- For the Dark Souls II variant, see Butcher's Knife.
- For the Dark Souls III variant, see Butcher Knife (Dark Souls III).
The Butcher Knife is an axe in Dark Souls.
In-Game Description
- Giant butcher knife wielded by the Undead man-eating cook lurking in the Depths. More a tool for subduing and preparing live catches than an actual weapon.
- Those who have faced this deadly blade have a deeper sense of how helpless prey must feel.
Availability[]
Dropped by the red phantom Maneater Mildred, who invades human players near the end of Blighttown provided that Chaos Witch Quelaag is undefeated.
Characteristics[]
Similarly to Server, the Butcher Knife restores a small amount of HP per hit (five HP). It has the highest scaling of the axes and only scales with Strength, making it the strongest axe for Strength builds. It also has decent range, approximately the same as a Black Knight Greataxe. However, its disadvantages include a slow attack speed, especially for its strong attacks, and heavy weight. Indeed, its attack is slower than the above-mentioned Black Knight Greataxe.
Moveset[]
Attack | Description |
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One-handed Weak Attack |
Right to left swing. Ending lag if target is not struck. |
One-handed Strong Attack |
Raises the weapon above the head, quickly runs forward and swings the weapon down. |
Two-handed Weak Attack |
Slightly more powerful right to left swing. Ending lag if nothing is hit. |
Two-handed Strong Attack |
Takes the weapon horizontally and smashes it into the ground. Low range. Additional input results in an additional smash, which knocks enemies down. |
Jump Attack | Smashes the weapon into the ground. |
Running Attack | Diagonal left to right swing. Low starting lag, but ending lag if an enemy is not hit. |
Rolling Attack | A quick vertical swing. |
Kick | Standard kick. |
Left-handed Weak Attack |
Block. |
Left-handed Strong Attack |
Left to right swing. Ending lag if it does not connect. |
Upgrades[]
Requires: Standard Butcher Knife, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
Standard Variation | Attack Values | Parameter Bonus | Damage Reduction | |||||||||
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Butcher Knife | 90 | – | – | – | B | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Butcher Knife +1 (Titanite Shard ×1) | 99 | – | – | – | B | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Butcher Knife +2 (Titanite Shard ×1) | 108 | – | – | – | B | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Butcher Knife +3 (Titanite Shard ×2) | 116 | – | – | – | B | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Butcher Knife +4 (Titanite Shard ×2) | 126 | – | – | – | B | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Butcher Knife +5 (Titanite Shard ×3) | 135 | – | – | – | B | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Butcher Knife +6 (L. Titanite Shard ×1) | 144 | – | – | – | B | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Butcher Knife +7 (L. Titanite Shard ×1) | 153 | – | – | – | B | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Butcher Knife +8 (L. Titanite Shard ×2) | 162 | – | – | – | B | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Butcher Knife +9 (L. Titanite Shard ×2) | 171 | – | – | – | B | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Butcher Knife +10 (L. Titanite Shard ×3) | 180 | – | – | – | B | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Butcher Knife +11 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 188 | – | – | – | A | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Butcher Knife +12 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 198 | – | – | – | A | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Butcher Knife +13 (Titanite Chunk ×2) | 207 | – | – | – | A | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Butcher Knife +14 (Titanite Chunk ×3) | 216 | – | – | – | A | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Butcher Knife +15 (Titanite Slab ×1) | 225 | – | – | – | A | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Requires: Standard Butcher Knife +5, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
Raw Variation | Attack Values | Parameter Bonus | Damage Reduction | |||||||||
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Raw Butcher Knife (Large Titanite Shard ×1) | 156 | – | – | – | C | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Raw Butcher Knife +1 (Large Titanite Shard ×1) | 166 | – | – | – | C | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Raw Butcher Knife +2 (Large Titanite Shard ×1) | 176 | – | – | – | C | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Raw Butcher Knife +3 (Large Titanite Shard ×2) | 187 | – | – | – | C | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Raw Butcher Knife +4 (Large Titanite Shard ×2) | 197 | – | – | – | C | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Raw Butcher Knife +5 (Large Titanite Shard ×3) | 208 | – | – | – | C | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Requires: Standard Butcher Knife +10, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
Crystal Variation | Attack Values | Parameter Bonus | Damage Reduction | |||||||||
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Crystal Butcher Knife (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 198 | – | – | – | A | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Crystal Butcher Knife +1 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 207 | – | – | – | A | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Crystal Butcher Knife +2 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 216 | – | – | – | A | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Crystal Butcher Knife +3 (Titanite Chunk ×2) | 225 | – | – | – | A | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Crystal Butcher Knife +4 (Titanite Chunk ×3) | 233 | – | – | – | A | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Crystal Butcher Knife +5 (Titanite Slab ×1) | 243 | – | – | – | A | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Requires: Standard Butcher Knife +5, Green Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
Magic Variation | Attack Values | Parameter Bonus | Damage Reduction | |||||||||
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Magic Butcher Knife (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 102 | 109 | – | – | D | – | C | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Magic Butcher Knife +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 108 | 116 | – | – | D | – | C | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Magic Butcher Knife +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 115 | 124 | – | – | D | – | C | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Magic Butcher Knife +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 122 | 131 | – | – | D | – | C | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Magic Butcher Knife +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 129 | 138 | – | – | D | – | C | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Magic Butcher Knife +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3) | 136 | 146 | – | – | D | – | C | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Magic Butcher Knife +6 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) | 142 | 153 | – | – | D | – | C | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Magic Butcher Knife +7 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) | 149 | 160 | – | – | D | – | C | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Magic Butcher Knife +8 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×2) | 156 | 167 | – | – | D | – | C | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Magic Butcher Knife +9 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×3) | 163 | 175 | – | – | D | – | C | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Magic Butcher Knife +10 (Blue Titanite Slab ×1) | 170 | 182 | – | – | D | – | C | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Requires: Magic Butcher Knife +5, Blue Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
Enchanted Variation | Attack Values | Parameter Bonus | Damage Reduction | |||||||||
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Enchanted Butcher Knife (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) |
136 | 144 | – | – | E | – | C | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Enchanted Butcher Knife +1 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) |
141 | 148 | – | – | E | – | C | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Enchanted Butcher Knife +2 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) |
146 | 152 | – | – | E | – | B | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Enchanted Butcher Knife +3 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×2) |
152 | 156 | – | – | E | – | B | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Enchanted Butcher Knife +4 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×3) |
157 | 161 | – | – | D | – | A | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Enchanted Butcher Knife +5 (Blue Titanite Slab ×1) |
163 | 167 | – | – | D | – | A | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Requires: Standard Butcher Knife +5, Green Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
Divine Variation | Attack Values | Parameter Bonus | Damage Reduction | |||||||||
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Divine Butcher Knife (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 91 | 111 | – | – | D | – | – | C | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Divine Butcher Knife +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 97 | 118 | – | – | D | – | – | C | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Divine Butcher Knife +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 103 | 125 | – | – | D | – | – | C | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Divine Butcher Knife +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 109 | 133 | – | – | D | – | – | C | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Divine Butcher Knife +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 115 | 140 | – | – | D | – | – | C | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Divine Butcher Knife +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3) | 122 | 148 | – | – | D | – | – | C | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Divine Butcher Knife +6 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) | 128 | 155 | – | – | D | – | – | C | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Divine Butcher Knife +7 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) | 134 | 162 | – | – | D | – | – | C | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Divine Butcher Knife +8 (White Titanite Chunk ×2) | 140 | 170 | – | – | D | – | – | C | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Divine Butcher Knife +9 (White Titanite Chunk ×3) | 146 | 177 | – | – | D | – | – | C | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Divine Butcher Knife +10 (White Titanite Slab ×1) | 152 | 185 | – | – | D | – | – | C | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Requires: Divine Butcher Knife +5, White Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
Occult Variation | Attack Values | Parameter Bonus | Damage Reduction | |||||||||
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Occult Butcher Knife (White Titanite Chunk ×1) |
124 | 136 | – | – | D | – | – | B | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Occult Butcher Knife +1 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) |
131 | 142 | – | – | D | – | – | B | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Occult Butcher Knife +2 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) |
138 | 149 | – | – | D | – | – | B | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Occult Butcher Knife +3 (White Titanite Chunk ×2) |
146 | 156 | – | – | D | – | – | B | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Occult Butcher Knife +4 (White Titanite Chunk ×3) |
153 | 163 | – | – | D | – | – | B | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Occult Butcher Knife +5 (White Titanite Slab ×1) |
161 | 170 | – | – | D | – | – | B | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Requires: Standard Butcher Knife +5, Green Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
Fire Variation | Attack Values | Parameter Bonus | Damage Reduction | |||||||||
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Fire Butcher Knife (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 116 | – | 116 | – | – | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40.0 | 40 |
Fire Butcher Knife +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 126 | – | 126 | – | – | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40.4 | 40 |
Fire Butcher Knife +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 135 | – | 135 | – | – | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40.8 | 40 |
Fire Butcher Knife +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 144 | – | 144 | – | – | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 41.2 | 40 |
Fire Butcher Knife +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 153 | – | 153 | – | – | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 41.6 | 40 |
Fire Butcher Knife +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3) | 162 | – | 162 | – | – | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 42.0 | 40 |
Fire Butcher Knife +6 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) | 172 | – | 172 | – | – | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 42.4 | 40 |
Fire Butcher Knife +7 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) | 183 | – | 183 | – | – | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 42.8 | 40 |
Fire Butcher Knife +8 (Red Titanite Chunk ×2) | 194 | – | 194 | – | – | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 43.2 | 40 |
Fire Butcher Knife +9 (Red Titanite Chunk ×3) | 205 | – | 205 | – | – | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 43.6 | 40 |
Fire Butcher Knife +10 (Red Titanite Slab ×1) | 216 | – | 216 | – | – | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 44.0 | 40 |
Requires: Fire Butcher Knife +5, Red Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
Chaos Variation | Attack Values | Parameter Bonus | Damage Reduction | |||||||||
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Chaos Butcher Knife (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) | 156 | – | 180 | – | – | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40.0 | 40 |
Chaos Butcher Knife +1 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) | 163 | – | 188 | – | – | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40.8 | 40 |
Chaos Butcher Knife +2 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) | 171 | – | 198 | – | – | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 41.6 | 40 |
Chaos Butcher Knife +3 (Red Titanite Chunk ×2) | 179 | – | 207 | – | – | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 42.4 | 40 |
Chaos Butcher Knife +4 (Red Titanite Chunk ×3) | 187 | – | 216 | – | – | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 43.2 | 40 |
Chaos Butcher Knife +5 (Red Titanite Slab ×1) | 195 | – | 225 | – | – | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 44.0 | 40 |
Requires: Standard Butcher Knife +10, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
Lightning Variation | Attack Values | Parameter Bonus | Damage Reduction | |||||||||
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Lightning Butcher Knife (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 140 | – | – | 162 | – | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40.0 |
Lightning Butcher Knife +1 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 148 | – | – | 171 | – | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 43.2 |
Lightning Butcher Knife +2 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 156 | – | – | 180 | – | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 46.4 |
Lightning Butcher Knife +3 (Titanite Chunk ×2) | 163 | – | – | 188 | – | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 49.6 |
Lightning Butcher Knife +4 (Titanite Chunk ×3) | 171 | – | – | 198 | – | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 52.8 |
Lightning Butcher Knife +5 (Titanite Slab ×1) | 179 | – | – | 207 | – | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 56.0 |
Gallery[]
Axes |
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Battle Axe • Butcher Knife • Crescent Axe • Gargoyle Tail Axe • Golem Axe • Hand Axe |