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 ArmamentType
Somber
Upgrade?		Unlocked
Ashes of War?		Farming Route
Location		Personal Observations
*almost all of this have garbage drop rate but if you're lucky, you can get two in a row even with base Discovery.
*more AR does not necessarily mean more damage *This observations are personal, take it with a grain of salt
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Albinauric BowBow
🗶✔Inner Consecrated Snowfield
Mountaintops of the Giants
https://youtu.be/FbW5H0Es394		• Albinauric Bow has the highest physical Attack Rating (AR) among bows at the cost of 4.5 weight and the farm route is somewhat difficult
• Has optimized stat requirement versus other Bows due to requiring only 7 STR 18 DEX
• STR:11 DEX:60 Comparison at +25 • STR/DEX:60 Comparison at +25
• Albinauric Bow - E/D: 285 • Albinauric Bow - E/D: 313
• Serpent Bow - D/D: 264 <- ARC only for Poison/Bleed/Sleep Buildup & AoW locked-> • Serpent Bow - D/D: 295
• Long Bow - D/D: 261 <- 9 STR required -> • Long Bow - D/D: 297
• Pulley Bow - D/D: 269 <- +5 effective range, 11 STR required & AoW locked -> • Pulley Bow - D/D: 326
• Black Bow - D/D: 239 <- 9 STR required & AoW locked -> • Black Bow - D/D: 273
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Bandit's Curved SwordCurved Sword✔🗶✔Church of Pilgrimage
Weeping Peninsula - North
https://youtu.be/HxTzZZJ2XDE		• very high Attack Rating (AR), average length for only STR:11 DEX:13 required at the cost of being the heaviest Curved Sword
• convenient for status effect & INT/FAI builds due to high damage, low stats required + Curved Sword's running powerstance attack
• B scaling - INT: Magic | FAI: Sacred/Flame | STR: Heavy | DEX: Keen
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Banished Knight's GreatswordGreatsword✔🗶✔Cathedral of Dragon Communion
Caelid - South West
https://youtu.be/zw-UA_hhxbw		• Great Damage, Optimal Requirement STR:17 DEX:9 and the ornate engravings look cool
• Unique Moveset - Two-Handed Normal Attack/R1 same with Knight's Greatsword
a bit higher Attack Rating (AR) and optimal 2 Handed stat requirement compared to Knight's Greatsword but it's a bit longer and quicker
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Banished Knight's HalberdHalberd✔🗶✔ Rampart Tower
Stormhill Castle, Limgrave
https://youtu.be/8qLJQiyPE8w


*Obtainable +8 from Edgar the Revenger		• Good balance of Low Weight, High Attack Rating (AR), Great Range and moveset for only STR:14 DEX:12 - you can two-hand this with STR:8
• Low stats required + Thrusting Weapon + B Scaling on INT: Cold/Magic | FAI: Flame/Sacred makes a good weapon for FAI/INT builds
• STR Scaling - A: Heavy | B: Poison/Blood -- Overall a good weapon for the convenience it offers + it also looks very cool
• Great Attack Rating for Occult-ARC with A Scaling that's perfect for Spectral Lance farming. Glaive has higher AR but more stats required.
• STR:18 DEX:15 ARC:99 Comparison
• Glaive - B: 684 - STR:18 DEX:15 required
• Banished Knight's Halberd - A: 671
• Ripple Crescent Halberd - A: 699 - Ashes of War locked to Spinning Slash
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Battle HammerGreat Hammer✔🗶✔West Capital Rampart
Leyndell, Royal Capital - Altus Plateau
https://youtu.be/wV2OKPctPHY

*unavailable after finishing
Crumbling Farum Azula Main Story Boss		• STR scaling - A: Heavy | B: Cold | B: Poison | B: Bleed
• B scaling: Flame/Sacred/Magic/Occult
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Beastman's CleaverCurved Greatsword✔🗶✔Dragon Temple Lift
Crumbling Farum Azula
https://youtu.be/LAkZMvW4Y-c

*farmable early on
The Four Belfries warp but risky		• STR:25 DEX:14,an optimized pick for STR builds using Curved Greatswords at the cost of 16.5 weight and short length
• STR:16 required for two-hand | Absurdly high Attack Rating (AR) and STR scaling - A: Heavy | B: Cold/Poison/Blood
• B INT scaling on Magic makes it a good weapon for mages but has high weight, short length, and a lot of stat investment
• Length comparison with Clayman's Harpoon
• STR:25 DEX:14 INT:60 comparison
• Total: 789 Phys: 303 Magic: 485 - Magic Beastman's Cleaver
• Total: 738 Phys: 485 Magic: 253 - Cold Beastman's Cleaver - used 60 STR 24 INT for better scaling comparison
• Total: 650 Phys: 195 Magic: 485 - Magic Clayman's Harpoon
• Total: 779 Phys: 315 Magic: 464 - Standard Clayman's Harpoon + Scholar's Armament & Lusat's Glintstone Staff
• Total: 615 Phys: 315 Magic: 228 - Standard Clayman's Harpoon + Buff just ended

• Glintstone Pebble Comparison - same stats as above^
• Magic: 989 - Magic Beastman's Cleaver
• Magic: 814 - Cold Beastman's Cleaver - used 60 STR 24 INT for better scaling comparison
• Magic: 989 - Magic Clayman's Harpoon
• Magic: 912 - Standard Clayman's Harpoon and/or enchanted with Scholar's Armament

• Glintstone Pebble Followup Comparison - same stats as above^
• Total: 1590 Phys: 485 Magic: 1104 - Magic Beastman's Cleaver
• Total: 1412 Phys: 776 Magic: 635 - Cold Beastman's Cleaver - used 60 STR 24 INT for better scaling comparison
• Total: 1372 Phys: 312 Magic: 1059 - Magic Clayman's Harpoon
• Total: 1133 Phys: 505 Magic: 628 - Standard Clayman's Harpoon
• idk how to compute but it does affect it - Standard Clayman's Harpoon + Scholar's/Lusat's
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Beastman's Curved SwordCurved Sword✔🗶✔Beastman's Grave
Crumbling Farum Azula
https://youtu.be/AmPLyO1BZYs		• Unique Moveset, jumping Normal Attack/R1 & Strong Attack/R2 is a quick dual swipe.
• Good balance of decent weight, viable Attack Rating (AR) & rare moveset at the cost of below average length for only STR:13 DEX:11
• STR scaling - A: Heavy | B: Cold/Poison/Blood
• Can be a convenient mage weapon due to low stats required and B INT scaling on Magic
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Bloodstained DaggerDagger✔🗶✔South of the Lookout Tower
Weeping Peninsula
https://youtu.be/yEqHbktmRuA


*also available in Hermit's Shack.
4 in 1 farm with Bloodstained Dagger,
Spiked Club, Falchion
https://youtu.be/yEqHbktmRuA?t=32		• A STR scaling on Heavy, Wakizashi has higher Attack Rating (AR) but it's 1.5 heavier and only powerstances with itself or a Katana
• STR:60 DEX:11 Keen Dagger Comparison
• Wakizashi - B: 406 + Bleed 38 • Bloodstained Dagger - A: 390 + Bleed 38
• Great Knife - A: 361 + Bleed 38 • Misericorde - B: 371
• Celebrant's Sickle - B: 357

• Like most Daggers, overall high scaling in most infusions due to overall low AR of the Dagger weapon type
• Surprisingly has higher AR and B scaling on Fire/Lightning infusions in both STR/DEX
• STR:60 DEX:13 - FIRE comparison • STR:9 DEX:60 - LIGHTNING comparison
• Wakizashi - C: 482 + Blood 38 • Wakizashi - C: 482 + Bleed 38
• Misericorde - C: 446 • Misericorde - C: 338
• Bloodstained Dagger - B: 453 + Blood 38 • Bloodstained Dagger - B: 452 + Bleed 38

• STR/DEX:13 ARC:60 - OCCULT comparison
• Great Knife - C: 354 + Bleed 87
• Bloodstained Dagger - C: 369 + Blood 84
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Celebrant's CleaverAxe✔🗶✔Windmill Village
Altus Plateau - North
https://youtu.be/jQ1CCfQs1ME		• Took me 4 hours+ to farm all of this while binging Total Drama Island - gives 10 Runes when you deal damage
• Unique Moveset - Normal Attack / R1 same as Club/Celebrant's Cleaver
Strong Attack / R2 can catch players offguard - Same with Celebrant's Cleaver
• Low stats required, good moveset, lightweight and decent Attack Rating(AR) makes it an ok offhand weapon for INT/FAI builds
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Celebrant's Rib-Rake Spear✔🗶✔Windmill Village
Altus Plateau - North
https://youtu.be/jQ1CCfQs1ME		• Took me 4 hours+ to farm all of this while binging Total Drama Island - gives 10 Runes when you deal damage
• Low STR:8 requirement, decent weight and Attack Rating(AR)
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Celebrant's SickleDagger✔🗶✔Windmill Village
Altus Plateau - North
https://youtu.be/jQ1CCfQs1ME		• Took me 4 hours+ to farm all of this while binging Total Drama Island - gives 10 Runes when you deal damage
• Has the highest edge over its weapon class compared to other Celebrant weapons
• DEX scaling - A: Keen | B: Cold/Blood/Poison | B - FAI: Flame/Sacred | INT: Magic
• STR:9 DEX:60 Keen Dagger Comparison
• Wakizashi - B: 413 + Bleed 38 • Bloodstained Dagger - B: 367 + Bleed 38
• Great Knife - S: 376 + Bleed 38 • Misericorde - B: 371
• Celebrant's Sickle - A: 382
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Chainlink FlailFlail✔🗶✔Road of Iniquity Side Path
Altus Plateau - North
https://youtu.be/uOdOHLc_TCc

*Can be farmed on Fort Haight
if you haven't done
Kenneth Haight's quest yet		• Heaviest Flail - Weight: 8, STR:18 DEX:12 stat requirement - Pretty long for a flail
• STR scaling - A: Heavy | B: Cold/Poison/Blood | B scaling: Occult/ARC | Magic/INT | Lightning/DEX
• Some players skip on this due to moveset/speed -- some players prefer it powerstanced
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Clayman's HarpoonSpear✔🗶✔Ainsel River Downstream
below Ainsel River Well, Liurnia - East
https://youtu.be/9haVYH9tARk		• The only weapon that has innate INT scaling & Magic Damage that retains it regardless of infusion
• 60 STR 12 DEX 60 INT Comparison - i used Weapon Comparator by Secuter#1595
• Total: 845 Phys: 387 Magic: 380 - Heavy + Scholar's Armament & Lusat's Glintstone Staff - Source
• Total: 609 Phys: 387 Magic: 144 - Heavy + Buff just ended
• Total: 851 Phys: 465 Magic: 464 - Standard + Scholar's Armament & Lusat's Glintstone Staff - Source
• Total: 615 Phys: 465 Magic: 228 - Standard + Buff just ended
• Total: 642 Phys: 286 Magic: 356+Cold Buildup: 105 - Cold - Source
• Total: 659 Phys: 204 Magic: 455 - Magic - Source
• Magic Scorpion Charm + Old Lord's Talisman + Shard of Alexander & Glintstone Pebble Ashes of War is a lot of damage
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Cleanrot Knight's SwordThrusting Sword✔🗶✔Heart of Aeonia
Caelid - Center
https://youtu.be/KrAexgx2F8Y

Prayer Room
Elphael, Brace of the Haligtree
War-Dead Catacombs, Caelid		• STR:11 DEX:13 stat requirement - STR Estoc that weighs 0.5 lighter
• High Attack Rating (AR) in general for Thrusting Swords,
outranks other weapons of the same type on Flame Art/Sacred/Magic despite C scaling
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Cleanrot SpearSpear🗶✔🗶Heart of Aeonia
Caelid - Center
https://youtu.be/KrAexgx2F8Y


Prayer Room,
Elphael, Brace of the Haligtree
War-Dead Catacombs, Caelid		• Aesthetically awesome + Increases Immunity by 50 (Resistance against Scarlet Rot & Poison)
• Unique Strong Attack/R2 same with Short Spear
• STR:C FAI:C DEX:D at max --- STR:16 DEX:16 FAI:14 stat requirement
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Crescent Moon AxeGreataxe✔🗶✔Limgrave Tower Bridge
Stormveil Castle, Limgrave
https://youtu.be/MJXUbt_m9zI		• Elden Bling Greataxe -- Unique Strong Attack/R2 same with Axe of Godrick
• Close comparison of Length & Attack Rating (AR) between Executioner's GreatAxe, Longhaft Axe with some notable exceptions
• Pros: the blade is a lot larger means more range vs Executioner's, Longhaft -- decent weight same with Longhaft
• Cons: similar AR with Longhaft but stats required is too high STR:25 DEX:15 - maybe it's meant for Quality builds?
• STR:60 Heavy Comparison • STR:60 DEX:15 Fire Comparison
• Greataxe - B: 681 - shorter than most Greataxes • Greataxe - C: 767 - shorter than most Greataxes
• Longhaft Axe - B: 672 • Longhaft Axe - C: 765
• Crescent Moon Axe - B: 665 • Crescent Moon Axe - C: 765
• Great Omenkiller Cleaver - B: 653 w/ 55 Bleed • Great Omenkiller Cleaver - C: 744 w/ 55 Bleed
• Executioner's Greataxe - A: 673 w/ 115 Critical • Executioner's Greataxe - C: 753 w/ 115 Critical
• Gargoyle's Great Axe - S: 624 - shorter than most Greataxes • Gargoyle's Great Axe - B: 700 - shorter than most Greataxes

Size Comparison: 🟢 Longhaft Axe 🔵 Executioner's Greataxe 🔴 Crescent Moon Axe
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Curved ClubHammer✔🗶✔Academy Gate Town
Liurnia of the Lakes - near the Center
https://youtu.be/w3euCvZrd80		• Kind of heavy for its normal length and average Attack Rating (AR)
• Despite STR scaling - A: Heavy | B: Cold/Poison/Blood, the Attack Rating (AR) is average
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Curved Great ClubGreat Hammer✔🗶✔Temple Quarter
Liurnia of the Lakes - near the Center
https://youtu.be/_4-vMA5b4F4		• Good overall balance between its decent weight, good speed and longer length than the usual Great Hammers
• High Attack Rating (AR) in general for Great Hammers, outranks other Great Hammers on Flame Art/Sacred/Magic despite C scaling
• STR:60 Heavy comparison
• Curved Great Club - B: 632
• Celebrant's Skull - B: 607
• Pickaxe - A: 639
• Great Stars - A: 626 + 55 Bleed
• Greathorn Hammer - A: 634
• Brick Hammer - S: 654 - shorter than Greathorn Hammer & Pickaxe
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Digger's StaffGlintstone Staff🗶🗶
Sellia Hideaway
Caelid - North East
https://youtu.be/A_r8QN7YjUA		• Very accessible early game as the drop rate is high and there are a lot of enemies dropping Digger's Staff in crystal mines
• Boosts Stonedigger Sorceries - Rock Blaster & Shatter Earth
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DismounterCurved Greatsword✔🗶✔Warmaster's Shack
Stormhill, Limgrave - North East
https://youtu.be/aRvtF6ut4GU		• One of the longer Curved Greatswords at the cost of a bit lesser Attack Rating (AR)
• Obtainable earlier in the game. Viable from Early to Late game - STR:19 DEX:16 required similar to Omen Cleaver
• Good Quality/Heavy candidate because of required stats
• Interestingly, it has B scaling respectively to Magic: INT | Flame/Sacred: FAI
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Duelist GreataxeColossal Weapon✔🗶✔West Capital Rampart
Leyndell, Royal Capital - Altus Plateau
https://youtu.be/SmO4RE76Y_U
https://youtu.be/wV2OKPctPHY


*unavailable after finishing
Crumbling Farum Azula main story boss		• HIGHEST Melee Attack Rating (AR) at Standard -- scales DEX B on Poison/Blood/Cold
• Hilariously a DEX weapon that requires 30 STR
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Envoy's GreathornColossal Weapon🗶✔🗶Haligtree Canopy
Miquella's Haligtree,
Mountaintops of the Giants
https://youtu.be/DXNuw6lZcZo


*kind of tough to farm. for easier runs,
try Ash of War: Assassin's Gambit or the
Concealing Veil (while crouched) 		• DOOT - Ashes of War buffed in 1.04
• Besides upgrades, you can increase Ashes of War damage using Sacred Scorpion Charm, Shard of Alexander & leveling FAITH
• Haven't personally tested the weapon but here's a comment from Fextralife
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Envoy's HornHammer🗶✔🗶Haligtree Canopy
Miquella's Haligtree,
Mountaintops of the Giants
https://youtu.be/DXNuw6lZcZo		• DOOT - Ashes of War buffed in 1.04
• Besides upgrades, you can increase Ashes of War damage using Sacred Scorpion Charm, Shard of Alexander & leveling FAITH
• Great tracking and pretty good for PVE as some Enemy AI can't dodge it
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Envoy's Long HornGreat Hammer🗶✔🗶Haligtree Canopy
Miquella's Haligtree,
Mountaintops of the Giants
https://youtu.be/DXNuw6lZcZo		• DOOT
• Besides upgrades, you can increase Ashes of War damage using Sacred Scorpion Charm, Shard of Alexander & leveling FAITH
• It has good length for a e Great Hammers
• Haven't personally tested the weapon but here's a comment from Fextralife
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Executioner's GreataxeGreataxe✔🗶✔Church of Irith
Liurnia of the Lakes -
near Lake-Facing Cliffs site of grace
https://youtu.be/Ruv5EBRimNQ		• Dragonslayer Greataxe!?!? -- heaviest greataxe but the blade is a bit bigger than Longhaft Axe + 8 DEX required only
• Potentially the highest Attack Rating (AR) for STR Greataxes with this length tied closely with Longhaft Greataxe
• STR:60 Heavy Comparison STR:60 DEX:15 Fire Comparison
• Greataxe - B: 681 - shorter than most Greataxes • Greataxe - C: 767 - shorter than most Greataxes
• Longhaft Axe - B: 672 • Longhaft Axe - C: 765
• Crescent Moon Axe - B: 665 • Crescent Moon Axe - C: 765
• Great Omenkiller Cleaver - B: 653 w/ 55 Bleed • Great Omenkiller Cleaver - C: 744 w/ 55 Bleed
• Executioner's Greataxe - A: 673 w/ 115 Critical • Executioner's Greataxe - C: 753 w/ 115 Critical
• Gargoyle's Great Axe - S: 624 - shorter than most Greataxes • Gargoyle's Great Axe - B: 700 - shorter than most Greataxes

Size Comparison: 🟢 Longhaft Axe 🔵 Executioner's Greataxe 🔴 Crescent Moon Axe
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FalchionCurved Sword✔🗶✔South of the Lookout Tower
Weeping Peninsula
https://youtu.be/TbQGlTRwaEw

*also available in Hermit's Shack.
4 in 1 farm with Bloodstained Dagger,
Spiked Club, Great Knife
https://youtu.be/yEqHbktmRuA?t=32		• Good weight -- STR:9 DEX:13 requirement can be unoptimized for STR builds
• Despite A STR scaling on Heavy - Bandit's, Beastman's Curved Sword and Grossmesser has higher Attack Rating (AR)
• Interestingly, it has B INT scaling on Cold - could be a good weapon for INT builds. Other weapons listed below
1. Banished Knight's Halberd: Phys 216 - Magic 172
2. Lance: Phys 212 - Magic 169
3. Brick Hammer: Phys 212 - Magic 160
4. Falchion: Phys 187 - Magic 149
*Listed only the Attack Rating (AR) higher than Falchion
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Forked GreatswordGreatsword✔🗶✔Road's End Catacombs
Liurnia of the Lakes -
West, near Minor Erdtree
https://youtu.be/zrurDfOmgT0		• Less weight, Less Attack Rating (AR), Less Range & Less flexibility on different Infusion scaling compared to Flamberge
• Stat Investment Comparison: Forked Greatsword: STR:14 DEX 16 & Flamberge: STR:14 DEX:16
• the Tip is wide, maybe a Cone Hitbox like Rusted Anchor? -- here's a comment from Fextralife, i haven't tested it out yet.
i haven't tested it out yet. It implies increased Ashes of War Status Build-up?
• Interestingly - B INT scaling on Magic
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Forked HatchetAxe✔🗶✔Stormfoot Catacombs
Limgrave
https://youtu.be/AuY6iEanYMg


*2 in 1 farm with Imp Head (Cat)		• Range is short for an axe but long for a Dagger -- lightest Axe in the game. Fast swings for an Axe but Daggers are faster
• Fast swings are not present went powerstanced -- Stat investment is close to a heavier dagger
• Compared to Daggers, Attack Rating and Bleed application outclasses Great Knife and Reduvia (on Occult)
• It's safe to treat it like a slower Dagger instead of an Axe #cope -- Same moveset as Icerind Hatchet
• Since it's a Forked weapon, i'm unsure if it also shares the same properties as mentioned in this comment from Fextralife
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Gelmir Glintstone StaffGlintstone Staff🗶🗶
Temple of Eiglay
Volcano Manor, Mt. Gelmir
https://youtu.be/nUooQaRJdoI

*2 in 1 Farm with Magma Blade
+ Long walk to farm		• Boosts Lava Sorceries which was buffed in Patch 1.04
• Gelmir's Fury, Magma Shot, Roiling Magma, and Rykard's Rancor.
• FAI + INT Glintstone Staff
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GlaiveHalberd✔🗶✔Church of Vows
Liurnia of the Lakes - East
https://youtu.be/iVFaqVGDB8I

Sellia Backstreets
Caelid - near the center
https://youtu.be/7h7pqK1g9ig		• AESTHETIC Weapon - STR:18 DEX 15 Required
• STR scaling: A + High Attack Rating (AR) is good but outclassed by Nightrider's Glaive at the cost of 2 more weight
• Interestingly, it has B scaling respectively to Magic: INT - Flame/Sacred: FAI but i feel STR 18 DEX 15 required is too high
• STR:18 DEX:15 ARC:99 Comparison
• Glaive - B: 684 - STR 18 DEX 15 required
• Banished Knight's Halberd - A: 671
• Ripple Crescent Halberd - A: 699 - Ashes of War locked to Spinning Slash
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Glintstone StaffGlintstone Staff🗶🗶
Waypoint Ruins
Limgrave
https://youtu.be/7ln1USUIxHI		• Drops from Noble sorcerers but the one on the Limgrave video seems to drop 100% at first try
• Starting equipment for Prisoner Class
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Golem's HalberdColossal Weapon✔🗶✔Limgrave Tower Bridge
Stormveil Castle, Limgrave
https://youtu.be/14sbPUh_HvE		• One of the longest weapons alongside Pike and Greatsword but i think it has no thrust attack? (i hope i'm wrong)
• Near the top on weapons with highest Attack (AR) - STR scaling - A: Heavy | B: Cold/Blood/Poison
• Looks really cool + Comically Large Halberd -- Weight is kind of high at 21.5
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Golem GreatbowGreat Bow
🗶✔Limgrave Tower Bridge
Stormveil Castle, Limgrave
https://youtu.be/14sbPUh_HvE		• Strength Greatbow but the DEX:18 requirement can be pretty high for some players
• Can trivialize some PVE content due to sheer damage + range
• Competes with Lion Greatbow but the weight difference is too high. Golem's Greatbow weighs 5 more
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Grave ScytheReaper✔🗶✔Church of Vows
Liurnia of the Lakes - East
https://youtu.be/iVFaqVGDB8I

Church of Irith
Liurnia of the Lakes -
near Lake-Facing Cliffs site of grace
https://youtu.be/Ruv5EBRimNQ		• On the higher list of weapons with impressive Attack Rating (AR) + Bleed + Increases Vitality (Resistance to Deathblight)
• Heaviest Reaper weapon type -- STR:17 DEX:13 required -- B scaling - Heavy: STR | Occult: ARC
• When blocked, Normal Attacks/R1 ignore Guarded Damage Negation. more effective on Strong Attacks/R2 or Charged
• Some player skip on this due to moveset/speed -- some players prefer it powerstanced
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Great KnifeDagger✔🗶✔Erdtree Gazing Hill
Altus Plateau
https://youtu.be/XHmdI_Wuras


*also available in Hermit's Shack.
4 in 1 farm with Bloodstained Dagger,
Spiked Club, Falchion
https://youtu.be/yEqHbktmRuA?t=32
*also available in Craftman's Shack		• S DEX scaling on Keen, Wakizashi has higher Attack Rating (AR) but it's 1.5 heavier and only powerstances with itself or a Katana
• Like most Daggers, overall high scaling in most infusions due to overall low AR of the Dagger weapon type.
Great Knife excels in A scaling on the following - DEX: Poison/Blood | ARC: Occult, can be a STR Dagger due to A on Heavy
• B scaling - STR: Fire | FAI: Flame/Sacred | DEX: Lightning/Cold | INT: Magic
• STR:9 DEX:60 Keen Dagger Comparison
• Wakizashi - B: 413 + Bleed 38 • Bloodstained Dagger - B: 367 + Bleed 38
• Great Knife - S: 376 + Bleed 38 • Misericorde - B: 371
• Celebrant's Sickle - A: 382
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Greathorn HammerGreat Hammer✔🗶✔Ancestral Woods
Nokron, Eternal City - Siofra River
https://youtu.be/ZKYKHJBSed8
• Restores HP per Kill - Decent Great Hammer weight + Good length + STR:22 DEX:10 required
• Diverse scaling - STR A: Heavy B: Poison/Blood -- B FAI: Flame/Sacred | INT: Magic
• High Heavy Attack Rating (AR) among Great Hammers - 60 STR comparison
• Curved Great Club - B: 632
• Celebrant's Skull - B: 607
• Pickaxe - A: 639
• Great Stars - A: 626 + 55 Bleed
• Greathorn Hammer - A: 634
• Brick Hammer - S: 654 - shorter than Greathorn Hammer & Pickaxe
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GrossmesserCurved Sword✔🗶✔Tombsward Catacombs
Weeping Peninsula
https://youtu.be/t1am2I29-sA		• STR Curved Sword - STR:14 DEX:12 requirement but it's the 2nd heaviest curved sword
• Good Attack Rating (AR) overall + Long for a curved sword
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Guardian's SwordspearHalberd✔🗶✔ Smoldering Church
Caelid - near Limgrave
https://youtu.be/v_HNTNo5szc

*dropped by Guardians usually
near Minor Erdtrees		• Powerful DEX Halberd - DEX scaling - A: Keen | B: Cold/Poison/Blood
• decent weight, less posture damage but faster than some halberds + Unique moveset. Same with Loretta's War Sickle
• Obtainable early game in Weeping Peninsula
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Halo ScytheReaper🗶✔🗶Heart of Aeonia
Caelid - Center
https://youtu.be/KrAexgx2F8Y


Prayer Room,
Elphael, Brace of the Haligtree
War-Dead Catacombs, Caelid		• When blocked, Normal Attacks/R1 ignore Guarded Damage Negation. more effective on Strong Attacks/R2 or Charged
• Besides upgrades, you can increase Ashes of War damage using Sacred Scorpion Charm, Shard of Alexander & leveling FAITH
• Use this Ashes of War at a safe distance. It can be chained, has average tracking but has problems on moving & nearby enemies
• STR:D FAI:C DEX D at max --- STR:13 DEX:16 FAI:15 stat requirement
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Heavy CrossbowCrossbow
🗶✔Gatefront
Limgrave
https://youtu.be/RIGQbdSV_NI		• Obtainable early -- Good weight and damage ratio
• You can use it Two-handed if you only have 10 Strength
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Iron CleaverAxe✔🗶✔Behind The Castle
Weeping Peninsula, Castle Morne
https://youtu.be/-hhyfIZCEwc

East Capital Rampart
Leyndell, Royal Capital - Altus Plateau
https://youtu.be/B1BfX7r0xPM		• Weighs heavy and decent length - Impressive build flexibility - STR A: Heavy | B: Cold/Poison/Blood
• Unique Moveset - Normal Attack / R1 same as Club/Celebrant's Cleaver
Strong Attack / R2 can catch players offguard - Same with Celebrant's Cleaver
• DEX:7 requirement is good for optimizing stats
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Iron GreatswordGreatsword✔🗶✔East Capital Rampart
Leyndell, Royal Capital - Altus Plateau
https://youtu.be/B1BfX7r0xPM

Haligtree Town Plaza
Miquella's Haligtree,
Mountaintops of the Giants		• One of the highest Attack Rating (AR) for Greatswords but the farm is painful
• Can be farmed earlier in Leyndell before accessing Ashen Capital - More tolerable farming at the Haligtree
• B STR scaling - Cold/Bleed/Poison
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Iron SpearSpear✔🗶✔Nokron, Eternal City
Siofra River - accessible after Radahn
https://youtu.be/CxlEYpcGUgk		• Can be outclassed by bleed spears at the cost of weight
• Damage is viable compared to other spears but weighs only 4.5, which makes it the second lightest spear in the game
• Very similar to Spear but lacks the flexibility
• Surprisingly requires STR:13 and DEX:11 only compared to Spear that requires STR:12 DEX:15
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Jawbone AxeAxe✔🗶✔Ruined Labyrinth
Liurnia of the Lakes - East
https://youtu.be/pKXnX5nJ6QA		• Standard but deals Striking damage -- stronger but shorter than Iron Cleaver
• Low requirements STR:14 DEX:8 but impressive STR scaling - A: Heavy | B: Cold/Poison/Blood
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Knight's GreatswordGreatsword✔🗶✔Black Knife Catacombs
Liurnia of the Lakes - East
https://youtu.be/66M6zcEuVAU		• Great Damage, Decent Requirement STR:16 DEX:12, Aesthetic & a bit longer than most greatswords
• Unique Moveset - Two Handed R1/Normal Attack same with Banished Knight's Greatsword
a bit longer and quicker compared to Banished Knight's Greatsword at the cost of a bit lower Attack Rating (AR) and higher DEX required
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Lazuli Glintstone SwordStraight Sword🗶✔🗶Royal Moongazing Grounds
Caria Manor - Liurnia of the Lakes
https://youtu.be/m7vUZcQe4Zk

*2 in 1 farm with Troll Knight's Sword		• Decent INT weapon for only STR:8 DEX:9 INT:13. Damage can be potentially good and the length is average
for a Straight Sword and Glintstone Pebble
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Longhaft
Axe		Greataxe✔🗶✔Beside the Rampart Goal
Castle Morne, Weeping Peninsula
https://youtu.be/OHA-tKjYsTI

Behind The Castle
Weeping Peninsula, Castle Morne
https://youtu.be/-hhyfIZCEwc

East Capital Rampart
Leyndell, Royal Capital - Altus Plateau
https://youtu.be/B1BfX7r0xPM		• AESTHETIC -- Good length compared to other Greataxe weapon types and weight is decent
• Potentially the highest damage for STR Greataxes with this length tied closely with Executioner's Greataxe
• STR:60 Heavy Comparison • STR:60 DEX:15 Fire Comparison
• Greataxe - B: 681 - shorter than most Greataxes • Greataxe - C: 767 - shorter than most Greataxes
• Longhaft Axe - B: 672 • Longhaft Axe - C: 765
• Crescent Moon Axe - B: 665 • Crescent Moon Axe - C: 765
• Great Omenkiller Cleaver - B: 653 w/ 55 Bleed • Great Omenkiller Cleaver - C: 744 w/ 55 Bleed
• Executioner's Greataxe - A: 673 w/ 115 Critical • Executioner's Greataxe - C: 753 w/ 115 Critical
• Gargoyle's Great Axe - S: 624 - shorter than most Greataxes • Gargoyle's Great Axe - B: 700 - shorter than most Greataxes

Size Comparison: 🟢 Longhaft Axe 🔵 Executioner's Greataxe 🔴 Crescent Moon Axe
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Lordsworn's Straight SwordStraight Sword✔🗶✔Fourth Church of Marika
Weeping Peninsula
https://youtu.be/-ft16T-hsZs		• 110 Critical and STR/DEX:10 required only + pretty good Attack Rating (AR)
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Magma BladeCurved Sword🗶✔🗶Temple of Eiglay
Volcano Manor, Mt. Gelmir
https://youtu.be/ymg7RX096wA
https://youtu.be/nUooQaRJdoI		• Ashes of War deals a lot of damage even at low stat investment. It's also fast can stagger & deal a lot of damage but can consume a lot of FP
• at +10, STR/FAI: C DEX: D scaling -- Good weight but it's one of the shortest Curved Swords i've seen
• Great with Powerstance or a Cold weapon on left hand
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Misbegotten ShortbowLight Bow
🗶✔Beside the Rampart Goal
Castle Morne, Weeping Peninsula
https://youtu.be/OHA-tKjYsTI

Ailing Village Outskirts
Weeping Peninsula
https://youtu.be/hjcgSJ4VvJo

East Capital Rampart
Leyndell, Royal Capital - Altus Plateau
https://youtu.be/B1BfX7r0xPM		• Scales with STR but lowest range for light bows
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Monk's FlamebladeCurved Greatsword✔🗶✔ Giant-Conquering Hero's Grave
Mountaintops of the Giants
https://youtu.be/8nqk2nMj8M0		• One of the rarer items to farm and the length is kind of short compared to other Curved Greatswords
• B scaling: Flame/Sacred:FAI | Magic:INT | Occult:ARC | B STR scaling: Poison/Blood
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Monk's FlamemaceHammer✔🗶✔ Giant-Conquering Hero's Grave
Mountaintops of the Giants
https://youtu.be/8nqk2nMj8M0

Scenic Isle
Liurnia of the Lakes
https://youtu.be/XZKJaXfehx0		• I love the Strong Attack/R2 -- Farmable early game
• DEX scaling : B: Cold/Poison/Blood | A: Keen
• High Attack Rating (AR) in general for Hammers, outranks other Hammers on Flame Art/Sacred/Magic despite C scaling
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Noble's EstocThrusting Sword✔🗶✔Rampartside Path
Altus Plateau

Waypoint Ruins
Limgrave

Debate Parlor
Raya Lucaria Academy,
Liurnia of the Lakes
https://youtu.be/CHjGeF-wBv0		• Took me a while longer than Noble's Slender Sword but sells a bit higher compared to other weapons
• Very low requirements , STR:9 DEX:10
• Less weight, Less Attack Rating (AR) and much lower requirements compared to Estoc.
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Noble's Slender SwordStraight Sword✔🗶✔Waypoint Ruins
Limgrave

Debate Parlor
Raya Lucaria Academy,
Liurnia of the Lakes
https://youtu.be/XwV-ZUxkZBY		• Very Absurd Droprate & Sells a bit higher compared to other weapons
• 110 Crit, Great Attack Rating (AR) and it's very LONG for a straight sword
• Very Low Requirement STR:8 DEX:11
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Omen CleaverCurved Greatsword✔🗶✔Liftside Chamber
Stormveil Castle, Limgrave
https://youtu.be/lzfj6AQKvE8		• 2 Handed Strong Attack/R2 is slightly quick due to short length - Unique Moveset same with Magma Wyrm's Scalesword
• Short compared to popular Curved Greatswords but Omen Cleaver is longer than Beastman's Cleaver and close to Monk's Flameblade
• Obtainable early game. Viable from Early to Late game - STR:19 DEX:16 required similar to Dismounter
• Good Quality/Heavy candidate because of required stats
• Interestingly, it has B scaling respectively to Magic: INT - Flame/Sacred: FAI
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PartisanSpear✔🗶✔Agheel Lake North/Gatefront
Limgrave
https://youtu.be/jmYlv-0BSIA		• Stylish, Good Attack Rating (AR) & accessible early game -- Decent Requirements - STR:15 DEX:12
• Highest Attack Rating (AR) for STR in Spears but it's negligible due to the small advantage the Partisan has
• Sweeping Strong Attack/R2 compared to the usual Thrusting Attack common on Spears
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Pest's GlaiveHalberd✔🗶✔Church of the Plague
Caelid
https://youtu.be/UBZhGq_5nCA		• Average Attack Rating (AR) with the lowest weight for Halberd weapon type tied by Lucerne
• STR/DEX:13 Requirement. Arcane scaling - A: Occult
• Increased damage negation to Magic, Fire, Lightning & Holy by 2%. Doesn't stack when powerstanced
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PickaxeGreat Hammer✔🗶✔Limgrave Tunnels
Limgrave
https://youtu.be/yI19YrOSr1g		• Piercing Greathammer -- STR scaling A: Heavy | B: Blood/Poison
• Powerstance only works with Greataxes --- Unique Two Handed Strong Attack/R2 but shares most moveset with Greataxes
• High Heavy Attack Rating (AR) among Great Hammers - STR:60 comparison
• Curved Great Club - B: 632
• Celebrant's Skull - B: 607
• Pickaxe - A: 639
• Great Stars - A: 626 + 55 Bleed
• Greathorn Hammer - A: 634
• Brick Hammer - S: 654 - shorter than Greathorn Hammer & Pickaxe
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Red Branch ShortbowLight Bow
🗶✔Royal Moongazing Grounds
Caria Manor - Liurnia of the Lakes
https://youtu.be/OfIfSbE9jb0		• Good weapon to use if you have it but the difference between similar light bows are negligible
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Ripple Crescent HalberdHalberd✔🗶🗶Fallen Ruins of the Lake
Liurnia of the Lakes - near the Center
https://youtu.be/txAfMiX2lDw		• Decent moveset, weight & length ARC halberd for STR/DEX:12 ARC:20 only at the cost of Ashes of War locked to Spinning Slash
• Niche S Occult ARC weapon -- Revolves around using Grease due to Sleep/Poison/Bleed buildup affected by ARC scaling
• ARC/FAI Buff Enchant builds may benefit on weapon enchants scaling with FAI
Status effect enchants like Bloodflame Blade's Bleed buildup is flat and doesn't benefit from ARC, may need confirmation on this
• Can be a good lefthand for halberd powerstance ARC builds due to damage potential with S scaling on ARC
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Rotten Crystal SpearSpear🗶✔🗶Elphael Inner Wall
Miquella's Haligtree,
Mountaintops of the Giants
https://youtu.be/afn72wBs57M		• Scarlet Rot version of Crystal Spear
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Rotten Crystal StaffGlintstone Staff🗶✔
Elphael Inner Wall
Miquella's Haligtree,
Mountaintops of the Giants
https://youtu.be/afn72wBs57M		• Staff with Scarlet Rot?
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Short SwordStraight Sword✔🗶✔ Murkwater Cave
Limgrave
https://youtu.be/Qyzh00PBHos		• Dual R2 Pokes
• It really is a short sword
• can be purchased to the Nomadic Merchant - North Limgrave
• Also a starting Equipment for the Astrologer Class.
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Soldier's CrossbowCrossbow
🗶✔Limgrave Tower Bridge
Stormveil Castle, Limgrave
https://youtu.be/MJXUbt_m9zI		Lightest crossbow
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SpearSpear✔🗶✔ Rampart Tower
Stormveil Castle, Limgrave
https://youtu.be/rqGuCH-3kTQ		• Can be outclassed by bleed spears at the cost of weight
• Patches drops a +7 version if you kill him after pleading for mercy
• Damage is high compared to other spears but weighs only 4.5, which makes it the second lightest spear in the game
• B DEX scaling on Cold/Poison/Blood
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Spiked ClubHammer✔🗶✔Volcano Cave
Mt. Gelmir - North
https://youtu.be/zKZmWQHjhYU

* also available in Hermit's Shack.
4 in 1 farm with Bloodstained Dagger,
Falchion, Great Knife
https://youtu.be/yEqHbktmRuA?t=32		• one of the Highest Occult Attack Rating (AR) with A - ARC scaling & Bleed with only STR:12 DEX:7 required - STR:8 needed to Two-hand
• Impressive scaling - STR scaling - A: Heavy & B: Poison/Blood | B scaling: FAI: Flame/Sacred & INT: Magic
• Same weight as Morning Star but Spiked Club is a lot longer | Unique Strong Attack / R2
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Spiked SpearSpear✔🗶✔Converted Tower
Liurnia of the Lakes
https://youtu.be/iFT5n2J5llU

*i might have missed some spots		• Viable Attack Rating (AR) but outclassed by Cross-Naginata
• Sweeping Strong Attack/R2 compared to the usual Thrusting Attack common on Spears -- Strike damage?
• Only 6.0 weight, Cross-Naginata is 8.0
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Staff of the GuiltyGlintstone Staff🗶🗶
Giants' Mountaintops Catacombs
Mountaintops of the Giants
https://youtu.be/0Ok5-RTgoUQ

Seethewater Terminus
Mt. Gelmir
https://youtu.be/TDHnPmx55jU		• Thorn Sorceries have good tracking. It is kinda niche but can be chain casted
• Thorn Sorceries has been buffed recently on Patch 1.04
• Faith Staff
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Stone ClubHammer✔🗶✔Sellia Hideaway
Caelid - North East

Haligtree Promenade
Miquella's Haligtree,
Mountaintops of the Giants
https://youtu.be/_z3rYUoXw68		• Underrated weapon -- A STR scaling : Heavy --- B STR scaling : Blood/Poison/Cold
• Good Attack Rating (AR) + Decent Length but heaviest of the hammer weapon type
• Highest Magic AR for Hammers -- Fast Unique R1 Moveset compared to other Hammers
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Thorned WhipWhip✔🗶✔Giants' Mountaintops Catacombs
Mountaintops of the Giants
https://youtu.be/0Ok5-RTgoUQ		• Comparably tough to Watchdog's Greatsword in farming but the droprate is abyssmal
• Despite the better scaling, Hoslow's Whip does more damage due to high AR but Thorned Whip weighs less
• Thorned Whip has better build flexibility compared to Hoslow due to B DEX scaling on Cold/Poison/Bleed
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TorchpoleSpear🗶🗶🗶Liftside Chamber
Stormveil Castle, Limgrave
https://youtu.be/azjkAuXTF3A		• It's pretty long for a weapon and has built-in Fire damage without the customization Clayman's Harpoon has
• Wasted potential because it used to scale with FAI, could've been very interesting weapon to use
• Literal lightstick
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Troll Knight's SwordColossal Sword🗶✔🗶Royal Moongazing Grounds
Caria Manor - Liurnia of the Lakes
https://youtu.be/OfIfSbE9jb0

*2 in 1 farm with Lazuli Glintstone Sword		• Can drop from the Troll Knight at the Converted Fringe Tower, some players noted it's a good farm site but it
doesn't respawn for me. Confirmed by other players too
* Thanks to The Original Rob for confirming!
• Has the same moveset as Zweihander
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Vulgar Militia SawHalberd✔🗶✔Farum Greatbridge
Greyoll's Dragonbarrow
https://youtu.be/ixJgg0bBojM		• A scaling - STR: Heavy | B scaling - DEX: Cold/Blood/Poison
• B scaling - FAI: Flame/Sacred | INT: Magic
• Can be a good Occult weapon cause of Bleed and B scaling for Arcane
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Vulgar Militia ShotelHalberd✔🗶✔Farum Greatbridge
Greyoll's Dragonbarrow
https://youtu.be/ixJgg0bBojM		• A STR scaling - STR: Heavy | A DEX scaling - Keen/Poison/Blood | B DEX scaling - Cold/Lightning
• B scaling - FAI: Flame/Sacred | INT: Magic
• When blocked, Normal Attacks/R1 ignore Guarded Damage Negation. more effective on Strong Attacks/R2 or Charged
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Warhawk's TalonStraight Sword✔🗶✔Rampart Tower
Stormveil Castle, Limgrave
https://youtu.be/TRwPTzIf0h8		• Aesthetic Fashion Straight Sword, Good Attack Rating AR, Length, Weight, STR:10 DEX:16 required
• Unique Strong Attack/R2 - fast dual swipes
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Warped AxeAxe✔🗶✔Abandoned Coffin
Altus Plateau

Underground Roadside
Leyndell, Royal Capital - Altus Plateau
https://youtu.be/y5t_ItLu3hM		• Underrated weapon -- STR scaling - S: Heavy - A: Blood/Poison/Cold
• Unique Normal Attack/R1 & Strong Attack/R2 chains -- same with Ripple Blade
• Interestingly, STR is B scaling on Occult
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WarpickHammer✔🗶✔Agheel Lake North/Gatefront
Limgrave
https://youtu.be/5ecJkyzw4a8		• Viable Early
• 2nd Lightest Hammer - only 2.5!
• Low Stat Requirement - High Aesthetic
• Good lightweight offhand/backup for Prayerful Strike
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Watchdog's GreatswordColossal Sword✔🗶✔ Giant-Conquering Hero's Grave
Mountaintops of the Giants
https://youtu.be/8nqk2nMj8M0		• One of the tougher farms due to accessibility
• Despite S STR scaling on Heavy infusion, Greatsword is longer and has higher AR but has a bit more weight
• B scaling: Occult/ARC | Magic/INT | Lightning/DEX | B STR scaling: Fire/Cold/Poison
• One of the few weapons that has C STR Scaling with Flame and Sacred
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Weathered Straight SwordStraight Sword✔🗶✔Secluded Cell
Stormveil Castle, Limgrave
https://youtu.be/jZ2-NISm-A8		• Short and average, i think it's meant to be a starting weapon for some.