The Dragon Greatsword is an ultra greatsword in Dark Souls.
In-Game Description
- This sword, one of the rare dragon weapons, came from the tail of the stone dragon of Ash Lake, descendant of the ancient dragons.
- Its great mystical power will be unleashed when wielded with two hands.
Availability[]
Obtained by cutting off the Stone Dragon's tail in Ash Lake. Doing so does not count as a betrayal to the Path of the Dragon covenant, as the Stone Dragon is invulnerable and will always remain passive. Players will need to deal 459 damage to the tail in order to cut it in the base game cycle.
Characteristics[]
Grants 20 points of fire and magic resistance when wielded. Its two-handed strong attack is a ranged vertical cleave. Using this attack reduces durability of the weapon by 50 per use.
Even though this weapon doesn't have any scaling, it has the highest base damage of any weapon in the game. Because of this, the Dragon Greatsword can do comparable amounts of damage to other Ultra Greatswords, but is out-classed easily by Demon Great Machete. This weapon is not Enchantable, and as such has less damage potential than other large weapons that are on the Standard upgrade path. Its high 24 unit weight and its high Strength requirement make this weapon less than ideal for a normal playthrough.
Scaling Percentages[]
- Strength - 0%
- Dexterity - 0%
- Intelligence - 0%
- Faith - 0%
Resistance Defense[]
Along with Physical and Elemental damage reduction, weapons also have hidden stats that reduce the amount of status build-up while blocking.
| Resistance | Reduction |
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55% |
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55% |
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55% |
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54% |
Moveset[]
| Attack | Description |
|---|---|
| One-handed Weak Attack |
Heavy swing with some starting and ending lag. |
| One-handed Strong Attack |
Performs an over head slash. |
| Two-handed Weak Attack |
Same as one-handed. |
| Two-handed Strong Attack |
Releases a fast ranged attack; capable of interrupting casts; each charge uses 50 durability. |
| Jump Attack | Performs a jumping smash. |
| Running Attack | A quicker one-handed swing with less startup lag. |
| Rolling Attack | A slow thrusting jab. |
| Kick | Standard kick. |
| Left-handed Weak Attack |
A block. |
| Left-handed Strong Attack |
Same as right-handed weak attack. |
Upgrades[]
Requires: Dragon Scales and 10,000 souls per upgrade.
| Variation | Attack Values | Parameter Bonus | Damage Reduction | |||||||||
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| Dragon Greatsword | 390 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 70 | 10 | 50 | 50 |
| Dragon Greatsword +1 (Dragon Scale ×1) | 429 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 70 | 10 | 50 | 50 |
| Dragon Greatsword +2 (Dragon Scale ×1) | 468 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 70 | 10 | 50 | 50 |
| Dragon Greatsword +3 (Dragon Scale ×2) | 507 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 70 | 10 | 50 | 50 |
| Dragon Greatsword +4 (Dragon Scale ×2) | 546 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 70 | 10 | 50 | 50 |
| Dragon Greatsword +5 (Dragon Scale ×4) | 585 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 70 | 10 | 50 | 50 |
Gallery[]
| Ultra Greatswords |
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| Black Knight Greatsword • Demon Great Machete • Dragon Greatsword Greatsword • Zweihander |
| Dragon Weapons |
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| Dragon Bone Fist • Dragon Greatsword • Dragon King Greataxe • Dragon Tooth • Drake Sword • Moonlight Greatsword • Obsidian Greatsword • Priscilla's Dagger |
| Tail Weapons |
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| Dragon Greatsword • Dragon King Greataxe • Drake Sword • Guardian Tail • Gargoyle Tail Axe • Moonlight Greatsword • Obsidian Greatsword • Priscilla's Dagger |