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Weapon Type | Fist Weapon | ||||||||||||||||||
Attack Type | Strike | ||||||||||||||||||
Enchantable | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
Special | No |
*When infused with Magic: 125 physical dmg/135 magic dmg, with Fire: 158 physical dmg/158 Fire dmg, with Lightning: 165 physical dmg/165 Lightning dmg
Caestus is a Weapon in Dark Souls and Dark Souls Remastered.
The weapon augments one's bare hands with thick, studded leather.
The Caestus has a short reach, but quick cool down. Amount of damage inflicted is dependent on its wearer's strength."
How to Get / Where to Find the Caestus
- Purchased from Andre of Astora for 200 souls.
Note
- In the left hand the caestus has an average parry, and a quick jab. In the right hand you can combo
hooks, or punch straight for more damage. - Using a Caestus in each hand is a popular build, but it requires you to spend twice as many souls and
resources, as opposed to upgrading just one
Caestus Upgrade Table










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
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 and 51% for
Dexterity to increase your AR.
To reach max, you need: 1,500 souls, 9 titanite shards to +5, 9 large titanite shards to +10, 7 titanite chunks to +14 and 1 titanite slab to +15
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 30, but increases base damage. Scales 51% for Strength and 51%
Dexterity to increase your AR.
To reach max, you need: 500 souls, 8 titanite chunks to +4 and 1 titanite slab to +5
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: 500 souls, 8 titanite chunks to +4 and 1 titanite slab to +5
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 and 38% for
Dexterity to increase your AR.
To reach max, you need: 500 souls, 10 large titanite shards
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, 14% for
Dexterity and 73%
Intelligence to increase your AR.
To reach max, you need: 1,000 souls, 10 Green Titanite Shards to +5, 7 Blue Titanite Chunks to +14 and 1 Blue Titanite Slab to +15
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, 10% for
Dexterity and 72%
Intelligence to increase your AR.
To reach max, you need: 500 souls, 8 Blue Titanite Chunks to +4 and 1 Blue Titanite Slab to +5
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, 20% for
Dexterity and 73%
Faith to increase your AR.
To reach max, you need: 1,000 souls, 10 Green Titanite Shards, 7 White Titanite Chunks and 1 White Titanite Slab
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, 18% for
Dexterity and 86%
Faith to increase your AR.
To reach max, you need: 500 souls, 7 White Titanite Chunks and 1 White Titanite Slab
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: 1,000 souls, 10 Green Titanite Shards, 7 Red Titanite Chunks and 1 Red Titanite Slab
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: 500 souls, 7 Red Titanite Chunks and 1 Red Titanite Slab
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To this day I always run monk fist builds in these souls games. Dark Souls 2 may be the most unpopular game, but I dare anybody to @ me and say the old bone fists aren't the best hand to hand weapons among all the soulsborne games!
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Damn I never made a run with this weapon. DD and A scaling Occult? Will be a funny run lol
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People talk **** about dark souls 2 while this weapon has A-A scaling for both Str-Dex
A-A FOR BOTH. ****ING. SCALING MY MAN !
And what do you have to pay for? 2000 souls and a decent wepon in early game?
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wait a second, you mean to tell me that this weapon scales A with faith? TIME TO BASH SOME FACES IN THE NAME OF GWYN
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So this is what andre has under his gloves whenever he wants to beat the sht out of you...
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i only used this weapon to beat Artorias, because i can hit him between every atack he does, it was fun :)
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I punched Andre on accident and he got angry and I want a crystal magic weapon Caestus. You get crystal magic weapon from Logan in the dukes archives if ur wondering. Another thing, if u do not free Logan he will free himself from the archives. Once you buy all his stuff, go to where you first meet seath if you killed seath he will be pretty much naked and will drop white DBreath. Go to the dark room by the moving bookcase, that is where you will find his chest where he sat. Give this a like if it was helpful. Dislike it if you hate me...
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Caestus left hand Claw Right hand NG+ I’m up for the challenge
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i think it should have a S scaling in str. i mean after all the stronger you are the more damage this does, right?
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Occult stats list two different scaling values depending on whether you look in the big table or the occult tab. Please fix.
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Jeez, I thought they would buff the Caestus in Remastered but I was wrong :(
Maybe usefull for dem Dark Souls 3 Meta Parry with Caestus cosplay :>
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I've noticed that when a weapon has multiple scaling of any grade they multiply themselves somehow: Weapons with D-D Scaling deal even mora damage than weapons with a S scaling on whatever.
If I wanted to be Saitama I could use simply the dragon bone fists
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