- For the Dark Souls II variant, see Black Knight Greataxe (Dark Souls II).
- For the Dark Souls III variant, see Black Knight Greataxe (Dark Souls III).
The Black Knight Greataxe is a greataxe in Dark Souls.
In-Game Description
- Greataxe of the black knights who wander Lordran. Used to face chaos demons.
- The large motion that puts the weight of the body into the attack reflects the great size of their adversaries long ago.
Availability[]
Dropped at a 20% rate by the Black Knight in The Catacombs which does not respawn, and the respawning Black Knight in the Kiln of the First Flame.
Characteristics[]
The Black Knight Greataxe has very high base damage and good Strength scaling, although like most unique weapons, it cannot be enchanted. Its heavy swings are very good for breaking Poise and stunlocking. It also does 20% more damage when used against Demon type enemies. The Black Knight Great Axe often seems weaker in practice than its damage stats would indicate. This is because its Standard Attacks (R1/RB) have reduced damage to account for their swing speed, which is fast compared to similar weapons. The damage of its slower Power Attacks (R2/RT) are in line with its listed statistics. This Greataxe has lower Motion Values on its two handed attacks compared with other weapons in the Greataxe class.
Scaling Percentages[]
- Strength - 90%
- Dexterity - 4%
- Intelligence - 0%
- Faith - 0%
Moveset[]
| Attack | Description |
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| One-handed Weak Attack |
Heavy, wide, horizontal swings. |
| One-handed Strong Attack |
Player brings the axe over their shoulder and then jumps and slams it into the ground. Similar to jump attack, except slower. Knocks enemies to the ground. |
| Two-handed Weak Attack |
Diagonal swings, reasonably quick for its size. |
| Two-handed Strong Attack |
Player forcefully swings axe into the ground behind them, then swings the axe upwards with extreme power. Very slow attack and hard to connect, but will knock smaller enemies airborne and larger enemies off balance. |
| Jump Attack | Player jumps and buries the axe into the ground with an overhead swing. |
| Two-handed Jump Attack |
Same as one-handed jump attack, but also knocks enemies to the ground. |
| Running Attack | Heavy diagonal swing into the ground. |
| Two-handed Running Attack |
Same as one-handed running attack, but also knocks enemies to the ground. |
| Rolling Attack | Circular swing. |
| Kick | Standard kick. |
| Left-handed Weak Attack |
Block. |
| Left-handed Strong Attack |
The axe is placed on the users shoulder then somewhat quickly swung downwards into the ground. |
Upgrades[]
Requires: Twinkling Titanite and 2,000 souls per upgrade.
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| Black Knight Greataxe | 229 | – | – | – | B | E | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Black Knight Greataxe +1 (Twinkling Titanite ×1) | 251 | – | – | – | B | E | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Black Knight Greataxe +2 (Twinkling Titanite ×1) | 274 | – | – | – | B | E | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Black Knight Greataxe +3 (Twinkling Titanite ×2) | 297 | – | – | – | B | E | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Black Knight Greataxe +4 (Twinkling Titanite ×2) | 320 | – | – | – | B | E | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Black Knight Greataxe +5 (Twinkling Titanite ×4) | 343 | – | – | – | B | E | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Gallery[]
Videos[]
| Greataxes |
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| Black Knight Greataxe • Demon's Greataxe • Dragon King Greataxe • Greataxe • Stone Greataxe |