How to Upgrade Weapons to 10 Dark Souls 1: A Beginner’s Guide
In the world of Dark Souls, upgrading your weapon is crucial for a successful journey through the cursed lands. In this article, we’ll explain the steps to upgrade your weapons to +10 in Dark Souls 1.
Leveling Up Your Weapon
To begin with, your weapon upgrade is linked to your character leveling up. Each time you level up your character, your weapon also goes up one level. This increases the base damage of your weapon.
Here’s a step-by-step breakdown:
- Level 0-5: Use 2 Souls + 7x Titanite Shards at the Blacksmith to go from +0 to +5.
At this point, your weapon receives its base upgrade.
| Table 1: Weapon Upgrades ( Level 0-5) | Level | Upgrade Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | — | |
| +1 | Titanite Shard | |
| +2 | Titanite Shard | |
| +3 | Titanite Shard | |
| +4 | Titanite Shard | |
| +5 | 2 Souls |
- Level 5-10: Use Large Ember at Blacksmith Andre to go from +5 to +6.
At this stage, you need the Large Ember acquired by defeating the Lordsv Aspen from New Londo Region.
| Table 2: Weapon Upgrades (Level 5-10) | Level | Upgrade Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| +5 | Large Ember |
Breaking the Rules: Ascension
Some may ask, what about further upgrading past +10? Can we go further? For the most part, the response is: No, you cannot raise the upgrade limit any higher on any weapon path. Yes, all classes can level up to have all 99 attributes, but focusing on a singular goal; having a "perfect’ stat sheet in Dark Souls isn’t usually the idea of this level of achievement, at least for your average role. You see Dark Souls (for many at least an amazing roleplaying role) is generally less about how much stat value for your char’s skills like in game as you need to decide if a sorcerer actually becomes one the most capable.
However, by using soul weapons and specific conditions, you’re not actually fully upgrading because we have not met the requirements listed earlier.
Some weapons come from ascended Boss Soul drops that can use their original and upgraded Base Form’s stats upon your chosen starting weapon upgrade form.
A few people ask how all classes at last levels end up that have a chance to complete each. So then, the majority can end this. By getting more from the specific Soul that allows you some special ability by using items.
This upgrade path means no new attribute points need for that additional level which your base skill level also includes all but the higher stat limit.