You NEED A Black Knight Weapon! Dark Souls - How to get Black Knight Sword, Greatsword, Halberd
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- čas přidán 4. 06. 2023
- Today we're going to talk about how to get one of the most overpowered and easy to level up weapons in this entire game - the Black Knight Sword, and indeed Greatsword or Halberd. If you manage to get one of these, it will make your playthrough so easy!
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You can backup a save file right before you attempt the black knight fight, if you fail to get the item drop you can just replace the save file with the backup and keep trying the fight until the desired item drops.
how do you mean to back it up???
@@joyboy6134 If you have playstaition plus or smth you can have a backup cloud save
On my first ever playthrough, I got the Black Knight Sword and a Black Knight Shield in my first two Black Knight fights, but because I didn’t know they were good weapons, and because I got lost, I ended up starting a new game and deleting that old save file
It wasn’t until I beat the Moonlight Butterfly on my followup playthrough that I looked up better weapons and found videos talking about how the Black Knight equipment is the best equipment in the game
It’s always the noobs who have no clue what the fuck they’re doing that have the best luck, then throw it away
lol!!!@@logeyperogi1805
@@joyboy6134Locate the save file, then copy and paste it somewhere.
They are certainly formidable weapons - but I prefer the claymore, which is a guaranteed item, has low stat requirements, an outstanding move set and can be buffed with resins/ spells.
The major advantage of black knight weapons is the fact that they can be fully upgraded by O&S, but then again so can any weapon, if you’re willing to kill a NPC- and know what you’re doing in general. By endgame, the damage output of a Claymore on a quality build is incredible.
Having said all of that, a black knight weapon will certainly make life easier for a new player- particularly when you consider the bonus damage to demons.
I love your videos - please keep up the wonderful work!
PS - Havel following you that far was hilarious!
I’ve got this video coming soon actually yay. On upgrading it before O+S. Basically I am recommending it as a really easy beginner weapon aye.
My current (first) playthrough has been made SO much easier by the fact I have the BKGS. When I fought him, he somehow fell off his tower while I was backing away down the stairs! Got the greatsword without even having to kill him. Beginner’s luck, I guess.
Hahaha yaaaas, it’s so good!!
i just started my first playthrough yesterday, killed the one in undead burg after like twenty tries and got the sword lol
@@christaaaaaTwenty tries sounds about right. Respect the persistence. 👑
Lol the same shit happened to me
@christaaaaa I get it to follow me to the ladders that people bomb you from, climb up and then I just throw fire bombs at him till he dies
A while back I tried to check out what all the gossip around the BKH was about, and I wasn't really ready for the results. It's fast, has range and hits like a truck. With the elite knight set I managed to down the Capra demon on my first try within 5 seconds of entering the arena. It literally feels like cheating.
I'm on my first blind playthrough right now, and didn't realize how insanely lucky I am. I've played the majority of the game as hollow with zero humanity (because I haven't figure out how to git gud) and got the BKH, BKGS, and 2 (two!) BKSs. The BKS+5 is truly a beautiful thing to behold and is probably the only reason I was able to beat O&S with my sloppy play.
Same here, this is my first time playing Dark Souls and I got all 3 weapons!
same here
Seems I was lucky then, because I got my Black Knight Greatsword on my first try, with zero humanity and being hollow. Liked it a lot and used it until the end. I asbolutely love the heavy attack with it. I trained on some oppponents to beat them with, which requires a good timing, as its buildup is SO painfully slow. But It's really fun to see them flying if it connects. 😄
In some cases I used some other weapon to go along with, because I feel that Astorias is quite hard with the Black Knight sword as it is so slow. 😄 But so far Astorias is about the only one that I can't handle with it.
Thanks for the vídeos, you are helping me a lot on my first playthrough on DS1... I do got that sword, but I am only 11 Dex haha gotta a long way to go.
Thanks for this video.
thanks for your humanity tip it worked form the first try
i was struggling with those little shits for the great axs
I am actually starting to play the DS games on the steam deck. Never got a grasp on them on pc and i don't know why on the portable one they're so much "better".
Anyway, thanks for the videos, lots of newb tips for guys like me years late to the party XD
I'll be honest I love the knight set but when I got artorios sword I fell in love with and the armour but in the end game area I farmed for dear life and the greatsword for the black Knight and the halberd is just ace 🙏🏿💯
I got the halberd hollow. Amazingly lucky. So much strength. I'm at 20 and still 14 away!!!!
This is one of the best Dark Souls if not the best!!!
Your accent is fantastic, thanks for the tips!
I was told the master key is great for cheese and sequence breaks so I didn't choose it. I somehow got the black knight halbred but that is the only one.
Just got the bore helmet and dark knight sword. Have enough Dex but building my strength
The first time i played this game i ran with the claymore, and then i got the black knight halberd from the catacombs. I knew about the black knight sword and i like it more then the halberd when i saw it in streams. I love its R2. when i replayed it the undead burg black knight dropped it and i jumped out my chair XD
Great guide, I remember back in my first ever ds1 run I used the black knight sword to defeat ornstein and smough after having much trouble with them.
All the black knight weapons are really fun but my favorite is the greataxe. You can also get it somewhat early but you have to go to the bottom of the catacombs and it’s pretty annoying, especially if he doesn’t drop it. I’ve mostly used it in NG+ because the respawning axe knight in the kiln is by far the easiest way to get it.
Also something I usually do at the start of every run is go down to new londo, use the master key to get to the valley of drakes, grab some souls laying about while running to darkroot, then get the grass crest shield and kill the black knight by knocking him off the ledge after popping my humanities. If I’m lucky then I’ve got arguably the best weapon in the game within 10 minutes, and after that it’s just a matter of getting 18 dex and 22 str to two-hand it.
I defeated the Black Knight using Gravity when I lured him to his death in the chasm located in the cracked staircase railings.
Those armored lummoxes are so simple yet so deadly too.
OMG i just started my souls adventure, and i managed to get bks by falling into abbys when doging his attack and he just folowed my steps. Then i play with it and wonder why everyone says its such a hard game, now i realizee how lucky i was 😅
I love parrying havel. Usually he would kill me if I niss time it. Because you can get to him so early.
damn, could you tell me if theres a way i can improve it more than +5?? i dont found
also, nice video
+5 is the max for unique weapons like BKS
i got the black knight sword with 4 humanity and human. got it suuuper early on with the first black knight i encountered and farmed a bunch of souls now everything is one shot
Thanks. I didnt knew i could comeback to undead asylum
after killing the second black knigth, he gave me a "black knight sword" (wich is really a greathsword) and I used it for the rest of the entire game and in the NG+'s (yes, the knight in the stair tower)
Can you plus 10 it?
I got the same thing.
I got the Black Knight Ultra Greatsword last time but I accidentally hit Andre so I had to restart again and I lost the Ultra Greatsword.
But at least I got its lesser variant back from the Black Knight in the Undead Burg.
I got the black knight sword, great sword and halberd. I was wondering which one to use(first time playing btw)
Halberd does the most damage but personally I like the move set of the sword paired with a shield for defence. Especially for a first playthrough!
Dam no weapon drops with 10 humanity is crazy . Got the night sword with no humanity lol
I just started and I got his sword 🙏
Me too!!
Get the Black Knight Halberd by grabbing the master key and going down from the shrine right after you got there.
Pass the valley of drakes and go up, lit the fire and beat the Black Knight ... you get a 20% chance of dropping without humanity.
If it does not drop create a new Character. Each try costs you about 8 minutes if you don't die.
Do not backup your save file and cheat your way xD
i watch your whole playthrough and i was kinda jealous that u have a bks. but i made a new character few days ago "thef" class to be more specific, i was so luck that i got 2 bkgs and 2 bks without even trying . The game was so easy that I first try every boss
They’re so OP! Haha
@@HowToSouls yep
I just finished my first play through with the black knight halberd. It's basically easy mode.
The best way to get the black knight weapons is to do a sorceries only run and then the game will throw virtually all of them at you.
Hahahaha yes absolutely!
I got 2 Black Knight Swords while being a Hollow. 🤘
I was so unlucky.
😢
@xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx At least you get a chance to farm all the Black Knight weapons before the finally boss 🤙
@@sigmaballs93
I got the Black Knight Ultra Greatsword first playthrough but I pissed off Andre so I was forced to restart and I lost my Greatsword forever.
@xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx lol next time you piss him off, i am pretty sure you could just request absolution for your sin from Oswald of Carim in the parish belfry, after defeating the two Gargoyles.
@@sigmaballs93
Nah, I ain't doing that. Waste of souls.
I killed like 6 altogether with as many humanity as I had and didn't get single one.
My first playthrough, i killed Knight and get weapon, then i realized, my friend told that it's a rare weapon, i guess i got lucky 😊
I got greatsword and sword first playrthrough
Or show them how to get the two versions of artorias's sword or the Abyss Sword, which are both valid weapons. I enjoy the cursed Artorias's Great sword. Because fuck all them ghosts, ain't got time for discount Halloween decorations
And The Black Knight Greataxe
I got this first try I’m so lucky
what kind of shards do i need to upgrade this weapon?
I explain this in detail in this video - czcams.com/video/V9JnWyuLapY/video.htmlsi=DfM3_qqdqy-MXcib
I got the sword first try!!
Let’s goooooo
@@HowToSouls I just got leveled enough to use it. Game changer!!
I think I'm the luckiest person, because on my new first playthroug on my PS4 DS1 I (just now) I received on the same run the black knight halbeard, sword, and great sword. (+ in that playthrough I got gravelorded and found a red double humanity crab, and found 2 twinkling titanites from the first crystal lizard that I used to +2 the BK Sword )
Idk if Im lucky af, or Fromsoftware patched stuff to make everything appear 100%
Very lucky!
You can make the first Black Knight fall off a ledge and you get sword guaranteed that little ledge on the stairs where you go after that Taurus demon. You drop Down there the black knight does it too but he. Falls and dies
It's not guaranteed to drop. But this is a great method yes!
Play as guts.
I play on PS3 and play bandit car.and first 3 black knights i killed i get all 3 weapons but i played with at least 10 humanities and in human form! Dont forget.
Lucky!
this is my 4th reset to try to get the black knight greatsword. My soul is draining
I don't think being human increases drop rate, unless I missed something? The Item Discovery didn't go up when I restored humanity. The wiki seems to insist it doesn't happen as well.
I think you’re right, too, I’m sure I just heard from word of mouth that it did. It’s purely a superstition for me haha
No streamer RNG
Or you could farm for some bombs and run around the fountains near the bonfire and just throw it at rn
guess what, none of them dropped the sword, i'm so lucky
i killed them all and got 0 swords is there any other black knights i can fight to take the weapon ?
There’s more in the catacombs and tomb of the giants but peril. Might just be better to either restart and try again or just use a different weapon this playthrough
@@HowToSouls yeah problem is already done half story basically not really the best to start again i will eventually take it at end i can go with claymore
@@flowless1773 the claymore is great! Plus it can be buffed with gold pine resin or sunlight blade etc. not a bad choice at all!
BKS is my go to no matter what-once I get it in the beginning I already know I’ve broke the game.
Untik you get the black knight great AXE the great sword the black knight sword and the black knight hallberd you have not passed the trials
I got it by 12 do get the greatsword from humanity
Off topic. No I’m not simping or thirsting 😂
Anyways, I like your accent.
How can you get the greatsword?
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Humana-eee
I save summed until I got all the drops including the shield
I have everything except the shield and the axe.
@@LhawangPoSherpa what's your favourite variant?
@@archie6276 for now it's the Black knight sword, my strength stat isn't enough to weild the Black knight greatsword.
I killed Black Knight and Tarturus Demon in same run
Didn't get any weapons from knight
Aww unlucky!
@@HowToSouls idk,killed both without sitting at flame....pretty good I'd say
@@JohnWick-ut1tj I meant not getting the drop, the kills were very good obviously
@@HowToSouls i also missed that Drake sword too.....🫥
Is there any way to improve Pyro Flame or acquire other attunements in the beginning????
@@JohnWick-ut1tj not until you find the pyro trainer in the depths
are you planning on ever making a DS3 parry tutorial?
Take an advice from veteran:
There is no "tutorial" to parrying. Everyone have different reaction time so all you need to do is to just practice. By far the easiest enemies to parry are Lothric Knights (sword and shield variant). Wait for thier basic combo, get the rhythm - repeat, but this time try to parry SECOND attack. Not the first one. With this you'll get more comfortable with parrying.
After that it's all practice with different attacks, enemies and shield types. I'm not kidding. Souls games are built that way, there's no shame in getting hit or dying. Practice make a master.
Hope this helped and let's shove some scythes trough enemy chests XD
@@sirith9157 ive already tried something, where i go through the entire game with a cheat that allows me to not take damage but still get hit so that failing the parries aren't too punishing, but i also know that i failed when i get hit.
and for each enemy i try to get consistent.
only the Ringed City DLC left.
anyway, when i commented i was looking for more of a "tip" that would help me get consistent.
for example, what helped me get better at parrying in DSR was a simple tip "Press the parry button as soon as the wind up animation is over and their weapon is going towards you" (i can parry i'd say most enemies pretty consistently now, including the black knights, maybe except the axe knight because i don't encounter one very often) or something like that
i just thought there'd be something like that for DS3 as well
@@woolsword8200 well, the "hit parry button when enemy weapon fly towards you" is a good description. But I would go with "look at enemy HANDS", not the weapon. I know it sounds wierd, but just trust me. Enemy hands (or should I say arms) goes way ahead thier weapons and are closer to thier bodies so you see what's happening instead if fallowing weapon somewhere 5 meters away.
Honestly, there's no "easy trick" to parrying just as there's no easy way to.. Well, do anything in this game. I'm not saying it's Prepare your Anus kind of game but it's not walk in the park as well.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to be edgy souls hypocrite with "GID GUD" mentality. But, well... That's what all of these games are about after all. I struggled like hell with parrying in souls for years. It's mostly fear comming from getting hit. Try to switch your metality. Don't think of estus as "how many mistakes I can make" but "how aggressive I can be". Estus becomes more of spare hp instead of your mistake measuring.
Turn off cheats, fight enemies normally and when occasion present itself - go for the parry with full confidence. If it lands? Great! It didn't? Maybe too fast? Maybe a little late? You won't die at first hit so why not try again?
Sorry for all that preaching 😅
Looks like I don’t really need to anymore 😂 but yes I’d love to make DS3 videos one day! It’s just the game I’m least confident with currently. Don’t want to waste anyone’s time with uneducated advice cause I’m super self critical ha.
@@sirith9157 the reason i use cheats is because its a lot less punishing, especially if its for example against Blackflame Friede, she has 3 phases and it takes a long time to get to the third, and her third phase is probably the hardest to parry
thanks for the tips about looking at the arm instead of the weapon, i'll try that. idk if that applies to DS3 though.
also, i don't know if there even is a way to check if an enemy is parryable, and with cheats attempts at parrying none parryable enemies are way less punishing, though i was planning on turning cheats off once i go through the entire game once with it
about the "you won't die at first hit"... yeah idk about the DLCs lol.
and lastly thank you for not being like "GIT GUD"
hate when ppl do that when i actually need help lol
Kinda stupid the black knights don’t have guaranteed drops considering they don’t respawn.
Lol i got these first time killing both knights, and wasnt even human, got lucky i guess
Got them all, but I think the sword is good, but inferior to the others. The sword have bad reach, and not enough speed to justify the lower damage output. You only get faster if you invested also in dexterity, which won't scale much for damage, so kinda disappointing.
What are you comparing it to?
@@HowToSouls What I'm saying is that for a sword could be a little faster, it's somewhere between the longsword and the greatsword in terms of speed. I think the BK greatsword is little better for the base game, the halberd is way better (at least when you need both speed and range), I liked the black knight sword, just got a little disspointed when I tried to use it agaisnt kalameet and artorias (could not meet the required speed or reach for those fights).
@@HowToSouls Well, I stand corrected. Just tested on a new playthrought and worked very well. Just don't know if that be the case fot the DLC. Either way, great choice, even beat my previous time record. Just beat base game in 08 hours and 30 minutes with the black knight sword.
I got the great sword when I didn't want it lol
Try it out tho 👀
I kill all of them first try and i got all weapons first try too and i didn't even know what the fuck the are and i dont know how to use them... Can someone gives me a hand?
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is that me or your voic like nicki manaj 😂
We do share a gender and species I suppose
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Are you scottish?
Yes!
She kept saying she was human made me think she wasn’t