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Scythe +10 Stats
		330 (*231)			120
		0(*231)			35
		0 (*231)			40
		0 (*231)			60
		0 (*231)			5.0
Requirements & Bonus

20 B(*C)	11 D(*E)		–	–

*B	*B		*B	*B
Weapon Type			Halberds
Attack Type			Slash/Thrust
Enchantable			Yes
Special			No

Scythe is a weapon in Dark Souls 2

"A scythe fitted with a large custom blade.
Has an extended slashing reach when swung broadly, but beware, these attacks make the wielder very vulnerable."

Acquired From

Purchase from Blacksmith McDuff in the Lost Bastille.
Dark Scythe: treasure pickup in the Shaded Woods, near the Shaded Woods Ruin bonfire.

Hints and Tips:

Does not thrust while blocking.

Youtube relevant videos:
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Dual Wield Tutorial
Required in Build:
((Link to build))

Requirements	Strength	Dexterity	Intelligence	Faith
	20	11	-	-

Name
	Attack ValuesBonus						Parameter Bonus						Auxiliary Effects		Damage Reduction (%)
Regular	165	-	-	-	-	120 35	D	D	-	-	-	-	-	-	40	30	30	30	35
Regular +10	330	-	-	-		^	B	D	-	-	-	-	-	-	40	30	30	30	35
Magic	115	115	-	-	-	^	D	D	C	-	-	-	-	-	38.9	26.6	27.9	27.9	32.9
Magic +10	231	231	-	-	-	^	C	D	B	-	-	-	-	-	38.9	26.6	27.9	27.9	32.9
Fire	115	-	115	-	-	^	D	D	-	C	-	-	-	-	37.9	7.9	46.6	27.9	32.9
Fire +5	231	-	231	-	-	^	C	D	-	B	-	-	-	-	37.9	7.9	46.6	27.9	32.9
Lightning	115	-	-	115	-	^	D	D	-	-	C	-	-	-	37.9	7.9	27.9	46.6	32.9
Lightning +10	231	-	-	231	-	^	C	D	-	-	B	-	-	-	37.9	7.9	27.9	46.6	32.9
Dark	115	-	-	-	115	^	D	D	-	-	-	C	-	-	37.9	7.9	27.9	27.9	51.6
Dark +10	231	-	-	-	231	^	C	D	-	-	-	B	-	-	37.9	7.9	27.9	27.9	51.6
Poison	115	-	-	-	-	^	D	E	-	-	-	-	112	-	37.9	7.9	27.9	27.9	32.9
Poison +10	231	-	-	-	-	^	B	E	-	-	-	-	140	-	37.9	7.9	27.9	27.9	32.9
Bleed	115	-	-	-	-	^	D	E	-	-	-	-	-	112	37.9	7.9	27.9	27.9	32.9
Bleed +10	231	-	-	-	-	^	B	E	-	-	-	-	-	140	37.9	7.9	27.9	27.9	32.9
Raw	189	-	-	-	-	^	E	E	-	-	-	-	-	-	40	30	30	30	35
Raw +10	379	-	-	-	-	^	E	E	-	-	-	-	-	-	40	30	30	30	35
Enchanted	165	-	-	-	-	^	E	E	D	-	-	-	-	-	40	30	30	30	35
Enchanted +10	313	-	-	-	-	^	E	E	D	-	-	-	-	-	40	30	30	30	35
Mundane	82	-	-	-	-	^	E	E	-	-	-	-	-	-	40	30	30	30	35
Mundane +10	165	-	-	-	-	^	D	E	-	-	-	-	-	-	40	30	30	30	35

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)

Halberds

Black Knight Halberd ♦ Dragonrider's Halberd ♦ Halberd ♦ Helix Halberd ♦ Lucerne ♦ Mastodon Halberd ♦ Old Knight Halberd ♦ Old Knight Pike ♦ Syan's Halberd ♦ Wrathful Axe

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- Anonymous
  05 May 2021 08:25
  Theres a +7 one very early on in Brume Tower (SOFTS).
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- Anonymous
  09 Mar 2021 19:05
  The biggest benefit of this weapon is the low requirements - 3 lower dex than the normal halberd, and 1 lower total stats than lucerne; while also being a tiny bit longer than the normal halberd. This means that, if you plan to use exclusively two-handed moveset, you need only 10 strength and 11 dexterity to wield it.
  
  Its damage is tiny bit behind normal halberd (at 20/14, scythe/glaive does 387 while halberd does 410; at 40/40, 60/14 and 20/60 halberd outdamages it by 20-30 physical damage) and lack of thrust move on one-handed R1. It is affected by sweetspot mechanic (as every other pole weapon), where it will deal significantly less damage if it hits with the pole rather than the blade of the weapon.
  
  Overall it's an unremarkable, but solid PvE choice and an awkward PvP choice (due to second R2 often missing), suitable for builds that lack the stats to use a more powerful halberd (roaring, mastodon etc) but still enjoy this moveset.
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- Anonymous
  21 Jul 2020 07:07
  So why exactly is this thing called "Scythe"? It's a Berdysch and even DS3 didn't do it right giving it Glaive as a name. Is it a mistake from From itself or a translation issue?
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- Anonymous
  14 Jul 2019 01:54
  Please add info to this article about damage: this weapon deals higher damage when the tip of it hits, rather than its 'handle'.
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- Anonymous
  06 May 2017 22:44
  This thing isn't even CLOSE to what a scythe looks like. It's more akin to a sort of glaive weapon if anything.
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- Anonymous
  25 Sep 2016 10:19
  This one looks dangerously alike the halberd Gundyr brothers had in dark souls 3
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Scythe +10

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