- For the Dark Souls II variant, see Monastery Scimitar.
- For the Dark Souls III variant, see Painting Guardian's Curved Sword.
The Painting Guardian Sword is a curved sword in Dark Souls.
In-Game Description
- Curved sword of Anor Londo painting guards. Unique shape with flat tip.
- The guardians, who strike down those who dare threaten the painting, attack in a continuous, circular dancing motion, a technique passed down through generations.
Availability[]
The Painting Guardian Sword is dropped at a 2% by the Painting Guardians located in Anor Londo, in the hall leading to the entrance towards the Painted World of Ariamis.
Characteristics[]
The high DPS and swing speed of this sword is slightly offset by its short reach though it is only a tiny bit shorter than Falchion. The Painting Guardian Sword inflicts Bleed. It has the second highest Dexterity scaling of any melee weapon in the game behind Dark Silver Tracer, though PGS has superior damage potential. The Painting Guardian Sword is one of the fastest attacking weapon in the game, and is one of the best weapons for buffing with Spell Buffs or Resins.
Moveset[]
| Attack | Description |
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| One-handed Weak Attack |
Quick slash from right to left. |
| One-handed Strong Attack |
Two horizontal hit combo. Further input causes character to spin and swing three more times. |
| Two-handed Weak Attack |
Horizontal swings. Low starting and ending lag. |
| Two-handed Strong Attack |
Two horizontal hit combo. Further input causes the character to attack three more times (a swing, a stab, and a swing). |
| Jump Attack | Jumping swing. Low ending lag for a jumping attack. |
| Running Attack | Upwards slash. Low starting and ending lag. |
| Rolling Attack | Diagonal swing. Low starting and ending lag. |
| Kick | Horizontal swing followed by evasive backflip. |
| Left-handed Weak Attack |
Diagonal strike from left to right. |
| Left-handed Strong Attack |
Spins the blade, and in doing so, parries incoming attacks. |
Upgrades[]
Requires: Standard Painting Guardian Sword, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
 Standard Variation |
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| Painting Guardian Sword | 76 | – | – | – | E | A | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Painting Guardian Sword +1 (Titanite Shard ×1) |
83 | – | – | – | E | A | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Painting Guardian Sword +2 (Titanite Shard ×1) |
91 | – | – | – | E | A | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Painting Guardian Sword +3 (Titanite Shard ×2) |
98 | – | – | – | E | A | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Painting Guardian Sword +4 (Titanite Shard ×2) |
106 | – | – | – | E | A | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Painting Guardian Sword +5 (Titanite Shard ×3) |
114 | – | – | – | E | A | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Painting Guardian Sword +6 (L. Titanite Shard ×1) |
121 | – | – | – | E | A | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Painting Guardian Sword +7 (L. Titanite Shard ×1) |
129 | – | – | – | E | A | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Painting Guardian Sword +8 (L. Titanite Shard ×2) |
136 | – | – | – | E | A | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Painting Guardian Sword +9 (L. Titanite Shard ×2) |
144 | – | – | – | E | A | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Painting Guardian Sword +10 (L. Titanite Shard ×3) |
152 | – | – | – | E | A | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Painting Guardian Sword +11 (Titanite Chunk ×1) |
159 | – | – | – | E | A | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Painting Guardian Sword +12 (Titanite Chunk ×1) |
167 | – | – | – | E | A | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Painting Guardian Sword +13 (Titanite Chunk ×2) |
174 | – | – | – | E | A | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Painting Guardian Sword +14 (Titanite Chunk ×3) |
182 | – | – | – | E | A | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Painting Guardian Sword +15 (Titanite Slab ×1) |
190 | – | – | – | E | A | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Requires: Standard Painting Guardian Sword +5, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
 Raw Variation |
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| Raw Painting Guardian Sword (Large Titanite Shard ×1) | 130 | – | – | – | E | B | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Raw Painting Guardian Sword +1 (Large Titanite Shard ×1) | 139 | – | – | – | E | B | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Raw Painting Guardian Sword +2 (Large Titanite Shard ×1) | 147 | – | – | – | E | B | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Raw Painting Guardian Sword +3 (Large Titanite Shard ×2) | 156 | – | – | – | E | B | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Raw Painting Guardian Sword +4 (Large Titanite Shard ×2) | 165 | – | – | – | E | B | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Raw Painting Guardian Sword +5 (Large Titanite Shard ×3) | 174 | – | – | – | E | B | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Requires: Standard Painting Guardian Sword +10, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
 Crystal Variation |
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| Crystal Painting Guardian Sword (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 167 | – | – | – | E | A | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Crystal Painting Guardian Sword +1 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 174 | – | – | – | E | A | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Crystal Painting Guardian Sword +2 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 182 | – | – | – | E | A | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Crystal Painting Guardian Sword +3 (Titanite Chunk ×2) | 190 | – | – | – | E | A | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Crystal Painting Guardian Sword +4 (Titanite Chunk ×3) | 197 | – | – | – | E | A | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Crystal Painting Guardian Sword +5 (Titanite Slab ×1) | 205 | – | – | – | E | A | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Requires: Standard Painting Guardian Sword +5, Green Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
 Magic Variation |
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| Magic Painting Guardian Sword (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 85 | 93 | – | – | E | D | B | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Magic Painting Guardian Sword +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 91 | 99 | – | – | E | D | B | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Magic Painting Guardian Sword +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 96 | 105 | – | – | E | D | B | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Magic Painting Guardian Sword +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 102 | 111 | – | – | E | D | B | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Magic Painting Guardian Sword +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 108 | 117 | – | – | E | D | B | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Magic Painting Guardian Sword +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3) | 114 | 124 | – | – | E | D | B | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Magic Painting Guardian Sword +6 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) | 119 | 130 | – | – | E | D | B | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Magic Painting Guardian Sword +7 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) | 125 | 136 | – | – | E | D | B | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Magic Painting Guardian Sword +8 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×2) | 131 | 142 | – | – | E | D | B | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Magic Painting Guardian Sword +9 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×3) | 136 | 148 | – | – | E | D | A | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Magic Painting Guardian Sword +10 (Blue Titanite Slab ×1) | 142 | 155 | – | – | E | D | A | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Requires: Magic Painting Guardian Sword +5, Blue Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
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| Enchanted Painting Guardian Sword (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) | 114 | 122 | – | – | E | D | B | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Enchanted Painting Guardian Sword +1 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) | 118 | 125 | – | – | E | D | A | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Enchanted Painting Guardian Sword +2 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) | 123 | 129 | – | – | E | D | A | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Enchanted Painting Guardian Sword +3 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×2) | 127 | 132 | – | – | E | D | A | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Enchanted Painting Guardian Sword +4 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×3) | 132 | 136 | – | – | E | D | A | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Enchanted Painting Guardian Sword +5 (Blue Titanite Slab ×1) | 136 | 141 | – | – | E | D | S | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Requires: Standard Painting Guardian Sword +5, Green Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
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| Divine Painting Guardian Sword (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 76 | 94 | – | – | E | D | – | B | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Divine Painting Guardian Sword +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 81 | 100 | – | – | E | D | – | B | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Divine Painting Guardian Sword +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 86 | 107 | – | – | E | D | – | B | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Divine Painting Guardian Sword +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 91 | 113 | – | – | E | D | – | B | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Divine Painting Guardian Sword +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 96 | 119 | – | – | E | D | – | B | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Divine Painting Guardian Sword +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3) | 102 | 126 | – | – | E | D | – | B | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Divine Painting Guardian Sword +6 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) | 107 | 132 | – | – | E | D | – | B | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Divine Painting Guardian Sword +7 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) | 112 | 138 | – | – | E | D | – | B | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Divine Painting Guardian Sword +8 (White Titanite Chunk ×2) | 117 | 144 | – | – | E | D | – | B | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Divine Painting Guardian Sword +9 (White Titanite Chunk ×3) | 122 | 151 | – | – | E | D | – | B | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Divine Painting Guardian Sword +10 (White Titanite Slab ×1) | 127 | 157 | – | – | E | D | – | B | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Requires: Divine Painting Guardian Sword +5, White Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
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| Occult Painting Guardian Sword (White Titanite Chunk ×1) | 104 | 114 | – | – | E | D | – | A | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Occult Painting Guardian Sword +1 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) | 110 | 119 | – | – | E | D | – | A | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Occult Painting Guardian Sword +2 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) | 116 | 125 | – | – | E | D | – | A | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Occult Painting Guardian Sword +3 (White Titanite Chunk ×2) | 122 | 131 | – | – | E | D | – | A | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Occult Painting Guardian Sword +4 (White Titanite Chunk ×3) | 128 | 136 | – | – | E | D | – | A | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Occult Painting Guardian Sword +5 (White Titanite Slab ×1) | 135 | 142 | – | – | E | D | – | A | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Requires: Standard Painting Guardian Sword +5, Green Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
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| Fire Painting Guardian Sword (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 98 | – | 98 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30.0 | 30 |
| Fire Painting Guardian Sword +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 106 | – | 106 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30.3 | 30 |
| Fire Painting Guardian Sword +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 114 | – | 114 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30.6 | 30 |
| Fire Painting Guardian Sword +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 121 | – | 121 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30.9 | 30 |
| Fire Painting Guardian Sword +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 129 | – | 129 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 31.2 | 30 |
| Fire Painting Guardian Sword +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3) | 136 | – | 136 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 31.5 | 30 |
| Fire Painting Guardian Sword +6 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) | 145 | – | 145 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 31.8 | 30 |
| Fire Painting Guardian Sword +7 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) | 155 | – | 155 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 32.1 | 30 |
| Fire Painting Guardian Sword +8 (Red Titanite Chunk ×2) | 164 | – | 164 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 32.4 | 30 |
| Fire Painting Guardian Sword +9 (Red Titanite Chunk ×3) | 173 | – | 173 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 32.7 | 30 |
| Fire Painting Guardian Sword +10 (Red Titanite Slab ×1) | 182 | – | 182 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 33.0 | 30 |
Requires: Fire Painting Guardian Sword +5, Red Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
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| Chaos Painting Guardian Sword (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) | 118 | – | 136 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30.0 | 30 |
| Chaos Painting Guardian Sword +1 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) | 125 | – | 144 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30.6 | 30 |
| Chaos Painting Guardian Sword +2 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) | 132 | – | 152 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 31.2 | 30 |
| Chaos Painting Guardian Sword +3 (Red Titanite Chunk ×2) | 138 | – | 159 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 31.8 | 30 |
| Chaos Painting Guardian Sword +4 (Red Titanite Chunk ×3) | 145 | – | 167 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 32.4 | 30 |
| Chaos Painting Guardian Sword +5 (Red Titanite Slab ×1) | 151 | – | 174 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 33.0 | 30 |
Requires: Standard Painting Guardian Sword +10, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
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| Lightning Painting Guardian Sword (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 136 | – | – | 136 | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30.0 |
| Lightning Painting Guardian Sword +1 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 147 | – | – | 147 | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 32.4 |
| Lightning Painting Guardian Sword +2 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 158 | – | – | 158 | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 34.8 |
| Lightning Painting Guardian Sword +3 (Titanite Chunk ×2) | 168 | – | – | 168 | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 37.2 |
| Lightning Painting Guardian Sword +4 (Titanite Chunk ×3) | 179 | – | – | 179 | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 39.6 |
| Lightning Painting Guardian Sword +5 (Titanite Slab ×1) | 190 | – | – | 190 | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 42.0 |
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 |
9% | 109% | - | - |
Raw +5 |
7% | 81% | - | - |
Crystal +5 |
9% | 109% | - | - |
Magic +10 |
3% | 30% | 85% | - |
Enchanted +5 |
2% | 22% | 83% | - |
Divine +10 |
3% | 42% | - | 84% |
Occult +5 |
3% | 39% | - | 99% |
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[]
| Curved Swords |
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| Falchion • Gold Tracer • Jagged Ghost Blade • Painting Guardian Sword • Quelaag's Furysword • Scimitar • Shotel |