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Morning Star

With its requirements met (Str 12 · Dex 8), Morning Star reaches 338 attack rating at +25; the strongest affinities at those stats are Flame Art and Sacred at 501.

Attack rating (+25): 338
Scaling (+25): Str C · Dex D
Class: Hammer
Weight: 5
Requires: Str 12 · Dex 8
Skill: Kick
Passive: Causes blood loss buildup (50)
Upgrades with: Smithing Stones (+25), takes Ashes of War

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	+0	Max	Damage at max	Scaling at max
Standard	131	338 +25	Physical 338	Str CDex DInt –Fai –Arc –
Heavy	123	329 +25	Physical 329	Str BDex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Keen	120	319 +25	Physical 319	Str EDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Quality	119	308 +25	Physical 308	Str BDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Fire	195	439 +25	Physical 215Fire 224	Str CDex EInt –Fai –Arc –
Flame Art	200	501 +25	Physical 234Fire 267	Str EDex EInt –Fai BArc –
Lightning	193	440 +25	Physical 216Lightning 224	Str EDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Sacred	177	501 +25	Physical 234Holy 267	Str EDex EInt –Fai BArc –
Magic	176	498 +25	Physical 230Magic 268	Str EDex EInt BFai –Arc –
Cold	186	426 +25	Physical 242Magic 184	Str CDex CInt CFai –Arc –
Poison	109	301 +25	Physical 301	Str CDex CInt –Fai –Arc D
Blood	109	301 +25	Physical 301	Str CDex CInt –Fai –Arc D
Occult	116	320 +25	Physical 320	Str DDex EInt –Fai –Arc B

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

Strength scaling (Standard, +25)

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)

Level	AR	Physical	Cost
+0	131	131	—
+1	139	139	Smithing Stone [1] × 2
+2	147	147	Smithing Stone [1] × 4
+3	155	155	Smithing Stone [1] × 6
+4	163	163	Smithing Stone [2] × 2
+5	171	171	Smithing Stone [2] × 4
+6	179	179	Smithing Stone [2] × 6
+7	187	187	Smithing Stone [3] × 2
+8	195	195	Smithing Stone [3] × 4
+9	203	203	Smithing Stone [3] × 6
+10	211	211	Smithing Stone [4] × 2
+11	219	219	Smithing Stone [4] × 4
+12	228	228	Smithing Stone [4] × 6
+13	236	236	Smithing Stone [5] × 2
+14	244	244	Smithing Stone [5] × 4
+15	253	253	Smithing Stone [5] × 6
+16	261	261	Smithing Stone [6] × 2
+17	269	269	Smithing Stone [6] × 4
+18	278	278	Smithing Stone [6] × 6
+19	286	286	Smithing Stone [7] × 2
+20	295	295	Smithing Stone [7] × 4
+21	303	303	Smithing Stone [7] × 6
+22	312	312	Smithing Stone [8] × 2
+23	320	320	Smithing Stone [8] × 4
+24	329	329	Smithing Stone [8] × 6
+25	338	338	Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone × 1

From +0 to +25: 12 Smithing Stone [1], 12 Smithing Stone [2], 12 Smithing Stone [3], 12 Smithing Stone [4], 12 Smithing Stone [5], 12 Smithing Stone [6], 12 Smithing Stone [7], 12 Smithing Stone [8], 1 Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone.

Where to find Morning Star

Placed in the world 1

Weeping Peninsula · Beside the Crater-Pocked Glade

Patch history 2

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

1.07from 1.06
- Stance damage6→6.5
1.09from 1.08.1
- Strength scaling45→47StandardHeavy
- Dexterity scaling35→37Standard
- Dexterity scaling44→46Keen
- Strength scaling54→57Quality
- Dexterity scaling54→57Quality
- Strength scaling33→35Fire
- Faith scaling40→42Flame ArtSacred
- Dexterity scaling33→35Lightning
- Strength scaling6→7Magic
- Intelligence scaling40→42Magic
- Strength scaling40→42ColdPoisonBlood
- Dexterity scaling31→33ColdPoisonBlood
- Intelligence scaling36→37Cold
- Arcane scaling68→71Occult

Other hammers with similar AR

Overview

Class: Hammer
Weight: 5
Requires: Str 12 · Dex 8
Affinities: Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Fire, Flame Art, Lightning, Sacred, Magic, Cold, Poison, Blood, Occult
Game ID: 11050000