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Battle Axe

With its requirements met (Str 12 · Dex 8), Battle Axe reaches 365 attack rating at +25; the strongest affinity at those stats is Magic at 536.

Attack rating (+25): 365
Scaling (+25): Str C · Dex D
Class: Axe
Weight: 4.5
Requires: Str 12 · Dex 8
Skill: Wild Strikes · FP 10 / 15
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	142	365 +25	Physical 365	Str CDex DInt –Fai –Arc –
Heavy	134	359 +25	Physical 359	Str ADex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Keen	130	343 +25	Physical 343	Str EDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Quality	128	329 +25	Physical 329	Str BDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Fire	211	469 +25	Physical 230Fire 239	Str CDex EInt –Fai –Arc –
Flame Art	215	534 +25	Physical 252Fire 282	Str EDex EInt –Fai CArc –
Lightning	207	470 +25	Physical 231Lightning 239	Str EDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Sacred	190	534 +25	Physical 252Holy 282	Str EDex EInt –Fai CArc –
Magic	190	536 +25	Physical 253Magic 283	Str EDex EInt CFai –Arc –
Cold	201	457 +25	Physical 260Magic 197	Str CDex DInt CFai –Arc –
Poison	117	324 +25	Physical 324	Str CDex DInt –Fai –Arc D
Blood	117	324 +25	Physical 324	Str CDex DInt –Fai –Arc D
Occult	125	344 +25	Physical 344	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	142	142	—
+1	150	150	Smithing Stone [1] × 2
+2	159	159	Smithing Stone [1] × 4
+3	167	167	Smithing Stone [1] × 6
+4	176	176	Smithing Stone [2] × 2
+5	185	185	Smithing Stone [2] × 4
+6	193	193	Smithing Stone [2] × 6
+7	202	202	Smithing Stone [3] × 2
+8	211	211	Smithing Stone [3] × 4
+9	220	220	Smithing Stone [3] × 6
+10	228	228	Smithing Stone [4] × 2
+11	237	237	Smithing Stone [4] × 4
+12	246	246	Smithing Stone [4] × 6
+13	255	255	Smithing Stone [5] × 2
+14	264	264	Smithing Stone [5] × 4
+15	273	273	Smithing Stone [5] × 6
+16	282	282	Smithing Stone [6] × 2
+17	291	291	Smithing Stone [6] × 4
+18	300	300	Smithing Stone [6] × 6
+19	309	309	Smithing Stone [7] × 2
+20	318	318	Smithing Stone [7] × 4
+21	328	328	Smithing Stone [7] × 6
+22	337	337	Smithing Stone [8] × 2
+23	346	346	Smithing Stone [8] × 4
+24	355	355	Smithing Stone [8] × 6
+25	365	365	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.

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Patch history 2

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

1.08from 1.07.1
- Physical attack123→128Standard
- Physical attack118→122HeavyKeenQualityFireFlame ArtLightningSacredMagicColdPoisonBloodOccult
- Fire attack118→122FireFlame Art
- Lightning attack118→122Lightning
- Holy attack118→122Sacred
- Magic attack118→122Magic
- Magic attack94→98Cold
1.09from 1.08.1
- Strength scaling45→48Standard
- Dexterity scaling32→33Standard
- Strength scaling47→50Heavy
- Strength scaling7→8KeenLightning
- Dexterity scaling43→45Keen
- Strength scaling51→54Quality
- Dexterity scaling51→54Quality
- Strength scaling30→32Fire
- Dexterity scaling7→8Fire
- Faith scaling34→36Flame ArtSacred
- Dexterity scaling30→32Lightning
- Strength scaling13→14Magic
- Intelligence scaling34→36Magic
- Strength scaling40→43ColdPoisonBlood
- Dexterity scaling28→29ColdPoisonBlood
- Intelligence scaling30→32Cold
- Strength scaling18→19Occult
- Dexterity scaling12→13Occult
- Arcane scaling65→68Occult

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Overview

Class: Axe
Weight: 4.5
Requires: Str 12 · Dex 8
Affinities: Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Fire, Flame Art, Lightning, Sacred, Magic, Cold, Poison, Blood, Occult
Game ID: 14000000