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Estoc +15
		187			100
		140(152)			22
		180(180)			150
		187(187)			3.0
Requirements & Bonus

10	12		–	–
Weapon Type			Piercing Sword
Attack Type			Regular / Thrust
Enchantable			Yes
Special			No

*When infused with Magic: 140 physical dmg/152 magic dmg, with Fire: 180 physical dmg/180 Fire dmg, with Lightning: 187 physical dmg/187Lightning dmg

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

The largest of the thrusting swords. Can pierce an armored knight in one thrust."
"The blade is also sharp, allowing slicing as well."

How to Get / Where to Find the Estoc

Corpse in the lower section of Firelink Shrine, along the path towards New Londo Ruins.
Video Location Timestamp 1:11

Notes:

Give to Frampt to receive 50 souls.
Like all piercing swords, replaces your kick with a back-stepping horizontal slash.
The Estoc, like most piercing swords has the unique feature of allowing users to strike while still behind their shield, which gives enemies no chance to strike while your guard is down. While this attack doesn't deal large amounts of damage, it can, over time, whittle away the health of an enemy. In the hands of a patient player, the Estoc can be one of the most deadly weapons in the game. Enemies that take continuous damage from an Estoc, especially one wielded by a fast, mobile opponent, may open up more and rush their attacks, leaving them wide open.
The advantage of the Estoc over other piercing swords is the long reach. It has the longest reach of all piercing swords, and the one-handed r2 performs a sweep attack, and the two-handed r2 a long-ranged thrust. The Estoc also deals the most physical damage out of all piercing swords, assuming high dexterity.
The charging attack produces a double stab, which connect individually.
Demon's souls version: Different in apperance but similar in move set.

Youtube relevant videos:

Moveset

Estoc Upgrade Table

Max

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

Estoc
	Attack Values					Parameter Bonuses				Auxiliary Effects				Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Regular	75	0	0	0	100	D	C	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	22
Regular +5	112	0	0	0	100	D	C	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	22
Regular +10	150	0	0	0	100	D	C	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	22
Regular +14	180	0	0	0	100	D	B	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	22
Regular +15	187	0	0	0	100	D	B	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	22
Crystal	165	0	0	0	100	D	C			-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	22
Crystal +4	195	0	0	0	100	D	C	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	22
Crystal +5	202	0	0	0	100	D	C	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	22
Lightning	135	0	0	135	100	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	22
Lightning +4	176	0	0	176	100	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	39.6	22
Lightning +5	187	0	0	187	100	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	42	22
Raw	129	0	0	0	100	E	C	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	22
Raw +5	172	0	0	0	100	E	C	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	22
Magic	84	91	0	0	100	E	D	C	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	22
Magic +5	112	122	0	0	100	E	D	C	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	22
Magic +9	134	146	0	0	100	E	D	C	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	22
Magic +10	140	152	0	0	100	E	D	C	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	22
Enchanted	112	120	0	0	100	E	E	C	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	22
Enchanted +4	129	134	0	0	100	E	E	A	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	22
Enchanted +5	134	139	0	0	100	E	E	A	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	22
Divine	76	93	0	0	100	E	D	-	C	-	-	110	-	45	10	30	30	22
Divine +5	102	124	0	0	100	E	D	-	C	-	-	110	-	45	10	30	30	22
Divine +9	122	148	0	0	100	E	D	-	C	-	-	110	-	45	10	30	30	22
Divine +10	127	155	0	0	100	E	D	-	C	-	-	110	-	45	10	30	30	22
Occult	104	112	0	0	100	E	D	-	B	-	-	-	110	45	10	30	30	22
Occult +4	128	134	0	0	100	E	D	-	B	-	-	-	110	45	10	30	30	22
Occult +5	135	140	0	0	100	E	D	-	B	-	-	-	110	45	10	30	30	22
Fire	97	0	97	0	100	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	22
Fire +5	135	0	135	0	100	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	31.5	30	22
Fire +9	171	0	171	0	100	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	32.7	30	22
Fire +10	180	0	180	0	100	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	33	30	22
Chaos	117	0	135	0	100	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	22
Chaos +4	143	0	165	0	100	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	32.4	30	22
Chaos +5	149	0	172	0	100	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	33	30	22

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 22% for Strength and 70% for 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

Estoc
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Regular	75	-	-	-	D	C	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	22
Regular +1 (x1)	82	-	-	-	D	C	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	22
Regular +2 (x1)	90	-	-	-	D	C	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	22
Regular +3 (x2)	97	-	-	-	D	C	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	22
Regular +4 (x2)	105	-	-	-	D	C	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	22
Regular +5 (x3)	112	-	-	-	D	C	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	22
Regular +6 (x1)	120	-	-	-	D	C	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	22
Regular +7 (x1)	127	-	-	-	D	C	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	22
Regular +8 (x2)	135	-	-	-	D	C	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	22
Regular +9 (x2)	142	-	-	-	D	C	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	22
Regular +10 (x3)	150	-	-	-	D	C	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	22
Regular +11 (x1)	157	-	-	-	D	C	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	22
Regular +12 (x1)	165	-	-	-	D	C	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	22
Regular +13 (x2)	172	-	-	-	D	C	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	22
Regular +14 (x3)	180	-	-	-	D	B	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	22
Regular +15 (x1)	187	-	-	-	D	B	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	22

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 reduced weapon Durability, but increases base damage. It scales 22% for Strength and 70% for Dexterity to increase your AR.
To reach max, you need: 1,000 souls, 8 titanite chunks to +4 and 1 titanite slab to +5

Estoc
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Crystal (x1)	165	-	-	-	D	C	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	22
Crystal +1 (x1)	172	-	-	-	D	C	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	22
Crystal +2 (x1)	180	-	-	-	D	B	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	22
Crystal +3 (x2)	187	-	-	-	D	B	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	22
Crystal +4 (x3)	195	-	-	-	D	B	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	22
Crystal +5 (x1)	202	-	-	-	D	B	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	22

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

Estoc
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Lightning (x1)	135	-	-	135	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	22
Lightning +1 (x1)	145	-	-	145	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	32.4	22
Lightning +2 (x1)	156	-	-	156	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	34.8	22
Lightning +3 (x2)	166	-	-	166	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	37.2	22
Lightning +4 (x3)	176	-	-	176	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	39.6	22
Lightning +5 (x1)	187	-	-	187	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	42	22

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 17% for Strength and 53% for Dexterity to increase your AR.
To reach max, you need: 1,000 souls, 10 large titanite shards

Estoc
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Raw (x1)	129	-	-	-	E	C	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	22
Raw +1 (x1)	137	-	-	-	E	C	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	22
Raw +2 (x1)	146	-	-	-	E	C	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	22
Raw +3 (x2)	154	-	-	-	E	C	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	22
Raw +4 (x2)	163	-	-	-	E	C	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	22
Raw +5 (x3)	172	-	-	-	E	C	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	22

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 6% for Strength and 20% for Dexterity and 66% 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

Estoc
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Magic (x1)	84	91	-	-	E	D	C	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	22
Magic +1 (x1)	88	97	-	-	E	D	C	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	22
Magic +2 (x1)	95	103	-	-	E	D	C	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	22
Magic +3 (x2)	100	109	-	-	E	D	C	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	22
Magic +4 (x2)	106	115	-	-	E	D	C	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	22
Magic +5 (x3)	112	122	-	-	E	D	C	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	22
Magic +6 (x1)	117	128	-	-	E	D	C	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	22
Magic +7 (x1)	123	134	-	-	E	D	C	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	22
Magic +8 (x2)	128	140	-	-	E	D	C	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	22
Magic +9 (x3)	134	146	-	-	E	D	C	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	22
Magic +10 (x1)	140	152	-	-	E	D	C	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	22

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 4% for Strength and 14% for Dexterity and 65% 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

Estoc
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Enchanted (x1)	112	120	-	-	E	E	C	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	26
Enchanted +1 (x1)	116	123	-	-	E	E	B	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	26
Enchanted +2 (x1)	120	127	-	-	E	E	B	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	26
Enchanted +3 (x2)	125	130	-	-	E	E	B	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	26
Enchanted +4 (x3)	129	134	-	-	E	E	A	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	26
Enchanted +5 (x1)	134	139	-	-	E	E	A	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	26

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 8% for Strength and 27% for Dexterity and 66% 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

Estoc
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Divine (x1)	76	93	-	-	E	D	-	C	110	-	45	10	30	30	26
Divine +1 (x1)	81	99	-	-	E	D	-	C	110	-	45	10	30	30	26
Divine +2 (x1)	86	105	-	-	E	D	-	C	110	-	45	10	30	30	26
Divine +3 (x2)	91	111	-	-	E	D	-	C	110	-	45	10	30	30	26
Divine +4 (x2)	96	117	-	-	E	D	-	C	110	-	45	10	30	30	26
Divine +5 (x3)	102	124	-	-	E	D	-	C	110	-	45	10	30	30	26
Divine +6 (x1)	107	130	-	-	E	D	-	C	110	-	45	10	30	30	26
Divine +7 (x1)	112	136	-	-	E	D	-	C	110	-	45	10	30	30	26
Divine +8 (x2)	117	142	-	-	E	D	-	C	110	-	45	10	30	30	26
Divine +9 (x3)	122	148	-	-	E	D	-	C	110	-	45	10	30	30	26
Divine +10 (x1)	127	155	-	-	E	D	-	C	110	-	45	10	30	30	26

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 8% for Strength and 25% for Dexterity and 77% Faith to increase your AR.
To reach max, you need: 1,000 souls, 7 White Titanite Chunks and 1 White Titanite Slab

Estoc
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Occult (x1)	104	112	-	-	E	D	-	B	-	110	45	10	30	30	26
Occult +1 (x1)	110	117	-	-	E	D	-	B	-	110	45	10	30	30	26
Occult +2 (x1)	116	123	-	-	E	D	-	B	-	110	45	10	30	30	26
Occult +3 (x2)	122	128	-	-	E	D	-	B	-	110	45	10	30	30	26
Occult +4 (x3)	128	134	-	-	E	D	-	B	-	110	45	10	30	39.6	26
Occult +5 (x1)	135	140	-	-	E	D	-	B	-	110	45	10	30	42	26

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

Estoc
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Fire (x1)	97	-	97	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	26
Fire +1 (x1)	105	-	105	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30.3	30	26
Fire +2 (x1)	112	-	112	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30.6	30	26
Fire +3 (x2)	120	-	120	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30.9	30	26
Fire +4 (x2)	127	-	127	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	31.2	30	26
Fire +5 (x3)	135	-	135	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	31.5	30	26
Fire +6 (x1)	144	-	144	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	31.8	30	26
Fire +7 (x1)	153	-	153	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	32.1	30	26
Fire +8 (x2)	162	-	162	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	26
Fire +9 (x3)	171	-	171	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	32.7	30	26
Fire +10 (x1)	180	-	180	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	33	30	26

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

Estoc
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Chaos (x1)	117	-	135	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	26
Chaos +1 (x1)	123	-	142	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30.6	30	26
Chaos +2 (x1)	130	-	150	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	31.2	30	26
Chaos +3 (x2)	136	-	157	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	31.8	30	26
Chaos +4 (x3)	143	-	165	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	32.4	30	26
Chaos +5 (x1)	149	-	172	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	33	30	26

Piercing Swords

Mail Breaker ♦ Rapier ♦ Ricard's Rapier ♦ Velka's Rapier

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- Anonymous
  09 Apr 2024 02:52
  doing 80 damage but with a style!
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- Anonymous
  01 Oct 2023 22:00
  broken PvP weapon. slap a black knight shield in the main hand and hold estoc in right hand and shield poke and play passive as ****. if they try any unlocked dumb **** run bs them. repeat. win.
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- Anonymous
  27 Jun 2023 23:52
  estoc sucks in this game, it has more recovery after r1 attacking than the other rapiers where it feels like a worse spear.
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- AstralProdigy
  25 Nov 2021 22:57
  Estoc is the best rapier. Varied move set, buffable, great range, and can be acquired the second you reach fire link shrine.
  
  Rapier suffers from lower range and just thrust moves with no flare to it. You also have to either farm or buy it. Simply Outclassed.
  
  Mail Breaker is odd. Has very short range and an R2 that can stun some enemies but overall is outclassed by other rapiers. Is acquired early game after beating 2 bosses but you would already be using an estoc sooo....
  
  Velka's Rapier is very cool, has good range, and is great for god slaying due to it being an occult weapon but it's R2's aren't ideal at crowd clearing mobs and it suffers from split damage. Worse of all however is having to wait until late game to acquire it. Losses some of its effectiveness in some late-game areas as well.
  
  Ricards's Rapier is basically an upgraded standard rapier. Has better range with chain attack R2's. Great for boss killing as you can do a lot of damage really fast but bad for PvP as every parry spammer's wet dream is seeing this thing. Very predictable and suffers from a standard moveset. Also, it's locked behind sen's fortress.
  
  TL;DR = Just use an Estoc.
  
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- Anonymous
  24 Nov 2021 20:48
  To not fault of it's own I really hate this weapon. I never used a piercing sword so I didn't even realize it was a separate cathegory. At the end of my second playthrough I prep everything up for the Knight's Honor trophy, leaving the cursed SoA for last. I make a V line for Sif, bring down every boss I need to get to Anor Londo, find out at the giant blacksmith my mistake...so I take down O&S a 3rd time for warping and I ****ing realize I need the large ember again...so I had to deal with the most BS boss of this game for a 3rd time, the capra demon and his ****ing dogs on his studio apartment closet.
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- Scoopslayer
  20 Nov 2021 16:37
  I realize this is available right away but this weapon is objectively terrible. For nearly the same stats you can get the winged spear for better damage for it’s speed. I tried using this in a dex build with my friend and we couldn’t get past quelaag at sl30 because my damage wasn’t even worth the aggro. DO NOT USE THIS WEAPON
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- Anonymous
  02 Oct 2020 15:34
  Estoc is a good weapon but at least it has weak damages and a really basic move set so it can be parry very easily
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- Anonymous
  19 Aug 2020 03:59
  Why is the Estoc shown in-game as being able to turn into the Dragonslayer Spear, despite definitely not being able to?
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- v0idkore
  26 Jun 2020 11:23
  What parry speed does this have?
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- Anonymous
  24 Jun 2018 05:09
  This weapon had the chance to be amazing. Unfortunately, completely foiled by the worst lag ever. While I recall the fast low damage attacks from this in Dark Souls 3, could be snuck in between casts of spell casters, or strikes of heavy weapons... with this lag you will almost never get your spacing, and even an attack outside the range of both you and your opponent's weapons will get you punished with with a backstab.
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