Black Greatsword is a Weapon in Code Vein. Black Greatsword is categorized as a Two-Handed Sword weapon. Weapons can be found from Enemies and/or Bosses, acquired as a reward from completing quests, provided by NPCs, and are sold by Merchants.
A two-handed sword with a black, single-edged, chain blade.
This long, curved weapon was designed to sever the limbs of foes. Hunters in Black pay no mind to the weight of their weaponry and seek power above all, so trained hands are a must.
Where to find Black Greatsword
- Rare drop of Lost Knights wielding it.
- Depths: Misty Ruins : You'll also find another Parched Executioner guarding a chest containing 1x Black Sword Gifts- after acquiring the fourth key.
Black Greatsword Notes and Tips
- The Physical Damage of the weapon is the Base Damage plus Scaling Damage. Scaling damage is based on your Character Level.
- Charged heavy attacks cost 2 ichor and generate three blood pillars in front of you.
Builds That Use Black Greatsword
- Builds Info 1
- Builds Info 2
- Builds Info 3
Black Greatsword Upgrade and Transform Table












Overview table for all upgrades at max level. Click on the tabs to see individual upgrade paths.
Inhibit
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NAME |
Base
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Ele
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Status
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Drain
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STR
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DEX
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MND
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WIL
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VIT
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FOR
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Slash |
Crush
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Pierce
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Status
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Drain
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Mobility
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Regular +10 | 454 | - | - | 0.6 | 95 | 95 | 85 | 10(Blood) | 0.34 | Slow | ||||||
Alleviation +10 | 363 | - | - | 0.6 | 76 | 76 | 68 | 10(Blood) | 0.34 | Normal | ||||||
Fortification +10 | 522 | - | - | 0.6 | 100 | 100 | 93 | 10(Blood) | 0.34 | Slow | ||||||
Intensification + 10 | 272 | - | - | 0.6 | 95 | 95 | 85 | 10(Blood) | 0.34 | Slow | ||||||
Gifts +10 | 681 | - | - | 0.6 | 95 | 95 | 85 | 10(Blood) | 0.34 | Slow | ||||||
Devour +10 | 363 | - | - | 0.9 | 95 | 95 | 85 | 10(Blood) | 0.51 | Slow | ||||||
Fire +10 | 454 | 50)Fire) | - | 0.6 | 95 | 95 | 85 | 10(Blood) 50(Fire) |
0.34 | Slow | ||||||
Ice +10 | 454 | 50(Ice) | - | 0.6 | 95 | 95 | 85 | 10(Blood) 50(Ice) |
0.34 | Slow | ||||||
Lightning +10 | 454 | 50(Lightning) | - | 0.6 | 95 | 95 | 85 | 10(Blood) 50(Lightning) |
0.34 | Slow | ||||||
Venom +10 | 431 | - | 20(Venom) |
0.6 | 95 | 95 | 85 | 10(Blood) 20(Venom ) |
0.34 | Slow | ||||||
Stun +10 | 431 | - | 15(Stun) | 0.6 | 95 | 95 | 85 | 10(Blood) 15(Stun) |
0.34 | Slow | ||||||
Inhibit +10 | 431 | - | 20(Inhibit) | 0.6 | 95 | 95 | 85 | 10(Blood) 20(Inhibit) |
0.34 | Slow | ||||||
Slow +10 | 431 | - | 20(Slow) | 0.6 | 95 | 95 | 85 | 10(Blood) 20(Slow) |
0.34 | Slow |
Requires Regular reinforcement, totaling ??? Haze, 7 Queen Iron, 10 Queen Steel. , ?? Queen Titanium for max upgrade
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Base
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Ele
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Status
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Drain
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STR
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DEX
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MND
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WIL
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VIT
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FOR
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Slash |
Crush
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Pierce
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Status
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Drain
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Mobility
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Regular | ||||||||||||||||
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Regular +10 |
Requires Regular reinforcement, totaling ??? Haze, 7 Queen Iron, 10 Queen Steel. , ?? Queen Titanium and 1x Prometheus Chrome for max upgrade.
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Base
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Ele
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Status
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Drain
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STR
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DEX
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MND
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WIL
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VIT
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FOR
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Slash |
Crush
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Pierce
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Status
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Drain
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Mobility
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Alleviation | ||||||||||||||||
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Alleviation +10 |
Requires Regular reinforcement, totaling ??? Haze, 7 Queen Iron, 10 Queen Steel. , ?? Queen Titanium and 1 Atlas Chrome for max upgrade.
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Ele
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DEX
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WIL
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VIT
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FOR
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Slash |
Crush
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Pierce
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Status
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Drain
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Mobility
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Fortification | ||||||||||||||||
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Fortification +10 |
Requires Regular reinforcement, totaling ??? Haze, 7 Queen Iron, 10 Queen Steel. , ?? Queen Titanium and 1 Heimdall Chrome for max upgrade.
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Ele
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STR
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DEX
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WIL
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VIT
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FOR
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Slash |
Crush
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Pierce
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Status
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Drain
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Mobility
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Intensification | ||||||||||||||||
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Intensification +8 | ||||||||||||||||
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Intensification +10 |
Requires Regular reinforcement, totaling ??? Haze, 7 Queen Iron, 10 Queen Steel. , ?? Queen Titanium and 1 Eos Chrome for max upgrade.
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DEX
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WIL
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VIT
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FOR
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Slash |
Crush
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Pierce
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Status
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Drain
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Mobility
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Gifts | ||||||||||||||||
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Gifts +10 |
Requires Regular reinforcement, totaling ??? Haze, 7 Queen Iron, 10 Queen Steel. , ?? Queen Titanium and 1 Artemis Chrome for max upgrade.
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Ele
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STR
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DEX
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WIL
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VIT
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FOR
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Slash |
Crush
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Pierce
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Status
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Drain
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Mobility
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Devour | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
Devour +1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
Devour +2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
Devour +3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
Devour +4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
Devour +5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
Devour +6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
Devour +7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
Devour +8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
Devour +9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
Devour +10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Requires Regular reinforcement, totaling ??? Haze, 7 Queen Iron, 10 Queen Steel. , ?? Queen Titanium and 1 Scatach Chrome for max upgrade.
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Ele
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STR
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DEX
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MND
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WIL
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VIT
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FOR
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Slash |
Crush
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Pierce
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Status
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Drain
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Mobility
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Fire | ||||||||||||||||
Fire +1 | ||||||||||||||||
Fire +2 | ||||||||||||||||
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Fire +4 | ||||||||||||||||
Fire +5 | ||||||||||||||||
Fire +6 | ||||||||||||||||
Fire +7 | ||||||||||||||||
Fire +8 | ||||||||||||||||
Fire +9 | ||||||||||||||||
Fire +10 |
Requires Regular reinforcement, totaling ??? Haze, 7 Queen Iron, 10 Queen Steel. , ?? Queen Titanium and 1 Fionn Chrome for max upgrade.
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STR
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DEX
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WIL
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VIT
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FOR
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Slash |
Crush
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Pierce
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Drain
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Mobility
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Ice | ||||||||||||||||
Ice +1 | ||||||||||||||||
Ice +2 | ||||||||||||||||
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Ice +4 | ||||||||||||||||
Ice +5 | ||||||||||||||||
Ice +6 | ||||||||||||||||
Ice +7 | ||||||||||||||||
Ice +8 | ||||||||||||||||
Ice +9 | ||||||||||||||||
Ice +10 |
Requires Regular reinforcement, totaling ??? Haze, 7 Queen Iron, 10 Queen Steel. , ?? Queen Titanium and 1 Isis Chrom. for max upgrade.
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Ele
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Status
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Drain
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STR
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DEX
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MND
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WIL
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VIT
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FOR
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Slash |
Crush
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Pierce
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Status
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Drain
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Mobility
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Lightning | ||||||||||||||||
Lightning +1 | ||||||||||||||||
Lightning +2 | ||||||||||||||||
Lightning +3 | ||||||||||||||||
Lightning +4 | ||||||||||||||||
Lightning +5 | ||||||||||||||||
Lightning +6 | ||||||||||||||||
Lightning +7 | ||||||||||||||||
Lightning +8 | ||||||||||||||||
Lightning +9 | ||||||||||||||||
Lightning +10 |
Requires Regular reinforcement, totaling ??? Haze, 7 Queen Iron, 10 Queen Steel. , ?? Queen Titanium and 1 Hermes Chrome for max upgrade.
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Base
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Ele
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Status
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Drain
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STR
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DEX
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MND
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WIL
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VIT
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FOR
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Slash |
Crush
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Pierce
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Status
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Drain
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Mobility
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Venom | ||||||||||||||||
Venom +1 | ||||||||||||||||
Venom +2 | ||||||||||||||||
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Venom +4 | ||||||||||||||||
Venom +5 | ||||||||||||||||
Venom +6 | ||||||||||||||||
Venom +7 | ||||||||||||||||
Venom +8 | ||||||||||||||||
Venom +9 | ||||||||||||||||
Venom +10 |
Requires Regular reinforcement, totaling ??? Haze, 7 Queen Iron, 10 Queen Steel. , ?? Queen Titanium and 1 Hephaestus Chrome for max upgrade
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Ele
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Status
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Drain
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STR
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DEX
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MND
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WIL
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VIT
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FOR
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Slash |
Crush
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Pierce
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Status
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Drain
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Mobility
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Stun | ||||||||||||||||
Stun +1 | ||||||||||||||||
Stun +2 | ||||||||||||||||
Stun +3 | ||||||||||||||||
Stun +4 | ||||||||||||||||
Stun +5 | ||||||||||||||||
Stun +6 | ||||||||||||||||
Stun +7 | ||||||||||||||||
Stun +8 | ||||||||||||||||
Stun +9 | ||||||||||||||||
Stun +10 |
Requires Regular reinforcement, totaling ??? Haze, 7 Queen Iron, 10 Queen Steel. , ?? Queen Titanium and 1 Harmonia Chrome for max upgrade.
Attack | Scaling | Defenses | ||||||||||||||
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Base
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Ele
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Status
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Drain
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STR
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DEX
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MND
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WIL
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VIT
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FOR
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Slash |
Crush
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Pierce
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Status
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Drain
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Mobility
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Inhibit | ||||||||||||||||
Inhibit +1 | ||||||||||||||||
Inhibit +2 | ||||||||||||||||
Inhibit +3 | ||||||||||||||||
Inhibit +4 | ||||||||||||||||
Inhibit +5 | ||||||||||||||||
Inhibit +6 | ||||||||||||||||
Inhibit +7 | ||||||||||||||||
Inhibit +8 | ||||||||||||||||
Inhibit +9 | ||||||||||||||||
Inhibit +10 |
Requires Regular reinforcement, totaling ??? Haze, 7 Queen Iron, 10 Queen Steel. , ?? Queen Titanium and 1 Mercury Chrome for max upgrade.
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Ele
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DEX
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WIL
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VIT
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FOR
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Slash |
Crush
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Pierce
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Drain
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Mobility
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Slow | ||||||||||||||||
Slow +1 | ||||||||||||||||
Slow +2 | ||||||||||||||||
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Slow +4 | ||||||||||||||||
Slow +5 | ||||||||||||||||
Slow +6 | ||||||||||||||||
Slow +7 | ||||||||||||||||
Slow +8 | ||||||||||||||||
Slow +9 | ||||||||||||||||
Slow +10 |
- Anonymous
According to the other page for the "Black Great Sword", you can find one in the depths the "Arachnid Grotto". Also might want to merge that page with this one.
- Anonymous
This weapon have very similar moveset to Oni Bane, tough it has gift type charged attack that costs 2 ichor and 3 hit standard combo, instead of 2. Cool thing about that weapon are very good defensive stats, quite low weight for greatsword and it's unique characteristic which is being both slash and crush. It makes this very good weapon with insane high stagger properities. It might not seems so great on training dummy but in actual fight it's very strong. I like it more than Argent Wolf King's Blade which i find very clunky, even tough it scales best.
- Anonymous
A very good weapon actually. MIght seem weak but it has both slash and crush damage and deal more damage than it seems it would.
In the Ashen Cavern just before the dog tags door there is a Lost Knight with this weapon. About 10% drop rate for me.
- Anonymous
Black Great Sword Gifts is found in the Misty Ruins Depths Map which is found in the Crypt Spire.
You can also find one in a chest in one of the very late depths and it has the gifts augment on it as well.
One of the lightest two handed swords, only beaten out by the Sunset Greatsword which has inferior stat scaling. Has fairly high stat scaling on both Strength B+ and Dexterity D with scaling benefiting from Will C and Mind D+ too, having superior overall stat scaling to the Warped Blade that similarly benefits from four stats albeit with lower stat requirements. Has high guard values only one point less than the Zweihander on Slash and Crush damage at 95, although trailing at 85 for Pierce damage which is still around average for greatswords. In addition to its abundant stat scaling, guard values and low weight, it also has normal mobility. It's a very good sword, with decent crowd control damage on its charged heavy, a repeated sweeping motion with basic attacks, but a slightly unwieldy windup for its heavy attack an overhead downward slash. It also deals both slash and crush damage, however, only the slash damage is listed here.
It's probably not the best for a pure Strength build, but is good for any build that seeks to strike a balance between pure melee and one that makes greater use of gifts for dealing damage.
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