Reinforcement material bands
Reinforcement improves weapons and shields through material-specific upgrade bands, with ordinary and special equipment following different final levels.
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Action RPG · EQUIPMENT & PROGRESSION
Dark Souls III
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Heavy infusion
Heavy infusion shifts a weapon toward Strength scaling while reducing its base damage, changing how its damage relates to attributes.
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Sharp infusion gives a weapon Dexterity scaling while lowering base damage, as described for the Sharp Gem.
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Crystal infusion adds magic damage and Intelligence scaling while reducing base damage and Strength/Dexterity scaling.
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Blessed infusion adds Faith scaling and HP recovery while reducing base damage and Strength/Dexterity scaling.
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Deep infusion adds dark damage and removes scaling while reducing base damage, according to the listed Deep Gem effect.
Understand this choiceInfusions that allow buffs
Only five listed infusion types retain the ability to receive spell or consumable buffs under the supplied upgrade guidance.
Understand this choiceRaw infusion
Raw infusion removes scaling and increases base damage, making it a distinct listed damage and attribute-scaling change.
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Hollow infusion adds Luck scaling and a Luck stat when hollow, while reducing base damage and Strength/Dexterity scaling.
Understand this choiceWeapon skills and FP
Weapon skills are special moves that use FP; using a skill without the requisite FP removes enhanced properties and can cost more stamina.
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Quickstep is listed as a dash skill with 17 i-frames, reduced to 10 without FP, and appears on specified daggers and related weapons.
Understand this choiceSteady Chant
Steady Chant increases sorcery attack rating for a listed duration, with separate bonuses for ordinary and Sage's Crystal Staff versions.
Understand this choiceBoss-soul transposition
Boss-soul transposition converts a specified boss soul into listed weapons, magic, or items through Ludleth when the Transposing Kiln is available.
Understand this choiceDarkdrift skill
Darkdrift's named skill is described as piercing shields, with less damage when used without FP.
Understand this choiceBloodlust skill
Bloodlust's skill inflicts self-damage and grants attack rating and bleed increases for a listed duration.
Understand this choiceReferences & guide scope
Source-bounded reference to reinforcement, gem infusions, weapon skills, and boss-soul transposition described in the supplied Dark Souls III passages. It records documented effects and restrictions, not comparative effectiveness.
- This reference uses only the supplied passages; it does not independently verify details or assess comparative effectiveness.
- The sources do not provide complete per-weapon infusion charts, item-specific skill descriptions, or comprehensive attribute scaling data.
- Steam metadata establishes game identity; the supplied passages do not establish edition or DLC requirements for individual equipment records.
Explanations prepared with GPT-6 Luna and checked against the linked references. These are source-reviewed guides. They do not establish independently tested optimal builds or exact upgrade budgets. How coverage works.