Scimitar

Scimitar
Found	Wanderer - starting weapon Undead Male Merchant - purchase Skeleton (sword and shield) - drop
Stats
	80
	-
	-
	-
	100
	45.0
	10.0
	30.0
	30.0
	30
Param. Bonus
	E
	B
	-
	-
Req. Param
	7
	13
	-
	-
Weight	1.5
Durability	160
Weapon Type	Curved Sword
Attack Type	Slash

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

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

The Scimitar is a curved sword in Dark Souls.

In-Game Description

Small curved sword. Each hit inflicts little damage, but fluid chain attacks are deadly.

The scimitar's sharp slashing attacks are effective against cloth and flesh, but not against metal armor or tough scales.

Availability

• Wanderer class starting weapon.
• Dropped by the sword and shield wielding Skeletons at a 2% drop rate
• Sold by the Undead Male Merchant for 600 souls.

Characteristics

The Scimitar is similar to the Falchion in the sense that the scaling values are identical, the main differences being Scimitar is one unit lighter but Falchion has higher base damage, performing better as a result.

Both swords possess an advantage for a high-mobility character build, however. The R2 attack, in particular, synergizes extremely well with dodge rolls, allowing the player to dance away from an attack routine before coming back in with a devastating blow that can also hit multiple enemies.  

Moveset

Attack	Description
One-handed Weak Attack	Alternating horizontal and vertical slashes. Low starting and ending lag.
One-handed Strong Attack	Waves the weapon in a wheel-like fashion, hitting twice. Further input yields a diagonal swing. Minor starting and ending lag.
Two-handed Weak Attack	Horizontal slashes. Low starting and ending lag.
Two-handed Strong Attack	Waves the weapon in a wheel-like fashion, hitting twice. Further input yields an upwards swing. Minor starting and ending lag.
Jump Attack	Jumping horizontal swing. Minor starting and ending lag.
Running Attack	Running upwards swing. Very low starting lag, minor ending lag.
Rolling Attack	Spins around while slashing horizontally. Moderate starting lag (especially for a rolling attack), low ending lag.
Kick	Horizontal slash followed by an evasive backflip.
Left-handed Weak Attack	Horizontal swings. Some starting lag, low ending lag.
Left-handed Strong Attack	Long parry.

Upgrades

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

Requires: Standard Scimitar, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.

Standard Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Scimitar	80	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	45	10	30	30
Scimitar +1 (Titanite Shard ×1)	88	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	45	10	30	30
Scimitar +2 (Titanite Shard ×1)	96	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	45	10	30	30
Scimitar +3 (Titanite Shard ×2)	104	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	45	10	30	30
Scimitar +4 (Titanite Shard ×2)	112	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	45	10	30	30
Scimitar +5 (Titanite Shard ×3)	120	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	45	10	30	30
Scimitar +6 (L. Titanite Shard ×1)	128	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	45	10	30	30
Scimitar +7 (L. Titanite Shard ×1)	136	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	45	10	30	30
Scimitar +8 (L. Titanite Shard ×2)	144	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	45	10	30	30
Scimitar +9 (L. Titanite Shard ×2)	152	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	45	10	30	30
Scimitar +10 (L. Titanite Shard ×3)	160	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	45	10	30	30
Scimitar +11 (Titanite Chunk ×1)	168	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	45	10	30	30
Scimitar +12 (Titanite Chunk ×1)	176	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	45	10	30	30
Scimitar +13 (Titanite Chunk ×2)	184	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	45	10	30	30
Scimitar +14 (Titanite Chunk ×3)	192	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	45	10	30	30
Scimitar +15 (Titanite Slab ×1)	200	–	–	–	E	A	–	–	45	10	30	30

Requires: Standard Scimitar +5, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.

Raw Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Raw Scimitar (Large Titanite Shard ×1)	138	–	–	–	E	C	–	–	45	10	30	30
Raw Scimitar +1 (Large Titanite Shard ×1)	147	–	–	–	E	C	–	–	45	10	30	30
Raw Scimitar +2 (Large Titanite Shard ×1)	156	–	–	–	E	C	–	–	45	10	30	30
Raw Scimitar +3 (Large Titanite Shard ×2)	165	–	–	–	E	C	–	–	45	10	30	30
Raw Scimitar +4 (Large Titanite Shard ×2)	174	–	–	–	E	C	–	–	45	10	30	30
Raw Scimitar +5 (Large Titanite Shard ×3)	184	–	–	–	E	C	–	–	45	10	30	30

Requires: Standard Scimitar +10, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.

Crystal Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Crystal Scimitar (Titanite Chunk ×1)	176	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	45	10	30	30
Crystal Scimitar +1 (Titanite Chunk ×1)	184	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	45	10	30	30
Crystal Scimitar +2 (Titanite Chunk ×1)	192	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	45	10	30	30
Crystal Scimitar +3 (Titanite Chunk ×2)	200	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	45	10	30	30
Crystal Scimitar +4 (Titanite Chunk ×3)	208	–	–	–	E	A	–	–	45	10	30	30
Crystal Scimitar +5 (Titanite Slab ×1)	216	–	–	–	E	A	–	–	45	10	30	30

Requires: Standard Scimitar +5, Green Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.

Magic Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Magic Scimitar (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	90	97	–	–	E	D	C	–	45	10	30	30
Magic Scimitar +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	96	104	–	–	E	D	C	–	45	10	30	30
Magic Scimitar +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	102	110	–	–	E	D	C	–	45	10	30	30
Magic Scimitar +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2)	108	117	–	–	E	D	C	–	45	10	30	30
Magic Scimitar +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2)	114	123	–	–	E	D	C	–	45	10	30	30
Magic Scimitar +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3)	120	130	–	–	E	D	C	–	45	10	30	30
Magic Scimitar +6 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1)	125	136	–	–	E	E	B	–	45	10	30	30
Magic Scimitar +7 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1)	132	143	–	–	E	E	B	–	45	10	30	30
Magic Scimitar +8 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×2)	138	149	–	–	E	E	B	–	45	10	30	30
Magic Scimitar +9 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×3)	144	156	–	–	E	E	B	–	45	10	30	30
Magic Scimitar +10 (Blue Titanite Slab ×1)	150	162	–	–	E	E	B	–	45	10	30	30

Requires: Magic Scimitar +5, Blue Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.

Enchanted Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Enchanted Scimitar (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1)	120	128	–	–	E	E	C	–	45	10	30	30
Enchanted Scimitar +1 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1)	124	131	–	–	E	E	C	–	45	10	30	30
Enchanted Scimitar +2 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1)	129	135	–	–	E	E	C	–	45	10	30	30
Enchanted Scimitar +3 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×2)	134	139	–	–	E	E	B	–	45	10	30	30
Enchanted Scimitar +4 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×3)	139	143	–	–	E	E	B	–	45	10	30	30
Enchanted Scimitar +5 (Blue Titanite Slab ×1)	144	148	–	–	E	E	A	–	45	10	30	30

Requires: Standard Scimitar +5, Green Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.

Divine Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Divine Scimitar (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	81	99	–	–	E	D	–	C	45	10	30	30
Divine Scimitar +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	86	105	–	–	E	D	–	C	45	10	30	30
Divine Scimitar +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	91	112	–	–	E	D	–	C	45	10	30	30
Divine Scimitar +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2)	97	118	–	–	E	D	–	C	45	10	30	30
Divine Scimitar +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2)	102	125	–	–	E	D	–	C	45	10	30	30
Divine Scimitar +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3)	108	132	–	–	E	D	–	C	45	10	30	30
Divine Scimitar +6 (White Titanite Chunk ×1)	113	138	–	–	E	D	–	C	45	10	30	30
Divine Scimitar +7 (White Titanite Chunk ×1)	118	145	–	–	E	D	–	C	45	10	30	30
Divine Scimitar +8 (White Titanite Chunk ×2)	124	151	–	–	E	D	–	C	45	10	30	30
Divine Scimitar +9 (White Titanite Chunk ×3)	129	158	–	–	E	D	–	B	45	10	30	30
Divine Scimitar +10 (White Titanite Slab ×1)	135	165	–	–	D	E	–	B	45	10	30	30

Requires: Divine Scimitar +5, White Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.

Occult Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Occult Scimitar (White Titanite Chunk ×1)	110	120	–	–	E	D	–	B	45	10	30	30
Occult Scimitar +1 (White Titanite Chunk ×1)	116	125	–	–	E	D	–	B	45	10	30	30
Occult Scimitar +2 (White Titanite Chunk ×1)	123	132	–	–	E	D	–	B	45	10	30	30
Occult Scimitar +3 (White Titanite Chunk ×2)	129	138	–	–	E	D	–	B	45	10	30	30
Occult Scimitar +4 (White Titanite Chunk ×3)	136	144	–	–	E	D	–	B	45	10	30	30
Occult Scimitar +5 (White Titanite Slab ×1)	143	150	–	–	E	D	–	B	45	10	30	30

Requires: Standard Scimitar +5, Green Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.

Fire Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Fire Scimitar (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	104	–	104	–	–	–	–	–	45	10	30.0	30
Fire Scimitar +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	112	–	112	–	–	–	–	–	45	10	30.3	30
Fire Scimitar +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	120	–	120	–	–	–	–	–	45	10	30.6	30
Fire Scimitar +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2)	128	–	128	–	–	–	–	–	45	10	30.9	30
Fire Scimitar +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2)	136	–	136	–	–	–	–	–	45	10	31.2	30
Fire Scimitar +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3)	144	–	144	–	–	–	–	–	45	10	31.5	30
Fire Scimitar +6 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1)	153	–	153	–	–	–	–	–	45	10	31.8	30
Fire Scimitar +7 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1)	163	–	163	–	–	–	–	–	45	10	32.1	30
Fire Scimitar +8 (Red Titanite Chunk ×2)	172	–	172	–	–	–	–	–	45	10	32.4	30
Fire Scimitar +9 (Red Titanite Chunk ×3)	182	–	182	–	–	–	–	–	45	10	32.7	30
Fire Scimitar +10 (Red Titanite Slab ×1)	192	–	192	–	–	–	–	–	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 Scimitar +5, Red Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.

Chaos Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Chaos Scimitar (Red Titanite Chunk ×1)	126	–	144	–	–	–	–	–	45	10	30.0	30
Chaos Scimitar +1 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1)	133	–	152	–	–	–	–	–	45	10	30.6	30
Chaos Scimitar +2 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1)	140	–	160	–	–	–	–	–	45	10	31.2	30
Chaos Scimitar +3 (Red Titanite Chunk ×2)	147	–	168	–	–	–	–	–	45	10	31.8	30
Chaos Scimitar +4 (Red Titanite Chunk ×3)	154	–	176	–	–	–	–	–	45	10	32.4	30
Chaos Scimitar +5 (Red Titanite Slab ×1)	161	–	184	–	–	–	–	–	45	10	33.0	30

Requires: Standard Scimitar +10, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.

Lightning Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Lightning Scimitar (Titanite Chunk ×1)	144	–	–	144	–	–	–	–	45	10	30	30.0
Lightning Scimitar +1 (Titanite Chunk ×1)	155	–	–	155	–	–	–	–	45	10	30	32.4
Lightning Scimitar +2 (Titanite Chunk ×1)	166	–	–	166	–	–	–	–	45	10	30	34.8
Lightning Scimitar +3 (Titanite Chunk ×2)	177	–	–	177	–	–	–	–	45	10	30	37.2
Lightning Scimitar +4 (Titanite Chunk ×3)	188	–	–	188	–	–	–	–	45	10	30	39.6
Lightning Scimitar +5 (Titanite Slab ×1)	200	–	–	200	–	–	–	–	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	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

Notes

The Scimitar has Bleed effect when handled by the Shielded Scimitar-wielding Skeletons.

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