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Butchering Knife

With its requirements met (Str 16 · Dex 20), Butchering Knife reaches 444 attack rating at +25; the strongest affinity at those stats is Flame Art at 588.

Attack rating by affinity 13

At Str 16 · Dex 20 · Int 10 · Fai 10 · Arc 10 (each stat at the weapon's requirement, 10 where it has none), one-handed.

Affinity	+0	Max	Damage at max	Scaling at max
Standard	165	444 +25	Physical 444	Str EDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Heavy	152	417 +25	Physical 417	Str ADex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Keen	167	461 +25	Physical 461	Str EDex AInt –Fai –Arc –
Quality	153	426 +25	Physical 426	Str BDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Fire	234	539 +25	Physical 263Fire 276	Str CDex EInt –Fai –Arc –
Flame Art	232	588 +25	Physical 289Fire 299	Str EDex DInt –Fai CArc –
Lightning	242	577 +25	Physical 280Lightning 297	Str EDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Sacred	206	588 +25	Physical 289Holy 299	Str EDex DInt –Fai CArc –
Magic	205	587 +25	Physical 280Magic 307	Str EDex DInt BFai –Arc –
Cold	219	521 +25	Physical 324Magic 197	Str EDex BInt CFai –Arc –
Poison	137	408 +25	Physical 408	Str DDex BInt –Fai –Arc D
Blood	137	408 +25	Physical 408	Str DDex BInt –Fai –Arc D
Occult	139	396 +25	Physical 396	Str EDex DInt –Fai –Arc B

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

Dexterity scaling (Standard, +25)

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

By upgrade level (Standard)

Level	AR	Physical
+0	165	165
+1	175	175
+2	186	186
+3	196	196
+4	207	207
+5	217	217
+6	228	228
+7	238	238
+8	249	249
+9	260	260
+10	271	271
+11	282	282
+12	293	293
+13	304	304
+14	316	316
+15	327	327
+16	338	338
+17	350	350
+18	361	361
+19	373	373
+20	384	384
+21	396	396
+22	408	408
+23	420	420
+24	432	432
+25	444	444

Patch history 4

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

1.03.1from 1.02.1
- Guard boost33→31
1.04.1from 1.03.3
- Physical guard negation45→58
- Guard boost31→37
1.09from 1.08.1
- Dexterity scaling68→73Standard
- Strength scaling48→51Heavy
- Strength scaling16→17Keen
- Dexterity scaling61→65KeenCold
- Strength scaling55→58Quality
- Dexterity scaling55→58Quality
- Strength scaling37→39Fire
- Dexterity scaling20→21Flame ArtSacredMagic
- Faith scaling35→37Flame ArtSacred
- Dexterity scaling37→39Lightning
- Intelligence scaling40→43Magic
- Intelligence scaling33→35Cold
- Dexterity scaling64→69PoisonBlood
- Dexterity scaling27→29Occult
- Arcane scaling70→74Occult
1.12.1from 1.10
- Stamina damage75→80

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Overview

Class: Greataxe
Weight: 8.5
Requires: Str 16 · Dex 20
Affinities: Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Fire, Flame Art, Lightning, Sacred, Magic, Cold, Poison, Blood, Occult
Game ID: 15120000