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Bastard Sword +10
icon wp physicalAttack 280(*196) icon wp counterStrength 120
icon magicbonus 0 (*196) icon wp poiseDamage 35
icon firebonus 0(*196) icon wp stability 40
icon lightningbonus 0(*196) icon durabilitiy 60
icon darkbonus 0(*196) icon weight 6.0
Requirements & Bonus
icon strength 22 icon dexterity 22 icon intelligence 22 icon faith 22
20
C		 11
C (*D)		 – –
icon magicbonus green icon firebonus green icon lgtngbonus green icon darkbonus green
*B *B *B *B
Weapon Type Greatsword
Attack Type Slash / Thrust
Enchantable Yes
Special No
*When infused: 196physical dmg/196 elemental dmg and B scaling with chosen element. Dex scaling changes to D.

Bastard Sword is a Greatsword and one of the available Weapons in Dark Souls 2. Bastard Sword in Dark Souls 2 is a standard greatsword designed for two-handed wielding. It is effective against multiple foes but leaves the wielder vulnerable during its large swinging arcs.

 

A standard greatsword. Heavy greatswords are designed to be wielded two-handed.

Normally swung in large arcs and effective against multiple foes, be wary that such attacks leave the wielder wide open.

How to get Bastard Sword in Dark Souls 2

1. Treasure in Forest of Fallen Giants. Note that you must kill area boss first. Directions:

  • Go down the ladder from the second Bonfire in the Forest of Fallen Giants.
  • Facing the ladder, turn to your left; kill the bridge and feinted hollow soldiers.
  • Continue past where the feinted hollow was sitting; turn left and through a short hallway.
  • On the other side of the hallway, turn right and go through a locked door (using the soldier key you get from killing the boss in this area).
  • Go down the stairs and then straight down a long hallway with torch sconces (Hollow Soldiers and Turtle Knights).
  • At the end of the hall, follow it left through another door. Watch yourself here for Turtles and Hollows
  • Go straight across the short bridge and open up the door straight ahead (to another Turtle Knight).
  • Go through the doorway on your left, careful of the Hollow Infantry x2 ambush.
  • Continue left around a large pile of wooden boxes and on a body is the Bastard Sword.
  • In SOTFS, the Bastard Sword will be on top of the same building where you would normally find it, although there is 3 Ironclad Soldier around it. In the same area, a red phantom will spawn, Armorer Dennis. He his not an easy phantom to kill. He will not spawn if you do not try to get the bonfire or the wooden chest with the Leather Set inside it.


2. Dropped from bastard sword wielding hollows in the Forest of Fallen Giants.
3. Sold by Steady Hand McDuff for 3000 souls (only one).

DS2 Bastard Sword Hints and Tips

  • Upgraded with regular Titanite to +10
  • At Fire +10 with 40 STR/DEX, and 30 INT/FTH the Bastard Sword does 196 + 56 Physical and 196 + 44 Fire Damage (AR 492).


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DS2 Bastard Sword Upgrades Table

  Attack ValuesBonus Parameter Bonus Auxiliary Effects Damage Reduction (%)
Name
icon wp physicalAttack
icon wp magdmg
icon wp firedmg
icon wp lightningdmg
icon darkbonus
icon Counter%26poisedamage
icon strengthscale green
icon dexscale green
icon magicbonus green
icon firebonus green
icon lgtngbonus green
icon darkbonus green
icon wp poisonbld
icon wp bleed
icon wp physicaldef
icon wp magicdef
icon wp firedef
icon wp lightningdef
icon wp darkdef
Regular 140 - - - - 120/35 C C - - - - - - 60 10 40 40 20
Regular +10 280 - - - - ^ C C - - - - - - 60 10 40 40 20
Magic 98 98 - - - ^ D D C - - - - - 57.9 26.6 37.9 37.9 17.9
Magic +10 196 196 - - - ^ C D B - - - - - 57.9 26.6 37.9 37.9 17.9
Fire 98 - 98 - - ^ D D - C - - - - 57.9 7.9 56.6 37.9 17.9
Fire +10 196 - 196 - - ^ C D - B - - - - 57.9 7.9 56.6 37.9 17.9
Lightning 98 - - 98 - ^ D D - - C - - - 57.9 7.9 37.9 56.6 17.9
Lightning +10 196 - - 196 - ^ C D - - B - - - 57.9 7.9 37.9 56.6 17.9
Dark 98 - - - 98 ^ D D - - - C - - 57.9 7.9 37.9 37.9 36.6
Dark +10 196 - - - 196 ^ C D - - - B - - 57.9 7.9 37.9 37.9 36.6
Poison 98 - - - - ^ D D - - - - 112 - 57.9 7.9 37.9 37.9 17.9
Poison +10 196 - - - - ^ C D - - - - 140 - 57.9 7.9 37.9 37.9 17.9
Bleed 98 - - - - ^ D D - - - - - 112 57.9 7.9 37.9 37.9 17.9
Bleed +10 196 - - - - ^ C D - - - - - 140 57.9 7.9 37.9 37.9 17.9
Raw 161 - - - - ^ E E - - - - - - 60 10 40 40 20
Raw +10 322 - - - - ^ E E - - - - - - 60 10 40 40 20
Enchanted 140 - - - - ^ E E D - - - - - 60 10 40 40 20
Enchanted+10 280 - - - - ^ E E C - - - - - 60 10 40 40 20
Mundane 70 - - - - ^ D E - - - - - - 60 10 40 40 20
Mundane +10 140 - - - - ^ D E - - - - - - 60 10 40 40 20

DS2 Bastard Sword Table Key

Please see the Upgrades page for details on Upgrade paths, ore and blacksmiths. You can see the Stats page for detailed explanations on what they do.

 

Requirements/
Parameter Bonus		 Attack Values Damage Reduction (%)
Reducing the elemental damage taken in %		 Auxiliary Effects Others
icon strength icon strengthscale green
Strength		 icon wp physicalAttack
Physical		 icon wp physicaldef
Physical		 icon wp bleed
Bleeding		 icon durabilitiy
Durability
icon dexterity icon dexscale green
Dexterity		 icon wp magdmg
Magic		 icon wp magicdef
Magic		 icon wp poisondef
Poison		 icon weight
Weight
icon intelligence
Intelligence		 icon wp firedmg
Fire		 icon wp firedef
Fire		 icon wp petrifydef
Petrify		  
icon faith
Faith		 icon wp lightningdmg
Lightning		 icon wp lightningdef
Lightning		 icon wp cursedef
Curse		  
icon magicbonus green
Magic Bonus		 icon wp counterStrength
Counter Strength		 icon wp stability
Stability		    
icon firebonus green
Fire Bonus		 icon wp poiseDamage
Poise Damage		      
icon lgtngbonus green
Lighting Bonus		 icon wp CastSpeed
Cast Speed		      
icon darkbonus green
Dark Bonus		 icon wp range
Range		      

 

Parameter Bonus: Strength, Dexterity,Magic, Fire, Lightning and Dark bonuses - The scaling multiplier applied to the [Attack: stat]. Scaling quality is from highest to lowest as follows: S/A/B/C/D/E.
The higher the player's [Str, Dex, Mag, Fire, Light] stat, the higher the [Attack Bonus: Stat] is (found on the player status screen). The higher the scaling letter, the higher the percent multiplier applied to the [Attack: Stat].
This resulting bonus damage is added to the base physical damage of the weapon and is shown in the equipment screen in blue numbers as a "+ X".
Durability: The weapon's HP, when the durability hits 0, the effectiveness of its attacks become weakened to the point of almost uselessness. When an items durability is low, a message will come up saying "Weapon At Risk!" at this point the weapon does not perform at it's best.
Weight: How much the item weights when equipped.
Stability: How well the player keeps stance after being hit
Attack Type: Defines what kind of swing set the weapon has.
Regular(R), Thrust(T), Slash(Sl), Strike(St)

 

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    • Anonymous
      21 Dec 2023 10:51  

      powerstancing 2 of these, one with fire and one with lightning, with high strength and faith, absolutely busted amounts of damage

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      • Anonymous
        19 Oct 2023 22:24  

        I forgot how good the Bastard Sword was until I picked up the game again recently. That slam down heavy attack is great for small/low hitbox enemies where the thrusting attack of other Greatswords simply go over the the top of enemies. The slam is so nice to get crystal lizards too. Great weapon to carry you through the game.

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        • Anonymous
          15 Jul 2022 14:26  

          As my first souls game, I remember I infused this with fire, used tower shield, and also did the game without dodging. Imagine my shock when I was looking YouTube videos for if I missed a area or a boss and saw people DODGING THROUGH ATTACKS. Good times.

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          • Anonymous
            09 Mar 2022 07:18  

            For PvE, I prefer this over the Claymore for its lower weight, lower stamina consumption, and higher counter damage.
            For PvP, I'll take the Claymore instead for its easy access to thrust attacks.

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            • Anonymous
              06 Nov 2021 18:50  

              In the other games your character will move forward when attacking so that you won't knock enemies out of your range and can chain attacks together. Even DS1 did this and you'll almost always be able to follow up your attacks with any greatsword.

              But... they just didn't do that in DS2 which makes the Bastard Sword an extremely annoying weapon to use because your character barely moves when attacking which means that you'll frequently knock enemies out of your already short range. Terrible game design.

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              • Anonymous
                12 Nov 2019 13:30  

                got me through my first playthrough. it's honestly one of the best early game weapons which can also stay till the end.

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                • Anonymous
                  02 Feb 2017 08:04  

                  this really probably is the best greatsword, it's quick unlike bigger sword like Claymore and doesn't take much stamina per swing either, you can mash up most enemies just by swinging it around 2handed R1. Don't hesitate to pump titanite into Bastard Sword from the begining of the game.

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