Scythe

Scythe
Found	Sen's Fortress - Corpse
Stats
	110
	-
	-
	-
	100
	40.0
	10.0
	30.0
	30.0
	26
Param. Bonus
	E
	C
	-
	-
Req. Param
	14
	12
	-
	-
Weight	5.0
Durability	150
Weapon Type	Halberd
Attack Type	Slash

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

For the Dark Souls III variant, see Glaive.

The Scythe is a halberd in Dark Souls.

In-Game Description

Halberd with a large blade. Scythe adjusted for battle.

Designed especially for slicing. However, one false swing leaves one wide open.

Availability

Found in the pit with the Titanite Demons in Sen's Fortress.

Characteristics

The Scythe is a more Dexterity-oriented Halberd, with standard base damage and higher dexterity scaling, but lower Strength scaling.

Like all Halberds, if the attack doesn't connect with an enemy, the user will stumble and seem to not be able to handle the weight. If the hit connects, the stumble animation does not come into play and the user moves as normal. This means that Scythe is capable of getting Sweet Spot Bonus Damage. Unlike most Halberds, Scythe does not deal Thrust damage and does not get Counter Damage bonuses, making it and the other Scythe-named the weaker weapons within the Halberd class.

Moveset

Attack	Description
One-handed Weak Attack	Quick circular motion followed by a downward strike. Addition input allows for a left-to-right swing.
One-handed Strong Attack	Player spins, swinging the weapon in a circle. Addition input allows for a right-to-left horizontal slash.
Two-handed Weak Attack	Vertical downward strike. Additional input allows for a left-to-right horizontal swing.
Two-handed Strong Attack	Player spins twice, swinging the weapon in two circles.
Jump Attack	Diagonal left-to-right downward slash.
Running Attack	Overhead downward slash.
Rolling Attack	Left-to-right horizontal slash.
Kick	Standard kick.
Left-handed Weak Attack	Block.
Left-handed Strong Attack	Quick circular motion followed by a downward slash.

Upgrades

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

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

Standard Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Scythe	110	–	–	–	E	C	–	–	40	10	30	30
Scythe +1 (Titanite Shard ×1)	121	–	–	–	E	C	–	–	40	10	30	30
Scythe +2 (Titanite Shard ×1)	132	–	–	–	E	C	–	–	40	10	30	30
Scythe +3 (Titanite Shard ×2)	143	–	–	–	E	C	–	–	40	10	30	30
Scythe +4 (Titanite Shard ×2)	154	–	–	–	E	C	–	–	40	10	30	30
Scythe +5 (Titanite Shard ×3)	165	–	–	–	E	C	–	–	40	10	30	30
Scythe +6 (L. Titanite Shard ×1)	176	–	–	–	E	C	–	–	40	10	30	30
Scythe +7 (L. Titanite Shard ×1)	187	–	–	–	E	C	–	–	40	10	30	30
Scythe +8 (L. Titanite Shard ×2)	198	–	–	–	E	C	–	–	40	10	30	30
Scythe +9 (L. Titanite Shard ×2)	209	–	–	–	E	C	–	–	40	10	30	30
Scythe +10 (L. Titanite Shard ×3)	220	–	–	–	E	C	–	–	40	10	30	30
Scythe +11 (Titanite Chunk ×1)	230	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	40	10	30	30
Scythe +12 (Titanite Chunk ×1)	242	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	40	10	30	30
Scythe +13 (Titanite Chunk ×2)	253	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	40	10	30	30
Scythe +14 (Titanite Chunk ×3)	264	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	40	10	30	30
Scythe +15 (Titanite Slab ×1)	275	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	40	10	30	30

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

Raw Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Raw Scythe (Large Titanite Shard ×1)	190	–	–	–	E	C	–	–	40	10	30	30
Raw Scythe +1 (Large Titanite Shard ×1)	203	–	–	–	E	C	–	–	40	10	30	30
Raw Scythe +2 (Large Titanite Shard ×1)	215	–	–	–	E	C	–	–	40	10	30	30
Raw Scythe +3 (Large Titanite Shard ×2)	228	–	–	–	E	C	–	–	40	10	30	30
Raw Scythe +4 (Large Titanite Shard ×2)	241	–	–	–	E	C	–	–	40	10	30	30
Raw Scythe +5 (Large Titanite Shard ×3)	254	–	–	–	E	C	–	–	40	10	30	30

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

Crystal Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Crystal Scythe (Titanite Chunk ×1)	242	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	40	10	30	30
Crystal Scythe +1 (Titanite Chunk ×1)	253	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	40	10	30	30
Crystal Scythe +2 (Titanite Chunk ×1)	264	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	40	10	30	30
Crystal Scythe +3 (Titanite Chunk ×2)	275	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	40	10	30	30
Crystal Scythe +4 (Titanite Chunk ×3)	286	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	40	10	30	30
Crystal Scythe +5 (Titanite Slab ×1)	297	–	–	–	E	B	–	–	40	10	30	30

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

Magic Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Magic Scythe (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	124	133	–	–	E	D	C	–	40	10	30	30
Magic Scythe +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	132	142	–	–	E	D	C	–	40	10	30	30
Magic Scythe +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	141	151	–	–	E	D	C	–	40	10	30	30
Magic Scythe +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2)	149	160	–	–	E	D	C	–	40	10	30	30
Magic Scythe +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2)	157	169	–	–	E	D	C	–	40	10	30	30
Magic Scythe +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3)	166	178	–	–	E	D	C	–	40	10	30	30
Magic Scythe +6 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1)	174	186	–	–	E	D	C	–	40	10	30	30
Magic Scythe +7 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1)	182	195	–	–	E	D	C	–	40	10	30	30
Magic Scythe +8 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×2)	190	204	–	–	E	D	C	–	40	10	30	30
Magic Scythe +9 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×3)	199	213	–	–	E	D	C	–	40	10	30	30
Magic Scythe +10 (Blue Titanite Slab ×1)	207	222	–	–	E	D	C	–	40	10	30	30

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

Enchanted Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Enchanted Scythe (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1)	166	176	–	–	E	E	C	–	40	10	30	30
Enchanted Scythe +1 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1)	172	181	–	–	E	E	C	–	40	10	30	30
Enchanted Scythe +2 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1)	179	186	–	–	E	E	B	–	40	10	30	30
Enchanted Scythe +3 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×2)	185	191	–	–	E	E	B	–	40	10	30	30
Enchanted Scythe +4 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×3)	192	197	–	–	E	E	A	–	40	10	30	30
Enchanted Scythe +5 (Blue Titanite Slab ×1)	199	204	–	–	E	E	A	–	40	10	30	30

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

Divine Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Divine Scythe (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	111	136	–	–	E	D	–	C	40	10	30	30
Divine Scythe +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	118	145	–	–	E	D	–	C	40	10	30	30
Divine Scythe +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	125	154	–	–	E	D	–	C	40	10	30	30
Divine Scythe +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2)	133	163	–	–	E	D	–	C	40	10	30	30
Divine Scythe +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2)	140	172	–	–	E	D	–	C	40	10	30	30
Divine Scythe +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3)	148	182	–	–	E	D	–	C	40	10	30	30
Divine Scythe +6 (White Titanite Chunk ×1)	155	191	–	–	E	D	–	C	40	10	30	30
Divine Scythe +7 (White Titanite Chunk ×1)	162	200	–	–	E	D	–	C	40	10	30	30
Divine Scythe +8 (White Titanite Chunk ×2)	170	209	–	–	E	D	–	C	40	10	30	30
Divine Scythe +9 (White Titanite Chunk ×3)	177	218	–	–	E	D	–	C	40	10	30	30
Divine Scythe +10 (White Titanite Slab ×1)	185	227	–	–	E	D	–	C	40	10	30	30

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

Occult Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Occult Scythe (White Titanite Chunk ×1)	152	166	–	–	E	D	–	B	40	10	30	30
Occult Scythe +1 (White Titanite Chunk ×1)	161	174	–	–	E	D	–	B	40	10	30	30
Occult Scythe +2 (White Titanite Chunk ×1)	170	182	–	–	E	D	–	B	40	10	30	30
Occult Scythe +3 (White Titanite Chunk ×2)	179	190	–	–	E	D	–	B	40	10	30	30
Occult Scythe +4 (White Titanite Chunk ×3)	188	199	–	–	E	D	–	B	40	10	30	30
Occult Scythe +5 (White Titanite Slab ×1)	197	207	–	–	E	D	–	B	40	10	30	30

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

Fire Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Fire Scythe (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	143	–	143	–	–	–	–	–	40	10	30.0	30
Fire Scythe +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	154	–	154	–	–	–	–	–	40	10	30.3	30
Fire Scythe +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	165	–	165	–	–	–	–	–	40	10	30.6	30
Fire Scythe +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2)	176	–	176	–	–	–	–	–	40	10	30.9	30
Fire Scythe +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2)	187	–	187	–	–	–	–	–	40	10	31.2	30
Fire Scythe +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3)	198	–	198	–	–	–	–	–	40	10	31.5	30
Fire Scythe +6 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1)	211	–	211	–	–	–	–	–	40	10	31.8	30
Fire Scythe +7 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1)	224	–	224	–	–	–	–	–	40	10	32.1	30
Fire Scythe +8 (Red Titanite Chunk ×2)	237	–	237	–	–	–	–	–	40	10	32.4	30
Fire Scythe +9 (Red Titanite Chunk ×3)	250	–	250	–	–	–	–	–	40	10	32.7	30
Fire Scythe +10 (Red Titanite Slab ×1)	264	–	264	–	–	–	–	–	40	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 Scythe +5, Red Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.

Chaos Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Chaos Scythe (Red Titanite Chunk ×1)	172	–	198	–	–	–	–	–	40	10	30.0	30
Chaos Scythe +1 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1)	182	–	209	–	–	–	–	–	40	10	30.6	30
Chaos Scythe +2 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1)	192	–	220	–	–	–	–	–	40	10	31.2	30
Chaos Scythe +3 (Red Titanite Chunk ×2)	201	–	230	–	–	–	–	–	40	10	31.8	30
Chaos Scythe +4 (Red Titanite Chunk ×3)	211	–	242	–	–	–	–	–	40	10	32.4	30
Chaos Scythe +5 (Red Titanite Slab ×1)	220	–	253	–	–	–	–	–	40	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: Standard Scythe +10, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.

Lightning Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Lightning Scythe (Titanite Chunk ×1)	198	–	–	198	–	–	–	–	40	10	30	30.0
Lightning Scythe +1 (Titanite Chunk ×1)	213	–	–	213	–	–	–	–	40	10	30	32.4
Lightning Scythe +2 (Titanite Chunk ×1)	228	–	–	228	–	–	–	–	40	10	30	34.8
Lightning Scythe +3 (Titanite Chunk ×2)	244	–	–	244	–	–	–	–	40	10	30	37.2
Lightning Scythe +4 (Titanite Chunk ×3)	259	–	–	259	–	–	–	–	40	10	30	39.6
Lightning Scythe +5 (Titanite Slab ×1)	275	–	–	275	–	–	–	–	40	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	15%	72%	-	-
Raw +5	11%	55%	-	-
Crystal +5	15%	72%	-	-
Magic +10	4%	21%	63%	-
Enchanted +5	3%	15%	61%	-
Divine +10	6%	28%	-	62%
Occult +5	5%	26%	-	73%
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

Trivia

• The scythe in Dark Souls has more in common with a bardiche or halberd than a real scythe. However, in medieval and early modern times, it was common for scythe users (usually part of a peasant rebellion unable to acquire normal weaponry) to reattach the blade of the scythe to be parallel to the shaft, creating a "war scythe". This makes it easier to use in combat as it meant the blade was less likely to get stuck or fall off, and that the weapon itself was in a usable, practical shape that had more reach and required less space to swing.

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