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Every weapon you can use at SL1.
By Xerieh
I will list every weapon you can use at Soul level 1. If there are any mistakes in the list please let me know and I will fix it as soon as possible. EDIT: updated list to include DLC2 weapons
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Category: Loot, Weapons
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Guide Index
Overview
Base stats no rings. 
Weapons you can use with Rings 
Comments
Base stats no rings.
* After a weapon means it can only be 2 handed.

Daggers
  • Harpe
  • Dagger
  • Handmaid's Dagger
  • Rotten Ghru Dagger

Straight swords
  • Long Sword
  • Broken Straight Sword
  • Broad Sword
  • Short Sword
  • Anri's Straight Sword

Great Swords
  • Storm Ruler

Axes
  • Hand Axe
  • Thrall Axe
  • Battle Axe*
  • Brigand Axe*
  • Millwood Battle Axe*

Hammers
  • Club
  • Mace*
  • Morning Star*
  • Reinforced Club*
  • Warpick*

Fist Weapons
  • Caestus

Spears
  • Spear*

Crossbows
  • Light Crossbow
  • Knight's Crossbow*
  • Heavy Crossbow*

Spell casting tools
  • Sorcerer's Staff
  • Pyromancy Flame
  • Talisman
  • Priest's Chime

Torches
  • Torch
  • Follower Torch*
Weapons you can use with Rings
Format
  • H means Hunter's Ring
  • K means Knight's Ring
  • P means Pristess Ring
  • S means Scholar's Ring
  • C means Carthus Milk Ring
  • /K means you need the knights ring to wield 1 handed, but you don't need the ring to wield 2 handed
So for Example Weapon* HC/K Weapon can be used with Hunter's Ring and Carthus Milk ring and can be 1 handed with Knight's Ring but cannot be 1 handed without Knight's ring.



Daggers
  • Parrying Dagger H
  • Brigand Twindaggers HC
  • Bandit's Knife C
  • Mail Breaker C
  • Corvian Greatknife* HC/K
  • Tailbone Short Sword H
  • Murky Hand Scythe CSP

Straight Swords
  • Lothric Knight Sword* HC/K
  • Irithyll Straight Sword* H/K
  • Cleric's Candlestick HS
  • Barbed Straight Sword* C/K
  • Dark Sword* KH
  • Gotthard Twinswords KHC
  • Lothric's Holy Sword HCP
  • Astora Straight Sword P
  • Valorheart KC
  • Ringed Knight Straight Sword* KH

Great Swords
  • Claymore* KC
  • B@stard Sword* K
  • Hollowslayer Greatsword* HC/K
  • Executioner's Greatsword* KC
  • Black Knight Sword* KHC
  • Flamberge* H/K
  • Wolnir's Holy Sword* CP/K
  • Greatsword of Judgement* KHS
  • Firelink Greatsword* K
  • Drakeblood Greatsword* KHC
  • Twin Prince's Greatsword* KH
  • Onyx Blade* CPS/K
  • Gael's Greatsword* KC

Ultra Greatswords
  • Zweihander* KC
  • Astora Greatsword* KHC
  • Profaned greatsword* K

Curved swords
  • Scimitar H
  • Pontiff Knight Curved Sword* HC/K
  • Falchion C
  • Sellsword Twinblades HC
  • Warden Twinblades HC
  • Shotel H
  • Carthus Curved Sword* HC/K
  • Rotten Ghru Curved Sword C
  • Crescent Moon Sword HC
  • Follower Sabre H

Curved Greatswords
  • Murakumo* KHC
  • Harald Curved Greatsword* KHC

Katanas
  • Uchigatana* HC/K
  • Chaos Blade* KH
  • Black Blade* KHC

Thrusting Swords
  • Estoc C
  • Rapier C
  • Crystal Sage's Rapier* HC/K
  • Irythyll Rapier HC
  • Crow Quills HC

Axes
  • Dragonslayer's Axe* KH
  • Eleonora* K
  • Man Serpent Hatchet* KC

Hammers
  • Blacksmith Hammer* C/K

Great Hammers
  • Wooden Great Hammer* K
  • Pickaxe* K
  • Large Club* K
  • Gargoyle Flame Hammer* K
  • Spiked Mace* KC

Fist Weapons
  • Claw H
  • Manikin Claws HC

Spear
  • Spear K
  • Tailbone Spear* H/K
  • Winged Spear* H/K
  • Four-Pronged Plow* C/K
  • Rotten Ghru Spear C
  • Partizan* C/K
  • Yorshka's Spear* KHP
  • Gargoyle Flame Spear* HC/K
  • Soldering Iron C
  • Pike* KH
  • Greatlance* KHC
  • Follower Javelin* C/K
  • Lothric Knight War Banner* H/K
  • Ringed Knight Spear* HC/K

Halberds
  • Halberd* KC
  • Lucerne* C/K
  • Red Hilted Halberd* H/K
  • Crescent Axe* C/K
  • Glaive* KC
  • Crucifix of the Mad King* KP

Scythes
  • Great Scythe* H/K
  • Great Corvian Scythe* KHC
  • Friede's Great Scythe* HCSP

Whips
  • Whip H
  • Witch's Locks HCSP

Bows
  • Short Bow C
  • Longbow H
  • Black Bow of Pharis HC
  • Dragonrider Bow* KH
  • Composite Bow* C/K
  • Darkmoon Bow HC

Crossbows
  • Knight's Crossbow K
  • Arbalest* K
  • Sniper Crossbow* KHC
  • Avelyn* KH
  • Heavy Crossbow K

Spell Casting Tools
  • Court Sorcerer's Staff S
  • Izalith Staff* S/K
  • Storyteller's Staff S
  • Archdeacon Great Staff SP
  • Sunlight Talisman P
  • Canvas Talisman P
  • Cleric's Sarcred Chime P
  • Caitha's Chime SP
  • Pyromancer's Parting Flame SPK
  • Murky Longstaff S
  • Preacher's Right Arm* S/K
16 Comments
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Jehrke 1 Sep, 2023 @ 4:18pm 
Still useful!
Ben 19 Oct, 2022 @ 7:54am 
poggers
m496 9 Jul, 2020 @ 5:22pm 
nice
MibuTempest 16 Apr, 2020 @ 11:05pm 
thank you
Rosminn 5 Apr, 2020 @ 2:18pm 
Heavy Crossbow OP
Silentbyte 1 Apr, 2020 @ 11:57pm 
great guide. i like how yu gave a unique name to the b@stard sword
Dustfire 27 Apr, 2019 @ 12:16am 
TIL the curved knife that the red-eyed undead in the settlement use actually drops.
zaza got me touchy feely 21 Dec, 2017 @ 3:14am 
good guide it helped me a lot thank you
Xerieh  [author] 18 Nov, 2016 @ 5:26pm 
Thanks @Cyber Chimp I edited the guide to make it easier to understand.
Cyber Chimp 18 Nov, 2016 @ 4:54pm 
Also, you can't 2 hand the Pyromancer's Parting Flame.