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Sword of Darkness

Sword of Darkness

With its requirements met (Str 14 · Dex 11 · Fai 24), Sword of Darkness reaches 534 attack rating at +10.

Attack rating (+10)
534
Scaling (+10)
Str C · Dex D · Fai D
Item ID
2560000
Class
Straight Sword
Weight
4
Requires
Str 14 · Dex 11 · Fai 24
Skill
Darkness · FP 30
Upgrades with
Somber Smithing Stones (+10)
Acquisition

Find your transformation altar

This is an altar exchange, not an ordinary pickup. Your first Stone-Sheathed Sword location determines which of the other altars gives each form.

Your upgrade level stays. The altar removes one sword and gives the chosen form at the same level. It does not create a second copy. Light and Darkness can be exchanged at their assigned altars; these exchanges do not restore the stone form.
See every first-pickup combination
First pickupLight altarDarkness altar
Fog Rift CatacombsRauhUnte
Ruins of UnteRauhFog Rift
Ancient Ruins of RauhUnteFog Rift
Skill mechanics

Darkness: make targets take more Holy damage

Holy damage taken by target+20%
Duration60 sec
FP cost30 FP

Targets hit by Darkness take 20% more Holy damage for 60 seconds. The effect is applied to the target, so casting without hitting a target does not apply its debuff.

Damage multiplier, not percentage points“20% more Holy damage taken” does not mean subtracting 20 percentage points from a target’s Holy damage negation.
Stacking is not assumedThe values above describe this effect on its own. Interactions with other buffs and debuffs need a separate check.

Critical and customization

Critical 100. Backstab/riposte multiplier, not final damage.

AffinityGreases and spell buffsChange Ash of War
StandardNoNo

Buffs depend on affinity and spell/grease requirements; skill effects follow their own rules.

In-game description

Sword of darkness, pulled from its stone scabbard at an altar.

From the quick of the root, wandering coils of darkness coalesce and release, their eddies and vortices giving form to the dark blade.

The twin of Sword of Light

Sword of Light shares its stats and ordinary attacks; compare skills and acquisition below.

Sword of DarknessSword of Light
SkillDarkness · FP 30Light · FP 30
FoundDepends on first altarDepends on first altar

Attack rating by affinity 1

At Str 14 · Dex 11 · Int 10 · Fai 24 · Arc 10 (each stat at the weapon's requirement, 10 where it has none), one-handed.

Affinity+0MaxDamage at maxScaling at max
Standard203534 +10Physical 264Holy 270Str CDex DInt –Fai DArc –

Try your own stats, two-handing and any upgrade in the AR calculator.

Where should I spend my next levels?

Each line starts from the same build and adds levels to one stat only. Other stats stay at their starting values. These are separate builds, not numbers to add together.

Starting build: Strength 14 · Dexterity 11 · Intelligence 10 · Faith 24 · Arcane 10. One-handed, +10, no skill buff. Starting attack rating: 534.

02004006008000204060Additional levels invested in one stat
  • Strength
  • Faith
  • Dexterity
Compare the same number of additional levels. Attack rating is not damage dealt; enemy defenses still apply.
Show the numbers
Additional levels invested in one statStrengthFaithDexterity
0534534534
1537535536
2539537537
3542538538
4544539540
5546540541
6548542542
7550543544
8552544545
9554545546
10556547547
11558548549
12560549550
13562550551
14564552552
15566553553
16568554554
17570555555
18572557556
19574558557
20575559559
21577561560
22579562561
23581563562
24583564563
25585566564
26586567565
27588567566
28590568567
29592568568
30593569569
31595569570
32597570571
33598570572
34600571573
35601571574
36603572575
37605572576
38606572577
39607573578
40609573578
41610574579
42612574580
43613575581
44614575582
45615576582
46616576583
47617577584
48618577584
49619578585
50620578585
51621579586
52622579587
53623580587
54624580588
55626580589
56627581589
57628581590
58629581590
59630582591
60631582592
Levels to spendStrength onlyFaith onlyDexterity only
+5546 AR (+12) · Strength 19540 AR (+6) · Faith 29541 AR (+7) · Dexterity 16
+10556 AR (+22) · Strength 24547 AR (+13) · Faith 34547 AR (+13) · Dexterity 21
+20575 AR (+41) · Strength 34559 AR (+25) · Faith 44559 AR (+25) · Dexterity 31
+40609 AR (+75) · Strength 54573 AR (+39) · Faith 64578 AR (+44) · Dexterity 51
+60631 AR (+97) · Strength 74582 AR (+48) · Faith 84592 AR (+58) · Dexterity 71

Guarded damage negation (+0)

PhysicalMagicFireLightningHolyGuard Boost
26%15%15%15%42%31

Damage negation reduces damage taken while blocking. Guard Boost reduces the stamina used by a successful block.

Attack rating by stat (Standard, +10)

500550600650112040608099Stat level186080
  • Strength
  • Faith
  • Dexterity
Each line raises one stat from the requirement to 99 with the others held at the requirement; dashed lines are Strength's soft caps.
Show the numbers
Stat levelStrengthFaithDexterity
11––534
14534–538
17542–542
20548–546
23554–550
24–534–
26560–553
27–538–
29566–556
30–542–
32572–560
33–545–
35577–563
36–549–
38583–566
39–553–
41588–569
42–557–
44593–572
45–561–
47598–575
48–564–
50603–578
51–567–
53607–580
54–569–
56612–582
57–570–
59615–584
60–572–
62618–586
63–573–
65621–588
66–574–
68624–590
69–576–
71628–592
72–577–
74631–593
75–579–
77634–595
78–580–
80637–597
81–581–
83639–598
84–582–
86640–599
87–583–
89641–599
90–583–
92642–600
93–584–
95644–601
96–585–
98645–601
99645586602
StatSoft capsAR per point, by stretchAt 99
Strength18, 60, 8014–18: +2.5 · 18–60: +1.71 · 60–80: +1.05 · 80–99: +0.42645 from 534
Faith50, 8024–50: +1.27 · 50–80: +0.47 · 80–99: +0.26586 from 534
Dexterity18, 60, 8011–18: +1.43 · 18–60: +0.98 · 60–80: +0.6 · 80–99: +0.26602 from 534

Soft caps are the breakpoints of the scaling curve the game assigns this weapon; past each one a point adds less (or, for some curves, more).

Attack rating by upgrade

02004006000246810Upgrade level
At the weapon's requirements (Standard).
Show the numbers
Upgrade levelAttack rating
0203
1234
2266
3298
4331
5363
6397
7430
8465
9499
10534

#3 of 23 straight sword weapons by attack rating

  1. Sword of Night and Flame615 +10
  2. Sword of Light534 +10
  3. Sword of Darkness534 +10
  4. Carian Knight's Sword503 +10
  5. Crystal Sword496 +10
  6. Golden Epitaph485 +10
  7. Rotten Crystal Sword479 +10
  8. Miquellan Knight's Sword477 +10
  9. Lazuli Glintstone Sword476 +10
Standard affinity at max upgrade, each weapon at its own requirements. A full bar is the class's strongest (Sword of Night and Flame, 615).

Moveset the game's own

Damage with Standard +10 at the stats above, before the enemy's defense; two-handed moves include two-handing's Strength bonus. MV (motion value) is the hit's share of attack rating (100 = all of it).

One-handed16players can parry them
MoveMVDamageStanceStamina1st hit
R1 1Standard100535512.40.43 s
R1 2Standard101540512.40.43 s
R1 3Standard102546512.40.43 s
R1 4Standard103551512.40.37 s
R1 5Standard1105881012.40.60 s
R2Pierce1256691020.6—
Charged R2Pierce1608563030.91.17 s
R2 2Standard1256691020.6—
Charged R2 2Standard1608563030.91.33 s
Running R1Standard105562515.50.57 s
Running R2Standard1206421020.60.63 s
Rolling R1Pierce90481510.30.37 s
Backstep R1Standard90481510.30.53 s
Jumping R1Standard1075727.510.30.37 s
Jumping R2Standard1276792020.60.50 s
Guard counterStandard1256693020.60.60 s
Two-handed16players can parry them
MoveMVDamageStanceStamina1st hit
R1 1Standard1035676.515.50.50 s
R1 2Standard1045736.515.50.43 s
R1 3Standard1055786.515.50.47 s
R1 4Standard1065846.515.50.40 s
R1 5Standard1136221315.50.60 s
R2Standard1307161124.7—
Charged R2Standard1659093337.11.27 s
R2 2Standard1307161124.7—
Charged R2 2Standard1659093337.11.20 s
Running R1Standard1106066.518.50.60 s
Running R2Standard1256891124.70.67 s
Rolling R1Pierce955236.513.40.37 s
Backstep R1Standard955236.513.40.50 s
Jumping R1Standard1126179.812.40.40 s
Jumping R2Standard1327272224.70.50 s
Guard counterStandard1307163324.70.77 s
Criticals2
MoveMVDamageStanceStamina1st hit
BackstabPierce2301,231017.50.50 s
RipostePierce3451,846017.50.83 s
Skill: Darkness1move names inferred
MoveMVDamageStanceStamina1st hit
SkillStandardown base—2030.91.97 s

From the player's animation events, BehaviorParam_PC and AtkParam_Pc. First hit: seconds at normal speed from the start of the move's animation (uncharged R2s start from a released charge, so they show —). Criticals include the weapon's critical multiplier. * The elemental motion value differs from the physical one shown; the damage uses each. "Own base": a projectile with its own base damage that scales with stats, not a share of attack rating.

By upgrade level (Standard)

LevelARPhysicalHolyCost
+0203101102—
+1234116118Somber Smithing Stone [1] × 1
+2266132134Somber Smithing Stone [2] × 1
+3298148150Somber Smithing Stone [3] × 1
+4331164167Somber Smithing Stone [4] × 1
+5363180183Somber Smithing Stone [5] × 1
+6397197200Somber Smithing Stone [6] × 1
+7430213217Somber Smithing Stone [7] × 1
+8465230235Somber Smithing Stone [8] × 1
+9499247252Somber Smithing Stone [9] × 1
+10534264270Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone × 1

From +0 to +10: 1 Somber Smithing Stone [1], 1 Somber Smithing Stone [2], 1 Somber Smithing Stone [3], 1 Somber Smithing Stone [4], 1 Somber Smithing Stone [5], 1 Somber Smithing Stone [6], 1 Somber Smithing Stone [7], 1 Somber Smithing Stone [8], 1 Somber Smithing Stone [9], 1 Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone.

Video: Sword of Darkness

How to Solve the Ruins of Unte (Furnace Golem) and Get Sword of Darkness and Giant Golden Arc · Meta Game Guides · Watch on YouTube

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Overview

Class
Straight Sword
Weight
4
Requires
Str 14 · Dex 11 · Fai 24
Affinities
Standard
Game ID
2560000