- For other uses, see Greataxe (disambiguation).
The Greataxe is a greataxe in Dark Souls.
In-Game Description
- This greataxe is a veritable mass of iron. Its weight sends foes flying, but it makes it difficult to handle without inhuman strength.
- Any miss makes one very vulnerable, as each swing requires the full force of the body.
Availability[]
- Found in the Depths, close to the bonfire and guarded by some rats.
- Sold by the Crestfallen Merchant for 8,000 souls
- Dropped by Berenike Knights at a 2% rate and a .67% drop rate from the one in Undead Parish
Characteristics[]
The Greataxe has the lowest weight and stat requirements of any greataxe, as well as relatively high base damage. As the game progresses, the Greataxe pales in comparison to the other greataxes due to its average damage and short reach.
When Elementally Infused, this weapon will have high AR but this should not be confused with it dealing the most damage on elemental upgrade paths, visit the Damage Calculation page for more information.
The slow moveset and short reach of the Greataxe make it somewhat easy to avoid in PvP.
Moveset[]
| Attack | Description |
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| One-handed Weak Attack |
Slow overhead smash. |
| One-handed Strong Attack |
Very slow horizontal swing. |
| Two-handed Weak Attack |
Downward swings. Medium wind-up. |
| Two-handed Strong Attack |
Horizontal swings from the right. Medium wind-up. |
| Jump Attack | Player jumps and swings the weapon downward. |
| Running Attack | Players runs forward and slams the weapon down in a diagonal swing from the right. |
| Rolling Attack | Player spins and swings the axe in a 180 degree arc to the front. |
| Kick | Standard kick. |
| Left-handed Weak Attack |
Block. |
| Left-handed Strong Attack |
Horizontal swing. |
Upgrades[]
Requires: Standard Greataxe, Titanite and 800 souls per upgrade.
 Standard Variation |
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| Greataxe | 140 | – | – | – | C | E | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Greataxe +1 (Titanite Shard ×1) | 154 | – | – | – | C | E | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Greataxe +2 (Titanite Shard ×1) | 168 | – | – | – | C | E | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Greataxe +3 (Titanite Shard ×2) | 182 | – | – | – | C | E | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Greataxe +4 (Titanite Shard ×2) | 196 | – | – | – | C | E | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Greataxe +5 (Titanite Shard ×3) | 210 | – | – | – | C | E | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Greataxe +6 (L. Titanite Shard ×1) | 224 | – | – | – | C | E | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Greataxe +7 (L. Titanite Shard ×1) | 238 | – | – | – | C | E | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Greataxe +8 (L. Titanite Shard ×2) | 252 | – | – | – | C | E | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Greataxe +9 (L. Titanite Shard ×2) | 266 | – | – | – | C | E | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Greataxe +10 (L. Titanite Shard ×3) | 280 | – | – | – | C | E | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Greataxe +11 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 294 | – | – | – | C | E | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Greataxe +12 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 308 | – | – | – | C | E | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Greataxe +13 (Titanite Chunk ×2) | 322 | – | – | – | C | E | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Greataxe +14 (Titanite Chunk ×3) | 336 | – | – | – | B | E | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Greataxe +15 (Titanite Slab ×1) | 350 | – | – | – | B | E | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Requires: Standard Greataxe +5, Titanite and 800 souls per upgrade.
 Raw Variation |
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| Raw Greataxe (Large Titanite Shard ×1) | 241 | – | – | – | C | E | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Raw Greataxe +1 (Large Titanite Shard ×1) | 257 | – | – | – | C | E | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Raw Greataxe +2 (Large Titanite Shard ×1) | 273 | – | – | – | C | E | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Raw Greataxe +3 (Large Titanite Shard ×2) | 289 | – | – | – | C | E | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Raw Greataxe +4 (Large Titanite Shard ×2) | 305 | – | – | – | C | E | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Raw Greataxe +5 (Large Titanite Shard ×3) | 322 | – | – | – | C | E | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Requires: Standard Greataxe +10, Titanite and 800 souls per upgrade.
 Crystal Variation |
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| Crystal Greataxe (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 308 | – | – | – | C | E | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Crystal Greataxe +1 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 322 | – | – | – | C | E | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Crystal Greataxe +2 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 336 | – | – | – | C | E | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Crystal Greataxe +3 (Titanite Chunk ×2) | 350 | – | – | – | C | E | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Crystal Greataxe +4 (Titanite Chunk ×3) | 364 | – | – | – | B | E | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Crystal Greataxe +5 (Titanite Slab ×1) | 378 | – | – | – | B | E | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Requires: Standard Greataxe +5, Green Titanite and 800 souls per upgrade.
 Magic Variation |
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| Magic Greataxe (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 157 | 171 | – | – | E | E | C | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Magic Greataxe +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 168 | 182 | – | – | E | E | C | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Magic Greataxe +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 178 | 193 | – | – | E | E | C | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Magic Greataxe +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 189 | 205 | – | – | E | E | C | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Magic Greataxe +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 199 | 216 | – | – | E | E | C | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Magic Greataxe +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3) | 210 | 228 | – | – | E | E | C | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Magic Greataxe +6 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) | 220 | 239 | – | – | D | E | C | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Magic Greataxe +7 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) | 231 | 250 | – | – | D | E | C | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Magic Greataxe +8 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×2) | 241 | 262 | – | – | D | E | C | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Magic Greataxe +9 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×3) | 252 | 273 | – | – | D | E | C | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Magic Greataxe +10 (Blue Titanite Slab ×1) | 262 | 285 | – | – | D | E | C | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Requires: Magic Greataxe +5, Blue Titanite and 800 souls per upgrade.
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| Enchanted Greataxe (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) | 210 | 224 | – | – | E | E | C | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Enchanted Greataxe +1 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) | 218 | 230 | – | – | E | E | C | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Enchanted Greataxe +2 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) | 226 | 237 | – | – | E | E | C | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Enchanted Greataxe +3 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×2) | 235 | 244 | – | – | E | E | B | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Enchanted Greataxe +4 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×3) | 243 | 250 | – | – | E | E | B | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Enchanted Greataxe +5 (Blue Titanite Slab ×1) | 252 | 259 | – | – | E | E | B | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Requires: Standard Greataxe +5, Green Titanite and 800 souls per upgrade.
 Divine Variation |
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| Divine Greataxe (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 142 | 174 | – | – | D | E | – | C | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Divine Greataxe +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 152 | 185 | – | – | D | E | – | C | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Divine Greataxe +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 161 | 197 | – | – | D | E | – | C | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Divine Greataxe +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 171 | 208 | – | – | D | E | – | C | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Divine Greataxe +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 180 | 220 | – | – | D | E | – | C | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Divine Greataxe +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3) | 190 | 232 | – | – | D | E | – | C | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Divine Greataxe +6 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) | 199 | 243 | – | – | D | E | – | C | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Divine Greataxe +7 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) | 209 | 255 | – | – | D | E | – | C | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Divine Greataxe +8 (White Titanite Chunk ×2) | 218 | 266 | – | – | D | E | – | C | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Divine Greataxe +9 (White Titanite Chunk ×3) | 228 | 278 | – | – | D | E | – | C | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Divine Greataxe +10 (White Titanite Slab ×1) | 237 | 290 | – | – | D | E | – | C | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Requires: Divine Greataxe +5, White Titanite and 800 souls per upgrade.
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| Occult Greataxe (White Titanite Chunk ×1) | 192 | 210 | – | – | D | E | – | C | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Occult Greataxe +1 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) | 203 | 220 | – | – | D | E | – | C | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Occult Greataxe +2 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) | 215 | 231 | – | – | D | E | – | C | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Occult Greataxe +3 (White Titanite Chunk ×2) | 226 | 241 | – | – | D | E | – | C | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Occult Greataxe +4 (White Titanite Chunk ×3) | 238 | 252 | – | – | D | E | – | C | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Occult Greataxe +5 (White Titanite Slab ×1) | 249 | 262 | – | – | D | E | – | C | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Requires: Standard Greataxe +5, Green Titanite and 800 souls per upgrade.
 Fire Variation |
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| Fire Greataxe (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 182 | – | 182 | – | – | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40.0 | 40 |
| Fire Greataxe +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 196 | – | 196 | – | – | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40.4 | 40 |
| Fire Greataxe +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 210 | – | 210 | – | – | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40.8 | 40 |
| Fire Greataxe +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 224 | – | 224 | – | – | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 41.2 | 40 |
| Fire Greataxe +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 238 | – | 238 | – | – | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 41.6 | 40 |
| Fire Greataxe +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3) | 252 | – | 252 | – | – | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 42.0 | 40 |
| Fire Greataxe +6 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) | 268 | – | 268 | – | – | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 42.4 | 40 |
| Fire Greataxe +7 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) | 285 | – | 285 | – | – | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 42.8 | 40 |
| Fire Greataxe +8 (Red Titanite Chunk ×2) | 302 | – | 302 | – | – | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 43.2 | 40 |
| Fire Greataxe +9 (Red Titanite Chunk ×3) | 319 | – | 319 | – | – | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 43.6 | 40 |
| Fire Greataxe +10 (Red Titanite Slab ×1) | 336 | – | 336 | – | – | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 44.0 | 40 |
Requires: Fire Greataxe +5, Red Titanite and 800 souls per upgrade.
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| Chaos Greataxe (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) | 219 | – | 252 | – | – | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40.0 | 40 |
| Chaos Greataxe +1 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) | 231 | – | 266 | – | – | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40.8 | 40 |
| Chaos Greataxe +2 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) | 244 | – | 280 | – | – | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 41.6 | 40 |
| Chaos Greataxe +3 (Red Titanite Chunk ×2) | 256 | – | 294 | – | – | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 42.4 | 40 |
| Chaos Greataxe +4 (Red Titanite Chunk ×3) | 268 | – | 308 | – | – | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 43.2 | 40 |
| Chaos Greataxe +5 (Red Titanite Slab ×1) | 280 | – | 322 | – | – | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 44.0 | 40 |
Requires: Standard Greataxe +10, Titanite and 800 souls per upgrade.
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| Lightning Greataxe (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 252 | – | – | 252 | – | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 40.0 |
| Lightning Greataxe +1 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 271 | – | – | 271 | – | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 43.2 |
| Lightning Greataxe +2 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 291 | – | – | 291 | – | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 46.4 |
| Lightning Greataxe +3 (Titanite Chunk ×2) | 310 | – | – | 310 | – | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 49.6 |
| Lightning Greataxe +4 (Titanite Chunk ×3) | 330 | – | – | 330 | – | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 52.8 |
| Lightning Greataxe +5 (Titanite Slab ×1) | 350 | – | – | 350 | – | – | – | – | 55 | 10 | 40 | 56.0 |
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 |
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Standard +15 |
68% | 11% | - | - |
Raw +5 |
52% | 8% | - | - |
Crystal +5 |
68% | 11% | - | - |
Magic +10 |
19% | 3% | 57% | - |
Enchanted +5 |
14% | 2% | 55% | - |
Divine +10 |
27% | 4% | - | 56% |
Occult +5 |
24% | 4% | - | 56% |
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 | |||
Gallery[]
| Greataxes |
|---|
| Black Knight Greataxe • Demon's Greataxe • Dragon King Greataxe • Greataxe • Stone Greataxe |