- 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[]
In terms of base damage, the Scythe is identical to the Halberd, but has a lower scaling with the Strength stat and a higher scaling with the Dexterity. It shares its moveset with the Gargoyle's Halberd.
Moveset[]
Attack | Description |
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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[]
Requires: Standard Scythe, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
Standard Variation | Attack Values | Parameter Bonus | Damage Reduction | |||||||||
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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 | |||||||||
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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 | |||||||||
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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 | |||||||||
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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 | |||||||||
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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 | |||||||||
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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 | |||||||||
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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 | |||||||||
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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 |
Requires: Fire Scythe +5, Red Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
Chaos Variation | Attack Values | Parameter Bonus | Damage Reduction | |||||||||
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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 |
Requires: Standard Scythe +10, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
Lightning Variation | Attack Values | Parameter Bonus | Damage Reduction | |||||||||
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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 |
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.
Gallery[]
Halberds |
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Black Knight Halberd • Gargoyle's Halberd • Giant's Halberd • Great Scythe • Halberd Lifehunt Scythe • Lucerne • Scythe • Titanite Catch Pole |