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Curved Club

With its requirements met (Str 11 · Dex 7), Curved Club reaches 333 attack rating at +25; the strongest affinity at those stats is Magic at 486.

The Lands Between: 3 →The Underground: 1 →

Farm: Albinauric (2%) Liurnia of the Lakes, Bellum Highway, Consecrated Snowfield
Farm: Albinauric (2%) Mohgwyn Palace · The Underground

Also dropped by enemies placed all over (no markers): Drop: Albinauric (2%) · Liurnia of the Lakes, Consecrated Snowfield, Mohgwyn Palace and 1 more

Attack rating (+25): 333
Scaling (+25): Str B · Dex D
Class: Hammer
Weight: 5
Requires: Str 11 · Dex 7
Skill: Barbaric Roar · FP 16
Upgrades with: Smithing Stones (+25), takes Ashes of War

Attack rating by affinity 13

At Str 11 · 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	128	333 +25	Physical 333	Str BDex DInt –Fai –Arc –
Heavy	119	308 +25	Physical 308	Str SDex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Keen	116	309 +25	Physical 309	Str EDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Quality	114	293 +25	Physical 293	Str BDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Fire	188	419 +25	Physical 205Fire 214	Str CDex EInt –Fai –Arc –
Flame Art	193	484 +25	Physical 228Fire 256	Str DDex EInt –Fai BArc –
Lightning	186	424 +25	Physical 208Lightning 216	Str EDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Sacred	171	484 +25	Physical 228Holy 256	Str DDex EInt –Fai BArc –
Magic	171	486 +25	Physical 225Magic 261	Str EDex EInt BFai –Arc –
Cold	179	406 +25	Physical 231Magic 175	Str BDex DInt CFai –Arc –
Poison	105	290 +25	Physical 290	Str BDex DInt –Fai –Arc D
Blood	105	290 +25	Physical 290	Str BDex DInt –Fai –Arc D
Occult	111	307 +25	Physical 307	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	–	333
11	333	–
13	–	338
14	348	–
16	–	343
17	365	–
19	–	348
20	382	–
22	–	352
23	391	–
25	–	355
26	400	–
28	–	358
29	409	–
31	–	361
32	418	–
34	–	364
35	426	–
37	–	366
38	435	–
40	–	369
41	443	–
43	–	372
44	451	–
46	–	374
47	459	–
49	–	377
50	466	–
52	–	379
53	473	–
55	–	381
56	479	–
58	–	383
59	484	–
61	–	384
62	489	–
64	–	386
65	495	–
67	–	388
68	501	–
70	–	390
71	507	–
73	–	392
74	513	–
76	–	394
77	519	–
79	–	396
80	525	–
82	–	397
83	527	–
85	–	397
86	529	–
88	–	398
89	531	–
91	–	399
92	533	–
94	–	400
95	536	–
97	–	400
98	538	–
99	539	401

Stat	Soft caps	AR per point, by stretch	At 99
Strength	20, 60, 80	11–20: +5.44 · 20–60: +2.6 · 60–80: +1.95 · 80–99: +0.74	539 from 333
Dexterity	20, 60, 80	10–20: +1.7 · 20–60: +0.85 · 60–80: +0.6 · 80–99: +0.26	401 from 333

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	128	171	193	171
1	136	184	204	183
2	144	195	216	195
3	152	208	227	207
4	160	219	238	219
5	167	232	250	232
6	175	245	262	245
7	183	258	273	256
8	191	270	284	269
9	199	282	297	282
10	208	295	308	295
11	216	307	319	306
12	224	320	332	319
13	232	333	343	332
14	240	345	354	345
15	248	358	367	358
16	257	370	378	370
17	265	383	391	383
18	273	397	402	396
19	282	409	414	409
20	290	422	426	422
21	299	435	438	434
22	307	448	450	446
23	316	460	461	459
24	324	473	472	472
25	333	486	484	484

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

#12 of 16 hammer weapons by attack rating

Monk's Flamemace369 +25
Hammer366 +25
Morning Star338 +25
Mace333 +25
Curved Club333 +25
Spiked Club333 +25
Warpick305 +25
Club292 +25
Varré's Bouquet189 +10

Standard affinity at max upgrade, each weapon at its own requirements. A full bar is the class's strongest (Marika's Hammer, 538).

Moveset from the game files

Damage with Standard +25 at the stats above, before the enemy's defense; two-handed moves include two-handing's Strength bonus. MV (motion value) is the hit's share of attack rating (100 = all of it).

One-handed16players can parry them

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Strike	100	333	6.5	12.5	0.47 s
R1 2Strike	101	336	6.5	12.5	0.50 s
R1 3Strike	102	340	6.5	12.5	0.50 s
R1 4Strike	103	343	6.5	12.5	0.50 s
R1 5Strike	110	366	13	12.5	0.67 s
R2Strike	125	416	13	20.8	—
Charged R2Strike	160	533	36.4	31.2	1.17 s
R2 2Strike	125	416	13	20.8	—
Charged R2 2Strike	160	533	36.4	31.2	1.23 s
Running R1Strike	105	350	6.5	15.6	0.63 s
Running R2Strike	120	400	13	20.8	0.77 s
Rolling R1Strike	90	300	6.5	10.4	0.37 s
Backstep R1Strike	90	300	6.5	10.4	0.53 s
Jumping R1Strike	107	356	9.8	10.4	0.50 s
Jumping R2Strike	127	423	24.1	20.8	0.50 s
Guard counterStrike	125	416	36.4	20.8	0.63 s

Two-handed16players can parry them

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Strike	103	370	8.5	15.6	0.50 s
R1 2Strike	104	374	8.5	15.6	0.47 s
R1 3Strike	105	377	8.5	15.6	0.47 s
R1 4Strike	106	381	8.5	15.6	0.47 s
R1 5Strike	113	406	16.9	15.6	0.77 s
R2Strike	130	467	14.3	25	—
Charged R2Strike	165	593	39.7	37.4	1.20 s
R2 2Strike	130	467	14.3	25	—
Charged R2 2Strike	165	593	39.7	37.4	1.23 s
Running R1Strike	110	395	8.5	18.7	0.60 s
Running R2Strike	125	449	14.3	25	0.77 s
Rolling R1Strike	95	341	8.5	13.5	0.40 s
Backstep R1Strike	95	341	8.5	13.5	0.50 s
Jumping R1Strike	112	402	9.8	12.5	0.50 s
Jumping R2Strike	132	474	26	25	0.53 s
Guard counterStrike	140	503	39.7	25	0.67 s

Criticals2

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
BackstabStrike · 2 hits	55 + 192	823	0	17.7	0.53 s
RiposteStrike · 2 hits	55 + 303	1,193	0	17.7	0.97 s

From the player's animation events, BehaviorParam_PC and AtkParam_Pc. First hit: seconds at normal speed from the start of the move's animation (uncharged R2s start from a released charge, so they show —). Criticals include the weapon's critical multiplier. * The elemental motion value differs from the physical one shown; the damage uses each.

By upgrade level (Standard)

Level	AR	Physical	Cost
+0	128	128	—
+1	136	136	Smithing Stone [1] × 2
+2	144	144	Smithing Stone [1] × 4
+3	152	152	Smithing Stone [1] × 6
+4	160	160	Smithing Stone [2] × 2
+5	167	167	Smithing Stone [2] × 4
+6	175	175	Smithing Stone [2] × 6
+7	183	183	Smithing Stone [3] × 2
+8	191	191	Smithing Stone [3] × 4
+9	199	199	Smithing Stone [3] × 6
+10	208	208	Smithing Stone [4] × 2
+11	216	216	Smithing Stone [4] × 4
+12	224	224	Smithing Stone [4] × 6
+13	232	232	Smithing Stone [5] × 2
+14	240	240	Smithing Stone [5] × 4
+15	248	248	Smithing Stone [5] × 6
+16	257	257	Smithing Stone [6] × 2
+17	265	265	Smithing Stone [6] × 4
+18	273	273	Smithing Stone [6] × 6
+19	282	282	Smithing Stone [7] × 2
+20	290	290	Smithing Stone [7] × 4
+21	299	299	Smithing Stone [7] × 6
+22	307	307	Smithing Stone [8] × 2
+23	316	316	Smithing Stone [8] × 4
+24	324	324	Smithing Stone [8] × 6
+25	333	333	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 Curved Club

Dropped by 1

Enemies the game gives no name, up to 2% per kill · Liurnia of the Lakes, Mohgwyn Palace, Consecrated Snowfield

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: 469 in 1.02.1 → 477 in 1.17.3, changed by 1 patch.

1.09469 → 477 (+1.7%)

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

Patch history 4

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

1.07from 1.06
- Stance damage6→6.5
1.08from 1.07.1
Every changed value (1)
Value Before to After Change
Defence and poise 1
Poise ×0.018 ×0.052 +0.034+189%
1.09from 1.08.1
- Strength scaling59→62Standard
- Strength scaling65→68Heavy
- Strength scaling7→8KeenLightning
- Dexterity scaling46→48Keen
- Strength scaling55→57Quality
- Dexterity scaling55→57Quality
- Strength scaling35→36Fire
- Dexterity scaling7→8Fire
- Strength scaling14→15Flame ArtSacredMagic
- Faith scaling39→41Flame ArtSacred
- Dexterity scaling35→36Lightning
- Intelligence scaling43→45Magic
- Strength scaling53→55Cold
- Intelligence scaling31→32Cold
- Strength scaling56→58PoisonBlood
- Strength scaling23→24Occult
- Arcane scaling67→69Occult
1.12.1from 1.10
Every changed value (1)
Value Before to After Change
Health, stamina and weight 1
Weapon Regain HP Amount 40 60 +20+50%

Value	Before	to	After	Change
Defence and poise 1
Poise	×0.018	→	×0.052	+0.034+189%

Value	Before	to	After	Change
Health, stamina and weight 1
Weapon Regain HP Amount	40	→	60	+20+50%

Other hammers with similar AR

Overview

Class: Hammer
Weight: 5
Requires: Str 11 · Dex 7
Affinities: Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Fire, Flame Art, Lightning, Sacred, Magic, Cold, Poison, Blood, Occult
Game ID: 11030000