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Jawbone Axe

With its requirements met (Str 14 · Dex 8), Jawbone Axe reaches 382 attack rating at +25; the strongest affinity at those stats is Magic at 547.

Attack rating (+25): 382
Scaling (+25): Str B · Dex D
Class: Axe
Weight: 5.5
Requires: Str 14 · Dex 8
Skill: Wild Strikes · FP 10 / 15
Upgrades with: Smithing Stones (+25), takes Ashes of War

Attack rating by affinity 13

At Str 14 · 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	147	382 +25	Physical 382	Str BDex DInt –Fai –Arc –
Heavy	140	371 +25	Physical 371	Str ADex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Keen	132	350 +25	Physical 350	Str EDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Quality	132	346 +25	Physical 346	Str BDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Fire	217	487 +25	Physical 238Fire 249	Str CDex EInt –Fai –Arc –
Flame Art	219	545 +25	Physical 259Fire 286	Str EDex EInt –Fai CArc –
Lightning	211	479 +25	Physical 236Lightning 243	Str EDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Sacred	194	545 +25	Physical 259Holy 286	Str EDex EInt –Fai CArc –
Magic	194	547 +25	Physical 260Magic 287	Str EDex EInt CFai –Arc –
Cold	206	471 +25	Physical 274Magic 197	Str BDex DInt DFai –Arc –
Poison	122	344 +25	Physical 344	Str BDex DInt –Fai –Arc D
Blood	122	344 +25	Physical 344	Str BDex DInt –Fai –Arc D
Occult	128	355 +25	Physical 355	Str DDex EInt –Fai –Arc B

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

Attack rating by stat (Standard, +25)

Strength
Dexterity

Each line raises one stat from the requirement to 99 with the others held at the requirement; dashed lines are Strength's soft caps.

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Stat level	Strength	Dexterity
10	–	382
13	–	387
14	382	–
16	–	393
17	397	–
19	–	398
20	410	–
22	–	402
23	422	–
25	–	407
26	434	–
28	–	411
29	446	–
31	–	415
32	457	–
34	–	419
35	468	–
37	–	423
38	479	–
40	–	427
41	490	–
43	–	431
44	500	–
46	–	435
47	510	–
49	–	438
50	520	–
52	–	442
53	529	–
55	–	445
56	537	–
58	–	447
59	544	–
61	–	450
62	550	–
64	–	452
65	556	–
67	–	454
68	562	–
70	–	457
71	569	–
73	–	459
74	575	–
76	–	461
77	582	–
79	–	464
80	588	–
82	–	465
83	591	–
85	–	466
86	593	–
88	–	467
89	596	–
91	–	468
92	598	–
94	–	469
95	601	–
97	–	470
98	603	–
99	604	470

Stat	Soft caps	AR per point, by stretch	At 99
Strength	18, 60, 80	14–18: +5 · 18–60: +3.4 · 60–80: +2.15 · 80–99: +0.84	604 from 382
Dexterity	18, 60, 80	10–18: +1.75 · 18–60: +1.26 · 60–80: +0.8 · 80–99: +0.26	470 from 382

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, by affinity

Standard
Magic
Flame Art
Sacred

At the weapon's requirements (Standard and the 3 strongest other affinities at those stats).

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Upgrade level	Standard	Magic	Flame Art	Sacred
0	147	194	219	194
1	156	208	232	207
2	165	221	244	221
3	174	235	257	234
4	183	250	270	249
5	192	263	283	262
6	201	277	296	276
7	210	291	309	291
8	219	305	322	304
9	229	320	335	319
10	238	333	349	332
11	247	348	362	347
12	257	361	375	360
13	266	376	388	375
14	276	390	401	390
15	285	404	414	403
16	295	419	427	418
17	304	433	440	432
18	314	447	453	446
19	323	461	468	461
20	333	476	481	475
21	343	490	494	489
22	353	504	507	503
23	362	519	520	517
24	372	534	532	532
25	382	547	545	545

Status buildup by upgrade

Cold · Frost
Poison · Poison
Blood · Blood loss

Per hit at Arcane 10. Affinities not shown keep the same buildup at every level.

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Upgrade level	Cold · Frost	Poison · Poison	Blood · Blood loss
0	66	66	57
1	67	67	58
2	69	68	59
3	70	69	60
4	72	70	61
5	73	71	62
6	75	73	63
7	77	75	64
8	78	76	65
9	80	77	66
10	81	78	67
11	83	80	69
12	85	81	70
13	86	82	71
14	88	83	72
15	89	84	73
16	91	86	74
17	92	87	75
18	94	88	76
19	96	89	77
20	97	90	78
21	99	91	79
22	100	93	80
23	102	94	81
24	104	95	82
25	105	96	83

#9 of 17 axe weapons by attack rating

Sacrificial Axe392 +25
Smithscript Axe385 +25
Messmer Soldier's Axe385 +25
Iron Cleaver383 +25
Jawbone Axe382 +25
Ripple Blade366 +25
Battle Axe365 +25
Highland Axe362 +25
Icerind Hatchet360 +10

Standard affinity at max upgrade, each weapon at its own requirements. A full bar is the class's strongest (Rosus' Axe, 575).

By upgrade level (Standard)

Level	AR	Physical	Cost
+0	147	147	—
+1	156	156	Smithing Stone [1] × 2
+2	165	165	Smithing Stone [1] × 4
+3	174	174	Smithing Stone [1] × 6
+4	183	183	Smithing Stone [2] × 2
+5	192	192	Smithing Stone [2] × 4
+6	201	201	Smithing Stone [2] × 6
+7	210	210	Smithing Stone [3] × 2
+8	219	219	Smithing Stone [3] × 4
+9	229	229	Smithing Stone [3] × 6
+10	238	238	Smithing Stone [4] × 2
+11	247	247	Smithing Stone [4] × 4
+12	257	257	Smithing Stone [4] × 6
+13	266	266	Smithing Stone [5] × 2
+14	276	276	Smithing Stone [5] × 4
+15	285	285	Smithing Stone [5] × 6
+16	295	295	Smithing Stone [6] × 2
+17	304	304	Smithing Stone [6] × 4
+18	314	314	Smithing Stone [6] × 6
+19	323	323	Smithing Stone [7] × 2
+20	333	333	Smithing Stone [7] × 4
+21	343	343	Smithing Stone [7] × 6
+22	353	353	Smithing Stone [8] × 2
+23	362	362	Smithing Stone [8] × 4
+24	372	372	Smithing Stone [8] × 6
+25	382	382	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 Jawbone Axe

Dropped by 1

Enemies the game gives no name, up to 2% per kill · Liurnia of the Lakes, Lake of Rot, Nokron, Eternal City, Siofra River

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

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: 497 in 1.02.1 → 531 in 1.17.1, changed by 2 patches.

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

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
- Guard boost36→33
1.04.1from 1.03.3
- Guard boost33→36
1.06from 1.05
Every changed value (2)
Value Before to After Change
2 technical values (sorting, effects, display)
Value Before to After Change
Type Display: Normal 1 0 changed
Type Display: Strike 0 1 changed
1.08from 1.07.1
- Physical attack124→130Standard
- Physical attack119→124HeavyKeenQualityFireFlame ArtLightningSacredMagicColdPoisonBloodOccult
- Fire attack119→124FireFlame Art
- Lightning attack119→124Lightning
- Holy attack119→124Sacred
- Magic attack119→124Magic
- Magic attack95→99Cold
1.09from 1.08.1
- Strength scaling58→60Standard
- Dexterity scaling20→22Standard
- Strength scaling60→63Heavy
- Strength scaling7→8KeenLightning
- Dexterity scaling43→45Keen
- Strength scaling53→55Quality
- Dexterity scaling53→55Quality
- Strength scaling31→32Fire
- Dexterity scaling7→8Fire
- Strength scaling11→12Flame ArtSacred
- Faith scaling35→36Flame ArtSacred
- Dexterity scaling31→32Lightning
- Strength scaling17→18Magic
- Intelligence scaling35→36Magic
- Strength scaling52→54Cold
- Dexterity scaling18→19Cold
- Intelligence scaling27→28Cold
- Strength scaling55→57PoisonBlood
- Dexterity scaling19→20PoisonBlood
- Strength scaling23→24Occult
- Arcane scaling66→69Occult
1.12.1from 1.10
Every changed value (1)
Value Before to After Change
Health, stamina and weight 1
Weapon Regain HP Amount 50 75 +25+50%

Value	Before	to	After	Change
Type Display: Normal	1	→	0	changed
Type Display: Strike	0	→	1	changed

Value	Before	to	After	Change
Health, stamina and weight 1
Weapon Regain HP Amount	50	→	75	+25+50%

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Overview

Class: Axe
Weight: 5.5
Requires: Str 14 · Dex 8
Affinities: Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Fire, Flame Art, Lightning, Sacred, Magic, Cold, Poison, Blood, Occult
Game ID: 14030000