Great HammerChanged in 6 patchesVerified on build 25080141

Rotten Battle Hammer

With its requirements met (Str 26 · Dex 8), Rotten Battle Hammer reaches 449 attack rating at +25; the strongest affinities at those stats are Fire, Flame Art and Sacred at 571.

Attack rating (+25): 449
Scaling (+25): Str B · Dex E
Class: Great Hammer
Weight: 10
Requires: Str 26 · Dex 8
Skill: Braggart's Roar · FP 16
Passive: Causes scarlet rot buildup (65)
Upgrades with: Smithing Stones (+25), takes Ashes of War

Attack rating by affinity 13

At Str 26 · 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	164	449 +25	Physical 449	Str BDex EInt –Fai –Arc –
Heavy	163	471 +25	Physical 471	Str SDex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Keen	136	378 +25	Physical 378	Str DDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Quality	145	404 +25	Physical 404	Str BDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Fire	240	571 +25	Physical 276Fire 295	Str CDex EInt –Fai –Arc –
Flame Art	222	571 +25	Physical 282Fire 289	Str DDex EInt –Fai BArc –
Lightning	212	489 +25	Physical 242Lightning 247	Str EDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Sacred	197	571 +25	Physical 282Holy 289	Str DDex EInt –Fai BArc –
Magic	196	566 +25	Physical 271Magic 295	Str DDex EInt BFai –Arc –
Cold	214	521 +25	Physical 333Magic 188	Str BDex EInt CFai –Arc –
Poison	137	419 +25	Physical 419	Str ADex DInt –Fai –Arc D
Blood	137	419 +25	Physical 419	Str ADex DInt –Fai –Arc D
Occult	134	387 +25	Physical 387	Str DDex EInt –Fai –Arc A

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

Strength scaling (Standard, +25)

Soft caps at 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	164	164	—
+1	174	174	Smithing Stone [1] × 2
+2	184	184	Smithing Stone [1] × 4
+3	195	195	Smithing Stone [1] × 6
+4	206	206	Smithing Stone [2] × 2
+5	216	216	Smithing Stone [2] × 4
+6	227	227	Smithing Stone [2] × 6
+7	238	238	Smithing Stone [3] × 2
+8	249	249	Smithing Stone [3] × 4
+9	260	260	Smithing Stone [3] × 6
+10	271	271	Smithing Stone [4] × 2
+11	282	282	Smithing Stone [4] × 4
+12	294	294	Smithing Stone [4] × 6
+13	305	305	Smithing Stone [5] × 2
+14	316	316	Smithing Stone [5] × 4
+15	328	328	Smithing Stone [5] × 6
+16	340	340	Smithing Stone [6] × 2
+17	351	351	Smithing Stone [6] × 4
+18	363	363	Smithing Stone [6] × 6
+19	375	375	Smithing Stone [7] × 2
+20	387	387	Smithing Stone [7] × 4
+21	399	399	Smithing Stone [7] × 6
+22	412	412	Smithing Stone [8] × 2
+23	424	424	Smithing Stone [8] × 4
+24	436	436	Smithing Stone [8] × 6
+25	449	449	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 Rotten Battle Hammer

Dropped by 1

Enemy	Where	Chance per kill	Kills for 90%
Grave Warden DuelistBoss	Consecrated Snowfield · Consecrated Snowfield	100% · once	1

At Discovery 100. "Once" drops stop after the first (the game sets a flag).

Patch history 6

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

1.03.1from 1.02.1
- Dexterity scaling14→17Standard
- Guard boost42→36
- Strength scaling65→67Heavy
- Strength scaling22→23Keen
- Dexterity scaling47→46Keen
- Strength scaling59→58Quality
- Dexterity scaling59→58Quality
- Dexterity scaling8→9Fire
- Dexterity scaling4→5Flame ArtSacredMagic
- Faith scaling40→41Flame ArtSacred
- Strength scaling8→9Lightning
- Intelligence scaling44→46Magic
- Dexterity scaling12→15Cold
- Intelligence scaling35→36Cold
- Dexterity scaling13→16PoisonBlood
- Dexterity scaling5→6Occult
- Arcane scaling75→78Occult
1.04.1from 1.03.3
- Physical guard negation52→68
- Guard boost36→44
1.07from 1.06
- Stance damage6.5→7.5
1.08from 1.07.1
- Stance damage7.5→7
1.09from 1.08.1
- Strength scaling75→79Standard
- Dexterity scaling17→15Standard
- Strength scaling67→69Heavy
- Dexterity scaling46→49Keen
- Strength scaling58→62Quality
- Dexterity scaling58→62Quality
- Strength scaling40→42Fire
- Strength scaling22→23Flame ArtSacredMagic
- Dexterity scaling5→4Flame ArtSacredMagic
- Faith scaling41→43Flame ArtSacred
- Dexterity scaling40→42Lightning
- Intelligence scaling46→47Magic
- Strength scaling67→71Cold
- Dexterity scaling15→13Cold
- Intelligence scaling36→37Cold
- Strength scaling71→75PoisonBlood
- Dexterity scaling16→14PoisonBlood
- Strength scaling30→31Occult
- Arcane scaling78→79Occult
1.12.1from 1.10
- Stamina damage97→103

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Overview

Class: Great Hammer
Weight: 10
Requires: Str 26 · Dex 8
Affinities: Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Fire, Flame Art, Lightning, Sacred, Magic, Cold, Poison, Blood, Occult
Game ID: 12210000