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Banished Knight's Halberd

With its requirements met (Str 14 · Dex 12), Banished Knight's Halberd reaches 374 attack rating at +25; the strongest affinities at those stats are Banished Knight's Flame Art Halberd and Banished Knight's Sacred Halberd at 541.

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Drop: Banished Knight (4%) Crumbling Farum Azula (5), Stormveil Castle (4)
Drop: Knight (4%) Mountaintops of the Giants

Attack rating (+25): 374
Scaling (+25): Str C · Dex C
Class: Halberd
Weight: 8
Requires: Str 14 · Dex 12
Skill: Charge Forth · FP 16
Upgrades with: Smithing Stones (+25), takes Ashes of War

Banished Knight's Halberd, rendered from the game's 3D model — Rendered from the game's model

Attack rating by affinity 13

At Str 14 · 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	143	374 +25	Physical 374	Str CDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Banished Knight's Heavy Halberd	138	374 +25	Physical 374	Str ADex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Banished Knight's Keen Halberd	134	366 +25	Physical 366	Str EDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Banished Knight's Quality Halberd	132	353 +25	Physical 353	Str BDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Banished Knight's Fire Halberd	214	488 +25	Physical 238Fire 250	Str CDex EInt –Fai –Arc –
Banished Knight's Flame Art Halberd	215	541 +25	Physical 252Fire 289	Str EDex EInt –Fai BArc –
Banished Knight's Lightning Halberd	211	487 +25	Physical 238Lightning 249	Str EDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Banished Knight's Sacred Halberd	190	541 +25	Physical 252Holy 289	Str EDex EInt –Fai BArc –
Banished Knight's Magic Halberd	189	538 +25	Physical 249Magic 289	Str EDex EInt BFai –Arc –
Banished Knight's Cold Halberd	203	472 +25	Physical 270Magic 202	Str CDex CInt BFai –Arc –
Banished Knight's Poison Halberd	120	340 +25	Physical 340	Str CDex BInt –Fai –Arc D
Banished Knight's Blood Halberd	120	340 +25	Physical 340	Str CDex BInt –Fai –Arc D
Banished Knight's Occult Halberd	126	353 +25	Physical 353	Str EDex DInt –Fai –Arc A

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

Attack rating by stat (Standard, +25)

Dexterity
Strength

Each line raises one stat from the requirement to 99 with the others held at the requirement; dashed lines are Dexterity's soft caps.

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Stat level	Dexterity	Strength
12	374	–
14	–	374
15	386	–
17	–	384
18	399	–
20	–	392
21	409	–
23	–	400
24	419	–
26	–	408
27	429	–
29	–	415
30	438	–
32	–	423
33	448	–
35	–	430
36	457	–
38	–	437
39	466	–
41	–	444
42	475	–
44	–	450
45	483	–
47	–	456
48	492	–
50	–	463
51	499	–
53	–	468
54	507	–
56	–	474
57	513	–
59	–	478
60	518	–
62	–	482
63	524	–
65	–	486
66	529	–
68	–	490
69	534	–
71	–	494
72	540	–
74	–	498
75	545	–
77	–	502
78	550	–
80	–	507
81	555	–
83	–	508
84	557	–
86	–	510
87	559	–
89	–	511
90	561	–
92	–	513
93	563	–
95	–	514
96	565	–
98	–	516
99	567	517

Stat	Soft caps	AR per point, by stretch	At 99
Dexterity	18, 60, 80	12–18: +4.17 · 18–60: +2.83 · 60–80: +1.8 · 80–99: +0.68	567 from 374
Strength	18, 60, 80	14–18: +3.25 · 18–60: +2.19 · 60–80: +1.4 · 80–99: +0.53	517 from 374

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
Banished Knight's Flame Art Halberd
Banished Knight's Sacred Halberd
Banished Knight's Magic Halberd

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

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Upgrade level	Standard	Banished Knight's Flame Art Halberd	Banished Knight's Sacred Halberd	Banished Knight's Magic Halberd
0	143	215	190	189
1	152	227	203	202
2	161	240	217	216
3	170	252	230	229
4	178	265	243	243
5	187	278	258	257
6	196	291	271	270
7	205	304	285	284
8	214	317	300	298
9	223	330	313	312
10	232	343	328	326
11	242	357	342	340
12	251	370	355	354
13	260	382	370	368
14	269	395	384	381
15	279	408	399	396
16	288	422	413	410
17	298	435	428	424
18	307	449	442	438
19	316	462	456	453
20	326	476	471	467
21	336	489	484	480
22	345	502	499	495
23	355	515	512	509
24	365	528	527	523
25	374	541	541	538

Status buildup by upgrade

Banished Knight's Cold Halberd · Frost
Banished Knight's Poison Halberd · Poison
Banished Knight's Blood Halberd · Blood loss

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

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Upgrade level	Banished Knight's Cold Halberd · Frost	Banished Knight's Poison Halberd · Poison	Banished Knight's Blood Halberd · 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

#16 of 18 halberd weapons by attack rating

Glaive419 +25
Guardian's Swordspear416 +25
Ripple Crescent Halberd389 +25
Vulgar Militia Saw383 +25
Vulgar Militia Shotel381 +25
Halberd377 +25
Banished Knight's Halberd374 +25
Pest's Glaive362 +25
Lucerne362 +25

Standard affinity at max upgrade, each weapon at its own requirements. A full bar is the class's strongest (Golden Halberd, 708).

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 1Pierce	100	374	9.3	15	0.53 s
R1 2Pierce	101	378	9.3	15	0.77 s
R1 3Pierce	102	382	9.3	15	0.70 s
R1 4Pierce	110	412	10	15	0.77 s
R2Standard	125	468	10	25	—
Charged R2Standard	160	599	30	35	1.57 s
R2 2Standard	125	468	10	25	—
Charged R2 2Standard	160	599	30	35	1.43 s
Running R1Pierce	105	393	9.3	18	0.50 s
Running R2Standard	120	449	10	25	0.67 s
Rolling R1Standard	90	337	9.3	12	0.47 s
Backstep R1Pierce	90	337	9.3	12	0.53 s
Jumping R1Standard	107	401	9.3	12	0.50 s
Jumping R2Standard	130	487	20	25	0.57 s
Guard counterStandard	125	468	30	25	0.80 s

Two-handed15can't be parried

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Pierce	103	407	12	18	0.57 s
R1 2Pierce	104	411	12	18	0.77 s
R1 3Pierce	105	415	12	18	0.70 s
R1 4Pierce	115	454	13	18	0.77 s
R2Standard	130	514	11	30	—
Charged R2Standard · 2 hits	50 + 150	790	33	40	1.57 s
R2 2Standard	130	514	11	30	—
Charged R2 2Standard · 2 hits	50 + 150	790	33	40	1.50 s
Running R1Pierce	110	434	12	33	0.53 s
Running R2Standard	125	494	11	30	0.67 s
Rolling R1Standard	95	375	12	15	0.50 s
Backstep R1Pierce	95	375	12	15	0.50 s
Jumping R1Standard	110	434	12	15	0.53 s
Jumping R2Standard	135	533	22	30	0.53 s
Guard counterStandard	130	514	33	30	0.77 s

Criticals2

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
BackstabPierce	220	824	0	20	0.47 s
RipostePierce	308	1,154	0	20	0.80 s

Skill: Charge Forth2move names inferred

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
Skill (charged)Pierce · 5 hits	35 + 35 + 35 + 35 + 145	1,068	20	72	1.07 s
Skill (uncharged)Pierce · 2 hits	35 + 145	674	10	38	—

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	143	143	—
+1	152	152	Smithing Stone [1] × 2
+2	161	161	Smithing Stone [1] × 4
+3	170	170	Smithing Stone [1] × 6
+4	178	178	Smithing Stone [2] × 2
+5	187	187	Smithing Stone [2] × 4
+6	196	196	Smithing Stone [2] × 6
+7	205	205	Smithing Stone [3] × 2
+8	214	214	Smithing Stone [3] × 4
+9	223	223	Smithing Stone [3] × 6
+10	232	232	Smithing Stone [4] × 2
+11	242	242	Smithing Stone [4] × 4
+12	251	251	Smithing Stone [4] × 6
+13	260	260	Smithing Stone [5] × 2
+14	269	269	Smithing Stone [5] × 4
+15	279	279	Smithing Stone [5] × 6
+16	288	288	Smithing Stone [6] × 2
+17	298	298	Smithing Stone [6] × 4
+18	307	307	Smithing Stone [6] × 6
+19	316	316	Smithing Stone [7] × 2
+20	326	326	Smithing Stone [7] × 4
+21	336	336	Smithing Stone [7] × 6
+22	345	345	Smithing Stone [8] × 2
+23	355	355	Smithing Stone [8] × 4
+24	365	365	Smithing Stone [8] × 6
+25	374	374	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 Banished Knight's Halberd

Dropped by 1

Enemies the game gives no name, up to 4% per kill · Stormveil Castle, Crumbling Farum Azula, Mountaintops of the Giants

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.

1.04.1from 1.03.3
- Physical guard negation50→55
- Guard boost35→42
1.07from 1.06
Every changed value (1)
Value Before to After Change
Defence and poise 1
Poise ×0.023 ×0.052 +0.029+126%
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
Defence and poise 1
Poise	×0.023	→	×0.052	+0.029+126%

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

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Overview

Class: Halberd
Weight: 8
Requires: Str 14 · Dex 12
Affinities: Standard, Banished Knight's Heavy Halberd, Banished Knight's Keen Halberd, Banished Knight's Quality Halberd, Banished Knight's Fire Halberd, Banished Knight's Flame Art Halberd, Banished Knight's Lightning Halberd, Banished Knight's Sacred Halberd, Banished Knight's Magic Halberd, Banished Knight's Cold Halberd, Banished Knight's Poison Halberd, Banished Knight's Blood Halberd, Banished Knight's Occult Halberd
Game ID: 18030000