Weapons (Dark Souls)

Weapons are a vital type of equipment in Dark Souls.

Weapons include any objects wielded in the right or left hand and utilized in combat, including Shields. Whichever weapon is in the right hand is used to attack, while the weapon in the left hand is usually utilized to block or parry, although can be used to attack. Player characters can equip bows in the left hand but they cannot switch their shoulder view when aiming with a bow regardless of which hand the bow is held in.

Despite this conglomeration, traditional weapons such as swords invariably have high attack power and low defense power, while shields are invariably the other way around. If a sword is placed in the left hand for example, and used to block, only its damage resistance and stability affect its blocking effectiveness. Also a weapon can either block or parry when equipped in the left hand but not both at the same time, for example scimitars can only parry, not block. Different weapons have different movesets depending on which hand they are equipped in.

Attack Types and Parameters
All weapons have an Attack Type, otherwise known as damage type, and can have values in Physical, Magic, Fire and Lightning Damage. Each have required parameters,while some also have parameter bonuses. Some weapons have varying movesets and each move may inflict a different type of Physical Damage. For example, some daggers inflict Slash or Thrust Damage depending on which attack is used.

Weapons of the same type may also have different attack speeds and stun rates. The level at which the weapon is reinforced will also affect the weapons stun rate.

Weapon Types
All weapons have a weapon type that aid the player in determining the basic functionality of that weapon. Weapons of the same weapon type have similar movesets and usually inflict the same type of damage. {| style="width:100%;"
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Axes

 * Battle Axe
 * Butcher Knife
 * Crescent Axe
 * Gargoyle Tail Axe
 * Golem Axe
 * Hand Axe

Bows

 * Black Bow of Pharis
 * Composite Bow
 * Darkmoon Bow
 * Dragonslayer Greatbow
 * Gough's Greatbow *
 * Longbow
 * Short Bow

Crossbows

 * Avelyn
 * Heavy Crossbow
 * Light Crossbow
 * Sniper Crossbow

Curved Greatswords

 * Gravelord Sword
 * Murakumo
 * Server

Curved Swords

 * Falchion
 * Gold Tracer *
 * Jagged Ghost Blade
 * Painting Guardian Sword
 * Quelaag's Furysword
 * Scimitar
 * Shotel

Daggers

 * Bandit's Knife
 * Dagger
 * Dark Silver Tracer *
 * Ghost Blade
 * Parrying Dagger
 * Priscilla's Dagger

Gauntlets

 * Caestus
 * Claw
 * Dark Hand
 * Dragon Bone Fist
 * Fists
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Great Hammers

 * Demon's Great Hammer
 * Dragon Tooth
 * Grant
 * Great Club
 * Large Club
 * Smough's Hammer

Greataxes

 * Black Knight Greataxe
 * Demon's Greataxe
 * Dragon King Greataxe
 * Greataxe
 * Stone Greataxe *

Greatswords

 * Abyss Greatsword *
 * Bastard Sword
 * Black Knight Sword
 * Claymore
 * Crystal Greatsword
 * Flamberge
 * Great Lord Greatsword
 * Greatsword of Artorias
 * Greatsword of Artorias (Cursed)
 * Man-Serpent Greatsword
 * Moonlight Greatsword
 * Obsidian Greatsword *
 * Stone Greatsword

Halberds

 * Black Knight Halberd
 * Gargoyle's Halberd
 * Giant's Halberd
 * Great Scythe
 * Halberd
 * Lifehunt Scythe
 * Lucerne
 * Scythe
 * Titanite Catch Pole

Hammers

 * Blacksmith Hammer
 * Blacksmith Giant Hammer
 * Club
 * Hammer of Vamos
 * Mace
 * Morning Star
 * Pickaxe
 * Reinforced Club
 * Warpick
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Katanas

 * Chaos Blade
 * Iaito
 * Uchigatana
 * Washing Pole

Spears

 * Channeler's Trident
 * Demon's Spear
 * Dragonslayer Spear
 * Four-Pronged Plow *
 * Moonlight Butterfly Horn
 * Partizan
 * Pike
 * Silver Knight Spear
 * Spear
 * Winged Spear

Straight Swords

 * Astora's Straight Sword
 * Balder Side Sword
 * Barbed Straight Sword
 * Broadsword
 * Broken Straight Sword
 * Crystal Straight Sword
 * Darksword
 * Drake Sword
 * Longsword
 * Shortsword
 * Silver Knight Straight Sword
 * Sunlight Straight Sword
 * Straight Sword Hilt

Thrusting Swords

 * Estoc
 * Mail Breaker
 * Rapier
 * Ricard's Rapier
 * Velka's Rapier

Ultra Greatswords

 * Black Knight Greatsword
 * Demon Great Machete
 * Dragon Greatsword
 * Greatsword
 * Zweihänder

Whips
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 * Guardian Tail *
 * Notched Whip
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Catalysts

 * Beatrice's Catalyst
 * Demon's Catalyst
 * Izalith Catalyst
 * Logan's Catalyst
 * Manus Catalyst *
 * Oolacile Catalyst *
 * Oolacile Ivory Catalyst
 * Sorcerer's Catalyst
 * Tin Banishment Catalyst
 * Tin Crystallization Catalyst
 * Tin Darkmoon Catalyst
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Talismans

 * Canvas Talisman
 * Darkmoon Talisman
 * Ivory Talisman
 * Sunlight Talisman
 * Talisman
 * Thorolund Talisman
 * Velka's Talisman

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Asterisks ( * ) denote weapons that can only be obtained with the Prepare to Die Edition or Artorias of the Abyss DLC.
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