Curved Swords

Graceful weapons, Curved Swords have a flowing combat style that lets them smoothly link one swing into the next with little delay. The dancer’s version of a Straight Sword (indeed, there are a pair of twinned blades from the Dancer), Curved Swords let you get in, deal a series of rapid blows, and back off quickly.

Curved Sword skills focus on mobile combat, with Spin Slash giving you the ability to move and strike repeatedly at the same time, and the other unique skills have similar behavior.

Curved Swords are primarily Dex focused, and a good number of them have inherent Bleed, giving you the ability to sap your opponents health even further after landing a series of blows. Their requirements vary, with some of them being usable early in the game, and others requiring a decent investment in Dex to handle.

Carthus Curved Sword

Curved sword of Carthus swordsmen.

This weapon’s thick, heavy blade is crafted to cause bleeding, and requires ample strength and dexterity to wield effectively, suggesting that the swordsmen of Carthus were amongst the mightiest.

Skill: Spin Slash

Slice into foes with a large spinning motion, and continue spinning to transition into strong attack.

Found/Dropped: Skeleton Swordsman

	Slash
	Spin Slash / 6 / 12
	5.5
	115
	0
	0
	0
	0
	100
	0
	33
	0
	0
	D
	D
	-
	-
	15
	18
	-
	-
	Titanite

Carthus Shotel

Strangely curved sword crafted to cause bleeding, wielded by Carthus swordsmen.

Shaped to sneak around the defenses of shields, this sword requires ample dexterity to wield effectively.

Skill: Spin Slash

Slice into foes with a large spinning motion, and continue spinning to transition into strong attack.

Found/Dropped: Skeleton Swordsman

	Slash
	Spin Slash / 5 / 12
	3.0
	106
	0
	0
	0
	0
	100
	0
	33
	0
	0
	E
	C
	-
	-
	12
	19
	-
	-
	Titanite

Crescent Moon Sword

Ringfinger Leonhard’s weapon of choice, a type of shotel imbued with the power of the moon.

Leonhard set out on a journey of rebirth, but decided instead to serve the goddess as a knight, and inherited this weapon.

Skill: Crescent Blade

Assume a broad stance and fire off crescent moon blades.

Found/Dropped: Anor Londo

	Slash
	Crescent Blade / 15
	2.5
	78
	78
	0
	0
	0
	100
	0
	0
	0
	0
	E
	C
	-
	-
	10
	16
	-
	-
	Titanite Scale

Dancer’s Enchanted Swords

Paired enchanted swords that Pontiff Sulyvahn bestowed upon the Dancer of the Boreal Valley.

These blades, symbolic of the Dancer’s vows, are enchanted by dark magic in the right-hand, and fire in the left, mirroring the Pontiff.

Skill: Dancer’s Grace

Unleash the fury of both blades in a dancing spin motion and use strong attack to continue the performance until stamina is exhausted.

Found/Dropped: Dancer’s Soul

	Slash
	Dancer’s Grace / 6 / 17
	8.5
	79
	62
	62
	0
	0
	100
	0
	0
	0
	0
	D
	D
	D
	D
	12
	20
	9
	9
	Titanite Scale

Falchion

Standard curved sword and widely-used slashing weapon.

The falchion’s flesh-rending slash attacks are greatly compromised against armor and tough scale-covered hides.

Skill: Spin Slash

Slice into foes with a large spinning motion, and follow with strong attack for a spinning vertical-slash.

Found/Dropped: Skeleton

	Slash
	Spin Slash / 6 / 12
	4.0
	117
	0
	0
	0
	0
	100
	0
	0
	0
	0
	D
	D
	-
	-
	9
	13
	-
	-
	Titanite

Pontiff Knight Curved Sword

Curved sword wielded by the Pontiff’s knights, frigid spirits that linger in Irithyll.

The large blade appears to be eaten away by insects, making it lightweight but also brittle.

Skill: Frost Blade

Execute large spinning motion to imbue blade with frost, and follow through with a strong attack that slashes with a giant blade made of frost.

Found/Dropped: Greirat

	Slash
	Frost Blade / 8 / 14
	3.5
	123
	0
	0
	0
	0
	100
	0
	0
	0
	0
	D
	D
	-
	-
	12
	18
	10
	-
	Twinkling Titanite

Painting Guardian’s Curved Sword

A weapon described in legends passed down amongst heretics, wielded by the Painting Guardians.

A uniquely shaped weapon with a flat tip.

Skill: Chained Dance

Execute relentless consecutive attacks while tracing a circle in a unique dance of deadly grace.

Found/Dropped: Irithyll of the Boreal Valley

	Slash
	Chained Dance / 5 / 15
	1.5
	88
	0
	0
	0
	0
	100
	33
	0
	0
	E
	B
	-
	-
	7
	19
	-
	-
	Titanite

Rotten Ghru Curved Sword

A crude, half-rotten curved sword.

Choice weapon of the blunt-horned Ghrus, descendants of the acolytes of Farron Keep.

The rancid blade is drenched in rotten waste, making it acutely poisonous.

Skill: Spin Slash

Slice into foes with a large spinning motion, and follow with strong attack for a spinning vertical-slash.

Found/Dropped: Ghru

	Slash
	Spin Slash / 6 / 12
	2.0
	103
	0
	0
	0
	0
	100
	0
	0
	33
	0
	E
	C
	-
	-
	10
	13
	-
	-
	Titanite

Scimitar

Small curved sword that excels in swift movements and consecutive attacks.

The scimitar’s flesh-rending slash attacks are greatly compromised against armor and tough scale-covered hides.

Skill: Spin Slash

Slice into foes with a large spinning motion, and follow with strong attack for a spinning vertical-slash.

Found/Dropped: Shrine Handmaid

	Slash
	Spin Slash / 4 / 12
	2.5
	90
	0
	0
	0
	0
	100
	0
	0
	0
	0
	E
	C
	-
	-
	7
	13
	-
	-
	Titanite

Sellsword Twinblades

Paired scimitars used by certain sellswords. The scimitars’ sharp blades make for effective slashing attacks, but fare poorly against metal armor and tough scale-covered hides.

With a scimitar in each hand, the wielder can vary their onslaught with unique left-handed attacks when in the proper stance.

Skill: Spin Slash

Slice into foes with a large spinning motion, and continue spinning to transition into a strong attack.

Found/Dropped: Road of Sacrifices

	Slash
	Spin Slash / 4 / 12
	5.5
	99
	0
	0
	0
	0
	100
	0
	0
	0
	0
	E
	C
	-
	-
	10
	16
	-
	-
	Titanite

Shotel

Broadly curved sword known as the favored weapon of the tragic Embraced Knight.

Shaped to sneak around the defenses of shields, this sword requires ample dexterity to wield effectively.

Skill: Spin Slash

Slice into foes with a large spinning motion, and follow with strong attack for a spinning vertical-slash.

Found/Dropped: Shrine Handmaid

	Slash
	Spin Slash / 5 / 12
	2.5
	104
	0
	0
	0
	0
	100
	0
	0
	0
	0
	E
	C
	-
	-
	9
	14
	-
	-
	Titanite

Storm Curved Sword

Curved sword imbued with the strength of the Stormdrake.

The Nameless King, ally of the ancient dragons, fought beside the Stormdrake in countless battles. When the great beast fell, the king claimed his soul, as was the custom in the age of the gods.

Skill: Tornado

Imbue blade with the wrath of storm in a spinning motion, and follow with a strong attack to bear that wrath upon foes.

Found/Dropped: Nameless King’s Soul

	Slash
	Tornado / 7 / 15
	5.0
	110
	0
	0
	0
	0
	100
	0
	0
	0
	0
	D
	C
	-
	-
	14
	20
	-
	-
	Titanite Scale

Warden Twinblades

Paired weapon wielded by the grave wardens of the Cathedral of the Deep.

The grave wardens of the cathedral, who put down reincarnating corpses, wield weapons that cause profuse bleeding, for the loss of blood and bodily fluids is said to slow reanimation.

Skill: Spin Slash

Slice into foes with a large spinning motion, and continue spinning to transition into strong attack.

Found/Dropped: Cathedral Grave Warden

	Slash
	Spin Slash / 7 / 9
	6.5
	93
	0
	0
	0
	0
	100
	0
	33
	0
	0
	D
	D
	-
	-
	10
	18
	-
	-
	Titanite