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Partisan

With its requirements met (Str 15 · Dex 12), Partisan reaches 357 attack rating at +25; the strongest affinities at those stats are Flame Art and Sacred at 512.

Dropped by enemies placed all over (no markers): Drop: Leyndell Knight (4%) · Leyndell, Royal Capital, Altus Plateau, Leyndell, Ashen Capital and 2 more; Drop: Mausoleum Knight (4%) · Deeproot Depths; Drop: Haligtree Knight (4%) · Elphael, Brace of the Haligtree; Drop: Cuckoo Knight (4%) · Bellum Highway, Liurnia of the Lakes and 2 more kinds

Attack rating (+25): 357
Scaling (+25): Str C · Dex D
Class: Spear
Weight: 6.5
Requires: Str 15 · Dex 12
Skill: Impaling Thrust · FP 9
Upgrades with: Smithing Stones (+25), takes Ashes of War

Attack rating by affinity 13

At Str 15 · Dex 12 · 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	357 +25	Physical 357	Str CDex DInt –Fai –Arc –
Heavy	132	356 +25	Physical 356	Str BDex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Keen	127	341 +25	Physical 341	Str EDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Quality	127	332 +25	Physical 332	Str BDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Fire	205	461 +25	Physical 226Fire 235	Str DDex EInt –Fai –Arc –
Flame Art	208	512 +25	Physical 245Fire 267	Str EDex EInt –Fai CArc –
Lightning	202	459 +25	Physical 226Lightning 233	Str EDex DInt –Fai –Arc –
Sacred	183	512 +25	Physical 245Holy 267	Str EDex EInt –Fai CArc –
Magic	183	511 +25	Physical 243Magic 268	Str EDex EInt CFai –Arc –
Cold	195	444 +25	Physical 256Magic 188	Str CDex DInt CFai –Arc –
Poison	114	319 +25	Physical 319	Str CDex DInt –Fai –Arc D
Blood	114	319 +25	Physical 319	Str CDex DInt –Fai –Arc D
Occult	120	329 +25	Physical 329	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
12	–	357
15	357	364
18	367	370
21	375	376
24	382	381
27	390	387
30	397	392
33	405	397
36	412	402
39	419	407
42	426	412
45	432	417
48	439	421
51	445	426
54	450	430
57	455	433
60	459	436
63	463	439
66	468	442
69	472	445
72	476	448
75	480	451
78	484	454
81	488	456
84	489	457
87	491	458
90	492	459
93	494	460
96	496	462
99	497	463

Stat	Soft caps	AR per point, by stretch	At 99
Strength	18, 60, 80	15–18: +3.33 · 18–60: +2.19 · 60–80: +1.4 · 80–99: +0.53	497 from 357
Dexterity	18, 60, 80	12–18: +2.17 · 18–60: +1.57 · 60–80: +1 · 80–99: +0.37	463 from 357

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	138	208	183	183
1	146	219	196	196
2	154	231	209	209
3	163	243	221	221
4	171	255	235	234
5	180	267	248	247
6	188	279	261	260
7	197	291	274	273
8	206	303	287	286
9	214	316	301	300
10	223	329	314	313
11	232	340	327	326
12	240	352	340	339
13	249	365	353	352
14	258	377	367	365
15	267	390	380	378
16	276	402	393	391
17	284	414	406	404
18	293	427	420	418
19	302	440	433	431
20	311	452	447	445
21	320	464	460	458
22	330	476	474	471
23	339	489	486	484
24	348	501	499	497
25	357	512	512	511

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	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 19 spear weapons by attack rating

Cross-Naginata397 +25
Torchpole389 +25
Pike362 +25
Spiked Spear358 +25
Partisan357 +25
Spear337 +25
Swift Spear334 +25
Iron Spear327 +25
Celebrant's Rib-Rake317 +25

Standard affinity at max upgrade, each weapon at its own requirements. A full bar is the class's strongest (Bolt of Gransax, 598).

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-handed15players can parry them

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Pierce	100	357	5	17.4	0.60 s
R1 2Pierce	101	361	5	17.4	0.57 s
R1 3Pierce	102	364	5	17.4	0.57 s
R1 4Pierce	110	393	10	17.4	0.70 s
R2Slash	120	428	10	29.8	—
Charged R2Slash	146	521	30	44.6	1.20 s
R2 2Slash	120	428	10	29.8	—
Charged R2 2Slash	146	521	30	44.6	1.10 s
Running R1Pierce	105	375	5	22.3	0.50 s
Running R2Pierce	120	428	10	29.8	0.60 s
Rolling R1Pierce	90	321	5	14.9	0.43 s
Backstep R1Pierce	90	321	5	14.9	0.43 s
Jumping R1Pierce	107	382	7.5	14.9	0.40 s
Jumping R2Pierce	125	446	20	29.8	0.47 s
Guard counterPierce	125	446	30	29.8	0.73 s

Two-handed15players can parry them

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Pierce	103	388	6.5	21.1	0.60 s
R1 2Pierce	104	392	6.5	21.1	0.57 s
R1 3Pierce	105	396	6.5	21.1	0.53 s
R1 4Pierce	113	426	13	21.1	0.70 s
R2Slash	122	460	11	34.7	—
Charged R2Slash	151	570	33	49.6	1.20 s
R2 2Slash	122	460	11	34.7	—
Charged R2 2Slash	151	570	33	49.6	1.20 s
Running R1Slash	108	407	6.5	26	0.53 s
Running R2Pierce	127	479	11	34.7	0.57 s
Rolling R1Slash	93	351	6.5	17.4	0.37 s
Backstep R1Slash	93	351	6.5	17.4	0.53 s
Jumping R1Pierce	110	415	9.8	17.4	0.40 s
Jumping R2Pierce	130	490	22	34.7	0.47 s
Guard counterPierce	135	509	33	34.7	0.73 s

Criticals2

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
BackstabPierce	230	822	0	23.6	0.47 s
RipostePierce	322	1,151	0	23.6	0.80 s

Skill: Impaling Thrust1move names inferred

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
SkillPierce	187	668	30	49.6	1.03 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	146	146	Smithing Stone [1] × 2
+2	154	154	Smithing Stone [1] × 4
+3	163	163	Smithing Stone [1] × 6
+4	171	171	Smithing Stone [2] × 2
+5	180	180	Smithing Stone [2] × 4
+6	188	188	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	276	276	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	330	330	Smithing Stone [8] × 2
+23	339	339	Smithing Stone [8] × 4
+24	348	348	Smithing Stone [8] × 6
+25	357	357	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 Partisan

Dropped by 1

Enemies the game gives no name, up to 4% per kill · Limgrave, Stormhill, Weeping Peninsula, Bellum Highway, Altus Plateau, Leyndell, Royal Capital, Forbidden Lands, Mt. Gelmir, Caelid, Deeproot Depths, Elphael, Brace of the Haligtree

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.

Patch history 3

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

1.06from 1.05
Every changed value (1)
Value Before to After Change
1 technical value (sorting, effects, display)
Value Before to After Change
Type Display: Slash 0 1 changed
1.09from 1.08.1
Every changed value (1)
Value Before to After Change
Damage 1
Attack Attribute [1] 3 0 −3−100%
1.12.1from 1.10
Every changed value (1)
Value Before to After Change
Health, stamina and weight 1
Weapon Regain HP Amount 40 60 +20+50%

Value	Before	to	After	Change
Type Display: Slash	0	→	1	changed

Value	Before	to	After	Change
Damage 1
Attack Attribute [1]	3	→	0	−3−100%

Value	Before	to	After	Change
Health, stamina and weight 1
Weapon Regain HP Amount	40	→	60	+20+50%

Other spears with similar AR

Overview

Class: Spear
Weight: 6.5
Requires: Str 15 · Dex 12
Affinities: Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Fire, Flame Art, Lightning, Sacred, Magic, Cold, Poison, Blood, Occult
Game ID: 16050000