Zweihander is a Weapon in Code Vein. Zweihander 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 long, two-handed blade mass-produced by the provisional government.
Designed for slaying larger Lost specimens, it is highly durable and provides its bearer with a great deal of protection.
Feedback from Operation Queenslayer led to technological upgrades such as a single-unit, internally-mounted ichor conductor.
Where to find Zweihander
- Sold by Rin Murasame for 3500 Haze.
- Found in Ruined City Center: After the Parking Garage mistle, explore the area until you come back around to a section under the mistle. The weapon is in a chest behind some breakable boxes, before crossing a narrow stone bridge to a Stone-Crusher Lost.
- Random area in the Depths: Towns of Sacrifice.
- Depths: Cliff of Rust:You'll encounter more Spiked Lost and a Sword-Wielding Executioner here, there's also a chest containing 1x Zweihander.
Zweihander Notes and Tips
- The Physical Damage of the weapon is the Base Damage plus Scaling Damage. Scaling damage is based on your Character Level.
- Under Fortification path, it offers 100% physical damage reduction, allowing you to use it as a makeshift shield. The increased weight can also be mitigated by using the Atlas Blood Code.
- Only the Argent Wolf Warhammer can match the physical damage reduction of this weapon under the fortified path. However, the Zweihander is obtained much, much earlier in the game.
- The charged attack has damage multiplier of x2.72, before factoring enemy resistances.
- High base damage but low scaling. Good weapon for the early-game.
Builds That Use Zweihander
Zweihandler Upgrade and Transform Table












Overview table for all upgrades at max level. Click on the tabs to see individual upgrade paths.
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WIL
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Slash |
Crush
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Pierce
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Mobility
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Regular +10 | 572 | - | - | 0.6 | 96 | 96 | 96 | - | 0.34 | Slow | ||||||
Alleviation +10 | 457 | - | - | 0.6 | 76 | 76 | 76 | - | 0.34 | Slow | ||||||
Fortification +10 | 658 | - | - | 0.6 | B | E+ | 100 | 100 | 100 | - | 0.34 | Slow | ||||
Intensification + 10 | 343 | - | - | 0.6 | 96 | 96 | 96 | - | 0.34 | Slow | ||||||
Gifts +10 | 858 | - | - | 0.6 | 96 | 96 | 96 | - | 0.34 | Slow | ||||||
Devour +10 | 457 | - | - | 0.9 | 96 | 96 | 96 | - | 0.51 | Slow | ||||||
Fire +10 | 572 | 50(Fire) | - | 0.6 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 50(Fire) | 0.34 | Slow | ||||||
Ice +10 | 572 | 50(Ice) | - | 0.6 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 50(Ice) | 0.34 | Slow | ||||||
Lightning +10 | 572 | 50(Lighting) | - | 0.6 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 50(Lighting) | 0.34 | Slow | ||||||
Venom +10 | 543 | - | 20(Venom) | 0.6 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 20(Venom) | 0.34 | Slow | ||||||
Stun +10 | 543 | - | 15(Stun) | 0.6 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 15(Stun) | 0.34 | Slow | ||||||
Inhibit +10 | 543 | - | 20(Inhibit) | 0.6 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 20(Inhibit) | 0.34 | Slow | ||||||
Slow +10 | 543 | - | 20(Slow) | 0.6 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 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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Regular | 286 | - | - | 0.6 | B | E+ | 96 | 96 | 96 | - | 0.34 | Slow | ||||
Regular +1 | 315 | - | - | 0.6 | B | E+ | - | - | - | - | 96 | 96 | 96 | - | 0.34 | Slow |
Regular +2 | 343 | - | - | 0.6 | B | E+ | - | - | - | - | 96 | 96 | 96 | - | 0.34 | Slow |
Regular +3 | 371 | - | - | 0.6 | B | E+ | - | - | - | - | 96 | 96 | 96 | - | 0.34 | Slow |
Regular +4 | 401 | - | - | 0.6 | B | E+ | - | - | - | - | 96 | 96 | 96 | - | 0.34 | Slow |
Regular +5 | 429 | - | - | 0.6 | B | E+ | - | - | - | - | 96 | 96 | 96 | - | 0.34 | Slow |
Regular +6 | 457 | - | - | 0.6 | B | E+ | - | - | - | - | 96 | 96 | 96 | - | 0.34 | Slow |
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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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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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Fortification | 100 | 100 | 100 | - | 0.34 | Slow | ||||||||||
Fortification +1 | 100 | 100 | 100 | - | 0.34 | Slow | ||||||||||
Fortification +2 | 100 | 100 | 100 | - | 0.34 | Slow | ||||||||||
Fortification +3 | 100 | 100 | 100 | - | 0.34 | Slow | ||||||||||
Fortification +4 | 100 | 100 | 100 | - | 0.34 | Slow | ||||||||||
Fortification +5 | 100 | 100 | 100 | - | 0.34 | Slow | ||||||||||
Fortification +6 | 527 | 100 | 100 | 100 | - | 0.34 | Slow | |||||||||
Fortification +7 | 100 | 100 | 100 | - | 0.34 | Slow | ||||||||||
Fortification +8 | 100 | 100 | 100 | - | 0.34 | Slow | ||||||||||
Fortification +9 | 100 | 100 | 100 | - | 0.34 | Slow | ||||||||||
Fortification +10 | 100 | 100 | 100 | - | 0.34 | Slow |
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Intensification | 172 | - | 484 | 0.6 | B+ | D | - | - | - | - | 96 | 96 | 96 | 0 | 0.34 | Slow |
Intensification +1 | 189 | - | 532 | |||||||||||||
Intensification +2 | 206 | - | 581 | |||||||||||||
Intensification +3 | 223 | - | 629 | |||||||||||||
Intensification +4 | 240 | - | 678 | |||||||||||||
Intensification +5 | 258 | - | 726 | |||||||||||||
Intensification +6 | 274 | - | 775 | |||||||||||||
Intensification +7 | 292 | - | 823 | |||||||||||||
Intensification +8 | 309 | - | 871 | |||||||||||||
Intensification +9 | 326 | 920 | ||||||||||||||
Intensification +10 | 344 | - | 968 |
Requires Regular reinforcement, totaling ??? Haze, 7 Queen Iron, 10 Queen Steel. , ?? Queen Titanium and 1 Eos Chrome for max upgrade.
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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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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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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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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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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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Venom | ||||||||||||||||
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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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Stun | ||||||||||||||||
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Stun +10 |
Requires Regular reinforcement, totaling ??? Haze, 7 Queen Iron, 10 Queen Steel. , ?? Queen Titanium and 1 Harmonia Chrome for max upgrade.
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Inhibit | ||||||||||||||||
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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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Slow +10 |
- Anonymous
Horrible moveset, ugly weapon, but the 100% physical block with fortification means you can tank a lot of large enemies and bosses while your companion does the work... often slowly. Also wondering why they made this slash and the Queenslayer Greatsword crush when they look like they should be the opposite
- Anonymous
- Anonymous
You only need a +1 fortification weapon upgrade of the Zweihander if your primary reason to use it is as a 100% block shield - pointing that out as its not immediately obvious based on the above table.
- Anonymous
Hands down strongest weapon in the whole game,no matter what blood code you use you can use this weapon because of laughable stat requirements,while having highest base damage alongside decent scaling,very usable on caster classes too since greatswords have highest ichor drain out of all weapons(1 charged heavy attack from this beast fills 6/7 ichor) WHILE ALSO BEING A ****ING 100% DEFENSE SHIELD(fortification modification) also very good moveset with both swings slams and thrusts(its charger heavy is a big ass single hit slam which means it also greatly benefits from 1 hit enhancement gifts from Berserker and Atlas blood codes)
TLDR: It's way too overpowered
- Anonymous
- Anonymous
Best weapon in the game. It has the highest AR if any other weapon, making it optimal because strength builds devolve into one shot builds mid late game
- Anonymous
Flat out stolen from Dark Souls but made lame, so it looks like it belongs into this game!
Absolutely MURDERS individual, large enemies like the large ladies and even bosses. Not recommended for large groups. I love to pair it with a bayonet for a power/dex/range dynamic.
- Anonymous
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Can we please mention the fact that this thing is a *****ing wall?
- Anonymous
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"That thing was too big to be called a sword. Too big, too thick, too heavy, and too rough, it was more like a large hunk of iron."
- Anonymous
This thing is kind of broken. Just transform it into a fortification zweihander and it has 100% defense meaning you can block every single attack and it does 0 damage - it still fills up your focus bar though. Yeah it's heavy but you really don't need to be rolling that much with a fortification zweihander.
- Anonymous
Why are mobility stats included with the weapon stats? I thought mobility was determined by equip load.
- Anonymous
- Anonymous
Weird game.
stats at training:
Zweihander +10 fortification:
light attack 1954,
heavy attack 2540,
heavy launch attack 2344,
heavy charged attack 4787.
Queenslayer Greatsword +10 fortification:
light attack 1603,
heavy attack 2672,
heavy launch attack 2137,
heavy charged attack 4275.
Why is the QS heavy attack more damaging, but the other attacks are less damaging?
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