This is a list of all the icons that appear in Dark Souls and on this wiki.
Attack values
Attack values determine how much base damage a weapon causes. The actual damage inflicted can be influenced by Parameter Bonuses.
| Icon | Description |
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Amount of Physical damage inflicted |
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Amount of Magic damage inflicted |
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Amount of Fire damage inflicted |
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Amount of Lightning damage inflicted |
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Critical hit damage bonus |
Damage reduction
Damage reduction values are displayed on weapons and shields and determine the percentage of damage mitigated when blocking. For example, a shield with 95% physical damage reduction taking 100 damage will block 95 damage and the user will take only 5 damage.
| Icon | Description |
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Percentage of Physical damage reduction |
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Percentage of Magic damage reduction |
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Percentage of Fire damage reduction |
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Percentage of Lightning damage reduction |
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Stability (a higher number means less stamina drain when blocking a hit) |
Parameters
Parameters are values that determine the stats of a character. Increased by leveling up spending souls.
| Icon | Description |
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Vitality |
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Attunement |
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Endurance |
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Strength |
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Dexterity |
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Resistance |
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Intelligence |
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Faith |
Auxiliary weapon effects
Additional weapon effects
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Bleed |
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Divine |
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Occult |
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Poison |
Attack type defense
Attacks type defense values appear on armor pieces and determine how much defense they provide to a particular type of Physical Damage Type.
| Icon | Description |
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The amount of protection against Regular attacks |
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The amount of protection against Striking attacks |
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The amount of protection against Slashing attacks |
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The amount of protection against Thrusting attacks |
Elemental defense
Elemental defense values appear on armor pieces and determine how much defense they provide to elemental based attacks.
| Icon | Description |
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The amount of protection against Magic based attacks |
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The amount of protection against Fire based attacks |
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The amount of protection against Lighting based attacks |
Resistances
Resistances are values that appear on armor pieces and determine bonus resistances.
| Icon | Description |
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This value determines the character's Poise, or the ability to maintain one's offensive form while receiving attacks; the higher the number, the less likely one will be interrupted or staggered. |
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The amount of additional resistance to Bleed |
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The amount of additional resistance to Poison and Toxic |
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The amount of additional resistance to Curse |