Mail Breaker | Dark Souls 2 Wiki

Mail Breaker+10 Stats
					150 (*112)										140
					0 (*112)										10
					0(*112)										30
					0(*112)										45
					0(*112)										0.5
Requirements & Bonus
5 C(*D)				12 C (*D)				–				–
*B				*B				*B				*B
Weapon Type								Piercing Sword
Attack Type								Slash / Thrust
Enchantable								Yes
Special								Shield Piercing Strong Attack

*When infused: 112 physical dmg/112 elemental dmg and B scaling with chosen element.Str scaling changes to D. Dex scaling changes to D.

Mail Breaker is a weapon in Dark Souls 2.

A slightly stubby thrusting sword. Has a sharp, sturdy blade designed for thrusting. The Mail Breaker has limited reach, but a powerful critical attack. Effective against foes donning thick armor or with naturally hard skin.

Effect: shield piercing (strong attack) 

Acquired From

• Treasure in the Forest of Fallen Giants: look for a chest above the Old Ironclad Soldier.
• Rare drop from Ducal Spider.

• Rare drop from Skeletons in Skeleton Lords boss fight.

Hints and Tips

• Upgraded with regular Titanite to +10.
• Ignores shields completely.
• Primarily useful in PvP.
• Despite its weak damage (if without Mundane), it can be used to break the stance of opponents with low poise (such as casters) who hide behind their shields.
• Highly recommended to infuse with Mundane, it raises the damage on a par with Mundane Dagger, around 230 damage with all stat as at least 20.
• With the Mundane infusion and shield piercing ability, it worths investment on PvP usage.
• Apply poison or bleed to the weapon to add more lethality to the weapon.
• Despite being a low-end piercing sword it can be thought of as a high-end dagger as it shares the same critical multiplier as many daggers and only weighs 0.5

Youtube relevant videos:
(( Links only please, no embeds, no PvP videos.))
Dual Wield Tutorial
Required in Build:
((Link to build))

Mail Breaker Upgrades

	Attack ValuesBonus						Parameter Bonus						Auxiliary Effects		Damage Reduction (%)
Name
Regular	80	-	-	-	-	140 10	C	C	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	20
Regular +10	150	-	-	-	-	^	C	C	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	20
Magic	56	56	-	-	-	^	D	D	C	-	-	-	-	-	42.9	26.6	27.9	27.9	17.9
Magic +10	112	112	-	-	-	^	D	D	B	-	-	-	-	-	42.9	26.6	27.9	27.9	17.9
Fire	56	-	56	-	-	^	D	D	-	C	-	-	-	-	42.9	7.9	46.6	27.9	17.9
Fire +10	112	-	112	-	-	^	D	D	-	B	-	-	-	-	42.9	7.9	46.6	27.9	17.9
Lightning	56	-	-	56	-	^	D	D	-	-	C	-	-	-	42.9	7.9	27.9	46.6	17.9
Lightning +10	112	-	-	112	-	^	D	D	-	-	B	-	-	-	42.9	7.9	27.9	46.6	17.9
Dark	56	-	-	-	56	^	D	D	-	-	-	C	-	-	42.9	7.9	27.9	27.9	36.6
Dark +10	112	-	-	-	112	^	D	D	-	-	-	B	-	-	42.9	7.9	27.9	27.9	36.6
Poison	56	-	-	-	-	^	D	D	-	-	-	-	112	-	42.9	7.9	27.9	27.9	17.9
Poison +10	112	-	-	-	-	^	D	D	-	-	-	-	140	-	42.9	7.9	27.9	27.9	17.9
Bleed	56	-	-	-	-	^	D	D	-	-	-	-	-	112	42.9	7.9	27.9	27.9	17.9
Bleed +10	112	-	-	-	-	^	D	D	-	-	-	-	-	140	42.9	7.9	27.9	27.9	17.9
Raw	92	-	-	-	-	^	E	E	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	20
Raw +10	184	-	-	-	-	^	E	E	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	20
Enchanted	80	-	-	-	-	^	E	E	D	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	20
Enchanted +10	160	-	-	-	-	^	E	E	C	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	20
Mundane	40	-	-	-	-	^	E	E	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	20
Mundane+10	80	-	-	-	-	^	D	E	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	20

Table Key

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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)