Shortsword | Dark Souls 2 Wiki

Shortsword+10 Stats
					200(*140)										120
					0 (*140)										20
					0(*140)										15
					0(*140)										60
					0(*140)										2.0
Requirements & Bonus
7 C				10 C (*D)				–				–
*B				*B				*B				*B
Weapon Type								Straight Sword
Attack Type								Slash / Thrust
Enchantable								Yes
Special								No

*When infused: 140 physical dmg/140 elemental dmg and B scaling with chosen element. Dex scaling changes to D.

Shortsword is a Straight Sword and one of the available Weapons in Dark Souls 2. The Shortsword is a Straight Sword that can be upgraded with regular Titanite to +10. It stands out as one of the few straight swords, alongside the Foot Soldier Sword and Ashen Warrior Sword, featuring a complete set of thrusting attacks.

A small straight sword. Longer than a dagger, but still lightweight.

Widely used, as it requires no particular strength.

A reasonable choice that will suffice in many situations, but not the thing to take along if you expect to face any serious challenge.

How to get Shortsword in Dark Souls 2

• Treasure in the Forest of Fallen Giants: From the Crestfallen's Retreat bonfire, continue down the path to the right and up the ladder, dealing with hollow infantry along the way. At the top of the ladder, hug the wall to the right and you find a second ladder. Be wary of a hollow infantryman coming down the ladder to attack you. After climbing this one, you will find yourself atop the wall looking down on the courtyard. Run along it, killing the hollow soldier in your way. After jumping over a gap, you will find a corpse with the weapon.
• Starting equipment for the swordsman class, already at +1.

DS2 Shortsword Hints and Tips

• Upgraded with regular Titanite to +10.
• The only straight sword other than the Foot Soldier Sword, and Ashen Warrior Sword with a complete set of thrusting attacks.
• Fast attack speed, decent damage, acceptable reach, light weight, and low stamina consumption.
• Compared to the Longsword this weapon has slightly lower reach and damage, but also lower stamina drain, weight, and base requirements. Interestingly enough, the scaling is identical.
• Higher counter damage and easier access to thrusting attacks means the Shortsword can potentially outdamage its longer counterpart in some situations especially when using the Old Leo Ring.

Youtube relevant videos:

Dual Wielding Short Sword Tutorial

DS2 Shortsword Upgrades Table

	Attack ValuesBonus						Parameter Bonus						Auxiliary Effects		Damage Reduction (%)
Name
Regular	100	-	-	-	-	120 20	C	C	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	25
Regular +10	200	-	-	-	-	^	C	C	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	25
Magic	70	70	-	-	-	^	D	D	C	-	-	-	-	-	47.9	26.6	32.9	32.9	22.9
Magic +10	140	140	-	-	-	^	C	D	B	-	-	-	-	-	47.9	26.6	32.9	32.9	22.9
Fire	70	-	70	-	-	^	D	D	-	C	-	-	-	-	47.9	26.6	51.6	32.9	22.9
Fire +10	140	-	140	-	-	^	C	D	-	B	-	-	-	-	47.9	7.9	51.6	32.9	22.9
Lightning	70	-	-	70	-	^	D	D	-	-	C	-	-	-	47.9	7.9	32.9	51.6	22.9
Lightning +10	140	-	-	140	-	^	C	D	-	-	B	-	-	-	47.9	7.9	32.9	51.6	22.9
Dark	70	-	-	-	70	^	D	D	-	-	-	C	-	-	47.9	7.9	32.9	32.9	-
Dark +10	140	-	-	-	140	^	C	D	-	-	-	B	-	-	47.9	7.9	32.9	32.9	41.6
Poison	70	-	-	-	-	^	D	D	-	-	-	-	70	-	47.9	7.9	32.9	32.9	22.9
Poison +10	140	-	-	-	-	^	C	D	-	-	-	-	140	-	47.9	7.9	32.9	32.9	22.9
Bleed	70	-	-	-	-	^	D	D	-	-	-	-	-	70	47.9	7.9	32.9	32.9	22.9
Bleed +10	140	-	-	-	-	^	C	D	-	-	-	-	-	140	47.9	7.9	32.9	32.9	22.9
Raw	115	-	-	-	-	^	E	E	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	25
Raw +10	230	-	-	-	-	^	E	E	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	25
Enchanted	100	-	-	-		^	E	E	D	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	25
Enchanted +10	200	-	-	-	-	^	E	E	C	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	25
Mundane	50	-	-	-	-	^	D	E	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	25
Mundane +10	100	-	-	-	-	^	D	E	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	25

 

DS2 Shortsword 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)