Foot%20Soldier%20Sword

Foot Soldier Sword+10

Stats
icon wp physicalAttack 230 (*161) icon wp counterStrength 110
icon magicbonus 0 (*161) icon wp poiseDamage 25
icon firebonus 0(*161) icon wp stability 20
icon lightningbonus 0(*161) icon durabilitiy 20
icon darkbonus 0(*161) icon weight 2.0
Requirements & Bonus
icon strength 22 icon dexterity 22 icon intelligence 22 icon faith 22
7
C(*D/E)
6
E
icon magicbonus green icon firebonus green icon lgtngbonus green icon darkbonus green
*B *B *B *B
Weapon Type Straight Sword
Attack Type Slash / Thrust
Enchantable Yes
Special No
*When infused: 161 physical dmg/161 elemental dmg and B scaling with chosen element.

Foot Soldier Sword is a weapon in Dark Souls 2.

 

Inexpensive straight sword. Standard issue for Drangleic foot soldiers.
No masterpiece, this weapon won't be used to fend off any truly threatening foe.

Acquired From

 

Hints and Tips:

  • Upgradeable with regular Titanite to +10.
  • Despite its humble appearance and description, it is actually a decent weapon:
    • It weighs less than many other similar weapons.
    • It requires very low stats in order to correctly use it.
    • Really good choice for early game for any class, specially those with low STR/DEX values.
  • Keep in mind that the weapon scaling and durability are also some of the worst.
  • Along with the Ashen Warrior Sword and the Shortsword, this is the only other straight sword with a complete set of thrusting attacks.
  • Popular and very useful choice in PvP.

 

 


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Foot Soldier Sword Upgrades

  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 115 - - - - 110
25
D E - - - - - - 30 5 20 20 10
Regular +10 230 - - - - ^ C E - - - - - - 30 5 20 20 10
Magic 80 80 - - - ^ D E C - - - - - 27.9 21.6 17.9 17.9 7.9
Magic +10 161 161 - - - ^ D E B - - - - - 27.9 21.6 17.9 17.9 7.9
Fire 80 - 80 - - ^ D E - C - - - - 27.9 2.9 36.6 17.9 7.9
Fire +10 161 - 161 - - ^ D E - B - - - - 27.9 2.9 36.6 17.9 7.9
Lightning 80 - - 80 - ^ D E - - C - - - 27.9 2.9 17.9 36.6 7.9
Lightning +10 161 - - 161 - ^ D E - - B - - - 27.9 2.9 17.9 36.6 7.9
Dark 80 - - - 80 ^ D E - - - C - - 27.9 2.9 17.9 17.9 26.6
Dark +10 161 - - - 161 ^ D E - - - B - - 27.9 2.9 17.9 17.9 26.6
Poison 80 - - - - - D E - - - - - - 27.9 2.9 17.9 17.9 7.9
Poison +10 161 - - -   ^ D E - - - - 140 - 27.9 2.9 17.9 17.9 7.9
Bleed 80 - - -   ^ D E - - - - - - 27.9 2.9 17.9 17.9 7.9
Bleed +10 161 - - -   ^ D E - - - - - 140 27.9 17.9 17.9 17.9 7.9
Raw 132 - - -   ^ E E - - - - - 140 30 5 20 20 10
Raw +5 264 - - -   ^ E E - - - - - - 30 5 20 20 10
Enchanted 115 - - -   ^ E E D - - - - - 30 5 20 20 10
Enchanted +5 230 - - -   ^ E E C - - - - - 30 5 20 20 10
Mundane 57 - - -   ^ E E - - - - - - 30 5 20 20 10
Mundane+10 115 - - -   ^ E E - - - - - - 30 5 20 20 10

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.png icon-strengthscale_green.png
Strength
icon-wp_physicalattack.png
Physical
icon-wp_physicaldef.png
Physical
icon-wp_bleed.png
Bleeding
icon-durabilitiy.png
Durability
icon-dexterity.png icon-dexscale_green.png
Dexterity
icon-wp_magdmg.png
Magic
icon-wp_magicdef.png
Magic
icon-wp_poisondef.png
Poison
icon_weight.png
Weight
icon-intelligence.png
Intelligence
icon-wp_firedmg.png
Fire
icon-wp_firedef.png
Fire
icon-wp_petrifydef.png
Petrify
 
icon-faith.png
Faith
icon-wp_lightningdmg.png
Lightning
icon-wp_lightningdef.png
Lightning
icon-wp_cursedef.png
Curse
 
icon-magicbonus_green.png
Magic Bonus
icon-wp_counterstrength.png
Counter Strength
icon-wp_stability.png
Stability
   
icon-firebonus_green.png
Fire Bonus
icon-wp_poiseDamage.png
Poise Damage
     
icon-lgtngbonus_green.png
Lighting Bonus
icon-wp_castSpeed.png
Cast Speed
     
icon-darkbonus_green.png
Dark Bonus
icon-wp_range.png
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

      Good enough two-hander for a mage just starting out. Not as great as the flaming longsword at the start, but doesn't take any level-ups in strength or dexterity.
      (Before you call me out on the strength requirement being 7, and mages only having 3, remember that the strength thing in this game doubles your strength for requirements, with a static +1 added, for requirements purposes... in short 3 + 3 + 1.)

      • Anonymous

        Literally gave up farming this weapon for an hour after killing the Infantry near Cardinal Tower , to the point where almost every single enemy has been de-spawned and I had roughly 43,000 souls with me . Not worth the effort in my opinion for such a sub-par , mediocre weapon . If it drops , great . If not , don't bother .

        • Anonymous

          I happened across this on my first playthrough and really like the look and moveset.
          Now looking at this page i think my hunch was correct, underrated and useful weapon.

          • Anonymous

            the strength requirement is actually like 4, not 7. Evidence: Make a sorcerer build, it only has 3 strength. you can use this with two hands. 1.5x3 should only be 4.5, yet I have no under-stat penalty when I two hand it. 7 is more than double 3.

            • Anonymous

              Of the 3 swords with this moveset, foot soldier sword is the middle length one, and ends up with the highest raw damage regardless of build type. Very good PVP weapon but the durability makes using it PVE difficult. Also it looks great!

              • Anonymous

                Great with elemental infusions (especially fire). Also really low requirements, only needs minimal stat investments with the sorcerer starting class. Only downside is the durabilty, unusable without bracing knuckle ring

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