Obsidian Greatsword

Obsidian Greatsword
Found	Black Dragon Kalameet - sever tail
Stats
	320
	-
	-
	-
	100
	60.0
	10.0
	40.0
	40.0
	38
Param. Bonus
	-
	-
	-
	-
Req. Param
	20
	16
	-
	-
Weight	8.0
Durability	350
Weapon Type	Greatsword
Attack Type	Regular
Notes	Can be augmented. Has unique special attack.

The Obsidian Greatsword is a greatsword in Dark Souls. The weapon is exclusive to the Artorias of the Abyss DLC.

In-Game Description

This greataxe, one of the rare dragon weapons, is formed by the tail of the one-eyed black dragon Kalameet, the last of the ancient dragons.

The mystical power of its obsidian blade will be released when held with both hands.

Availability

Obtained by cutting off the tail of Black Dragon Kalameet. Players must deal 540 damage to Kalameet's tail in the base game cycle to cut it.

Characteristics

When wielded with two-hands, the Obsidian Greatsword requires only 14 Strength. The two-handed strong attack unleashes an area-of-effect Black Flame attack reminiscent of Kalameet's fire breath and causes high stamina drain for anyone who blocks the hit. This attack uses 50 durability.

While the Obsidian Greatsword has no scaling, it has great base damage and good weight for a Greatsword. Its low requirements make it a decent Greatsword for players who do not want to invest in either strength nor Dexterity. In particular, the lack of scaling means that even one-handed, the Obsidian Greatsword packs a punch. The next strongest Greatsword, the Man-serpent Greatsword, would require 23 strength to match the Obsidian Greatsword's damage output two-handed and 34 one-handed.

The power of the Area of Effect (AoE) attack increasing with upgrades and dealing around 385-585 damage. The damage of AoE attack also can be increased with Weapon Buffs.

Scaling Percentages

• Strength - 0%
• Dexterity - 0%
• Intelligence - 0%
• Faith - 0%

Moveset

Attack	Description
One-handed Weak Attack	Somewhat quick horizontal slash.
One-handed Strong Attack	Somewhat slow overhead smash.
Two-handed Weak Attack	Somewhat quick overhead smash.
Two-handed Strong Attack	Users slams the greatsword into the ground and emits black and gold fire from the weapon.
Jump Attack	Forward jumping smash.
Running Attack	User turns weapon 360° horizontally around self.
Rolling Attack	Quick overhead smash.
Kick	Standard kick.
Left-handed Weak Attack	Block.
Left-handed Strong Attack	Slow horizontal slash.

Upgrades

Requires: Dragon Scales and 10,000 souls per upgrade.

Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Obsidian Greatsword	320	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	60	10	40	40
Obsidian Greatsword +1 (Dragon Scale ×1)	352	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	60	10	40	40
Obsidian Greatsword +2 (Dragon Scale ×1)	384	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	60	10	40	40
Obsidian Greatsword +3 (Dragon Scale ×2)	416	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	60	10	40	40
Obsidian Greatsword +4 (Dragon Scale ×2)	448	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	60	10	40	40
Obsidian Greatsword +5 (Dragon Scale ×4)	480	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	60	10	40	40

Trivia

• The Obsidian Greatsword is labeled as a greataxe in its item description, compared to it being labeled as a greatsword in the weapon's stats menu, a translation error. This has since fixed in remastered version of the game.
• The Obsidian Greatsword has a similar, if not the same, moveset as the Bastard Sword (excluding two-handed strong attack).
• The sword is likely a reference to the Dark Slayer, the Moonlight Greatsword's counterpart in King's Field, albeit obtained from the Dark Crystal after defeating Necron and Seath, not Guyra, who shares his design with Kalameet.

Gallery

In-game model

To get it, sever Kalameet's tail

Charging its fiery mystical power

Critical contact point

The special gold & black flame blast