Great Scythe

Great Scythe
Found	The Catacombs - corpse
Stats
	100
	-
	-
	-
	100
	40.0
	10.0
	30.0
	30.0
	22
Param. Bonus
	E
	B
	-
	-
Req. Param
	14
	14
	-
	-
Aux. Eff.	300
Weight	5.0
Durability	130
Weapon Type	Halberd
Attack Type	Slash

For the Dark Souls II variant, see Great Scythe (Dark Souls II).

For the Dark Souls III variant, see Great Scythe (Dark Souls III).

The Great Scythe is a halberd in Dark Souls.

In-Game Description

Weapon with a long curved blade. Converted from a wheat-harvesting tool.

The magnificent sharp curved blade instills fear in opponents. Perhaps it is their survival instinct at work.

Availability

The Great Scythe is found late in the Catacombs, after the fourth necromancer. It is visible from inside the room with the stone plate door's lever leading to the 2nd switch bridge (the corpse is inaccessible a level above your head). Pass through the stone plate door after opening it, instead of turning left, carry on few steps to the stairs connected to nothing (falling to your death alert), drop off on your right to a ledge, then to another back to the main Catacombs rocky block.

Characteristics

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The Great Scythe deals decent damage, and its low requirements and weight make it easily accessible to most players. The very fast and wide running attack and strong attacks make the Great Scythe a great weapon for "dead-angling". When coupled with a weapon buff and the Great Scythe's innately high damage and reach, the attack can be as dangerous as it is swift. The Great Scythe also causes bleed, making it useful for pressuring opponents in PvP.

The Great Scythe's attacks are faster if players manage to land hits with it, cutting down on ending lag for most of its moveset.

The Great Scythe's weakness are its moveset outside of its running attack and strong attack. The Great Scythe's weak attack is very slow, with high starting lag and a poor hitbox despite its good reach. Given its wide reach and its relative strengths and weaknesses (fast and powerful wide attacks, slow basic attacks), the Great Scythe is best used in an open, nonrestrictive environment.

The Great Scythe is very similar to the Lifehunt Scythe, possessing near-identical stats and an identical moveset. The Great Scythe holds the advantage over the Lifehunt Scythe of not having self-bleed buildup, as well as being enchantable. On the other hand, it inflicts less buildup on opponents and deals slightly less base physical damage.

Moveset

For almost all of the Great Scythe's attacks, ending lag is significantly reduced if the weapon hits the target.

Attack	Description
One-handed Weak Attack	Vertical swing. Good range, but very high starting lag for a weak attack, poor ending lag if the player does not hit anything, and almost no horizontal hitbox to speak of with poor tracking. Can combo fairly well if the first hit connects.
One-handed Strong Attack	Wide, horizontal swing. Hitbox is very large, affecting everything in an almost 180 degree radius in front of the player. High starting lag and relatively high ending lag.
Two-handed Weak Attack	Diagonal swing. Good range, but very high starting lag for a weak attack, poor ending lag if the player does not hit anything, and almost no horizontal hitbox to speak of with poor tracking. Can combo fairly well if the first hit connects.
Two-handed Strong Attack	Player steps forward, while swinging horizontally. Very wide hitbox (over 180 degrees around the player) and long reach. Some starting lag, with a medium level of ending lag for a strong attack. Can combo fairly well if the first hit connects.
Jump Attack	Jumps, swinging horizontally in front of the player. Low starting lag and ending lag, with a good hitbox.
Running Attack	Player hops forward and swings horizontally. Almost no starting lag, good hitbox, average range.
Rolling Attack	Vertical swing. Similar to the weak attack, with poor tracking and hitbox, but good range and a much shorter starting lag.
Kick	Standard kick.
Left-handed Weak Attack	Block.
Left-handed Strong Attack	Wide, horizontal swing. Almost identical to the one-handed strong attack on the right hand.

Upgrades

• Standard
• Raw
• Crystal
• Magic
• Enchanted
• Divine
• Occult
• Fire
• Chaos
• Lightning

Requires: Standard Great Scythe, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.

Standard Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Great Scythe	100	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	40	10	30	30
Great Scythe +1 (Titanite Shard ×1)	110	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	40	10	30	30
Great Scythe +2 (Titanite Shard ×1)	120	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	40	10	30	30
Great Scythe +3 (Titanite Shard ×2)	130	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	40	10	30	30
Great Scythe +4 (Titanite Shard ×2)	140	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	40	10	30	30
Great Scythe +5 (Titanite Shard ×3)	150	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	40	10	30	30
Great Scythe +6 (L. Titanite Shard ×1)	160	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	40	10	30	30
Great Scythe +7 (L. Titanite Shard ×1)	170	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	40	10	30	30
Great Scythe +8 (L. Titanite Shard ×2)	180	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	40	10	30	30
Great Scythe +9 (L. Titanite Shard ×2)	190	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	40	10	30	30
Great Scythe +10 (L. Titanite Shard ×3)	200	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	40	10	30	30
Great Scythe +11 (Titanite Chunk ×1)	209	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	40	10	30	30
Great Scythe +12 (Titanite Chunk ×1)	220	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	40	10	30	30
Great Scythe +13 (Titanite Chunk ×2)	230	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	40	10	30	30
Great Scythe +14 (Titanite Chunk ×3)	240	–	–	–	E	A	–	–	40	10	30	30
Great Scythe +15 (Titanite Slab ×1)	250	–	–	–	E	A	–	–	40	10	30	30

Requires: Standard Great Scythe +5, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.

Raw Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Raw Great Scythe (Large Titanite Shard ×1)	172	–	–	–	E	C	–	–	40	10	30	30
Raw Great Scythe +1 (Large Titanite Shard ×1)	184	–	–	–	E	C	–	–	40	10	30	30
Raw Great Scythe +2 (Large Titanite Shard ×1)	195	–	–	–	E	C	–	–	40	10	30	30
Raw Great Scythe +3 (Large Titanite Shard ×2)	207	–	–	–	E	C	–	–	40	10	30	30
Raw Great Scythe +4 (Large Titanite Shard ×2)	218	–	–	–	E	C	–	–	40	10	30	30
Raw Great Scythe +5 (Large Titanite Shard ×3)	230	–	–	–	E	C	–	–	40	10	30	30

Requires: Standard Great Scythe +10, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.

Crystal Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Crystal Great Scythe (Titanite Chunk ×1)	220	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	40	10	30	30
Crystal Great Scythe +1 (Titanite Chunk ×1)	230	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	40	10	30	30
Crystal Great Scythe +2 (Titanite Chunk ×1)	240	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	40	10	30	30
Crystal Great Scythe +3 (Titanite Chunk ×2)	250	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	40	10	30	30
Crystal Great Scythe +4 (Titanite Chunk ×3)	260	–	–	–	E	A	–	–	40	10	30	30
Crystal Great Scythe +5 (Titanite Slab ×1)	270	–	–	–	E	A	–	–	40	10	30	30

Requires: Standard Great Scythe +5, Green Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.

Magic Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Magic Great Scythe (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	112	121	–	–	E	D	C	–	40	10	30	30
Magic Great Scythe +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	120	129	–	–	E	D	C	–	40	10	30	30
Magic Great Scythe +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	127	137	–	–	E	D	C	–	40	10	30	30
Magic Great Scythe +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2)	135	145	–	–	E	D	C	–	40	10	30	30
Magic Great Scythe +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2)	142	153	–	–	E	D	C	–	40	10	30	30
Magic Great Scythe +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3)	150	162	–	–	E	D	C	–	40	10	30	30
Magic Great Scythe +6 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1)	157	170	–	–	E	D	B	–	40	10	30	30
Magic Great Scythe +7 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1)	165	178	–	–	E	D	B	–	40	10	30	30
Magic Great Scythe +8 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×2)	172	186	–	–	E	D	B	–	40	10	30	30
Magic Great Scythe +9 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×3)	180	194	–	–	E	D	B	–	40	10	30	30
Magic Great Scythe +10 (Blue Titanite Slab ×1)	187	202	–	–	E	D	B	–	40	10	30	30

Requires: Magic Great Scythe +5, Blue Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.

Enchanted Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Enchanted Great Scythe (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1)	150	160	–	–	E	E	C	–	40	10	30	30
Enchanted Great Scythe +1 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1)	156	164	–	–	E	E	B	–	40	10	30	30
Enchanted Great Scythe +2 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1)	162	169	–	–	E	E	B	–	40	10	30	30
Enchanted Great Scythe +3 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×2)	168	174	–	–	E	E	A	–	40	10	30	30
Enchanted Great Scythe +4 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×3)	174	179	–	–	E	E	A	–	40	10	30	30
Enchanted Great Scythe +5 (Blue Titanite Slab ×1)	180	185	–	–	E	E	A	–	40	10	30	30

Requires: Standard Great Scythe +5, Green Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.

Divine Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Divine Great Scythe (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	102	124	–	–	D	E	–	C	40	10	30	30
Divine Great Scythe +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	108	132	–	–	D	E	–	C	40	10	30	30
Divine Great Scythe +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	115	141	–	–	D	E	–	C	40	10	30	30
Divine Great Scythe +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2)	122	149	–	–	D	E	–	C	40	10	30	30
Divine Great Scythe +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2)	129	157	–	–	D	E	–	C	40	10	30	30
Divine Great Scythe +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3)	136	166	–	–	D	E	–	C	40	10	30	30
Divine Great Scythe +6 (White Titanite Chunk ×1)	142	174	–	–	D	E	–	C	40	10	30	30
Divine Great Scythe +7 (White Titanite Chunk ×1)	149	182	–	–	D	E	–	C	40	10	30	30
Divine Great Scythe +8 (White Titanite Chunk ×2)	156	190	–	–	D	E	–	C	40	10	30	30
Divine Great Scythe +9 (White Titanite Chunk ×3)	163	199	–	–	E	D	–	B	40	10	30	30
Divine Great Scythe +10 (White Titanite Slab ×1)	170	207	–	–	E	D	–	B	40	10	30	30

Requires: Divine Great Scythe +5, White Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.

Occult Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Occult Great Scythe (White Titanite Chunk ×1)	138	150	–	–	E	D	–	B	40	10	30	30
Occult Great Scythe +1 (White Titanite Chunk ×1)	146	157	–	–	E	D	–	B	40	10	30	30
Occult Great Scythe +2 (White Titanite Chunk ×1)	154	165	–	–	E	D	–	B	40	10	30	30
Occult Great Scythe +3 (White Titanite Chunk ×2)	162	172	–	–	E	D	–	B	40	10	30	30
Occult Great Scythe +4 (White Titanite Chunk ×3)	171	180	–	–	E	D	–	B	40	10	30	30
Occult Great Scythe +5 (White Titanite Slab ×1)	179	187	–	–	E	D	–	B	40	10	30	30

Requires: Standard Great Scythe +5, Green Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.

Fire Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Fire Great Scythe (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	130	–	130	–	–	–	–	–	40	10	30.0	30
Fire Great Scythe +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	140	–	140	–	–	–	–	–	40	10	30.3	30
Fire Great Scythe +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	150	–	150	–	–	–	–	–	40	10	30.6	30
Fire Great Scythe +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2)	160	–	160	–	–	–	–	–	40	10	30.9	30
Fire Great Scythe +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2)	170	–	170	–	–	–	–	–	40	10	31.2	30
Fire Great Scythe +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3)	180	–	180	–	–	–	–	–	40	10	31.5	30
Fire Great Scythe +6 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1)	192	–	192	–	–	–	–	–	40	10	31.8	30
Fire Great Scythe +7 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1)	204	–	204	–	–	–	–	–	40	10	32.1	30
Fire Great Scythe +8 (Red Titanite Chunk ×2)	216	–	216	–	–	–	–	–	40	10	32.4	30
Fire Great Scythe +9 (Red Titanite Chunk ×3)	228	–	228	–	–	–	–	–	40	10	32.7	30
Fire Great Scythe +10 (Red Titanite Slab ×1)	240	–	240	–	–	–	–	–	40	10	33.0	30

The stats for the above upgrade path may be out of date. Efforts are currently underway to fix this issue. Thank you for your understanding.

Requires: Fire Great Scythe +5, Red Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.

Chaos Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Chaos Great Scythe (Red Titanite Chunk ×1)	156	–	181	–	–	–	–	–	40	10	30.0	30
Chaos Great Scythe +1 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1)	165	–	191	–	–	–	–	–	40	10	30.6	30
Chaos Great Scythe +2 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1)	174	–	202	–	–	–	–	–	40	10	31.2	30
Chaos Great Scythe +3 (Red Titanite Chunk ×2)	182	–	212	–	–	–	–	–	40	10	31.8	30
Chaos Great Scythe +4 (Red Titanite Chunk ×3)	191	–	222	–	–	–	–	–	40	10	32.4	30
Chaos Great Scythe +5 (Red Titanite Slab ×1)	200	–	232	–	–	–	–	–	40	10	33.0	30

The stats for the above upgrade path may be out of date. Efforts are currently underway to fix this issue. Thank you for your understanding.

Requires: Standard Great Scythe +10, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.

Lightning Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Lightning Great Scythe (Titanite Chunk ×1)	180	–	–	180	–	–	–	–	40	10	30	30.0
Lightning Great Scythe +1 (Titanite Chunk ×1)	194	–	–	194	–	–	–	–	40	10	30	32.4
Lightning Great Scythe +2 (Titanite Chunk ×1)	208	–	–	208	–	–	–	–	40	10	30	34.8
Lightning Great Scythe +3 (Titanite Chunk ×2)	222	–	–	222	–	–	–	–	40	10	30	37.2
Lightning Great Scythe +4 (Titanite Chunk ×3)	235	–	–	235	–	–	–	–	40	10	30	39.6
Lightning Great Scythe +5 (Titanite Slab ×1)	250	–	–	250	–	–	–	–	40	10	30	42.0

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