Weight is an item stat in Dark Souls specific to weapons, armor and shields. The weight of each equipped item counts towards the player's equipment load, which affects movement speed an stamina recovery.
Strength requirements[]
The following equation can be used to determine the amount of strength (S) required to wield a weapon or shield based on the item's weight (w):
This holds true for almost every weapon and shield in the game. For example, the Zweihander's weight is 10 and the strength required to wield it is .
Trivia[]
- The lightest weapon in Dark Souls is the Pyromancy Flame with a weight of 0.
- The heaviest weapon in Dark Souls is Smough's Hammer with a weight of 28.
- The lightest armor set in Dark Souls is the Black Sorcerer Set with a weight of 4.5.
- The heaviest armor set in Dark Souls is Havel's Set with a weight of 50.