The Crescent Moon Sword is a curved sword in Dark Souls III.
In-Game Description
- Ringfinger Leonhard's weapon of choice, a type of shotel imbued with the power of the moon.
- Leonhard set out on a journey of rebirth, but decided instead to serve the goddess as a knight, and inherited this weapon.
- Skill: Crescent Blade
Assume a broad stance and fire off crescent moon blades.
Availability[]
Dropped by Ringfinger Leonhard, when defeated through using the Black Eye Orb in Gwynevere's chamber in Anor Londo.
Characteristics[]
The Crescent Moon Sword is an unorthodox Shotel-type weapon which utilizes the "heavy curved sword" moveset of the Falchion. Because its scaling is oriented towards Dexterity and Intelligence, it is generally wielded by builds that utilize Sorceries. Because of its ability to deal Magic damage and innately chip through shields, the Crescent Moon Sword is particularly specialized for breaking through defensive enemies.
Its weapon art, Crescent Blade, also allows it to fire Magic projectiles after a very short delay, giving it a measure of ranged damage that can be combined with Sorceries to become a major ranged threat.
Moveset[]
| Attack | Description |
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| One-handed Weak Attack |
Right-to-left slash with slight downward angle, followed by horizontal left-to-right slash. |
| One-handed Strong Attack |
Delayed upward slash from right to left, followed by downward slash in the reverse direction. |
| Two-handed Weak Attack |
Two-handed horizontal slash, followed by horizontal slash in the reverse direction. |
| Two-handed Strong Attack |
Delayed overhead left-to-right downward slash, followed by faster upward slash. |
| Jump Attack | Jumping horizontal slash. |
| Two-handed Jump Attack |
Same as one-handed. |
| Running Attack | Very fast upward slash, short range but almost no telegraph. |
| Two-handed Running Attack |
Same as one-handed, only gripping sword in both hands. |
| Rolling Attack | Fast horizontal slash from left to right. |
| Two-handed Rolling Attack |
Same as above, but puts whole body into rotation. |
| Kick | Standard kick. |
| Off-handed Weak Attack |
Block. |
| Off-handed Strong Attack |
Mirrored version of one-handed weak attacks. |
Upgrades[]
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| Crescent Moon Sword | 78 | 78 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | C | D | – |
| Crescent Moon Sword +1 (Titanite Scale ×1 & 600 souls) | 90 | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | C | D | – |
| Crescent Moon Sword +2 (Titanite Scale ×2 & 960 souls) | 103 | 103 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | C | D | – |
| Crescent Moon Sword +3 (Titanite Scale ×4 & 1320 souls) | 116 | 116 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | C | D | – |
| Crescent Moon Sword +4 (Titanite Scale ×8 & 1680 souls) | 129 | 129 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | C | D | – |
| Crescent Moon Sword +5 (Titanite Slab ×1 & 2400 souls) | 142 | 142 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | C | D | – |
The data displayed above are current as of Patch App 1.15 Regulation 1.35.