Standard (Dark Souls II 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 required to send a weapon down other upgrade paths.

Effects
On a weapon that upgrades with Titanite Shards, it will improve damage characteristics by 10% per upgrade. Scalings will remain the same, however may be exaggerated by a higher base damage. This basic upgrading may be performed 5 times before diferent upgrade paths may be taken, or moving on to using Large Titanite Shards.

Requirements
To reinforce a weapon or armor, you need a unit that is able to be reinforced, the required Titanite and sufficient Souls. Most Blacksmiths can do this for you, but you cannot do it in the fields and labyrinths of Drangleic.