It mainly specializes in high damage attacks from a single hit or short burst( Sheathed Attacks, Sword of Meditation and Omnislice), very strong off-hand options with its fast, high damage Flash Attack and it's three very useful Sheath Attacks of Iai Quickdraw, Night Rain and Tiger SprintĪnd finally arguably the best parry against Human enemies in Backwave. Swords are the most versatile melee weapons in the game, having access to the most active skills of every weapon and nearly every tool you can have in a melee weapon, from area of effect attacks ( Sword Ki and Severing Spin), long range attacks/ offense starters ( Tiger Sprint and True and Through), high Ki damage attacks ( Sword Ki, Kick and Shadow Sword), and evasive attacks with invincibility/ armor ( Swallow Sword II, Swift Step and Flowing Shadow). The only difference is the more deeply curved sword icon has a slightly higher scaling with Skill at the cost of slightly lower scaling with Strength, compared to the straighter one which has more equal scaling with both of them. There are two types of swords, as shown by the weapon icon on the weapon card. Least easy access to melee damage in it's skill tree.Lack of automated DPS attack means you have to get creative for your offensive damage.

Has the most Boss Skills available on top of that for more restrictions. Missing several very useful tools early game, which harms this weapon more than most others.The majority of the set bonuses in the game that have a weapon as a set piece use the Sword.Quick recovery from most attacks, allowing you to freely combine attacks together easily.High Burst damage from several attacks.Arguably the best offhand weapon, with its great Flash Attack and its strong Sheathed Attacks.Really good dash attacks - Low stance preserves your forward momentum, and High stance is high damage for how quick it is.Largest amount of active skills, making it the most customizable weapon.Has very high utility as an offhand weapon.Has relatively muted strengths and weaknesses. The most versatile weapon in the game, with an emphasis in burst damage over sustained DPS.Stability: How well the player keeps stance after being hitĪttack Type: Defines what kind of swing set the weapon has. Weight: How much the item weights when equipped. When an items durability is low, a message will come up saying 'Weapon At Risk!' at this point the weapon does not perform at it's best. This resulting bonus damage is added to the base physical damage of the weapon and is shown in the equipment screen in blue numbers as a '+ X'.ĭurability: The weapon's HP, when the durability hits 0, the effectiveness of its attacks become weakened to the point of almost uselessness. The higher the scaling letter, the higher the percent multiplier applied to the. The higher the player's stat, the higher the is (found on the player status screen). Scaling quality is from highest to lowest as follows: S/A/B/C/D/E. Parameter Bonus: Strength, Dexterity,Magic, Fire, Lightning and Dark bonuses - The scaling multiplier applied to the.

Power stance strong attack does NOT shoot two projectiles in the same manner as Spitfire Spear.

In order to leave the highest damage output, land the two handed strong attack by having the spear tip and projectile hitting the target simultaneously.

Unlike the counterpart from Dark Souls, two handed strong attack also shoots lightning, and it shoots twice as fast.

Strong attack shoots a orange colored lightning spear at the cost of 10 durability.

Upgraded with Petrified Dragon Bone to +5.

Acquired from trading 1500 souls and Old Dragonslayer Soul to Weaponsmith Ornifex.

Strong attack unleashes its latent power.Įffect: lightning, special attack (strong attack) Acquired From The spear of the knight known as the Dragonslayer was imbued with the power of lightning, and shattered the stone scales of dragons. Dragonslayer Spear is a weapon in Dark Souls 2.Ī ranseur forged from the soul of the Old Dragonslayer.

Toukiden 2 weapon tree spear