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| Weapon Type | Straight Sword | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attack Type | Slash / Thrust | ||||||||||||||||||
| Enchantable | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Special | No | ||||||||||||||||||
Drakekeeper's Sword is a weapon in Dark Souls 2.
An extremely sturdy pitch-black straight sword.
Colossal warriors staunchly watch over the shrine, ready to defend its resident, or allow one worthy enough to be granted audience.
Acquired From
- Dropped by Drakekeepers wielding them at Dragon Shrine.
Hints and Tips:
- Reinforced with regular Titanite to +10.
- Has a complete suite of slashing attacks and consumes slightly more stamina than most straight swords, the same as the Broadsword and Black Dragon Sword.
- This weapon is quite similar to the Broadsword, even sharing a moveset. Notable differences include a small increase to attack power and poise damage, a lack of counter damage, and considerably greater reach. This makes the Drakekeeper's Sword a fairly versatile and effective weapon overall, if one can spare the equip load for it.
- The incredible durability of the weapon can completely negate the need for the Bracing Knuckle Ring or Repair Powder in most circumstances.
Youtube relevant videos:
(( Links only please, no embeds, no PvP videos.))
Move set, power stance, & dual wielding tutorial
Required in Build:
((Link to build))
Drakekeeper's Sword Upgrades
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| Regular | 122 | - | - | - | - | ^ | C | C | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 | 25 |
| Regular +10 | 245 | - | - | - | - | ^ | C | C | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 | 25 |
| Magic | 85 | 85 | - | - | - | ^ | D | D | C | - | - | - | - | - | 47.9 | 26.6 | 32.9 | 32.9 | 22.9 |
| Magic +10 | 171 | 171 | - | - | - | ^ | C | D | B | - | - | - | - | - | 47.9 | 26.6 | 32.9 | 32.9 | 22.9 |
| Fire | 85 | - | 85 | - | - | ^ | D | D | - | B | - | - | - | - | 47.9 | 7.9 | 51.6 | 32.9 | 22.9 |
| Fire +10 | 171 | - | 171 | - | - | ^ | C | D | - | B | - | - | - | - | 47.9 | 7.9 | 51.6 | 32.9 | 22.9 |
| Lightning | 85 | - | - | 85 | - | ^ | D | D | - | - | C | - | - | - | 47.9 | 7.9 | 32.9 | 51.6 | 22.9 |
| Lightning +10 | 171 | - | - | 171 | - | ^ | C | D | - | - | B | - | - | - | 47.9 | 7.9 | 32.9 | 51.6 | 22.9 |
| Dark | 85 | - | - | - | 85 | ^ | D | D | - | - | - | C | - | - | 47.9 | 7.9 | 32.9 | 32.9 | 41.6 |
| Dark +10 | 171 | - | - | - | 171 | ^ | C | D | - | - | - | B | - | - | 47.9 | 7.9 | 32.9 | 32.9 | 41.6 |
| Poison | 85 | - | - | - | - | ^ | D | D | - | - | - | - | 112 | - | 47.9 | 7.9 | 32.9 | 32.9 | 22.9 |
| Poison+10 | 171 | - | - | - | - | ^ | C | D | - | - | - | - | 140 | - | 47.9 | 7.9 | 32.9 | 32.9 | 22.9 |
| Bleed | 85 | - | - | - | - | ^ | D | D | - | - | - | - | - | 112 | 47.9 | 7.9 | 32.9 | 32.9 | 22.9 |
| Bleed +10 | 171 | - | - | - | - | ^ | C | D | - | - | - | - | - | 140 | 47.9 | 7.9 | 32.9 | 32.9 | 22.9 |
| Raw | 140 | - | - | - | - | ^ | E | E | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 | 25 |
| Raw+10 | 281 | - | - | - | - | ^ | E | E | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 | 25 |
| Enchanted | 122 | - | - | - | - | ^ | E | E | D | - | - | - | - | - | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 | 25 |
| Enchanted+10 | 245 | - | - | - | - | ^ | E | E | C | - | - | - | - | - | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 | 25 |
| Mundane | 61 | - | - | - | - | ^ | D | E | - | - | - | - | - | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 | 25 | |
| Mundane+10 | 122 | - | - | - | - | ^ | D | E | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 | 25 |
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 |
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 Strength |
Physical |
Physical |
Bleeding |
Durability |
 Dexterity |
Magic |
Magic |
 Poison |
Weight |
 Intelligence |
Fire |
Fire |
 Petrify |
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Lightning |
Lightning |
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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)
The only downsides of this weapon are the drop rate, the absence of counter damage, and the 2 hand r2
Sure, it's a really good sword, but it really comes into its own if you match it with a dark armor set, if you like edgy Fashion Souls builds.
- Anonymous
Infuse with dark and you have a 342 base, same with fire and lightning, while keeping the two main pros of the weapon- damage and range. You do get split damage, but it's way better than going full 40/40 on str and dex. Just slap this on a twink lvl 70 build and you'll never lose to a gank in an invasion again.
- Anonymous
look guise i made a meme edit xdd i'm such a troller!!1 screencapped for upboats on reddit/!EPIC
- Anonymous
Is anyone on the moderator board going to change this back from the Emerald Dragon Longsword?
- Anonymous
- Anonymous
SOFTS How much item discovery do i need for the sword to drop? Been farming those guys more than 30 times, still no sword
- Anonymous
This sword has 25 Poise damage and lacks any thrust attack. Update the wiki.
- Anonymous
For anyone wondering, yes this has the longest reach of all straight swords. Makes it pretty versatile. Also has better than average durability. Scaling is kinda bad, but low stat requirements makes it a viable choice for a raw and elemental infusions if you just want to wield it one handed. Don't suggest dual wielding with out being interested in going all the way with the 40 strength dex, as you will already be close to halfway there anyways requiring 24 strength and 12 dex to power stance. Sadly this weapon suffers from a rather late game acquisition.
- Anonymous
This sword is great for a darkwraith cosplay build as the dark sword is of course not in dark souls 2. If you don't mind speccing into int, faith, and attunement you can also use a pyromancy glove in your left hand to give the impression that you have a dark hand (also pyromancy is op as hell late game). The only problem is that you need a lot of vitality to fast roll in the full darkwraith set plus the drakekeeper's sword (not to mention a shield). If you do use a shield i'd recommend the bone shield that drops off the Aldia Warlocks and the Dragon Acolytes or the drakekeeper's greatshield if you don't mind using a greatshield.
- Anonymous
This sword has got to be the best looking straight sword in ds2
too bad the player's version doesn't have the great soul arrow special attack like the mob's has
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