Ringed Knight Paired Greatswords

Ringed Knight Paired Greatswords
	Ultra Greatsword (Paired)
	Standard/Thrust
	N/A
	1,000
Skill
	Ember
	15(12/12)
	12(9/9)
Attack power
	185
	0
	11
	0
	0
	100
Guard absorption
	50.0
	40.0
	35.0
	35.0
	40.0
	40
Additional effects
	-
	-
	-
Miscellaneous
	N/A
	N/A
	90
	22.5
Attribute bonus
	C
	E
	E
	E
Attribute requirement
	40
	15
	-
	-

The Ringed Knight Paired Greatswords are unique paired ultra greatswords in Dark Souls III: The Ringed City.

In-Game Description

Paired black greatswords wielded by the Ringed Knights.

The arms of early men were forged in the Abyss, and betray a smidgen of life. For this the gods cast a seal of fire upon such weapons, and those who possessed them.

Skill: Ember
Cross the twin timeworn greatswords to reignite a short-lived flame. A lightning-quick upward heave slices the very air, and transitions into normal or strong attacks.

Availability

Found in The Ringed City. Guaranteed drop from the paired greatswords-wielding Ringed Knight in front of the Church of Filianore when killing him for the first time.

Characteristics

The second-heaviest ultra greatsword in the game, the Ringed Knight Paired Greatswords are deadly powerhouses that are capable of devastating lone and multiple foes alike.

Requiring the wielder to hit the soft-cap for Strength to even consider wielding, the paired greatswords are capable of performing wide horizontal sweeps, vertical smashes as well as thrusting attacks, giving it a respectably varied moveset. It also possesses the Poise health of a great hammer, similar to the Fume Ultra Greatsword, making it very strong at trading against other Hyper Armor weapons of equal size.

The defining characteristic of this weapon is that it is paired, allowing the wielder to perform devastating combos that bring both greatswords to bear on one or multiple targets. Each individual attack has extremely strong stun potential, locking down foes and rendering them helpless to be eviscerated by the blades' high damage output. While the one-handed attacks can be parried, the paired attacks cannot. This can be useful for mixing up attacks against opponents who attempt to parry this weapon due to the one-handed moveset. Additionally, its skill can bring even more damage output to the table, as well as greatly extend the wielder's reach via launched projectiles and strong forward-momentum rush attacks.

However, all of the paired greatswords' attacks are very slow to bring to bear, making it easy to reaction-dodge by experienced players. Like other ultra weapons, care must be exercised to prevent the foe from exploiting openings and punishing extended attack combos, particularly with backstabs.

Moveset

Attack	Description
One-handed Weak Attack	Alternating horizontal swings, starting from right to left.
One-handed Strong Attack	Downward smash, followed by bringing the weapon around for another downward smash.
Two-handed Weak Attack	Short delay into running thrust with both greatswords. Second input yields horizontal counter-clockwise sweep with both greatswords. Third input yields a second counter-clockwise spin into a leap, then bringing both greatswords down smashing into a wide area in front. Further input continues from the second attack in the chain.
Two-handed Strong Attack	N/A
Jump Attack	Jump into downward smash.
Two-handed Jump Attack	Same as one-handed.
Running Attack	Quick downward smash.
Two-handed Running Attack	Horizontal counter-clockwise sweep with both greatswords.
Rolling Attack	Quick forward thrust.
Two-handed Rolling Attack	Double downward smash with both greatswords, one immediately after the other.
Kick	Standard kick.
Off-handed Weak Attack	Block.
Off-handed Strong Attack	Mirrored version of one-handed weak attacks.

Upgrades

Upgrade Level	Attack Values					Aux. Effects			Bonuses
Ringed Knight Paired Greatswords	185	–	11	–	–	–	–	–	C	E	E	E
Ringed Knight Paired Greatswords +1 (Twinkling Titanite ×1 & 1470 souls)	206	–	12	–	–	–	–	–	C	D	E	E
Ringed Knight Paired Greatswords +2 (Twinkling Titanite ×2 & 2058 souls)	220	–	13	–	–	–	–	–	C	D	E	E
Ringed Knight Paired Greatswords +3 (Twinkling Titanite ×4 & 2646 souls)	257	–	16	–	–	–	–	–	C	D	E	E
Ringed Knight Paired Greatswords +4 (Twinkling Titanite ×8 & 3234 souls)	289	–	18	–	–	–	–	–	C	D	E	E
Ringed Knight Paired Greatswords +5 (Titanite Slab ×1 & 4410 souls)	322	–	20	–	–	–	–	–	C	D	E	E

The data displayed above are current as of Patch App 1.15 Regulation 1.35.

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