Dark Souls III Guide (Steam) Equipment Melee Weapons
Reapers
The rare Reaper weapons offer the best mix of reach and sweeping, area of effect swings. Appropriately, they are ideal for scything down weaker foes in groups.
Reapers take a decent level of both Str and Dex to use and are midweight weapons that can be tough to use in enclosed spaces, so they aren’t a great early-game choice, but as a mid or late-game tool, they can be useful as an alternate weapon to deal with certain areas and enemy combinations. Their Neck Swipe skill is a hard hitting and fairly low cost move, and you can dish out either Bleed or Frost status effects.
| Reapers | Type | Art/Cost | Weight | Power | Add. Effect | Scaling | Requirements | Material |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Scythe | Slash | Neck Swipe/13 | 7.0 | 105p | 33bl | E/C/-/- | 14/14/0/0 | Titanite |
| Pontiff Knight Great Scythe | Slash | Frost/15 | 7.5 | 100p | - | E/A/-/- | 14/19/0/12 | Twinkling Titanite |
| Storyteller’s Great Scythe | Slash | Neck Swipe/13 | 9.0 | 97p | 36bl | D/C/-/- | 16/18/0/0 | Titanite |
Great Scythe
Attacks with this large scythe, normally used for crop harvesting, are effective at breaking past shields.
The magnificent sharp curved blade instills fear in opponents. Perhaps it is their survival instinct at work.
Skill: Neck Swipe
This attack aims for the scruff of a foe’s neck, and when successful, functions as a head shot, inflicting heavy damage.
Found/Dropped: Undead Settlement
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Slash |
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Neck Swipe / 13 |
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7.0 |
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105 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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100 |
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0 |
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33 |
|
0 |
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0 |
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E |
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C |
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- |
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- |
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14 |
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14 |
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- |
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- |
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Titanite |
Pontiff Knight Great Scythe
Great scythe 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
Create a bone-chilling frost with each swing of the greatscythe that causes a temporary frost effect.
Found/Dropped: Pontiff Knight
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Slash |
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Frost / 15 |
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7.5 |
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100 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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100 |
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0 |
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|
0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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E |
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A |
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- |
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- |
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14 |
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19 |
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- |
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12 |
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Twinkling Titanite |
Storyteller’s Great Scythe
Great scythe of a heretical storyteller who shares tales of the Painted World to forlorn souls.
The great scythe is said to be the weapon of the mistress of the Painted World, and inflicts profuse bleeding, such that the blood splatters on the wielder.
Skill: Neck Swipe
This attack aims for the scruff of a foe’s neck, and when successful, functions as a head shot, inflicting heavy damage.
Found/Dropped: Corvian Storyteller
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Slash |
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Neck Swipe / 13 |
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9.0 |
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97 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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100 |
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0 |
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36 |
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0 |
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0 |
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D |
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C |
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- |
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- |
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16 |
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18 |
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- |
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- |
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Titanite |