Boss Soul weapons are weapons which can be crafted from the souls that are dropped by some bosses throughout the game. There are multiple weapons which can be constructed from the souls (usually two). You can also consume the Boss Souls if you wish, but they are best reserved for the construction of these unique weapons - especially if you are going for the associated achievement/trophy.
The Process
To construct a Boss Soul Weapon you must do the following:
- Start with the base weapon type that's specified below and then upgrade it to +5 with Titanite Shards by using a blacksmith such as Blacksmith Andre in the Undead Parish.
- Upgrade the weapon further to +10 using Large Titanite Shards. To do this you must first give the Large Ember (found in The Depths) to Andre.
- Ascend the weapon by using the Giant Blacksmith in Anor Londo, 5,000 souls and the boss soul to then create the Boss Soul Weapon.
- You can then upgrade this weapon further by using Demon Titanite to a total of +5.
List of Boss Soul Weapons
The following is a list of Boss Souls Weapons. Click on the specific weapon to get a list of compatible base weapons:
Soul Required | Resulting Weapon | Base Weapon Required | Notes |
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![]() Soul of the Moonlight Butterfly |
![]() Moonlight Butterfly Horn |
Ascend a +10 Thrust weapon with the Moonlight Butterfly's soul at the Giant Blacksmith in Anor Londo. Compatible Weapons:
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![]() Soul of the Moonlight Butterfly |
![]() Crystal Ring Shield |
Ascend a +10 Shield with the Moonlight Butterfly's soul at the Giant Blacksmith in Anor Londo. Compatible Shields:
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Parry is replaced with ranged magic attack |
![]() Soul of Quelaag |
![]() Quelaag's Furysword |
Ascend a +10 Curved Sword type weapon with the soul of Quelaag at the Giant Blacksmith in Anor Londo. Compatible Weapons:
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This sword changes the player's move set |
![]() Soul of Quelaag |
![]() Chaos Blade |
Ascend a +10 Katana with the soul of Quelaag at the Giant Blacksmith in Anor Londo. Compatible Weapons:
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Damages user on successful hit |
![]() Core of an Iron Golem |
![]() Dragon Bone Fist |
Ascend a +10 Fist Weapon with the Iron Golem's soul at the Giant Blacksmith in Anor Londo. Compatible Weapons:
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![]() Core of an Iron Golem |
![]() Golem Axe |
Ascend a +10 Axe Weapon with the Iron Golem's soul at the Giant Blacksmith in Anor Londo. Compatible Weapons:
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Has a powerful ranged attack |
![]() Soul of Ornstein |
![]() Dragonslayer Spear |
Ascend a +10 Thrust weapon with Ornstein's soul at the Giant Blacksmith in Anor Londo. Compatible Weapons:
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One-handed strong attack launches a bolt of lightning |
![]() Soul of Smough |
![]() Smough's Hammer |
Ascend a +10 Hammer Weapon with Smough's soul at the Giant Blacksmith in Anor Londo. Compatible Weapons:
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Absorbs a small amount of HP with each hit |
![]() Greatsword of Artorias |
Ascend a +10 Broken Sword Weapon with Sif's soul at the Giant Blacksmith in Anor Londo. Compatible Weapons: |
Any other sword used will result in the cursed Greatsword of Artorias | |
![]() Soul of Sif |
![]() Cursed Greatsword of Artorias |
Ascend a +10 sword/greatsword with Sif's soul at the Giant Blacksmith in Anor Londo. Compatible Weapons:
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One of the few weapons that can kill ghosts |
![]() Soul of Sif |
![]() Greatshield of Artorias |
Ascend a +10 Shield Weapon with Sif's soul at the Giant Blacksmith in Anor Londo. Compatible Shields:
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Successful blocks prevent status effects from attacks |
![]() Soul of Gwyndolin |
![]() Darkmoon Bow |
Ascend a +10 Bow with Gwyndolin's soul at the Giant Blacksmith in Anor Londo. Compatible Bows:
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![]() Soul of Gwyndolin |
![]() Tin Darkmoon Catalyst |
Ascend a Catalyst with Gwyndolin's soul at the Giant Blacksmith in Anor Londo. Compatible Catalysts:
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Scales with Faith however it still needs the base Intelligence requirement to cast sorcery |
![]() Soul of Priscilla |
![]() Lifehunt Scythe |
Ascend any +10 Halberd with Priscilla's soul at the Giant Blacksmith in Anor Londo. Compatible Weapons:
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Causes bleeding on user with successful hit |
![]() Soul of Gwyn, Lord of Cinder |
![]() Great Lord Greatsword |
Ascend a +10 Sword Weapon with Gwyn's soul at the Giant Blacksmith in Anor Londo. Compatible Weapons:
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Does not cause fire damage like Gwyn does |
![]() Soul of Manus |
![]() Manus Catalyst |
Ascend a Catalyst with Manus' soul at the Giant Blacksmith in Anor Londo. Compatible Catalysts:
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Halves the uses of spells |
![]() Soul of Artorias |
![]() Abyss Greatsword |
Ascend a +10 Sword Weapon with Artorias' soul at the Giant Blacksmith in Anor Londo. Compatible Weapons:
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- Anonymous
08 Sep 2018 23:59
When making one of these weapons, does it consume the soul, or can I make another weapon with the same soul?
14 Jul 2018 16:57
Ok sooo y isn’t the giant smith giving me option to make a boss weapon? I have the +10 weapons and the boss souls I need to make but this punk won’t even show me the option
- Anonymous
18 Jun 2018 13:44
I dropped all of my boss soul weapons to rearrange my weapons and when I tried to pick them up all of my boss soul weapons were completely GONE along with my gravelord sword, how do I get them back?!, PLEASE HELP!!!
- Anonymous
16 Jun 2018 16:26
Anyone able to drop me the great lord great sword. It’s the only one I’m missing for the knights honour trophy. I’ll return the favour if I can with upgrade materials, covenant items and boss souls. I duplicated a lot of them with my friend. Add me on psn thenotoriousjizm
- Anonymous
13 Jun 2018 07:02
Is there a glitch on the remastered version, cause I’ve found the large ember given it to Andre but still can’t upgrade past +5 any tips cause I saved up all the boss souls I’ve got so far with making boss weapons for in mind
- Anonymous
08 Jun 2018 19:39
Such a shame that most of the boss soul weapons in DS1 are a joke due to most of them having split damage, crappy/no scaling, or awful movesets (or in the case of Great Lord Greatsword, all of the above).
Only ones really worth pursuing are Chaos Blade, Great Scythe, and if you're going for NG+ and beyond, Cursed GS of Artorias is good for New Londo and regular GS of Artorias is good for Catacombs due to it being classed as a divine weapon.
I guess you could make a case for Moonlight butterfly horn for a mid-level INT-pure. Everything else is pretty much garbage.
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31 May 2018 21:11
"2. Upgrade the weapon further to +10 using Large Titanite Shards. To do this you must first give the Large Ember (found in The Depths) to Andre or another suitable blacksmith such as the Giant Blacksmith in Anor Londo."
The Giant Blacksmith doesn't take the Large Ember, only Andre does.
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31 Jan 2018 10:07
Don't use the Titanite Catch Pole for the Lifehunt Scythe as it only goes to +5 and can't be used for merging.
- Anonymous
05 Jan 2018 01:49
***** you dumb idiots i click see hammers to make smoughs hammer i see morning star is there so i spend all my***** on it to make it but i cant cuz morning star doesnt have strike ty you *****s
- Anonymous
20 Oct 2017 14:52
Honestly the life hunt and chaos blade are probably interchangeable because if your using one of them you should already have a build that is specified around that weapon.....but the scyth looks so much cooler
- Anonymous
01 Oct 2017 20:45
Pricillas Life hunt scyth will destroy anything in its path even bosses get hit hard with this *****
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03 May 2017 20:19
Only boss soul weapon i use is Lifehunt scythe be cause i like the challenge of taking bleed damage for a hit.
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Boss Weapons in General27 Sep 2016 17:06
Heh... I don't use boss weapons, I appreciate the challenge of using weapons I scavenged from corpses.
- Anonymous
20 Jan 2019 04:45
Give the Souls of Gwyn to the Sunlight Alter for a Miracle (I wont name the Miracle though) Add me on PSN(4) "Klavair" Will help people
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