Lore

Thrusting sword with tiny crystals scattered across its blade, used by the crystal sages for self-defense.

The crystals boost the magic damage inflicted by the sword, and the item discovery of its wielder, fruits of the lifetime of research conducted by the sages.

Skill: Stance
From stance, use normal attack to back step and execute a surprise attack, or strong attack for consecutive thrusting.

Effect

+50 Item Discovery

Availability

Transposed from the Soul of a Crystal Sage by Ludleth of Courland.

Moveset

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One Handed	Output	Notes
R1 — R1	Magic/Thrust — Magic/Thrust
(Hold Guard) R1	Magic/Thrust	Attacks while Guarded
R2 — R2	strong Magic/Thrust — strong upwards Magic/Thrust
Roll — R1	fast Magic/Thrust
Dashing or Backstep — R1	Magic/Thrust
Forward + R1	rightwards Magic/Thrust	Backsteps, has iframes
Forward + R2	Magic/Thrust
L1 (left hand)	Guard
L2 (left hand)	Magic/Thrust — Magic/Thrust	Same as R1 but alternated

Two Handed	Output	Notes
R1 — R1	Magic/Thrust — Magic/Thrust
R2 — R2	strong Magic/Thrust — strong upwards Magic/Thrust
Roll — R1	fast Magic/Thrust
Dashing or Backstep — R1	Magic/Thrust
Forward + R1	rightwards Magic/Thrust	Backsteps, has iframes
Forward + R2	Magic/Thrust
L1	Guard
L2	Stance (Skill)	Can be continued with a subsequent R1 or R2

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Function	One Handed (Right Hand)	One Handed (Left Hand)	Two Handed / Dual Wield
R1 — etc	? — ?	N/A	? — ?
R2 — etc	? — ?	N/A	? — ?
Charged R2 — etc	? — ?	N/A	? — ?
Roll — R1	?	N/A	?
Dashing or Backstep — R1	?	N/A	?
Forward + R1	?	N/A	?
Forward + R2	?	N/A	?
L1 — etc	N/A	? — ? — ?	? — ? — ?
Rolling — L1	N/A	?	?
L2	?	?	?
L2 (— or +) R1	? (— or +) ?	? (— or +) ?	? (— or +) ?
L2 (— or +) R2	? (— or +) ?	? (— or +) ?	? (— or +) ?

Notes

The Thrusting Sword's Stance Skill has i-frames on the follow-up Normal Attack backstep.

Upgrades

Boss

Boss reinforcement. Upgraded with Titanite Scale.

Level	Damage	Aux Effects	Stat Bonuses	Cost	Souls
+0	55/82/0/0/0	0/0/0	E/E/C/- (15.00%/20.00%/75.00%/-)	-	-
+1	64/96/0/0/0	0/0/0	E/D/B/- (16.20%/21.60%/81.00%/-)	1 Titanite Scale	670
+2	73/109/0/0/0	0/0/0	E/D/B/- (17.40%/23.20%/87.00%/-)	2 Titanite Scale	1072
+3	82/123/0/0/0	0/0/0	E/D/B/- (18.60%/24.80%/93.00%/-)	4 Titanite Scale	1474
+4	91/136/0/0/0	0/0/0	E/D/B/- (19.80%/26.40%/99.00%/-)	8 Titanite Scale	1876
+5	100/150/0/0/0	0/0/0	D/D/A/- (21.00%/28.00%/105.00%/-)	1 Titanite Slab	2680

Damage:	The Damage stat dictates how much damage the weapon does. The Damage stats for a weapon are A / B / C / D / E: A is Physical Damage B is Magic Damage C is Fire Damage D is Lightning Damage E is Dark Damage Each weapon has one or more Physical damage types: Standard Strike Slash Thrust Certain enemies are weak or strong against different damage types. See the damage formula for further details.
Aux Effect:	The Aux Effect stat dictates how effective the weapon will be at causing the effect. The Aux Effect stats for a weapon are A / B / C: A is Poison Effect B is Bleed Effect C is Frostbite Effect
Critical	Damage multiplier when performing a backstab or riposte. Value of 100 means no extra damage.
Spell Buff:	Damage multiplier applied to the base value of a Spell. This value scales depending on the primary stat of the Catalyst, i.e. a Catalyst with Intelligence scaling will have its Spell Buff rise as the player's Intelligence rises. By default the value reflected in the infobox and the upgrades uses 60 Intelligence and/or Faith.
Stats Needed:	The Stats Needed determines how high various Stats must be in order to wield the weapon effectively. The stats required for a weapon are A / B / C / D: A is the Strength required B is the Dexterity required C is the Intelligence required D is the Faith required Wielding a weapon without the required Strength and/or Dexterity will incur a penalty to the Physical damage of the weapon, while lower-than-required Intelligence and/or Faith will reduce the Magic/Fire/Lightning/Dark damage and Spell Buff.
Stat Bonuses:	The Stat Bonuses rating indicates the level of bonus damage you do with the weapon, based on the associated Stat. This rating can be S, A, B, C, D, or E (in order from most to least bonus for the associated skill). See Scaling for more information. The Bonus Stats for a weapon are A/B/C/D: A is the Strength stat bonus that influences the Physical attack of the weapon. B is the Dexterity stat bonus that influences the Physical attack of the weapon. C is the Intelligence stat bonus that influences the Magic/Fire/Dark attack of the weapon and Spell Buff. D is the Faith stat bonus that influences the Lightning/Fire/Dark attack of the weapon and Spell Buff.
Damage Reduction:	The Damage Reduction % of the weapon. It dictates how much damage the weapon mitigates while blocking. The Damage Reduction % stats for weapons are A / B / C / D / E : A is Physical Damage B is Magic Damage C is Fire Damage D is Lightning Damage E is Dark Damage
Stability:	Determines the amount of stamina expended to block an incoming attack. A higher stability also allows you to block stronger attacks without breaking guard and reduces the amount of stamina depleted from blocking attacks.
Durability:	The durability of the weapon.
Weight:	The weight of the weapon. Note that carrying over 70% of your Equip Load will reduce the speed of your rolls, while going over 100% will reduce your regular speed to walking and attempts to roll or backstep will leave you momentarily stunned.