- For the upgrade path in Dark Souls, see Standard (upgrade path).
Standard Reinforcement is a basic form of improving weapons and armor in Dark Souls II, that also appeared in Dark Souls beforehand. It is independent of the other infusions unlike in Dark Souls; you can reinforce an infused weapon, and a reinforced base weapon will not lose its levels from infusion. Also, in contrast to Dark Souls, common equipment can be reinforced only up to +10, not +15.
Effects[]
Weapons that upgrade with Titanite Shards improve damage characteristics by 10% per upgrade. Scaling values will increase gradually and, in some cases, move up a rank (i.e. going from A to S). This basic upgrading may be performed 9 times, before needing a Titanite Slab. Once this process is completed, your weapon will be twice as effective on top of any scaling bonuses it gained.
Requirements[]
To reinforce, the player needs an item that is able to be reinforced, the required Titanite and sufficient Souls. For regular titanite weapons, one will need to use 6 Titanite Shards, 6 Large Titanite Shards, 6 Titanite Chunks, and 1 Titanite Slab to ascend a weapon to +10. This can be done through Blacksmith Lenigrast, Steady Hand McDuff, and Weaponsmith Ornifex, however you cannot do it yourself in the fields and labyrinths of Drangleic.