Dark Souls is one of the most groundbreaking action RPGs ever made. Released around a time when games were notorious for hand-holding players at every step of the way, Dark Souls came onto the gaming scene in a definitive fashion and showed the industry that gamers didn't need to be coddled all the time for the game to be fun.
A big part of what makes Dark Souls such an incredible experience is the sheer variety of weapons that players can play around with. Everything from large cumbersome weapons to quick and light ones can be used by the player to great effect. PC players have the added advantage of mods to make these weapons even more memorable to use, with the following weapon mods being the best of the lot.
10 Excalibur Weapon Pack
The Fate series is one of the most popular anime of all time, featuring some truly amazing weapon designs. Fans can download these weapon designs as a mod in Dark Souls to feel this experience firsthand!
The Broadsword, Claymore, Silver Knight Straight Sword, Longsword, Bastard Sword, and Astora's Straight Sword are reskinned with this mod. It's a great way to make these weapons look infinitely more appealing.
9 Complete Great Scythe Reskin
The Great Scythe is one of the best Dexterity weapons that players can use in the game. It hits for high damage and causes Bleed as well, which is always a plus.
That being said, the scythe can become pretty boring to look at after a point. This problem can be mitigated by this particular reskin mod, which makes the weapon look quite shiny indeed.
8 Re-Texture Of Sunlight Straight Sword
Given the name of the Sunlight Straight Sword, it's a shame that the weapon looks pretty boring. Thankfully, players who find this to be a major annoyance can take care of the same with this particular mod.
This re-texture makes the Sunlight Straight Sword look pretty shiny and appealing. It's genuinely surprising that this wasn't the original look of the sword, to begin with!
7 Anduril
Anduril is a legendary sword from The Lord of the Rings that is Aragorn's weapon of choice. Obviously enough, some people would want this weapon to be represented in Dark Souls as well.
Modders have obviously fulfilled this demand quite brilliantly. This mod re-textures the Claymore and Silver Knight Sword to look like the Anduril, which is a great inclusion that any Lord of the Rings fan would appreciate.
6 High-Res Claymore
The Claymore is one of the most popular weapons in the game. Players love two-handing this weapon and laying waste to any enemy that stands in their way.
With this mod, the texture resolution of the Claymore is increased by a whopping 400%. It's a great way to make this weapon even more memorable in the eyes of the player.
5 Greatsword Of Artorias Restored
The Greatsword Of Artorias is one of the coolest weapons that players can use in the game. That being said, the in-game model of this game is noticeably different from the one that Artorias himself uses.
This problem will become inconsequential once players download this mod. It makes this greatsword look exactly like the one Artorias uses, which increases its coolness factor by a huge margin.
4 Appealing Longsword
The longsword is a classic weapon that players love to use in Dark Souls. However, players who are slightly nitpicky might've noticed that the handle of this weapon looks metallic, which makes no sense.
This minor problem is taken care of with the Appealing Longsword mod. It's a very small change, but seeing a proper handle for the longsword will go a long way to make this weapon look slightly more believable in the eyes of the player.
3 Elite Zweihander
Along with the Claymore, there's another massive sword that players absolutely love to use, This is the Zweihander, which is one of the best weapons to use in the game.
With this mod, the Zweihander looks even more epic in the game. Wielding this weapon is already pretty awesome as is, and this mod is the cherry on top of this destructive cake.
2 Improved Normal Arrows
Ranged combat is a great way to spice up things in Dark Souls, although it's pretty challenging to go through the entire game while using just a bow and arrow. However, most players agree that shooting an arrow feels fairly underwhelming in the game, with the white trail doing the bare minimum to convey that an arrow has been unleashed.
The Improved Normal Arrows mod takes care of this issue. It's one of the most popular weapon mods for Dark Souls and understandably so, since it makes ranged combat way more fun and aesthetic to play around with in the game.
1 Nier Automata Katana Replacements
NieR:Automata is one of the most popular and beloved action games of all time. Both 2B and 9S use small and large variants of their signature katanas, making combat feel all the more fresh and engaging.
These katanas can be brought over to Dark Souls as well, which is quite welcome indeed. The Uchigatana is replaced with 2B's Virtuous Contract, the Iato with 9S' Cruel Oath, the Washing Pole with 2B's Virtuous Treaty, and the Chaos Blade with 9S' Cruel Blood Oath.
Dark Souls was released on September 22, 2011, and is available for PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.