Claymore | Dark Souls 2 Wiki

Claymore+10 Stats
					290 (*203)										110
					0 (*203)										35
					0(*203)										40
					0(*203)										60
					0(*203)										8.0
Requirements & Bonus
20 C				13 C (*D)				–				–
*B				*B				*B				*B
Weapon Type								Greatsword
Attack Type								Slash / Thrust
Enchantable								Yes
Special								No

*When infused: 203 physical dmg/203 elemental dmg and B scaling with chosen element. Dex scaling changes to D.

Claymore is a weapon in Dark Souls 2.

A very large greatsword. Very heavy, and designed for use with both hands.

Allows for broad attacks that are effective against multiple foes. Requires great strength and experience to handle effectively. 

Acquired From

• Sold by Head of Vengarl for 4,300 souls in the heavily fogged forest area within the Shaded Woods. (Unlimited)

Hints and Tips:

• Upgraded with regular Titanite to +10.
• The Claymore is a very reliable and popular weapon for both PvE and PvP. Standard attacks have a very wide hitbox, while a Claymore's heavy attacks have spear-like range and are easily combo'ed. If you face a Claymore user in PvP, make sure you don't get hit by his first swing as he will usually be able to combo you down if it lands, if you're attempting to backstab a Claymore user, be sure land the blow before the second swing.
• At Normal +10 with 40 Strength and 40 Dexterity the Claymore has an Attack Rating of 395 (290+105).
• At Enchanted +10 with the required minimal values for STR and DEX (20 and 13) and INT of 50 the Claymore does 290 +50 Physical Damage.
• At Magic +10 with the required minimal values for STR and DEX (20 and 13) and INT of 50 the Claymore does 203 + 20 Physical and 203 + 46 Magical Damage.
• At Fire +10 with 20 STR/DEX, and 30 INT/FTH the Claymore does 203 + 22 Physical and 203 + 44 Fire Damage.

Youtube relevant videos:
(( Links only please, no embeds, no PvP videos.))

• Dual Wielding Tutorial

Required in Build:
((Link to build))
 

Claymore Upgrades

	Attack ValuesBonus						Parameter Bonus						Auxiliary Effects		Damage Reduction (%)
Name
Regular	145	-	-	-	-	110/35	C	C	-	-	-	-	-	-	60	10	40	40	20
Regular +10	290	-	-	-	-	^	C	C	-	-	-	-	-	-	60	10	40	40	20
Magic	101	101	-	-	-	^	D	D	C	-	-	-	-	-	57.9	26.6	37.9	37.9	17.9
Magic +10	203	203	-	-	-	^	C	D	B	-	-	-	-	-	57.9	26.6	37.9	37.9	17.9
Fire	101	-	101	-	-	^	D	D	-	C	-	-	-	-	57.9	7.9	56.6	37.9	17.9
Fire +10	203	-	203	-	-	^	C	D	-	B	-	-	-	-	57.9	7.9	56.6	37.9	17.9
Lightning	101	-	-	101	-	^	D	D	-	-	C	-	-	-	57.9	7.9	37.9	56.6	17.9
Lightning +10	203	-	-	203	-	^	C	D	-	-	B	-	-	-	57.9	7.9	37.9	56.6	17.9
Dark	101	-	-	-	101	^	D	D	-	-	-	C	-	-	57.9	7.9	37.9	37.9	36.6
Dark +10	203	-	-	-	203	^	C	D	-	-	-	B	-	-	57.9	7.9	37.9	37.9	36.6
Poison	101	-	-	-	-	^	D	D	-	-	-	-	112	-	57.9	7.9	37.9	37.9	17.9
Poison +10	203	-	-	-	-	^	C	D	-	-	-	-	140	-	57.9	7.9	37.9	37.9	17.9
Bleed	101	-	-	-	-	^	D	D	-	-	-	-	-	112	57.9	7.9	37.9	37.9	17.9
Bleed +10	203	-	-	-	-	^	C	D	-	-	-	-	-	140	57.9	7.9	37.9	37.9	17.9
Raw	166	-	-	-	-	^	E	E	-	-	-	-	-	-	60	10	40	40	20
Raw +10	333	-	-	-	-	^	E	E	-	-	-	-	-	-	60	10	40	40	20
Enchanted	145	-	-	-	-	^	E	E	D	-	-	-	-	-	60	10	40	40	20
Enchanted+10	290	-	-	-	-	^	E	E	C	-	-	-	-	-	60	10	40	40	20
Mundane	72	-	-	-	-	^	D	E	-	-	-	-	-	-	60	10	40	40	20
Mundane +10	145	-	-	-	-	^	D	E	-	-	-	-	-	-	60	10	40	40	20

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)