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Warped Axe

With its requirements met (Str 24 · Dex 8), Warped Axe reaches 433 attack rating at +25; the strongest affinity at those stats is Flame Art at 570.

Dropped by enemies placed all over (no markers): Drop: Omen (4%) · Subterranean Shunning-Grounds, Liurnia of the Lakes, Altus Plateau and 1 more

Attack rating (+25): 433
Scaling (+25): Str B
Class: Axe
Weight: 7.5
Requires: Str 24 · Dex 8
Skill: War Cry · FP 16
Upgrades with: Smithing Stones (+25), takes Ashes of War

Attack rating by affinity 13

At Str 24 · 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	159	433 +25	Physical 433	Str BDex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Heavy	160	463 +25	Physical 463	Str SDex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Keen	134	375 +25	Physical 375	Str DDex AInt –Fai –Arc –
Quality	141	392 +25	Physical 392	Str BDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Fire	232	551 +25	Physical 266Fire 285	Str CDex EInt –Fai –Arc –
Flame Art	220	570 +25	Physical 294Fire 276	Str CDex –Int –Fai CArc –
Lightning	211	494 +25	Physical 251Lightning 243	Str DDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Sacred	195	565 +25	Physical 289Holy 276	Str CDex –Int –Fai CArc –
Magic	196	563 +25	Physical 279Magic 284	Str DDex –Int BFai –Arc –
Cold	209	505 +25	Physical 320Magic 185	Str ADex –Int CFai –Arc –
Poison	131	395 +25	Physical 395	Str ADex –Int –Fai –Arc D
Blood	131	395 +25	Physical 395	Str ADex –Int –Fai –Arc D
Occult	142	429 +25	Physical 429	Str BDex –Int –Fai –Arc B

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

Attack rating by stat (Standard, +25)

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	Attack rating
24	433
27	449
30	464
33	480
36	495
39	510
42	524
45	538
48	551
51	563
54	575
57	586
60	594
63	603
66	611
69	620
72	629
75	637
78	646
81	653
84	656
87	660
90	663
93	666
96	670
99	673

Stat	Soft caps	AR per point, by stretch	At 99
Strength	60, 80	24–60: +4.47 · 60–80: +2.9 · 80–99: +1.11	673 from 433

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	159	220	195	196
1	169	234	209	210
2	179	246	223	224
3	189	260	237	238
4	199	273	252	252
5	209	287	266	266
6	220	301	280	281
7	230	315	296	295
8	241	329	310	311
9	252	343	325	325
10	262	357	339	340
11	273	371	355	355
12	284	385	369	370
13	295	400	384	384
14	306	413	399	399
15	317	428	414	413
16	328	442	429	428
17	340	457	445	443
18	351	471	459	458
19	362	486	475	472
20	374	501	490	488
21	386	515	505	503
22	397	528	519	517
23	409	543	535	533
24	421	556	550	549
25	433	570	565	563

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	80	80	69
1	81	81	70
2	83	82	71
3	85	85	72
4	87	86	73
5	89	88	75
6	91	89	77
7	93	90	78
8	95	92	79
9	96	93	81
10	98	95	82
11	100	96	83
12	102	97	84
13	104	99	86
14	106	100	87
15	108	102	88
16	110	103	89
17	111	104	91
18	113	106	92
19	115	107	93
20	117	109	94
21	119	110	96
22	121	111	97
23	123	113	98
24	125	114	99
25	127	116	101

#4 of 17 axe weapons by attack rating

Rosus' Axe575 +10
Death Knight's Twin Axes479 +10
Stormhawk Axe443 +10
Warped Axe433 +25
Sacrificial Axe392 +25
Smithscript Axe385 +25
Messmer Soldier's Axe385 +25
Iron Cleaver383 +25
Jawbone Axe382 +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	433	5	16	0.47 s
R1 2Standard	101	437	5	16	0.40 s
R1 3Standard	102	442	5	16	0.37 s
R1 4Standard	103	446	5	16	0.30 s
R1 5Standard	110	476	10	16	0.53 s
R2Standard	130	563	10	24.6	—
Charged R2Standard	183	793	30	36.9	1.40 s
R2 2Standard	130	563	10	30.8	—
Charged R2 2Standard · 2 hits	82 + 115	853	30	44.3	1.03 s
Running R1Standard	105	455	5	18.5	0.53 s
Running R2Standard	120	520	10	24.6	0.70 s
Rolling R1Standard	90	390	5	18.5	0.40 s
Backstep R1Standard	90	390	5	18.5	0.57 s
Jumping R1Standard	107	463	7.5	18.5	0.47 s
Jumping R2Standard	127	550	20	24.6	0.50 s
Guard counterStandard	125	541	30	24.6	0.67 s

Two-handed16players can parry them

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Standard	103	510	6.5	19.7	0.50 s
R1 2Standard	106	525	6.5	19.7	0.37 s
R1 3Standard	107	530	6.5	19.7	0.37 s
R1 4Standard	108	534	6.5	19.7	0.30 s
R1 5Standard	113	559	13	19.7	0.60 s
R2Standard	135	668	11	30.8	—
Charged R2Standard	185	916	33	45.5	1.43 s
R2 2Standard	135	668	11	38.1	—
Charged R2 2Standard · 2 hits	87 + 119	1,020	33	54.1	1.03 s
Running R1Standard	110	544	6.5	22.1	0.53 s
Running R2Standard	125	619	11	30.8	0.67 s
Rolling R1Standard	95	470	6.5	22.1	0.40 s
Backstep R1Standard	95	470	6.5	22.1	0.53 s
Jumping R1Standard	112	554	9.8	22.1	0.47 s
Jumping R2Standard	132	653	22	30.8	0.50 s
Guard counterStandard	130	643	33	30.8	0.67 s

Criticals2

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
BackstabStandard · 2 hits	55 + 192	1,070	0	22.1	0.53 s
RiposteStandard · 2 hits	55 + 303	1,551	0	22.1	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	159	159	—
+1	169	169	Smithing Stone [1] × 2
+2	179	179	Smithing Stone [1] × 4
+3	189	189	Smithing Stone [1] × 6
+4	199	199	Smithing Stone [2] × 2
+5	209	209	Smithing Stone [2] × 4
+6	220	220	Smithing Stone [2] × 6
+7	230	230	Smithing Stone [3] × 2
+8	241	241	Smithing Stone [3] × 4
+9	252	252	Smithing Stone [3] × 6
+10	262	262	Smithing Stone [4] × 2
+11	273	273	Smithing Stone [4] × 4
+12	284	284	Smithing Stone [4] × 6
+13	295	295	Smithing Stone [5] × 2
+14	306	306	Smithing Stone [5] × 4
+15	317	317	Smithing Stone [5] × 6
+16	328	328	Smithing Stone [6] × 2
+17	340	340	Smithing Stone [6] × 4
+18	351	351	Smithing Stone [6] × 6
+19	362	362	Smithing Stone [7] × 2
+20	374	374	Smithing Stone [7] × 4
+21	386	386	Smithing Stone [7] × 6
+22	397	397	Smithing Stone [8] × 2
+23	409	409	Smithing Stone [8] × 4
+24	421	421	Smithing Stone [8] × 6
+25	433	433	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 Warped Axe

Dropped by 1

Enemies the game gives no name, up to 4% per kill · Altus Plateau, Subterranean Shunning-Grounds, Liurnia of the Lakes

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: 485 in 1.02.1 → 514 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 4

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

1.03.1from 1.02.1
Every changed value (1)
Value Before to After Change
Linked data 1
Level Sync Correction ID 330 310 changed
1.08from 1.07.1
- Physical attack118→124Standard
- Physical attack114→120HeavyKeenQualityFireFlame ArtLightningSacredMagicColdPoisonBloodOccult
- Fire attack114→120FireFlame Art
- Lightning attack114→120Lightning
- Holy attack114→120Sacred
- Magic attack114→120Magic
- Magic attack86→90Cold
1.09from 1.08.1
- Strength scaling83→85Standard
- Strength scaling71→73Heavy
- Strength scaling24→25KeenLightning
- Dexterity scaling49→51Keen
- Strength scaling62→63Quality
- Dexterity scaling62→63Quality
- Strength scaling41→42Fire
- Strength scaling37→38Flame ArtMagic
- Faith scaling34→35Flame ArtSacred
- Dexterity scaling41→42Lightning
- Strength scaling33→34Sacred
- Intelligence scaling41→42Magic
- Strength scaling74→76ColdPoisonBlood
- Intelligence scaling37→38Cold
- Strength scaling66→68Occult
- Arcane scaling70→72Occult
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
Linked data 1
Level Sync Correction ID	330	→	310	changed

Value	Before	to	After	Change
Health, stamina and weight 1
Weapon Regain HP Amount	60	→	90	+30+50%

Other axes with similar AR

Overview

Class: Axe
Weight: 7.5
Requires: Str 24 · Dex 8
Affinities: Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Fire, Flame Art, Lightning, Sacred, Magic, Cold, Poison, Blood, Occult
Game ID: 15010000