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Grave Scythe

With its requirements met (Str 17 · Dex 13), Grave Scythe reaches 430 attack rating at +25; the strongest affinities at those stats are Flame Art and Sacred at 606.

Dropped by enemies placed all over (no markers): Drop: Skeleton (2%) · Liurnia of the Lakes, Limgrave, Crumbling Farum Azula and 10 more

Attack rating (+25): 430
Scaling (+25): Str C · Dex D
Class: Reaper
Weight: 9.5
Requires: Str 17 · Dex 13
Skill: Spinning Slash · FP 12
Passive: Causes blood loss buildup (55)
Upgrades with: Smithing Stones (+25), takes Ashes of War

Grave Scythe, rendered from the game's 3D model — Rendered from the game's model

Attack rating by affinity 13

At Str 17 · Dex 13 · 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	165	430 +25	Physical 430	Str CDex DInt –Fai –Arc –
Heavy	160	438 +25	Physical 438	Str BDex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Keen	151	408 +25	Physical 408	Str EDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Quality	152	405 +25	Physical 405	Str BDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Fire	244	554 +25	Physical 273Fire 281	Str DDex EInt –Fai –Arc –
Flame Art	244	606 +25	Physical 297Fire 309	Str EDex EInt –Fai CArc –
Lightning	238	547 +25	Physical 272Lightning 275	Str EDex DInt –Fai –Arc –
Sacred	215	606 +25	Physical 297Holy 309	Str EDex EInt –Fai CArc –
Magic	216	603 +25	Physical 291Magic 312	Str EDex EInt CFai –Arc –
Cold	229	525 +25	Physical 309Magic 216	Str CDex DInt DFai –Arc –
Poison	137	388 +25	Physical 388	Str CDex DInt –Fai –Arc D
Blood	137	388 +25	Physical 388	Str CDex DInt –Fai –Arc D
Occult	141	391 +25	Physical 391	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
13	–	430
16	–	438
17	430	–
19	–	446
20	440	–
22	–	453
23	450	–
25	–	459
26	459	–
28	–	466
29	468	–
31	–	472
32	477	–
34	–	478
35	485	–
37	–	484
38	494	–
40	–	490
41	502	–
43	–	496
44	510	–
46	–	502
47	518	–
49	–	507
50	525	–
52	–	512
53	532	–
55	–	517
56	539	–
58	–	521
59	544	–
61	–	524
62	548	–
64	–	528
65	553	–
67	–	531
68	558	–
70	–	535
71	563	–
73	–	539
74	568	–
76	–	542
77	573	–
79	–	546
80	578	–
82	–	548
83	580	–
85	–	549
86	582	–
88	–	550
89	584	–
91	–	552
92	586	–
94	–	553
95	588	–
97	–	555
98	590	–
99	591	555

Stat	Soft caps	AR per point, by stretch	At 99
Strength	18, 60, 80	17–18: +4 · 18–60: +2.64 · 60–80: +1.65 · 80–99: +0.68	591 from 430
Dexterity	18, 60, 80	13–18: +2.8 · 18–60: +1.88 · 60–80: +1.2 · 80–99: +0.42	555 from 430

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	165	244	215	216
1	175	258	231	231
2	185	271	246	245
3	195	286	262	260
4	205	300	277	276
5	215	314	292	291
6	226	329	307	306
7	236	343	323	322
8	246	357	338	337
9	257	372	354	353
10	267	387	370	369
11	278	401	386	384
12	288	415	401	400
13	299	430	417	415
14	310	445	433	430
15	320	460	448	446
16	331	475	464	462
17	342	489	479	477
18	353	504	496	493
19	364	519	512	509
20	375	533	528	524
21	386	549	543	540
22	397	563	559	556
23	408	577	574	572
24	419	592	590	587
25	430	606	606	603

Status buildup by upgrade

Cold · Frost
Poison · Poison
Blood · Blood loss
Occult · 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	Occult · Blood loss
0	80	80	69	51
1	81	81	70	51
2	83	82	71	51
3	85	85	72	51
4	87	86	73	51
5	89	88	75	51
6	91	89	77	51
7	93	90	78	51
8	95	92	79	51
9	96	93	81	51
10	98	95	82	51
11	100	96	83	51
12	102	97	84	51
13	104	99	86	51
14	106	100	87	51
15	108	102	88	51
16	110	103	89	51
17	111	104	91	51
18	113	106	92	51
19	115	107	93	51
20	117	109	94	51
21	119	110	96	51
22	121	111	97	51
23	123	113	98	52
24	125	114	99	52
25	127	116	101	52

#4 of 5 reaper weapons by attack rating

Winged Scythe606 +10
Halo Scythe565 +10
Obsidian Lamina443 +10
Grave Scythe430 +25
Scythe379 +25

Standard affinity at max upgrade, each weapon at its own requirements. A full bar is the class's strongest (Winged Scythe, 606).

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 1Slash	100	430	9.3	15.9	0.60 s
R1 2Slash	101	434	9.3	15.9	0.60 s
R1 3Slash	102	439	9.3	15.9	0.57 s
R1 4Slash	110	473	10	15.9	0.73 s
R2Slash	125	538	10	26.5	—
Charged R2Slash	160	688	30	37.1	1.67 s
R2 2Slash	125	538	10	26.5	—
Charged R2 2Slash	160	688	30	37.1	1.67 s
Running R1Slash	105	452	9.3	19.1	0.63 s
Running R2Slash	120	516	10	26.5	0.63 s
Rolling R1Slash	90	387	9.3	12.7	0.43 s
Backstep R1Slash	90	387	9.3	12.7	0.60 s
Jumping R1Slash	107	460	9.3	12.7	0.50 s
Jumping R2Slash	130	559	20	26.5	0.57 s
Guard counterSlash	125	538	30	26.5	0.77 s

Two-handed15players can parry them

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Slash	103	470	12	19.1	0.60 s
R1 2Slash	104	474	12	19.1	0.60 s
R1 3Slash	105	479	12	19.1	0.60 s
R1 4Slash	115	524	13	19.1	0.73 s
R2Slash	130	593	11	31.8	—
Charged R2Slash	165	752	33	42.4	1.67 s
R2 2Slash	130	593	11	31.8	—
Charged R2 2Slash	165	752	33	42.4	1.83 s
Running R1Slash	110	501	12	23.3	0.63 s
Running R2Slash	125	570	11	31.8	0.67 s
Rolling R1Slash	95	433	12	15.9	0.43 s
Backstep R1Slash	95	433	12	15.9	0.57 s
Jumping R1Slash	110	501	12	15.9	0.53 s
Jumping R2Slash	135	616	22	31.8	0.53 s
Guard counterSlash	130	593	33	31.8	0.77 s

Criticals2

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
BackstabSlash	220	947	0	21.2	0.47 s
RiposteSlash	264	1,136	0	21.2	0.80 s

Skill: Spinning Slash2move names inferred

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
SkillSlash	105	452	11.5	21.2	0.90 s
Skill follow-upSlash · 2 hits	60 + 110	732	15.3	37.1	0.40 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	165	165	—
+1	175	175	Smithing Stone [1] × 2
+2	185	185	Smithing Stone [1] × 4
+3	195	195	Smithing Stone [1] × 6
+4	205	205	Smithing Stone [2] × 2
+5	215	215	Smithing Stone [2] × 4
+6	226	226	Smithing Stone [2] × 6
+7	236	236	Smithing Stone [3] × 2
+8	246	246	Smithing Stone [3] × 4
+9	257	257	Smithing Stone [3] × 6
+10	267	267	Smithing Stone [4] × 2
+11	278	278	Smithing Stone [4] × 4
+12	288	288	Smithing Stone [4] × 6
+13	299	299	Smithing Stone [5] × 2
+14	310	310	Smithing Stone [5] × 4
+15	320	320	Smithing Stone [5] × 6
+16	331	331	Smithing Stone [6] × 2
+17	342	342	Smithing Stone [6] × 4
+18	353	353	Smithing Stone [6] × 6
+19	364	364	Smithing Stone [7] × 2
+20	375	375	Smithing Stone [7] × 4
+21	386	386	Smithing Stone [7] × 6
+22	397	397	Smithing Stone [8] × 2
+23	408	408	Smithing Stone [8] × 4
+24	419	419	Smithing Stone [8] × 6
+25	430	430	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 Grave Scythe

Dropped by 1

Enemies the game gives no name, up to 2% per kill · Limgrave, Liurnia of the Lakes, Altus Plateau, Caelid, Mountaintops of the Giants, Crumbling Farum Azula, Capital Outskirts, Cerulean Coast, Foot of the Jagged Peak, Scadu Altus

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 2

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

1.07from 1.06
Every changed value (1)
Value Before to After Change
Defence and poise 1
Guard Bypass % -40 -50 −10
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
Guard Bypass %	-40	→	-50	−10

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

Other reapers with similar AR

Overview

Class: Reaper
Weight: 9.5
Requires: Str 17 · Dex 13
Affinities: Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Fire, Flame Art, Lightning, Sacred, Magic, Cold, Poison, Blood, Occult
Game ID: 19010000