Washing Pole | Dark Souls 2 Wiki (2024)

Washing Pole+10 Stats
					240(*168)										130
					0 (*168)										20
					0(*168)										30
					0(*168)										20
					0(*168)										10.0
Requirements & Bonus
18 E				20 A(*B)				–				–
*B				*B				*B				*B
Weapon Type								Katana
Attack Type								Slash / Thrust
Enchantable								Yes
Special								No

*When infused: 80 physical dmg/80 elemental dmg and B scaling with chosen element.

Washing Poleis aKatanaand one of the availableWeaponsinDark Souls 2.Washing Poleboasts the longest katana blade but comes with very low durability. It consumes more stamina than other katanas and has lower counter damage to balance its extensive reach.

A katana of unknown origin. Crafted with a peculiar yet refined technique.The extremely long blade allows for strikes from great distance, but its construction makes it extremely fragile.

How to get Washing Pole in Dark Souls 2

• Dragon Shrine (Chest) (Mimic) You can acquire this in any NG, if you do not receive it try using a bonfire ascetic and keep trying until the mimic drops the washing pole. It also drops Petrified Dragon Bone x1 & Petrified Something x1.
• Does not respawn a duplicate within the same NG if you already acquired Washing Pole.
• From killing the two Pursuers in the Drangleic Castle Throne Room at NG++. This can also be done using bonfire ascetics.
• In SOTFS, there are two locations you can get it. One is from a mimic chest in drangleic castle, in the same room with the 2 headed horse. The other is in Harvest Valley just before the Earthen Peak entrance, in the poison mist on the far right side.

DS2 Washing PoleHints and Tips

• Has the longest blade of all Katanas but suffers from very low durability (20).
• Consumes noticeably more stamina than other katanas.
• Has lower counter damage than most katanas to offset its tremendous reach.
• The Washing Pole is slower than other katanas, but only in some areas. The very first R1\RB attack that you throw will be slightly slower when compared to other katanas. In addition, the R2\RT attacks are noticeably slower when two-handing.
• The Washing Pole has vastly lower directional adjustment compared to other katanas in regards to its 2-handed strong attacks.

Notes:

• The Washing Pole may be a reference to "Monohoshi Zao" (The Laundry-Drying Pole), a nodachi used by the prominent Japanese swordsman Sasaki Kojirō who lived during the Sengoku period.
• Also modeled after Nodachi (Wild Tachi), a historical katana-type sword (or technically, Tachi) with extended blade, in the size of a greatsword. In certain non english versions of the game, "Nodachi" is the name of this weapon in game.

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DS2 Washing Pole Upgrades (+10 values not up to date, wip)

Dark Souls IIWashing Pole Table Key

Please see the Upgrades page for details on Upgrade paths, ore and blacksmiths. You can see the Stats page for detailed explanations on what they do.

Requirements/ Parameter Bonus	Attack Values	Damage Reduction (%) Reducing the elemental damage taken in %	Auxiliary Effects	Others
Strength	Physical	Physical	Bleeding	Durability
Dexterity	Magic	Magic	Poison	Weight
Intelligence	Fire	Fire	Petrify
Faith	Lightning	Lightning	Curse
Magic Bonus	Counter Strength	Stability
Fire Bonus	Poise Damage
Lighting Bonus	Cast Speed
Dark Bonus	Range

Parameter Bonus: Strength, Dexterity,Magic, Fire, Lightning and Dark bonuses - The scaling multiplier applied to the [Attack: stat]. Scaling quality is from highest to lowest as follows: S/A/B/C/D/E.
The higher the player's [Str, Dex, Mag, Fire, Light] stat, the higher the [Attack Bonus: Stat] is (found on the player status screen). The higher the scaling letter, the higher the percent multiplier applied to the [Attack: Stat].
This resulting bonus damage is added to the base physical damage of the weapon and is shown in the equipment screen in blue numbers as a "+ X".
Durability: The weapon's HP, when the durability hits 0, the effectiveness of its attacks become weakened to the point of almost uselessness. When an items durability is low, a message will come up saying "Weapon At Risk!" at this point the weapon does not perform at it's best.
Weight: How much the item weights when equipped.
Stability: How well the player keeps stance after being hit
Attack Type: Defines what kind of swing set the weapon has.
Regular(R), Thrust(T), Slash(Sl), Strike(St)