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Raptor Talons

With its requirements met (Str 6 · Dex 14), Raptor Talons reaches 255 attack rating at +25; the strongest affinities at those stats are Flame Art, Sacred and Magic at 372.

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Chest · Altus Plateau

Attack rating (+25): 255
Scaling (+25): Str E · Dex B
Class: Claw
Weight: 1.5
Requires: Str 6 · Dex 14
Skill: Quickstep · FP 3
Passive: Causes blood loss buildup (60)
Upgrades with: Smithing Stones (+25), takes Ashes of War

Raptor Talons, rendered from the game's 3D model — Rendered from the game's model

Attack rating by affinity 13

At Str 10 · Dex 14 · 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	98	255 +25	Physical 255	Str EDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Heavy	88	232 +25	Physical 232	Str ADex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Keen	96	253 +25	Physical 253	Str EDex AInt –Fai –Arc –
Quality	89	234 +25	Physical 234	Str BDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Fire	142	320 +25	Physical 158Fire 162	Str CDex EInt –Fai –Arc –
Flame Art	146	372 +25	Physical 181Fire 191	Str EDex DInt –Fai CArc –
Lightning	147	344 +25	Physical 168Lightning 176	Str EDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Sacred	130	372 +25	Physical 181Holy 191	Str EDex DInt –Fai CArc –
Magic	130	372 +25	Physical 173Magic 199	Str EDex DInt BFai –Arc –
Cold	138	320 +25	Physical 183Magic 137	Str EDex BInt CFai –Arc –
Poison	81	230 +25	Physical 230	Str EDex BInt –Fai –Arc D
Blood	81	230 +25	Physical 230	Str EDex BInt –Fai –Arc D
Occult	87	249 +25	Physical 249	Str EDex CInt –Fai –Arc B

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
10	–	255
13	–	257
14	255	–
16	–	258
17	267	–
19	–	260
20	277	–
22	–	261
23	287	–
25	–	262
26	296	–
28	–	264
29	306	–
31	–	265
32	315	–
34	–	266
35	324	–
37	–	267
38	332	–
40	–	269
41	341	–
43	–	270
44	349	–
46	–	271
47	357	–
49	–	272
50	364	–
52	–	273
53	371	–
55	–	274
56	378	–
58	–	275
59	383	–
61	–	275
62	388	–
64	–	276
65	393	–
67	–	277
68	398	–
70	–	278
71	403	–
73	–	278
74	408	–
76	–	279
77	414	–
79	–	280
80	419	–
82	–	280
83	421	–
85	–	280
86	423	–
88	–	281
89	425	–
91	–	281
92	426	–
94	–	281
95	428	–
97	–	281
98	430	–
99	431	282

Stat	Soft caps	AR per point, by stretch	At 99
Dexterity	18, 60, 80	14–18: +4 · 18–60: +2.71 · 60–80: +1.7 · 80–99: +0.63	431 from 255
Strength	18, 60, 80	10–18: +0.5 · 18–60: +0.38 · 60–80: +0.25 · 80–99: +0.11	282 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	98	146	130	130
1	104	156	139	139
2	110	164	149	149
3	116	173	158	158
4	122	181	168	167
5	128	191	176	177
6	134	199	186	186
7	140	208	196	196
8	146	217	205	205
9	152	226	215	215
10	159	235	225	225
11	165	244	235	234
12	171	253	245	244
13	177	262	254	254
14	184	272	264	263
15	190	281	274	274
16	196	289	283	283
17	203	299	293	293
18	209	308	303	303
19	216	318	313	313
20	222	327	323	322
21	229	336	333	333
22	235	345	343	342
23	242	353	352	352
24	248	363	362	362
25	255	372	372	372

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	66	66	57	46
1	67	67	58	46
2	69	68	59	46
3	70	69	60	46
4	72	70	61	46
5	73	71	62	46
6	75	73	63	46
7	77	75	64	46
8	78	76	65	46
9	80	77	66	46
10	81	78	67	46
11	83	80	69	46
12	85	81	70	46
13	86	82	71	46
14	88	83	72	46
15	89	84	73	46
16	91	86	74	46
17	92	87	75	46
18	94	88	76	46
19	96	89	77	46
20	97	90	78	46
21	99	91	79	47
22	100	93	80	47
23	102	94	81	47
24	104	95	82	47
25	105	96	83	47

#5 of 5 claw weapons by attack rating

Claws of Night431 +10
Bloodhound Claws286 +25
Venomous Fang274 +25
Hookclaws273 +25
Raptor Talons255 +25

Standard affinity at max upgrade, each weapon at its own requirements. A full bar is the class's strongest (Claws of Night, 431).

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	255	4	7.8	0.40 s
R1 2Slash	101	258	4	7.8	0.43 s
R1 3Slash	102	260	4	7.8	0.40 s
R1 4Slash	103	263	4	7.8	0.40 s
R1 5Slash	104	265	4	7.8	0.43 s
R1 6Slash	110	281	8	7.8	0.50 s
R2Slash	120	306	8	12.6	—
Charged R2Slash	155	396	24	22.3	1.23 s
R2 2Slash	120	306	8	12.6	—
Charged R2 2Slash	155	396	24	22.3	1.20 s
Running R2Pierce	120	306	8	12.6	0.60 s
Backstep R1Slash	95	242	4	6.8	0.47 s
Jumping R1Slash	115	293	6	9.7	0.37 s
Jumping R2Pierce	130	332	16	16.5	0.47 s
Guard counterSlash	130	332	24	12.6	0.50 s

Two-handed17players can parry them

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Slash · 2 hits	94 + 94	480	4.8	13.6	0.40 s
R1 2Slash	130	332	4.4	13.6	0.43 s
R1 3Slash · 2 hits	96 + 96	490	4.8	13.6	0.40 s
R1 4Slash	135	345	4.8	6.8	0.40 s
R1 5Slash · 2 hits	100 + 100	511	4.8	13.6	0.43 s
R1 6Slash · 2 hits	106 + 106	541	9.6	13.6	0.50 s
R2Slash · 2 hits	115 + 115	587	8.8	23.3	—
Charged R2Slash · 2 hits	142 + 142	725	26.4	38.8	1.13 s
R2 2Slash · 2 hits	115 + 115	587	8.8	23.3	—
Charged R2 2Slash · 2 hits	142 + 142	725	26.4	38.8	1.20 s
Running R1Slash · 2 hits	102 + 102	521	4.8	17.5	0.50 s
Running R2Slash · 3 hits	100 + 90 + 100	741	9.6	23.3	0.63 s
Rolling R1Slash · 2 hits	88 + 88	449	4.8	13.6	0.23 s
Backstep R1Slash · 2 hits	88 + 88	449	4.8	13.6	0.47 s
Jumping R1Slash · 2 hits	107 + 107	547	7.2	19.4	0.37 s
Jumping R2Pierce · 2 hits	120 + 120	613	19.2	29.1	0.47 s
Guard counterSlash · 2 hits	118 + 118	603	26.4	23.3	0.60 s

Criticals2

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
BackstabPierce · 2 hits	55 + 242	835	0	12.6	0.53 s
RipostePierce · 2 hits	55 + 330	1,082	0	12.6	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	98	98	—
+1	104	104	Smithing Stone [1] × 2
+2	110	110	Smithing Stone [1] × 4
+3	116	116	Smithing Stone [1] × 6
+4	122	122	Smithing Stone [2] × 2
+5	128	128	Smithing Stone [2] × 4
+6	134	134	Smithing Stone [2] × 6
+7	140	140	Smithing Stone [3] × 2
+8	146	146	Smithing Stone [3] × 4
+9	152	152	Smithing Stone [3] × 6
+10	159	159	Smithing Stone [4] × 2
+11	165	165	Smithing Stone [4] × 4
+12	171	171	Smithing Stone [4] × 6
+13	177	177	Smithing Stone [5] × 2
+14	184	184	Smithing Stone [5] × 4
+15	190	190	Smithing Stone [5] × 6
+16	196	196	Smithing Stone [6] × 2
+17	203	203	Smithing Stone [6] × 4
+18	209	209	Smithing Stone [6] × 6
+19	216	216	Smithing Stone [7] × 2
+20	222	222	Smithing Stone [7] × 4
+21	229	229	Smithing Stone [7] × 6
+22	235	235	Smithing Stone [8] × 2
+23	242	242	Smithing Stone [8] × 4
+24	248	248	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 Raptor Talons

Placed in the world 1

Altus Plateau · Sage's Cave

Attack rating, patch by patch

At max upgrade, Standard affinity, every stat at 40: 339 in 1.02.1 → 351 in 1.17.1, changed by 1 patch.

1.09339 → 351 (+3.5%)

Rebuilt from the weapon's own patch history; upgrade and scaling-curve tables are taken as they are today.

Patch history 3

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

1.08from 1.07.1
- Stance damage3→4
1.09from 1.08.1
- Physical attack83→86Standard
- Physical attack79→82HeavyKeenQualityFireFlame ArtLightningSacredMagicColdPoisonBloodOccult
- Fire attack79→82FireFlame Art
- Lightning attack79→82Lightning
- Holy attack79→82Sacred
- Magic attack79→82Magic
- Magic attack63→66Cold
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%

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Overview

Class: Claw
Weight: 1.5
Requires: Str 6 · Dex 14
Affinities: Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Fire, Flame Art, Lightning, Sacred, Magic, Cold, Poison, Blood, Occult
Game ID: 22030000