Durandal in The Blood of Dawnwalker: Stats and How to Get It

Durandal is the sword players trip over early in The Blood of Dawnwalker and then argue about on Reddit — the thread that made it famous claimed an outsized DPS number the wiki data does not support. This page sticks to what the sources actually document: Fextralife’s stat sheet and IGN’s acquisition list.

What Are Durandal’s Stats?

Its four effects, quoted from Fextralife:

• Damage Against Corrupted Multiplier: +8%
• Attack Stamina Cost Multiplier: −15%
• Dodge Stamina Cost Multiplier: −15%
• Sword Skill Cooldown Multiplier: −5%

The flavor text asks: “Named after the legendary Roland’s sword… or is it the real thing?”

How Do You Get Durandal?

Play The Cursed Chasm, a side quest in the Briar Sloughs region. IGN’s legendary equipment list places Durandal “in the lootable wagon during The Cursed Chasm” — you find it mid-quest rather than as an end-of-quest reward screen. Fextralife agrees the sword is bound to this quest.

That makes Durandal one of the more accessible legendaries: it is quest-gated, not boss-gated, and The Cursed Chasm sits in the second region players typically reach. If you are planning an early gear route, pair it with the route order in the beginner guide so the detour does not burn time segments.

Is Durandal Worth Using?

Its max damage of 66 sits below the Imbued Sword of St. Mihai (78), The Kingslayer (73), and The Purge (68). What Durandal offers instead is economy: −15% on both attack and dodge stamina means more swings and more dodges per stamina bar, and −5% sword skill cooldown compounds over a long fight.

For a sword-and-dodge playstyle in the first two story arcs — before the court bosses in Ambrus, Bakir, and Xanthe — it is a practical pickup. Against heavily Corrupted enemies the +8% damage rider adds up; the combat and skill trees guide covers which sword skills spend the stamina you are saving.