Each Weapon and Shield has a reinforcement path, allowing you to upgrade its stats in exchange for certain Materials and Souls. To perform reinforcement, visit Blacksmith Andre in Firelink Shrine.
Regular
Regular reinforcement goes up to +10, and applies to most normal Weapons (i.g. Long Sword), Shields (i.g. Knight Shield), or Catalysts (i.g. Sorcerer's Staff).
This path uses the following Materials:
| Level | Cost |
|---|---|
| +1 | 2 Titanite Shard |
| +2 | 4 Titanite Shard |
| +3 | 6 Titanite Shard |
| +4 | 2 Large Titanite Shard |
| +5 | 4 Large Titanite Shard |
| +6 | 6 Large Titanite Shard |
| +7 | 2 Titanite Chunk |
| +8 | 4 Titanite Chunk |
| +9 | 6 Titanite Chunk |
| +10 | 1 Titanite Slab |
Unique
Unique reinforcement goes up to +5, and applies to Weapons (i.g. Black Knight Greataxe), Shields (i.g. Black Knight Shield), or Catalysts (i.g. Crystal Chime) with more unique elements, or which drop from special enemies.
This path uses the following Materials:
| Level | Cost |
|---|---|
| +1 | 1 Twinkling Titanite |
| +2 | 2 Twinkling Titanite |
| +3 | 4 Twinkling Titanite |
| +4 | 8 Twinkling Titanite |
| +5 | 1 Titanite Slab |
Boss
Boss reinforcement goes up to +5, and applies to Weapons (i.g. Yhorm's Great Machete) or Shields (i.g. Yhorm's Greatshield) that are transposed from Boss Souls, or in rare cases other gear (i.g. Sage's Crystal Staff).
This path uses the following Materials:
| Level | Cost |
|---|---|
| +1 | 1 Titanite Scale |
| +2 | 2 Titanite Scale |
| +3 | 4 Titanite Scale |
| +4 | 8 Titanite Scale |
| +5 | 1 Titanite Slab |
Upgrade Mechanics
Each upgrade increases the damage by a set percentage of the base damage.
For regular weapons upgraded using titanite, the damage can be calculated by:
BaseDamage * (1 + UpgradeLevel / 10)
So, when fully upgraded, Weapons deal twice the damage.
Notes
- Unlike previous Dark Souls, you cannot reinforce Armor.
