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Balder Side Sword

Weapon · canonical reference · data release 2026-09-26

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Evidence for this record

Sources: darksouls.wikidot.com

  • Third-party research: Published by an unaffiliated researcher and recorded as their finding.

What these labels mean

How to read this record
Damage
four numbers: physical / magic / fire / lightning. 80/0/0/0 is 80 physical and nothing else.
Scaling grades
four letters in the order Strength / Dexterity / Intelligence / Faith. D/C/-/- means Strength D, Dexterity C, no Intelligence or Faith. A dash means that stat adds nothing.
What the letters mean
S 141%+, A 101-140%, B 81-100%, C 51-80%, D 25-50%, E 1-24% bonus. They are ranges, not exact numbers. A few weapons (Balder Side Sword, Uchigatana) show A at +14/+15 even though the listed bonus is 85%, a quirk of the game that players report; the Ledger keeps the sourced letters.
Requirements
the stats you need to use the weapon without a damage penalty. “Two-handed Strength” is the Strength needed when you hold it in both hands, which is lower.
Weight and durability
weight counts toward your equip load; durability is how much use the weapon takes before it needs repair. The game shows no unit for either.
Upgrade tables
Level is the upgrade (+0, +1...). Bonus is the scaling grade at that level. Material and Souls are the cost to reach it. Aux / DR holds the auxiliary figures exactly as the source lists them; the Ledger does not interpret them.
Source volume
which volume of the source wiki the weapon came from; it has no effect on gameplay.

Chaos weapons gain their extra damage from your Humanity, not from stats, so the Bonus column shows dashes. Lightning and Fire paths also show dashes because they have no stat scaling.

Overview

Class
Straight Swords
Source URL
darksouls.wikidot.com
Note
Widely considered the best standard DEX straight sword in the game - reaches A-grade DEX scaling at +14/+15. Rare drop (1%) from Balder Knights. Standard cost 200 souls/upgrade throughout.
Volume
vol3

Base stats

Critical
100
Durability
120
Weight
3.0
Stability
32
Frampt souls
50
Reqs
10/14/0/0
DR
50/10/35/35
Damage
80/0/0/0
Damage source
backfilled from Standard path, level +0 (not independently stated in the source's Base stats line)

Paths

Standard

Requires
Titanite, Large Ember (+6), Very Large Ember (+11)
Scaling pct
13% STR, 85% DEX

Levels

LvlDmgBonusAux DRMatSouls
080/0/0/0E/B/-/---
188/0/0/0E/B/-/-1 Shard200
296/0/0/0E/B/-/-1 Shard200
3104/0/0/0E/B/-/-2 Shard200
4112/0/0/0E/B/-/-2 Shard200
5120/0/0/0E/B/-/-3 Shard200
6128/0/0/0E/B/-/-1 L.Shard200
7136/0/0/0E/B/-/-1 L.Shard200
8144/0/0/0E/B/-/-2 L.Shard200
9152/0/0/0E/B/-/-2 L.Shard200
10160/0/0/0E/B/-/-3 L.Shard200
11168/0/0/0E/B/-/-1 Chunk200
12176/0/0/0E/B/-/-1 Chunk200
13184/0/0/0E/B/-/-2 Chunk200
14192/0/0/0E/A/-/-3 Chunk200
15200/0/0/0E/A/-/-1 Slab200

Parse warnings

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Raw

Requires
Balder Side Sword +5, Titanite
Scaling pct
10% STR, 64% DEX

Levels

LvlDmgBonusAux DRMatSouls
0138/0/0/0E/C/-/-1 L.Shard200
1147/0/0/0E/C/-/-1 L.Shard200
2156/0/0/0E/C/-/-1 L.Shard200
3165/0/0/0E/C/-/-2 L.Shard200
4174/0/0/0E/C/-/-2 L.Shard200
5184/0/0/0E/C/-/-3 L.Shard200

Parse warnings

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Crystal

Requires
Balder Side Sword +10, Titanite
Scaling pct
13% STR, 85% DEX
Note
Durability reduced, cannot repair

Levels

LvlDmgBonusAux DRMatSouls
0176/0/0/0E/B/-/-1 Chunk200
1184/0/0/0E/B/-/-1 Chunk200
2192/0/0/0E/B/-/-1 Chunk200
3200/0/0/0E/B/-/-2 Chunk200
4208/0/0/0E/A/-/-3 Chunk200
5216/0/0/0E/A/-/-1 Slab200

Parse warnings

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Lightning

Requires
Balder Side Sword +10, Titanite
Note
All stat bonuses removed

Levels

LvlDmgBonusAux DRMatSouls
0144/0/0/144-50/10/35/351 Chunk200
1155/0/0/155-50/10/35/37.81 Chunk200
2166/0/0/166-50/10/35/40.61 Chunk200
3177/0/0/177-50/10/35/43.42 Chunk200
4188/0/0/188-50/10/35/46.23 Chunk200
5200/0/0/200-50/10/35/491 Slab200

Magic

Requires
Balder Side Sword +5, Green+Blue Titanite
Scaling pct
4% STR, 24% DEX, 71% INT

Levels

LvlDmgBonusAux DRMatSouls
090/97/0/0E/D/C/-1 Green Shard200
196/104/0/0E/D/C/-1 Green Shard200
2102/110/0/0E/D/C/-1 Green Shard200
3108/117/0/0E/D/C/-2 Green Shard200
4114/123/0/0E/D/C/-2 Green Shard200
5120/130/0/0E/D/C/-3 Green Shard200
6125/136/0/0E/D/B/-1 Blue Chunk200
7132/143/0/0E/D/B/-1 Blue Chunk200
8138/149/0/0E/D/B/-2 Blue Chunk200
9144/156/0/0E/D/B/-3 Blue Chunk200
10150/162/0/0E/D/B/-1 Blue Slab200

Parse warnings

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Enchanted

Requires
Magic Balder Side Sword +5, Blue Titanite
Scaling pct
3% STR, 17% DEX, 69%+ INT

Levels

LvlDmgBonusAux DRMatSouls
0120/128/0/0E/E/C/-1 Blue Chunk200
1124/131/0/0E/E/B/-1 Blue Chunk200
2129/135/0/0E/E/B/-1 Blue Chunk200
3134/139/0/0E/E/A/-2 Blue Chunk200
4139/143/0/0E/E/A/-3 Blue Chunk200
5144/148/0/0E/E/A/-1 Blue Slab200

Parse warnings

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Divine

Requires
Balder Side Sword +5, Green+White Titanite
Scaling pct
5% STR, 33% DEX, 70% FTH
Note
Additional damage multiplier against unholy enemies

Levels

LvlDmgBonusAux DRMatSouls
081/99/0/0E/D/-/C0/0/110/-1 Green Shard200
186/105/0/0E/D/-/C0/0/110/-1 Green Shard200
291/112/0/0E/D/-/C0/0/110/-1 Green Shard200
397/118/0/0E/D/-/C0/0/110/-2 Green Shard200
4102/125/0/0E/D/-/C0/0/110/-2 Green Shard200
5108/132/0/0E/D/-/C0/0/110/-3 Green Shard200
6113/138/0/0E/D/-/C0/0/110/-1 White Chunk200
7118/145/0/0E/D/-/C0/0/110/-1 White Chunk200
8124/151/0/0E/D/-/C0/0/110/-2 White Chunk200
9129/158/0/0E/D/-/B0/0/110/-3 White Chunk200
10135/165/0/0E/D/-/B0/0/110/-1 White Slab200

Occult

Requires
Divine Balder Side Sword +5, White Titanite
Scaling pct
5% STR, 31% DEX, 82% FTH
Note
Additional damage multiplier against holy enemies

Levels

LvlDmgBonusAux DRMatSouls
0110/120/0/0E/D/-/B0/0/-/1101 White Chunk200
1116/125/0/0E/D/-/B0/0/-/1101 White Chunk200
2123/132/0/0E/D/-/B0/0/-/1101 White Chunk200
3129/138/0/0E/D/-/B0/0/-/1102 White Chunk200
4136/144/0/0E/D/-/B0/0/-/1103 White Chunk200
5143/150/0/0E/D/-/B0/0/-/1101 White Slab200

Fire

Requires
Balder Side Sword +5, Green+Red Titanite
Note
All stat bonuses removed

Levels

LvlDmgBonusAux DRMatSouls
0104/0/104/0-50/10/35/351 Green Shard200
1112/0/112/0-50/10/35.4/351 Green Shard200
2120/0/120/0-50/10/35.7/351 Green Shard200
3128/0/128/0-50/10/36/352 Green Shard200
4136/0/136/0-50/10/36.4/352 Green Shard200
5144/0/144/0-50/10/36.7/353 Green Shard200
6153/0/153/0-50/10/37.1/351 Red Chunk200
7163/0/163/0-50/10/37.5/351 Red Chunk200
8172/0/172/0-50/10/37.8/352 Red Chunk200
9182/0/182/0-50/10/38.2/353 Red Chunk200
10192/0/192/0-50/10/38.5/351 Red Slab200

Chaos

Requires
Fire Balder Side Sword +5, Red Titanite
Note
Damage bonus from humanity

Levels

LvlDmgBonusAux DRMatSouls
0126/0/144/0-50/10/35/351 Red Chunk200
1133/0/152/0-50/10/35.7/351 Red Chunk200
2140/0/160/0-50/10/36.4/351 Red Chunk200
3147/0/168/0-50/10/37.1/352 Red Chunk200
4154/0/176/0-50/10/37.8/353 Red Chunk200
5161/0/184/0-50/10/38.5/351 Red Slab200

Requirements

Str
10
Dex
14
Int
0
Fai
0
Two hand str
7
Requirements source URL
darksouls.wikidot.com
Requirements note
none recorded

Third party motion values

Source
independent third-party research, third-party research tables
Tier
third-party research
Matched generic class
Straight Sword

Acquisition third party

Acquisition raw
Balder Knight (Sword) drop
Source
third-party table
Source tier
third-party research
Source note
Transcribed from a third-party table; fragments from adjacent columns removed where present.
Layout bleed removed
yes