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Halberds

For these weapons in other games, see Halberds (Dark Souls II) and Halberds (Dark Souls III).
Main article: Weapon Types

Halberds are a type of weapon in Dark Souls.

Overview

Halberds offer a mixture of the spears' range and thrusting attacks, along with a bladed edge similar to an axe for attacks that deal Regular or Slash damage. Because of the increased weight at the end of the weapon, however, the attacks are not quite as precise as they are with a Spear, and each swing tends to take one slightly off balance. Most of the spears' quick strikes are lost too, in favor of slower, but slightly more powerful attacks. The ability to use a variety of attack types at range, however, can be a very useful thing, as it enables one to be effective against most types of enemies.

All halberds besides the Scythe, Great Scythe, and Lifehunt Scythe deal Thrust damage on their weak attacks and are therefore eligible for counter attack bonuses.

These weapons are subject to whiff animations which occurs if an attack does not hit an enemy. Some, but not all attacks that have a whiff animation are subject to also deal possible "Sweet Spot" damage which is 1.125x the damage that would be normally calculated, though all halberds gain the Sweet Spot damage bonus.

Halberds

Halberd Damage Type Attack Values Stat Requirements
Damage Reduction Parameter Bonus
Auxiliary Effect Physical attack Magic attack Fire attack Lightning attack Strength Dexterity Intelligence Faith
Physical damage reduction Magic damage reduction Fire damage reduction Lightning damage reduction

Black Knight Halberd 		Slash 245 — — — 100 32 18 — —
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Gargoyle's Halberd 		Regular 115 — — — 100 16 12 — —
- - - - - - - — —

Giant's Halberd 		Regular
Thrust
Lightning 		140 — — 135 100 36 12 — —
- - - - - - - — —

Great Scythe 		Slash
Bleed 		100 — — — 100 14 14 — —
- - - - - - - — —

Halberd 		Regular
Thrust 		110 — — — 100 16 12 — —
- - - - - - - — —

Lifehunt Scythe 		Slash
Bleed 		180 — — — 100 16 14 — —
- - - - - - - — —

Lucerne 		Thrust 110 — — — 100 15 12 — —
- - - - - - - — —

Scythe 		Slash 110 — — — 100 14 12 — —
- - - - - - - — —

Titanite Catch Pole 		Regular
Magic 		125 145 — — 100 16 14 — —
- - - - - - - - —

Halberd Physical Damage Magic Damage Fire Damage Lightning Damage Critical Strength Dexterity Intelligence Faith Durability Weight
Black Knight Halberd 245 0– 0– 0– 100 2D 1E 0– 0– 300 14.0
Gargoyle's Halberd 115 0– 0– 0– 100 2D 2D 0– 0– 200 6.0
Giant's Halberd 140 0– 0– 135 100 2D 2D 0– 0– 300 16.0
Great Scythe 100 0– 0– 0– 100 1E 4B 0– 0– 130 5.0
Halberd 110 0– 0– 0– 100 2D 3C 0– 0– 200 6.0
Lifehunt Scythe 180 0– 0– 0– 100 1E 4B 0– 0– 100 6.0
Lucerne 110 0– 0– 0– 100 2D 2D 0– 0– 200 5.5
Scythe 110 0– 0– 0– 100 1E 3C 0– 0– 150 5.0
Titanite Catch Pole 125 145 0– 0– 100 2D 2D 2D 0– 600 6.0

Halberd Physical Damage Magic Damage Fire Damage Lightning Damage Critical Strength Dexterity Intelligence Faith Durability Weight
Black Knight Halberd +5 345 0– 0– 0– 100 2D 1E 0– 0– 300 14.0
Gargoyle's Halberd +15 287 0– 0– 0– 100 2D 2D 0– 0– 200 6.0
Giant's Halberd +5 210 0– 0– 202 100 2D 2D 0– 0– 300 16.0
Great Scythe +15 250 0– 0– 0– 100 1E 5A 0– 0– 130 5.0
Halberd +15 275 0– 0– 0– 100 2D 3C 0– 0– 200 6.0
Lifehunt Scythe +5 270 0– 0– 0– 100 1E 4B 0– 0– 100 6.0
Lucerne +15 275 0– 0– 0– 100 2D 3C 0– 0– 200 5.5
Scythe +15 275 0– 0– 0– 100 1E 4B 0– 0– 150 5.0
Titanite Catch Pole +5 187 217 0– 0– 100 2D 2D 2D 0– 600 6.0

Weapons
Axes Axes • Greataxes
Hammers Hammer • Great Hammers
Other Daggers • Gauntlets • Whips
Polearms Halberds • Spears
Ranged Bows • Crossbows
Swords Thrusting Swords • Straight Swords • Greatswords • Ultra Greatswords
Curved Swords • Curved Greatswords • Katanas