- For the Dark Souls II variant, see Ricard's Rapier (Dark Souls II).
- For the Dark Souls III variant, see Ricard's Rapier (Dark Souls III).
Ricard's Rapier is a thrusting sword in Dark Souls.
In-Game Description
- A rapier with intricate decorations. Chosen weapon of the infamous Undead Prince Ricard. Ricard's exploits are told in a monomyth.
- He was born into royalty, but wandered the lands in a fateful ill-conceived journey. He became Undead, and disappeared up North.
Availability[]
Dropped by Undead Prince Ricard on the high roof area of Sen's Fortress.
Characteristics[]
Ricard's Rapier's strong attack deals several weak hits in very quick succession. This makes Ricard's Rapier one of the best, if not the best weapon for a weapon buff build (in PvE), as enchantments such as Darkmoon Blade and Crystal Magic Weapon add a fixed amount of damage to every hit.
Ricard's Rapier deals slightly inferior damage compared to the other thrusting swords.
Sneaking up on an enemy from behind and performing a kick may cause the player to deliver a backstab instead.
Moveset[]
Attack | Description |
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One-handed Weak Attack |
Thrusts while stepping forward. Low starting and ending lag. Can be used while simultaneously guarding with a shield. |
One-handed Strong Attack |
Wielder raises the sword vertically, then stabs forward twice. A second input yields several additional stabs. Some starting lag. |
Two-handed Weak Attack |
Thrust. Low starting and ending lag. |
Two-handed Strong Attack |
Stabs forward twice. A second input yields several additional stabs. Some starting lag. |
Jump Attack | Jumps while thrusting the rapier forward. Very narrow hitbox, good reach compared to the other moves. |
Running Attack | Hops forward and stabs at the opponent. Can hit twice. |
Rolling Attack | Quickly stabs the sword forward. |
Kick | Backsteps while quickly slashing at the opponent. |
Left-handed Weak Attack |
Parry. |
Left-handed Strong Attack |
Thrusting attack. |
Upgrades[]
Requires: Standard Ricard's Rapier, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
Standard Variation | Attack Values | Parameter Bonus | Damage Reduction | |||||||||
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Ricard's Rapier | 70 | – | – | – | E | B | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Ricard's Rapier +1 (Titanite Shard ×1) | 77 | – | – | – | E | B | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Ricard's Rapier +2 (Titanite Shard ×1) | 84 | – | – | – | E | B | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Ricard's Rapier +3 (Titanite Shard ×2) | 91 | – | – | – | E | B | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Ricard's Rapier +4 (Titanite Shard ×2) | 98 | – | – | – | E | B | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Ricard's Rapier +5 (Titanite Shard ×3) | 105 | – | – | – | E | B | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Ricard's Rapier +6 (L. Titanite Shard ×1) | 112 | – | – | – | E | B | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Ricard's Rapier +7 (L. Titanite Shard ×1) | 119 | – | – | – | E | B | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Ricard's Rapier +8 (L. Titanite Shard ×2) | 126 | – | – | – | E | B | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Ricard's Rapier +9 (L. Titanite Shard ×2) | 133 | – | – | – | E | B | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Ricard's Rapier +10 (L. Titanite Shard ×3) | 140 | – | – | – | E | B | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Ricard's Rapier +11 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 147 | – | – | – | E | B | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Ricard's Rapier +12 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 154 | – | – | – | E | B | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Ricard's Rapier +13 (Titanite Chunk ×2) | 161 | – | – | – | E | B | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Ricard's Rapier +14 (Titanite Chunk ×3) | 168 | – | – | – | E | A | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Ricard's Rapier +15 (Titanite Slab ×1) | 175 | – | – | – | E | A | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Requires: Standard Ricard's Rapier +5, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
Raw Variation | Attack Values | Parameter Bonus | Damage Reduction | |||||||||
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Raw Ricard's Rapier (Large Titanite Shard ×1) |
121 | – | – | – | E | C | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Raw Ricard's Rapier +1 (Large Titanite Shard ×1) |
129 | – | – | – | E | C | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Raw Ricard's Rapier +2 (Large Titanite Shard ×1) |
137 | – | – | – | E | C | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Raw Ricard's Rapier +3 (Large Titanite Shard ×2) |
145 | – | – | – | E | C | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Raw Ricard's Rapier +4 (Large Titanite Shard ×2) |
153 | – | – | – | E | C | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Raw Ricard's Rapier +5 (Large Titanite Shard ×3) |
162 | – | – | – | E | C | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Requires: Standard Ricard's Rapier +10, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
Crystal Variation | Attack Values | Parameter Bonus | Damage Reduction | |||||||||
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Crystal Ricard's Rapier (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 154 | – | – | – | E | B | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Crystal Ricard's Rapier +1 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 161 | – | – | – | E | B | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Crystal Ricard's Rapier +2 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 168 | – | – | – | E | B | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Crystal Ricard's Rapier +3 (Titanite Chunk ×2) | 175 | – | – | – | E | B | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Crystal Ricard's Rapier +4 (Titanite Chunk ×3) | 182 | – | – | – | E | A | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Crystal Ricard's Rapier +5 (Titanite Slab ×1) | 189 | – | – | – | E | A | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Requires: Standard Ricard's Rapier +5, Green Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
Magic Variation | Attack Values | Parameter Bonus | Damage Reduction | |||||||||
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Magic Ricard's Rapier (Green Titanite Shard ×1) |
79 | 85 | – | – | E | D | C | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Magic Ricard's Rapier +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) |
84 | 91 | – | – | E | D | C | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Magic Ricard's Rapier +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) |
90 | 96 | – | – | E | D | C | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Magic Ricard's Rapier +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) |
95 | 102 | – | – | E | D | C | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Magic Ricard's Rapier +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) |
100 | 108 | – | – | E | D | C | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Magic Ricard's Rapier +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3) |
106 | 114 | – | – | E | D | C | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Magic Ricard's Rapier +6 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) |
111 | 119 | – | – | E | D | C | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Magic Ricard's Rapier +7 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) |
116 | 125 | – | – | E | D | C | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Magic Ricard's Rapier +8 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×2) |
121 | 131 | – | – | E | D | C | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Magic Ricard's Rapier +9 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×3) |
127 | 136 | – | – | E | D | C | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Magic Ricard's Rapier +10 (Blue Titanite Slab ×1) |
132 | 142 | – | – | E | D | C | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Requires: Magic Ricard's Rapier +5, Blue Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
Enchanted Variation | Attack Values | Parameter Bonus | Damage Reduction | |||||||||
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Enchanted Ricard's Rapier (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) |
106 | 112 | – | – | E | E | C | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Enchanted Ricard's Rapier +1 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) |
110 | 115 | – | – | E | E | B | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Enchanted Ricard's Rapier +2 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) |
114 | 118 | – | – | E | E | B | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Enchanted Ricard's Rapier +3 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×2) |
118 | 122 | – | – | E | E | B | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Enchanted Ricard's Rapier +4 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×3) |
122 | 125 | – | – | E | E | A | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Enchanted Ricard's Rapier +5 (Blue Titanite Slab ×1) |
127 | 129 | – | – | E | E | A | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Requires: Standard Ricard's Rapier +5, Green Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
Divine Variation | Attack Values | Parameter Bonus | Damage Reduction | |||||||||
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Divine Ricard's Rapier (Green Titanite Shard ×1) |
70 | 87 | – | – | E | D | – | C | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Divine Ricard's Rapier +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) |
75 | 92 | – | – | E | D | – | C | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Divine Ricard's Rapier +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) |
79 | 98 | – | – | E | D | – | C | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Divine Ricard's Rapier +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) |
84 | 104 | – | – | E | D | – | C | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Divine Ricard's Rapier +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) |
89 | 110 | – | – | E | D | – | C | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Divine Ricard's Rapier +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3) |
94 | 116 | – | – | E | D | – | C | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Divine Ricard's Rapier +6 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) |
98 | 121 | – | – | E | D | – | C | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Divine Ricard's Rapier +7 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) |
103 | 127 | – | – | E | D | – | C | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Divine Ricard's Rapier +8 (White Titanite Chunk ×2) |
108 | 133 | – | – | E | D | – | C | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Divine Ricard's Rapier +9 (White Titanite Chunk ×3) |
112 | 139 | – | – | E | D | – | C | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Divine Ricard's Rapier +10 (White Titanite Slab ×1) |
117 | 145 | – | – | E | D | – | C | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Requires: Divine Ricard's Rapier +5, White Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
Occult Variation | Attack Values | Parameter Bonus | Damage Reduction | |||||||||
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Occult Ricard's Rapier (White Titanite Chunk ×1) |
96 | 106 | – | – | E | D | – | B | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Occult Ricard's Rapier +1 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) |
101 | 111 | – | – | E | D | – | B | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Occult Ricard's Rapier +2 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) |
107 | 116 | – | – | E | D | – | B | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Occult Ricard's Rapier +3 (White Titanite Chunk ×2) |
113 | 121 | – | – | E | D | – | B | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Occult Ricard's Rapier +4 (White Titanite Chunk ×3) |
119 | 127 | – | – | E | D | – | B | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Occult Ricard's Rapier +5 (White Titanite Slab ×1) |
124 | 132 | – | – | E | D | – | B | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Requires: Standard Ricard's Rapier +5, Green Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
Fire Variation | Attack Values | Parameter Bonus | Damage Reduction | |||||||||
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Fire Ricard's Rapier (Green Titanite Shard ×1) |
91 | – | 91 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30.0 | 30 |
Fire Ricard's Rapier +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) |
98 | – | 98 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30.3 | 30 |
Fire Ricard's Rapier +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) |
105 | – | 105 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30.6 | 30 |
Fire Ricard's Rapier +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) |
112 | – | 112 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30.9 | 30 |
Fire Ricard's Rapier +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) |
119 | – | 119 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 31.2 | 30 |
Fire Ricard's Rapier +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3) |
126 | – | 126 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 31.5 | 30 |
Fire Ricard's Rapier +6 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) |
134 | – | 134 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 31.8 | 30 |
Fire Ricard's Rapier +7 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) |
142 | – | 142 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 32.1 | 30 |
Fire Ricard's Rapier +8 (Red Titanite Chunk ×2) |
151 | – | 151 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 32.4 | 30 |
Fire Ricard's Rapier +9 (Red Titanite Chunk ×3) |
159 | – | 159 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 32.7 | 30 |
Fire Ricard's Rapier +10 (Red Titanite Slab ×1) |
168 | – | 168 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 33.0 | 30 |
Requires: Fire Ricard's Rapier +5, Red Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
Chaos Variation | Attack Values | Parameter Bonus | Damage Reduction | |||||||||
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Chaos Ricard's Rapier (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) |
109 | – | 127 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30.0 | 30 |
Chaos Ricard's Rapier +1 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) |
115 | – | 134 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30.6 | 30 |
Chaos Ricard's Rapier +2 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) |
122 | – | 142 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 31.2 | 30 |
Chaos Ricard's Rapier +3 (Red Titanite Chunk ×2) |
128 | – | 149 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 31.8 | 30 |
Chaos Ricard's Rapier +4 (Red Titanite Chunk ×3) |
134 | – | 156 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 32.4 | 30 |
Chaos Ricard's Rapier +5 (Red Titanite Slab ×1) |
140 | – | 163 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 33.0 | 30 |
Requires: Standard Ricard's Rapier +10, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
Lightning Variation | Attack Values | Parameter Bonus | Damage Reduction | |||||||||
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Lightning Ricard's Rapier (Titanite Chunk ×1) |
126 | – | – | 126 | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30.0 |
Lightning Ricard's Rapier +1 (Titanite Chunk ×1) |
135 | – | – | 135 | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 32.4 |
Lightning Ricard's Rapier +2 (Titanite Chunk ×1) |
145 | – | – | 145 | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 34.8 |
Lightning Ricard's Rapier +3 (Titanite Chunk ×2) |
155 | – | – | 155 | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 37.2 |
Lightning Ricard's Rapier +4 (Titanite Chunk ×3) |
165 | – | – | 165 | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 39.6 |
Lightning Ricard's Rapier +5 (Titanite Slab ×1) |
175 | – | – | 175 | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 42.0 |
Gallery[]
Thrusting Swords |
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Estoc • Mail Breaker • Rapier • Ricard's Rapier • Velka's Rapier |