Moonlight Greatsword | Dark Souls 2 Wiki (2024)

Moonlight Greatsword+5 Stats
					0										120
					380(*304)(*227)										35
					0(*151)										40
					0(*151)										75
					0(*151)										8.0
Requirements & Bonus
18				18				18				–
A(*S)				*B				*B				*B
Weapon Type								Greatsword
Attack Type								Slash / Thrust etc
Enchantable								No
Special								Yes

*When infused: 227 magic dmg/151 elemental dmg and B scaling with chosen element.

Moonlight Greatsword isaGreatswordand one of the availableWeaponsinDark Souls 2.Moonlight Greatswordis a radiant weapon with a blade that gleams like moonlight.Upgraded with Petrified Dragon Bones, this greatsword possesses a special strong attack, unleashing a powerful wave of moonlight. It has a unique heavy attack for both one-handed and two-handed use, featuring magical beams and ground smashes

The blade of this greatsword shines like the brilliant rays of the moon.

In the oldest legends, rarely spoken of today, it is said that the sword was born of a great white being.

The strong attack unleashes its strength, launching a wave of moonlight.

Effect: special attack (strong attack)

How to getMoonlight Greatsword in Dark Souls 2

• Boss Soul trade with Weaponsmith Ornifex, requires Old Paledrake Soul and 10,000 souls.

DS2 Moonlight GreatswordHints and Tips

• Upgraded with Petrified Dragon Bones.
• Cannot be buffed anymore as of 1.03 patch.
• Possesses a unique heavy attack both one handed and two handed: 1h is a horizontal magic beam with a vertical follow-up ground smash. 2h's are a vertical magic beam with a horizontal follow-up. A power-stance heavy attack will not fire this beam unlike some other special attacks.
• This attack costs 10 durability to use, however the Bracing Knuckle Ring and its variants reduce this cost to 8, 7 and 5 respectively. With the required 18 int to wield this weapon, the Repair spell can be used to increase the number of uses of this attack without needing to buy Repair Powders or sitting at a bonfire.
• From 18 to 38 int, the Raw infusion wins over both the Regular and Magic infusions. Above 39, the Magic Infusion becomes the strongest. (448 AR Magic vs 488 AR Raw at 18 int, 512 AR Magic vs 511 AR Raw at 39 int)
• The Enchanted infusion converts the weapon’s magic damage to physical, resulting in the heavy attack dealing no damage, as its damage scales entirely off your magic AR. Strangely enough, this also raises your physical block from 60% to 93,3%. (425 physical AR at 18 int, 445 AR at 39 int)

DS2 Moonlight Greatsword Trivia

• The Moonlight Greatsword is a recurring item in FROM Software's games appearing in Ninja Blade, King's Field, Armored Core, Enchanted Arms, Otogi, Demon's Souls, Dark Souls and Bloodborne.
• This particular instance physically resembles the Demons Souls version of the sword, although there are references to Seath from the original Dark Souls as the originator of this particular sword.
• It is called by most players with an acronym: MLGS (MoonLight GreatSword).

DS2 Moonlight Greatsword Upgrades Table

Dark Souls II Moonlight Greatsword Table Key

Please see the Upgrades page for details on Upgrade paths, ore and blacksmiths. You can see the Stats page for detailed explanations on what they do.

Requirements/ Parameter Bonus	Attack Values	Damage Reduction (%) Reducing the elemental damage taken in %	Auxiliary Effects	Others
Strength	Physical	Physical	Bleeding	Durability
Dexterity	Magic	Magic	Poison	Weight
Intelligence	Fire	Fire	Petrify
Faith	Lightning	Lightning	Curse
Magic Bonus	Counter Strength	Stability
Fire Bonus	Poise Damage
Lighting Bonus	Cast Speed
Dark Bonus	Range

Parameter Bonus: Strength, Dexterity,Magic, Fire, Lightning and Dark bonuses - The scaling multiplier applied to the [Attack: stat]. Scaling quality is from highest to lowest as follows: S/A/B/C/D/E.
The higher the player's [Str, Dex, Mag, Fire, Light] stat, the higher the [Attack Bonus: Stat] is (found on the player status screen). The higher the scaling letter, the higher the percent multiplier applied to the [Attack: Stat].
This resulting bonus damage is added to the base physical damage of the weapon and is shown in the equipment screen in blue numbers as a "+ X".
Durability: The weapon's HP, when the durability hits 0, the effectiveness of its attacks become weakened to the point of almost uselessness. When an items durability is low, a message will come up saying "Weapon At Risk!" at this point the weapon does not perform at it's best.
Weight: How much the item weights when equipped.
Stability: How well the player keeps stance after being hit
Attack Type: Defines what kind of swing set the weapon has.
Regular(R), Thrust(T), Slash(Sl), Strike(St)