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Golem Fist

With its requirements met (Str 24 · Dex 8 · Int 11 · Fai 11), Golem Fist reaches 359 attack rating at +25; the strongest affinities at those stats are Flame Art and Sacred at 463.

Attack rating (+25): 359
Scaling (+25): Str B · Dex E · Int E · Fai E
Class: Fist
Weight: 6
Requires: Str 24 · Dex 8 · Int 11 · Fai 11
Skill: Endure · FP 9
Upgrades with: Smithing Stones (+25), takes Ashes of War

Attack rating by affinity 13

At Str 24 · Dex 10 · Int 11 · Fai 11 · 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	134	359 +25	Physical 359	Str BDex EInt EFai EArc –
Heavy	131	367 +25	Physical 367	Str ADex –Int EFai EArc –
Keen	113	307 +25	Physical 307	Str EDex BInt EFai EArc –
Quality	118	319 +25	Physical 319	Str BDex BInt EFai EArc –
Fire	189	437 +25	Physical 215Fire 222	Str DDex EInt EFai EArc –
Flame Art	185	463 +25	Physical 229Fire 234	Str EDex EInt EFai DArc –
Lightning	176	403 +25	Physical 203Lightning 200	Str EDex DInt EFai EArc –
Sacred	164	463 +25	Physical 229Holy 234	Str EDex EInt EFai DArc –
Magic	163	460 +25	Physical 224Magic 236	Str EDex EInt CFai EArc –
Cold	182	426 +25	Physical 251Magic 175	Str BDex EInt DFai EArc –
Poison	106	308 +25	Physical 308	Str BDex EInt EFai EArc D
Blood	106	308 +25	Physical 308	Str BDex EInt EFai EArc D
Occult	110	311 +25	Physical 311	Str DDex EInt EFai EArc B

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

Attack rating by stat (Standard, +25)

Strength
Intelligence
Faith
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	Intelligence	Faith	Dexterity
10	–	–	–	359
11	–	359	359	–
13	–	–	–	360
14	–	360	360	–
16	–	–	–	361
17	–	361	361	–
19	–	–	–	362
20	–	362	362	–
22	–	–	–	363
23	–	363	363	–
24	359	–	–	–
25	–	–	–	364
26	–	364	364	–
27	369	–	–	–
28	–	–	–	364
29	–	365	365	–
30	379	–	–	–
31	–	–	–	365
32	–	366	366	–
33	388	–	–	–
34	–	–	–	366
35	–	367	367	–
36	398	–	–	–
37	–	–	–	367
38	–	368	368	–
39	407	–	–	–
40	–	–	–	368
41	–	369	369	–
42	416	–	–	–
43	–	–	–	368
44	–	370	370	–
45	424	–	–	–
46	–	–	–	369
47	–	371	371	–
48	433	–	–	–
49	–	–	–	370
50	–	372	372	–
51	441	–	–	–
52	–	–	–	370
53	–	372	372	–
54	448	–	–	–
55	–	–	–	371
56	–	373	373	–
57	455	–	–	–
58	–	–	–	371
59	–	374	374	–
60	460	–	–	–
61	–	–	–	372
62	–	374	374	–
63	465	–	–	–
64	–	–	–	372
65	–	375	375	–
66	471	–	–	–
67	–	–	–	373
68	–	375	375	–
69	476	–	–	–
70	–	–	–	373
71	–	376	376	–
72	482	–	–	–
73	–	–	–	374
74	–	376	376	–
75	487	–	–	–
76	–	–	–	374
77	–	377	377	–
78	492	–	–	–
79	–	–	–	375
80	–	378	378	–
81	497	–	–	–
82	–	–	–	375
83	–	378	378	–
84	499	–	–	–
85	–	–	–	375
86	–	378	378	–
87	501	–	–	–
88	–	–	–	375
89	–	378	378	–
90	503	–	–	–
91	–	–	–	375
92	–	378	378	–
93	505	–	–	–
94	–	–	–	376
95	–	379	379	–
96	507	–	–	–
97	–	–	–	376
98	–	379	379	–
99	509	379	379	376

Stat	Soft caps	AR per point, by stretch	At 99
Strength	60, 80	24–60: +2.81 · 60–80: +1.8 · 80–99: +0.68	509 from 359
Intelligence	18, 60, 80	11–18: +0.43 · 18–60: +0.29 · 60–80: +0.2 · 80–99: +0.05	379 from 359
Faith	18, 60, 80	11–18: +0.43 · 18–60: +0.29 · 60–80: +0.2 · 80–99: +0.05	379 from 359
Dexterity	18, 60, 80	10–18: +0.38 · 18–60: +0.24 · 60–80: +0.15 · 80–99: +0.05	376 from 359

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	134	185	164	163
1	142	195	175	175
2	150	207	186	186
3	159	217	198	198
4	167	228	210	210
5	176	239	221	221
6	185	250	233	233
7	193	260	245	245
8	202	272	257	257
9	211	283	269	268
10	220	294	282	281
11	228	305	294	293
12	237	317	305	304
13	246	327	317	316
14	256	339	329	328
15	265	350	341	340
16	274	362	353	352
17	283	372	366	364
18	292	384	378	376
19	302	396	390	388
20	311	407	402	400
21	321	418	414	412
22	330	429	426	425
23	340	440	439	437
24	349	451	451	449
25	359	463	463	460

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

#6 of 14 fist weapons by attack rating

Veteran's Prosthesis398 +10
Clinging Bone389 +10
Cipher Pata368 +10
Thiollier's Hidden Needle365 +10
Golem Fist359 +25
Madding Hand334 +10
Pata300 +25
Star Fist296 +25
Poisoned Hand294 +10

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

By upgrade level (Standard)

Level	AR	Physical	Cost
+0	134	134	—
+1	142	142	Smithing Stone [1] × 2
+2	150	150	Smithing Stone [1] × 4
+3	159	159	Smithing Stone [1] × 6
+4	167	167	Smithing Stone [2] × 2
+5	176	176	Smithing Stone [2] × 4
+6	185	185	Smithing Stone [2] × 6
+7	193	193	Smithing Stone [3] × 2
+8	202	202	Smithing Stone [3] × 4
+9	211	211	Smithing Stone [3] × 6
+10	220	220	Smithing Stone [4] × 2
+11	228	228	Smithing Stone [4] × 4
+12	237	237	Smithing Stone [4] × 6
+13	246	246	Smithing Stone [5] × 2
+14	256	256	Smithing Stone [5] × 4
+15	265	265	Smithing Stone [5] × 6
+16	274	274	Smithing Stone [6] × 2
+17	283	283	Smithing Stone [6] × 4
+18	292	292	Smithing Stone [6] × 6
+19	302	302	Smithing Stone [7] × 2
+20	311	311	Smithing Stone [7] × 4
+21	321	321	Smithing Stone [7] × 6
+22	330	330	Smithing Stone [8] × 2
+23	340	340	Smithing Stone [8] × 4
+24	349	349	Smithing Stone [8] × 6
+25	359	359	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 Golem Fist

Dropped by 1

Enemies the game gives no name, up to 3% per kill · Rauh Base

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 1

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

1.12.4from 1.12.2
- Which stats scale which damage20,010,100→20,010,103Flame Art
- Which stats scale which damage20,010,100→20,010,105Sacred
- Which stats scale which damage20,010,100→20,010,104MagicCold

Added in 1.12.1.

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Overview

Class: Fist
Weight: 6
Requires: Str 24 · Dex 8 · Int 11 · Fai 11
Affinities: Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Fire, Flame Art, Lightning, Sacred, Magic, Cold, Poison, Blood, Occult
Game ID: 21540000