Claymore | Dark Souls 3

Claymore
					138										50
					-										35
					-										30
					-										30
					-										35
					100										35
					9.0										75
Requirements & Bonus
16				13				-				-
D				D				-				-
				Greatsword								Standard/Thrust
				Stance								- (17/20)

Claymore is a Weapon in Dark Souls 3. The Claymore is a weapon that has been a staple in the Souls series due to its reliability, versatility, and impressive damage output. It features balanced scaling in both Dexterity and Strength, making it an ideal candidate for refined infusion, which further enhances its effectiveness. The Claymore's solid moveset makes it a highly effective melee weapon, capable of adapting to various combat situations. Additionally, it can be buffed with spells and items, allowing players to use its performance to match their specific needs and playstyle.

An unusually large and heavy greatsword normally wielded with two hands.

This highly versatile weapon can be swung broadly or thrusted.

Skill: Stance
While in stance, use normal attacks to break a foe's guard from below, and strong attack to slash upwards with a forward lunge.

Claymore DS3 Notes and Tips:

• Can be Infused and Buffed.
• Reinforced with Titanite.
• All weapons have motion values assigned to each attack, which are modifiers to AR that are associated with the attack being used.
  • All Greatswords have a motion value of 195 on backstab, 245 on riposte, and 60 + 220 on Hornet Ring riposte. The motion value of a Greatsword does not change with Hornet Ring.

• The Claymore has a range of 33.5575xl on the 1h R1 and 36.4122xl on the 2h R1.
• The Claymore has Thrusting R2s when 2h.

• Greatswords are a weapon class that utilizes Hyper Armor on the 2h R1, R2, Rolling R1, Rolling R2, Running R1, and Jumping Attack. Hyper Armor prevents you from being staggered during its active frames.
  • Note that this information is all measured in frames per second (FPS).
  • Less FPS means a faster action. If you play on console at 30 FPS, the displayed values will be halved.
  • It is also important to note that while this is not the frame data for attack speed and recovery, those values are fairly similar to the ones listed.

• Poise is a modifier to how effective Hyper Armor can be at preventing stagger.
  • Poise health is another component of Hyper Armor. Most standard attacks reset your poise health to 80%, most weapon arts reset it to 100%, and waiting around 30 seconds without getting hit will also reset to 100%. What this means is that there are two different poise breakpoints that you need to keep in mind; there is an "infinite trade" breakpoint and a "trade once with reset" breakpoint, both of which are displayed in the poise calculator. As I mentioned above, most weapon arts reset your poise health to full, but not all.

• The poise required for Greatswords to avoid being staggered by certain attacks is as follows:

7.26: infinite trades vs small weapons 2h R1

13.89: infinite trades vs small weapons 2h WDR1

14.58: single trade vs Halberd 2h R1

31.67: infinite trades vs Halberd 2h R1

37.58: single trade vs GS 2h R1

39.72: infinite trades vs all small weapons WA

42.04: single trade vs GS 2h WDR1 (single trade vs small weapons 2h R1 with 2h running and rolling attacks)

47.65: single trade vs UGS 2h R1

50.07: infinite trades vs GS 2h R1

Dark Souls 3 Claymore Location

• Found on the plateau where the fire breathing Dragon rests (near the first Bonfire) in High Wall of Lothric. It's in the far left corner if you look from the stairs.
• Dropped by Irithyllian Slave - Soldier, Claymore [IotBV] 1.50%

Dark Souls 3 Claymore Moveset and Videos:

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• Claymore complete moveset
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Dark Souls 3 Claymore Upgrade Table

Overview table for all upgrades at max level. Click on the tabs to see individual upgrade paths.

	Attack ValuesBonus					Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary Effects			Damage Reduction (%)
Name
Regular +10	276	-	-	-	-	C	D	-	-	-	-	-	50	35	30	30	35
Heavy +10	255	-	-	-	-	A	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	35	30	30	35
Sharp +10	255	-	-	-	-	E	A	-	-	-	-	-	50	35	30	30	35
Refined +10	248	-	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	-	50	35	30	30	35
Raw +10	374	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2
Crystal +10	121	166	-	-	-	D	D	A	-	-	-	-	47.5	38.5	28.5	28.5	33.2
Simple +10	128	147	-	-	-	C	D	A	-	-	-	-	47.5	38.5	28.5	28.5	33.2
Fire +10	211	-	211	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	36.0	28.5	33.2
Chaos +10	128	-	166	-	-	C	D	B	B	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	33	28.5	28.5
Lightning +10	121	-	-	166	-	D	D	-	A	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	33	33.2
Blessed +10	166	-	-	-	-	D	D	-	A	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2
Deep +10	211	-	-	-	211	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	42
Dark +10	128	-	-	-	166	C	D	B	B	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	38.5
Blood +10	213	-	-	-	-	C	D	-	-	-	-	38	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2
Poison +10	213	-	-	-	-	C	D	-	-	38	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2
Hollow +10  ?  ?	262	-	-	-	-	C	D	-	-	-	-	-	47.5	33.2	28.5	28.5	33.2

Subcontent:Claymore 2 Regular

Subcontent:Claymore 3 Tab 3

Subcontent:Claymore 4 Tab 4

Subcontent:Claymore 5 Tab 5

Subcontent:Claymore 6 Tab 6

Subcontent:Claymore 7 Tab 7

Subcontent:Claymore 8 Tab 8

Subcontent:Claymore 9 Tab 9

Subcontent:Claymore 10 Tab 10

Subcontent:Claymore 11 Tab 11

Subcontent:Claymore 12 Tab 12

Subcontent:Claymore 13 Tab 13

Subcontent:Claymore 14 Tab 14

Subcontent:Claymore 15 Tab 15

Subcontent:Claymore 16 Tab 16

Subcontent:Claymore 17 Tab 17

Dark Souls 3 Claymore Table Key

Requirement	Parameter Bonus	Attack Values	Damage Reduction %	Auxiliary Effects	Others
Strength	Strength	Physical	Physical	Bleeding	Durability
Dexterity	Dexterity	Magic	Magic	Poison	Weight
Intelligence	Intelligence	Fire	Fire	Frost
Faith	Faith	Lightning	Lightning	Curse
		Dark	Dark
		Critical	Stability
		Spell Buff
		Range

Parameter Bonus: Strength, Dexterity,Magic, Fire, Lightning and Dark bonuses - The scaling multiplier applied to the [Attack: stat]. Scaling quality is from highest to lowest as follows: S/A/B/C/D/E.The higher the player's [Str, Dex, Mag, Fire, Light] stat, the higher the [Attack Bonus: Stat] is (found on the player status screen). The higher the scaling letter, the higher the percent multiplier applied to the [Attack: Stat].This resulting bonus damage is added to the base physical damage of the weapon and is shown in the equipment screen in blue numbers as a "+ X".
Durability: The weapon's HP, when the durability hits 0, the effectiveness of its attacks become weakened to the point of almost uselessness. When an items durability is low, a message will come up saying "Weapon At Risk!" at this point the weapon does not perform at it's best.
Weight: How much the item weights when equipped.
Stability: How well the player keeps stance after being hit
Attack Type: Defines what kind of swing set the weapon has: Regular(R), Thrust(T), Slash(Sl), Strike(St)