Dark Souls 2 Update 1.15 Out Soon, Includes Weapon and Armor Balance Changes

Before Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin releases, Bandai Namco is giving update 1.15 to owners of the original Dark Soul 2, balancing a ton of different weapons and armor.

Set to go live on April 1 at 2am PT/5am ET/10am CET/6pm JST, here’s all the balance changes found in patch 1.15 for Dark Souls 2 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC:

Weapon “Thief Dagger” increase of the attack power
Weapon “Broken Thief Sword” increase of the poise damage amount and decrease of the durability level.
Weapon “Manikin Knife” addition of the bleeding effect
Weapon “Royal Dirk” increase of the attack power of the counter attack, and the durability level
Weapon “Red Rust Sword” increase of the poise damage amount, attack property changed to slash during the both-handed normal attack
Weapon “Sun Sword” Menu display changed to “slash / thrust”
Weapon “Drakekeeper’s Sword” increase of the durability level
Weapon “Mail Breaker” increase of the damage amount at the fatal blow
Weapon “Spider’s Silk” increase of the attack power of the counter attack
Weapon “Espada Ropera” increase of the durability level
Weapon “Manikin Sabre” addition of the bleeding effect
Weapon “Melu Scimitar” increase of the durability level, increase of the necessary soul for repair
Weapon “Washing Pole” attack property changed to thrust during one-hand strong attack, one-hand dash attack, both-handed dash attack
Weapon “Chaos Blade”, “Blacksteel Katana” increase of the attack power of the counter attack
Weapon “Thorned Greatsword”, “Moonlight Greatsword” increase of the durability level
Weapon “Bluemoon Greatsword” decrease of the necessary soul for repair
Weapon “Mirrah Greatsword” increase of the necessary skill level and the status correction value, decrease of the attack power and the durability level
Weapon “Black Knight Greatsword” decrease of the necessary attunement
Weapon “Old Knight Greatsword” decrease of the necessary strength, increase of the poise damage amount
Weapon “Hand Axe”, “Battle Axe”, “Bandit Axe” increase of attack power
Weapon “Infantry Axe” decrease of the necessary strength, the consumption of dexterity and stamina, and the durability level, increase of the poise damage amount
Weapon “Gyrm Axe” increase of the durability level
Weapon “Dragonslayer’s Crescent Axe” increase of the attack power of the counter attack
Weapon “Butcher’s Knife” increase of the poise damage amount and the HP recovery amount during attack
Weapon “Lion Greataxe” increase of the attack power
Weapon “Giant Stone Axe” increase of the attack power and the poise damage amount
Weapon “Gyrm Greataxe” increase of the attack power, the poise damage amount, and the durability level
Weapon “Black Knight Greataxe” increase of the poise damage amount, decrease of the necessary attunement
Weapon “Drakekeeper’s Greataxe” increase of the durability level, attack property changed to slash during both-handed strong attack
Weapon “Morning Star” increase of the bleeding effect
Weapon “Reinforced Club” increase of the attack power, decrease of the durability level
Weapon “Handmaid’s Ladle” addition of the adaptation positive correction, increase of the attack power of the counter attack
Weapon “Blacksmith’s Hammer” increase of the poise damage amount
Weapon “Black Dragon Warpick” attack property changed to thrust
Weapon “Aldia Hammer” attack property changed to thrust, increase of the necessary dexterity, and the status correction value
Weapon “Pickaxe” attack property changed to thrust, increase of the attack power of the counter attack
Weapon “Gyrm Great Hammer” increase of the attack power
Weapon “Iron King Hammer” increase of the status correction value and the durability level
Weapon “Malformed Skull” addition of the bleeding effect
Weapon “Old Knight Hammer” increase of the poise damage amount
Weapon “Drakekeeper’s Great Hammer” increase of the durability level
Weapon “Sacred Chime Hammer” decrease of the stamina consumption amount
Weapon “Spitfire Spear” increase of the durability level
Weapon “Gargoyle Bident” increase of the necessary strength, status correction value, and the attack power of the counter attack, decrease of the necessary dexterity
Weapon “Dragonslayer Spear” attack property changed to thrust during one-hand strong attack and both-handed strong attack
Weapon “Heide Lance”, “Heide Greatlance”, “Chariot Lance” increase of the stamina consumption amount during dash attack
Weapon “Grand Lance” increase of the stamina consumption amount and the durability level during dash attack
Weapon “Great Scythe” increase of the attack power
Weapon “Great Machete” increase of the attack power, decrease of the stamina consumption amount
Weapon “Full Moon Sickle” increase of the attack power, the poise damage amount, and the durability level
Weapon “Crescent Sickle” increase of the attack power and magic attack power
Weapon “Scythe of Nahr Alma” increase of the attack power
Weapon “Bone Scythe” increase of the attack power and , decrease the durability level and the status correction value
Weapon “Scythe”, “Santier’s Spear” Menu display changed to “slash / thrust”
Weapon “Mastodon Halberd” increase of the poise damage amount and the weight
Weapon “Black Knight Halberd” increase of the Fire attack power, addition of the necessary faith
Weapon “Old Knight Halberd”, “Knight Halberd”, “Old Knight Pike” increase of the poise damage amount, Menu display changed to “slash / thrust”
Weapon “Drakekeeper’s Warpick” increase of the durability level
Weapon “Claws” increase of bleeding attack power
Weapon “Malformed Claws” increase of the attack power of the counter attack
Weapon “Manikin Claws” addition of the bleeding effect
Weapon “Whip” increase of the status correction value
Weapon “Notched Whip” increase of the bleeding attack power and the status correction value
Weapon “Bloodied Whip” increase of the attack power
Weapon “Old Whip” decrease of the damage amount at the fatal blow
Weapon “Olenford’s Staff” increase of the cast speed
Weapon “Bell Keeper Bow” decrease of the attack power, the status correction value, the necessary strength, the necessary dexterity, and the weight
Weapon “Smelter Sword”, “Drakewing Ultra Greatsword” attack property changed to thrust during both-handed strong attack
Weapon “King’s Ultra Greatsword” increase of the poise damage amount, physical property damage reduction, dark property damage reduction and the durability level
Weapon “Pursuer’s Ultra Greatsword” increase of the attack power of the counter attack
Weapon “Drakekeeper’s Ultra Greatsword” increase of the durability level
Weapon “Crypt Blacksword” increase of the physical property damage reduction
Weapon “Black Knight Ultra Greatsword” increase of the fire attack power, addition of the necessary faith
Weapon “Old Knight Ultra Greatsword” increase of the poise damage amount
Weapon “Lost Sinner’s Sword” increase of the fire property damage reduction , attack property changed to thrust during both-handed rolling attack
Weapon “Stone Twinblade” increase of the attack power of the counter attack
Weapon “Twinblade” increase of the durability level
Weapon “Benhart’s Parma” increase of the magic property damage reduction
Weapon “Iron parma” increase of the reception ability
Weapon “Llewellyn Shield” increase of the durability level
Weapon “Drangleic Shield” increase of the magic property damage reduction
Weapon “Shield of the Insolent” increase of the dark property damage reduction
Weapon “Stone Parma” increase of the lightning and fire property damage reduction
Weapon “Grand Spirit Tree Shield” increase of the fire and magic property damage reduction, decrease of the weight
Weapon “Moon Butterfly Shield” increase of the physical property damage reduction, decrease of the weight
Weapon “Slumbering Dragon Shield” increase of the physical, lightning, and cursing property damage reduction
Weapon “Chaos Shield” increase of the physical, magic, lightning, and dark property damage reduction, decrease of the reception ability
Weapon “Wooden Shield” increase of the magic and lightning property damage reduction and the reception ability
Weapon “Drakekeeper’s Shield” increase of the durability level and the weight
Weapon “Bone Shield” increase of the physical and magic property damage reduction
Weapon “Drakekeeper’s Greatshield”, “Greatshield of Glory” increase of the durability level
Weapon “Sunlight Parma” increase of the lightning and poison property damage reduction
Weapon “Blossom Kite Shield” increase of the magic and poison property damage reduction
Weapon “Wicked Eye Greatshield” increase of the physical property damage reduction
Weapon “Bound Wooden Shield” Menu display changed to “Parry / Strike”
Weapon “Transgressor’s Leather Shield” increase of the dark property damage reduction and weight
Weapon “Vessel Shield” increase of the fire property damage reduction, decrease of the weight
Weapon “Umbral Dagger” increase of the damage amount at the fatal blow
Weapon “Retainer’s Short Sword” increase of the necessary attunement and the magic correction value, decrease of the necessary strength
Weapon “Ice Rapier” increase of the attack power of the special attack during strong attack, decrease of the shot speed
Weapon “Eleum Loyce” decrease of the necessary faith, increase of the durability value
Weapon “Bewitched Alonne Sword” increase of the durability value, attack property changed to thrust during one-hand strong attack, one-hand dash attack, and both-handed dash attack
Weapon “Drakeblood Greatsword” increase of the attack power and the attack power of the counter attack
Weapon “Sanctum Mace” increase of the poison attack power
Weapon “Yorgh’s Spear” increase of the durability level and the attack power of the counter attack
Weapon “Rampart Golem Lance” increase of the stamina consumption amount during dash attack
Weapon “Wrathful Axe” increase of the durability value, decrease of the dark correction value, Adjustment of the special attack triggering time during both-handed strong attack
Weapon “Possessed Armor Greatbow” increase of the durability value and the status correction value
Weapon “Sorcerer’s Twinblade” decrease of the necessary strength, the necessary dexterity, the necessary faith, and the stamina consumption amount, addition of the magic correction
Weapon “Ivory King Ultra Greatsword” increase of the necessary attunement and the magic attack power, addition of the magic correction
Weapon “Aged Smelter Sword” increase of the durability level, attack property changed to thrust during both-handed strong attack
Armor “Astrologist’s Robe”, “Astrologist’s Gauntlets”, “Astrologist’s Bottoms” decrease of the weight
Armor “Mask of Judgment”, “Manchettes of Judgment”, “Tights of Judgment” increase of the resistance to poison
Armor “Black Witch Veil” increase of the resistance to magic and curse
Armor “Black Witch Domino Mask” decrease of the HP decreasing rate
Armor “Peasant Hat” addition of the faith positive correction, addition of the attunement negative correction
Armor “Peasant Attire”, “Peasant Long Gloves”, “Peasant Trousers” addition of the adaptation positive correction, addition of the attunement negative correction
Armor “Syan’s Helm”, “Syan’s Armor”, “Syan’s Gauntlets”, “Syan’s Leggings” increase of the resistance to fire
Armor “Singer’s Dress” increase of the resistance to magic, fire, lightning, and dark
Armor “Vengarl’s Helm” addition of the vitality positive correction
Armor “Rusted Mastodon Helm”, “Rusted Mastodon Armor”, “Rusted Mastodon Gauntlets”, “Rusted Mastodon Leggings” increase of the resistance to dark
Armor “Old Knight Helm”, “Old Knight Gauntlets”, “Old Knight Leggings” increase of the toughness
Armor “Looking Glass Mask” addition of the faith positive correction
Armor “Agdayne’s Cuffs” addition of the faith positive correction
Armor “Llewellyn Armor”, “Llewellyn Gloves”, “Llewellyn Shoes” increase of the toughness
Armor “Creighton’s Steel Mask”, “Creighton’s Chainmail”, “Creighton’s Chain Gloves”, Creighton’s Chain Leggings” increase of the resistance to bleeding
Armor “Cale’s Helm” addition of the dexterity positive correction and the endurance positive correction
Armor “Bell Keeper Helmet”, “Bell Keeper Bellyband”, “Bell Keeper Cuffs”, “Bell Keeper Trousers” increase of the resistance to lightning
Armor “Mad Warrior Mask” addition of the adaptation positive correction
Armor “Targray’s Helm”, “Targray’s Armor”, “Targray’s Manifers”, “Targray’s Leggings” increase of the resistance to lightning
Armor “Retainer Robe” increase of the resistance to fire
Spell “Soul Appease” working to anything else other than Hollows.