Manslayer - Dark Souls 2

Manslayer is a weapon in Dark Souls 2.

Manslayer+5 Stats
					230 (*172)										150
					0 (*100)										20
					0(*100)										30
					0(*100)										40
					0(*100)										6
Requirements & Bonus
11 E				18 A				–				–
*B				*B				*B				*B
Weapon Type								Katana
Attack Type								Slash / Thrust
Enchantable								Yes
Special								No

*When infused: 172 physical dmg/100 elemental dmg and B scaling with chosen element. Dex scaling changes to C.

A katana with a terribly worn blade. Appears useless, but is in fact coated with deadly poison.
 
This sword has claimed countless victims, and the bloodstains upon it's blade have turned to poison. 

Acquired From

• After defeating the Demon of Song in the Shrine of Amana, and before opening the doors to the lift, to the right should be a rocky path leading to the Rise of the Dead bonfire. Go up the stairs and enter the door. Make sure you are hollow and have interacted with the Milfanito that dissipates when you interact with her. From there, continue along the path and through the shrine room and down the next set of stairs. Now go outside and take a left and walk along the ledge. The katana will be inside a metal chest to your left near the wall.

Hints and Tips:

• Upgrade with: Twinkling Titanite to +5
• Infuse with Poison to increase the poison buildup.
• Uses Uchigatana moveset.
• Since the chest is made of metal, it does not reset via Bonfire Ascetic, you can only get a duplicate by either entering NG+ or trading with other players.

Video Guide:

• Manslayer Move Set & Power Stance
• Where to find the Manslayer

Manslayer Upgrades

	Attack ValuesBonus						Parameter Bonus						Auxiliary Effects		Damage Reduction (%)
Name
Regular	153	-	-	-	-	150 20	E	B	-	-	-	-	67	-	45	10	30	30	20
Regular +5	230	-	-	-	-	^	E	A	-	-	-	-	100	-	45	10	30	30	20
Magic	114	67	-	-	-	^	E	C	C	-	-	-	50	-	42.9	26.6	27.9	27.9	17.9
Magic +5	172	100	-	-	-	^	E	B	C	-	-	-	75	-	42.9	26.6	27.9	27.9	17.9
Fire	144	-	67	-	-	^	E	C	-	C	-	-	50	-	42.9	7.9	46.6	27.9	17.9
Fire +5	172	-	100	-	-	^	E	B	-	C	-	-	75	-	42.9	7.9	46.6	27.9	17.9
Lightning	114	-	-	67	-	^	E	C	-	-	C	-	50	-	42.9	7.9	27.9	46.6	17.9
Lightning +5	172	-	-	100	-	^	E	B	-	-	C	-	75	-	42.9	7.9	27.9	46.6	17.9
Dark	114	-	-	-	67	^	E	C	-	-	-	C	50	-	42.9	7.9	27.9	27.9	36.6
Dark +5	172	-	-	-	100	^	E	B	-	-	-	C	75	-	42.9	7.9	27.9	27.9	36.6
Poison	146	-	-	-	-	^	E	C	-	-	-	-	96	-	44.1	9.1	29.1	29.1	19.1
Poison +5	220	-	-	-	-	^	E	B	-	-	-	-	143	-	44.1	9.1	29.1	29.1	19.1
Bleed	137	-	-	-	-	^	E	C	-	-	-	-	60	90	42.9	7.9	27.9	27.9	17.9
Bleed +5	207	-	-	-	-	^	E	B	-	-	-	-	90	120	42.9	7.9	27.9	27.9	17.9
Raw	175	-	-	-	-	^	E	E	-	-	-	-	77	-	45	10	30	30	20
Raw +5	264	-	-	-	-	^	E	E	-	-	-	-	115	-	45	10	30	30	20
Enchanted	153	-	-	-	-	^	E	E	D	-	-	-	67	-	45	10	30	30	20
Enchanted +5	230	-	-	-	-	^	E	D	C	-	-	-	100	-	45	10	30	30	20
Mundane	76	-	-	-	-	^	E	D	-	-	-	-	33	-	45	10	30	30	20
Mundane+5	115	-	-	-	-	^	E	C	-	-	-	-	50	-	45	10	30	30	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)