- For the Dark Souls II variant, see Broken Straight Sword (Dark Souls II).
- For the Dark Souls III variant, see Broken Straight Sword (Dark Souls III).
The Broken Straight Sword is a straight sword in Dark Souls.
In-Game Description
- Half of the blade of this straight sword is broken off.
- Only the completely Hollowed would even consider using this as a weapon.
Availability[]
- Dropped by sword-wielding Hollows at a 2% rate.
- Dropped by sword-wielding Infested Ghouls at a 2% rate, found in the upper part of Blighttown.
Characteristics[]
The Broken Straight Sword has low reach and deals low damage; it is not used very often in combat and is generally only used to create the Greatsword of Artorias.
The strong attack is the straight sword's family trademark vicious thrust with good range, which can then be followed by a quick vertical swing. The vertical swing has shorter reach than the thrust itself, so one should judge the distance carefully. Due to the Broken Straight Sword's short length, the thrust attack is considerably shorter than any standard bladed straight sword.
Along with the Straight Sword Hilt, the Broken Straight Sword is one of only two weapons that may be forged into the Greatsword of Artorias. Attempting to use the Soul of Sif with any other straight sword will result in the cursed variant.
Moveset[]
| Attack | Description |
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| One-handed Weak Attack |
Horizontal swings. Can be chained together. |
| One-handed Strong Attack |
Forward thrust. |
| Two-handed Weak Attack |
Vertical swings. Can be chained together. |
| Two-handed Strong Attack |
Player takes two steps forward and swings horizontally. Additional input has they player step forward once and swing in the opposite direction. |
| Jump Attack | Player reverses grip on the weapon and thrusts downward. |
| Running Attack | Horizontal swing. Changes to an overhead downward swing when two-handing the weapon. |
| Rolling Attack | Vertical swing upward. Changes to a forward thrust when two-handing the weapon. |
| Kick | Standard kick. |
| Left-handed Weak Attack |
Standard block. |
| Left-handed Strong Attack |
Horizontal swing. |
Upgrades[]
Requires: Standard Broken Straight Sword, Titanite and 100 souls per upgrade.
 Standard Variation |
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| Broken Straight Sword | 40 | – | – | – | D | D | – | – | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
| Broken Straight Sword +1 (Titanite Shard ×1) |
44 | – | – | – | D | D | – | – | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
| Broken Straight Sword +2 (Titanite Shard ×1) |
48 | – | – | – | D | D | – | – | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
| Broken Straight Sword +3 (Titanite Shard ×2) |
52 | – | – | – | D | D | – | – | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
| Broken Straight Sword +4 (Titanite Shard ×2) |
56 | – | – | – | D | D | – | – | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
| Broken Straight Sword +5 (Titanite Shard ×3) |
60 | – | – | – | D | D | – | – | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
| Broken Straight Sword +6 (L. Titanite Shard ×1) |
64 | – | – | – | D | D | – | – | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
| Broken Straight Sword +7 (L. Titanite Shard ×1) |
68 | – | – | – | D | D | – | – | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
| Broken Straight Sword +8 (L. Titanite Shard ×2) |
72 | – | – | – | D | D | – | – | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
| Broken Straight Sword +9 (L. Titanite Shard ×2) |
76 | – | – | – | D | D | – | – | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
| Broken Straight Sword +10 (L. Titanite Shard ×3) |
80 | – | – | – | D | D | – | – | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
| Broken Straight Sword +11 (Titanite Chunk ×1) |
84 | – | – | – | D | D | – | – | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
| Broken Straight Sword +12 (Titanite Chunk ×1) |
88 | – | – | – | D | D | – | – | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
| Broken Straight Sword +13 (Titanite Chunk ×2) |
92 | – | – | – | D | D | – | – | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
| Broken Straight Sword +14 (Titanite Chunk ×3) |
96 | – | – | – | D | D | – | – | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
| Broken Straight Sword +15 (Titanite Slab ×1) |
100 | – | – | – | D | D | – | – | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
Requires: Standard Broken Straight Sword +5, Titanite and 100 souls per upgrade.
 Raw Variation |
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| Raw Broken Straight Sword (Large Titanite Shard ×1) |
69 | – | – | – | D | D | – | – | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
| Raw Broken Straight Sword +1 (Large Titanite Shard ×1) |
73 | – | – | – | D | D | – | – | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
| Raw Broken Straight Sword +2 (Large Titanite Shard ×1) |
78 | – | – | – | D | D | – | – | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
| Raw Broken Straight Sword +3 (Large Titanite Shard ×2) |
82 | – | – | – | D | D | – | – | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
| Raw Broken Straight Sword +4 (Large Titanite Shard ×2) |
87 | – | – | – | D | D | – | – | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
| Raw Broken Straight Sword +5 (Large Titanite Shard ×3) |
92 | – | – | – | D | D | – | – | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
Requires: Standard Broken Straight Sword +10, Titanite and 100 souls per upgrade.
 Crystal Variation |
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| Crystal Broken Straight Sword (Titanite Chunk ×1) |
88 | – | – | – | D | C | – | – | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
| Crystal Broken Straight Sword +1 (Titanite Chunk ×1) |
92 | – | – | – | D | C | – | – | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
| Crystal Broken Straight Sword +2 (Titanite Chunk ×1) |
96 | – | – | – | D | C | – | – | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
| Crystal Broken Straight Sword +3 (Titanite Chunk ×2) |
100 | – | – | – | D | C | – | – | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
| Crystal Broken Straight Sword +4 (Titanite Chunk ×3) |
104 | – | – | – | D | C | – | – | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
| Crystal Broken Straight Sword +5 (Titanite Slab ×1) |
108 | – | – | – | D | C | – | – | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
Requires: Standard Broken Straight Sword +5, Green Titanite and 100 souls per upgrade.
 Magic Variation |
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| Magic Broken Straight Sword (Green Titanite Shard ×1) |
45 | 49 | – | – | E | E | C | – | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
| Magic Broken Straight Sword +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) |
48 | 52 | – | – | E | E | C | – | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
| Magic Broken Straight Sword +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) |
51 | 56 | – | – | E | E | C | – | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
| Magic Broken Straight Sword +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) |
54 | 59 | – | – | E | E | C | – | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
| Magic Broken Straight Sword +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) |
57 | 62 | – | – | E | E | C | – | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
| Magic Broken Straight Sword +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3) |
60 | 66 | – | – | E | E | C | – | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
| Magic Broken Straight Sword +6 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) |
62 | 69 | – | – | E | E | C | – | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
| Magic Broken Straight Sword +7 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) |
66 | 72 | – | – | E | E | C | – | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
| Magic Broken Straight Sword +8 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×2) |
69 | 75 | – | – | E | E | C | – | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
| Magic Broken Straight Sword +9 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×3) |
72 | 79 | – | – | E | E | C | – | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
| Magic Broken Straight Sword +10 (Blue Titanite Slab ×1) |
75 | 82 | – | – | E | E | C | – | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
Requires: Magic Broken Straight Sword +5, Blue Titanite and 100 souls per upgrade.
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| Enchanted Broken Straight Sword (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) |
60 | 64 | – | – | E | E | C | – | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
| Enchanted Broken Straight Sword +1 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) |
62 | 65 | – | – | E | E | C | – | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
| Enchanted Broken Straight Sword +2 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) |
64 | 67 | – | – | E | E | B | – | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
| Enchanted Broken Straight Sword +3 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×2) |
67 | 69 | – | – | E | E | B | – | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
| Enchanted Broken Straight Sword +4 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×3) |
69 | 71 | – | – | E | E | A | – | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
| Enchanted Broken Straight Sword +5 (Blue Titanite Slab ×1) |
72 | 74 | – | – | E | E | A | – | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
Requires: Standard Broken Straight Sword +5, Green Titanite and 100 souls per upgrade.
 Divine Variation |
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| Divine Broken Straight Sword (Green Titanite Shard ×1) |
40 | 49 | – | – | E | E | – | C | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
| Divine Broken Straight Sword +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) |
43 | 52 | – | – | E | E | – | C | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
| Divine Broken Straight Sword +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) |
45 | 56 | – | – | E | E | – | C | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
| Divine Broken Straight Sword +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) |
48 | 59 | – | – | E | E | – | C | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
| Divine Broken Straight Sword +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) |
51 | 62 | – | – | E | E | – | C | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
| Divine Broken Straight Sword +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3) |
54 | 66 | – | – | E | E | – | C | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
| Divine Broken Straight Sword +6 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) |
56 | 69 | – | – | E | D | – | C | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
| Divine Broken Straight Sword +7 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) |
59 | 72 | – | – | E | D | – | C | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
| Divine Broken Straight Sword +8 (White Titanite Chunk ×2) |
62 | 75 | – | – | E | D | – | C | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
| Divine Broken Straight Sword +9 (White Titanite Chunk ×3) |
64 | 79 | – | – | E | D | – | C | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
| Divine Broken Straight Sword +10 (White Titanite Slab ×1) |
67 | 82 | – | – | E | D | – | C | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
Requires: Divine Broken Straight Sword +5, White Titanite and 100 souls per upgrade.
 Occult Variation |
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| Occult Broken Straight Sword (White Titanite Chunk ×1) |
54 | 60 | – | – | E | E | – | B | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
| Occult Broken Straight Sword +1 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) |
57 | 62 | – | – | E | E | – | B | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
| Occult Broken Straight Sword +2 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) |
60 | 66 | – | – | E | E | – | B | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
| Occult Broken Straight Sword +3 (White Titanite Chunk ×2) |
63 | 69 | – | – | E | E | – | B | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
| Occult Broken Straight Sword +4 (White Titanite Chunk ×3) |
66 | 72 | – | – | E | D | – | B | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
| Occult Broken Straight Sword +5 (White Titanite Slab ×1) |
70 | 75 | – | – | E | D | – | B | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
Requires: Standard Broken Straight Sword +5, Green Titanite and 100 souls per upgrade.
 Fire Variation |
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| Fire Broken Straight Sword (Green Titanite Shard ×1) |
52 | – | 52 | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 5 | 15.0 | 15 |
| Fire Broken Straight Sword +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) |
56 | – | 56 | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 5 | 15.2 | 15 |
| Fire Broken Straight Sword +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) |
60 | – | 60 | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 5 | 15.3 | 15 |
| Fire Broken Straight Sword +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) |
64 | – | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 5 | 15.5 | 15 |
| Fire Broken Straight Sword +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) |
68 | – | 68 | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 5 | 15.6 | 15 |
| Fire Broken Straight Sword +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3) |
72 | – | 72 | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 5 | 15.8 | 15 |
| Fire Broken Straight Sword +6 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) |
76 | – | 76 | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 5 | 15.9 | 15 |
| Fire Broken Straight Sword +7 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) |
81 | – | 81 | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 5 | 16.1 | 15 |
| Fire Broken Straight Sword +8 (Red Titanite Chunk ×2) |
86 | – | 86 | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 5 | 16.2 | 15 |
| Fire Broken Straight Sword +9 (Red Titanite Chunk ×3) |
91 | – | 91 | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 5 | 16.4 | 15 |
| Fire Broken Straight Sword +10 (Red Titanite Slab ×1) |
96 | – | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 5 | 16.5 | 15 |
Requires: Fire Broken Straight Sword +5, Red Titanite and 100 souls per upgrade.
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| Chaos Broken Straight Sword (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) |
63 | – | 73 | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 5 | 15.0 | 15 |
| Chaos Broken Straight Sword +1 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) |
66 | – | 77 | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 5 | 15.3 | 15 |
| Chaos Broken Straight Sword +2 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) |
70 | – | 82 | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 5 | 15.6 | 15 |
| Chaos Broken Straight Sword +3 (Red Titanite Chunk ×2) |
73 | – | 86 | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 5 | 15.9 | 15 |
| Chaos Broken Straight Sword +4 (Red Titanite Chunk ×3) |
77 | – | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 5 | 16.2 | 15 |
| Chaos Broken Straight Sword +5 (Red Titanite Slab ×1) |
80 | – | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 5 | 16.5 | 15 |
Requires: Standard Broken Straight Sword +10, Titanite and 100 souls per upgrade.
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| Lightning Broken Straight Sword (Titanite Chunk ×1) |
72 | – | – | 72 | – | – | – | – | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15.0 |
| Lightning Broken Straight Sword +1 (Titanite Chunk ×1) |
77 | – | – | 77 | – | – | – | – | 20 | 5 | 15 | 16.2 |
| Lightning Broken Straight Sword +2 (Titanite Chunk ×1) |
83 | – | – | 83 | – | – | – | – | 20 | 5 | 15 | 17.4 |
| Lightning Broken Straight Sword +3 (Titanite Chunk ×2) |
88 | – | – | 88 | – | – | – | – | 20 | 5 | 15 | 18.6 |
| Lightning Broken Straight Sword +4 (Titanite Chunk ×3) |
94 | – | – | 94 | – | – | – | – | 20 | 5 | 15 | 19.8 |
| Lightning Broken Straight Sword +5 (Titanite Slab ×1) |
100 | – | – | 100 | – | – | – | – | 20 | 5 | 15 | 21.0 |
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 |
38% | 50% | - | - |
| Raw +5 |
29% | 38% | - | - |
| Crystal +5 |
38% | 50% | - | - |
| Magic +10 |
11% | 14% | 63% | - |
| Enchanted +5 |
8% | 10% | 62% | - |
| Divine +10 |
15% | 19% | - | 63% |
| Occult +5 |
14% | 18% | - | 74% |
| 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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