Thrusting Swords

For other uses, see Thrusting Swords (Dark Souls II) and Thrusting Swords (Dark Souls III).

Main article: Weapon Types

Thrusting Swords are a type of weapon in Dark Souls.

Overview

Similar to Curved Swords, thrusting swords forgo the balance of straight swords to excel in one specific field. They are the ideal weapons for getting through the heavy armor or scales of an enemy, and their unique attack motion allows for very rapid attacks. Their running attack is also a lunge, giving them a farther reach compared to most other swords.

While the pinpoint precision thrusting swords make them very effective against armor, the impact area of the strikes is very small, which means that attacks can be easily evaded or blocked, also making them generally poor candidates for dead-angling. To get the most out of these weapons, they should be used with a counterattacking style that tries to interrupt an opponent's attack once it has begun.

Some thrusting swords deal very high critical (backstab and riposte) damage, similar to daggers in that regard.

Like curved swords, thrusting swords have their own unique animation that replaces the kick attack. The player makes a horizontal swipe combined with a backstep. Also like curved swords, thrusting swords can be used to parry when wielded in the left hand.

Thrusting Swords

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Thrusting Sword	Damage Type	Attack Values					Stat Requirements
		Damage Reduction					Parameter Bonus
	Auxiliary Effect
Estoc	Regular Thrust	75	—	—	—	100	10	12	—	—
		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	—	—
Mail Breaker	Thrust	57	—	—	—	120	5	12	—	—
		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	—	—
Rapier	Thrust	73	—	—	—	110	7	12	—	—
		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	—	—
Ricard's Rapier	Thrust	70	—	—	—	100	8	20	—	—
		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	—	—
Velka's Rapier	Regular Thrust Magic	62	104	—	—	100	8	16	16	—
		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	—

Thrusting Sword
Estoc	75	0–	0–	0–	100	2D	3C	0–	0–	150	3.0
Mail Breaker	57	0–	0–	0–	120	2D	3C	0–	0–	200	0.5
Rapier	73	0–	0–	0–	110	2D	3C	0–	0–	150	1.5
Ricard's Rapier	70	0–	0–	0–	100	1E	4B	0–	0–	100	2.0
Velka's Rapier	62	104	0–	0–	100	1E	3C	4B	0–	130	2.0

Thrusting Sword
Estoc +15	187	0–	0–	0–	100	2D	4B	0–	0–	150	3.0
Mail Breaker +15	142	0–	0–	0–	120	2D	4B	0–	0–	200	0.5
Rapier +15	182	0–	0–	0–	110	2D	4B	0–	0–	150	1.5
Ricard's Rapier +15	175	0–	0–	0–	100	1E	5A	0–	0–	100	2.0
Velka's Rapier +5	93	155	0–	0–	100	1E	3C	4B	0–	130	2.0