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Stone Club

With its requirements met (Str 16 · Dex 8), Stone Club reaches 379 attack rating at +25; the strongest affinity at those stats is Magic at 530.

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Drop: Battlemage (4%) · Miquella's Haligtree (2), Liurnia of the Lakes, Altus Plateau, Greyoll's Dragonbarrow

Attack rating (+25): 379
Scaling (+25): Str B · Dex E
Class: Hammer
Weight: 7
Requires: Str 16 · Dex 8
Skill: Kick
Upgrades with: Smithing Stones (+25), takes Ashes of War

Stone Club, rendered from the game's 3D model — Rendered from the game's model

Attack rating by affinity 13

At Str 16 · 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	143	379 +25	Physical 379	Str BDex EInt –Fai –Arc –
Heavy	138	375 +25	Physical 375	Str ADex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Keen	128	349 +25	Physical 349	Str DDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Quality	130	346 +25	Physical 346	Str BDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Fire	213	490 +25	Physical 238Fire 252	Str CDex EInt –Fai –Arc –
Flame Art	209	529 +25	Physical 255Fire 274	Str DDex EInt –Fai BArc –
Lightning	203	464 +25	Physical 228Lightning 236	Str EDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Sacred	186	529 +25	Physical 255Holy 274	Str DDex EInt –Fai BArc –
Magic	186	530 +25	Physical 249Magic 281	Str DDex EInt BFai –Arc –
Cold	199	463 +25	Physical 274Magic 189	Str BDex EInt CFai –Arc –
Poison	119	345 +25	Physical 345	Str BDex DInt –Fai –Arc D
Blood	119	345 +25	Physical 345	Str BDex DInt –Fai –Arc D
Occult	124	349 +25	Physical 349	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	–	379
13	–	382
16	379	385
19	395	389
22	409	391
25	423	394
28	437	397
31	451	400
34	464	402
37	477	405
40	489	407
43	502	410
46	513	412
49	525	414
52	535	417
55	545	419
58	554	420
61	561	422
64	569	423
67	576	425
70	584	426
73	591	428
76	599	429
79	606	431
82	611	432
85	614	432
88	617	433
91	619	433
94	622	434
97	625	435
99	627	435

Stat	Soft caps	AR per point, by stretch	At 99
Strength	18, 60, 80	16–18: +5.5 · 18–60: +4 · 60–80: +2.55 · 80–99: +0.95	627 from 379
Dexterity	18, 60, 80	10–18: +1.13 · 18–60: +0.79 · 60–80: +0.5 · 80–99: +0.21	435 from 379

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	143	186	209	186
1	152	199	222	199
2	161	212	234	213
3	170	226	247	225
4	179	239	259	238
5	188	252	272	252
6	197	267	284	266
7	206	280	297	280
8	215	293	310	293
9	224	308	323	307
10	234	321	336	321
11	243	335	348	335
12	252	349	361	348
13	262	363	374	362
14	271	376	387	377
15	281	390	400	390
16	290	404	413	404
17	300	418	426	418
18	310	432	439	432
19	319	447	453	447
20	329	461	466	460
21	339	474	479	475
22	349	489	491	489
23	359	502	504	502
24	369	517	517	516
25	379	530	529	529

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

#6 of 16 hammer weapons by attack rating

Scepter of the All-Knowing517 +10
Envoy's Horn464 +10
Nox Flowing Hammer397 +10
Flowerstone Gavel390 +10
Stone Club379 +25
Ringed Finger375 +10
Monk's Flamemace369 +25
Hammer366 +25
Morning Star338 +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	379	6.5	13.3	0.53 s
R1 2Strike	102	386	6.5	13.3	0.60 s
R1 3Strike	104	394	6.5	13.3	0.53 s
R1 4Strike	106	401	6.5	13.3	0.60 s
R1 5Strike	110	416	13	13.3	0.70 s
R2Strike	125	473	13	22.1	—
Charged R2Strike	160	606	36.4	33.2	1.17 s
R2 2Strike	125	473	13	22.1	—
Charged R2 2Strike	160	606	36.4	33.2	1.23 s
Running R1Strike	105	398	6.5	16.6	0.63 s
Running R2Strike	120	454	13	22.1	0.77 s
Rolling R1Strike	90	341	6.5	11.1	0.40 s
Backstep R1Strike	90	341	6.5	11.1	0.53 s
Jumping R1Strike	107	405	9.8	11.1	0.50 s
Jumping R2Strike	127	481	24.1	22.1	0.50 s
Guard counterStrike	125	473	36.4	22.1	0.63 s

Two-handed16players can parry them

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Strike	103	431	8.5	16.6	0.53 s
R1 2Strike	105	440	8.5	16.6	0.60 s
R1 3Strike	107	448	8.5	16.6	0.53 s
R1 4Strike	109	456	8.5	16.6	0.60 s
R1 5Strike	115	482	16.9	16.6	0.70 s
R2Strike	130	544	14.3	26.5	—
Charged R2Strike	165	691	39.7	39.8	1.20 s
R2 2Strike	130	544	14.3	26.5	—
Charged R2 2Strike	165	691	39.7	39.8	1.23 s
Running R1Strike	110	461	8.5	19.9	0.60 s
Running R2Strike	125	523	14.3	26.5	0.77 s
Rolling R1Strike	95	398	8.5	14.4	0.40 s
Backstep R1Strike	95	398	8.5	14.4	0.50 s
Jumping R1Strike	112	469	9.8	13.3	0.50 s
Jumping R2Strike	132	553	26	26.5	0.53 s
Guard counterStrike	140	586	39.7	26.5	0.67 s

Criticals2

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
BackstabStrike · 2 hits	55 + 192	936	0	18.8	0.53 s
RiposteStrike · 2 hits	55 + 303	1,357	0	18.8	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	143	143	—
+1	152	152	Smithing Stone [1] × 2
+2	161	161	Smithing Stone [1] × 4
+3	170	170	Smithing Stone [1] × 6
+4	179	179	Smithing Stone [2] × 2
+5	188	188	Smithing Stone [2] × 4
+6	197	197	Smithing Stone [2] × 6
+7	206	206	Smithing Stone [3] × 2
+8	215	215	Smithing Stone [3] × 4
+9	224	224	Smithing Stone [3] × 6
+10	234	234	Smithing Stone [4] × 2
+11	243	243	Smithing Stone [4] × 4
+12	252	252	Smithing Stone [4] × 6
+13	262	262	Smithing Stone [5] × 2
+14	271	271	Smithing Stone [5] × 4
+15	281	281	Smithing Stone [5] × 6
+16	290	290	Smithing Stone [6] × 2
+17	300	300	Smithing Stone [6] × 4
+18	310	310	Smithing Stone [6] × 6
+19	319	319	Smithing Stone [7] × 2
+20	329	329	Smithing Stone [7] × 4
+21	339	339	Smithing Stone [7] × 6
+22	349	349	Smithing Stone [8] × 2
+23	359	359	Smithing Stone [8] × 4
+24	369	369	Smithing Stone [8] × 6
+25	379	379	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 Stone Club

Dropped by 1

Enemies the game gives no name, up to 4% per kill · Liurnia of the Lakes, Greyoll's Dragonbarrow, Miquella's Haligtree, Altus Plateau

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: 506 in 1.02.1 → 518 in 1.17.1, changed by 1 patch.

1.09506 → 518 (+2.4%)

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

Patch history 6

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

1.03.1from 1.02.1
- Guard boost36→35
1.04.1from 1.03.3
- Guard boost35→36
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 scaling70→75Standard
- Strength scaling63→67HeavyCold
- Strength scaling21→22KeenFlame ArtSacredMagic
- Dexterity scaling46→49Keen
- Strength scaling57→61Quality
- Dexterity scaling57→61Quality
- Strength scaling39→41Fire
- Dexterity scaling8→9Fire
- Faith scaling38→40Flame ArtSacred
- Strength scaling8→9Lightning
- Dexterity scaling39→41Lightning
- Intelligence scaling44→46Magic
- Intelligence scaling29→31Cold
- Strength scaling66→71PoisonBlood
- Strength scaling28→30Occult
- Arcane scaling72→76Occult
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: 7
Requires: Str 16 · Dex 8
Affinities: Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Fire, Flame Art, Lightning, Sacred, Magic, Cold, Poison, Blood, Occult
Game ID: 11140000