Ricard's Rapier

Ricard's Rapier
Found	Undead Prince Ricard - Drop
Stats
	70
	-
	-
	-
	100
	45.0
	10.0
	30.0
	30.0
	22
Param. Bonus
	E
	B
	-
	-
Req. Param
	8
	20
	-
	-
Weight	2.0
Durability	100
Weapon Type	Thrusting Sword
Attack Type	Thrust

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 better weapons to use with 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.

Although the in-game stat menus show the Ricard's Rapier having a 100 critical rate, this weapon benefits from a higher motion value on Backstabs and Ripostes making it deal higher damage on these critical attacks like all of the other Thrusting Swords.

Ricard's Rapier deals slightly inferior damage compared to the other thrusting swords.

Moveset

Attack	Description
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

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

Requires: Standard Ricard's Rapier, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.

Standard Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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 Ricard's Rapier +5, Red Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.

Chaos Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
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
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

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	6%	85%	-	-
Raw +5	4%	64%	-	-
Crystal +5	6%	85%	-	-
Magic +10	2%	23%	66%	-
Enchanted +5	1%	17%	64%	-
Divine +10	2%	33%	-	65%
Occult +5	2%	31%	-	76%
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

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