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Morning Star +15
		207			100
		155(167)			30
		199(199)			180
		207(207)			4.0
Requirements & Bonus

11	-		–	–
Auxiliary			300
Weapon Type			Hammer
Attack Type			Strike
Enchantable			Yes
Special			Bleed

*When infused with Magic: 155 physical dmg/167 magic dmg, with Fire: 199 physical dmg/199 Fire dmg, with Lightning: 207 physical dmg/207 Lightning dmg

Morning Star is a Weapon in Dark Souls and Dark Souls Remastered.

Hammer with a sharp spike on its pommel. One of the more barbaric cleric weapons.
Uniquely, this hammer inflicts thrust damage, and causes bleeding."

How to Get / Where to Find the Morning Star

Firelink Shrine, in a chest found in the area you can reach by dropping from the ledge you find by following the stairs that is facing Petrus.
Video Location Timestamp 0:56

Notes

Give to Frampt to receive 50 souls.
The description lies. It doesn't inflict thrust damage at all.
A godsend for repelling skeletons early on in the graveyard. The R2 attack scatters them all over the place, letting you stunlock stragglers.
Bleed build up is 33 per strike, and once inflicted will tear 30% of the opponents HP.
Demon's souls version: Has similar apperance but has a different move set.

Morning Star 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

	Attack Values					Parameter Bonuses				Auxiliary Effects				Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Morning Star
Regular	83	0	0	0	100	C	-	-	-	300	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Regular +5	124	0	0	0	100	C	-	-	-	300	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Regular +10	166	0	0	0	100	B	-	-	-	300	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Regular +14	199	0	0	0	100	B	-	-	-	300	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Regular +15	207	0	0	0	100	B	-	-	-	300	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Crystal	182	0	0	0	100	B	-	-	-	300	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Crystal +4	215	0	0	0	100	B	-	-	-	300	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Crystal +5	224	0	0	0	100	B	-	-	-	300	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Lightning	149	0	0	149	100	-	-	-	-	300	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Lightning +4	195	0	0	195	100	-	-	-	-	300	-	-	-	45	10	30	39.6	30
Lightning +5	207	0	0	207	100	-	--	-	-	300	-	-	-	45	10	30	42	30
Raw	142	0	0	0	100	C	-	-	-	300	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Raw +5	190	0	0	0	100	C	-	-	-	300	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Magic	93	100	0	0	100	D	-	C	-	300	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Magic +5	124	134	0	0	100	D	-	C	-	300	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Magic +9	148	160	0	0	100	D	-	C	-	300	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Magic +10	155	167	0	0	100	D	-	C	-	300	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Enchanted	124	132	0	0	100	E	-	C	-	300	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Enchanted +4	143	147	0	0	100	E	-	B	-	300	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Enchanted +5	148	153	0	0	100	E	-	B	-	300	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Divine	84	102	0	0	100	D	-	-	C	300	-	110	-	45	10	30	30	30
Divine +5	112	136	0	0	100	D	-	-	C	300	-	110	-	45	10	30	30	30
Divine +9	134	163	0	0	100	D	-	-	C	300	-	110	-	45	10	30	30	30
Divine +10	140	170	0	0	100	D	E	-	C	300	-	110	-	45	10	30	30	30
Occult	114	124	0	0	100	D	-	-	C	300	-	-	110	45	10	30	30	30
Occult +4	141	148	0	0	100	D	-	-	C	300	-	-	110	45	10	30	30	30
Occult +5	148	155	0	0	100	D	-	-	C	300	-	-	110	45	10	30	30	30
Fire	107	0	107	0	100	-	-	-	-	300	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Fire +5	149	0	149	0	100	-	-	-	-	300	-	-	-	45	10	31.5	30	30
Fire +9	189	0	189	0	100	-	-	-	-	300	-	-	-	45	10	32.7	30	30
Fire +10	199	0	199	0	100	-	-	-	-	300	-	-	-	45	10	33	30	30
Chaos	131	0	149	0	100	-	-	-	-	300	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Chaos +4	160	0	182	0	100	-	-	-	-	300	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Chaos +4 @ 10 Humanity	+	0	+	0	100	-	-	-	-	300	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Chaos +5	167	0	190	0	100	-	-	-	-	300	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Chaos +5 @ 10 Humanity	+	0	+	0	100	-	-	-	-	300	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30

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 75% for Strength to increase your AR.
To reach max, you need: 3000 souls, 9 titanite shards to +5, 9 large titanite shards to +10, 7 titanite chunks to +14 and 1 titanite slab to +15

Morning Star
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Regular	83	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Regular +1 (x1)	91	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Regular +2 (x1)	99	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Regular +3 (x2)	107	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Regular +4 (x2)	116	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Regular +5 (x3)	124	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Regular +6 (x1)	132	-	-	-	B	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Regular +7 (x1)	141	-	-	-	B	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Regular +8 (x2)	149	-	-	-	B	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Regular +9 (x2)	17	-	-	-	B	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Regular +10 (x3)	166	-	-	-	B	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Regular +11 (x1)	174	-	-	-	A	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Regular +12 (x1)	182	-	-	-	A	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Regular +13 (x2)	190	-	-	-	A	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Regular +14 (x3)	199	-	-	-	A	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Regular +15 (x1)	207	-	-	-	A	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30

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 18, but increases base damage. Scales 75% for Strength to increase your AR.
To reach max, you need: 1000 souls, 8 titanite chunks to +4 and 1 titanite slab to +5

Morning Star
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Crystal (x1)	182	-	-	-	B	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Crystal +1 (x1)	190	-	-	-	B	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Crystal +2 (x1)	199	-	-	-	B	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Crystal +3 (x2)	207	-	-	-	B	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Crystal +4 (x3)	215	-	-	-	B	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Crystal +5 (x1)	224	-	-	-	B	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30

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: 1000 souls, 8 titanite chunks to +4 and 1 titanite slab to +5

Morning Star
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Lightning (x1)	149	-	-	149	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Lightning +1 (x1)	161	-	-	161	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	32.4	30
Lightning +2 (x1)	172	-	-	172	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	34.8	30
Lightning +3 (x2)	184	-	-	184	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	37.2	30
Lightning +4 (x3)	195	-	-	195	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	39.6	30
Lightning +5 (x1)	207	-	-	207	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	42	30

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 56% for Strength to increase your AR.
To reach max, you need: 1000 souls, 10 large titanite shards

Morning Star
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Raw (x1)	142	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Raw +1 (x1)	152	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Raw +2 (x1)	161	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Raw +3 (x2)	71	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Raw +4 (x2)	180	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Raw +5 (x3)	190	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30

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 25% for Strength and 54% Intelligence to increase your AR.
To reach max, you need: 2000 souls, 10 Green Titanite Shards to +5, 7 Blue Titanite Chunks to +14 and 1 Blue Titanite Slab to +15

Morning Star
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Magic (x1)	93	100	-	-	D	-	C	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Magic +1 (x1)	99	107	-	-	D	-	C	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Magic +2 (x1)	105	113	-	-	D	-	C	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Magic +3 (x2)	111	120	-	-	D	-	C	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Magic +4 (x2)	117	127	-	-	D	-	C	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Magic +5 (x3)	124	134	-	-	D	-	C	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Magic +6 (x1)	130	140	-	-	D	-	C	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Magic +7 (x1)	136	147	-	-	D	-	C	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Magic +8 (x2)	142	154	-	-	D	-	C	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Magic +9 (x3)	148	160	-	-	D	-	C	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Magic +10 (x1)	155	167	-	-	D	-	C	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30

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 14% for Strength and 53% Intelligence to increase your AR.
To reach max, you need: 1000 souls, 8 Blue Titanite Chunks to +4 and 1 Blue Titanite Slab to +5

Morning Star
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Enchanted (x1)	124	132	-	-	E	-	C	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Enchanted +1 (x1)	128	135	-	-	E	-	C	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Enchanted +2 (x1)	133	139	-	-	E	-	C	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Enchanted +3 (x2)	138	143	-	-	E	-	B	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Enchanted +4 (x3)	143	147	-	-	E	-	B	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Enchanted +5 (x1)	148	153	-	-	E	-	B	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30

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 29% for Strength and 54% Intelligence to increase your AR.
To reach max, you need: 2000 souls, 10 Green Titanite Shards, 7 White Titanite Chunks and 1 White Titanite Slab

Morning Star
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Divine (x1)	84	102	-	-	D	-	-	C	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Divine +1 (x1)	89	108	-	-	D	-	-	C	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Divine +2 (x1)	95	115	-	-	D	-	-	C	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Divine +3 (x2)	100	122	-	-	D	-	-	C	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Divine +4 (x2)	106	129	-	-	D	-	-	C	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Divine +5 (x3)	112	136	-	-	D	-	-	C	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Divine +6 (x1)	117	142	-	-	D	-	-	C	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Divine +7 (x1)	123	149	-	-	D	-	-	C	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Divine +8 (x2)	128	156	-	-	D	-	-	C	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Divine +9 (x3)	134	163	-	-	D	-	-	C	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Divine +10 (x1)	140	170	-	-	D	-	-	C	-	-	45	10	30	30	30

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 27% for Strength and 63% Faith to increase your AR.
To reach max, you need: 1000 souls, 7 White Titanite Chunks and 1 White Titanite Slab

Morning Star
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Occult (x1)	114	124	-	-	D	-	-	C	-	110	45	10	30	30	30
Occult +1 (x1)	120	130	-	-	D	-	-	C	-	110	45	10	30	30	30
Occult +2 (x1)	127	136	-	-	D	-	-	C	-	110	45	10	30	30	30
Occult +3 (x2)	134	142	-	-	D	-	-	C	-	110	45	10	30	30	30
Occult +4 (x3)	141	148	-	-	D	-	-	C	-	110	45	10	30	30	30
Occult +5 (x1)	148	155	-	-	D	-	-	C	-	110	45	10	30	30	30

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: 2000 souls, 10 Green Titanite Shards, 7 Red Titanite Chunks and 1 Red Titanite Slab

Morning Star
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Fire (x1)	107	-	107	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Fire +1 (x1)	116	-	116	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30.3	30	30
Fire +2 (x1)	124	-	124	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30.6	30	30
Fire +3 (x2)	132	-	132	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30.9	30	30
Fire +4 (x2)	141	-	141	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	31.2	30	30
Fire +5 (x3)	149	-	149	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	31.5	30	30
Fire +6 (x1)	159	-	159	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	31.8	30	30
Fire +7 (x1)	169	-	169	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	32.1	30	30
Fire +8 (x2)	179	-	179	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	32.4	30	30
Fire +9 (x3)	189	-	189	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	32.7	30	30
Fire +10 (x1)	199	-	199	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	33	30	30

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: 1000 souls, 7 Red Titanite Chunks and 1 Red Titanite Slab

Morning Star
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Chaos (x1)	131	-	149	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Chaos +1 (x1)	138	-	157	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30.6	30	30
Chaos +2 (x1)	146	-	166	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	31.2	30	30
Chaos +3 (x2)	153	-	174	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	31.8	30	30
Chaos +4 (x3)	160	-	182	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	32.4	30	30
Chaos +5 (x1)	167	-	190	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	33	30	30

Hammers

Blacksmith Giant Hammer ♦ Blacksmith Hammer ♦ Club ♦ Hammer of Vamos ♦ Mace ♦ Pickaxe ♦ Reinforced Club ♦ Warpick

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- Anonymous
  12 Mar 2024 13:05
  good for killing havel with parry, eventually it will make him bleed.
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- Anonymous
  12 Mar 2024 07:37
  Mace's punk brother
  
  (Get it? Spiked head)
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- Anonymous
  04 Feb 2024 22:32
  This is my go-to weapon for fighting the Stray Demon. It's easy to acquire, and doesn't need any upgrades to chunk his health with the bleed effect in mind.
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- Anonymous
  16 Jun 2023 03:58
  This a good weapon for sl1? Thinking of trying an sl1 run for the first time
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- Anonymous
  17 May 2023 22:42
  Available immediately. If you chose the master key, use this to farm drakes in the valley for 1000 souls each. 1hR2 staggers a drake in 2 hits, learn to circle strafe and stunlock for quick kills.
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- Anonymous
  25 Dec 2022 01:45
  Late to the party, but this being an early weapon that only requires 11 str and bleeds is fantastic. Three hits to bleed Stray Demon allowing easy early souls and a slab for whenever.
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- Anonymous
  15 Mar 2022 11:49
  I will always wonder why the reinforced club is better than the morning star (AR and R2), like the wooden stick wins face to the metal stick...is it a kind of dev joke ? or because the durability is weaker with the club...
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- Anonymous
  02 Jan 2022 18:23
  good
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- Anonymous
  25 Oct 2021 17:43
  I believe the scaling under the normal upgrade path is wrong.
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- Anonymous
  16 Sep 2021 15:28
  This or mace?
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- Anonymous
  02 Jun 2021 11:47
  dang, the A scaling and not too bad base damage are making me consider taking this up for a main weapon especially since it has bleed and good poise damage. what do you guys think for a fast rolling strength build?
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- Anonymous
  05 May 2021 10:32
  Some of the most important facets of this weapon in the early game are its poise damage and bleed effect. I got all the way through Blighttown and Demon Ruins as a new character using an un-upgraded morning star (I wanted to get the large flame ember early) and took out the Capra & Taurus demons through a combination of bleeding them and interrupting their attacks with staggers from my two-handed attacks. It's certainly not a newbie-friendly route, but it's a fun challenge.
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- Anonymous
  31 Aug 2020 07:34
  it is a good weapon at the beginning and is very useful against the undead
  and is also a good starting weapon
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- Anonymous
  23 Dec 2019 13:38
  How do you get out of the chest ditch?
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- Anonymous
  19 Dec 2019 13:54
  This is a pretty good weapon. Even if the base damage isn't that great, even at +15, you gotta admit the bleeding effects make this a good mace, epsically since you can pick it up immediately after leaving the Asylum.
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- Anonymous
  16 Nov 2018 23:16
  Does this weapon affect multiplier like summoning and invasions??
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  03 Aug 2018 07:19
  The fact that this weapon swings from the same direction each time ruins it for me. Could of been such a good weapon if it weren't for that.
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