- For the Dark Souls II variant, see Claws (weapon).
- For the Dark Souls III variant, see Claw (Dark Souls III).
The Claw is a gauntlet in Dark Souls.
In-Game Description
- A weapon formed by three sharped claws.
- Attacks cause bleeding, and the wounds inflicted are not easily mended. Preferred weapon of the spooks of an Eastern land.
Availability[]
Sold by Shiva of the East for 5,000 souls.
Characteristics[]
- Claws deal poor damage and have a very short reach, in exchange for a faster than average attack speed.
- Has Bleed auxiliary effect which builds up at 30 per strike.
- Dual wielding two of these weapons serves no practical use and is for visual appeal only.
Moveset[]
| Attack | Description |
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| One-handed Weak Attack |
Quick downward slash. |
| One-handed Strong Attack |
Somewhat quick horizontal slash. |
| Two-handed Weak Attack |
Cannot be two-handed. |
| Two-handed Strong Attack |
Cannot be two-handed. |
| Jump Attack | Forward jumping slash. |
| Running Attack | Horizontal left-to-right slash. |
| Rolling Attack | Rolls a second time then thrusts forward. |
| Kick | Kicks with knee. Similar to standard kick. |
| Left-handed Weak Attack |
Somewhat quick horizontal slash. |
| Left-handed Strong Attack |
Parry. |
Upgrades[]
Requires: Standard Claw, Titanite and 100 souls per upgrade.
 Standard Variation |
Attack Values | Parameter Bonus | ||||||
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| Claw | 72 | – | – | – | E | B | – | – |
| Claw +1 (Titanite Shard ×1) | 79 | – | – | – | E | B | – | – |
| Claw +2 (Titanite Shard ×1) | 86 | – | – | – | E | B | – | – |
| Claw +3 (Titanite Shard ×2) | 93 | – | – | – | E | B | – | – |
| Claw +4 (Titanite Shard ×2) | 100 | – | – | – | E | B | – | – |
| Claw +5 (Titanite Shard ×3) | 108 | – | – | – | E | B | – | – |
| Claw +6 (L. Titanite Shard ×1) | 115 | – | – | – | E | B | – | – |
| Claw +7 (L. Titanite Shard ×1) | 122 | – | – | – | E | B | – | – |
| Claw +8 (L. Titanite Shard ×2) | 129 | – | – | – | E | B | – | – |
| Claw +9 (L. Titanite Shard ×2) | 136 | – | – | – | E | B | – | – |
| Claw +10 (L. Titanite Shard ×3) | 144 | – | – | – | E | B | – | – |
| Claw +11 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 151 | – | – | – | E | B | – | – |
| Claw +12 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 158 | – | – | – | E | B | – | – |
| Claw +13 (Titanite Chunk ×2) | 165 | – | – | – | E | B | – | – |
| Claw +14 (Titanite Chunk ×3) | 172 | – | – | – | E | A | – | – |
| Claw +15 (Titanite Slab ×1) | 180 | – | – | – | E | A | – | – |
Requires: Standard Claw +5, Titanite and 100 souls per upgrade.
 Raw Variation |
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| Raw Claw (Large Titanite Shard ×1) | 124 | – | – | – | E | C | – | – |
| Raw Claw +1 (Large Titanite Shard ×1) | 132 | – | – | – | E | C | – | – |
| Raw Claw +2 (Large Titanite Shard ×1) | 141 | – | – | – | E | C | – | – |
| Raw Claw +3 (Large Titanite Shard ×2) | 149 | – | – | – | E | C | – | – |
| Raw Claw +4 (Large Titanite Shard ×2) | 157 | – | – | – | E | C | – | – |
| Raw Claw +5 (Large Titanite Shard ×3) | 166 | – | – | – | E | C | – | – |
Requires: Standard Claw +10, Titanite and 100 souls per upgrade.
 Crystal Variation |
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| Crystal Claw (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 158 | – | – | – | E | B | – | – |
| Crystal Claw +1 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 165 | – | – | – | E | B | – | – |
| Crystal Claw +2 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 172 | – | – | – | E | B | – | – |
| Crystal Claw +3 (Titanite Chunk ×2) | 180 | – | – | – | E | B | – | – |
| Crystal Claw +4 (Titanite Chunk ×3) | 187 | – | – | – | E | A | – | – |
| Crystal Claw +5 (Titanite Slab ×1) | 194 | – | – | – | E | A | – | – |
Requires: Standard Claw +5, Green Titanite and 100 souls per upgrade.
 Magic Variation |
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| Magic Claw (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 81 | 87 | – | – | E | D | C | – |
| Magic Claw +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 86 | 92 | – | – | E | D | C | – |
| Magic Claw +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 91 | 98 | – | – | E | D | C | – |
| Magic Claw +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 97 | 104 | – | – | E | D | C | – |
| Magic Claw +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 102 | 110 | – | – | E | D | C | – |
| Magic Claw +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3) | 108 | 116 | – | – | E | D | C | – |
| Magic Claw +6 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) | 113 | 121 | – | – | E | D | B | – |
| Magic Claw +7 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) | 118 | 127 | – | – | E | D | B | – |
| Magic Claw +8 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×2) | 124 | 133 | – | – | E | D | B | – |
| Magic Claw +9 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×3) | 129 | 139 | – | – | E | D | B | – |
| Magic Claw +10 (Blue Titanite Slab ×1) | 135 | 145 | – | – | E | D | B | – |
Requires: Magic Claw +5, Blue Titanite and 100 souls per upgrade.
 Enchanted Variation |
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| Enchanted Claw (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) | 108 | 114 | – | – | E | E | C | – |
| Enchanted Claw +1 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) | 112 | 117 | – | – | E | E | B | – |
| Enchanted Claw +2 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) | 116 | 120 | – | – | E | E | B | – |
| Enchanted Claw +3 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×2) | 120 | 124 | – | – | E | E | A | – |
| Enchanted Claw +4 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×3) | 125 | 127 | – | – | E | E | A | – |
| Enchanted Claw +5 (Blue Titanite Slab ×1) | 129 | 132 | – | – | E | E | A | – |
Requires: Standard Claw +5, Green Titanite and 100 souls per upgrade.
 Divine Variation |
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| Divine Claw (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 72 | 88 | – | – | E | D | – | C |
| Divine Claw +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 76 | 94 | – | – | E | D | – | C |
| Divine Claw +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 81 | 100 | – | – | E | D | – | C |
| Divine Claw +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 86 | 106 | – | – | E | D | – | C |
| Divine Claw +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 91 | 112 | – | – | E | D | – | C |
| Divine Claw +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3) | 96 | 118 | – | – | E | D | – | C |
| Divine Claw +6 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) | 100 | 123 | – | – | E | D | – | C |
| Divine Claw +7 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) | 105 | 129 | – | – | E | D | – | C |
| Divine Claw +8 (White Titanite Chunk ×2) | 110 | 135 | – | – | E | D | – | C |
| Divine Claw +9 (White Titanite Chunk ×3) | 115 | 141 | – | – | E | D | – | B |
| Divine Claw +10 (White Titanite Slab ×1) | 120 | 147 | – | – | E | D | – | B |
Requires: Divine Claw +5, White Titanite and 100 souls per upgrade.
 Occult Variation |
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| Occult Claw (White Titanite Chunk ×1) | 100 | 108 | – | – | E | D | – | B |
| Occult Claw +1 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) | 105 | 113 | – | – | E | D | – | B |
| Occult Claw +2 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) | 112 | 118 | – | – | E | D | – | B |
| Occult Claw +3 (White Titanite Chunk ×2) | 117 | 124 | – | – | E | D | – | B |
| Occult Claw +4 (White Titanite Chunk ×3) | 124 | 129 | – | – | E | D | – | B |
| Occult Claw +5 (White Titanite Slab ×1) | 130 | 135 | – | – | E | D | – | B |
Requires: Standard Claw +5, Green Titanite and 100 souls per upgrade.
 Fire Variation |
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| Fire Claw (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 93 | – | 93 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fire Claw +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 100 | – | 100 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fire Claw +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 108 | – | 108 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fire Claw +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 115 | – | 115 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fire Claw +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 122 | – | 122 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fire Claw +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3) | 129 | – | 129 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fire Claw +6 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) | 138 | – | 138 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fire Claw +7 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) | 146 | – | 146 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fire Claw +8 (Red Titanite Chunk ×2) | 155 | – | 155 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fire Claw +9 (Red Titanite Chunk ×3) | 164 | – | 164 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fire Claw +10 (Red Titanite Slab ×1) | 172 | – | 172 | – | – | – | – | – |
Requires: Fire Claw +5, Red Titanite and 100 souls per upgrade.
 Chaos Variation |
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| Chaos Claw (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) | 113 | – | 129 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Chaos Claw +1 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) | 119 | – | 136 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Chaos Claw +2 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) | 126 | – | 144 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Chaos Claw +3 (Red Titanite Chunk ×2) | 132 | – | 151 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Chaos Claw +4 (Red Titanite Chunk ×3) | 138 | – | 158 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Chaos Claw +5 (Red Titanite Slab ×1) | 144 | – | 165 | – | – | – | – | – |
Requires: Standard Claw +10, Titanite and 100 souls per upgrade.
 Lightning Variation |
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| Lightning Claw (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 129 | – | – | 129 | – | – | – | – |
| Lightning Claw +1 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 139 | – | – | 139 | – | – | – | – |
| Lightning Claw +2 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 149 | – | – | 149 | – | – | – | – |
| Lightning Claw +3 (Titanite Chunk ×2) | 159 | – | – | 159 | – | – | – | – |
| Lightning Claw +4 (Titanite Chunk ×3) | 169 | – | – | 169 | – | – | – | – |
| Lightning Claw +5 (Titanite Slab ×1) | 180 | – | – | 180 | – | – | – | – |
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  |
Dexterity  |
Intelligence  |
Faith  |
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| Standard +15 |
13% | 85% | - | - |
| Raw +5 |
10% | 64% | - | - |
| Crystal +5 |
13% | 85% | - | - |
| Magic +10 |
4% | 24% | 71% | - |
| Enchanted +5 |
3% | 17% | 69% | - |
| Divine +10 |
5% | 33% | - | 70% |
| Occult +5 |
5% | 31% | - | 82% |
| 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 | |||
Trivia[]
- When a roll and the claw's rolling attack are performed in the same direction, the Chosen Undead's movements look similar to and may be an homage to the Street Fighter character Vega's Rolling Crystal Flash, in which the claw-wielding Vega rolls into his opponent and then thrusts with his claw.
Gallery[]
| Gauntlets |
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| Caestus • Claw • Dark Hand • Dragon Bone Fist • Fists |