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Chainlink Flail

With its requirements met (Str 18 · Dex 12), Chainlink Flail reaches 362 attack rating at +25; the strongest affinity at those stats is Magic at 493.

Attack rating (+25): 362
Scaling (+25): Str B · Dex E
Class: Flail
Weight: 8
Requires: Str 18 · Dex 12
Skill: Spinning Chain · FP 8 / 10
Passive: Causes blood loss buildup (50)
Upgrades with: Smithing Stones (+25), takes Ashes of War

Attack rating by affinity 13

At Str 18 · Dex 12 · 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	135	362 +25	Physical 362	Str BDex EInt –Fai –Arc –
Heavy	132	366 +25	Physical 366	Str SDex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Keen	121	333 +25	Physical 333	Str EDex AInt –Fai –Arc –
Quality	122	333 +25	Physical 333	Str BDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Fire	200	466 +25	Physical 227Fire 239	Str CDex EInt –Fai –Arc –
Flame Art	193	492 +25	Physical 231Fire 261	Str DDex EInt –Fai BArc –
Lightning	190	444 +25	Physical 220Lightning 224	Str EDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Sacred	171	492 +25	Physical 231Holy 261	Str DDex EInt –Fai BArc –
Magic	171	493 +25	Physical 232Magic 261	Str DDex EInt BFai –Arc –
Cold	186	437 +25	Physical 262Magic 175	Str BDex EInt CFai –Arc –
Poison	112	330 +25	Physical 330	Str ADex EInt –Fai –Arc D
Blood	112	330 +25	Physical 330	Str ADex EInt –Fai –Arc D
Occult	114	325 +25	Physical 325	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 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	135	135	—
+1	144	144	Smithing Stone [1] × 2
+2	152	152	Smithing Stone [1] × 4
+3	161	161	Smithing Stone [1] × 6
+4	169	169	Smithing Stone [2] × 2
+5	178	178	Smithing Stone [2] × 4
+6	187	187	Smithing Stone [2] × 6
+7	195	195	Smithing Stone [3] × 2
+8	204	204	Smithing Stone [3] × 4
+9	213	213	Smithing Stone [3] × 6
+10	222	222	Smithing Stone [4] × 2
+11	231	231	Smithing Stone [4] × 4
+12	240	240	Smithing Stone [4] × 6
+13	249	249	Smithing Stone [5] × 2
+14	258	258	Smithing Stone [5] × 4
+15	267	267	Smithing Stone [5] × 6
+16	277	277	Smithing Stone [6] × 2
+17	286	286	Smithing Stone [6] × 4
+18	295	295	Smithing Stone [6] × 6
+19	305	305	Smithing Stone [7] × 2
+20	314	314	Smithing Stone [7] × 4
+21	324	324	Smithing Stone [7] × 6
+22	333	333	Smithing Stone [8] × 2
+23	343	343	Smithing Stone [8] × 4
+24	352	352	Smithing Stone [8] × 6
+25	362	362	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 Chainlink Flail

Dropped by 4

Enemy	Where	Chance per kill	Kills for 90%
Mad Pumpkin HeadBoss	—	4%	57
Mad Pumpkin HeadBoss	Liurnia of the Lakes · The Four Belfries	4%	57
Mad Pumpkin HeadBoss	Altus Plateau · Shaded Castle Ramparts	4%	57
Mad Pumpkin HeadBoss	Altus Plateau · Road of Iniquity Side Path	4%	57

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

Patch history 1

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

1.09from 1.08.1
- Physical attack109→112Standard
- Strength scaling74→78Standard
- Physical attack104→107HeavyKeenQualityFireFlame ArtLightningSacredMagicColdPoisonBloodOccult
- Strength scaling67→70Heavy
- Strength scaling17→18KeenLightning
- Dexterity scaling48→50Keen
- Strength scaling59→61Quality
- Dexterity scaling59→61Quality
- Fire attack104→107FireFlame Art
- Strength scaling40→42Fire
- Dexterity scaling17→18Fire
- Strength scaling14→15Flame ArtSacred
- Faith scaling49→51Flame ArtSacred
- Lightning attack104→107Lightning
- Dexterity scaling40→42Lightning
- Holy attack104→107Sacred
- Magic attack104→107Magic
- Strength scaling22→23Magic
- Intelligence scaling47→50Magic
- Magic attack83→86Cold
- Strength scaling66→70Cold
- Intelligence scaling34→36Cold
- Strength scaling70→74PoisonBlood
- Strength scaling29→31Occult
- Arcane scaling73→77Occult

Other flails with similar AR

Overview

Class: Flail
Weight: 8
Requires: Str 18 · Dex 12
Affinities: Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Fire, Flame Art, Lightning, Sacred, Magic, Cold, Poison, Blood, Occult
Game ID: 13040000