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Shortsword +15
		195			100
		147(157)			32
		187(187)			200
		195(195)			2.0
Requirements & Bonus

8	10		–	–
Weapon Type			Straight Sword
Attack Type			Regular / Thrust
Enchantable			Yes
Special			No

*When infused with Magic: 147 Physical dmg/157 Magic dmg; with Fire: 187 Physical dmg/187 Fire dmg; with Lightning: 195 Physical dmg/195 Lightning dmg.

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

This small straight sword is widely used, to an extent only matched by the longsword."
"An accessible sword which inflicts consistent regular damage and high slash damage, making it applicable to a variety of situations."

How to Get / Where to Find the Shortsword

Default equipment for the Hunter class.
Purchased from the Male Undead Merchant (600 Souls).
Drops from sword-wielding Hollow Warriors.

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Can be given to Kingseeker Frampt to receive 50 Souls.

Shortsword 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.

Shortsword
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonuses				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Regular	78	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Regular +5	117	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Regular +10	156	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Regular +14	187	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Regular +15	195	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Crystal	171	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Crystal +4	202	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Crystal +5	210	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Lightning	140	-	-	140	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Lightning +4	184	-	-	184	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	46.2	32
Lightning +5	195	-	-	195	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	49	32
Raw	135	-	-	-	D	D	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Raw +5	180	-	-	-	D	D	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Magic	88	94	-	-	E	E	C	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Magic +5	118	126	-	-	E	E	C	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Magic +9	141	151	-	-	E	E	B	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Magic +10	147	157	-	-	E	E	B	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Enchanted	118	124	-	-	E	E	B	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Enchanted +4	136	138	-	-	E	E	A	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Enchanted +5	141	143	-	-	E	E	A	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Divine	79	96	-	-	D	D	-	C	110	-	50	10	35	35	32
Divine +5	106	128	-	-	D	D	-	C	110	-	50	10	35	35	32
Divine +9	127	153	-	-	D	D	-	B	110	-	50	10	35	35	32
Divine +10	132	160	-	-	D	D	-	B	110	-	50	10	35	35	32
Occult	108	118	-	-	D	D	-	B	-	110	50	10	35	35	32
Occult +4	133	141	-	-	D	D	-	A	-	110	50	10	35	35	32
Occult +5	140	147	-	-	D	D	-	A	-	110	50	10	35	35	32
Fire	101	-	101	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Fire +5	140	-	140	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	36.7	35	32
Fire +9	177	-	177	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	38.2	35	32
Fire +10	187	-	187	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	38.5	35	32
Chaos	122	-	140	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Chaos +4 @ 10 Humanity	149 +31	- -	171 +36	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	37.8	35	32
Chaos +5 @ 10 Humanity	156 +33	- -	179 +37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	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.

Shortsword
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Regular	78	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Regular +1 (x1)	85	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Regular +2 (x1)	93	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Regular +3 (x2)	101	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Regular +4 (x2)	109	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Regular +5 (x3)	117	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Regular +6 (x1)	124	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Regular +7 (x1)	132	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Regular +8 (x2)	140	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Regular +9 (x2)	148	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Regular +10 (x3)	156	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Regular +11 (x1)	163	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Regular +12 (x1)	171	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Regular +13 (x2)	179	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Regular +14 (x3)	187	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Regular +15 (x1)	195	-	-	-	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 to 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.

Shortsword
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Crystal (x1)	171	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Crystal +1 (x1)	179	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Crystal +2 (x1)	187	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Crystal +3 (x2)	195	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Crystal +4 (x3)	202	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Crystal +5 (x1)	210	-	-	-	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.

Shortsword
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Lightning (x1)	140	-	-	140	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Lightning +1 (x1)	151	-	-	151	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	37.8	32
Lightning +2 (x1)	162	-	-	162	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	40.6	32
Lightning +3 (x2)	173	-	-	173	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	43.4	32
Lightning +4 (x3)	184	-	-	184	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	46.2	32
Lightning +5 (x1)	195	-	-	195	-	-	-	-	-	-	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 42% for strength dark souls Strength and 42% for dexterity dark souls Dexterity to increase your AR.
To reach max, you need: 1,000 souls, 10 large titanite shards.

Shortsword
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Raw (x1)	135	-	-	-	D	D	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Raw +1 (x1)	144	-	-	-	D	D	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Raw +2 (x1)	153	-	-	-	D	D	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Raw +3 (x2)	162	-	-	-	D	D	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Raw +4 (x2)	171	-	-	-	D	D	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Raw +5 (x3)	180	-	-	-	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. Scales 12% for strength dark souls Strength and 12% for dexterity dark souls Dexterity and 80% 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.

Shortsword
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Magic (x1)	88	94	-	-	E	E	C	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Magic +1 (x1)	94	100	-	-	E	E	C	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Magic +2 (x1)	100	107	-	-	E	E	C	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Magic +3 (x2)	106	113	-	-	E	E	C	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Magic +4 (x2)	112	119	-	-	E	E	C	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Magic +5 (x3)	118	126	-	-	E	E	C	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Magic +6 (x1)	123	132	-	-	E	E	B	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Magic +7 (x1)	129	138	-	-	E	E	B	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Magic +8 (x2)	135	144	-	-	E	E	B	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Magic +9 (x3)	141	151	-	-	E	E	B	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Magic +10 (x1)	147	157	-	-	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. Scales 9% for strength dark souls Strength and 9% for dexterity dark souls Dexterity and 81% 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.

Shortsword
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Enchanted (x1)	118	124	-	-	E	E	B	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Enchanted +1 (x1)	122	127	-	-	E	E	B	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Enchanted +2 (x1)	127	131	-	-	E	E	A	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Enchanted +3 (x2)	132	135	-	-	E	E	A	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Enchanted +4 (x3)	136	138	-	-	E	E	A	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Enchanted +5 (x1)	141	143	-	-	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 17% for strength dark souls Strength and 17% for dexterity dark souls Dexterity and 80% 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.

Shortsword
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Divine (x1)	79	96	-	-	D	D	-	C	110	-	50	10	35	35	32
Divine +1 (x1)	84	102	-	-	D	D	-	C	110	-	50	10	35	35	32
Divine +2 (x1)	90	108	-	-	D	D	-	C	110	-	50	10	35	35	32
Divine +3 (x2)	95	115	-	-	D	D	-	C	110	-	50	10	35	35	32
Divine +4 (x2)	100	121	-	-	D	D	-	C	110	-	50	10	35	35	32
Divine +5 (x3)	106	128	-	-	D	D	-	C	110	-	50	10	35	35	32
Divine +6 (x1)	111	134	-	-	D	D	-	B	110	-	50	10	35	35	32
Divine +7 (x1)	116	140	-	-	D	D	-	B	110	-	50	10	35	35	32
Divine +8 (x2)	121	147	-	-	D	D	-	B	110	-	50	10	35	35	32
Divine +9 (x3)	127	153	-	-	D	D	-	B	110	-	50	10	35	35	32
Divine +10 (x1)	132	160	-	-	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 16% for strength dark souls Strength and 16% for dexterity dark souls Dexterity and 99% 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.

Shortsword
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Occult (x1)	108	118	-	-	D	D	-	B	-	110	50	10	35	35	32
Occult +1 (x1)	114	123	-	-	D	D	-	B	-	110	50	10	35	35	32
Occult +2 (x1)	120	129	-	-	D	D	-	B	-	110	50	10	35	35	32
Occult +3 (x2)	127	135	-	-	D	D	-	B	-	110	50	10	35	35	32
Occult +4 (x3)	133	141	-	-	D	D	-	A	-	110	50	10	35	35	32
Occult +5 (x1)	140	147	-	-	D	D	-	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.

Shortsword
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Fire (x1)	101	-	101	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Fire +1 (x1)	109	-	109	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	35.4	35	32
Fire +2 (x1)	117	-	117	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	35.7	35	32
Fire +3 (x2)	124	-	124	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	36	35	32
Fire +4 (x2)	132	-	132	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	36.4	35	32
Fire +5 (x3)	140	-	140	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	36.7	35	32
Fire +6 (x1)	149	-	149	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	37.1	35	32
Fire +7 (x1)	159	-	159	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	37.5	35	32
Fire +8 (x2)	168	-	168	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	37.8	35	32
Fire +9 (x3)	177	-	177	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	38.2	35	32
Fire +10 (x1)	187	-	187	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	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.

Shortsword
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Chaos (x1)	122	-	140	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	35	35	32
Chaos +1 (x1)	129	-	148	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	35.7	35	32
Chaos +2 (x1)	136	-	156	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	36.4	35	32
Chaos +3 (x2)	142	-	163	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	37.1	35	32
Chaos +4 (x3)	149	-	171	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	37.8	35	32
Chaos +5 (x1)	156	-	179	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	38.5	35	32

Straight Swords

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

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- Anonymous
  15 Dec 2022 20:34
  5/10
  The Short Sword is a tricky one to talk about its damage is almost similar to
  the broadsword and is quite a bit faster but the scaling is average being it scales with
  Strength and Dexterity its great for enemies that like to parry you as its more of a thrust weapon
  though it falls off when fighting with bigger enemies like Capra demon overall not bad but not great
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- Erick_of_Astora
  19 Jul 2021 14:24
  Rating weapons based on looks:
  Just i slightly big needle
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- Anonymous
  11 Jan 2021 12:40
  Does it consume less stamina than the longsword? Does it swing faster?
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- Anonymous
  27 Apr 2020 02:36
  The data for the occult path is incorrect. It is D str, D dex, and A fth scaling.
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- Anonymous
  08 Dec 2019 22:23
  What is best for a quick thief build with no magic.
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- Anonymous
  09 Sep 2018 15:42
  Enchanted has better scaling than magic why nobody mentions it anywhere
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- Anonymous
  07 Jul 2018 13:01
  Enchanted+5 and use in combination with high level magic spells, and trickery for an easy victory.
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