Chaos Blade | Dark Souls 2 Wiki

Chaos Blade+5 Stats
					250(*175)										160
					0 (*175)										20
					0(*175)										30
					0(*175)										50
					0(*175)										6.0
Requirements & Bonus
12 -				25 S				–				–
*B				*B				*B				*B
Weapon Type								Katana
Attack Type								Slash / Thrust
Enchantable								Yes
Special								No

*When infused: 80 physical dmg/80 elemental dmg and B scaling with chosen element. Dex scaling changes to C.

Chaos Blade is a Katana and one of the available Weapons in Dark Souls 2. Chaos Blade stands out with a unique feature, dealing 50 HP self-damage per successful hit. This drawback can be offset with items like the Ring of the Evil Eye or Ring of Restoration. The 2-handed strong attack provides precise control, enabling strategic moves and follow-up hits. The 1-handed strong attack has good reach and benefits from the Old Leo Ring for extra thrust damage.

A Katana of unknown origin. Damage to foes also damages its owner.

The peculiar pattern upon the blade suggests the sinister nature of this cursed blade.

It is an alluring vortex and a lonely soul.

How to get Chaos Blade in Dark Souls 2

• Weaponsmith Ornifex, traded for Old Witch Soul and 10,000 souls.
• Can only be acquired in NG+ and beyond or by using Bonfire Ascetic at the Sinner's Rise bonfire in a normal game.

DS2 Chaos Blade Hints & Tips

• Reinforced with Petrified Dragon Bone to +5.
• Successful hits also damage the wielder (50 HP). Self damage will still be applied when attacking destructible objects, but not when attacking indestructible objects. You can be killed by the self damage.
• The self damage can be offset by using the Ring of the Evil Eye or Ring of Restoration as well as Resplendent Life and Replenishment.
• The 2-handed strong attack has excellent direction control and can be used to bait opponents into approaching into range. A successful hit can almost always be followed by a second strong attack to deal a substantial amount of damage.
• The 1-handed strong attack in turn has excellent forward range but is hard to track without using lock on. However, because it's a thrust attack, it benefits from the boost of the Old Leo Ring. When stacked with Ring of Blades and hitting an enemy on counter damage animation, the player can double the damage they would deal normally.
• As of Regulation 1.08, Chaos Blade now receives S Dexterity scaling. At Normal + 5 and 50 DEX, the weapon has an attack rating of 374. With the Ring of Blades +2, the attack rating is 424. Self damage 30 -> 50.
• The blade's length is longer than the Blacksteel Katana and shorter than the Washing Pole; also handy for dual wielding.
• Has slightly (10) more counter damage, more durability and less weight than the Blacksteel Katana, making it a good alternative if the HP loss is not a concern for the player.

DS2 Chaos Blade Upgrades Table

	Attack Values						Parameter Bonus						Auxiliary Effects		Damage Reduction (%)
Name
Regular	106	-	-	-	-	160 20	-	B	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	20
Regular +5	250	-	-	-	-	^	-	S	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	20
Magic	70	70	-	-	-	^	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	-	42.9	26.6	27.9	27.9	17.9
Magic +5	175	175	-	-	-	^	-	S	B	-	-	-	-	-	42.9	26.6	27.9	27.9	17.9
Fire	70	-	70	-	-	^	-	C	-	C	-	-	-	-	42.9	7.9	46.6	27.9	17.9
Fire+5	175	-	175	-	-	^	-	S	-	B	-	-	-	-	42.9	7.9	46.6	27.9	17.9
Lightning	70	-	-	70	-	^	-	C	-	-	C	-	-	-	42.9	7.9	27.9	46.6	17.9
Lightning +5	175	-	-	175	-	^	-	S	-	-	B	-	-	-	42.9	7.9	27.9	46.9	17.9
Dark	70	-	-	-	70	^	-	C	-	-	-	C	-	-	42.9	7.9	27.9	27.9	36.6
Dark+5	175	-	-	-	175	^	-	S	-	-	-	B	-	-	42.9	7.9	27.9	27.9	36.6
Poison	70	-	-	-	-	^	-	C	-	-	-	-	112	-	42.9	7.9	27.9	27.9	17.9
Poison +5	175	-	-	-	-	^	-	S	-	-	-	-	140	-	42.9	7.9	27.9	27.9	17.9
Bleed	70	-	-	-	-	^	-	C	-	-	-	-	-	112	42.9	7.9	27.9	27.9	17.9
Bleed+5	175	-	-	-	-	^	-	S	-	-	-	-	-	140	42.9	7.9	27.9	27.9	17.9
Raw	115	-	-	-	-	^	-	E	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	20
Raw +5	287	-	-	-	-	^	-	D	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	20
Enchanted	100	-	-	-	-	^	-	E	D	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	20
Enchanted+5	250	-	-	-	-	^	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	20
Mundane	50	-	-	-	-	^	-	D	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	20
Mundane+5	125	-	-	-	-	^	-	B	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	20

 

Dark Souls II Chaos Blade 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
Strength	Physical	Physical	Bleeding	Durability
Dexterity	Magic	Magic	Poison	Weight
Intelligence	Fire	Fire	Petrify
Faith	Lightning	Lightning	Curse
Magic Bonus	Counter Strength	Stability
Fire Bonus	Poise Damage
Lighting Bonus	Cast Speed
Dark Bonus	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)