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Beastclaw Greathammer

Beastclaw Greathammer

With its requirements met (Str 20 · Dex 10 · Fai 18), Beastclaw Greathammer reaches 587 attack rating at +10.

Attack rating (+10)
587
Scaling (+10)
Str C · Dex C · Fai D
Class
Great Hammer
Weight
9
Requires
Str 20 · Dex 10 · Fai 18
Skill
Regal Beastclaw · FP 20
Upgrades with
Somber Smithing Stones (+10)

Attack rating by affinity 1

At Str 20 · Dex 10 · Int 10 · Fai 18 · Arc 10 (each stat at the weapon's requirement, 10 where it has none), one-handed.

Affinity+0MaxDamage at maxScaling at max
Standard218587 +10Physical 368Holy 219Str CDex CInt –Fai DArc –

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

Attack rating by stat (Standard, +10)

550600650700750102040608099Stat level6080
  • Strength
  • Dexterity
  • Faith
Each line raises one stat from the requirement to 99 with the others held at the requirement; dashed lines are Strength's soft caps.
Show the numbers
Stat levelStrengthDexterityFaith
10–587–
13–596–
16–606–
18––587
19–615–
20587––
21––592
22–624–
23596––
24––596
25–632–
26605––
27––600
28–640–
29614––
30––604
31–647–
32623––
33––608
34–655–
35631––
36––612
37–663–
38640––
39––616
40–670–
41648––
42––620
43–677–
44656––
45––624
46–684–
47663––
48––628
49–690–
50671––
51––631
52–696–
53678––
54––633
55–702–
56684––
57––634
58–707–
59689––
60––636
61–711–
62694––
63––637
64–716–
65699––
66––639
67–720–
68704––
69––640
70–724–
71708––
72––642
73–729–
74713––
75––643
76–733–
77718––
78––645
79–737–
80723––
81––646
82–740–
83725––
84––647
85–742–
86727––
87––647
88–743–
89729––
90––648
91–745–
92731––
93––649
94–747–
95733––
96––650
97–748–
98735––
99735749650
StatSoft capsAR per point, by stretchAt 99
Strength60, 8020–60: +2.58 · 60–80: +1.65 · 80–99: +0.63735 from 587
Dexterity18, 60, 8010–18: +3.25 · 18–60: +2.31 · 60–80: +1.45 · 80–99: +0.53749 from 587
Faith20, 50, 8018–20: +2 · 20–50: +1.33 · 50–80: +0.5 · 80–99: +0.21650 from 587

Soft caps are the breakpoints of the scaling curve the game assigns this weapon; past each one a point adds less (or, for some curves, more).

Attack rating by upgrade

02004006000246810Upgrade level
At the weapon's requirements (Standard).
Show the numbers
Upgrade levelAttack rating
0218
1251
2286
3321
4357
5394
6431
7469
8507
9546
10587

#4 of 16 great hammer weapons by attack rating

  1. Cranial Vessel Candlestand674 +10
  2. Envoy's Long Horn641 +10
  3. Devourer's Scepter640 +10
  4. Beastclaw Greathammer587 +10
  5. Black Steel Greathammer579 +25
  6. Brick Hammer483 +25
  7. Great Mace481 +25
  8. Battle Hammer466 +25
  9. Curved Great Club464 +25
Standard affinity at max upgrade, each weapon at its own requirements. A full bar is the class's strongest (Cranial Vessel Candlestand, 674).

By upgrade level (Standard)

LevelARPhysicalHolyCost
+021813583—
+125115695Somber Smithing Stone [1] × 1
+2286178108Somber Smithing Stone [2] × 1
+3321200121Somber Smithing Stone [3] × 1
+4357222135Somber Smithing Stone [4] × 1
+5394246148Somber Smithing Stone [5] × 1
+6431269162Somber Smithing Stone [6] × 1
+7469293176Somber Smithing Stone [7] × 1
+8507317190Somber Smithing Stone [8] × 1
+9546342204Somber Smithing Stone [9] × 1
+10587368219Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone × 1

From +0 to +10: 1 Somber Smithing Stone [1], 1 Somber Smithing Stone [2], 1 Somber Smithing Stone [3], 1 Somber Smithing Stone [4], 1 Somber Smithing Stone [5], 1 Somber Smithing Stone [6], 1 Somber Smithing Stone [7], 1 Somber Smithing Stone [8], 1 Somber Smithing Stone [9], 1 Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone.

Where to find Beastclaw Greathammer

Source not yet traced: the game files we read don't say yet how to get this item.

Attack rating, patch by patch

At max upgrade, Standard affinity, every stat at 40: 733 in 1.02.1 → 758 in 1.17.1, changed by 1 patch.

7587331.09: 758 AR1.02.11.17.1

Rebuilt from the weapon's own patch history; upgrade and scaling-curve tables are taken as they are today.

Patch history 7

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

  1. 1.03.1from 1.02.1
      Every changed value (1)
      ValueBeforetoAfterChange
      Linked data 1
      Level Sync Correction ID330310changed
    • 1.04.1from 1.03.3
      • Physical guard negation47→62
      • Guard boost35→42
    • 1.07from 1.06
      • Stance damage6.5→7.5
      Every changed value (2)
      ValueBeforetoAfterChange
      Key changes 1
      Stance damage6.57.5+1+15%
      Defence and poise 1
      Poise×0.062×0.072+0.01+16%
    • 1.08from 1.07.1
      • Stance damage7.5→7
    • 1.09from 1.08.1
      • Strength scaling40→43
      • Dexterity scaling36→38
      • Faith scaling25→30
    • 1.10from 1.09.1
        Every changed value (1)
        ValueBeforetoAfterChange
        Defence and poise 1
        Poise×0.072×0.077+0.005+6.9%
      • 1.12.1from 1.10
        • Stamina damage91→96
        Every changed value (2)
        ValueBeforetoAfterChange
        Key changes 1
        Stamina damage9196+5+5.5%
        Health, stamina and weight 1
        Weapon Regain HP Amount6090+30+50%

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      Overview

      Class
      Great Hammer
      Weight
      9
      Requires
      Str 20 · Dex 10 · Fai 18
      Affinities
      Standard
      Game ID
      12150000