Onyx Blade | Dark Souls 3 Wiki (2024)

Onyx Blade
					80										50
					0										35
					0										30
					0										30
					115										35
					100										35
					9.0										75
Requirements & Bonus
14				12				15				15
E				E				D				D
				Greatsword								Standard/ Thrust
				Elfriede's Blackflame								19(-/-)

Elfriede, the eldest amongst her sisters and leader of the Sable Church, bestowed this sword to her knight.Only, the sword was a farewell gift, and acceptance signified the knight's resignation from Elfriede's service.

Skill: Elfriede's Blackflame

Enwreath blade with blackflame, born of the similarly-hued flame that smolders within her.

Notes and Tips:

• Cannot be Infused
• Cannot be Buffed, except by its own Weapon Art.
• Upgrades with Twinkling Titanite.
• Longest Greatswordboth 1 and 2-handed
• 2-handed light attack combos into Weapon Art
• Damage:
  • Unbuffed, split between Physical and Dark
  • Buffed. split between Physical, Dark, and Fire
• The weapon art Buff (Elfriede's Blackflame):
  • Adds a flat 145 Fire damage.
  • Lasts 45 seconds.
  • Consumes no stamina
  • Has no poise health
  • Does not scale with stats or weapon upgrade level.
  • Adds a black flaming aura to the weapon.
  • Makes the weapon damage affected by the Fire Clutch Ring

Scaling & Softcaps:

• 2-Handed Stats:
  • 14/12/15/15 = 403 AR = Base Stats
  • 27/12/15/15 = 419 AR
  • 14/40/15/15 = 426 AR
  • 14/12/40/15 = 464 AR = Int Softcap
  • 14/12/15/40 = 464 AR = Fth Softcap
  • 14/12/40/40 = 526 AR = Combined Softcap
  • 27/40/40/40 = 566 AR
• After Softcaps it gets less than 2 AR per level
  • Scales poorly with Strength & Dexterity, softcapping at base requirements
  • Scales well with Intelligence & Faith, softcapping at 40 in both stats

Lore

• The Onyx Bladeis part of a long tradition of using caduceus patterns in Souls games (read here).

Location/Where to Find

• Dropped by Sir Vilhelmin the Painted World of Ariandel.
• Fextralife Video: How to acquire the Onyx Blade

Moveset Videos:

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• Onyx Blade Moveset
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Onyx Blade Upgrade Table

	Attack ValuesBonus					Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary Effects			Damage Reduction (%)
Name
Regular	80	-	-	-	115	E	E	D	D	-	-	-	50	35	30	30	35	35
+1	89	-	-	-	128	D	D	D	D	-	-	-	50	35	30	30	35	35
+2	95	-	-	-	137	D	D	D	D	-	-	-	50	35	30	30	35	35
+3	112	-	-	-	160	D	D	D	D	-	-	-	50	35	30	30	35	35
+4	126	-	-	-	180	D	D	C	C	-	-	-	50	35	30	30	35	35
+5	140	-	-	-	200	D	D	C	C	-	-	-	50	35	30	30	35	35

Table Key

Requirement	Parameter Bonus	Attack Values	Damage Reduction %	Auxiliary Effects	Others
Strength	Strength	Physical	Physical	Bleeding	Durability
Dexterity	Dexterity	Magic	Magic	Poison	Weight
Intelligence	Intelligence	Fire	Fire	Frost
Faith	Faith	Lightning	Lightning	Curse
		Dark	Dark
		Critical	Stability
		Spell Buff
		Range

Parameter Bonus: Strength, Dexterity,Magic, Fire, Lightning and Dark bonuses - The scaling multiplier applied to the [Attack: stat]. Scaling quality is from highest to lowest as follows: S/A/B/C/D/E.The higher the player's [Str, Dex, Mag, Fire, Light] stat, the higher the [Attack Bonus: Stat] is (found on the player status screen). The higher the scaling letter, the higher the percent multiplier applied to the [Attack: Stat].This resulting bonus damage is added to the base physical damage of the weapon and is shown in the equipment screen in blue numbers as a "+ X".
Durability: The weapon's HP, when the durability hits 0, the effectiveness of its attacks become weakened to the point of almost uselessness. When an items durability is low, a message will come up saying "Weapon At Risk!" at this point the weapon does not perform at it's best.
Weight: How much the item weights when equipped.
Stability: How well the player keeps stance after being hit
Attack Type: Defines what kind of swing set the weapon has:Regular(R), Thrust(T), Slash(Sl), Strike(St)