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Erdsteel Dagger

With its requirements met (Str 7 · Dex 12 · Fai 14), Erdsteel Dagger reaches 199 attack rating at +25; the strongest affinities at those stats are Flame Art and Sacred at 334.

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Pickup Leyndell, Royal Capital
Gift: Kenneth Haight, Limgrave Heir Stormveil Castle

Attack rating (+25): 199
Scaling (+25): Str D · Dex D · Fai D
Class: Dagger
Weight: 2
Requires: Str 7 · Dex 12 · Fai 14
Skill: Quickstep · FP 3
Upgrades with: Smithing Stones (+25), takes Ashes of War

Erdsteel Dagger, rendered from the game's 3D model — Rendered from the game's model

Attack rating by affinity 13

At Str 10 · Dex 12 · Int 10 · Fai 14 · 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	75	199 +25	Physical 199	Str DDex DInt –Fai DArc –
Heavy	71	194 +25	Physical 194	Str ADex –Int –Fai DArc –
Keen	74	207 +25	Physical 207	Str EDex AInt –Fai DArc –
Quality	71	191 +25	Physical 191	Str BDex BInt –Fai DArc –
Fire	112	255 +25	Physical 129Fire 126	Str CDex EInt –Fai DArc –
Flame Art	122	334 +25	Physical 162Fire 172	Str EDex EInt –Fai BArc –
Lightning	114	268 +25	Physical 135Lightning 133	Str EDex CInt –Fai DArc –
Sacred	108	334 +25	Physical 162Holy 172	Str EDex EInt –Fai BArc –
Magic	103	297 +25	Physical 141Magic 156	Str EDex EInt BFai DArc –
Cold	108	247 +25	Physical 139Magic 108	Str DDex DInt BFai DArc –
Poison	60	168 +25	Physical 168	Str DDex DInt –Fai DArc D
Blood	60	168 +25	Physical 168	Str DDex DInt –Fai DArc D
Occult	61	163 +25	Physical 163	Str EDex EInt –Fai DArc A

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

Attack rating by stat (Standard, +25)

Faith
Strength
Dexterity

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

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Stat level	Faith	Strength	Dexterity
10	–	199	–
12	–	–	199
13	–	203	–
14	199	–	–
15	–	–	203
16	–	207	–
17	204	–	–
18	–	–	207
19	–	210	–
20	208	–	–
21	–	–	210
22	–	213	–
23	212	–	–
24	–	–	213
25	–	216	–
26	215	–	–
27	–	–	216
28	–	219	–
29	219	–	–
30	–	–	219
31	–	222	–
32	222	–	–
33	–	–	222
34	–	225	–
35	226	–	–
36	–	–	225
37	–	228	–
38	229	–	–
39	–	–	228
40	–	231	–
41	233	–	–
42	–	–	230
43	–	234	–
44	236	–	–
45	–	–	233
46	–	236	–
47	239	–	–
48	–	–	236
49	–	239	–
50	242	–	–
51	–	–	238
52	–	241	–
53	245	–	–
54	–	–	240
55	–	243	–
56	247	–	–
57	–	–	242
58	–	245	–
59	249	–	–
60	–	–	244
61	–	247	–
62	251	–	–
63	–	–	245
64	–	248	–
65	253	–	–
66	–	–	247
67	–	250	–
68	255	–	–
69	–	–	249
70	–	252	–
71	257	–	–
72	–	–	250
73	–	253	–
74	259	–	–
75	–	–	252
76	–	255	–
77	261	–	–
78	–	–	254
79	–	257	–
80	263	–	–
81	–	–	255
82	–	258	–
83	264	–	–
84	–	–	256
85	–	258	–
86	265	–	–
87	–	–	256
88	–	259	–
89	265	–	–
90	–	–	257
91	–	259	–
92	266	–	–
93	–	–	258
94	–	260	–
95	267	–	–
96	–	–	258
97	–	261	–
98	268	–	–
99	268	261	259

Stat	Soft caps	AR per point, by stretch	At 99
Faith	18, 60, 80	14–18: +1.5 · 18–60: +1.07 · 60–80: +0.65 · 80–99: +0.26	268 from 199
Strength	18, 60, 80	10–18: +1.25 · 18–60: +0.88 · 60–80: +0.55 · 80–99: +0.21	261 from 199
Dexterity	18, 60, 80	12–18: +1.33 · 18–60: +0.88 · 60–80: +0.55 · 80–99: +0.21	259 from 199

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	75	122	108	103
1	80	130	116	110
2	85	138	124	118
3	90	146	134	125
4	94	154	142	133
5	99	163	151	140
6	104	171	159	148
7	109	179	169	156
8	114	188	177	163
9	119	196	186	171
10	124	205	196	178
11	128	213	205	186
12	133	222	213	195
13	138	230	223	202
14	143	239	232	210
15	148	248	242	218
16	153	257	251	225
17	158	265	260	234
18	163	275	269	242
19	169	284	280	249
20	174	292	290	258
21	179	301	298	266
22	184	309	307	273
23	189	317	316	281
24	194	325	325	290
25	199	334	334	297

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

#18 of 18 dagger weapons by attack rating

Miséricorde256 +25
Scorpion's Stinger241 +10
Main-gauche238 +25
Bloodstained Dagger231 +25
Parrying Dagger226 +25
Celebrant's Sickle224 +25
Great Knife218 +25
Dagger212 +25
Erdsteel Dagger199 +25

Standard affinity at max upgrade, each weapon at its own requirements. A full bar is the class's strongest (Black Knife, 383).

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-handed17players can parry them

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Slash	100	199	3	9.6	0.33 s
R1 2Slash	101	201	3	9.6	0.27 s
R1 3Slash	102	203	3	9.6	0.30 s
R1 4Slash	103	205	3	9.6	0.27 s
R1 5Slash	104	207	3	9.6	0.30 s
R1 6Slash	110	219	6	9.6	0.47 s
R2Slash · 2 hits	90 + 90	359	6	17.1	—
Charged R2Slash · 2 hits	110 + 110	439	18	25.7	0.87 s
R2 2Slash · 2 hits	90 + 90	359	6	17.1	—
Charged R2 2Slash · 3 hits	90 + 90 + 100	559	18	32.1	0.80 s
Running R1Slash	105	209	3	10.7	0.50 s
Running R2Pierce	120	239	6	16.1	0.53 s
Rolling R1Pierce	90	179	3	8.6	0.33 s
Backstep R1Slash	90	179	3	8.6	0.50 s
Jumping R1Slash	107	213	4.5	8.6	0.40 s
Jumping R2Slash	122	243	12	15	0.43 s
Guard counterSlash	140	279	18	15	0.57 s

Two-handed17players can parry them

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Slash	103	211	3.9	11.8	0.33 s
R1 2Slash	104	214	3.9	11.8	0.33 s
R1 3Slash	105	216	3.9	11.8	0.30 s
R1 4Slash	106	218	3.9	11.8	0.33 s
R1 5Slash	107	220	3.9	11.8	0.30 s
R1 6Slash	115	236	7.8	11.8	0.40 s
R2Slash · 2 hits	90 + 95	380	6.6	21.4	—
Charged R2Slash · 2 hits	110 + 115	463	19.8	32.1	0.87 s
R2 2Slash · 2 hits	90 + 95	380	6.6	21.4	—
Charged R2 2Slash · 3 hits	95 + 95 + 105	607	19.8	38.5	0.80 s
Running R1Slash	110	226	3.9	12.8	0.50 s
Running R2Pierce	125	257	6.6	19.3	0.53 s
Rolling R1Pierce	95	195	3.9	10.7	0.27 s
Backstep R1Slash	95	195	3.9	10.7	0.47 s
Jumping R1Slash	112	230	5.9	10.7	0.40 s
Jumping R2Slash	127	261	13.2	18.2	0.43 s
Guard counterSlash	150	308	19.8	18.2	0.63 s

Criticals2

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
BackstabPierce	294	646	0	15	0.50 s
RipostePierce	420	922	0	15	0.83 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	75	75	—
+1	80	80	Smithing Stone [1] × 2
+2	85	85	Smithing Stone [1] × 4
+3	90	90	Smithing Stone [1] × 6
+4	94	94	Smithing Stone [2] × 2
+5	99	99	Smithing Stone [2] × 4
+6	104	104	Smithing Stone [2] × 6
+7	109	109	Smithing Stone [3] × 2
+8	114	114	Smithing Stone [3] × 4
+9	119	119	Smithing Stone [3] × 6
+10	124	124	Smithing Stone [4] × 2
+11	128	128	Smithing Stone [4] × 4
+12	133	133	Smithing Stone [4] × 6
+13	138	138	Smithing Stone [5] × 2
+14	143	143	Smithing Stone [5] × 4
+15	148	148	Smithing Stone [5] × 6
+16	153	153	Smithing Stone [6] × 2
+17	158	158	Smithing Stone [6] × 4
+18	163	163	Smithing Stone [6] × 6
+19	169	169	Smithing Stone [7] × 2
+20	174	174	Smithing Stone [7] × 4
+21	179	179	Smithing Stone [7] × 6
+22	184	184	Smithing Stone [8] × 2
+23	189	189	Smithing Stone [8] × 4
+24	194	194	Smithing Stone [8] × 6
+25	199	199	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 Erdsteel Dagger

Placed in the world 1

Leyndell, Royal Capital · Lower Capital Church

Patch history 1

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

1.12.1from 1.10
Every changed value (1)
Value Before to After Change
Health, stamina and weight 1
Weapon Regain HP Amount 35 53 +18+51%

Value	Before	to	After	Change
Health, stamina and weight 1
Weapon Regain HP Amount	35	→	53	+18+51%

Other daggers with similar AR

Overview

Class: Dagger
Weight: 2
Requires: Str 7 · Dex 12 · Fai 14
Affinities: Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Fire, Flame Art, Lightning, Sacred, Magic, Cold, Poison, Blood, Occult
Game ID: 1150000