Cathedral Knight Greatsword

Cathedral Knight Greatsword
	Ultra Greatsword
	Strike
	N/A
	200
Skill
	Stomp
	10(-/20)
	8(-/15)
Attack power
	149
	0
	0
	0
	0
	100
Guard absorption
	60.0
	50.0
	40.0
	40.0
	50.0
	45
Additional effects
	-
	-
	-
Miscellaneous
	N/A
	N/A
	120
	15.0
Attribute bonus
	C
	E
	-
	-
Attribute requirement
	26
	10
	-
	-

The Cathedral Knight Greatsword is an ultra greatsword in Dark Souls III.

In-Game Description

Ultra greatsword wielded by the knights of the Cathedral of the Deep.

Highly destructive if intolerably heavy.

Its blade is flattened for use as a strike weapon, but the point at the end allows for thrusting.

Skill: Stomp
Use one's weight to lunge forward with a low stance and increased poise, and follow with a strong attack for a spinning slash.

Availability

Cathedral of the Deep

• Dropped by Cathedral Knights who wield them.

Consumed King's Garden

• Dropped by Consumed King's Knights who wield them.

Characteristics

The Cathedral Knight Greatsword is essentially a Strength-oriented variant of the Greatsword. It possesses an almost identical moveset, save for a thrusting two-handed strong attack that has good reach and is useful for counter-hits and fighting in corridors where swings may take the wielder off-balance. Its main strength is that it deals Strike damage with its regular attacks, which is poorly resisted by plate metal armor and thus making it strong against players that equip heavy armor to increase their Poise. It also weighs significantly less than the Greatsword, at 15 units, making it easier to fit onto builds that do not heavily invest into Vitality. However, it has a shorter reach than the Greatsword and falls short in Attack Rating, struggling to reach the 600-range without heavy stat investments and infusion with a Heavy Gem.

If one manages to catch another player with the two-handed weak attack, it is possible to chain into the thrust while they are stunned, rather than another weak attack. This can allow players to deal more damage with a two-attack combo.

Moveset

Attack	Description
One-handed Weak Attack	Horizontal counter-clockwise slash, followed by clockwise slash.
One-handed Strong Attack	Overhead vertical slashes.
Two-handed Weak Attack	Overhead slam, followed by reversing the swing in an upward arc. Second swing can hit targets behind the player.
Two-handed Strong Attack	Thrusting poke, followed by overhead smash.
Jump Attack	Jumping chop.
Two-handed Jump Attack	Same as 1-handed, but using both hands.
Running Attack	Overhead slam.
Two-handed Running Attack	Same as 1-handed, but using both hands.
Rolling Attack	Spinning clockwise sweep.
Two-handed Rolling Attack	Same as 1-handed.
Kick	Standard kick.
Off-handed Weak Attack	Block.
Off-handed Strong Attack	Same as 1-handed weak attack, but mirrored.

Upgrades

Reinforced with regular Titanite.