- For the Dark Souls II variant, see Broadsword (Dark Souls II).
- For the Dark Souls III variant, see Broadsword (Dark Souls III).
The Broadsword is a straight sword in Dark Souls.
In-Game Description
- An accessible sword which inflicts consistent regular damage and high slash damage, making it applicable to a variety of situations.
- The horizontal sweeping motion makes this sword effective against multiple enemies.
Availability[]
- Knight starting weapon.
- Sold by Andre of Astora for 1,000 souls (infinite supply).
Characteristics[]
Like most Straight Swords, the Broadsword is reliable and utilitarian. It has true "Quality Scaling", excellent speed, and a very versatile moveset.
Do not be misled by the Broadsword's short range and lack of stabbing attacks. It is an exceptionally effective weapon, which, like most Straight Swords, is viable for a character's entire career. Its higher damage is especially noticeable with a few upgrades pumped into it, as it will out-class the Shortsword fairly easily. This is especially important early on when it's far more important to bring enemies down quickly than it is to be able to wear them down. Its exact damage and scaling values are matched by its rare brothers, the Dark Sword and Sunlight Straight Sword. They boast better range, weigh 3 units and 1 unit more respectively, are substantially harder to get, and consume more stamina when swung. In trained hands, one can be surprised by just how effective this early-game weapon can be. Its main drawback is its short reach and its need for 27 Strength and 40 Dexterity to be at its full potential like all Quality Scaling weapons. Like the Dark Sword, the Broadsword can easily chain together its weak and strong attacks.
In PvP, players using Broadswords can be deceptively dangerous. The small size of the Broadsword can lead less-observant players into misreading it as a Dagger, and a high-level character wielding an appropriately high-level Broadsword can easily trick would-be invaders into overextending themselves against what they thought was a weaker opponent.
Moveset[]
| Attack | Description |
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| One-handed Weak Attack |
Alternating horizontal swings. |
| One-handed Strong Attack |
Strong horizontal swings. Player steps forward with each attack. |
| Two-handed Weak Attack |
Vertical swing. |
| Two-handed Strong Attack |
Same as one-hand strong attack. |
| Jump Attack | Jumping forward stab. |
| Running Attack | Dash forward and slash rightward. |
| Two-handed Running Attack |
Vertical swing into the ground. |
| Rolling Attack | Upward swing. |
| Two-handed Rolling Attack |
Rightward swing. |
| Kick | Standard kick. |
| Left-handed Weak Attack |
Standard block. |
| Left-handed Strong Attack |
Rightward diagonal slice. |
Upgrades[]
Requires: Standard Broadsword, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
 Standard Variation |
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| Broadsword | 82 | – | – | – | C | C | – | – | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 |
| Broadsword +1 (Titanite Shard ×1) | 90 | – | – | – | C | C | – | – | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 |
| Broadsword +2 (Titanite Shard ×1) | 98 | – | – | – | C | C | – | – | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 |
| Broadsword +3 (Titanite Shard ×2) | 106 | – | – | – | C | C | – | – | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 |
| Broadsword +4 (Titanite Shard ×2) | 114 | – | – | – | C | C | – | – | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 |
| Broadsword +5 (Titanite Shard ×3) | 123 | – | – | – | C | C | – | – | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 |
| Broadsword +6 (L. Titanite Shard ×1) | 131 | – | – | – | C | C | – | – | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 |
| Broadsword +7 (L. Titanite Shard ×1) | 139 | – | – | – | C | C | – | – | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 |
| Broadsword +8 (L. Titanite Shard ×2) | 147 | – | – | – | C | C | – | – | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 |
| Broadsword +9 (L. Titanite Shard ×2) | 155 | – | – | – | C | C | – | – | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 |
| Broadsword +10 (L. Titanite Shard ×3) | 164 | – | – | – | C | C | – | – | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 |
| Broadsword +11 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 172 | – | – | – | C | C | – | – | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 |
| Broadsword +12 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 180 | – | – | – | C | C | – | – | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 |
| Broadsword +13 (Titanite Chunk ×2) | 188 | – | – | – | C | C | – | – | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 |
| Broadsword +14 (Titanite Chunk ×3) | 196 | – | – | – | C | C | – | – | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 |
| Broadsword +15 (Titanite Slab ×1) | 205 | – | – | – | C | C | – | – | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 |
Requires: Standard Broadsword +5, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
 Raw Variation |
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| Raw Broadsword (Large Titanite Shard ×1) | 141 | – | – | – | D | D | – | – | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 |
| Raw Broadsword +1 (Large Titanite Shard ×1) | 150 | – | – | – | D | D | – | – | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 |
| Raw Broadsword +2 (Large Titanite Shard ×1) | 159 | – | – | – | D | D | – | – | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 |
| Raw Broadsword +3 (Large Titanite Shard ×2) | 169 | – | – | – | D | D | – | – | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 |
| Raw Broadsword +4 (Large Titanite Shard ×2) | 178 | – | – | – | D | D | – | – | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 |
| Raw Broadsword +5 (Large Titanite Shard ×3) | 188 | – | – | – | D | D | – | – | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 |
Requires: Standard Broadsword +10, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
 Crystal Variation |
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| Crystal Broadsword (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 180 | – | – | – | C | C | – | – | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 |
| Crystal Broadsword +1 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 188 | – | – | – | C | C | – | – | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 |
| Crystal Broadsword +2 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 196 | – | – | – | C | C | – | – | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 |
| Crystal Broadsword +3 (Titanite Chunk ×2) | 205 | – | – | – | C | C | – | – | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 |
| Crystal Broadsword +4 (Titanite Chunk ×3) | 213 | – | – | – | C | C | – | – | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 |
| Crystal Broadsword +5 (Titanite Slab ×1) | 221 | – | – | – | C | C | – | – | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 |
Requires: Standard Broadsword +5, Green Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
 Magic Variation |
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| Magic Broadsword (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 93 | 100 | – | – | E | E | C | – | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 |
| Magic Broadsword +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 99 | 107 | – | – | E | E | C | – | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 |
| Magic Broadsword +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 105 | 113 | – | – | E | E | C | – | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 |
| Magic Broadsword +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 111 | 120 | – | – | E | E | C | – | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 |
| Magic Broadsword +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 117 | 127 | – | – | E | E | C | – | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 |
| Magic Broadsword +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3) | 124 | 134 | – | – | E | E | C | – | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 |
| Magic Broadsword +6 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) | 130 | 140 | – | – | E | E | B | – | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 |
| Magic Broadsword +7 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) | 136 | 147 | – | – | E | E | B | – | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 |
| Magic Broadsword +8 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×2) | 142 | 154 | – | – | E | E | B | – | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 |
| Magic Broadsword +9 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×3) | 148 | 160 | – | – | E | E | B | – | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 |
| Magic Broadsword +10 (Blue Titanite Slab ×1) | 155 | 167 | – | – | E | E | B | – | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 |
Requires: Magic Broadsword +5, Blue Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
 Enchanted Variation |
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| Enchanted Broadsword (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) |
124 | 132 | – | – | E | E | B | – | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 |
| Enchanted Broadsword +1 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) |
128 | 135 | – | – | E | E | B | – | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 |
| Enchanted Broadsword +2 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) |
133 | 139 | – | – | E | E | A | – | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 |
| Enchanted Broadsword +3 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×2) |
138 | 143 | – | – | E | E | A | – | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 |
| Enchanted Broadsword +4 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×3) |
143 | 147 | – | – | E | E | A | – | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 |
| Enchanted Broadsword +5 (Blue Titanite Slab ×1) |
148 | 153 | – | – | E | E | A | – | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 |
Requires: Standard Broadsword +5, Green Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
 Divine Variation |
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| Divine Broadsword (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 82 | 102 | – | – | D | D | – | C | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 |
| Divine Broadsword +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 88 | 108 | – | – | D | D | – | C | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 |
| Divine Broadsword +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 93 | 115 | – | – | D | D | – | C | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 |
| Divine Broadsword +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 99 | 122 | – | – | D | D | – | C | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 |
| Divine Broadsword +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 104 | 129 | – | – | D | D | – | C | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 |
| Divine Broadsword +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3) | 110 | 136 | – | – | D | D | – | C | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 |
| Divine Broadsword +6 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) | 115 | 142 | – | – | D | D | – | B | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 |
| Divine Broadsword +7 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) | 121 | 149 | – | – | D | D | – | B | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 |
| Divine Broadsword +8 (White Titanite Chunk ×2) | 126 | 156 | – | – | D | D | – | B | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 |
| Divine Broadsword +9 (White Titanite Chunk ×3) | 132 | 163 | – | – | D | D | – | B | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 |
| Divine Broadsword +10 (White Titanite Slab ×1) | 137 | 170 | – | – | D | D | – | B | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 |
Requires: Divine Broadsword +5, White Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
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| Occult Broadsword (White Titanite Chunk ×1) |
112 | 124 | – | – | E | E | – | B | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 |
| Occult Broadsword +1 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) |
118 | 130 | – | – | E | E | – | B | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 |
| Occult Broadsword +2 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) |
125 | 136 | – | – | E | E | – | B | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 |
| Occult Broadsword +3 (White Titanite Chunk ×2) |
132 | 142 | – | – | E | E | – | B | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 |
| Occult Broadsword +4 (White Titanite Chunk ×3) |
138 | 148 | – | – | D | D | – | A | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 |
| Occult Broadsword +5 (White Titanite Slab ×1) |
145 | 155 | – | – | D | D | – | A | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 |
Requires: Standard Broadsword +5, Green Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
 Fire Variation |
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| Fire Broadsword (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 106 | – | 106 | – | – | – | – | – | 50 | 10 | 35.0 | 35 |
| Fire Broadsword +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 114 | – | 114 | – | – | – | – | – | 50 | 10 | 35.4 | 35 |
| Fire Broadsword +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 123 | – | 123 | – | – | – | – | – | 50 | 10 | 35.7 | 35 |
| Fire Broadsword +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 131 | – | 131 | – | – | – | – | – | 50 | 10 | 36.0 | 35 |
| Fire Broadsword +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 139 | – | 139 | – | – | – | – | – | 50 | 10 | 36.4 | 35 |
| Fire Broadsword +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3) | 147 | – | 147 | – | – | – | – | – | 50 | 10 | 36.7 | 35 |
| Fire Broadsword +6 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) | 157 | – | 157 | – | – | – | – | – | 50 | 10 | 37.1 | 35 |
| Fire Broadsword +7 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) | 167 | – | 167 | – | – | – | – | – | 50 | 10 | 37.5 | 35 |
| Fire Broadsword +8 (Red Titanite Chunk ×2) | 177 | – | 177 | – | – | – | – | – | 50 | 10 | 37.8 | 35 |
| Fire Broadsword +9 (Red Titanite Chunk ×3) | 186 | – | 186 | – | – | – | – | – | 50 | 10 | 38.2 | 35 |
| Fire Broadsword +10 (Red Titanite Slab ×1) | 196 | – | 196 | – | – | – | – | – | 50 | 10 | 38.5 | 35 |
Requires: Fire Broadsword +5, Red Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
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| Chaos Broadsword (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) | 129 | – | 147 | – | – | – | – | – | 50 | 10 | 35.0 | 35 |
| Chaos Broadsword +1 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) | 136 | – | 155 | – | – | – | – | – | 50 | 10 | 35.7 | 35 |
| Chaos Broadsword +2 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) | 144 | – | 164 | – | – | – | – | – | 50 | 10 | 36.4 | 35 |
| Chaos Broadsword +3 (Red Titanite Chunk ×2) | 151 | – | 172 | – | – | – | – | – | 50 | 10 | 37.1 | 35 |
| Chaos Broadsword +4 (Red Titanite Chunk ×3) | 158 | – | 180 | – | – | – | – | – | 50 | 10 | 37.8 | 35 |
| Chaos Broadsword +5 (Red Titanite Slab ×1) | 165 | – | 188 | – | – | – | – | – | 50 | 10 | 38.5 | 35 |
Requires: Standard Broadsword +10, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
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| Lightning Broadsword (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 147 | – | – | 147 | – | – | – | – | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35.0 |
| Lightning Broadsword +1 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 159 | – | – | 159 | – | – | – | – | 50 | 10 | 35 | 37.8 |
| Lightning Broadsword +2 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 170 | – | – | 170 | – | – | – | – | 50 | 10 | 35 | 40.6 |
| Lightning Broadsword +3 (Titanite Chunk ×2) | 182 | – | – | 182 | – | – | – | – | 50 | 10 | 35 | 43.4 |
| Lightning Broadsword +4 (Titanite Chunk ×3) | 193 | – | – | 193 | – | – | – | – | 50 | 10 | 35 | 46.2 |
| Lightning Broadsword +5 (Titanite Slab ×1) | 205 | – | – | 205 | – | – | – | – | 50 | 10 | 35 | 49.0 |
Scaling Percentage Values[]
The following chart lists the scaling percentages when this weapon is fully upgraded. Be advised that:
- Scaling letters are not an accurate indicator of how a weapon scales, players should look at the percentage scaling of a weapon.
- Magic and Enchanted upgrade paths reduce Physical Damage while adding Magic Damage, splitting damage between two types. Strength and Dexterity scaling is drastically reduced while adding Intelligence scaling.
- Divine and Occult upgrade paths reduce Physical Damage while adding Magic Damage, splitting damage between two types. Strength and Dexterity scaling is drastically reduced while adding Faith scaling. Divine adds Divine Auxiliary and Occult adds Occult Auxiliary secondary damage types.
- Fire, Chaos, and Lightning upgrade paths remove all stat scaling and splits damage between two types. Chaos path adds Humanity Scaling.
- Raw upgrade path caps at Weapon Level 10 while drastically reducing physical damage scaling and adding slightly more base damage.
- Crystal upgrade path dramatically increases the base damage of weapons while rendering them unable to be repaired.
- For PvE purposes all weapons will be better on the Standard Upgrade path to +15. This is because the Split Damage of elementally infused weapons is not added together. The values are reduced separately when going through enemy defenses leading to less damage in practice due to the values of each damage type being smaller.
- To learn more about how damage is calculated visit the Damage Calculation page.
| Upgrade Path | Strength  |
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| Standard +15 |
51% | 51% | - | - |
| Raw +5 |
38% | 38% | - | - |
| Crystal +5 |
51% | 51% | - | - |
| Magic +10 |
14% | 14% | 73% | - |
| Enchanted +5 |
10% | 10% | 72% | - |
| Divine +10 |
20% | 20% | - | 73% |
| Occult +5 |
18% | 18% | - | 86% |
| Fire +10 |
All stat scaling bonuses removed, Fire Damage added | |||
| Chaos +5 |
All stat scaling bonuses removed, Fire Damage added, scales off held Humanity up to 10 | |||
| Lightning +5 |
All stat scaling bonuses removed, Lightning Damage added | |||
Gallery[]
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