Twinblades | Dark Souls 3

Paired weapons are an unofficial category of weapons which, when two handed, put a weapon into each hand and replace the guard function with a moveset that utilizes both weapons. These can be found in several weapon classes, and for convenience will be listed here.

Additionally, all Fist & Claw weapons (except for the Dark Hand, which cannot be two handed) function as paired weapons.

Name & Icon	Attack Power Damage Reduction (%)							Requirements Param Bonus				Durability / Weight - Attack Type - Skill
													Skill	Acquired From
Brigand Twindaggers	67 35	- 20	- 15	- 15	- 20	125 15	- - -	10 D	18 D	- -	- -	50 2.5	5 Quickstep	Road of Sacrifices near the madwoman hostile NPC.
Crow Quills	98 35	- 20	- 15	- 15	- 20	130 16	- - -	9 E	16 C	- -	- -	60 4.0	7 (8) Quill Dart	In Painted World of Ariandel on top of an elevated platform before entering the corvian settlement
Dancer's Enchanted Swords	79 50	62 40	62 35	- 25	- 30	100 35	- - -	12 D	20 D	9 D	9 D	80 8.5	6 Dancer's Grace	Transposition of Soul of the Dancer
Drang Hammers	110 45	- 30	- 25	- 25	- 30	100 30	- - -	18 C	16 E	- -	- -	80 9.0	7 (15) Spin Bash	Underneath a set of wooden staircases next to one of the chained-Giants at Cathedral of the Deep.
Drang Twinspears	100 40	- 25	- 20	- 20	- 25	100 20	- - -	14 E	20 D	- -	- -	70 8.0	13 (9) Charge	Dropped by the Drang Knight wielding the spears in Irithyll of the Boreal Valley, after the Pontiff Sullyvahn bonfire.
Farron Greatsword	141 55	- 45	- 40	- 40	- 45	100 45	- - -	18 D	20 C	- -	- -	90 22.5	- Parry	Transposition of Soul of the Blood of the Wolf
Gotthard Twinswords	100 50	- 30	- 25	- 25	- 30	100 30	- - -	12 D	18 D	- -	- -	70 6.5	5 Spin Slash	Looted from Black Hand Gotthard's corpse just outside the Grand Archives
Onikiri and Ubadachi	104 45	- 25	- 20	- 20	- 25	100 30	- - 33	13 D	25 C	- -	- -	35 8.5	20 Onislayer	Lootable by killing Black Hand Kamuiatop the Grand Archives.
Ringed Knight Paired Greatswords	185 50	- 40	11 35	- 35	- 40	100 40	- - -	40 C	15 E	- E	- E	90 22.5	15 (12/12) Ember (Skill)	The Ringed City: Drops from Ringed Knight carrying them just before the cathedral, right near the altar where you rank up the Spears of the Church.
Sellsword Twinblades	99 40	- 30	- 25	- 25	- 30	100 25	- - -	10 E	16 C	- -	- -	55 5.5	4 Spin Slash	Starting equipment for the Mercenary Road of Sacrifices guarded by a Black Knight.
Valorheart	120 60	- 40	- 35	- 30	- 35	100 50	- - -	12 D	12 D	- -	- -	70 5.5	17/20 Lion Stance	Dropped by Champion's Gravetender & Gravetender Greatwolf
Warden Twinblades	93 40	- 35	- 25	- 25	- 35	100 30	- - 34	10 D	18 D	- -	- -	70 6.5	7 Spin Slash	Dropped by Cathedral Grave Warden in Cathedral of the Deep and Untended Graves
Winged Knight Twinaxes	122 45	- 30	- 25	- 25	- 30	100 35	- - -	20 D	12 D	- -	- -	80 8.5	8 Chain Spin	Dropped by Winged Knights wielding these.
Giant Door Shield	107 100	0 75	0 45	0 80	0 75	100 60	- - -	45 C	- -	- -	- -	150 21.5	17/20 Lockout	The Ringed City: Just past the Earthen Peak Ruins bonfire, to the right of the first Angel is a shack. Down the path to the left is a corpse with this shield. It is at the very end of the path near the cliff's edge.

Notes

• Paired weapons seemingly don't increase the user's effective strength when "two-handed", though this is purely visual. Despite there being a red cross on the weapon icon, it will still perform as expected if you would otherwise meet the strength requirement with the 1.5x strength bonus from regularly two-handing.
  
  • However, this "strength scaling" only applies for meeting stat requirements. You will deal slightly less damage compared to fully meeting the strength requirement, as you won't gain AR from the small amount of virtual strength. You will still deal vastly more damage compared to failing the requirements, consume less stamina, and be able to effectively use the Skill.