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Greatsword

Despite the name, the Greatsword is a colossal sword: a huge, crude slab of iron that crushes enemies through sheer weight. It deals pure physical damage, scales mainly with Strength, and uses the Stamp (Upward Cut) skill to shrug off hits while winding up a big swing.

At 31 Strength and 23 weight, it is a weapon for heavy Strength builds that do not mind being slow. It is meant for those who have gone beyond ordinary human limits, and it is built to bring down monsters.

Attack power
Physical 164
Guarded damage negation
Physical 84.0
Magic 50.0
Fire 50.0
Lightning 50.0
Holy 50.0
Guard boost 56
Weapon skill
Stamp (Upward Cut)
Passive effect
Damage negation
Resistance
Special effect
Effect
Upgrades / variants
Skill effect
Compatible weapon types
Abilities

Where to find it

Looted from the black carriage directly northwest of Caelem Ruins in Caelid.

Item description & lore

A rough iron lump of a blade. The idea behind it is simple: only someone who has gone past being merely human could use it, and that is exactly why it is used to kill things that are not human at all.

Notes & tips

  • Classified as a Colossal Sword, not a Greatsword, despite the name.

Found at

Location

Caelem Ruins

Location

Caelid

Dropped by

Reward from

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Attribute scaling: Str C / Dex E
Requirements: Str 31, Dex 12
Weight: 23.0
FP cost: 5 / 8
Critical: 100

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