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Spiked Club

With its requirements met (Str 12 · Dex 7), Spiked Club reaches 333 attack rating at +25; the strongest affinities at those stats are Flame Art and Sacred at 495.

Attack rating (+25): 333
Scaling (+25): Str C · Dex C
Class: Hammer
Weight: 5
Requires: Str 12 · Dex 7
Skill: Barbaric Roar · FP 16
Passive: Causes blood loss buildup (50)
Upgrades with: Smithing Stones (+25), takes Ashes of War

Attack rating by affinity 13

At Str 12 · 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 CDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Heavy	121	326 +25	Physical 326	Str ADex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Keen	117	310 +25	Physical 310	Str EDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Quality	116	304 +25	Physical 304	Str BDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Fire	191	433 +25	Physical 211Fire 222	Str CDex EInt –Fai –Arc –
Flame Art	196	495 +25	Physical 232Fire 263	Str DDex EInt –Fai BArc –
Lightning	189	431 +25	Physical 211Lightning 220	Str EDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Sacred	173	495 +25	Physical 232Holy 263	Str DDex EInt –Fai BArc –
Magic	173	492 +25	Physical 228Magic 264	Str EDex EInt BFai –Arc –
Cold	182	420 +25	Physical 238Magic 182	Str BDex CInt CFai –Arc –
Poison	107	300 +25	Physical 300	Str BDex CInt –Fai –Arc D
Blood	107	300 +25	Physical 300	Str BDex CInt –Fai –Arc D
Occult	114	318 +25	Physical 318	Str DDex EInt –Fai –Arc A

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
12	333	–
13	–	341
15	344	–
16	–	350
18	356	–
19	–	359
21	365	–
22	–	366
24	375	–
25	–	374
27	384	–
28	–	381
30	393	–
31	–	388
33	402	–
34	–	395
36	411	–
37	–	402
39	420	–
40	–	408
42	428	–
43	–	415
45	436	–
46	–	421
48	444	–
49	–	427
51	451	–
52	–	432
54	458	–
55	–	437
57	464	–
58	–	442
60	469	–
61	–	446
63	474	–
64	–	450
66	479	–
67	–	454
69	484	–
70	–	458
72	489	–
73	–	461
75	494	–
76	–	465
78	500	–
79	–	469
81	504	–
82	–	472
84	506	–
85	–	473
87	507	–
88	–	475
90	509	–
91	–	476
93	511	–
94	–	478
96	513	–
97	–	479
99	515	480

Stat	Soft caps	AR per point, by stretch	At 99
Strength	18, 60, 80	12–18: +3.83 · 18–60: +2.69 · 60–80: +1.7 · 80–99: +0.63	515 from 333
Dexterity	18, 60, 80	10–18: +2.88 · 18–60: +2.1 · 60–80: +1.35 · 80–99: +0.47	480 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
Flame Art
Sacred
Magic

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

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Upgrade level	Standard	Flame Art	Sacred	Magic
0	128	196	173	173
1	136	207	185	184
2	144	219	198	197
3	152	230	210	209
4	160	241	223	222
5	167	254	235	234
6	175	265	248	247
7	183	278	261	260
8	191	289	274	273
9	199	302	287	286
10	208	313	300	298
11	216	326	313	311
12	224	337	326	324
13	232	350	339	337
14	240	361	352	349
15	248	374	365	362
16	257	386	378	375
17	265	399	390	388
18	273	411	404	401
19	282	423	417	414
20	290	436	430	427
21	299	447	443	440
22	307	460	456	454
23	316	471	469	466
24	324	484	482	479
25	333	495	495	492

Status buildup by upgrade

Cold · Frost
Poison · Poison
Blood · Blood loss
Occult · 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	Occult · Blood loss
0	66	66	57	46
1	67	67	58	46
2	69	68	59	46
3	70	69	60	46
4	72	70	61	46
5	73	71	62	46
6	75	73	63	46
7	77	75	64	46
8	78	76	65	46
9	80	77	66	46
10	81	78	67	46
11	83	80	69	46
12	85	81	70	46
13	86	82	71	47
14	88	83	72	47
15	89	84	73	47
16	91	86	74	47
17	92	87	75	47
18	94	88	76	47
19	96	89	77	47
20	97	90	78	47
21	99	91	79	47
22	100	93	80	47
23	102	94	81	47
24	104	95	82	47
25	105	96	83	47

#13 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).

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 Spiked Club

Dropped by 1

Enemies the game gives no name, up to 2% per kill · Limgrave, Weeping Peninsula, Liurnia of the Lakes, Altus Plateau, Mt. Gelmir, Mountaintops of the Giants

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: 489 in 1.02.1 → 498 in 1.17.1, changed by 1 patch.

1.09489 → 498 (+1.8%)

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 scaling52→54StandardHeavy
- Dexterity scaling40→42Standard
- Dexterity scaling46→48Keen
- Strength scaling59→62Quality
- Dexterity scaling59→62Quality
- Strength scaling39→41Fire
- Strength scaling15→16Flame ArtSacredMagic
- Faith scaling46→48Flame ArtSacred
- Dexterity scaling39→41Lightning
- Intelligence scaling46→48Magic
- Strength scaling46→48Cold
- Dexterity scaling36→37Cold
- Intelligence scaling41→43Cold
- Strength scaling49→51PoisonBlood
- Dexterity scaling38→39PoisonBlood
- Strength scaling20→21Occult
- Arcane scaling78→81Occult
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%

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Overview

Class: Hammer
Weight: 5
Requires: Str 12 · Dex 7
Affinities: Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Fire, Flame Art, Lightning, Sacred, Magic, Cold, Poison, Blood, Occult
Game ID: 11070000