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Titanite Shards reinforce standard weapons to +5 and standard armor to +3. Andre, the Giant Blacksmith, Vamos, and Hawkeye Gough sell them for 800 souls; spear and sword Undead Soldiers and Balder Knights also drop them. The listed normal-path total is 90.
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Large Titanite Shards reinforce standard weapons to +10 or Raw weapons to +5, and standard armor to +6. Listed sources include merchants and drops from Depths slimes, Sen's Fortress Balder and Berenike Knights, a Painted World Berenike Knight, and Blighttown leeches. The normal-path total is 37.
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Titanite Chunks reinforce standard weapons to +14 and Crystal or Lightning weapons to +4. Listed sources include Crystal Lizards, Black Knights, Darkwraith Knights, specified giants and Giant Knight Guards, and a Snuggly trade for Rubbish. The normal-path total is 27.
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Titanite Slabs reinforce standard weapons to +15, Crystal or Lightning weapons to +5, and standard armor to +10. Listed sources include Crystal Lizards, the Stray Demon, rare Darkwraith drops, a Siegmeyer quest reward, and a Royal Wood chest. Three are listed for all normal weapon upgrade paths.
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Green Titanite Shards reinforce Magic, Divine, and Fire weapons to +5. Listed sources include three merchants and drops from Depths slimes, Blighttown leeches, Demon Ruins rockworms, and Oolacile Sorceresses. The listed normal-path total is 62.
Blue Titanite Chunks reinforce Magic weapons to +9 and Enchanted weapons to +4. Crystal Golems and respawning Kiln of the First Flame Black Knights drop them; Snuggly trades one for a Dried Finger. The listed normal-path total is 17.
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Blue Titanite Slabs reinforce Magic weapons to +10 and Enchanted weapons to +5. Listed sources are an invisible path in Crystal Cave, a rare Moonlight Butterfly drop there, and a Royal Wood chest in the water. Two are listed for all normal weapon upgrade paths.
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Red Titanite Chunks reinforce Fire weapons to +9 and Chaos weapons to +4. Listed sources include Sunlight Maggots, Chaos Eaters beneath the collapsed floor in Lost Izalith, Kiln of the First Flame Black Knights, and a Snuggly trade for a Pyromancy Flame. The normal-path total is 17.
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Red Titanite Slabs reinforce Fire weapons to +10 and Chaos weapons to +5. The listed sources are a chest in the Lost Izalith sewer area near Bed of Chaos, rare Chaos Eater drops beneath the collapsed floor, and a Snuggly trade for an Ascended Pyromancy Flame. Two are listed for normal paths.
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White Titanite Chunks reinforce Divine weapons to +9 and Occult weapons to +4. Listed sources include respawning Kiln of the First Flame Black Knights, rare Bone Tower or Pinwheel Servant drops in the Tomb of Giants, and a Snuggly trade for a Sunlight Medal. The normal-path total is 17.
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White Titanite Slabs reinforce Divine weapons to +10 and Occult weapons to +5. Listed sources are a corpse in the Tomb of Giants skeleton baby area, a corpse near Manus in the Chasm of the Abyss, and rare Pinwheel Servant drops in that area. Two are listed for normal upgrade paths.
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Twinkling Titanite reinforces weapons that cannot normally be reinforced; the row says 10 upgrade any weapon to its maximum level (+10). The Giant Blacksmith sells it for 8,000 souls. Listed drops are Crystal Lizards and Man-Eater Shells; Snuggly accepts specified moss clumps.
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Demon Titanite reinforces weapons made with boss souls to +5; the row lists 10 for one weapon and 170 for all boss weapons at maximum (+5). Titanite Demons drop it, and Snuggly trades one for a Prism Stone or Dung Pie.
Dragon Scales reinforce Dragon weapons; the row lists 10 to upgrade any weapon to its maximum level (+10). Listed sources include locations in Blighttown and Ash Lake, a Snuggly trade for an Egg Vermifuge, and rare Valley of Drakes Drake drops.
The Large Ember is found in a chest behind the first Butcher in the Depths kitchen. Andre uses it to modify +5 normal weapons to +10 normal or +5 Raw.
The Very Large Ember is in New Londo Ruins, on the third floor reached by a staircase near the Mass of Souls after lowering the water. Andre uses it to modify +10 normal weapons to +15 normal.
After defeating the Moonlight Butterfly, cross the bridge and climb the tower in Darkroot Garden to find the Divine Ember held by a petrified Blacksmith. Andre uses it to modify +5 normal weapons to +5 Divine.
The Large Divine Ember is held by a petrified Blacksmith in a tomb among giant skeletons in the Tomb of Giants, above the first bonfire. Andre uses it to modify +5 Divine weapons to +10 Divine.
The Dark Ember is held by a petrified Blacksmith, found after unlocking the Annex in the Painted World of Ariamis. Andre uses it to modify +5 Divine weapons to +5 Occult.
After defeating Seath the Scaleless, return to the first confrontation room in the Duke's Archives and open the chest to find the Large Magic Ember. Rickert uses it to modify +5 Magic weapons to +10 Magic.
The Enchanted Ember is in a chest in shallow water in Darkroot Garden, between the cats and Alvina's tower, guarded by large mushrooms. Rickert uses it to modify +5 Magic weapons to +5 Enchanted.
The Crystal Ember is behind bookshelves in the Duke's Archives, in the room with stairs down toward the garden and Crystal Cave. The Giant Blacksmith uses it to modify +10 normal weapons to +5 Crystal.
The Large Flame Ember is in the Demon Ruins, reached by taking the left path after descending the great stairs and before the fog gate. Blacksmith Vamos uses it to modify +5 Fire weapons to +10 Fire.
After killing Ceaseless Discharge, defeat the Taurus Demons below once the lava drains to find the Chaos Flame Ember on a corpse in the former lava bed. Blacksmith Vamos uses it to modify +5 Fire weapons to +5 Chaos.
Vitality raises maximum HP. The listed soft-cap points are 30 and 50: HP gained per level drops by 10 after 30 and is reduced to 8 or 9 at 50.
Attunement increases attunement slots. The row lists 50 as the soft cap; leveling Attunement beyond that point grants no further slots.
Endurance increases maximum stamina, equip burden, and bleed resistance. At 40, stamina gains stop; maximum stamina caps at 160. The row gives no soft-cap details for equip burden or bleed resistance.
Strength meets equipment requirements and increases damage for weapons with Strength scaling. Attack Rating scaling contribution drops slightly after 20 and sharply after 40; two-handing reaches those caps at 14 and 27 Strength, respectively.
Stats, effects & acquisitionDexterity meets equipment requirements, increases damage for Dexterity-scaling weapons, and increases pyromancy, sorcery, and miracle casting speed. Attack Rating scaling contribution drops slightly after 20 and sharply after 40; casting speed does not increase beyond 45.
Stats, effects & acquisitionResistance increases physical defense, fire defense, and poison resistance. The listed soft-cap points are 15 and 30; the row specifies that Resistance gives only 7 poison resistance per 10 levels.
The Warrior starts at Soul Level 4 with Vitality 11, Attunement 8, Endurance 12, Strength 13, Dexterity 13, Resistance 11, Intelligence 9, and Faith 9. The table lists 86 total points (83@1).
The Knight starts at Soul Level 5 with Vitality 14, Attunement 10, Endurance 10, Strength 11, Dexterity 11, Resistance 10, Intelligence 9, and Faith 11. The table lists 86 total points (82@1).
The Wanderer starts at Soul Level 3 with Vitality 10, Attunement 11, Endurance 10, Strength 10, Dexterity 14, Resistance 12, Intelligence 11, and Faith 8. The table lists 86 total points (84@1).
The Thief starts at Soul Level 5 with Vitality 9, Attunement 11, Endurance 9, Strength 9, Dexterity 15, Resistance 10, Intelligence 12, and Faith 11. The table lists 86 total points (82@1).
The Bandit starts at Soul Level 4 with Vitality 12, Attunement 8, Endurance 14, Strength 14, Dexterity 9, Resistance 11, Intelligence 8, and Faith 10. The table lists 86 total points (83@1).
The Hunter starts at Soul Level 4 with Vitality 11, Attunement 9, Endurance 11, Strength 12, Dexterity 14, Resistance 11, Intelligence 9, and Faith 9. The table lists 86 total points (83@1).
Source bounds: supplied excerpts from Fextralife Weapons and Upgrades pages and Wikidot Stats and Classes pages. The sources identify Dark Souls but do not verify edition-specific differences; no DLC or NG+ distinctions are shown. The weapon page excerpts are table keys, not entity rows, so those tables are excluded. Variants are unlabeled where the excerpts do not specify them.
Counts describe the imported source tables. They do not establish complete coverage of every patch, DLC or upgrade variant. Multiple values remain labeled as listed values when the source does not identify their upgrade levels.
If you are comparing paths around a stat focus, read the scaling records alongside the relevant attribute effects; the cited stats source reports diminishing returns at listed thresholds.
Regular upgrade Magic upgrade Divine upgrade Chaos upgradeIf damage type is your main question, compare the elemental paths and note which ones retain or remove physical stat scaling, or add a stated auxiliary effect.
Lightning upgrade Fire upgrade Occult upgrade Divine upgradeIf you are planning reinforcement, compare the stated upgrade limits and durability notes, then check the source's distinction between blacksmith ascension and later reinforcement.
Crystal upgrade Unique upgrade Regular upgradeChoose a topic to see how it works, where it helps and what to consider.
Regular upgrades reinforce weapons from +0 to +15 and increase base damage while preserving Strength and Dexterity scaling.
Understand this choiceCrystal upgrades reinforce weapons from +0 to +5, increasing physical damage and Strength and Dexterity scaling while reducing durability.
Understand this choiceRaw upgrades reinforce weapons from +0 to +5 and increase base damage for an early-game damage benefit.
Understand this choiceLightning upgrades reinforce weapons from +0 to +5 and add Lightning Damage; the source notes use in low-level PvP.
Understand this choiceMagic upgrades reinforce weapons from +0 to +10, add Magic Damage, increase Intelligence scaling, and reduce Dexterity and Strength scaling.
Understand this choiceEnchanted upgrades reinforce weapons from +0 to +5, add Magic Damage, and increase Intelligence scaling more than the Magic path.
Understand this choiceDivine upgrades reinforce weapons from +0 to +10, add Magic Damage and Divine Auxiliary Effects, and increase Faith scaling.
Understand this choiceFire upgrades reinforce weapons from +0 to +10, add Fire Damage, and remove all stat-scaling bonuses.
Understand this choiceOccult upgrades reinforce weapons from +0 to +5, add Magic Damage and Occult Auxiliary Effects, and increase Faith scaling.
Understand this choiceChaos upgrades reinforce weapons from +0 to +5, add Fire Damage, and scale with Humanity rather than physical stats.
Understand this choiceUnique upgrades reinforce weapons from +0 to +5 and increase base damage without increasing parameter bonuses per upgrade level.
Understand this choiceThe source defines ascension as changing a weapon's state, requiring a blacksmith and the appropriate Ember. Reinforcement advances an existing state and can be done at a blacksmith or, with the Weapon Smithbox, at a bonfire.
The crystal path is described as reducing durability, and the source says a crystal weapon at +5 breaks and cannot be repaired.
The source explicitly says Fire removes all stat-scaling bonuses, while Magic, Enchanted, Divine, and Occult reduce Strength and Dexterity scaling; Chaos has no physical stat scaling.
A source-bounded reference to eleven weapon upgrade paths and related stat-scaling effects in Dark Souls: Remastered. It describes reported functions, scaling changes, upgrade limits, and a few stated restrictions. It does not compare effectiveness or verify current balance.
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