What Are The Best Bleed Weapons in Dark Souls Remastered?

The many damage effects available in Dark Souls can be the making or breaking of any encounter, and the bleed out damage mechanic is no different.

Across Lordran the player will definitely encounter enemies able to dish out bleed effect damage, some more profeciently than others. At its most effective, the mechanic will take a chunk of HP as it surpases bleed resistance.

Here is a run down of the top 10 bleed out weapons in Dark Souls to dish out your own damage.

10. Priscilla’s Dagger

A charming weapon for the capable and discerning user. While the player will have a challenging time acquiring it, the upsides to Priscilla’s dagger more than pay off. It’s damage output is relatively low and yes, its reach is short… being a dagger and all. Yet this light and small weapon possess’ devastating effect when it’s move set and range is mastered.

What makes Priscilla’s Dagger Awesome:

• Very effective with those without poise
• An S scaling in Dexterity – one of few weapons in the entire game
• One of the best bleed outs – half of opponents health
• Longest of daggers in game

How To Get Priscilla’s Dagger: 

9. Bandit’s Knife

Those without poise beware, this small and light weapon wields fast flurry attacks. Like many a knife and smaller weapon, the lack of range requires trial and mastery and for some, may be near useless without critical attacks. However, even with a strong attack far from user friendly, the nimble move set is difficult to counter and wields a wicked bleed out bonus.

What makes Bandit’s Knife Awesome: 

• High critical bonus 
• Backstab extraordinaire
• A in dexterity parameter bonus 
• Can hit A scaling in strength and intelligence with upgrades

How To Get Bandit’s Knife: 

8. Jagged Ghost Blade

While claiming only certain weapons are useful for certain parts of the game would be misleading, the Jagged Ghost Blade defies that somewhat. A particular area of the game leaves this weapon a necessity more than a choice. (Say goodbye to ‘transient curses’ ) There may be no remarkable parameter bonuses to speak of but this specialist item comes with respectable base damage and handles as light as a dagger.

What Makes Jagged Ghost Blade Awesome:

• Effective stabbing combo for special attack
• Can combat ghosts 
• Can be equipped and acquired at level one
• Can take up to 30% of the enemies HP in bleed out

How To Get Jagged Ghost Blade:

7. Washing Pole

This unique weapon is aptly named for its near comical size and length. Understanding its move set is essential to getting the best from it. Counterintuitively, its strong 2 hand attack can be stopped, yet it’s blessed with a monster thrust attack with one hand. This is the longest of the katanas with a range to rave about, but it will spend more stamina and suffer worse durability than the rest.

What Makes Washing Pole Awesome:

• A simply remarkable range
• Rare single hand use for a katana
• 30 percent bleed build up per strike
• Can scale up to A parameter bonus in intelligence 

How To Get Washing Pole: 

6. Barbed Straight Sword

A popular choice for many players traversing the world of PvP combat. What cemented its notoriety was a near cloning of the move set and abilities of the broadsword. This weapon can be won from encounters with Kirk, Knight of Thorns. In spite of its somewhat underwhelming damage output, this move set grants a bleed out capacity that is a sight to behold.

What Makes Barbed Straight Sword:

• Can bleed out 1/3 of an opponent's health with critical attacks
• Great combos with from fast slash attacks
• 2 handing the weapon is the key to good combos
• The mix of stunning, combos and bleed out might be the secret to its popularity...

How To Get Barbed Straight Sword: 

5. Spiked Shield

Another spikey drop from a rather spikey encounter with Knight of Thorns, Kirk. This drop offers a shield with rare yet affecting attack capacity. Players should beware though, for this unique bleed attack this shield does not wield the repost/parry of many others. This being said, as a standalone functional shield, the spiked shield is nothing to snuff at and certainly worth trailing. 

What Makes Spiked Shield Awesome:

• A solid 90 percent damage reduction irrespective of upgrades
• With upgrading can deliver 200 physical damage and over
• Bleed build up is 33 per strike, and once inflicted will tear 30% of the opponents HP.
• It’s a killer shield… if you know what I mean

How to Get Spiked Shield: 

4. Uchigatana

It shouldn’t come as a surprise  katbutana’s tend to make tremendous bleed weapons. This blade is speed and combo dependent for effective use and overconfidence will cost a hasty player. Yet, the dramatic move set of fast swings and devastating thrust attacks make the Uchigatana one the most popular in the game. 

What Makes Uchigatana Awesome:

• Damage equal to a balder side sword and other heavy hitters
• A scaling in dexterity
• Bleed out opponent for a third
• Kick + strong attack near guarantees a hit

How To Get Uchigatana: 

3. Flamberge 

The Flamberge is as pleasing on the eye as it is effective in use. Something of a phoenix from the flame in the PvP community, whose popularity grew in time. What makes it stand out is an ability to create combos as good as any other in game. The flowing move set of the Flamberge grants a user friendly death machine, a great sword blessed with great unpredictability. 

What Makes Flamberge Awesome 

• A rare 36% bleed build up per hit
• B scaling dexterity
• Relatively light
• A great sword that stuns easily

How To Get Flamberge: 

2. Gold Tracer

This one of a kind weapon is dependent upon an encounter with one of the Four Knights of Gwyn. A fast, slashing move set leaves the player equipped with the advantage of flurrying attacks, slaying and stunning opponents with ease. A sure fire combo machine, the gold tracers is a curved sword granting its user the concurrent spins and agility.

What Makes Gold Tracer Awesome: 

• A Dexterity scaling
• 300 bleed build up
• Leaves super cool orange-gold streak lines through the air 
• Entirely individual moveset in off-hand

How To Get Gold Tracer: 

1. Lifehunt Scythe 

The most famous scythe in game by some margin and topping this list with its renowned 50% bleed build up. Despite relatively low damage for such a sized weapon and swings that will take mastering from its user, the Lifehunt scythe is a dangerous, deadly weapon. It should be mentioned, each strike knocks 40% of the player's bleed resistance, so bring your bloodred moss clumps or Bloodbite ring!

What Makes Lifehunt Scythe Awesome:

• One of two bleed weapons that can wipe 50% of an opponent's health
• B scaling in dexterity
• Very wide swings
• Powerful jumping and strong attacks

How To Get Lifehunt Sycthe: 

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