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Battle Axe

With its requirements met (Str 12 · Dex 8), Battle Axe reaches 365 attack rating at +25; the strongest affinity at those stats is Magic at 536.

Attack rating by affinity 13

At Str 12 · Dex 10 · Int 10 · Fai 10 · Arc 10 (each stat at the weapon's requirement, 10 where it has none), one-handed.

Affinity+0MaxDamage at maxScaling at max
Standard142365 +25Physical 365Str CDex DInt –Fai –Arc –
Heavy134359 +25Physical 359Str ADex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Keen130343 +25Physical 343Str EDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Quality128329 +25Physical 329Str BDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Fire211469 +25Physical 230Fire 239Str CDex EInt –Fai –Arc –
Flame Art215534 +25Physical 252Fire 282Str EDex EInt –Fai CArc –
Lightning207470 +25Physical 231Lightning 239Str EDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Sacred190534 +25Physical 252Holy 282Str EDex EInt –Fai CArc –
Magic190536 +25Physical 253Magic 283Str EDex EInt CFai –Arc –
Cold201457 +25Physical 260Magic 197Str CDex DInt CFai –Arc –
Poison117324 +25Physical 324Str CDex DInt –Fai –Arc D
Blood117324 +25Physical 324Str CDex DInt –Fai –Arc D
Occult125344 +25Physical 344Str DDex EInt –Fai –Arc B

Try your own stats, two-handing and any upgrade in the AR calculator.

Strength scaling (Standard, +25)

34041348756012204060809918: 38860: 50180: 534
Soft caps at 18, 60, 80: the breakpoints of this weapon's scaling curve, where each point of Strength starts adding a different amount. Other stats stay at the requirement.

By upgrade level (Standard)

LevelARPhysical
+0142142
+1150150
+2159159
+3167167
+4176176
+5185185
+6193193
+7202202
+8211211
+9220220
+10228228
+11237237
+12246246
+13255255
+14264264
+15273273
+16282282
+17291291
+18300300
+19309309
+20318318
+21328328
+22337337
+23346346
+24355355
+25365365

Patch history 2

Every patch that changed its numbers, read from the game's balance file (regulation) of each version.

  1. 1.08from 1.07.1
    • Physical attack123→128Standard
    • Physical attack118→122HeavyKeenQualityFireFlame ArtLightningSacredMagicColdPoisonBloodOccult
    • Fire attack118→122FireFlame Art
    • Lightning attack118→122Lightning
    • Holy attack118→122Sacred
    • Magic attack118→122Magic
    • Magic attack94→98Cold
  2. 1.09from 1.08.1
    • Strength scaling45→48Standard
    • Dexterity scaling32→33Standard
    • Strength scaling47→50Heavy
    • Strength scaling7→8KeenLightning
    • Dexterity scaling43→45Keen
    • Strength scaling51→54Quality
    • Dexterity scaling51→54Quality
    • Strength scaling30→32Fire
    • Dexterity scaling7→8Fire
    • Faith scaling34→36Flame ArtSacred
    • Dexterity scaling30→32Lightning
    • Strength scaling13→14Magic
    • Intelligence scaling34→36Magic
    • Strength scaling40→43ColdPoisonBlood
    • Dexterity scaling28→29ColdPoisonBlood
    • Intelligence scaling30→32Cold
    • Strength scaling18→19Occult
    • Dexterity scaling12→13Occult
    • Arcane scaling65→68Occult

Other axes with similar AR

Overview

Class
Axe
Weight
4.5
Requires
Str 12 · Dex 8
Affinities
Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Fire, Flame Art, Lightning, Sacred, Magic, Cold, Poison, Blood, Occult
Game ID
14000000