- For the Dark Souls II variant, see Black Knight Halberd (Dark Souls II).
- For the Dark Souls III variant, see Black Knight Glaive.
The Black Knight Halberd is a halberd in Dark Souls.
In-Game Description
- Halberd 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[]
The Black Knight Halberd is dropped rarely by Black Knights that wield this weapon. There are two non-respawning black knights that wield this weapon. One is in Darkroot Basin and another is in the Tomb of the Giants. A respawning Black Knight is found near the end of the path in the Kiln of the First Flame.
Characteristics[]
The Black Knight Halberd boasts impressive base damage. However, like other black knight weapons it cannot be enchanted and is heavier than some other Halberds, with considerably lower scaling. The benefits of this weapon mainly boil down to its high base damage and ease of fully upgrading early, it will fall off in the late game and NG+. If you would like a buffable clone of this weapon on the standard upgrade path try Gargoyle's Halberd. Like all Black Knight weapons, it deals additional 20% damage to demons. Though the menu lists the attack type as Slash, a majority of attacks from Halberd actually deals Thrust damage and can benefit from Leo Ring to boost counter damage. This Halberd has a stagger animation on whiff meaning it also gets Sweet Spot bonus damage, similar to others within its class.
Moveset[]
| Attack | Description |
|---|---|
| One-handed Weak Attack |
Overhead smash followed by a horizontal slash from left to right. |
| One-handed Strong Attack |
The player spins the halberd around themselves 2 times, hitting on the second spin. |
| Two-handed Weak Attack |
Same as one-handed version. |
| Two-handed Strong Attack |
The player runs a few steps forward, jumps and smashes the halberd down into the ground. |
| Jump Attack | The player jumps into the air and smashes the halberd into the ground. |
| Running Attack | Smashes the halberd into the ground. |
| Rolling Attack | Horizontal slash. |
| Kick | Standard kick. |
| Left-handed Weak Attack |
Block with weapon. |
| Left-handed Strong Attack |
Horizontal slash. |
Upgrades[]
Requires: Twinkling Titanite and 2,000 souls per upgrade.
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| Black Knight Halberd | 245 | – | – | – | D | E | – | – | 40 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Black Knight Halberd +1 (Twinkling Titanite ×1) | 269 | – | – | – | D | E | – | – | 40 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Black Knight Halberd +2 (Twinkling Titanite ×1) | 294 | – | – | – | D | E | – | – | 40 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Black Knight Halberd +3 (Twinkling Titanite ×2) | 318 | – | – | – | D | E | – | – | 40 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Black Knight Halberd +4 (Twinkling Titanite ×2) | 343 | – | – | – | D | E | – | – | 40 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Black Knight Halberd +5 (Twinkling Titanite ×4) | 367 | – | – | – | D | E | – | – | 40 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Trivia[]
- The Black Knight Halberd actually resembles a Glaive rather than a Halberd.
- When shown in the E3 demo, the Black Knight Halberd's weak attack, both in one and two hands, was identical to the Halberd's weak attacks.
- If the player is backstabbed whilst wielding the Black Knight Halberd in two hands, so long as they don't move after recovering, upon standing up the player's upper body will spin 360 degrees. The glitch has no effect on gameplay.
Videos[]
Dark Souls 360 body glitch
Demonstration of the 360 spin glitch
| Halberds |
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| Black Knight Halberd • Gargoyle's Halberd • Giant's Halberd • Great Scythe • Halberd Lifehunt Scythe • Lucerne • Scythe • Titanite Catch Pole |