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Monk's Flamemace

With its requirements met (Str 13 · Dex 13), Monk's Flamemace reaches 369 attack rating at +25; the strongest affinities at those stats are Monk's Flame Art Flamemace, Monk's Sacred Flamemace and Monk's Magic Flamemace at 531.

Dropped by enemies placed all over (no markers): Drop: Fire Monk (4%) · Liurnia of the Lakes, Mountaintops of the Giants, Forbidden Lands and 1 more

Attack rating (+25): 369
Scaling (+25): Str D · Dex B
Class: Hammer
Weight: 6
Requires: Str 13 · Dex 13
Skill: Kick
Upgrades with: Smithing Stones (+25), takes Ashes of War

Monk's Flamemace, rendered from the game's 3D model — Rendered from the game's model

Attack rating by affinity 13

At Str 13 · Dex 13 · 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	142	369 +25	Physical 369	Str DDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Monk's Heavy Flamemace	131	350 +25	Physical 350	Str BDex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Monk's Keen Flamemace	135	349 +25	Physical 349	Str EDex AInt –Fai –Arc –
Monk's Quality Flamemace	129	338 +25	Physical 338	Str BDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Monk's Fire Flamemace	209	471 +25	Physical 231Fire 240	Str CDex EInt –Fai –Arc –
Monk's Flame Art Flamemace	213	531 +25	Physical 257Fire 274	Str EDex DInt –Fai CArc –
Monk's Lightning Flamemace	209	482 +25	Physical 236Lightning 246	Str EDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Monk's Sacred Flamemace	188	531 +25	Physical 257Holy 274	Str EDex DInt –Fai CArc –
Monk's Magic Flamemace	188	531 +25	Physical 252Magic 279	Str EDex EInt CFai –Arc –
Monk's Cold Flamemace	199	455 +25	Physical 264Magic 191	Str DDex BInt DFai –Arc –
Monk's Poison Flamemace	118	332 +25	Physical 332	Str DDex BInt –Fai –Arc D
Monk's Blood Flamemace	118	332 +25	Physical 332	Str DDex BInt –Fai –Arc D
Monk's Occult Flamemace	124	343 +25	Physical 343	Str EDex DInt –Fai –Arc B

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

Attack rating by stat (Standard, +25)

Dexterity
Strength

Each line raises one stat from the requirement to 99 with the others held at the requirement; dashed lines are Dexterity's soft caps.

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Stat level	Dexterity	Strength
13	369	369
16	383	374
19	397	378
22	409	382
25	420	386
28	432	390
31	443	394
34	454	397
37	464	401
40	475	404
43	485	408
46	495	411
49	504	414
52	513	417
55	521	420
58	528	422
61	534	424
64	540	426
67	546	428
70	553	430
73	559	432
76	565	435
79	571	437
82	575	438
85	577	439
88	580	439
91	582	440
94	585	441
97	587	442
99	589	442

Stat	Soft caps	AR per point, by stretch	At 99
Dexterity	18, 60, 80	13–18: +4.8 · 18–60: +3.31 · 60–80: +2.05 · 80–99: +0.84	589 from 369
Strength	18, 60, 80	13–18: +1.6 · 18–60: +1.1 · 60–80: +0.7 · 80–99: +0.26	442 from 369

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
Monk's Flame Art Flamemace
Monk's Sacred Flamemace
Monk's Magic Flamemace

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

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Upgrade level	Standard	Monk's Flame Art Flamemace	Monk's Sacred Flamemace	Monk's Magic Flamemace
0	142	213	188	188
1	151	225	201	202
2	159	238	215	215
3	168	250	228	228
4	177	262	242	242
5	186	274	255	255
6	194	287	269	268
7	203	300	282	282
8	212	313	296	296
9	221	326	309	310
10	230	338	323	323
11	239	351	337	337
12	248	364	351	351
13	257	376	364	364
14	266	389	378	378
15	275	402	392	392
16	285	415	406	406
17	294	428	420	419
18	303	441	433	434
19	312	454	448	447
20	322	467	462	461
21	331	480	475	475
22	341	492	490	489
23	350	505	503	503
24	360	517	517	517
25	369	531	531	531

Status buildup by upgrade

Monk's Cold Flamemace · Frost
Monk's Poison Flamemace · Poison
Monk's Blood Flamemace · Blood loss

Per hit at Arcane 10. Affinities not shown keep the same buildup at every level.

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Upgrade level	Monk's Cold Flamemace · Frost	Monk's Poison Flamemace · Poison	Monk's Blood Flamemace · 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

#8 of 16 hammer weapons by attack rating

Nox Flowing Hammer397 +10
Flowerstone Gavel390 +10
Stone Club379 +25
Ringed Finger375 +10
Monk's Flamemace369 +25
Hammer366 +25
Morning Star338 +25
Mace333 +25
Curved Club333 +25

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	369	6.5	13.7	0.47 s
R1 2Strike	101	373	6.5	13.7	0.50 s
R1 3Strike	102	377	6.5	13.7	0.50 s
R1 4Strike	103	380	6.5	13.7	0.50 s
R1 5Strike	110	406	13	13.7	0.67 s
R2Strike	125	462	13	22.8	—
Charged R2Strike	165	609	36.4	36.5	1.43 s
R2 2Strike	128	473	13	25.1	—
Charged R2 2Strike	170	628	36.4	41	1.67 s
Running R1Strike	105	388	6.5	17.1	0.63 s
Running R2Strike	120	443	13	22.8	0.77 s
Rolling R1Strike	90	332	6.5	11.4	0.37 s
Backstep R1Strike	90	332	6.5	11.4	0.53 s
Jumping R1Strike	107	395	9.8	11.4	0.50 s
Jumping R2Strike	127	469	24.1	22.8	0.50 s
Guard counterStrike	125	462	36.4	22.8	0.63 s

Two-handed16players can parry them

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Strike	103	390	8.5	17.1	0.50 s
R1 2Strike	104	394	8.5	17.1	0.47 s
R1 3Strike	105	397	8.5	17.1	0.47 s
R1 4Strike	106	401	8.5	17.1	0.47 s
R1 5Strike	113	428	16.9	17.1	0.77 s
R2Strike	130	492	14.3	27.4	—
Charged R2Strike	170	644	39.7	43.3	1.43 s
R2 2Strike	133	503	14.3	30.8	—
Charged R2 2Strike	175	663	39.7	49	1.63 s
Running R1Strike	110	416	8.5	20.5	0.60 s
Running R2Strike	125	473	14.3	27.4	0.77 s
Rolling R1Strike	95	359	8.5	14.8	0.40 s
Backstep R1Strike	95	359	8.5	14.8	0.50 s
Jumping R1Strike	112	424	9.8	13.7	0.50 s
Jumping R2Strike	132	500	26	27.4	0.53 s
Guard counterStrike	140	530	39.7	27.4	0.67 s

Criticals2

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
BackstabStrike · 2 hits	55 + 192	913	0	19.4	0.53 s
RiposteStrike · 2 hits	55 + 303	1,323	0	19.4	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	142	142	—
+1	151	151	Smithing Stone [1] × 2
+2	159	159	Smithing Stone [1] × 4
+3	168	168	Smithing Stone [1] × 6
+4	177	177	Smithing Stone [2] × 2
+5	186	186	Smithing Stone [2] × 4
+6	194	194	Smithing Stone [2] × 6
+7	203	203	Smithing Stone [3] × 2
+8	212	212	Smithing Stone [3] × 4
+9	221	221	Smithing Stone [3] × 6
+10	230	230	Smithing Stone [4] × 2
+11	239	239	Smithing Stone [4] × 4
+12	248	248	Smithing Stone [4] × 6
+13	257	257	Smithing Stone [5] × 2
+14	266	266	Smithing Stone [5] × 4
+15	275	275	Smithing Stone [5] × 6
+16	285	285	Smithing Stone [6] × 2
+17	294	294	Smithing Stone [6] × 4
+18	303	303	Smithing Stone [6] × 6
+19	312	312	Smithing Stone [7] × 2
+20	322	322	Smithing Stone [7] × 4
+21	331	331	Smithing Stone [7] × 6
+22	341	341	Smithing Stone [8] × 2
+23	350	350	Smithing Stone [8] × 4
+24	360	360	Smithing Stone [8] × 6
+25	369	369	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 Monk's Flamemace

Dropped by 1

Enemies the game gives no name, up to 4% per kill · Liurnia of the Lakes, 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: 502 in 1.02.1 → 510 in 1.17.1, changed by 1 patch.

1.09502 → 510 (+1.6%)

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
- Dexterity scaling57→60StandardMonk's Keen Flamemace
- Strength scaling41→43Monk's Heavy Flamemace
- Strength scaling7→8Monk's Keen FlamemaceMonk's Lightning Flamemace
- Strength scaling50→52Monk's Quality Flamemace
- Dexterity scaling50→52Monk's Quality Flamemace
- Strength scaling33→34Monk's Fire Flamemace
- Dexterity scaling7→8Monk's Fire Flamemace
- Dexterity scaling17→18Monk's Flame Art FlamemaceMonk's Sacred FlamemaceMonk's Magic Flamemace
- Faith scaling32→33Monk's Flame Art FlamemaceMonk's Sacred Flamemace
- Dexterity scaling33→34Monk's Lightning Flamemace
- Intelligence scaling36→37Monk's Magic Flamemace
- Dexterity scaling51→54Monk's Cold Flamemace
- Intelligence scaling26→28Monk's Cold Flamemace
- Dexterity scaling54→57Monk's Poison FlamemaceMonk's Blood Flamemace
- Dexterity scaling22→24Monk's Occult Flamemace
- Arcane scaling65→68Monk's Occult Flamemace
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: 6
Requires: Str 13 · Dex 13
Affinities: Standard, Monk's Heavy Flamemace, Monk's Keen Flamemace, Monk's Quality Flamemace, Monk's Fire Flamemace, Monk's Flame Art Flamemace, Monk's Lightning Flamemace, Monk's Sacred Flamemace, Monk's Magic Flamemace, Monk's Cold Flamemace, Monk's Poison Flamemace, Monk's Blood Flamemace, Monk's Occult Flamemace
Game ID: 11090000