# Piercing Swords
Piercing Swords (also called Thrusting Swords) focus on swift thrust attacks that excel at breaking enemy poise and delivering devastating critical hits. They are highly effective against heavy armor, thanks to their pinpoint strikes and hidden critical bonus damage. Their linear attack patterns enable precise counterattacks but can be predictable and easily dodged. While not ideal in wide-open duels where opponents can evade the narrow hitbox, their parrying capability and synergy with ripostes make them dangerous in skilled hands. Piercing Swords reward players who time their attacks to interrupt or exploit enemy openings.
# Estoc
> *The largest of the thrusting swords.*
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> *Can pierce an armored knight in one thrust.*
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> *The blade is also sharp,*
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> *allowing slicing as well.*
### Availability
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Treasure from a corpse in upper New Londo Ruins. From the Firelink Shrine elevator, follow the left path. After the ruined arch, look right
### General Information
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Has the longest range of all Thrusting Swords.
Slower than other Thrusting Swords.
**Damage:** | The Damage stat dictates how much damage the weapon does. The Damage stats for a weapon are W / X / Y / Z:
- W is Physical Damage
- X is Magical Damage
- Y is Fire Damage
- Z is Lightning Damage
Each weapon has one or more physical damage types:
- Normal
- Striking
- Slashing
- Thrusting
Certain enemies are weak or strong against different types of damage types.
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**Critical:** | One of the multipliers (in percent) for the bonus damage on criticals, such as backstabs and ripostes. |
**Durability:** | The health of the weapon. The effectiveness of the weapon will severely deteriorate when the durability falls below 30%. |
**Weight:** | The weight of the weapon. Note that carrying over 50% of a character's Equip Burden will reduce the speed of their rolls, while going over 100% will reduce their regular speed to walking and attempts to roll or backstep will leave them momentarily stunned. |
**Stats Needed:** | The Stats Needed determines how high various Stats must be in order to wield the weapon effectively. The Requirement stats for a weapon are W / X / Y / Z:
- W is the Strength required
- X is the Dexterity required
- Y is the Intelligence required
- Z is the Faith required
Wielding a weapon without the required Strength and/or Dexterity will incur a penalty to the Physical damage of the weapon, while lower-than-required Magic and/or Faith will reduce the Magic damage of the weapon.
Also keep in mind that a character gains a 50% bonus to Strength by wielding a weapon with both hands, thus reducing the actual Strength required.
For example, a character with 18 Strength can wield a Large Club (Requires 26 Strength) properly if the weapon is held with both hands.
(18 x 1.5 = 27)
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**Damage Reduction %:** | The Damage Reduction stat dictates the percentage of damage reduced while blocking. The Damage Reduction stats for a weapon are W / X / Y / Z:
- W is the Physical Damage Reduction
- X is the Magical Damage Reduction
- Y is the Fire Damage Reduction
- Z is the Lightning Damage Reduction
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**Stability:** | The stability of the weapon. The higher this value, the less stamina is consumed when blocking attacks. |
**Frampt Souls:** | This is the amount of souls players will receive if they feed the item to Kingseeker Frampt. |
#### Footnotes
1. When two-handing this weapon, only 5 Strength is required.
# Mail Breaker
**Damage:** | The Damage stat dictates how much damage the weapon does. The Damage stats for a weapon are W / X / Y / Z:
- W is Physical Damage
- X is Magical Damage
- Y is Fire Damage
- Z is Lightning Damage
Each weapon has one or more physical damage types:
- Normal
- Striking
- Slashing
- Thrusting
Certain enemies are weak or strong against different types of damage types.
|
**Critical:** | One of the multipliers (in percent) for the bonus damage on criticals, such as backstabs and ripostes. |
**Durability:** | The health of the weapon. The effectiveness of the weapon will severely deteriorate when the durability falls below 30%. |
**Weight:** | The weight of the weapon. Note that carrying over 50% of a character's Equip Burden will reduce the speed of their rolls, while going over 100% will reduce their regular speed to walking and attempts to roll or backstep will leave them momentarily stunned. |
**Stats Needed:** | The Stats Needed determines how high various Stats must be in order to wield the weapon effectively. The Requirement stats for a weapon are W / X / Y / Z:
- W is the Strength required
- X is the Dexterity required
- Y is the Intelligence required
- Z is the Faith required
Wielding a weapon without the required Strength and/or Dexterity will incur a penalty to the Physical damage of the weapon, while lower-than-required Magic and/or Faith will reduce the Magic damage of the weapon.
Also keep in mind that a character gains a 50% bonus to Strength by wielding a weapon with both hands, thus reducing the actual Strength required.
For example, a character with 18 Strength can wield a Large Club (Requires 26 Strength) properly if the weapon is held with both hands.
(18 x 1.5 = 27)
|
**Damage Reduction %:** | The Damage Reduction stat dictates the percentage of damage reduced while blocking. The Damage Reduction stats for a weapon are W / X / Y / Z:
- W is the Physical Damage Reduction
- X is the Magical Damage Reduction
- Y is the Fire Damage Reduction
- Z is the Lightning Damage Reduction
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**Stability:** | The stability of the weapon. The higher this value, the less stamina is consumed when blocking attacks. |
**Frampt Souls:** | This is the amount of souls players will receive if they feed the item to Kingseeker Frampt. |
#### Footnotes
1. When two-handing this weapon, only 4 Strength is required.
# Rapier
**Damage:** | The Damage stat dictates how much damage the weapon does. The Damage stats for a weapon are W / X / Y / Z:
- W is Physical Damage
- X is Magical Damage
- Y is Fire Damage
- Z is Lightning Damage
Each weapon has one or more physical damage types:
- Normal
- Striking
- Slashing
- Thrusting
Certain enemies are weak or strong against different types of damage types.
|
**Critical:** | One of the multipliers (in percent) for the bonus damage on criticals, such as backstabs and ripostes. |
**Durability:** | The health of the weapon. The effectiveness of the weapon will severely deteriorate when the durability falls below 30%. |
**Weight:** | The weight of the weapon. Note that carrying over 50% of a character's Equip Burden will reduce the speed of their rolls, while going over 100% will reduce their regular speed to walking and attempts to roll or backstep will leave them momentarily stunned. |
**Stats Needed:** | The Stats Needed determines how high various Stats must be in order to wield the weapon effectively. The Requirement stats for a weapon are W / X / Y / Z:
- W is the Strength required
- X is the Dexterity required
- Y is the Intelligence required
- Z is the Faith required
Wielding a weapon without the required Strength and/or Dexterity will incur a penalty to the Physical damage of the weapon, while lower-than-required Magic and/or Faith will reduce the Magic damage of the weapon.
Also keep in mind that a character gains a 50% bonus to Strength by wielding a weapon with both hands, thus reducing the actual Strength required.
For example, a character with 18 Strength can wield a Large Club (Requires 26 Strength) properly if the weapon is held with both hands.
(18 x 1.5 = 27)
|
**Damage Reduction %:** | The Damage Reduction stat dictates the percentage of damage reduced while blocking. The Damage Reduction stats for a weapon are W / X / Y / Z:
- W is the Physical Damage Reduction
- X is the Magical Damage Reduction
- Y is the Fire Damage Reduction
- Z is the Lightning Damage Reduction
|
**Stability:** | The stability of the weapon. The higher this value, the less stamina is consumed when blocking attacks. |
**Frampt Souls:** | This is the amount of souls players will receive if they feed the item to Kingseeker Frampt. |
#### Footnotes
1. When two-handing this weapon, only 5 Strength is required.
# Ricard's Rapier
**Damage:** | The Damage stat dictates how much damage the weapon does. The Damage stats for a weapon are W / X / Y / Z:
- W is Physical Damage
- X is Magical Damage
- Y is Fire Damage
- Z is Lightning Damage
Each weapon has one or more physical damage types:
- Normal
- Striking
- Slashing
- Thrusting
Certain enemies are weak or strong against different types of damage types.
|
**Critical:** | One of the multipliers (in percent) for the bonus damage on criticals, such as backstabs and ripostes. |
**Durability:** | The health of the weapon. The effectiveness of the weapon will severely deteriorate when the durability falls below 30%. |
**Weight:** | The weight of the weapon. Note that carrying over 50% of a character's Equip Burden will reduce the speed of their rolls, while going over 100% will reduce their regular speed to walking and attempts to roll or backstep will leave them momentarily stunned. |
**Stats Needed:** | The Stats Needed determines how high various Stats must be in order to wield the weapon effectively. The Requirement stats for a weapon are W / X / Y / Z:
- W is the Strength required
- X is the Dexterity required
- Y is the Intelligence required
- Z is the Faith required
Wielding a weapon without the required Strength and/or Dexterity will incur a penalty to the Physical damage of the weapon, while lower-than-required Magic and/or Faith will reduce the Magic damage of the weapon.
Also keep in mind that a character gains a 50% bonus to Strength by wielding a weapon with both hands, thus reducing the actual Strength required.
For example, a character with 18 Strength can wield a Large Club (Requires 26 Strength) properly if the weapon is held with both hands.
(18 x 1.5 = 27)
|
**Damage Reduction %:** | The Damage Reduction stat dictates the percentage of damage reduced while blocking. The Damage Reduction stats for a weapon are W / X / Y / Z:
- W is the Physical Damage Reduction
- X is the Magical Damage Reduction
- Y is the Fire Damage Reduction
- Z is the Lightning Damage Reduction
|
**Stability:** | The stability of the weapon. The higher this value, the less stamina is consumed when blocking attacks. |
**Frampt Souls:** | This is the amount of souls players will receive if they feed the item to Kingseeker Frampt. |
#### Footnotes
1. When two-handing this weapon, only 6 Strength is required.
# Velka's Rapier
**Damage:** | The Damage stat dictates how much damage the weapon does. The Damage stats for a weapon are W / X / Y / Z:
- W is Physical Damage
- X is Magical Damage
- Y is Fire Damage
- Z is Lightning Damage
Each weapon has one or more physical damage types:
- Normal
- Striking
- Slashing
- Thrusting
Certain enemies are weak or strong against different types of damage types.
|
**Critical:** | One of the multipliers (in percent) for the bonus damage on criticals, such as backstabs and ripostes. |
**Durability:** | The health of the weapon. The effectiveness of the weapon will severely deteriorate when the durability falls below 30%. |
**Weight:** | The weight of the weapon. Note that carrying over 50% of a character's Equip Burden will reduce the speed of their rolls, while going over 100% will reduce their regular speed to walking and attempts to roll or backstep will leave them momentarily stunned. |
**Stats Needed:** | The Stats Needed determines how high various Stats must be in order to wield the weapon effectively. The Requirement stats for a weapon are W / X / Y / Z:
- W is the Strength required
- X is the Dexterity required
- Y is the Intelligence required
- Z is the Faith required
Wielding a weapon without the required Strength and/or Dexterity will incur a penalty to the Physical damage of the weapon, while lower-than-required Magic and/or Faith will reduce the Magic damage of the weapon.
Also keep in mind that a character gains a 50% bonus to Strength by wielding a weapon with both hands, thus reducing the actual Strength required.
For example, a character with 18 Strength can wield a Large Club (Requires 26 Strength) properly if the weapon is held with both hands.
(18 x 1.5 = 27)
|
**Damage Reduction %:** | The Damage Reduction stat dictates the percentage of damage reduced while blocking. The Damage Reduction stats for a weapon are W / X / Y / Z:
- W is the Physical Damage Reduction
- X is the Magical Damage Reduction
- Y is the Fire Damage Reduction
- Z is the Lightning Damage Reduction
|
**Stability:** | The stability of the weapon. The higher this value, the less stamina is consumed when blocking attacks. |
**Frampt Souls:** | This is the amount of souls players will receive if they feed the item to Kingseeker Frampt. |
#### Footnotes
1. When two-handing this weapon, only 6 Strength is required.