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Gargoyle's Great Axe

With its requirements met (Str 24 · Dex 8), Gargoyle's Great Axe reaches 432 attack rating at +25; the strongest affinities at those stats are Gargoyle's Flame Art Great Axe and Gargoyle's Sacred Great Axe at 559.

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Drop: Gargoyle · Capital Outskirts

Attack rating (+25): 432
Scaling (+25): Str B · Dex E
Class: Greataxe
Weight: 8.5
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	158	432 +25	Physical 432	Str BDex EInt –Fai –Arc –
Gargoyle's Heavy Great Axe	159	462 +25	Physical 462	Str SDex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Gargoyle's Keen Great Axe	135	387 +25	Physical 387	Str DDex AInt –Fai –Arc –
Gargoyle's Quality Great Axe	141	393 +25	Physical 393	Str BDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Gargoyle's Fire Great Axe	234	556 +25	Physical 268Fire 288	Str BDex EInt –Fai –Arc –
Gargoyle's Flame Art Great Axe	217	559 +25	Physical 275Fire 284	Str DDex EInt –Fai BArc –
Gargoyle's Lightning Great Axe	208	481 +25	Physical 237Lightning 244	Str EDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Gargoyle's Sacred Great Axe	193	559 +25	Physical 275Holy 284	Str DDex EInt –Fai BArc –
Gargoyle's Magic Great Axe	193	558 +25	Physical 273Magic 285	Str DDex EInt BFai –Arc –
Gargoyle's Cold Great Axe	209	506 +25	Physical 319Magic 187	Str ADex EInt BFai –Arc –
Gargoyle's Poison Great Axe	132	400 +25	Physical 400	Str ADex EInt –Fai –Arc D
Gargoyle's Blood Great Axe	132	400 +25	Physical 400	Str ADex EInt –Fai –Arc D
Gargoyle's Occult Great Axe	130	376 +25	Physical 376	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	–	432
13	–	433
16	–	435
19	–	436
22	–	438
24	432	–
25	–	439
27	447	–
28	–	440
30	463	–
31	–	441
33	478	–
34	–	443
36	492	–
37	–	444
39	507	–
40	–	445
42	521	–
43	–	446
45	534	–
46	–	447
48	547	–
49	–	448
51	559	–
52	–	449
54	571	–
55	–	450
57	581	–
58	–	451
60	589	–
61	–	452
63	598	–
64	–	453
66	606	–
67	–	453
69	615	–
70	–	454
72	623	–
73	–	455
75	632	–
76	–	455
78	641	–
79	–	456
81	647	–
82	–	456
84	651	–
85	–	457
87	654	–
88	–	457
90	657	–
91	–	457
93	660	–
94	–	458
96	664	–
97	–	458
99	667	458

Stat	Soft caps	AR per point, by stretch	At 99
Strength	60, 80	24–60: +4.36 · 60–80: +2.85 · 80–99: +1.11	667 from 432
Dexterity	18, 60, 80	10–18: +0.5 · 18–60: +0.38 · 60–80: +0.2 · 80–99: +0.11	458 from 432

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
Gargoyle's Flame Art Great Axe
Gargoyle's Sacred Great Axe
Gargoyle's Magic Great Axe

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

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Upgrade level	Standard	Gargoyle's Flame Art Great Axe	Gargoyle's Sacred Great Axe	Gargoyle's Magic Great Axe
0	158	217	193	193
1	168	230	206	207
2	178	243	220	221
3	188	256	235	236
4	198	269	249	250
5	209	283	263	264
6	219	297	278	279
7	229	310	292	293
8	240	324	307	308
9	251	338	321	322
10	261	351	337	337
11	272	365	351	351
12	283	379	366	366
13	294	392	380	380
14	305	406	395	395
15	316	420	410	410
16	327	434	425	424
17	338	449	440	439
18	350	463	455	454
19	361	477	471	468
20	373	492	486	483
21	384	505	500	498
22	396	518	515	513
23	408	532	530	528
24	420	546	545	543
25	432	559	559	558

Status buildup by upgrade

Gargoyle's Cold Great Axe · Frost
Gargoyle's Poison Great Axe · Poison
Gargoyle's Blood Great Axe · Blood loss

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

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Upgrade level	Gargoyle's Cold Great Axe · Frost	Gargoyle's Poison Great Axe · Poison	Gargoyle's Blood Great Axe · 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

#14 of 14 greataxe weapons by attack rating

Winged Greathorn517 +10
Greataxe516 +25
Rusted Anchor501 +25
Crescent Moon Axe482 +25
Longhaft Axe471 +25
Great Omenkiller Cleaver466 +25
Bonny Butchering Knife453 +10
Butchering Knife444 +25
Gargoyle's Great Axe432 +25

Standard affinity at max upgrade, each weapon at its own requirements. A full bar is the class's strongest (Gargoyle's Black Axe, 680).

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 1Standard	100	432	10.2	13.8	0.57 s
R1 2Standard	101	436	10.2	13.8	0.63 s
R1 3Standard	102	440	10.2	13.8	0.60 s
R1 4Standard	110	475	11	13.8	0.77 s
R2Standard	130	561	13.2	22.4	—
Charged R2Standard	173	747	33	31	1.57 s
R2 2Standard	130	561	13.2	22.4	—
Charged R2 2Standard	178	769	33	31	1.63 s
Running R1Standard	105	453	10.2	16.3	0.67 s
Running R2Standard	120	518	11	22.4	0.70 s
Rolling R1Standard	90	388	10.2	11.2	0.47 s
Backstep R1Standard	90	388	10.2	11.2	0.60 s
Jumping R1Standard	107	462	10.2	11.2	0.53 s
Jumping R2Standard	130	561	22	22.4	0.53 s
Guard counterStandard	125	540	33	22.4	0.87 s

Two-handed15can't be parried

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Standard	103	507	13.2	16.3	0.57 s
R1 2Standard	104	512	13.2	16.3	0.60 s
R1 3Standard	105	517	13.2	16.3	0.57 s
R1 4Standard	115	566	14.3	16.3	0.73 s
R2Standard	135	665	14.5	27.5	—
Charged R2Standard	177	872	36.3	36.1	1.47 s
R2 2Standard	135	665	14.5	27.5	—
Charged R2 2Standard	182	896	36.3	36.1	1.57 s
Running R1Standard	110	542	13.2	19.8	0.60 s
Running R2Standard	125	616	12.1	27.5	0.70 s
Rolling R1Standard	95	468	13.2	13.8	0.50 s
Backstep R1Standard	95	468	13.2	13.8	0.60 s
Jumping R1Standard	112	551	13.2	13.8	0.50 s
Jumping R2Standard	135	665	24.2	27.5	0.50 s
Guard counterStandard	130	640	36.3	27.5	0.87 s

Criticals2

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
BackstabStandard · 2 hits	55 + 176	997	0	17.2	0.53 s
RiposteStandard · 2 hits	55 + 220	1,188	0	17.2	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	158	158	—
+1	168	168	Smithing Stone [1] × 2
+2	178	178	Smithing Stone [1] × 4
+3	188	188	Smithing Stone [1] × 6
+4	198	198	Smithing Stone [2] × 2
+5	209	209	Smithing Stone [2] × 4
+6	219	219	Smithing Stone [2] × 6
+7	229	229	Smithing Stone [3] × 2
+8	240	240	Smithing Stone [3] × 4
+9	251	251	Smithing Stone [3] × 6
+10	261	261	Smithing Stone [4] × 2
+11	272	272	Smithing Stone [4] × 4
+12	283	283	Smithing Stone [4] × 6
+13	294	294	Smithing Stone [5] × 2
+14	305	305	Smithing Stone [5] × 4
+15	316	316	Smithing Stone [5] × 6
+16	327	327	Smithing Stone [6] × 2
+17	338	338	Smithing Stone [6] × 4
+18	350	350	Smithing Stone [6] × 6
+19	361	361	Smithing Stone [7] × 2
+20	373	373	Smithing Stone [7] × 4
+21	384	384	Smithing Stone [7] × 6
+22	396	396	Smithing Stone [8] × 2
+23	408	408	Smithing Stone [8] × 4
+24	420	420	Smithing Stone [8] × 6
+25	432	432	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 Gargoyle's Great Axe

Rewards

Event reward · Capital Outskirts

Attack rating, patch by patch

At max upgrade, Standard affinity, every stat at 40: 515 in 1.02.1 → 525 in 1.17.1, changed by 1 patch.

1.09515 → 525 (+1.9%)

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

Patch history 5

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
1.04.1from 1.03.3
- Physical guard negation45→58
- Guard boost31→37
1.07from 1.06
Every changed value (1)
Value Before to After Change
Defence and poise 1
Poise ×0.03 ×0.059 +0.029+97%
1.09from 1.08.1
- Strength scaling80→84Standard
- Strength scaling71→74Gargoyle's Heavy Great Axe
- Strength scaling34→36Gargoyle's Keen Great Axe
- Dexterity scaling47→50Gargoyle's Keen Great Axe
- Strength scaling62→65Gargoyle's Quality Great Axe
- Dexterity scaling62→65Gargoyle's Quality Great Axe
- Strength scaling43→45Gargoyle's Fire Great Axe
- Dexterity scaling8→9Gargoyle's Fire Great Axe
- Strength scaling24→25Gargoyle's Flame Art Great AxeGargoyle's Sacred Great Axe
- Faith scaling43→45Gargoyle's Flame Art Great AxeGargoyle's Sacred Great Axe
- Strength scaling8→9Gargoyle's Lightning Great Axe
- Dexterity scaling43→45Gargoyle's Lightning Great Axe
- Strength scaling32→33Gargoyle's Magic Great AxeGargoyle's Occult Great Axe
- Intelligence scaling43→45Gargoyle's Magic Great AxeGargoyle's Cold Great Axe
- Strength scaling72→75Gargoyle's Cold Great Axe
- Strength scaling76→79Gargoyle's Poison Great AxeGargoyle's Blood Great Axe
- Arcane scaling73→77Gargoyle's Occult Great Axe
1.12.1from 1.10
- Stamina damage75→80
Every changed value (2)
Value Before to After Change
Key changes 1
Stamina damage 75 80 +5+6.7%
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
Defence and poise 1
Poise	×0.03	→	×0.059	+0.029+97%

Value	Before	to	After	Change
Key changes 1
Stamina damage	75	→	80	+5+6.7%
Health, stamina and weight 1
Weapon Regain HP Amount	60	→	90	+30+50%

Other greataxes with similar AR

Overview

Class: Greataxe
Weight: 8.5
Requires: Str 24 · Dex 8
Affinities: Standard, Gargoyle's Heavy Great Axe, Gargoyle's Keen Great Axe, Gargoyle's Quality Great Axe, Gargoyle's Fire Great Axe, Gargoyle's Flame Art Great Axe, Gargoyle's Lightning Great Axe, Gargoyle's Sacred Great Axe, Gargoyle's Magic Great Axe, Gargoyle's Cold Great Axe, Gargoyle's Poison Great Axe, Gargoyle's Blood Great Axe, Gargoyle's Occult Great Axe
Game ID: 15130000