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Highland Axe

With its requirements met (Str 12 · Dex 9), Highland Axe reaches 362 attack rating at +25; the strongest affinity at those stats is Magic at 535.

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Pickup · Stormveil Castle

Attack rating (+25): 362
Scaling (+25): Str C · Dex D
Class: Axe
Weight: 4.5
Requires: Str 12 · Dex 9
Skill: War Cry · FP 16
Upgrades with: Smithing Stones (+25), takes Ashes of War

Highland Axe, rendered from the game's 3D model — Rendered from the game's model

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	141	362 +25	Physical 362	Str CDex DInt –Fai –Arc –
Heavy	133	353 +25	Physical 353	Str BDex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Keen	129	339 +25	Physical 339	Str EDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Quality	128	329 +25	Physical 329	Str BDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Fire	209	467 +25	Physical 229Fire 238	Str CDex EInt –Fai –Arc –
Flame Art	215	533 +25	Physical 252Fire 281	Str EDex EInt –Fai CArc –
Lightning	207	469 +25	Physical 231Lightning 238	Str EDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Sacred	190	533 +25	Physical 252Holy 281	Str EDex EInt –Fai CArc –
Magic	190	535 +25	Physical 253Magic 282	Str EDex EInt CFai –Arc –
Cold	200	452 +25	Physical 258Magic 194	Str CDex CInt DFai –Arc –
Poison	116	321 +25	Physical 321	Str CDex CInt –Fai –Arc D
Bloody	116	321 +25	Physical 321	Str CDex CInt –Fai –Arc D
Occult	124	341 +25	Physical 341	Str EDex 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	–	362
12	362	–
13	–	370
15	372	–
16	–	379
18	382	–
19	–	387
21	391	–
22	–	394
24	399	–
25	–	401
27	407	–
28	–	408
30	415	–
31	–	415
33	423	–
34	–	422
36	431	–
37	–	428
39	438	–
40	–	435
42	445	–
43	–	441
45	452	–
46	–	447
48	459	–
49	–	452
51	465	–
52	–	458
54	471	–
55	–	463
57	477	–
58	–	467
60	481	–
61	–	471
63	485	–
64	–	474
66	490	–
67	–	478
69	494	–
70	–	482
72	499	–
73	–	486
75	503	–
76	–	490
78	508	–
79	–	494
81	511	–
82	–	496
84	513	–
85	–	497
87	515	–
88	–	499
90	516	–
91	–	500
93	518	–
94	–	502
96	520	–
97	–	503
99	521	504

Stat	Soft caps	AR per point, by stretch	At 99
Strength	18, 60, 80	12–18: +3.33 · 18–60: +2.36 · 60–80: +1.5 · 80–99: +0.53	521 from 362
Dexterity	18, 60, 80	10–18: +2.88 · 18–60: +2 · 60–80: +1.3 · 80–99: +0.47	504 from 362

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	141	190	215	190
1	149	203	228	203
2	158	217	239	216
3	166	230	252	230
4	175	244	264	243
5	184	257	277	256
6	192	271	290	271
7	201	285	303	284
8	210	298	315	298
9	218	313	328	312
10	227	326	340	325
11	236	340	353	340
12	245	354	366	353
13	253	367	379	366
14	262	381	392	381
15	271	395	405	394
16	280	409	418	409
17	289	422	431	422
18	298	437	444	436
19	307	450	457	450
20	316	465	470	464
21	325	479	483	478
22	335	492	495	492
23	344	507	507	505
24	353	520	520	519
25	362	535	533	533

Status buildup by upgrade

Cold · Frost
Poison · Poison
Bloody · 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	Bloody · 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

#12 of 17 axe weapons by attack rating

Iron Cleaver383 +25
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

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	362	5	13.9	0.47 s
R1 2Standard	101	366	5	13.9	0.53 s
R1 3Standard	102	369	5	13.9	0.53 s
R1 4Standard	103	373	5	13.9	0.50 s
R1 5Standard	110	398	10	13.9	0.63 s
R2Standard	130	471	10	21.4	—
Charged R2Standard	183	663	30	32.1	1.40 s
R2 2Standard	130	471	10	26.8	—
Charged R2 2Standard	183	663	30	37.5	1.40 s
Running R1Standard	105	380	5	16.1	0.53 s
Running R2Standard	120	435	10	21.4	0.70 s
Rolling R1Standard	90	326	5	16.1	0.40 s
Backstep R1Standard	90	326	5	16.1	0.57 s
Jumping R1Standard	107	388	7.5	16.1	0.47 s
Jumping R2Standard	127	460	20	21.4	0.50 s
Guard counterStandard	125	453	30	21.4	0.67 s

Two-handed16players can parry them

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Standard	103	394	6.5	17.1	0.50 s
R1 2Standard	104	398	6.5	17.1	0.50 s
R1 3Standard	105	401	6.5	17.1	0.53 s
R1 4Standard	106	405	6.5	17.1	0.53 s
R1 5Standard	112	428	13	17.1	0.60 s
R2Standard	135	516	11	26.8	—
Charged R2Standard	185	708	33	39.6	1.43 s
R2 2Standard	135	516	11	33.2	—
Charged R2 2Standard	185	708	33	46	1.40 s
Running R1Standard	110	421	6.5	19.3	0.53 s
Running R2Standard	125	478	11	26.8	0.67 s
Rolling R1Standard	95	363	6.5	19.3	0.40 s
Backstep R1Standard	95	363	6.5	19.3	0.53 s
Jumping R1Standard	112	428	9.8	19.3	0.47 s
Jumping R2Standard	132	505	22	26.8	0.50 s
Guard counterStandard	130	497	33	26.8	0.67 s

Criticals2

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
BackstabStandard · 2 hits	55 + 192	985	0	19.3	0.53 s
RiposteStandard · 2 hits	55 + 303	1,428	0	19.3	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	141	141	—
+1	149	149	Smithing Stone [1] × 2
+2	158	158	Smithing Stone [1] × 4
+3	166	166	Smithing Stone [1] × 6
+4	175	175	Smithing Stone [2] × 2
+5	184	184	Smithing Stone [2] × 4
+6	192	192	Smithing Stone [2] × 6
+7	201	201	Smithing Stone [3] × 2
+8	210	210	Smithing Stone [3] × 4
+9	218	218	Smithing Stone [3] × 6
+10	227	227	Smithing Stone [4] × 2
+11	236	236	Smithing Stone [4] × 4
+12	245	245	Smithing Stone [4] × 6
+13	253	253	Smithing Stone [5] × 2
+14	262	262	Smithing Stone [5] × 4
+15	271	271	Smithing Stone [5] × 6
+16	280	280	Smithing Stone [6] × 2
+17	289	289	Smithing Stone [6] × 4
+18	298	298	Smithing Stone [6] × 6
+19	307	307	Smithing Stone [7] × 2
+20	316	316	Smithing Stone [7] × 4
+21	325	325	Smithing Stone [7] × 6
+22	335	335	Smithing Stone [8] × 2
+23	344	344	Smithing Stone [8] × 4
+24	353	353	Smithing Stone [8] × 6
+25	362	362	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 Highland Axe

Placed in the world 1

Stormveil Castle · Rampart Tower

Attack rating, patch by patch

At max upgrade, Standard affinity, every stat at 40: 483 in 1.02.1 → 513 in 1.17.3, 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 3

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

1.08from 1.07.1
- Physical attack123→128Standard
- Physical attack118→122HeavyKeenQualityFireFlame ArtLightningSacredMagicColdPoisonBloodyOccult
- Fire attack118→122FireFlame Art
- Lightning attack118→122Lightning
- Holy attack118→122Sacred
- Magic attack118→122Magic
- Magic attack94→98Cold
1.09from 1.08.1
- Strength scaling40→42Standard
- Dexterity scaling34→36Standard
- Strength scaling44→46Heavy
- Dexterity scaling40→42Keen
- Strength scaling51→54Quality
- Dexterity scaling51→54Quality
- Strength scaling29→31Fire
- Dexterity scaling6→7Flame ArtSacred
- Faith scaling33→35Flame ArtSacred
- Dexterity scaling29→31Lightning
- Intelligence scaling33→35Magic
- Strength scaling36→37ColdPoisonBloody
- Dexterity scaling30→32ColdPoisonBloody
- Intelligence scaling25→27Cold
- Dexterity scaling13→14Occult
- Arcane scaling62→66Occult
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
Health, stamina and weight 1
Weapon Regain HP Amount	50	→	75	+25+50%

Other axes with similar AR

Overview

Class: Axe
Weight: 4.5
Requires: Str 12 · Dex 9
Affinities: Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Fire, Flame Art, Lightning, Sacred, Magic, Cold, Poison, Bloody, Occult
Game ID: 14100000