Drake Sword
This sword, one of the rare dragon weapons, is formed by a drake's tail. Drakes are seen as undeveloped imitators of the dragons, but in they are likely their distant kin.
The sword is imbued with a mystical power, to be released when held with both hands.
Availability
Hellkite Dragon tail cut — Video Guide
General Information
Raises Fire and Magic resistances.
This is a reliable weapon for early game, as it has high base damage and is easily obtained; but its lack of scaling and poor upgrading tends to make it less useful in the later areas, around Gaping Dragon, where most weapons with even minor stat scaling outclass it even at +5.
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Move Set
| 1 Handed | ||
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| R1 — R1 | Right-to-left swipe into left-to-right swipe. | |
| R2 — R2 | Lunging right-to-left swing into left-to-right swing. | |
| Roll — R1 | Uppercut. | |
| Backstep or Run — R1 | Fast running horizontal slash. | |
| Forward + R1 | Kick. | Useful for breaking guard. |
| Forward + R2 | Jumping stab attack. | |
| L1 (left hand) | Guard. | |
| L2 (left hand) | Heavy horizontal swipe. |
| 2 Handed | ||
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| R1 — R1 | Alternating vertical swipes. | |
| R2 | Downward slam and shockwave. | Costs 30 durability. |
| Roll — R1 | Swipe. | |
| Backstep or Run — R1 | Heavy running overhead vertical chop. | |
| Forward + R1 | Kick. | Useful for breaking guard. |
| Forward + R2 | Jumping stab attack. | |
| L1 or L2 | Guard. |
- Strong attack (1-handed) is replaced by a lunging right-to-left swing followed by a left-to-right swing.
- Strong attack (2-handed) is replaced by a downward slam that releases a shockwave projectile. Costs 30 weapon durability per use.
- Rolling attack (2-handed) is replaced by a left-to-right swipe.
Upgrades
Requires
- Dragon Scale
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Key
| Damage: |
The Damage stat dictates how much damage the weapon does. The Damage stats for a weapon are W / X / Y / Z:
Each weapon has one or more physical damage types:
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:
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. |
| 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:
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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
- When two-handing this weapon, only 11 Strength is required.
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