Drakewing Ultra Greatsword | Dark Souls 2 Wiki (2024)

Drakewing Ultra Greatsword+5 Stats
					335 (*248)										130
					0 (*248)										50
					0(*248)										45
					0(*248)										70
					0(*248)										12.0
Requirements & Bonus
20 D				18 B (*C)				–				–
*B				*B				*B				*B
Weapon Type								Ultra Greatsword
Attack Type								Slash / Thrust
Enchantable								Yes
Special								Yes

*When infused: 248 physical dmg/248 elemental dmg and B scaling with chosen element. Dex scaling changes to C.

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Drakewing Ultra Greatsword - DarkSouls II Wiki

Drakewing Ultra Greatsword is anUltra Greatswordand one of the availableWeaponsinDark Souls 2. Drakewing Ultra Greatsword inDKS2 is obtained by trading the Guardian Dragon Soul and 1,500 souls with Weaponsmith Ornifex. Upgraded with Petrified Dragon Bone to +5, it has a unique ranged projectile attack during the Two-hand Strong attack, with durability reduced by 10 points.

A sword decorated with drake wings.
Use strong attack to unleash its latent power.
The blade of this sword is split into two, and is best swung in smashing motions rather than slices.
Drakes are likely descendants of the ancient dragons, and although their strength pales in comparison to the what is described in legend, to mere humans they are still mighty beasts.
Effects: special attack (strong attack)

How to get Drakewing Ultra Greatsword in Dark Souls 2

• Weaponsmith Ornifex, traded for Guardian Dragon Soul and 1,500 souls.

DS2Drakewing Ultra GreatswordHints and Tips

• Upgraded with Petrified Dragon Bone to +5.
• Fires off a ranged projectile attack (Two-hand Strong attack), lowering its durability by 10 points.
• Two projectiles can be fired in a row.
• Equipping the Bracing Knuckle Ring +2 will reduce the durability cost by half.
• One of the two lightest Ultra Greatswords, the other being the Zweihander.
• If you plan to use the special attack often, be sure to take some Repair Powder or duplicate swords with you, or the Repair sorcery.
• In melee range both the normal hit and ability will hit on the R2, hits around 900 damage (or 1600 damage with Resin) and capable of knocking down most enemies.
• Hightly recommended to buff it with Resins and land a two handed strong attack at melee range, extremely handy for both killing bosses and PvP.
• This can reach up to 1730 damage, which can result in INSTANT KILL during PvP.
• Especially useful against Lost Sinner and Guardian Dragon if buffed with Dark Pine Resin.

DS2 Drakewing Ultra Greatsword Upgrades Table

Dark Souls II Drakewing Ultra Greatsword Table Key

Please see the Upgrades page for details on Upgrade paths, ore and blacksmiths. You can see the Stats page for detailed explanations on what they do.

Requirements/ Parameter Bonus	Attack Values	Damage Reduction (%) Reducing the elemental damage taken in %	Auxiliary Effects	Others
Strength	Physical	Physical	Bleeding	Durability
Dexterity	Magic	Magic	Poison	Weight
Intelligence	Fire	Fire	Petrify
Faith	Lightning	Lightning	Curse
Magic Bonus	Counter Strength	Stability
Fire Bonus	Poise Damage
Lighting Bonus	Cast Speed
Dark Bonus	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)