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Iron Ball

With its requirements met (Str 11 · Dex 8), Iron Ball reaches 283 attack rating at +25; the strongest affinity at those stats is Magic at 421.

Attack rating (+25): 283
Scaling (+25): Str C · Dex D
Class: Fist
Weight: 2.5
Requires: Str 11 · Dex 8
Skill: Endure · FP 9
Upgrades with: Smithing Stones (+25), takes Ashes of War

Iron Ball, rendered from the game's 3D model — Rendered from the game's model

Attack rating by affinity 13

At Str 11 · 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	110	283 +25	Physical 283	Str CDex DInt –Fai –Arc –
Heavy	103	262 +25	Physical 262	Str ADex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Keen	101	269 +25	Physical 269	Str EDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Quality	99	251 +25	Physical 251	Str BDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Fire	164	365 +25	Physical 180Fire 185	Str CDex EInt –Fai –Arc –
Flame Art	169	418 +25	Physical 201Fire 217	Str DDex EInt –Fai CArc –
Lightning	163	370 +25	Physical 183Lightning 187	Str EDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Sacred	150	418 +25	Physical 201Holy 217	Str DDex EInt –Fai CArc –
Magic	149	421 +25	Physical 199Magic 222	Str EDex EInt CFai –Arc –
Cold	157	355 +25	Physical 201Magic 154	Str BDex DInt CFai –Arc –
Poison	91	253 +25	Physical 253	Str BDex DInt –Fai –Arc D
Blood	91	253 +25	Physical 253	Str BDex DInt –Fai –Arc D
Occult	97	266 +25	Physical 266	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	–	283
11	283	–
13	–	287
14	293	–
16	–	290
17	304	–
19	–	294
20	313	–
22	–	297
23	322	–
25	–	300
26	331	–
28	–	303
29	339	–
31	–	306
32	348	–
34	–	309
35	356	–
37	–	312
38	364	–
40	–	315
41	371	–
43	–	318
44	379	–
46	–	320
47	386	–
49	–	323
50	393	–
52	–	325
53	399	–
55	–	327
56	405	–
58	–	329
59	410	–
61	–	331
62	415	–
64	–	332
65	419	–
67	–	334
68	424	–
70	–	336
71	429	–
73	–	337
74	433	–
76	–	339
77	438	–
79	–	341
80	443	–
82	–	342
83	444	–
85	–	342
86	446	–
88	–	343
89	448	–
91	–	344
92	450	–
94	–	344
95	452	–
97	–	345
98	453	–
99	454	345

Stat	Soft caps	AR per point, by stretch	At 99
Strength	18, 60, 80	11–18: +3.57 · 18–60: +2.45 · 60–80: +1.6 · 80–99: +0.58	454 from 283
Dexterity	18, 60, 80	10–18: +1.25 · 18–60: +0.88 · 60–80: +0.55 · 80–99: +0.21	345 from 283

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
Magic
Flame Art
Sacred

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

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Upgrade level	Standard	Magic	Flame Art	Sacred
0	110	149	169	150
1	117	160	179	160
2	124	170	188	170
3	130	181	198	181
4	137	192	208	191
5	144	202	217	202
6	150	213	227	212
7	157	224	238	223
8	164	235	247	234
9	171	246	257	244
10	178	256	267	255
11	185	267	278	266
12	191	278	287	276
13	198	289	297	288
14	205	300	307	299
15	212	311	318	309
16	219	322	327	320
17	226	333	337	331
18	233	344	348	342
19	240	355	358	353
20	247	366	369	365
21	254	377	378	375
22	262	387	388	386
23	269	398	398	396
24	276	409	407	407
25	283	421	418	418

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

#11 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	283	5	8.5	0.47 s
R1 2Strike	101	286	5	8.5	0.37 s
R1 3Strike	102	289	5	8.5	0.43 s
R1 4Strike	103	292	5	8.5	0.43 s
R1 5Strike	104	294	5	8.5	0.37 s
R1 6Strike	110	311	10	8.5	0.63 s
R2Strike	120	340	10	13.8	—
Charged R2Strike	150	425	30	21.2	0.97 s
R2 2Strike	120	340	10	13.8	—
Charged R2 2Strike	150	425	30	21.2	0.90 s
Running R1Strike	105	297	5	9.5	0.53 s
Running R2Strike	120	340	10	13.8	0.63 s
Backstep R1Strike	90	255	5	7.4	0.53 s
Jumping R1Strike	107	303	7.5	7.4	0.37 s
Jumping R2Strike	122	345	20	13.8	0.50 s
Guard counterStrike	130	368	30	13.8	0.57 s

Two-handed17players can parry them

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Strike · 2 hits	92 + 92	521	6	14.8	0.37 s
R1 2Strike · 2 hits	94 + 94	533	6	14.8	0.40 s
R1 3Strike	96	272	6	7.4	0.50 s
R1 4Strike · 2 hits	98 + 98	555	6	14.8	0.43 s
R1 5Strike	100	283	6	7.4	0.37 s
R1 6Strike · 2 hits	106 + 106	601	12	14.8	0.63 s
R2Strike · 2 hits	115 + 115	652	12	25.4	—
Charged R2Strike · 2 hits	140 + 140	794	33	38.2	1.00 s
R2 2Strike · 2 hits	115 + 115	652	12	25.4	—
Charged R2 2Strike · 2 hits	140 + 140	794	33	38.2	1.00 s
Running R1Strike · 2 hits	95 + 100	553	6	19.1	0.37 s
Running R2Strike · 2 hits	115 + 115	652	12	25.4	0.57 s
Rolling R1Strike · 2 hits	85 + 85	482	6	14.8	0.33 s
Backstep R1Strike · 2 hits	85 + 85	482	6	14.8	0.67 s
Jumping R1Strike · 2 hits	102 + 102	578	9	14.8	0.43 s
Jumping R2Strike · 2 hits	115 + 115	652	24	25.4	0.53 s
Guard counterStrike · 2 hits	100 + 125	638	33	25.4	0.60 s

Criticals2

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
BackstabStrike · 2 hits	55 + 242	842	0	13.8	0.53 s
RiposteStrike · 2 hits	55 + 330	1,091	0	13.8	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	110	110	—
+1	117	117	Smithing Stone [1] × 2
+2	124	124	Smithing Stone [1] × 4
+3	130	130	Smithing Stone [1] × 6
+4	137	137	Smithing Stone [2] × 2
+5	144	144	Smithing Stone [2] × 4
+6	150	150	Smithing Stone [2] × 6
+7	157	157	Smithing Stone [3] × 2
+8	164	164	Smithing Stone [3] × 4
+9	171	171	Smithing Stone [3] × 6
+10	178	178	Smithing Stone [4] × 2
+11	185	185	Smithing Stone [4] × 4
+12	191	191	Smithing Stone [4] × 6
+13	198	198	Smithing Stone [5] × 2
+14	205	205	Smithing Stone [5] × 4
+15	212	212	Smithing Stone [5] × 6
+16	219	219	Smithing Stone [6] × 2
+17	226	226	Smithing Stone [6] × 4
+18	233	233	Smithing Stone [6] × 6
+19	240	240	Smithing Stone [7] × 2
+20	247	247	Smithing Stone [7] × 4
+21	254	254	Smithing Stone [7] × 6
+22	262	262	Smithing Stone [8] × 2
+23	269	269	Smithing Stone [8] × 4
+24	276	276	Smithing Stone [8] × 6
+25	283	283	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 Iron Ball

Source not yet traced: the game files we read don't say yet how to get this item.

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: 2.5
Requires: Str 11 · Dex 8
Affinities: Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Fire, Flame Art, Lightning, Sacred, Magic, Cold, Poison, Blood, Occult
Game ID: 21070000