Dark Hand

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

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Sources: darksouls.wikidot.com

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

1 field in this record is marked not documented: the sources checked gave no value, so none is guessed.

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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: Fist
Source URL: darksouls.wikidot.com
Note: FOURTH restricted category, distinct from Unique/Dragon/Boss: Dark Hand has NO upgrade path at all - fixed at base stats permanently, cannot be infused, buffed, or reinforced in any way. One of only two weapons with zero stat requirements (the other is Fist). Trivia: an unused/cut +5 version exists in the game's files, suggesting it was originally intended to be upgradable but this was never implemented. Special mechanic: right-hand heavy attack steals liquid Humanity (amount scales with Darkwraith covenant rank: +0=1, +1=3, +2=5, +3=10); left-hand use functions as an 80% damage-reduction parry- capable shield. NONE - fixed weapon, no upgrade table exists.
Volume: vol1

Base stats

Critical: 100
Durability: 999
Weight: 0.5
Reqs: 0/0/0/0
DR: 80/80/80/80
Stability: 30
Aux: Occult/Dark 130

Paths

none recorded

Requirements

Str: 0
Dex: 0
Int: 0
Fai: 0
Two hand str: not documented
Requirements source URL: darksouls.wikidot.com
Requirements note: No two-handing footnote present on the page.

Third party motion values

Source: independent third-party research, third-party research tables
Tier: third-party research
Matched generic class: Fist

Acquisition third party

Acquisition raw: Join Darkwraith Covenant; Darkwraith (Enemy) 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