Talk:Hellkite Dragon/@comment-70.54.31.157-20150328215005/@comment-4511886-20150328225020

You should probably go ahead and get that Scimitar to +5.

There are two reasons for this. First, you want the damage boost, and second, you're going to find an ember to get weapons past +5 shortly after defeating Capra.

The Drake Sword is nothing special. It's basically strong Broadsword with a fancy ranged attack. However, it will break your learning curve, as it's not worth upgrading nor will it show you how scaling works.