- For the Dark Souls variant, see Barbed Straight Sword.
The Barbed Straight Sword is a straight sword in Dark Souls III.
In-Game Description
- Sword of Longfinger Kirk, the infamous Knight of Thorns. This sword's blade is lined with countless deadly thorns.
- The thorns of this ominous weapon induce heavy bleeding.
- Skill: Stance
While in stance, use normal attack to break a foe's guard from below, and strong attack to slash upwards with a forward lunge.
Availability[]
Found in the Cathedral of the Deep. Guaranteed drop from Longfinger Kirk, who invades as a dark spirit upon reaching the main open area located between the two Giant Slaves.
Characteristics[]
The Barbed Straight Sword shares the same moveset as the Long Sword, except each successful attack also causes bleed build-up, which upon infliction, will take off a sizable portion of an enemy's HP.
It is able to be buffed with both resins and spells.
As a note, the strong attack whilst in Stance will cause notably more bleed build-up if the attack connects with the target.
Moveset[]
Attack | Description |
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One-handed Weak Attack |
Horizontal slashes. |
One-handed Strong Attack |
Thrust attack, can be followed up with a upward slash. |
Two-handed Weak Attack |
Vertical slashes. |
Two-handed Strong Attack |
Slower, but stronger horizontal slashes. |
Jump Attack | Jumping downward thrust. |
Two-handed Jump Attack |
Same as one-handed. |
Running Attack | Running horizontal slash. |
Two-handed Running Attack |
Running vertical slash. |
Rolling Attack | Thrust attack. |
Two-handed Rolling Attack |
Thrust attack performed with both hands. |
Kick | Standard kick. |
Off-handed Weak Attack |
Same as right-handed attacks but performed on left-hand. |
Off-handed Strong Attack |
Block. |
Upgrades[]
Reinforced with Titanite.