- For the Dark Souls II variant, see Morning Star (Dark Souls II).
- For the Dark Souls III variant, see Morning Star (Dark Souls III).
The Morning Star is a hammer in Dark Souls.
In-Game Description
- Hammer with a sharp spike on its pommel. One of the more barbaric cleric weapons.
- The effect of these spikes makes this strike-based weapon also cause bleeding.
Availability[]
Found in a chest in Firelink Shrine. To reach the chest, the player must drop below the elevator that leads to the Undead Parish. To return to the bonfire, one must make a small drop into the graveyard, aggroing two Skeletons in the process.
Characteristics[]
The Morning Star is essentially a Reinforced Club with the Mace's moveset, albeit with lower damage and higher durability. Builds up Bleed at a rate of 33 per strike, which is a slightly higher rate when compared with Reinforced Club. Overall it is preferable to use Reinforced Club instead of this weapon in terms of damage potential and moveset.
Like all Hammers, if an attack doesn't connect with an enemy, the user will stumble and seem to not be able to handle the weight. If the hit connects, the stumble animation does not come into play and the user moves as normal. This animation means that this Hammer gains Sweet Spot Damage bonus.
Notes[]
The basic upgrade path of this weapon incorrectly states it deals Thrust damage in its Attack type and description. Upon ascending the weapon along any other path, its description changes to "The effect of these spikes makes this strike-based weapon also cause bleeding."
Moveset[]
| Attack | Description |
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| One-handed Weak Attack |
Slow attack from the character's top right to lower left. Can't be linked. |
| One-handed Strong Attack |
Slow, powerful attack that deals more damage and costs more stamina. Character stumbles forward a few steps. Can't be linked. |
| Two-handed Weak Attack |
Same as one-handed. |
| Two-handed Strong Attack |
Same as one-handed. |
| Jump Attack | A long overhead swing, smashing the weapon into the ground. |
| Running Attack | Slow smash. The character stumbles forward a few steps. |
| Rolling Attack | Somewhat faster compared to the one-handed weak attack. |
| Kick | Standard kick. |
| Left-handed Weak Attack |
The character uses the weapon to block attacks. |
| Left-handed Strong Attack |
Mirrored version of one-handed weak attack. |
Upgrades[]
Requires: Standard Morning Star, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
 Standard Variation |
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| Morning Star | 83 | – | – | – | C | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Morning Star +1 (Titanite Shard ×1) | 91 | – | – | – | C | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Morning Star +2 (Titanite Shard ×1) | 99 | – | – | – | C | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Morning Star +3 (Titanite Shard ×2) | 107 | – | – | – | C | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Morning Star +4 (Titanite Shard ×2) | 116 | – | – | – | C | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Morning Star +5 (Titanite Shard ×3) | 124 | – | – | – | C | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Morning Star +6 (L. Titanite Shard ×1) | 132 | – | – | – | B | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Morning Star +7 (L. Titanite Shard ×1) | 141 | – | – | – | B | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Morning Star +8 (L. Titanite Shard ×2) | 149 | – | – | – | B | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Morning Star +9 (L. Titanite Shard ×2) | 157 | – | – | – | B | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Morning Star +10 (L. Titanite Shard ×3) | 166 | – | – | – | B | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Morning Star +11 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 174 | – | – | – | B | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Morning Star +12 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 182 | – | – | – | B | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Morning Star +13 (Titanite Chunk ×2) | 190 | – | – | – | B | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Morning Star +14 (Titanite Chunk ×3) | 199 | – | – | – | B | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Morning Star +15 (Titanite Slab ×1) | 207 | – | – | – | B | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Requires: Standard Morning Star +5, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
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| Raw Morning Star (Large Titanite Shard ×1) | 142 | – | – | – | C | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Raw Morning Star +1 (Large Titanite Shard ×1) | 152 | – | – | – | C | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Raw Morning Star +2 (Large Titanite Shard ×1) | 161 | – | – | – | C | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Raw Morning Star +3 (Large Titanite Shard ×2) | 171 | – | – | – | C | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Raw Morning Star +4 (Large Titanite Shard ×2) | 180 | – | – | – | C | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Raw Morning Star +5 (Large Titanite Shard ×3) | 190 | – | – | – | C | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Requires: Standard Morning Star +10, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
 Crystal Variation |
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| Crystal Morning Star (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 182 | – | – | – | B | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Crystal Morning Star +1 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 190 | – | – | – | B | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Crystal Morning Star +2 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 199 | – | – | – | B | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Crystal Morning Star +3 (Titanite Chunk ×2) | 207 | – | – | – | B | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Crystal Morning Star +4 (Titanite Chunk ×3) | 215 | – | – | – | B | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Crystal Morning Star +5 (Titanite Slab ×1) | 224 | – | – | – | B | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Requires: Standard Morning Star +5, Green Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
 Magic Variation |
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| Magic Morning Star (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 93 | 100 | – | – | D | – | C | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Magic Morning Star +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 99 | 107 | – | – | D | – | C | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Magic Morning Star +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 105 | 113 | – | – | D | – | C | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Magic Morning Star +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 111 | 120 | – | – | D | – | C | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Magic Morning Star +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 117 | 127 | – | – | D | – | C | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Magic Morning Star +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3) | 124 | 134 | – | – | D | – | C | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Magic Morning Star +6 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) | 130 | 140 | – | – | D | – | C | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Magic Morning Star +7 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) | 136 | 147 | – | – | D | – | C | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Magic Morning Star +8 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×2) | 142 | 154 | – | – | D | – | C | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Magic Morning Star +9 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×3) | 148 | 160 | – | – | D | – | C | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Magic Morning Star +10 (Blue Titanite Slab ×1) | 155 | 167 | – | – | D | – | C | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Requires: Magic Morning Star +5, Blue Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
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| Enchanted Morning Star (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) |
124 | 132 | – | – | E | – | C | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Enchanted Morning Star +1 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) |
128 | 135 | – | – | E | – | C | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Enchanted Morning Star +2 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) |
133 | 139 | – | – | E | – | C | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Enchanted Morning Star +3 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×2) |
138 | 143 | – | – | E | – | B | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Enchanted Morning Star +4 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×3) |
143 | 147 | – | – | E | – | B | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Enchanted Morning Star +5 (Blue Titanite Slab ×1) |
148 | 153 | – | – | E | – | B | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Requires: Standard Morning Star +5, Green Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
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| Divine Morning Star (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 84 | 102 | – | – | D | – | – | C | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Divine Morning Star +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 89 | 108 | – | – | D | – | – | C | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Divine Morning Star +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 95 | 115 | – | – | D | – | – | C | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Divine Morning Star +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 100 | 122 | – | – | D | – | – | C | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Divine Morning Star +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 106 | 129 | – | – | D | – | – | C | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Divine Morning Star +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3) | 112 | 136 | – | – | D | – | – | C | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Divine Morning Star +6 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) | 117 | 142 | – | – | D | – | – | C | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Divine Morning Star +7 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) | 123 | 149 | – | – | D | – | – | C | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Divine Morning Star +8 (White Titanite Chunk ×2) | 128 | 156 | – | – | D | – | – | C | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Divine Morning Star +9 (White Titanite Chunk ×3) | 134 | 163 | – | – | D | – | – | C | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Divine Morning Star +10 (White Titanite Slab ×1) | 140 | 170 | – | – | D | – | – | C | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Requires: Divine Morning Star +5, White Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
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| Occult Morning Star (White Titanite Chunk ×1) | 114 | 124 | – | – | D | – | – | C | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Occult Morning Star +1 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) | 120 | 130 | – | – | D | – | – | C | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Occult Morning Star +2 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) | 127 | 136 | – | – | D | – | – | C | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Occult Morning Star +3 (White Titanite Chunk ×2) | 134 | 142 | – | – | D | – | – | C | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Occult Morning Star +4 (White Titanite Chunk ×3) | 141 | 148 | – | – | D | – | – | C | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Occult Morning Star +5 (White Titanite Slab ×1) | 148 | 155 | – | – | D | – | – | C | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Requires: Standard Morning Star +5, Green Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
 Fire Variation |
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| Fire Morning Star (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 107 | – | 107 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30.0 | 30 |
| Fire Morning Star +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 116 | – | 116 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30.3 | 30 |
| Fire Morning Star +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 124 | – | 124 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30.6 | 30 |
| Fire Morning Star +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 132 | – | 132 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30.9 | 30 |
| Fire Morning Star +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 141 | – | 141 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 31.2 | 30 |
| Fire Morning Star +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3) | 149 | – | 149 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 31.5 | 30 |
| Fire Morning Star +6 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) | 159 | – | 159 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 31.8 | 30 |
| Fire Morning Star +7 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) | 169 | – | 169 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 32.1 | 30 |
| Fire Morning Star +8 (Red Titanite Chunk ×2) | 179 | – | 179 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 32.4 | 30 |
| Fire Morning Star +9 (Red Titanite Chunk ×3) | 189 | – | 189 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 32.7 | 30 |
| Fire Morning Star +10 (Red Titanite Slab ×1) | 199 | – | 199 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 33.0 | 30 |
Requires: Fire Morning Star +5, Red Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
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| Chaos Morning Star (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) | 146 | – | 166 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30.0 | 30 |
| Chaos Morning Star +1 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) | 153 | – | 174 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30.6 | 30 |
| Chaos Morning Star +2 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) | 160 | – | 182 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 31.2 | 30 |
| Chaos Morning Star +3 (Red Titanite Chunk ×2) | 167 | – | 190 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 31.8 | 30 |
| Chaos Morning Star +4 (Red Titanite Chunk ×3) | 175 | – | 199 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 32.4 | 30 |
| Chaos Morning Star +5 (Red Titanite Slab ×1) | 182 | – | 207 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 33.0 | 30 |
Requires: Standard Morning Star +10, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
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| Lightning Morning Star (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 131 | – | – | 149 | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30.0 |
| Lightning Morning Star +1 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 138 | – | – | 157 | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 32.4 |
| Lightning Morning Star +2 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 146 | – | – | 166 | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 34.8 |
| Lightning Morning Star +3 (Titanite Chunk ×2) | 153 | – | – | 174 | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 37.2 |
| Lightning Morning Star +4 (Titanite Chunk ×3) | 160 | – | – | 182 | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 39.6 |
| Lightning Morning Star +5 (Titanite Slab ×1) | 167 | – | – | 190 | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 42.0 |
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  |
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| Standard +15 |
75% | - | - | - |
| Raw +5 |
56% | - | - | - |
| Crystal +5 |
75% | - | - | - |
| Magic +10 |
21% | - | 54% | - |
| Enchanted +5 |
14% | - | 53% | - |
| Divine +10 |
29% | - | - | 54% |
| Occult +5 |
27% | - | - | 63% |
| 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 | |||
Gallery[]
| Hammers |
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| Blacksmith Giant Hammer • Blacksmith Hammer • Club • Hammer of Vamos • Mace Morning Star • Pickaxe • Reinforced Club • Warpick |