Troll's Golden Sword

Notes

• Requires 29 Strength and 10 Dexterity and weighs 19.0. Two-handing meets the Strength requirement at 20 Strength, but does not lower the Dexterity requirement.
• Deals physical damage on Standard affinity, with stronger Strength scaling and a smaller Dexterity contribution. The gold decoration does not give it innate holy damage or Faith scaling.
• Can use compatible Ashes of War and affinities. Heavy suits a Strength focus, while other affinities change both ordinary damage and scaling. Grease or a weapon enchantment can be applied while using an affinity that allows weapon buffs.
• Starts with Troll's Roar. Owning the sword does not give you a transferable copy of that Ash; you need the separate Ash if you want to reapply the roar while selecting another affinity.
• Troll's Roar costs 22 FP. The roar hits around you, then a strong-attack input gives an overhead slam without an extra FP charge. The follow-up still needs stamina, and you can stop after the roar if the enemy has moved away.
• The roar's separate physical attack improves with Strength and weapon reinforcement. Its strongest close contact deals 40 stance damage, while the outer part is weaker. A distant hit is not the same stance-breaking opportunity as landing it beside the target.
• Roar Medallion increases the roar and follow-up damage by 15%, and an active Highland Axe gives another 10%. These improve HP damage rather than increasing stance damage by the same percentages. Godfrey Icon does not apply because the skill is not chargeable.
• Upgrade with Smithing Stones to +25. This is a fixed chest pickup in the Altus carriage camp, rather than a weapon you need to farm from a troll. A second matching copy normally means another journey or a trade.