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Weapon Upgrades in Demon's Souls and Demon's Souls Remake are an essential part of character development. Weapons can be upgraded using different type of Stones, increase their damage output in different ways such as Stat Scaling, Fire Damage, Magic Damage, etc.

After finding a Weapon that you like given its moveset, reach, and weight, you will want to invest in upgrading it in order to increase its damage output. Upgrading your weapons is actually better than outright leveling up.

Some special upgrades can be made out of Demon's Souls, please refer to Boss Soul Weapons for details.

Weapon Upgrades in Demon's Souls

Demon's Souls Upgrade Paths

There are 35 melee weapons, 4 bows and 8 shields which can be upgraded using ores. Each of these has a Regular upgrade path that goes from the unupgraded +0 up to +10 and uses Hardstone or Sharpstone. Other upgrade paths are only available to certain weapons and shields, and each goes from +1 up to +5 and uses a different kind of ore.

The melee weapons can be divided into 15 Strength weapons and 20 Dexterity weapons. The Strength weapons start with DE weapon scaling (D for Strength, E for Dexterity) and go to CD at +10. The Regular upgrades for Strength weapons use Hardstone. Dexterity weapons start with ED scaling and go to DC at +10, and they use Sharpstone for Regular upgrades. Bows scale like Strength weapons and also use Hardstone. Melee weapons and bows all have the Quality upgrade path using Clearstone, with CC scaling at +5.

Strength weapons have the Crushing path, using Greystone, with S scaling at +5 (with no Dexterity scaling). Dexterity weapons have the Sharp path, using Bladestone, which reaches ES scaling. Bows have the Sticky path, using Spiderstone, which also reaches ES scaling and increases range by 5 (at +1).

Strength weapons have the Blessed path, using Faintstone, which reaches EE-A scaling (E for Strength, E for Dexterity, none for Magic, A for Faith) and adds HP regeneration (6 per sec at +5). Most Dexterity weapons have the Crescent path, using Moonshadestone, with --A scaling and MP regeneration (1 per 3 sec at +5). Most melee weapons also have the Moon path, using Moonlightstone, with EEC scaling. Magic and Faith scaling yields magic damage.

Strength weapons have the Dragon path, using Dragonstone, which has no scaling and has equal parts physical and fire damage. Dexterity weapons have the Mercury path, using Mercurystone, which reaches EC scaling and adds Poison damage (360 at +5). Some Dexterity weapons also have the Tearing path, using Suckerstone, which reaches ES scaling and adds Bleed damage, and the rest have the Fatal path, using Marrowstone, which reaches EA scaling and adds Critical damage (100 at +5; applies to Backstabs and Ripostes).

Spiked Shield uses Sharpstone for Regular upgrades, has the damage scaling of a Dexterity weapon, and has the Sharp upgrade path. All other shields use Hardstone for Regular upgrades, which increase Guard Break Reduction and usually increase scaling (but never scaling which is always D). Shields other than Spiked Shield also have the Shade / Dark upgrade path which increases Magic damage reduction from 30 to 70 but lowers Guard Break Reduction.

Weapon Upgrade Charts in Demons Souls

In order to upgrade your Weapons you'll need Stones. Each type of Stone allows you to modify your Weapon differently. There are two types of upgrades in Demon's Souls: Basic Upgrades and Special Upgrades.

Sharpstone Upgrade Chart

Hardstone Upgrade Chart

Upgrade Materials in Demon's Souls

Name & Icon	Prefix	Descriptions
Hardstone	N/A	Hard ore. Enhances straight swords, axes, hammers, and so on.
Sharpstone	N/A	Sharp ore. Enhances daggers, curved swords, spears and so on.
Clearstone	Quality	Crystallized white ore. Capable of enhancing a variety of weapons.
Greystone	Crushing	Grey ore that gives off a dull light. Enhances straight swords, axes, hammers, and so on.
Bladestone	Sharp	Ore wet with dew. Enhances knives, curved swords, spears, and so on.
Dragonstone	Dragon	Dragon bone fossilized by lava. Enhances straight swords, axes, hammers, and so on.
Suckerstone	Tearing	Vampiric ore that sticks to the skin. Enhances curved swords, katanas, and so on.
Mercurystone	Mercury	Melted, poisonous ore. Enhances knives, curved swords, spears, and so on.
Marrowstone	Fatal	Very thin, sharp, ore. Enhances daggers, knives, spears and so on.
Moonlightstone	Moon	Ore which reflects moonlight. Enhances straight swords, curved swords, axes, hammers, and so on.
Moonshadestone	Crescent	Moonshadow. Enhances daggers, knives, and so on.
Faintstone	Blessed	Cold, holy ore that shines dimly. Enhances straight swords, axes, hammers, and so on.
Spiderstone	Sticky	Fabric-like, transparent ore. Mainly used to enhance bows.
Cloudstone	Dark	Green ore said to be found in the sky. Enhances shields in particular.
Meltstone Shard	N/A	A shard of lava containing intense heat. This unique ore can melt all other ores and return an enhanced weapon to its original state.
Colorless Demon's Soul	N/A	The Soul of a Primeval Demon. You don't feel any power from it… Grants the holder a large number of Souls when used. Alternatively, it can be made into spells, miracles, or weapons.