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Caestus

With its requirements met (Str 8 · Dex 8), Caestus reaches 255 attack rating at +25; the strongest affinities at those stats are Flame Art and Sacred at 386.

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Merchant: Gatekeeper Gostoc, 800 runes 7 in Stormveil Castle
Merchant: Twin Maiden Husks, 800 runes Roundtable Hold

Attack rating (+25): 255
Scaling (+25): Str C · Dex C
Class: Fist
Weight: 1.5
Requires: Str 8 · Dex 8
Skill: Endure · FP 9
Upgrades with: Smithing Stones (+25), takes Ashes of War

Attack rating by affinity 13

At Str 10 · 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	99	255 +25	Physical 255	Str CDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Heavy	92	244 +25	Physical 244	Str ADex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Keen	93	248 +25	Physical 248	Str EDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Quality	89	230 +25	Physical 230	Str BDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Fire	148	331 +25	Physical 163Fire 168	Str CDex EInt –Fai –Arc –
Flame Art	153	386 +25	Physical 181Fire 205	Str DDex EInt –Fai BArc –
Lightning	148	339 +25	Physical 167Lightning 172	Str EDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Sacred	135	386 +25	Physical 181Holy 205	Str DDex EInt –Fai BArc –
Magic	136	385 +25	Physical 178Magic 207	Str EDex EInt BFai –Arc –
Cold	143	327 +25	Physical 182Magic 145	Str CDex CInt BFai –Arc –
Poison	82	227 +25	Physical 227	Str CDex CInt –Fai –Arc D
Blood	82	227 +25	Physical 227	Str CDex CInt –Fai –Arc D
Occult	89	246 +25	Physical 246	Str DDex DInt –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	255	255
13	263	262
16	271	269
19	279	276
22	285	282
25	292	288
28	298	294
31	305	300
34	311	305
37	317	311
40	323	316
43	329	321
46	334	326
49	340	331
52	345	335
55	349	340
58	354	343
61	357	346
64	360	349
67	364	353
70	368	356
73	371	359
76	375	362
79	378	365
82	380	367
85	382	369
88	383	370
91	384	371
94	386	372
97	387	373
99	388	374

Stat	Soft caps	AR per point, by stretch	At 99
Strength	18, 60, 80	10–18: +2.63 · 18–60: +1.9 · 60–80: +1.15 · 80–99: +0.47	388 from 255
Dexterity	18, 60, 80	10–18: +2.38 · 18–60: +1.69 · 60–80: +1.1 · 80–99: +0.37	374 from 255

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	99	153	135	136
1	105	163	145	145
2	111	171	155	155
3	117	180	165	164
4	123	189	174	174
5	129	198	184	184
6	135	208	194	193
7	141	217	204	204
8	147	226	214	214
9	154	235	224	224
10	160	245	235	234
11	166	255	244	244
12	172	264	254	254
13	178	273	264	264
14	185	283	274	274
15	191	292	285	284
16	197	301	295	294
17	204	311	305	304
18	210	321	315	314
19	216	330	326	325
20	223	340	336	334
21	229	349	346	345
22	236	358	356	356
23	242	367	366	365
24	249	377	376	376
25	255	386	386	385

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

#14 of 14 fist weapons by attack rating

Golem Fist359 +25
Madding Hand334 +10
Pata300 +25
Star Fist296 +25
Poisoned Hand294 +10
Iron Ball283 +25
Katar268 +25
Spiked Caestus258 +25
Caestus255 +25

Standard affinity at max upgrade, each weapon at its own requirements. A full bar is the class's strongest (Grafted Dragon, 442).

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 1Strike	100	255	5	8	0.47 s
R1 2Strike	101	258	5	8	0.37 s
R1 3Strike	102	260	5	8	0.43 s
R1 4Strike	103	263	5	8	0.43 s
R1 5Strike	104	265	5	8	0.37 s
R1 6Strike	110	281	10	8	0.63 s
R2Strike	120	306	10	13	—
Charged R2Strike · 2 hits	75 + 130	523	30	20	0.93 s
R2 2Strike	120	306	10	13	—
Charged R2 2Strike · 2 hits	75 + 130	523	30	20	1.10 s
Running R1Strike	105	268	5	9	0.53 s
Running R2Strike	120	306	10	13	0.63 s
Backstep R1Strike	90	230	5	7	0.53 s
Jumping R1Strike	107	273	7.5	7	0.37 s
Jumping R2Strike	122	311	20	13	0.50 s
Guard counterStrike	130	332	30	13	0.57 s

Two-handed17players can parry them

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Strike · 2 hits	92 + 92	470	6	14	0.37 s
R1 2Strike · 2 hits	94 + 94	480	6	14	0.40 s
R1 3Strike	96	245	6	7	0.50 s
R1 4Strike · 2 hits	98 + 98	500	6	14	0.43 s
R1 5Strike	100	255	6	7	0.37 s
R1 6Strike · 2 hits	106 + 106	541	12	14	0.63 s
R2Strike	160	408	11	20	—
Charged R2Strike · 2 hits	100 + 155	651	33	36	1.00 s
R2 2Strike · 2 hits	75 + 140	549	13	20	—
Charged R2 2Strike · 3 hits	75 + 100 + 140	805	34	40	1.13 s
Running R1Strike · 2 hits	95 + 100	498	6	18	0.37 s
Running R2Strike · 2 hits	115 + 115	587	12	24	0.57 s
Rolling R1Strike · 2 hits	85 + 85	434	6	14	0.33 s
Backstep R1Strike · 2 hits	85 + 85	434	6	14	0.67 s
Jumping R1Strike · 2 hits	102 + 102	521	9	14	0.43 s
Jumping R2Strike · 2 hits	115 + 115	587	24	24	0.53 s
Guard counterStrike · 2 hits	100 + 125	575	33	24	0.60 s

Criticals2

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
BackstabStrike · 2 hits	55 + 242	759	0	13	0.53 s
RiposteStrike · 2 hits	55 + 330	983	0	13	0.93 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	99	99	—
+1	105	105	Smithing Stone [1] × 2
+2	111	111	Smithing Stone [1] × 4
+3	117	117	Smithing Stone [1] × 6
+4	123	123	Smithing Stone [2] × 2
+5	129	129	Smithing Stone [2] × 4
+6	135	135	Smithing Stone [2] × 6
+7	141	141	Smithing Stone [3] × 2
+8	147	147	Smithing Stone [3] × 4
+9	154	154	Smithing Stone [3] × 6
+10	160	160	Smithing Stone [4] × 2
+11	166	166	Smithing Stone [4] × 4
+12	172	172	Smithing Stone [4] × 6
+13	178	178	Smithing Stone [5] × 2
+14	185	185	Smithing Stone [5] × 4
+15	191	191	Smithing Stone [5] × 6
+16	197	197	Smithing Stone [6] × 2
+17	204	204	Smithing Stone [6] × 4
+18	210	210	Smithing Stone [6] × 6
+19	216	216	Smithing Stone [7] × 2
+20	223	223	Smithing Stone [7] × 4
+21	229	229	Smithing Stone [7] × 6
+22	236	236	Smithing Stone [8] × 2
+23	242	242	Smithing Stone [8] × 4
+24	249	249	Smithing Stone [8] × 6
+25	255	255	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 Caestus

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Gatekeeper Gostoc · 800 runes · stock 1

Patch history 1

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

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
Health, stamina and weight 1
Weapon Regain HP Amount	40	→	60	+20+50%

Other fists with similar AR

Overview

Class: Fist
Weight: 1.5
Requires: Str 8 · Dex 8
Affinities: Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Fire, Flame Art, Lightning, Sacred, Magic, Cold, Poison, Blood, Occult
Game ID: 21000000