunk ×3) | 124 | 132 | – | – | E | D | – | B | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Occult Rapier +5 (White Titanite Slab ×1) | 130 | 137 | – | – | E | D | – | B | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Requires: Standard Rapier +5, Green Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
Fire Variation | Attack Values | Parameter Bonus | Damage Reduction | |||||||||
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Fire Rapier (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 94 | – | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30.0 | 30 |
Fire Rapier +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 102 | – | 102 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30.3 | 30 |
Fire Rapier +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 109 | – | 109 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30.6 | 30 |
Fire Rapier +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 116 | – | 116 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30.9 | 30 |
Fire Rapier +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 124 | – | 124 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 31.2 | 30 |
Fire Rapier +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3) | 131 | – | 131 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 31.5 | 30 |
Fire Rapier +6 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) | 140 | – | 140 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 31.8 | 30 |
Fire Rapier +7 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) | 148 | – | 148 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 32.1 | 30 |
Fire Rapier +8 (Red Titanite Chunk ×2) | 157 | – | 157 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 32.4 | 30 |
Fire Rapier +9 (Red Titanite Chunk ×3) | 166 | – | 166 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 32.7 | 30 |
Fire Rapier +10 (Red Titanite Slab ×1) | 175 | – | 175 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 33.0 | 30 |
Requires: Fire Rapier +5, Red Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
Chaos Variation | Attack Values | Parameter Bonus | Damage Reduction | |||||||||
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Chaos Rapier (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) | 113 | – | 131 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30.0 | 30 |
Chaos Rapier +1 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) | 119 | – | 138 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30.6 | 30 |
Chaos Rapier +2 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) | 126 | – | 146 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 31.2 | 30 |
Chaos Rapier +3 (Red Titanite Chunk ×2) | 132 | – | 153 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 31.8 | 30 |
Chaos Rapier +4 (Red Titanite Chunk ×3) | 138 | – | 160 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 32.4 | 30 |
Chaos Rapier +5 (Red Titanite Slab ×1) | 144 | – | 167 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 33.0 | 30 |
Requires: Standard Rapier +10, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
Lightning Variation | Attack Values | Parameter Bonus | Damage Reduction | |||||||||
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Lightning Rapier (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 131 | – | – | 131 | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30.0 |
Lightning Rapier +1 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 141 | – | – | 141 | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 32.4 |
Lightning Rapier +2 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 151 | – | – | 151 | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 34.8 |
Lightning Rapier +3 (Titanite Chunk ×2) | 162 | – | – | 162 | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 37.2 |
Lightning Rapier +4 (Titanite Chunk ×3) | 172 | – | – | 172 | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 39.6 |
Lightning Rapier +5 (Titanite Slab ×1) | 182 | – | – | 182 | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 42.0 |
Gallery
Thrusting Swords |
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Estoc • Mail Breaker • Rapier • Ricard's Rapier • Velka's Rapier |