Murakumo

Murakumo
Found	Giant Skeleton - Drop Shiva of the East - Drop
Stats
	113
	0
	0
	0
	100
	60.0
	10.0
	40.0
	40.0
	36
Param. Bonus
	E
	B
	-
	-
Req. Param
	28
	13
	-
	-
Weight	12.0
Durability	180
Weapon Type	Curved Greatsword
Attack Type	Slash

For the Dark Souls II variant, see Murakumo (Dark Souls II).

For the Dark Souls III variant, see Murakumo (Dark Souls III).

The Murakumo is a curved greatsword in Dark Souls.

In-Game Description

Giant curved sword forged using special methods in an Eastern land.

This unparalleled weapon cuts like a Katana but is heavier than a Nata machete. Requires extreme strength, dexterity, and stamina to wield.

Availability

• Dropped by Shiva of the East, along with his Iron Round Shield.
• Dropped rarely by the Giant Skeletons found in the graveyard portion of Firelink Shrine, the Catacombs, and the Tomb of the Giants.

Characteristics

The Murakumo is the heaviest Curved Greatsword available, as well as having the highest Strength requirement in the category. However, it has the highest potential damage output among the Curved Greatswords. The Murakumo is good at staggering opponents, even those with high Poise. The first swing has rather high starting lag that can be punished, but once combos start going, the Murakumo has a fairly quick swing speed for its size.

The Murakumo's moveset is versatile in open areas, but suffers in cramped quarters due to the lack of a thrusting attack.

Moveset

Attack	Description
One-handed Weak Attack	A diagonal slice from right to left, nicking the ground. Further input a horizontal cut left to right.
One-handed Strong Attack	A horizontal strike that carries its user forward with decent lag. Further input makes the user spin and execute a similar attack in a reverse motion.
Two-handed Weak Attack	Same as one-handed weak attack, high starting lag.
Two-handed Strong Attack	Runs forward and does strong vertical slash, moderate starting lag. Additional input yields a twirling slash.
Jump Attack	A jump then a vertical swing, moderate starting lag.
Running Attack	Jumps then a horizontal swing, moderate starting lag.
Rolling Attack	Spins then does a vertical slash, minor starting lag.
Kick	Standard kick.
Left-handed Weak Attack	Block.
Left-handed Strong Attack	Horizontal swing, moderate starting lag, high ending lag.

Upgrades

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

Requires: Standard Murakumo, Titanite and 400 souls per upgrade.

Standard Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Murakumo	113	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	60	10	40	40
Murakumo +1 (Titanite Shard ×1)	124	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	60	10	40	40
Murakumo +2 (Titanite Shard ×1)	135	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	60	10	40	40
Murakumo +3 (Titanite Shard ×2)	146	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	60	10	40	40
Murakumo +4 (Titanite Shard ×2)	158	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	60	10	40	40
Murakumo +5 (Titanite Shard ×3)	169	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	60	10	40	40
Murakumo +6 (L. Titanite Shard ×1)	180	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	60	10	40	40
Murakumo +7 (L. Titanite Shard ×1)	192	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	60	10	40	40
Murakumo +8 (L. Titanite Shard ×2)	203	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	60	10	40	40
Murakumo +9 (L. Titanite Shard ×2)	214	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	60	10	40	40
Murakumo +10 (L. Titanite Shard ×3)	226	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	60	10	40	40
Murakumo +11 (Titanite Chunk ×1)	237	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	60	10	40	40
Murakumo +12 (Titanite Chunk ×1)	248	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	60	10	40	40
Murakumo +13 (Titanite Chunk ×2)	259	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	60	10	40	40
Murakumo +14 (Titanite Chunk ×3)	271	–	–	–	E	A	–	–	60	10	40	40
Murakumo +15 (Titanite Slab ×1)	282	–	–	–	E	A	–	–	60	10	40	40

Requires: Standard Murakumo +5, Titanite and 400 souls per upgrade.

Raw Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Raw Murakumo (Large Titanite Shard ×1)	195	–	–	–	E	C	–	–	60	10	40	40
Raw Murakumo +1 (Large Titanite Shard ×1)	208	–	–	–	E	C	–	–	60	10	40	40
Raw Murakumo +2 (Large Titanite Shard ×1)	221	–	–	–	E	C	–	–	60	10	40	40
Raw Murakumo +3 (Large Titanite Shard ×2)	234	–	–	–	E	C	–	–	60	10	40	40
Raw Murakumo +4 (Large Titanite Shard ×2)	247	–	–	–	E	C	–	–	60	10	40	40
Raw Murakumo +5 (Large Titanite Shard ×3)	260	–	–	–	E	C	–	–	60	10	40	40

Requires: Standard Murakumo +10, Titanite and 400 souls per upgrade.

Crystal Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Crystal Murakumo (Titanite Chunk ×1)	248	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	60	10	40	40
Crystal Murakumo +1 (Titanite Chunk ×1)	259	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	60	10	40	40
Crystal Murakumo +2 (Titanite Chunk ×1)	271	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	60	10	40	40
Crystal Murakumo +3 (Titanite Chunk ×2)	282	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	60	10	40	40
Crystal Murakumo +4 (Titanite Chunk ×3)	293	–	–	–	E	A	–	–	60	10	40	40
Crystal Murakumo +5 (Titanite Slab ×1)	305	–	–	–	E	A	–	–	60	10	40	40

Requires: Standard Murakumo +5, Green Titanite and 400 souls per upgrade.

Magic Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Magic Murakumo (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	127	138	–	–	E	E	C	–	60	10	40	40
Magic Murakumo +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	136	147	–	–	E	E	C	–	60	10	40	40
Magic Murakumo +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	144	156	–	–	E	E	C	–	60	10	40	40
Magic Murakumo +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2)	153	165	–	–	E	E	C	–	60	10	40	40
Magic Murakumo +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2)	161	174	–	–	E	E	C	–	60	10	40	40
Magic Murakumo +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3)	170	184	–	–	E	E	C	–	60	10	40	40
Magic Murakumo +6 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1)	178	193	–	–	E	E	B	–	60	10	40	40
Magic Murakumo +7 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1)	187	202	–	–	E	E	B	–	60	10	40	40
Magic Murakumo +8 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×2)	195	211	–	–	E	E	B	–	60	10	40	40
Magic Murakumo +9 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×3)	204	220	–	–	E	E	B	–	60	10	40	40
Magic Murakumo +10 (Blue Titanite Slab ×1)	212	230	–	–	E	E	B	–	60	10	40	40

Requires: Magic Murakumo +5, Blue Titanite and 400 souls per upgrade.

Enchanted Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Enchanted Murakumo (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1)	170	180	–	–	E	E	C	–	60	10	40	40
Enchanted Murakumo +1 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1)	176	185	–	–	E	E	C	–	60	10	40	40
Enchanted Murakumo +2 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1)	183	190	–	–	E	E	B	–	60	10	40	40
Enchanted Murakumo +3 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×2)	190	196	–	–	E	E	A	–	60	10	40	40
Enchanted Murakumo +4 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×3)	197	202	–	–	E	E	A	–	60	10	40	40
Enchanted Murakumo +5 (Blue Titanite Slab ×1)	204	208	–	–	E	E	A	–	60	10	40	40

Requires: Standard Murakumo +5, Green Titanite and 400 souls per upgrade.

Divine Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Divine Murakumo (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	114	139	–	–	E	D	–	C	60	10	40	40
Divine Murakumo +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	121	148	–	–	E	D	–	C	60	10	40	40
Divine Murakumo +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	129	158	–	–	E	D	–	C	60	10	40	40
Divine Murakumo +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2)	136	167	–	–	E	D	–	C	60	10	40	40
Divine Murakumo +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2)	144	176	–	–	E	D	–	C	60	10	40	40
Divine Murakumo +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3)	152	186	–	–	E	D	–	C	60	10	40	40
Divine Murakumo +6 (White Titanite Chunk ×1)	159	195	–	–	E	D	–	C	60	10	40	40
Divine Murakumo +7 (White Titanite Chunk ×1)	167	204	–	–	E	D	–	C	60	10	40	40
Divine Murakumo +8 (White Titanite Chunk ×2)	174	213	–	–	E	D	–	C	60	10	40	40
Divine Murakumo +9 (White Titanite Chunk ×3)	182	223	–	–	E	D	–	B	60	10	40	40
Divine Murakumo +10 (White Titanite Slab ×1)	190	243	–	–	E	D	–	B	60	10	40	40

Requires: Divine Murakumo +5, White Titanite and 400 souls per upgrade.

Occult Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Occult Murakumo (White Titanite Chunk ×1)	156	170	–	–	E	D	–	B	60	10	40	40
Occult Murakumo +1 (White Titanite Chunk ×1)	165	178	–	–	E	D	–	B	60	10	40	40
Occult Murakumo +2 (White Titanite Chunk ×1)	174	187	–	–	E	D	–	B	60	10	40	40
Occult Murakumo +3 (White Titanite Chunk ×2)	184	195	–	–	E	D	–	B	60	10	40	40
Occult Murakumo +4 (White Titanite Chunk ×3)	193	204	–	–	E	D	–	B	60	10	40	40
Occult Murakumo +5 (White Titanite Slab ×1)	202	212	–	–	E	D	–	B	60	10	40	40

Requires: Standard Murakumo +5, Green Titanite and 400 souls per upgrade.

Fire Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Fire Murakumo (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	146	–	146	–	–	–	–	–	60	10	40.0	40
Fire Murakumo +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	158	–	158	–	–	–	–	–	60	10	40.4	40
Fire Murakumo +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	169	–	169	–	–	–	–	–	60	10	40.8	40
Fire Murakumo +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2)	180	–	180	–	–	–	–	–	60	10	41.2	40
Fire Murakumo +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2)	192	–	192	–	–	–	–	–	60	10	41.6	40
Fire Murakumo +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3)	203	–	203	–	–	–	–	–	60	10	42.0	40
Fire Murakumo +6 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1)	216	–	216	–	–	–	–	–	60	10	42.4	40
Fire Murakumo +7 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1)	230	–	230	–	–	–	–	–	60	10	42.8	40
Fire Murakumo +8 (Red Titanite Chunk ×2)	244	–	244	–	–	–	–	–	60	10	43.2	40
Fire Murakumo +9 (Red Titanite Chunk ×3)	257	–	257	–	–	–	–	–	60	10	43.6	40
Fire Murakumo +10 (Red Titanite Slab ×1)	271	–	271	–	–	–	–	–	60	10	44.0	40

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 Murakumo +5, Red Titanite and 400 souls per upgrade.

Chaos Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Chaos Murakumo (Red Titanite Chunk ×1)	178	–	203	–	–	–	–	–	60	10	40.0	40
Chaos Murakumo +1 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1)	188	–	214	–	–	–	–	–	60	10	40.8	40
Chaos Murakumo +2 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1)	198	–	226	–	–	–	–	–	60	10	41.6	40
Chaos Murakumo +3 (Red Titanite Chunk ×2)	207	–	237	–	–	–	–	–	60	10	42.4	40
Chaos Murakumo +4 (Red Titanite Chunk ×3)	217	–	248	–	–	–	–	–	60	10	43.2	40
Chaos Murakumo +5 (Red Titanite Slab ×1)	227	–	259	–	–	–	–	–	60	10	44.0	40

Requires: Standard Murakumo +10, Titanite and 400 souls per upgrade.

Lightning Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Lightning Murakumo (Titanite Chunk ×1)	203	–	–	203	–	–	–	–	60	10	40	40.0
Lightning Murakumo +1 (Titanite Chunk ×1)	219	–	–	219	–	–	–	–	60	10	40	43.2
Lightning Murakumo +2 (Titanite Chunk ×1)	235	–	–	235	–	–	–	–	60	10	40	46.4
Lightning Murakumo +3 (Titanite Chunk ×2)	250	–	–	250	–	–	–	–	60	10	40	49.6
Lightning Murakumo +4 (Titanite Chunk ×3)	266	–	–	266	–	–	–	–	60	10	40	52.8
Lightning Murakumo +5 (Titanite Slab ×1)	282	–	–	282	–	–	–	–	60	10	40	56.0

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	Dexterity	Intelligence	Faith
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

Gallery

In-game model