Curved SwordVerified on build 25080141

Mantis Blade

With its requirements met (Str 10 · Dex 12), Mantis Blade reaches 320 attack rating at +25; the strongest affinities at those stats are Flame Art and Sacred at 474.

Attack rating (+25): 320
Scaling (+25): Str D · Dex C
Class: Curved Sword
Weight: 4
Requires: Str 10 · Dex 12
Skill: Spinning Slash · FP 12
Upgrades with: Smithing Stones (+25), takes Ashes of War

Attack rating by affinity 13

At Str 10 · 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	124	320 +25	Physical 320	Str DDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Heavy	114	299 +25	Physical 299	Str BDex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Keen	118	319 +25	Physical 319	Str EDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Quality	113	292 +25	Physical 292	Str BDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Fire	183	409 +25	Physical 202Fire 207	Str CDex EInt –Fai –Arc –
Flame Art	190	474 +25	Physical 226Fire 248	Str EDex DInt –Fai CArc –
Lightning	186	427 +25	Physical 210Lightning 217	Str EDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Sacred	167	474 +25	Physical 226Holy 248	Str EDex DInt –Fai CArc –
Magic	167	473 +25	Physical 219Magic 254	Str EDex EInt BFai –Arc –
Cold	178	407 +25	Physical 229Magic 178	Str CDex CInt CFai –Arc –
Poison	103	288 +25	Physical 288	Str CDex CInt –Fai –Arc D
Blood	103	288 +25	Physical 288	Str CDex CInt –Fai –Arc D
Occult	110	304 +25	Physical 304	Str EDex DInt –Fai –Arc B

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

Dexterity scaling (Standard, +25)

Soft caps at 18, 60, 80: the breakpoints of this weapon's scaling curve, where each point of Dexterity starts adding a different amount. Other stats stay at the requirement.

By upgrade level (Standard)

Level	AR	Physical	Cost
+0	124	124	—
+1	132	132	Smithing Stone [1] × 2
+2	139	139	Smithing Stone [1] × 4
+3	147	147	Smithing Stone [1] × 6
+4	154	154	Smithing Stone [2] × 2
+5	162	162	Smithing Stone [2] × 4
+6	170	170	Smithing Stone [2] × 6
+7	177	177	Smithing Stone [3] × 2
+8	185	185	Smithing Stone [3] × 4
+9	193	193	Smithing Stone [3] × 6
+10	200	200	Smithing Stone [4] × 2
+11	208	208	Smithing Stone [4] × 4
+12	216	216	Smithing Stone [4] × 6
+13	224	224	Smithing Stone [5] × 2
+14	232	232	Smithing Stone [5] × 4
+15	240	240	Smithing Stone [5] × 6
+16	248	248	Smithing Stone [6] × 2
+17	256	256	Smithing Stone [6] × 4
+18	264	264	Smithing Stone [6] × 6
+19	272	272	Smithing Stone [7] × 2
+20	280	280	Smithing Stone [7] × 4
+21	288	288	Smithing Stone [7] × 6
+22	296	296	Smithing Stone [8] × 2
+23	304	304	Smithing Stone [8] × 4
+24	312	312	Smithing Stone [8] × 6
+25	320	320	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 Mantis Blade

Dropped by 1

Enemy	Where	Chance per kill	Kills for 90%
Cemetery ShadeBoss	Mt. Gelmir · Gelmir Hero's Grave	100% · once	1

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

Other curved swords with similar AR

Overview

Class: Curved Sword
Weight: 4
Requires: Str 10 · Dex 12
Affinities: Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Fire, Flame Art, Lightning, Sacred, Magic, Cold, Poison, Blood, Occult
Game ID: 7120000