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Broadsword +15
		205			100
		155(167)			32
		196(196)			200
		205(205)			3.0
Requirements & Bonus

10	10		–	–
Weapon Type			Straight Sword
Attack Type			Regular
Enchantable			Yes
Special			No

*When infused with Magic: 155 Physical dmg/167 Magic dmg; with Fire: 196 Physical dmg/196 Fire dmg; with Lightning: 205 Physical dmg/205 Lightning dmg.

Broadsword is a Weapon in Dark Souls and Dark Souls Remastered.

The wide blade of this straight sword emphasizes slicing and has no thrust attack."
"The horizontal sweeping motion makes this sword effective against multiple enemies."

How to Get / Where to Find the Broadsword

Default equipment for the Knight class.
Purchased from Andre of Astora (1,000 Souls).

Hints and Tips:

Can be given to Kingseeker Frampt to receive 50 Souls.
Despite this sword's deceptively small model and short range, it has the highest damage of all (infusable) straight swords.
Strong attack (R2) does not thrust unlike most other straight swords.
C scaling with both Strength and Dexterity gives the Broadsword better scaling than some A scaling weapons if you were to increase both stats.
Light and strong attacks can be chained quite easily. Alternating between light and strong attacks can deal greater damage without using too much stamina and can stunlock enemies more quickly.
The Broadsword is best used with a medium, high stability, 100% damage reduction shield. Because of this sword's short reach, having a good shield that can deflect damage can save you in some tight spots. Try pairing it with the Spider Shield.

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Broadsword Upgrade Table

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Overview table for all Upgrades at regular, max and threshold levels. Click on the tabs to see individual upgrade paths in detail. Use this table to quickly compare performance.

Broadsword
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonuses				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Regular	82	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Regular +5	123	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Regular +10	164	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Regular +14	196	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Regular +15	205	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Crystal	180	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Crystal +4	213	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Crystal +5	221	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Lightning	147	-	-	147	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Lightning +4	193	-	-	193	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	46.2	32
Lightning +5	205	-	-	205	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	49	32
Raw	141	-	-	-	D	D	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Raw +5	188	-	-	-	D	D	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Magic	93	100	-	-	E	E	C	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Magic+5	124	134	-	-	E	E	C	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Magic +9	148	160	-	-	E	E	B	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Magic +10	155	167	-	-	E	E	B	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Enchanted	124	132	-	-	E	E	B	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Enchanted +4	143	147	-	-	E	E	A	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Enchanted +5	148	153	-	-	E	E	A	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Divine	82	102	-	-	D	D	-	C	110	-	50	10	35	35	32
Divine +5	110	136	-	-	D	D	-	C	110	-	50	10	35	35	32
Divine +9	132	163	-	-	D	D	-	B	110	-	50	10	35	35	32
Divine +10	137	170	-	-	D	D	-	B	110	-	50	10	35	35	32
Occult	112	124	-	-	E	E	-	B	-	110	50	10	35	35	32
Occult +4	138	148	-	-	E	E	-	A	-	110	50	10	35	35	32
Occult +5	145	155	-	-	E	E	-	A	-	110	50	10	35	35	32
Fire	106	-	106	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Fire +5	147	-	147	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	36.7	35	32
Fire +9	186	-	186	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	38.2	35	32
Fire +10	196	-	196	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	38.5	35	32
Chaos	129	-	147	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	37.1	35	32
Chaos +4 @ 10 Humanity	158 +34	-	180 +37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	37.8	35	32
Chaos +5 @ 10 Humanity	165 +35	-	188 +39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	38.5	35	32

Regular Upgrades are performed by Andre of Astora at the Undead Parish.
Regular +6 requires a regular +5 weapon and to hand in the Large Ember. Regular +11 requires a regular +10 weapon and to hand in the Very Large Ember.
Regular Reinforcement Scales 51% for strength dark souls Strength and 51% for dexterity dark souls Dexterity to increase your AR.
To reach max, you need: 3,000 souls, 9 titanite shards to +5, 9 large titanite shards to +10, 7 titanite chunks to +14 and 1 titanite slab to +15.

Broadsword
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Regular	82	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Regular +1 (x1)	90	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Regular +2 (x1)	98	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Regular +3 (x2)	106	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Regular +4 (x2)	114	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Regular +5 (x3)	123	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Regular +6 (x1)	131	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Regular +7 (x1)	139	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Regular +8 (x2)	147	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Regular +9 (x2)	155	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Regular +10 (x3)	164	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Regular +11 (x1)	172	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Regular +12 (x1)	180	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Regular +13 (x2)	188	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Regular +14 (x3)	196	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Regular +15 (x1)	205	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32

Crystal Upgrades are performed by the Giant Blacksmith at Anor Londo.
Crystal Upgrades require a regular +10 weapon and to hand in the Crystal Ember.
Crystal Reinforcement reduces weapon Durability by 20, but increases base damage. It scales 51% for strength dark souls Strength and 51% for dexterity dark souls Dexterity to increase your AR.
To reach max, you need: 1,000 souls, 8 titanite chunks to +4 and 1 titanite slab to +5.

Broadsword
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Crystal (x1)	180	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Crystal +1 (x1)	188	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Crystal +2 (x1)	196	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Crystal +3 (x2)	205	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Crystal +4 (x3)	213	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Crystal +5 (x1)	221	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32

Lightning Upgrades are performed by the Giant Blacksmith at Anor Londo.
Lightning Upgrades require a regular +10 weapon, but no special Ember is required.
Lightning Reinforcement removes all scaling but adds Lightning Damage.
To reach max, you need: 1,000 souls, 8 titanite chunks to +4 and 1 titanite slab to +5.

Broadsword
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Lightning (x1)	147	-	-	147	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Lightning +1 (x1)	159	-	-	159	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	37.8	32
Lightning +2 (x1)	170	-	-	170	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	40.6	32
Lightning +3 (x2)	182	-	-	182	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	43.4	32
Lightning +4 (x3)	193	-	-	193	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	46.2	32
Lightning +5 (x1)	205	-	-	205	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	49	32

Raw Upgrades are performed by Andre of Astora at the Undead Parish.
Raw Upgrades require a regular +5 weapon and to hand in the Large Ember.
Raw Reinforcement increases base damage whilst reducing stat bonuses. Scales 38% for strength dark souls Strength and 38% for dexterity dark souls Dexterity to increase your AR.
To reach max, you need: 1,000 souls, 10 large titanite shards.

Broadsword
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Raw (x1)	141	-	-	-	D	D	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Raw +1 (x1)	150	-	-	-	D	D	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Raw +2 (x1)	159	-	-	-	D	D	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Raw +3 (x2)	169	-	-	-	D	D	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Raw +4 (x2)	178	-	-	-	D	D	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Raw +5 (x3)	188	-	-	-	D	D	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32

Magic Upgrades are performed by Rickert of Vinheim, found in New Londo Ruins.
Magic Upgrade +1 requires a regular +5 weapon. Magic +6 requires a Magic +5 and to hand in the Large Magic Ember.
Magic Reinforcement adds Magic Damage and an Intelligence bonus. The weapon can no longer be buffed with Magic Weapon. Scales 14% for strength dark souls Strength and 14% for dexterity dark souls Dexterity and 73% Intelligence to increase your AR.
To reach max, you need: 2,000 souls, 10 Green Titanite Shards to +5, 7 Blue Titanite Chunks to +14 and 1 Blue Titanite Slab to +15.

Broadsword
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Magic (x1)	93	100	-	-	E	E	C	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Magic +1 (x1)	99	107	-	-	E	E	C	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Magic +2 (x1)	105	113	-	-	E	E	C	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Magic +3 (x2)	111	120	-	-	E	E	C	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Magic +4 (x2)	117	127	-	-	E	E	C	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Magic +5 (x3)	124	134	-	-	E	E	C	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Magic +6 (x1)	130	140	-	-	E	E	B	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Magic +7 (x1)	136	147	-	-	E	E	B	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Magic +8 (x2)	142	154	-	-	E	E	B	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Magic +9 (x3)	148	160	-	-	E	E	B	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Magic +10 (x1)	155	167	-	-	E	E	B	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32

Enchanted Upgrades are performed by Rickert of Vinheim, found in New Londo Ruins.
Enchanted Upgrade +1 requires a regular +5 weapon. Enchanted +6 requires a Enchanted +5 and to hand in the Large Magic Ember.
Enchanted Reinforcement increases the Intelligence bonus at the cost of base magic damage. The weapon can no longer be buffed with Magic Weapon. Scales 10% for strength dark souls Strength and 10% for dexterity dark souls Dexterity and 72% Intelligence to increase your AR.
To reach max, you need: 1,000 souls, 8 Blue Titanite Chunks to +4 and 1 Blue Titanite Slab to +5.

Broadsword
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Enchanted (x1)	124	132	-	-	E	E	B	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Enchanted +1 (x1)	128	135	-	-	E	E	B	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Enchanted +2 (x1)	133	139	-	-	E	E	A	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Enchanted +3 (x2)	138	143	-	-	E	E	A	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Enchanted +4 (x3)	143	147	-	-	E	E	A	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Enchanted +5 (x1)	148	153	-	-	E	E	A	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32

Divine Upgrades are performed by Andre of Astora at the Undead Parish.
Divine Upgrades require a regular +5 weapon and to hand in the Divine Ember. Divine +6 upgrades require a Divine Weapon +5 and to hand in the Large Divine Ember.
Divine Reinforcement adds Magic Damage and Faith scaling. Scales 20% for strength dark souls Strength and 20% for dexterity dark souls Dexterity and 73% faith dark souls Faith to increase your AR.
To reach max, you need: 2,000 souls, 10 Green Titanite Shards, 7 White Titanite Chunks and 1 White Titanite Slab.

Broadsword
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Divine (x1)	82	102	-	-	D	D	-	C	110	-	50	10	35	35	32
Divine +1 (x1)	88	108	-	-	D	D	-	C	110	-	50	10	35	35	32
Divine +2 (x1)	93	115	-	-	D	D	-	C	110	-	50	10	35	35	32
Divine +3 (x2)	99	122	-	-	D	D	-	C	110	-	50	10	35	35	32
Divine +4 (x2)	104	129	-	-	D	D	-	C	110	-	50	10	35	35	32
Divine +5 (x3)	110	136	-	-	D	D	-	C	110	-	50	10	35	35	32
Divine +6 (x1)	115	142	-	-	D	D	-	B	110	-	50	10	35	35	32
Divine +7 (x1)	121	149	-	-	D	D	-	B	110	-	50	10	35	35	32
Divine +8 (x2)	126	156	-	-	D	D	-	B	110	-	50	10	35	35	32
Divine +9 (x3)	132	163	-	-	D	D	-	B	110	-	50	10	35	35	32
Divine +10 (x1)	137	170	-	-	D	D	-	B	110	-	50	10	35	35	32

Occult Upgrades are performed by Andre of Astora at the Undead Parish.
Occult Upgrades require a Divine +5 weapon and to hand in the Dark Ember.
Occult Reinforcement reduces the base damage but increases Faith scaling. Scales 18% for strength dark souls Strength and 18% for dexterity dark souls Dexterity and 86% faith dark souls Faith to increase your AR.
To reach max, you need: 1,000 souls, 7 White Titanite Chunks and 1 White Titanite Slab.

Broadsword
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Occult (x1)	112	124	-	-	E	E	-	B	-	110	50	10	35	35	32
Occult +1 (x1)	118	130	-	-	E	E	-	B	-	110	50	10	35	35	32
Occult +2 (x1)	125	136	-	-	E	E	-	B	-	110	50	10	35	35	32
Occult +3 (x2)	132	142	-	-	E	E	-	B	-	110	50	10	35	35	32
Occult +4 (x3)	138	148	-	-	E	E	-	A	-	110	50	10	35	35	32
Occult +5 (x1)	145	155	-	-	E	E	-	A	-	110	50	10	35	35	32

Fire Upgrades are performed by Blacksmith Vamos in The Catacombs.
Fire Upgrades require a regular +5 weapon. Fire +6 requires a Fire +5 weapon and to hand in the Large Flame Ember.
Fire Reinforcement adds Fire Damage but removes all scaling bonuses from the weapon.
To reach max, you need: 2,000 souls, 10 Green Titanite Shards, 7 Red Titanite Chunks and 1 Red Titanite Slab.

Broadsword
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Fire (x1)	106	-	106	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Fire +1 (x1)	114	-	114	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	35.4	35	32
Fire +2 (x1)	123	-	123	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	35.7	35	32
Fire +3 (x2)	131	-	131	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	36	35	32
Fire +4 (x2)	139	-	139	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	36.4	35	32
Fire +5 (x3)	147	-	147	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	36.7	35	32
Fire +6 (x1)	157	-	157	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	37.1	35	32
Fire +7 (x1)	167	-	167	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	37.5	35	32
Fire +8 (x2)	177	-	177	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	37.8	35	32
Fire +9 (x3)	186	-	186	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	38.2	35	32
Fire +10 (x1)	196	-	196	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	38.5	35	32

Chaos Upgrades are performed by Blacksmith Vamos in The Catacombs.
Chaos Upgrades require a Fire +5 weapon and to hand in the Chaos Flame Ember.
Fire Reinforcement reduces Fire Damage but adds a bonus based on the Humanity you hold.
To reach max, you need: 1,000 souls, 7 Red Titanite Chunks and 1 Red Titanite Slab.

Broadsword
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Chaos (x1)	129	-	147	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Chaos +1 (x1)	136	-	155	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	35.7	35	32
Chaos +2 (x1)	144	-	164	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	36.6	35	32
Chaos +3 (x2)	151	-	172	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	37.1	35	32
Chaos +4 (x3)	158	-	180	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	37.8	35	32
Chaos +5 (x1)	165	-	188	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	38.5	35	32

Straight Swords

Astora's Straight Sword ♦ Balder Side Sword ♦ Barbed Straight Sword ♦ Broken Straight Sword ♦ Crystal Straight Sword ♦ Darksword ♦ Drake Sword ♦ Longsword ♦ Shortsword ♦ Silver Knight Straight Sword ♦ Straight Sword Hilt ♦ Sunlight Straight Sword

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- Anonymous
  05 Jun 2023 08:36
  Great choice for a shielded buiser build, fun to play too. My chubby crusader looks great with it.
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- Anonymous
  15 Dec 2022 20:34
  6/10
  Ah Yes a classic broadsword in age where steel weapons
  were good Its Damage at the start may not be the greatest and takes a bit for
  it to do some real damage its but speed can easily make up for it as it can stagger lighter enemies most of the time
  the downside is it can be parried quite often cause it doesn't have a thrust move but if you like hack n slash this
  weapon is for you.
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- Anonymous
  02 Nov 2021 05:11
  Where it all started. I did a run of all 3 games where I would use the same build/gear: Elite Knight Set, Tower Kite Shield, Broadsword, and some utility sorceries (Aural Decoy, Fall Control, Cast Light). This here weapon was solid and reliable the entire way, from Gargoyles to Gael. I love you, broadsword.
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- Anonymous
  30 Jul 2021 04:45
  Nice sword, carried me through the whole game, even beat all the AotA bosses with it. Moveset is kind of bland but it's very effective and you can upgrade it early. 9/10 would recommend.
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- Erick_of_Astora
  19 Jul 2021 14:23
  Rating weapons based on looks:
  Pretty simple yet quite thicc looking sword
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- Anonymous
  07 Mar 2021 12:16
  I was going to do a sl1 run of dark souls and i was thinking i should use this.
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- Anonymous
  01 Mar 2021 12:16
  Seems like the broadsword is great in the original dark souls, but its one of the best weapons in DS2(which I think is a good game overall, but a bad game by FromSoft standards)
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- Anonymous
  28 Jan 2021 13:19
  Perfect to use as a gladius for my legionnaire cosplay.
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- Anonymous
  13 Aug 2020 16:57
  Get this on swap, get halberd , get 40/40 str dex and dab on anyone who uses anything but their trusty steel
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- Anonymous
  05 Feb 2020 15:21
  ya longsword users can keep your length and pokes... all I need is my broadswords girth and swipes! ;)
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- Anonymous
  03 Oct 2019 21:59
  Fun Fact: This sword appears quite similar to an Oakeshott type XVI arming sword.
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- Anonymous
  03 Jul 2018 10:54
  Comparing weapon AR yesterday, it looks like Broadsword and Darksword have the exact same damage output at max reinforcement. Darksword is longer and has stronger R2 attacks, but at the cost of higher weight and heavier stamina usage. Broadsword is comparatively much easier to obtain, too. Not sure which is ideal...
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- Anonymous
  18 Jun 2018 23:53
  The legend was born
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- BrecMadak
  15 Jun 2017 11:11
  Why should i be pairing this with a spider shield, what's the point?
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