You NEED A Black Knight Weapon! Dark Souls - How to get Black Knight Sword, Greatsword, Halberd

[@gauthamkrishna.s2912]

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.

[@joyboy6134]

how do you mean to back it up???

[@ayuubnoor6244]

@@joyboy6134 If you have playstaition plus or smth you can have a backup cloud save

[@logeyperogi1805]

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

[@jwzerbe]

lol!!!@@logeyperogi1805

[@ChuckMucklewashere]

@@joyboy6134Locate the save file, then copy and paste it somewhere.

[@MrEmptyKay]

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.

[@clustersnake]

Same here, this is my first time playing Dark Souls and I got all 3 weapons!

[@Sir_Cyclone]

same here

[@NeedyChris]

I also got both BKH and BKS with zero humanity. They are better than the BKGS so I can’t really complain 😂

[@i.yu.o.]

and I got a BKH with small humanity, but I died and backup with backup-file and I lost my BKH 😢 And I'm realy shocked how you are doing pareing on easy. This teqnique don't work when I try to do 😢😢😢 Sorry for my English.

[@twistit4844]

Item discovery (higher drop chances) has a HARD cap at 10 humanity. Meaning you won't get any higher chances over 10 humanity. Also the human form doesn't affect item discovery.

[@Franz420]

thx for the advice

[@jackreillygillic]

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!

[@HowToSouls]

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.

[@ozzer4176]

Im more of a zweihander kinda guy but i dont recall how i got it lol

[@jackreillygillic]

@@ozzer4176 The Zweihander is actually my 2nd favourite weapon! It totally counters 2 of the more challenging enemies in the game: the snake warriors in Sen’s fortress and the dark wraiths in New Londo. Overall, I prefer the Claymore, due to its reliability & versatility: I find killing faster enemies, like dogs, with a zweihander awkward - but the claymore handles everything quite well.

[@WaywardPython]

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.

[@HowToSouls]

Hahaha yaaaas, it’s so good!!

[@christaaaaa]

i just started my first playthrough yesterday, killed the one in undead burg after like twenty tries and got the sword lol

[@goldman77700]

​@@christaaaaaTwenty tries sounds about right. Respect the persistence. 👑

[@satrioutomo436]

Lol the same shit happened to me

[@nickgianesin5254]

​@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

[@matt-thorn]

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.

[@kevindotson4209]

The Black (Dark?)Knight EVERYTHING is the best gear and weaponry in DS1 hands down, end of conversation, so many problems solved. I am almost finished on NG+ and I have been using the Black/Dark Knight everything, with the exception of a set of Black Leather armor, for quicker movement and its leveled to 10. Great video!

[@locust76]

6:22 I’m shooketh… a bonfire right there in the cliffs?!

[@STXkilla]

I got the black knight sword, great sword and halberd. I was wondering which one to use(first time playing btw)

[@HowToSouls]

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!

[@lightweave]

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.

[@RegMaYT]

Same

[@donteverforanyreasonnomatt3218]

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 😅

[@pmagrin]

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.

[@HowToSouls]

Hahahaha yes absolutely!

[@erickluviano981]

Very helpful, I had 18 humanity after farming rats 🐀 and went after the halberd and great sword one. I did manage to get the great sword :) thank you, love your voice and personality

[@ciaranpatrick6859]

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.

[@xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx]

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.

[@VirtuelleWeltenMitKhan]

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

[@bj_renan]

For those that want to win against the first dark knight(the one that protects the ring), you can lure him by that side of the stairs where you fall, you jump down there when he isnreally close to you and if you have luck, he will jump too, you will still get the loot

[@SixFourZero]

I just learned how to parry the Anor Londo Silver Knights, so this will be a fun side quest to try.

[@angbald]

I got the halberd hollow. Amazingly lucky. So much strength. I'm at 20 and still 14 away!!!!

[@yittmashups]

I got a BK Halberd that I haven't even used, because the Great Scythe I'm rocking is too good. Dexlife

[@sebashernandez2058]

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)

[@zolyq8517]

Can you plus 10 it?

[@xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx]

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.

[@juanitoblogs6574]

​​@@xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxxnooi

[@xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx]

@@juanitoblogs6574 Wait, I got the BKUGS back after I farmed some souls on the dragon bridge in the Undead Burg.

[@matthewmurdoch6932]

Great video. Loved seeing your parrying skills. I would have liked to hear you talk more on why you like the Black Knight gear in more detail.

[@HowToSouls]

@@matthewmurdoch6932 great damage, move set, not too heavy, great damage, easy to level up 🥰 great damage…

[@matthewmurdoch6932]

@@HowToSouls 😉

[@Dekko-chan]

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

[@idubzh243]

"The game doesn't notice I'm recording". Excellent ! :D

[@YureiOni]

Kinda stupid the black knights don’t have guaranteed drops considering they don’t respawn.

[@rowdyroo4808]

YO ! I was on my last chance to get the Dark Knight Sword and I hit it with no humanity after dying a load of times because i suck! Your guides rock !! i Screamed YES YES YES when i hit that sword :O now i just need 8 more levels in Dex to use it lol :D

[@soueu4635]

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.

[@BrunoHenrique-oe5hb]

Thanks. I didnt knew i could comeback to undead asylum

[@professormohawk1]

If you kite him thru that door you can close before that before bridge dudes yeet firebombs at you, he didn't open it and I just poked him in the eye until he died

[@i_am_wi11_]

Dam no weapon drops with 10 humanity is crazy . Got the night sword with no humanity lol

[@JavierRodriguez-rm1lz]

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

[@christianwillis5503]

Everyone hates on the black knight great sword as being the worst but it's the best one for staggering enemies and has decent range really makes the O&S fight easy because you're able to get 3 hits on ornstein and stagger him on the second first time playing the game and I second tried the fight because I was stupid and didn't respect rolling and went in with 3 estus flask on ng+ I also second tried it but I did go with powered up ornstein instead of smough because I did smough last time

[@nevindetert1153]

Great video by the way glad you found the sword

[@ratakanan9528]

I got black knight sword from the first black knight you killed. and this is the first time i playing dark souls..so lucky me😂

[@That_1_Idiot_Melon]

same here dude, except it was on my second character (ditched the first one kinda quick)

[@RobertJudahMetz]

2nd playthrough and I still haven't got the BKGS.... Only BKS and BKH

[@lioli6s]

damn, could you tell me if theres a way i can improve it more than +5?? i dont found also, nice video

[@HowToSouls]

+5 is the max for unique weapons like BKS

[@PaceWC]

First play through first black knight and he drops the sword😂 there goes all my luck for the rest of the game.

[@That_1_Idiot_Melon]

On my second character (I made a second one after the first one ended up being a failure) I got it first try. I'm as lucky as you

[@nicholasarthur8841]

I got Uber lucky and got the sword and halberd. The halberd is wicked.

[@nevindetert1153]

Or you can just wat till at the end and farm knights for there weapons easy actually the weapon i use and its the best strength scaling weapon its the great club which is amazing scaling strength A

[@randycabbage4607]

Got the black night sword from the first guy, on my first playthrough and then was like oh cant use it so i forgot aboutnit, used the drake sword for half the game and then saw i had it realized op m finished the game with it,

[@JavierArochoVega]

This is one of the best Dark Souls if not the best!!!

[@xynxz440]

I got this so early so i was exploring the undeadburg then come and stumble this tall knight i thought he was an npc and approach him bro started chasing me and somehow bugged out and drops the sword pretty lucky i guess

[@Tapi2.]

thanks for your humanity tip it worked form the first try i was struggling with those little shits for the great axs

[@applesauceblues6952]

I got the black knight sword off the first knight then the shield off the GS black knight in the tower. It seems the game wants me to sword and board thus time around lmoa

[@angbald]

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.

[@alwaysbeeurself]

Each dark knight in the undead area gave me one. No humanity, guess I got lucky. Thanks for showing!

[@waltuh-ngentod]

Which one you get?

[@ainsly19]

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 🙏🏿💯

[@thelastofyou]

Your accent is fantastic, thanks for the tips!

[@moehawk5337]

I love parrying havel. Usually he would kill me if I niss time it. Because you can get to him so early.

[@i_am_wi11_]

Just got the bore helmet and dark knight sword. Have enough Dex but building my strength

[@GokuBlack-nr1zf]

I just started and I got his sword 🙏

[@intotheunknown8774]

Me too!!

[@TheKotfu]

got it just now after killing the one in the Undead Burg for the first time :)

[@matheuslongbill3525]

Thanks for this video.

[@Coldkil666]

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

[@001JKM]

I got the BKGS after so many attempts in that tower I have to stop playing and do again Got the drop while being hollow with zero humanity And got in to a white glowing sign on the floor and some player got me ton of Great hero soul. I am now lvl56 with 74 GHS to spare

[@HowToSouls]

Careful that sounds like a hacker, surely?

[@001JKM]

@@HowToSouls I do not even know what he gave me that time Or what it does All I know is I have a ton of souls and I have to use it and now I felt like I am cheating the game and I do not want to restart I felt like I have died a lot and have to finish the game

[@rudoxblaze1333]

I thought it's a guaranteed drop form The undead parish tower black knight because in every playthrough I got the bk great sword from him. Is it only me or sheer luck

[@TNinja0]

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.

[@HowToSouls]

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

[@nicolaowoytph]

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%

[@HowToSouls]

Very lucky!

[@antonkazda]

I killed like 6 altogether with as many humanity as I had and didn't get single one.

[@MohsenTheKnight21]

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

[@HowToSouls]

It's not guaranteed to drop. But this is a great method yes!

[@Dead__Light]

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

[@HowToSouls]

They’re so OP! Haha

[@Dead__Light]

@@HowToSouls yep

[@tanelviil9149]

@@HowToSouls Ok like WTF??? I just spend time to get the sword only to find out how its STRONG ATTACK is bad. Its a stab, but after the stab the character does some weird animation, thats not practical when fighting. The STRONG ATTACK also charges for too long. Claymore is better than this, or even the Katanas ( with their stab strong attack ) , especially the long one . Or the greatsword __________ So when you said you like the Black Knigh sowrd movement set, then what did you mean ??? Because i cant see anything good when it comesto the strong attack. Yes the damage stats are good but the strong attack ruined it for me... it also takes way to long to charge the attack and then that weird sword waving after the stab is done.

[@HowToSouls]

@@tanelviil9149 and this is why everyone has their own favourites. I agree I hate the R2. But I love the 2h R1 a lot. And the 1h r1. That’s all I meant.

[@iHaashi]

guess what, none of them dropped the sword, i'm so lucky

[@byssmal]

Halberd+15 or scythe+15 for boss battle?

[@HowToSouls]

@@byssmal both are so similar, go halberd if you have a more even strength and dex spread, and scythe if you are more dex?

[@patrickkane7146]

You are very good 👍😊

[@elitepixel1165]

this is my 4th reset to try to get the black knight greatsword. My soul is draining

[@chronikoflife]

I just finished my first play through with the black knight halberd. It's basically easy mode.

[@crzvm1lk]

tysm i now have bks and bka

[@bakovicijus]

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.

[@HowToSouls]

Lucky!

[@JerdMcLean]

You can literally set yourself up better by spending 3 minutes at the start going and getting the gurantees Gravelord Sword in the catacombs. Better than all the black knight weapons aside from maybe the halberd, and you dont have to worry about rng. Even if its your first time and first game if you follow a guide it shiuldnt take you more than an hour, and if youre a veteran it shouldnt take you more than 10 minutes.

[@nevindetert1153]

I subscribed by the way

[@FIREDAN075]

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 😊

[@sil3ntm3dic98]

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

[@ultimateb11]

what kind of shards do i need to upgrade this weapon?

[@HowToSouls]

I explain this in detail in this video - kzbin.info/www/bejne/jGqtn4qvqrGUprssi=DfM3_qqdqy-MXcib

[@scrummy3056]

in my playthrough we had the exactly same luck i got thr weapon on the final knight😂

[@That_1_Idiot_Melon]

I'm here with the Drake sword and struggling to kill even one of these while someone else has no problem. I am horrible at this game.

[@HowToSouls]

@@That_1_Idiot_Melon please don’t compare yourself to me, I have 1000 hours in this game! There’s plenty of time to get good

[@That_1_Idiot_Melon]

@@HowToSouls Bro today I just killed the first one in the Undead Burg (that's what it's called?) for the first time with 2 humanity, not human, first try, and got the sword from him. what is my luck? (and then I died right afterwards)

[@HowToSouls]

@@That_1_Idiot_Melon aw perfect!!

[@Blade_Sal45]

BKS is my go to no matter what-once I get it in the beginning I already know I’ve broke the game.

[@Exera1304]

It's not guaranteed? I'm always go after him every time i start a new game, and always got it. I thought he always drop it

[@HowToSouls]

Showoff 😂

[@animefanhimself4462]

And The Black Knight Greataxe

[@pando_AP]

Or you could farm for some bombs and run around the fountains near the bonfire and just throw it at rn

[@DaequanHines]

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

[@flowless1773]

i killed them all and got 0 swords is there any other black knights i can fight to take the weapon ?

[@HowToSouls]

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

[@flowless1773]

@@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

[@HowToSouls]

@@flowless1773 the claymore is great! Plus it can be buffed with gold pine resin or sunlight blade etc. not a bad choice at all!

[@kaizoku_sanju]

Bro I got Black night great sword without humanity while in hollow form

[@Broditin]

I got this first try I’m so lucky

[@xHom4yoon9]

Nice

[@intotheunknown8774]

I got the sword first try!!

[@HowToSouls]

Let’s goooooo

[@intotheunknown8774]

@@HowToSouls I just got leveled enough to use it. Game changer!!

[@armando12322]

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.

[@HowToSouls]

What are you comparing it to?

[@armando12322]

@@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).

[@armando12322]

@@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.

[@DripKage-t9f]

I got greatsword and sword first playrthrough

[@sirbonple]

oh my god the first black knight i found had the ultra greatsword lmfao

[@tanelviil9149]

Ok like WTF??? I just spend time to get the sword only to find out how its STRONG ATTACK is bad. Its a stab, but after the stab the character does some weird animation, thats not practical when fighting. The STRONG ATTACK also charges for too long. Claymore is better than this, or even the Katanas ( with their stab strong attack ) , especially the long one . Or the greatsword __________ So when you said you like the Black Knigh sowrd movement set, then what did you mean ??? Because i cant see anything good when it comesto the strong attack. Yes the damage stats are good but the strong attack ruined it for me... it also takes way to long to charge the attack and then that weird sword waving after the stab is done.

[@HowToSouls]

@@tanelviil9149 you commented this twice but hopefully you saw my other response. I’m sorry you disagree! There’s no “best weapon” in this game - everyone has their own favourites

[@davidwayne3611]

Play as guts.

[@JohnWick-ut1tj]

I killed Black Knight and Tarturus Demon in same run Didn't get any weapons from knight

[@HowToSouls]

Aww unlucky!

[@JohnWick-ut1tj]

@@HowToSouls idk,killed both without sitting at flame....pretty good I'd say

[@HowToSouls]

@@JohnWick-ut1tj I meant not getting the drop, the kills were very good obviously

[@JohnWick-ut1tj]

@@HowToSouls i also missed that Drake sword too.....🫥 Is there any way to improve Pyro Flame or acquire other attunements in the beginning????

[@HowToSouls]

@@JohnWick-ut1tj not until you find the pyro trainer in the depths

[@Squishmallows24]

Off topic. No I’m not simping or thirsting 😂 Anyways, I like your accent.

[@patrickkane1075]

How can you get the greatsword?

[@HowToSouls]

08:08

[@archie6276]

I save summed until I got all the drops including the shield

[@LhawangPoSherpa]

I have everything except the shield and the axe.

[@archie6276]

@@LhawangPoSherpa what's your favourite variant?

[@LhawangPoSherpa]

@@archie6276 for now it's the Black knight sword, my strength stat isn't enough to weild the Black knight greatsword.

[@aum-kara]

I realized i learned how to get there....not how to get back

[@patrickkane1075]

I got it by 12 do get the greatsword from humanity

[@The_Universe4]

I got it first try with 10 hunanity

[@idekfate]

I'm restarting over and over again trying to get the sword, and he drops me the shield.... Time to reset lmao

[@reddeadmj2756]

Your accent is so cute. I like it.

[@HowToSouls]

@@reddeadmj2756 thanks!

[@paulpray5394]

Lol i got these first time killing both knights, and wasnt even human, got lucky i guess

[@amirexso7460]

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?