Horned Warrior's Sword

Notes

• Requires 11 Strength, 14 Dexterity and 14 Faith, weighs 5 and has a critical rating of 100. It is a paired curved sword: two-hand one copy to draw both blades.
• Its ordinary attacks deal physical damage, but unusually that physical damage scales with Strength, Dexterity and Faith. Dexterity has the strongest individual scaling, followed by Strength and Faith.
• A mix of Strength and Dexterity can remain useful as investment in one attribute begins to give smaller gains. Faith also improves the skill's Holy horns, so a Dexterity/Faith setup trades some ordinary attack focus for a stronger ranged skill. There is no single best split for every level.
• Upgrade it with Somber Smithing Stones to +10. Horn Calling is fixed; another Ash of War or affinity cannot replace it. Grease and external weapon enchantments cannot be applied.
• Horn Calling costs 17 FP. The sword strikes the ground, then horns emerge under the target. The close weapon contact and the Holy horn attack are separate parts, and the horns improve with Faith and weapon upgrades.
• The horns provide a ranged option for a short melee weapon, but they emerge after a delay. A target can move out of the area, while a player who dodges too early can still be caught as they appear.
• The skill cannot be charged and does not leave a lasting Holy enchantment on ordinary swings. Shard of Alexander strengthens the skill; Godfrey Icon does not add a charge bonus to it.
• It has no innate blood loss or other status effect. The paired attacks can build successive-hit bonuses, but using two swords does not automatically make them inflict bleeding.
• The paired-sword carrier has a 4% base weapon drop chance at 100 Discovery, separate from the 3% armor rolls. Greatsword-carrying warriors are a different weapon target.