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Bloodhound Claws

With its requirements met (Str 10 · Dex 15), Bloodhound Claws reaches 286 attack rating at +25; the strongest affinity at those stats is Magic at 420.

Attack rating (+25): 286
Scaling (+25): Str C · Dex D
Class: Claw
Weight: 3
Requires: Str 10 · Dex 15
Skill: Bloodhound's Step · FP 5
Passive: Causes blood loss buildup (60)
Upgrades with: Smithing Stones (+25), takes Ashes of War

Attack rating by affinity 13

At Str 10 · Dex 15 · 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	110	286 +25	Physical 286	Str CDex DInt –Fai –Arc –
Heavy	100	264 +25	Physical 264	Str BDex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Keen	108	294 +25	Physical 294	Str EDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Quality	103	270 +25	Physical 270	Str BDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Fire	162	362 +25	Physical 180Fire 182	Str CDex EInt –Fai –Arc –
Flame Art	167	419 +25	Physical 201Fire 218	Str EDex EInt –Fai CArc –
Lightning	168	390 +25	Physical 191Lightning 199	Str EDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Sacred	148	419 +25	Physical 201Holy 218	Str EDex EInt –Fai CArc –
Magic	149	420 +25	Physical 198Magic 222	Str EDex EInt BFai –Arc –
Cold	157	359 +25	Physical 205Magic 154	Str CDex DInt CFai –Arc –
Poison	92	258 +25	Physical 258	Str CDex CInt –Fai –Arc D
Blood	92	258 +25	Physical 258	Str CDex CInt –Fai –Arc D
Occult	97	268 +25	Physical 268	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	110	110	—
+1	117	117	Smithing Stone [1] × 2
+2	124	124	Smithing Stone [1] × 4
+3	130	130	Smithing Stone [1] × 6
+4	137	137	Smithing Stone [2] × 2
+5	144	144	Smithing Stone [2] × 4
+6	151	151	Smithing Stone [2] × 6
+7	158	158	Smithing Stone [3] × 2
+8	165	165	Smithing Stone [3] × 4
+9	171	171	Smithing Stone [3] × 6
+10	178	178	Smithing Stone [4] × 2
+11	185	185	Smithing Stone [4] × 4
+12	192	192	Smithing Stone [4] × 6
+13	199	199	Smithing Stone [5] × 2
+14	206	206	Smithing Stone [5] × 4
+15	213	213	Smithing Stone [5] × 6
+16	220	220	Smithing Stone [6] × 2
+17	228	228	Smithing Stone [6] × 4
+18	235	235	Smithing Stone [6] × 6
+19	242	242	Smithing Stone [7] × 2
+20	249	249	Smithing Stone [7] × 4
+21	256	256	Smithing Stone [7] × 6
+22	264	264	Smithing Stone [8] × 2
+23	271	271	Smithing Stone [8] × 4
+24	278	278	Smithing Stone [8] × 6
+25	286	286	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 Bloodhound Claws

Dropped by 1

Enemy	Where	Chance per kill	Kills for 90%
Bloodhound KnightBoss	Volcano Manor · Prison Town Church	100% · once	1

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

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
- Stance damage3→4
1.09from 1.08.1
- Physical attack94→99Standard
- Physical attack90→95HeavyKeenQualityFireFlame ArtLightningSacredMagicColdPoisonBloodOccult
- Fire attack90→95FireFlame Art
- Lightning attack90→95Lightning
- Holy attack90→95Sacred
- Magic attack90→95Magic
- Magic attack72→76Cold

Other claws with similar AR

Overview

Class: Claw
Weight: 3
Requires: Str 10 · Dex 15
Affinities: Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Fire, Flame Art, Lightning, Sacred, Magic, Cold, Poison, Blood, Occult
Game ID: 22020000