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Nightrider Flail

With its requirements met (Str 10 · Dex 24), Nightrider Flail reaches 385 attack rating at +25; the strongest affinity at those stats is Magic at 502.

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Reward: Night's Cavalry · Weeping Peninsula

Attack rating (+25): 385
Scaling (+25): Str D · Dex B
Class: Flail
Weight: 6
Requires: Str 10 · Dex 24
Skill: Spinning Chain · FP 8 / 10
Passive: Causes blood loss buildup (50)
Upgrades with: Smithing Stones (+25), takes Ashes of War

Attack rating by affinity 13

At Str 10 · Dex 24 · 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	385 +25	Physical 385	Str DDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Heavy	117	309 +25	Physical 309	Str BDex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Keen	145	401 +25	Physical 401	Str EDex AInt –Fai –Arc –
Quality	126	344 +25	Physical 344	Str BDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Fire	190	423 +25	Physical 209Fire 214	Str CDex EInt –Fai –Arc –
Flame Art	198	500 +25	Physical 239Fire 261	Str EDex EInt –Fai BArc –
Lightning	209	501 +25	Physical 243Lightning 258	Str EDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Sacred	175	500 +25	Physical 239Holy 261	Str EDex EInt –Fai BArc –
Magic	176	502 +25	Physical 240Magic 262	Str EDex EInt BFai –Arc –
Cold	192	458 +25	Physical 280Magic 178	Str DDex BInt CFai –Arc –
Poison	118	351 +25	Physical 351	Str DDex BInt –Fai –Arc D
Blood	118	351 +25	Physical 351	Str DDex BInt –Fai –Arc D
Occult	118	336 +25	Physical 336	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
10	–	385
13	–	389
16	–	394
19	–	398
22	–	402
24	385	–
25	–	405
27	396	–
28	–	409
30	408	–
31	–	413
33	419	–
34	–	416
36	430	–
37	–	420
39	440	–
40	–	423
42	450	–
43	–	426
45	460	–
46	–	429
48	470	–
49	–	432
51	479	–
52	–	435
54	487	–
55	–	438
57	495	–
58	–	440
60	501	–
61	–	442
63	507	–
64	–	444
66	513	–
67	–	446
69	520	–
70	–	448
72	526	–
73	–	450
75	532	–
76	–	452
78	538	–
79	–	454
81	543	–
82	–	455
84	546	–
85	–	456
87	548	–
88	–	456
90	551	–
91	–	457
93	553	–
94	–	458
96	555	–
97	–	459
99	558	459

Stat	Soft caps	AR per point, by stretch	At 99
Dexterity	60, 80	24–60: +3.22 · 60–80: +2.1 · 80–99: +0.79	558 from 385
Strength	18, 60, 80	10–18: +1.5 · 18–60: +1.05 · 60–80: +0.65 · 80–99: +0.26	459 from 385

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
Lightning
Flame Art

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

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Upgrade level	Standard	Magic	Lightning	Flame Art
0	143	176	209	198
1	152	188	219	209
2	161	201	231	221
3	170	213	242	232
4	179	226	254	244
5	188	239	265	255
6	197	251	276	268
7	206	264	287	280
8	216	277	299	292
9	225	290	311	304
10	235	304	323	317
11	244	317	335	328
12	254	330	346	340
13	264	343	358	353
14	273	356	370	364
15	283	369	381	377
16	293	382	393	389
17	303	395	406	402
18	313	408	418	414
19	323	421	429	426
20	333	435	441	439
21	343	448	454	451
22	354	461	466	463
23	364	474	477	475
24	374	488	489	487
25	385	502	501	500

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	46
14	88	83	72	46
15	89	84	73	46
16	91	86	74	46
17	92	87	75	46
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

#5 of 7 flail weapons by attack rating

Serpent Flail525 +10
Bastard's Stars522 +10
Golden Order Flail518 +10
Family Heads467 +10
Nightrider Flail385 +25
Chainlink Flail362 +25
Flail344 +25

Standard affinity at max upgrade, each weapon at its own requirements. A full bar is the class's strongest (Serpent Flail, 525).

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-handed15can't be parried

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Strike	100	385	6	14.4	0.53 s
R1 2Strike	101	389	6	14.4	0.57 s
R1 3Strike	102	393	6	14.4	0.53 s
R1 4Strike	110	423	12	14.4	0.57 s
R2Strike	120	462	12	23.7	—
Charged R2Strike	165	635	36	39.1	2.03 s
R2 2Strike	120	462	12	23.7	—
Charged R2 2Strike	165	635	36	39.1	2.07 s
Running R1Strike	105	404	6	18.5	0.60 s
Running R2Strike	120	462	12	23.7	0.77 s
Rolling R1Strike	90	346	6	12.4	0.37 s
Backstep R1Strike	90	346	6	12.4	0.60 s
Jumping R1Strike	107	412	9	12.4	0.50 s
Jumping R2Strike	127	489	24	23.7	0.53 s
Guard counterStrike	125	481	36	23.7	0.67 s

Two-handed15can't be parried

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Strike	103	404	7.8	18.5	0.53 s
R1 2Strike	104	408	7.8	18.5	0.53 s
R1 3Strike	105	412	7.8	18.5	0.53 s
R1 4Strike	113	443	15.6	18.5	0.53 s
R2Strike	125	490	13.2	28.8	—
Charged R2Strike	170	667	39.6	46.4	2.07 s
R2 2Strike	125	490	13.2	28.8	—
Charged R2 2Strike	170	667	39.6	46.4	2.03 s
Running R1Strike	110	431	7.8	21.6	0.60 s
Running R2Strike	125	490	13.2	28.8	0.77 s
Rolling R1Strike	95	372	7.8	15.5	0.40 s
Backstep R1Strike	95	372	7.8	15.5	0.60 s
Jumping R1Strike	112	439	9	14.4	0.50 s
Jumping R2Strike	132	518	26.4	28.8	0.53 s
Guard counterStrike	140	549	39.6	28.8	0.67 s

Criticals2

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
BackstabStrike · 2 hits	55 + 192	951	0	21.6	0.53 s
RiposteStrike · 2 hits	55 + 303	1,379	0	21.6	0.97 s

Skill: Spinning Chain3move names inferred

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
Skill (held)Strike · 3 hits	85 + 85 + 85	982	15.3	6.2	0.00 s
Skill → R1Strike · 2 hits	90 + 120	809	17.4	16.5	0.23 s
Skill → R2Strike · 2 hits	110 + 140	963	24	30.9	0.57 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	216	216	Smithing Stone [3] × 4
+9	225	225	Smithing Stone [3] × 6
+10	235	235	Smithing Stone [4] × 2
+11	244	244	Smithing Stone [4] × 4
+12	254	254	Smithing Stone [4] × 6
+13	264	264	Smithing Stone [5] × 2
+14	273	273	Smithing Stone [5] × 4
+15	283	283	Smithing Stone [5] × 6
+16	293	293	Smithing Stone [6] × 2
+17	303	303	Smithing Stone [6] × 4
+18	313	313	Smithing Stone [6] × 6
+19	323	323	Smithing Stone [7] × 2
+20	333	333	Smithing Stone [7] × 4
+21	343	343	Smithing Stone [7] × 6
+22	354	354	Smithing Stone [8] × 2
+23	364	364	Smithing Stone [8] × 4
+24	374	374	Smithing Stone [8] × 6
+25	385	385	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 Nightrider Flail

Rewards

Drop: Night's Cavalry · Weeping Peninsula

Attack rating, patch by patch

At max upgrade, Standard affinity, every stat at 40: 458 in 1.02.1 → 482 in 1.17.1, changed by 1 patch.

1.09458 → 482 (+5.2%)

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

Patch history 3

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

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
- Physical attack112→115Standard
- Strength scaling20→21Standard
- Dexterity scaling62→66Standard
- Physical attack107→110HeavyKeenQualityFireFlame ArtLightningSacredMagicColdPoisonBloodOccult
- Strength scaling46→49Heavy
- Dexterity scaling61→65Keen
- Strength scaling53→56Quality
- Dexterity scaling53→56Quality
- Fire attack107→110FireFlame Art
- Strength scaling35→37Fire
- Dexterity scaling12→13Flame ArtSacred
- Faith scaling41→43Flame ArtSacred
- Lightning attack107→110Lightning
- Dexterity scaling35→37Lightning
- Holy attack107→110Sacred
- Magic attack107→110Magic
- Dexterity scaling18→19Magic
- Intelligence scaling41→43Magic
- Magic attack86→88Cold
- Dexterity scaling55→59Cold
- Intelligence scaling32→34Cold
- Dexterity scaling58→62PoisonBlood
- Dexterity scaling24→26Occult
- Arcane scaling69→73Occult
1.12.1from 1.10
Every changed value (1)
Value Before to After Change
Health, stamina and weight 1
Weapon Regain HP Amount 60 90 +30+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	60	→	90	+30+50%

Other flails with similar AR

Overview

Class: Flail
Weight: 6
Requires: Str 10 · Dex 24
Affinities: Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Fire, Flame Art, Lightning, Sacred, Magic, Cold, Poison, Blood, Occult
Game ID: 13000000