Fire and darkness are the 2 most dominant elements inDark Souls 3, as they represent opposing forces; positive and negative; yin and yang; as well as life and death. The push and pull between fire and darkness has created a cyclical nature that proliferates not onlyDark Souls 3but all of theDark Soulsgames, as can be seen by the different endings available in each title.
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As such, each element is often powerful against foes embodying the other, therefore fire weapons are ideal against those borne from darkness, such as adversaries that enjoy lurking in sinister swamps, like the disgusting sewer centipedes, orthose who have succumbed to The Abyss, like the wrathful wretches known as the pus of men.
There are many weapons that are naturally imbued with fire damage, however, the best stand out asparticularly viable for both PvE and PvPdue to their exceptional potential to scorch foes to ash in addition to great stats and novel movesets.
Updated on May 28, 2025, by Reyadh Rahaman:However,before being able to immolate enemies with the best fire weapons in Dark Souls 3, players will have to find them. In true FromSoftware fashion, there are a variety of ways to obtain the ideal weapons that innately possess fire-based damage.
Every such great armament is worth seeking out, even if that means traversing treacherous landscapes, felling mighty foes, or spending a wealth of souls. In addition, players should make sure that they can wield their desired fire weapon, as going through the trouble to attain it without being able to utilize its power would be a bit of a waste.
Witch’s Locks
These woven tresses are a whip made from the hair of a daughter of the Witch of Izalith; mother of The Old Chaos, modern pyromancies, andall of demonkind. As such, it is an appropriate melee weapon for pyromancer builds who desire a flexible armament.
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While offering many battle boons, such as being unable to get parried and the ability to hit shields as well as through walls without getting deflected, whips can be tricky to use in most situations and lack enough damage to make them desirable over many other weapons. However, those set on using the Witch’s Locks can expect decent stats from this unique whip when it gets upgraded to the max level of +5. The 134 physical attack and 140 fire attack get nice boosts from 3 stats: D-tier in Dexterity as well as B-tier with Intelligence and Faith.
How To Get The Witch’s Locks
Demon’s Fist
An ideal armament for reckless individuals who seek to rush at foes to assail them with a flurry of blows.The Demon’s Fist is the only fist (or claw) weapon with innate fire attack, which places it in a niche as the best fire weapon for an extreme close quarters buildthat needs to take advantage of an opponent’s weaknesses.
Great damage and a very fast attack speed offer great viability in battle, however, its immensely short range means that its wielder will almost always get out-spaced by foes, which dooms the Demon’s Fist to being only truly usable in PvE in most cases. When maxed out to the +5 upgrade, it receives 202 physical attack, 140 fire attack, and triple scaling: C-tier in Strength as well as D-tier with Intelligence and Faith.
How To Get The Demon’s Fist
Twin Princes' Greatsword
Despite being very cool in terms of lore and appearing as a weapon that can only be acquired on New Game+, the Twin Princes' Greatsword pales in comparison to some other fire-imbued blades. As a fusion between Lothric’s Holy Sword and Lorian’s Greatsword, it possesses a weapon skill (Sacred Light and Flame) that lets the wielder use the holy and fire ranged attacks of each component sword respectively.
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Though, there is simply too much focus on this skill, which leaves the blade lacking in other areas. After being fully upgraded to +5, the Twin Princes' Greatsword gets 230 physical attack, 132 fire attack, and D-tier scaling with all 4 of the main scaling stats.
How To Get The Twin Princes' Greatsword
Immolation Tinder
Used by the dangerous fire witches that one encounters in Irithyll of the Boreal Valley, players will likely be familiar with this interesting flaming halberd’s scorching potential. Not only does it have the typically generous reach of a polearm, but it can also be used as a catalyst for sorceries (though not pyromancies, for some reason), which makes ita great asset for mage builds.
It even gets solid stats and scaling that reflect the notion of being great for sorcery-casters. At the highest upgrade level of +5, the Immolation Tinder gets 206 physical attack, 132 fire attack, and a trinity of diverse scaling: D-tier with Strength, C-tier with Dexterity, and A-tier with Intelligence.
How To Get The Immolation Tinder
Firelink Greatsword
As a weapon transposed from the Soul of the Lords, an item dropped by the Soul of Cinder, the Firelink Greatsword is among the strongest greatswords in the game that possess innate fire attack. It can even further increase this burning trait if the wielder uses this greatsword’s weapon skill, Ember, which grants another 80 points of fire attack for even deadlier potential.
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When maxed out to the final upgrade of +5, the Firelink Greatsword receives 234 physical attack, 162 fire attack, and dual D-tier scaling with Strength and Dexterity.
How To Get The Firelink Greatsword
Demon’s Scar
This demon-borne curved swordis unique, as it deals pure fire damage and possesses no physical attack, making it exceptional for cutting down foes with high physical damage reduction, although it is useless against fiery foes. It can also allow one to cast pyromancies at the cost of replacing the heavy attack with this trait, which makes it an ideal weapon for pyromancers, though for few others.
At the highest upgrade level of +5, the Demon’s Scar reaches 180 fire attack alongside triple scaling: E-tier in Dexterity as well as C-tier with Intelligence and Faith respectively; relatively low numbers to be sure, though a decent trade for this blade’s battle boons.
How To Get The Demon’s Scar
Lorian’s Greatsword
There are few weapons that have the damage potential of this ultra greatsword that can be transposed from the Twin Princes' Soul, even including the Twin Princes' Greatsword that this burning blade can be used to craft. With excellent poise health and damage, nice attack stats, and a great weapon skill, Lorian’s Greatsword is definitively the best ultra greatsword with fire attack.
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Fascinating lore, proven by the fiery 3-clawed handprint of the Demon Prince upon this ultra greatsword, is an appropriate indication of this weapon’s awesome stats that it gains upon reaching the +5 max upgrade. Lorian’s Greatsword gets 276 physical attack, 144 fire attack, and scaling with all 4 main stats: C-tier in Strength and D-tier in the other 3.
How To Get Lorian’s Greatsword
Gargoyle Flame Hammer
Possessingthe staggering potential of a great hammerin conjunction with being capable of burning foes to ash makes the Gargoyle Flame Hammer a top-tier weapon fortwo-handed charactersand pyromancer builds alike. Its weapon skill, Kindled Fury, is a mighty attack that slams the hammer down in front of the wielder before letting loose a plume of flames in a linear path that is relatively quick to use and easy to aim,
Upon reaching the max upgrade level of +10, this great hammer gets 244 physical attack, 200 fire attack, and scaling with 3 stats: C-tier with Strength and D-tier with Intelligence and Faith.
How To Get The Gargoyle Flame Hammer
Old King’s Great Hammer
The Old Demon King once used this weapon to bash and burn players who entered his domain in the Smoldering Lake, though the Ashen One can also acquire this hellish great hammer to perform similar feats. Using a similar technique to how one would use the Gargoyle Flame Hammer, or other great hammers, players can crush opponents easily with this huge weapon’s heavy-hitting attacks.
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The Molten Perseverance weapon skill is a solid attack that buffs the wielder’s poise while also causing lava-filled explosions around them for decent fire damage. When fully upgraded to +5, it attains 328 physical attack, 126 fire attack, and scaling with 3 stats: C-tier with Strength as well as D-tier with Intelligence and Faith.
How To Get The Old King’s Great Hammer
Demon’s Greataxe
With exceptional base attack stats, an awesome weapon skill, and the fact that it consumes noticeably less stamina than many other greatweapons, the Demon’s Greataxe is arguably the best fire weapon in all ofDark Souls 3.Players seeking to unleash theDark Soulsequivalent of a tactical nuke will love this weapon’s Demonic Flare skill, as it delivers a devastating overhead slam that causes a fiery explosion upon impact.
After the Demon’s Greataxe is upgraded to +5, it achieves 286 physical attack, 160 fire attack, and scaling with all 4 main stats; B-tier with Strength, E-tier with Dexterity, and D-tier with both Intelligence and Faith.
How To Get The Demon’s Greataxe
Dark Souls 3is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows.
