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| Weapon Type | Greatsword | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attack Type | Slash / Thrust etc | ||||||||||||||||||
| Enchantable | No | ||||||||||||||||||
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Moonlight Greatsword is a weapon in Dark Souls 2.
The blade of this greatsword shines like the brilliant rays of the moon. In the oldest legends, rarely spoken of today, it is said that the sword was born of a great white being
The strong attack unleashes its strength, launching a wave of moonlight.
Effect: special attack (strong attack)
Acquired From
- Boss Soul trade with Weaponsmith Ornifex, requires Old Paledrake Soul and 10,000 souls.
Hints and Tips:
- Upgraded with Petrified Dragon Bone
- Not buffable, as of 1.03 patch
- One-handed R2 is a horizontal laserpowered butterfly beam with a vertical follow-up ground smash (devastating in PvP) uses 10 durability
- Two-handed R2's are a vertical laserpowered butterfly beam (with even flashier particle effects) and a horizontal follow-up
- has an ultra greatsword pattern for R1 (two handed) even though it is a very light greatsword. These attacks' stamina consumption is also very high, comparable to those of ultra greatswords.
- The R2 projectile attack's damage is based off of the magic damage the sword does, when imbued to Enchanted does 0 damage, due to the sword now only deals physical damage
- Power stance heavy attack does not shoot projectiles. you may wield Bluemoon Greatsword on left hand instead for a variable offhand weapon moveset.
- Infusing this sword with Faintstone will lower the base damage, however, upon +5 it'll receive S scaling instead of A, recommended for Int 50+ builds, works best with Int 99.
- Shields with 100% magic damage reduction can counter this sword completely since it deals pure magic damage (except the case if it's Enchanted but projectile deals no damage)
- Bracing Knuckle Ring +2 can raise the durability upon firing projectiles.
- Infusing this weapon on the enchanted path gives it remarkable physical damage reduction while blocking, on par with even medium and some great shields though it will convert all magical damage to physical.
- Trivia: The Moonlight Greatsword is a recurring item in FROM Software's games appearing in Ninja Blade, King's Field, Armored Core, Enchanted Arms, Otogi, Demon's Souls, Dark Souls and Bloodborne.
- This particular instance physically resembles the Demons Souls version of the sword, although there are references to Seath from the original Dark Souls as the originator of this particular sword.
- When imbued to Enchanted, this weapon gains 93 physical reduction when blocking, making this weapon a great candidate for people who do not use shields.
- It is called by most players with an acronym: MLGS (MoonLight GreatSword)
Youtube relevant videos:
(( Links only please, no embeds, no PvP videos.))
Required in Build:
((Link to build))
Moonlight Greatsword Upgrades +5
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| Regular | - | 152 | - | - | - | 120 35 |
- | - | A | - | - | - | - | - | 60.0 | 10.0 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 20.0 |
| Regular+5 | - | 380 | - | - | - | ^ | - | - | A | - | - | - | - | - | 60.0 | 10.0 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 20.0 |
| Magic | - | 121 | - | - | - | ^ | - | - | S | - | - | - | - | - | 60.0 | 10.0 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 20.0 |
| Magic +5 | - | 304 | - | - | - | ^ | - | - | S | - | - | - | - | - | 60.0 | 10.0 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 20.0 |
| Fire | - | 91 | 60 | - | - | ^ | - | - | S | B | - | - | - | - | 58.3 | 8.3 | 53.3 | 38.3 | 18.3 |
| Fire +5 | - | 227 | 151 | - | - | ^ | - | - | S | B | - | - | - | - | 58.3 | 8.3 | 53.3 | 38.3 | 18.3 |
| Lightning | - | 76 | - | 76 | - | ^ | - | - | S | - | B | - | - | - | 57.9 | 7.9 | 37.9 | 56.6 | 17.9 |
| Lightning +5 | - | 190 | - | 190 | - | ^ | - | - | S | - | B | - | - | - | 57.9 | 7.9 | 37.9 | 56.6 | 17.9 |
| Dark | - | 76 | - | - | 76 | ^ | - | - | S | - | - | B | - | - | 57.9 | 7.9 | 37.9 | 37.9 | 36.6 |
| Dark +5 | - | 190 | - | - | 190 | ^ | - | - | S | - | - | B | - | - | 57.9 | 7.9 | 37.9 | 37.9 | 36.6 |
| Poison | - | 76 | - | - | - | ^ | - | - | S | - | - | - | 80 | - | 57.9 | 7.9 | 37.9 | 37.9 | 17.9 |
| Poison +5 | - | 190 | - | - | - | ^ | - | - | S | - | - | - | 100 | - | 57.9 | 7.9 | 37.9 | 37.9 | 17.9 |
| Bleed | - | 76 | - | - | - | ^ | - | - | S | - | - | - | - | 80 | 57.9 | 7.9 | 37.9 | 37.9 | 17.9 |
| Bleed +5 | - | 190 | - | - | - | ^ | - | - | S | - | - | - | - | 100 | 57.9 | 7.9 | 37.9 | 37.9 | 17.9 |
| Raw | - | 174 | - | - | - | ^ | - | - | C | - | - | - | - | - | 60.0 | 10.0 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 20.0 |
| Raw +5 | - | 437 | - | - | - | ^ | - | - | C | - | - | - | - | - | 60.0 | 10.0 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 20.0 |
| Enchanted | 152 | - | - | - | - | ^ | - | - | A | - | - | - | - | - | 93.3 | 5.8 | 35.8 | 35.8 | 15.8 |
| Enchanted+5 | 380 | - | - | - | - | ^ | - | - | A | - | - | - | - | - | 93.3 | 5.8 | 35.8 | 35.8 | 15.8 |
| Mundane | - | 76 | - | - | - | ^ | - | - | C | - | - | - | - | - | 60.0 | 10.0 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 20.0 |
| Mundane +5 | - | 190 | - | - | - | ^ | - | - | C | - | - | - | - | - | 60.0 | 10.0 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 20.0 |
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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Physical |
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Bleeding |
Durability |
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Magic |
Magic |
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Weight |
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Fire |
Fire |
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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)
What were they thinking? That's the best (not ultra) greatsword by a mile. Cannot apply magic/dark/etc weapon on it but still it outclasses any other greatsword even when they get their magic/dark/whatever buff. Is only 8 weight making it viable for dual wield easily.
Just +5 and enchant it for magic.
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So i guess, use raw stone or magic huh? As long as it gets top damage in S scaling you're going to be a force to be reckoned with.
- Anonymous
Que decepção! Não da pra usar dois ataques especiais ao mesmo tempo no Power Stance. Seria lindo!
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Out of all the series, this one has my favorite projectile attacks. That two handed ground slam r2 is just so sick!
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magic +5 seems best for a sorcery build also this is better than the bluemoon greatsword for sorecery builds right?
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just out of curiosity, does infusing it with fire make the projectile split magic/fire damage?
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I like the small side story with the fake version. It actually makes sense that a craftsman would try to produce a replica of such a legendary blade like this. Funnily enough, the replica actually matches the original more than the real one.
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Seems a little silly that it requires 18 in strength, dexterity, and intelligence to wield. I would've imagined it would require more int and less dex.
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how can something like a weapon made from seaths tail be in hands of such lout and his ancestors LMAO oh god i guess chosen undead is hes grand grand grand father.if only he could just be so grossly incandescent
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For an int/faith 40/40 build, how would dark & lightning infusions AR fair against magic infused with something like 70 int? Because it still gets its S for its main (obviously much much less raw) but it also gets a B for dark/lightning. I have a feeling it will have less overall AR, but would having a different damage type still make it at least viable? [PvP & PvE]
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My best character is pretty much a Havel monster. But I lowered strength and dex to use this weapon
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I don’t get it. I have 99 intel but if I enchant it to have S rank scalling it lose some damage...
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the only thing that i dislike from the DS2 version is that the blade is to thick
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This***** is too op, it's excellent for sorcerer and very bad for ennemies
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"Power stance heavy attack does not shoot projectiles. you may wield BlueMoon Greatsword on left hand instead for a variable offhand weapon moveset." This needs a correction. While power stance-ing with the MoonLight GreatSword in the left hand, the weapon will not perform the projectile attack. releasing power stance restores this attack. Holding the MoonLight GreatSword in the right hand while power stance-ing does not overwrite the projectile attack, regardless of which weapon is in the left hand. Power Stance move sets are determined by the right hand weapon, and the weapon wielded in the left hand does not change the move set. So long as that weapon is power stance compatible, regardless of whether the offhand is the BlueMoon GreatSword (the fake obtained from Benhart of Jugo) or any other GreatSword, the move set will not change. The claim that a variable offhand move set when wielding both blue swords is possible is completely false. I've just tested it in my game, and I have enough stats to power stance both weapons - but the move set with the MoonLight GreatSword and the BlueMoon GreatSword is exactly identical to the move set of the MoonLight GreatSword and the GreatSword. Players hoping to combine these weapons should be aware that they will receive no benefits.
Praise the moonlight GS. Big tip Infuze with Magic if your INT is above 50. Especially for DLCs
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This does not resemble demons soul's large sword of moonlight. First of all it was transparent, it had an actual sword within the moonlight sword, the hilt looks nothing alike. Imo demon's souls had the coolest version, it even went through shields in that game. Idk why From got rid of the transparent sword part, really felt like it was made of moonlight.
I just realized fromsoft / agetec / from is 40+ years old and people still don't get the weapon is in every game they make with no special lore besides that.
And people still argue that.
40 ****ing years of which blue mech sword or dead king's soul in a sword or magic moon rock sword or magic moon beam sword or unholy cursed sword or moon dragon tail sword or....
God damn.
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