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Short Sword

A short straight sword with a short blade.
In addition to its reliable standard damage, this weapon also boasts powerful piercing attacks.

Type: Straight Sword
Rarity: Common
Weight: 1
Affinities: 8

Attack power for each Nightfarer (level 15)

Total attack rating with each Nightfarer's level-15 attributes, at the weapon's rarity and every upgrade above it (Nightreign weapons have no stat requirements). Computed with Elden Ring's attack formula from the weapon's base damage, scaling and upgrade rates.

Short Sword · Physical 70 · scaling D / D / – / – / –

Nightfarer	Common	Uncommon	Rare	Legendary
Wylder	179	220	268	304
Executor	172	212	259	293
Raider	168	206	252	285
Guardian	161	198	242	274
Ironeye	160	197	241	273
Undertaker	147	181	221	251
Duchess	140	172	210	238
Revenant	128	158	193	218
Scholar	114	141	172	195
Recluse	113	139	170	192

Fire Short Sword · Physical 35, Fire 35 · scaling D / D / – / – / –

Nightfarer	Common	Uncommon	Rare	Legendary
Wylder	171	211	258	292
Executor	167	206	251	284
Raider	165	202	247	279
Ironeye	155	190	232	264
Guardian	153	189	230	261
Undertaker	141	174	212	241
Duchess	134	165	202	228
Revenant	121	149	181	206
Scholar	108	133	163	185
Recluse	107	132	162	183

Lightning Short Sword · Physical 35, Lightning 35 · scaling D / D / – / – / –

Nightfarer	Common	Uncommon	Rare	Legendary
Wylder	171	211	258	292
Executor	167	206	251	284
Raider	165	202	247	279
Ironeye	155	190	232	264
Guardian	153	189	230	261
Undertaker	141	174	212	241
Duchess	134	165	202	228
Revenant	121	149	181	206
Scholar	108	133	163	185
Recluse	107	132	162	183

Sacred Short Sword · Physical 35, Holy 35 · scaling D / D / – / D / –

Nightfarer	Common	Uncommon	Rare	Legendary
Wylder	168	207	253	287
Raider	160	197	240	272
Undertaker	159	196	240	272
Executor	158	194	237	268
Guardian	157	193	235	267
Ironeye	152	187	229	260
Revenant	148	182	222	252
Duchess	145	178	217	246
Recluse	136	168	205	232
Scholar	114	140	171	194

Magic Short Sword · Physical 35, Magic 35 · scaling D / D / D / – / –

Nightfarer	Common	Uncommon	Rare	Legendary
Wylder	168	207	253	287
Executor	159	196	239	272
Duchess	153	189	231	262
Raider	153	189	230	261
Guardian	149	183	223	253
Ironeye	147	182	222	252
Recluse	136	168	205	232
Revenant	135	166	203	230
Undertaker	135	166	202	230
Scholar	123	151	185	210

Cold Short Sword · Physical 28, Magic 28 · scaling D / D / D / – / –

Nightfarer	Common	Uncommon	Rare	Legendary
Wylder	134	165	201	229
Executor	128	157	192	217
Duchess	123	151	184	209
Raider	122	151	184	208
Guardian	118	146	179	202
Ironeye	118	145	178	201
Recluse	109	134	164	185
Undertaker	108	133	162	183
Revenant	107	133	162	184
Scholar	98	121	148	168

Poison Short Sword · Physical 56 · scaling D / D / – / – / D

Nightfarer	Common	Uncommon	Rare	Legendary
Executor	153	189	230	261
Wylder	141	173	211	240
Raider	133	164	200	227
Ironeye	131	161	197	223
Scholar	129	159	194	220
Guardian	128	158	193	219
Undertaker	119	147	179	203
Duchess	115	141	173	196
Revenant	108	133	162	184
Recluse	95	118	143	163

Blood Short Sword · Physical 56 · scaling D / D / – / – / D

Nightfarer	Common	Uncommon	Rare	Legendary
Executor	153	189	230	261
Wylder	141	173	211	240
Raider	133	164	200	227
Ironeye	131	161	197	223
Scholar	129	159	194	220
Guardian	128	158	193	219
Undertaker	119	147	179	203
Duchess	115	141	173	196
Revenant	108	133	162	184
Recluse	95	118	143	163

Scaling letters: Strength / Dexterity / Intelligence / Faith / Arcane.

Fixed passives on its versions

Each version of this weapon the game hands out (different drop tables and rarities) carries one or more of these.

Attacks Inflict Rot
Attacks Inflict Sleep