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Celebrant's Cleaver

With its requirements met (Str 12 · Dex 8), Celebrant's Cleaver reaches 356 attack rating at +25; the strongest affinity at those stats is Celebrant's Magic Cleaver at 527.

Dropped by enemies placed all over (no markers): Drop: Celebrant (0.5%) · Altus Plateau

Attack rating (+25): 356
Scaling (+25): Str C · Dex D
Class: Axe
Weight: 4.5
Requires: Str 12 · Dex 8
Skill: Wild Strikes · FP 10 / 15
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	138	356 +25	Physical 356	Str CDex DInt –Fai –Arc –
Celebrant's Heavy Cleaver	131	347 +25	Physical 347	Str BDex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Celebrant's Keen Cleaver	127	336 +25	Physical 336	Str EDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Celebrant's Quality Cleaver	126	325 +25	Physical 325	Str BDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Celebrant's Fire Cleaver	207	461 +25	Physical 226Fire 235	Str CDex EInt –Fai –Arc –
Celebrant's Flame Art Cleaver	211	525 +25	Physical 248Fire 277	Str EDex EInt –Fai CArc –
Celebrant's Lightning Cleaver	204	463 +25	Physical 228Lightning 235	Str EDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Celebrant's Sacred Cleaver	187	525 +25	Physical 248Holy 277	Str EDex EInt –Fai CArc –
Celebrant's Magic Cleaver	188	527 +25	Physical 249Magic 278	Str EDex EInt CFai –Arc –
Celebrant's Cold Cleaver	197	449 +25	Physical 256Magic 193	Str CDex DInt CFai –Arc –
Celebrant's Poison Cleaver	115	319 +25	Physical 319	Str CDex DInt –Fai –Arc D
Celebrant's Blood Cleaver	115	319 +25	Physical 319	Str CDex DInt –Fai –Arc D
Celebrant's Occult Cleaver	122	338 +25	Physical 338	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	–	356
12	356	–
13	–	363
15	367	–
16	–	371
18	379	–
19	–	378
21	389	–
22	–	384
24	398	–
25	–	390
27	407	–
28	–	396
30	417	–
31	–	402
33	425	–
34	–	408
36	434	–
37	–	414
39	443	–
40	–	419
42	451	–
43	–	425
45	459	–
46	–	430
48	467	–
49	–	435
51	474	–
52	–	439
54	481	–
55	–	444
57	487	–
58	–	447
60	492	–
61	–	450
63	497	–
64	–	454
66	502	–
67	–	457
69	507	–
70	–	460
72	512	–
73	–	464
75	517	–
76	–	467
78	522	–
79	–	470
81	526	–
82	–	472
84	528	–
85	–	474
87	530	–
88	–	475
90	532	–
91	–	476
93	534	–
94	–	477
96	536	–
97	–	479
99	538	479

Stat	Soft caps	AR per point, by stretch	At 99
Strength	18, 60, 80	12–18: +3.83 · 18–60: +2.69 · 60–80: +1.65 · 80–99: +0.68	538 from 356
Dexterity	18, 60, 80	10–18: +2.5 · 18–60: +1.74 · 60–80: +1.1 · 80–99: +0.42	479 from 356

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
Celebrant's Magic Cleaver
Celebrant's Flame Art Cleaver
Celebrant's Sacred Cleaver

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

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Upgrade level	Standard	Celebrant's Magic Cleaver	Celebrant's Flame Art Cleaver	Celebrant's Sacred Cleaver
0	138	188	211	187
1	147	201	224	201
2	155	213	236	213
3	163	227	248	226
4	172	240	260	239
5	180	254	273	253
6	189	267	286	267
7	197	281	297	280
8	206	294	310	293
9	214	308	323	307
10	223	322	336	321
11	232	335	349	334
12	240	348	360	347
13	249	362	373	362
14	258	376	386	375
15	267	389	399	388
16	275	403	412	402
17	284	417	425	416
18	293	431	437	430
19	302	444	450	443
20	311	458	463	458
21	320	472	475	471
22	329	486	488	484
23	338	499	501	499
24	347	514	512	512
25	356	527	525	525

Status buildup by upgrade

Celebrant's Cold Cleaver · Frost
Celebrant's Poison Cleaver · Poison
Celebrant's Blood Cleaver · Blood loss

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

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Upgrade level	Celebrant's Cold Cleaver · Frost	Celebrant's Poison Cleaver · Poison	Celebrant's Blood Cleaver · 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

#15 of 17 axe weapons by attack rating

Jawbone Axe382 +25
Ripple Blade366 +25
Battle Axe365 +25
Highland Axe362 +25
Icerind Hatchet360 +10
Forked-Tongue Hatchet357 +25
Celebrant's Cleaver356 +25
Forked Hatchet336 +25
Hand Axe329 +25

Standard affinity at max upgrade, each weapon at its own requirements. A full bar is the class's strongest (Rosus' Axe, 575).

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 1Standard	100	356	5	11.8	0.53 s
R1 2Standard	101	360	5	11.8	0.60 s
R1 3Standard	102	363	5	11.8	0.53 s
R1 4Standard	103	367	5	11.8	0.60 s
R1 5Standard	110	392	10	11.8	0.67 s
R2Standard	130	463	10	19.3	—
Charged R2Standard	168	599	25	30	1.13 s
R2 2Standard	130	463	10	24.6	—
Charged R2 2Standard	168	599	30	34.2	1.40 s
Running R1Standard	105	374	5	16.1	0.53 s
Running R2Standard	120	428	10	21.4	0.70 s
Rolling R1Standard	90	321	5	16.1	0.40 s
Backstep R1Standard	90	321	5	13.9	0.57 s
Jumping R1Standard	107	381	7.5	16.1	0.47 s
Jumping R2Standard	127	453	20	21.4	0.50 s
Guard counterStandard	125	445	30	21.4	0.67 s

Two-handed16players can parry them

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Standard	103	391	6.5	15	0.53 s
R1 2Standard	104	394	6.5	15	0.60 s
R1 3Standard	105	398	6.5	15	0.53 s
R1 4Standard	106	402	6.5	15	0.60 s
R1 5Standard	113	429	13	15	0.70 s
R2Standard	135	512	11	24.6	—
Charged R2Standard	172	653	33	37.5	1.13 s
R2 2Standard	135	512	11	31	—
Charged R2 2Standard	172	653	33	43.9	1.37 s
Running R1Standard	110	417	6.5	19.3	0.53 s
Running R2Standard	125	474	11	26.8	0.67 s
Rolling R1Standard	95	360	6.5	19.3	0.40 s
Backstep R1Standard	95	360	6.5	19.3	0.53 s
Jumping R1Standard	112	425	9.8	19.3	0.47 s
Jumping R2Standard	132	501	22	26.8	0.50 s
Guard counterStandard	130	493	33	26.8	0.67 s

Criticals2

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
BackstabStandard · 2 hits	55 + 192	881	0	19.3	0.53 s
RiposteStandard · 2 hits	55 + 303	1,277	0	19.3	0.97 s

Skill: Wild Strikes4move names inferred

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
Skill (held)Standard · 2 hits	126 + 119	874	10	12.8	0.17 s
Skill (held, end)Standard	126	449	5	6.4	0.17 s
Skill → R1Standard · 2 hits	52 + 183	838	25	21.4	0.17 s
Skill → R2Standard · 2 hits	52 + 243	1,052	35	32.1	0.10 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	138	138	—
+1	147	147	Smithing Stone [1] × 2
+2	155	155	Smithing Stone [1] × 4
+3	163	163	Smithing Stone [1] × 6
+4	172	172	Smithing Stone [2] × 2
+5	180	180	Smithing Stone [2] × 4
+6	189	189	Smithing Stone [2] × 6
+7	197	197	Smithing Stone [3] × 2
+8	206	206	Smithing Stone [3] × 4
+9	214	214	Smithing Stone [3] × 6
+10	223	223	Smithing Stone [4] × 2
+11	232	232	Smithing Stone [4] × 4
+12	240	240	Smithing Stone [4] × 6
+13	249	249	Smithing Stone [5] × 2
+14	258	258	Smithing Stone [5] × 4
+15	267	267	Smithing Stone [5] × 6
+16	275	275	Smithing Stone [6] × 2
+17	284	284	Smithing Stone [6] × 4
+18	293	293	Smithing Stone [6] × 6
+19	302	302	Smithing Stone [7] × 2
+20	311	311	Smithing Stone [7] × 4
+21	320	320	Smithing Stone [7] × 6
+22	329	329	Smithing Stone [8] × 2
+23	338	338	Smithing Stone [8] × 4
+24	347	347	Smithing Stone [8] × 6
+25	356	356	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 Celebrant's Cleaver

Dropped by 1

Enemies the game gives no name, up to 0.5% per kill · 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: 474 in 1.02.1 → 508 in 1.17.1, changed by 2 patches.

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 boost33→31
1.04.1from 1.03.3
- Guard boost31→33
Every changed value (2)
Value Before to After Change
Key changes 1
Guard boost 31 33 +2+6.5%
Defence and poise 1
Guard Stamina Multiplier 0 1 +1
1.07from 1.06
Every changed value (1)
Value Before to After Change
Health, stamina and weight 1
Current HP independent Max HP 0 1 +1
1.08from 1.07.1
- Physical attack119→125Standard
- Physical attack114→120Celebrant's Heavy CleaverCelebrant's Keen CleaverCelebrant's Quality CleaverCelebrant's Fire CleaverCelebrant's Flame Art CleaverCelebrant's Lightning CleaverCelebrant's Sacred CleaverCelebrant's Magic CleaverCelebrant's Cold CleaverCelebrant's Poison CleaverCelebrant's Blood CleaverCelebrant's Occult Cleaver
- Fire attack114→120Celebrant's Fire CleaverCelebrant's Flame Art Cleaver
- Lightning attack114→120Celebrant's Lightning Cleaver
- Holy attack114→120Celebrant's Sacred Cleaver
- Magic attack114→120Celebrant's Magic Cleaver
- Magic attack91→96Celebrant's Cold Cleaver
1.09from 1.08.1
- Strength scaling46→49Standard
- Dexterity scaling31→32Standard
- Strength scaling44→46Celebrant's Heavy Cleaver
- Strength scaling7→8Celebrant's Keen CleaverCelebrant's Lightning Cleaver
- Dexterity scaling42→44Celebrant's Keen Cleaver
- Strength scaling52→55Celebrant's Quality Cleaver
- Dexterity scaling52→55Celebrant's Quality Cleaver
- Strength scaling30→32Celebrant's Fire Cleaver
- Dexterity scaling7→8Celebrant's Fire Cleaver
- Faith scaling34→36Celebrant's Flame Art CleaverCelebrant's Sacred Cleaver
- Dexterity scaling30→32Celebrant's Lightning Cleaver
- Strength scaling13→14Celebrant's Magic Cleaver
- Intelligence scaling34→36Celebrant's Magic Cleaver
- Strength scaling41→44Celebrant's Cold CleaverCelebrant's Poison CleaverCelebrant's Blood Cleaver
- Dexterity scaling27→28Celebrant's Cold CleaverCelebrant's Poison CleaverCelebrant's Blood Cleaver
- Intelligence scaling30→32Celebrant's Cold Cleaver
- Strength scaling18→19Celebrant's Occult Cleaver
- Arcane scaling65→68Celebrant's Occult Cleaver
1.12.1from 1.10
Every changed value (1)
Value Before to After Change
Health, stamina and weight 1
Weapon Regain HP Amount 50 75 +25+50%

Value	Before	to	After	Change
Key changes 1
Guard boost	31	→	33	+2+6.5%
Defence and poise 1
Guard Stamina Multiplier	0	→	1	+1

Value	Before	to	After	Change
Health, stamina and weight 1
Current HP independent Max HP	0	→	1	+1

Value	Before	to	After	Change
Health, stamina and weight 1
Weapon Regain HP Amount	50	→	75	+25+50%

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Overview

Class: Axe
Weight: 4.5
Requires: Str 12 · Dex 8
Affinities: Standard, Celebrant's Heavy Cleaver, Celebrant's Keen Cleaver, Celebrant's Quality Cleaver, Celebrant's Fire Cleaver, Celebrant's Flame Art Cleaver, Celebrant's Lightning Cleaver, Celebrant's Sacred Cleaver, Celebrant's Magic Cleaver, Celebrant's Cold Cleaver, Celebrant's Poison Cleaver, Celebrant's Blood Cleaver, Celebrant's Occult Cleaver
Game ID: 14060000