Colossal WeaponChanged in 3 patchesVerified on build 25080141

Duelist Greataxe

With its requirements met (Str 30 · Dex 10), Duelist Greataxe reaches 502 attack rating at +25; the strongest affinity at those stats is Fire at 729.

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Drop: Grave Warden Duelist (4%) · Leyndell, Royal Capital, Altus Plateau

Attack rating (+25): 502
Scaling (+25): Str D · Dex C
Class: Colossal Weapon
Weight: 20
Requires: Str 30 · Dex 10
Skill: Endure · FP 9
Upgrades with: Smithing Stones (+25), takes Ashes of War

Attack rating by affinity 13

At Str 30 · 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	193	502 +25	Physical 502	Str DDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Heavy	214	612 +25	Physical 612	Str BDex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Keen	179	465 +25	Physical 465	Str EDex AInt –Fai –Arc –
Quality	191	524 +25	Physical 524	Str BDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Fire	311	729 +25	Physical 357Fire 372	Str CDex EInt –Fai –Arc –
Flame Art	289	717 +25	Physical 351Fire 366	Str EDex DInt –Fai CArc –
Lightning	281	646 +25	Physical 327Lightning 319	Str EDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Sacred	256	717 +25	Physical 351Holy 366	Str EDex DInt –Fai CArc –
Magic	255	716 +25	Physical 345Magic 371	Str EDex EInt CFai –Arc –
Cold	265	607 +25	Physical 364Magic 243	Str DDex BInt DFai –Arc –
Poison	162	458 +25	Physical 458	Str DDex BInt –Fai –Arc D
Blood	162	458 +25	Physical 458	Str DDex BInt –Fai –Arc D
Occult	168	462 +25	Physical 462	Str EDex DInt –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	502	–
13	520	–
16	538	–
19	556	–
22	571	–
25	586	–
28	601	–
30	–	502
31	616	–
33	–	507
34	630	–
36	–	511
37	644	–
39	–	515
40	658	–
42	–	519
43	671	–
45	–	522
46	683	–
48	–	526
49	696	–
51	–	530
52	707	–
54	–	533
55	718	–
57	–	536
58	727	–
60	–	538
61	735	–
63	–	540
64	743	–
66	–	543
67	751	–
69	–	545
70	759	–
72	–	547
73	767	–
75	–	550
76	775	–
78	–	552
79	784	–
81	–	554
82	788	–
84	–	555
85	791	–
87	–	556
88	795	–
90	–	557
91	798	–
93	–	558
94	801	–
96	–	559
97	804	–
99	806	560

Stat	Soft caps	AR per point, by stretch	At 99
Dexterity	18, 60, 80	10–18: +6.13 · 18–60: +4.31 · 60–80: +2.7 · 80–99: +1.05	806 from 502
Strength	60, 80	30–60: +1.2 · 60–80: +0.8 · 80–99: +0.32	560 from 502

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
Fire
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	Fire	Flame Art	Sacred
0	193	311	289	256
1	205	327	306	274
2	217	343	323	292
3	228	358	340	310
4	240	374	356	329
5	252	391	373	346
6	264	407	390	364
7	276	424	407	383
8	288	440	424	401
9	300	458	441	420
10	313	474	459	438
11	325	491	476	457
12	337	507	493	475
13	350	524	510	494
14	362	541	527	512
15	375	558	544	531
16	387	575	562	550
17	400	592	579	568
18	412	610	597	587
19	425	627	614	606
20	438	645	632	625
21	451	661	649	643
22	463	678	666	662
23	476	695	684	680
24	489	712	700	699
25	502	729	717	717

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	96	97	83
1	98	98	84
2	100	100	86
3	102	102	88
4	105	103	89
5	107	105	91
6	109	107	92
7	111	108	94
8	114	110	95
9	116	112	97
10	118	113	98
11	121	115	100
12	123	117	101
13	125	118	103
14	127	120	104
15	130	122	106
16	132	123	107
17	134	125	109
18	137	127	110
19	139	128	112
20	141	131	113
21	143	133	115
22	146	134	116
23	148	136	118
24	150	138	119
25	153	140	121

#19 of 20 colossal weapon weapons by attack rating

Dragon Greatclaw650 +10
Axe of Godfrey638 +10
Rotten Staff601 +10
Watchdog's Staff593 +10
Golem's Halberd581 +25
Ghiza's Wheel566 +10
Bloodfiend's Arm517 +25
Duelist Greataxe502 +25
Rotten Greataxe480 +25

Standard affinity at max upgrade, each weapon at its own requirements. A full bar is the class's strongest (Anvil Hammer, 822).

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-handed14can't be parried

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Standard	100	502	14.4	20.6	0.77 s
R1 2Standard	102	512	14.4	20.6	0.87 s
R1 3Standard	108	543	14.4	20.6	0.93 s
R2Standard	130	653	14.4	30.9	—
Charged R2Standard	178	895	36	41.2	1.90 s
R2 2Standard	130	653	14.4	30.9	—
Charged R2 2Standard	178	895	36	41.2	1.60 s
Running R1Standard	105	528	14.4	24.7	0.77 s
Running R2Standard	120	603	14.4	30.9	0.73 s
Rolling R1Standard	90	452	14.4	16.5	0.63 s
Backstep R1Standard	95	477	14.4	16.5	0.77 s
Jumping R1Standard	107	538	14.4	16.5	0.53 s
Jumping R2Standard	130	653	24	30.9	0.63 s
Guard counterStandard	125	628	36	30.9	0.93 s

Two-handed14can't be parried

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Standard	114	596	18.7	24.7	0.73 s
R1 2Standard	117	611	18.7	24.7	0.83 s
R1 3Standard	125	653	18.7	24.7	0.90 s
R2Standard	145	758	18.7	37.1	—
Charged R2Standard	198	1,035	36	49.4	1.93 s
R2 2Standard	145	758	18.7	37.1	—
Charged R2 2Standard	205	1,072	36	49.4	1.90 s
Running R1Standard	124	648	18.7	28.8	0.73 s
Running R2Standard	137	716	18.7	37.1	0.80 s
Rolling R1Standard	112	585	18.7	20.6	0.63 s
Backstep R1Standard	113	590	18.7	20.6	0.77 s
Jumping R1Standard	112	585	18.7	20.6	0.53 s
Jumping R2Standard	135	705	26.4	37.1	0.63 s
Guard counterStandard	143	747	39.6	37.1	0.87 s

Criticals2

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
BackstabStandard · 2 hits	52 + 168	1,106	0	25.8	0.53 s
RiposteStandard · 2 hits	53 + 210	1,322	0	25.8	0.83 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	193	193	—
+1	205	205	Smithing Stone [1] × 2
+2	217	217	Smithing Stone [1] × 4
+3	228	228	Smithing Stone [1] × 6
+4	240	240	Smithing Stone [2] × 2
+5	252	252	Smithing Stone [2] × 4
+6	264	264	Smithing Stone [2] × 6
+7	276	276	Smithing Stone [3] × 2
+8	288	288	Smithing Stone [3] × 4
+9	300	300	Smithing Stone [3] × 6
+10	313	313	Smithing Stone [4] × 2
+11	325	325	Smithing Stone [4] × 4
+12	337	337	Smithing Stone [4] × 6
+13	350	350	Smithing Stone [5] × 2
+14	362	362	Smithing Stone [5] × 4
+15	375	375	Smithing Stone [5] × 6
+16	387	387	Smithing Stone [6] × 2
+17	400	400	Smithing Stone [6] × 4
+18	412	412	Smithing Stone [6] × 6
+19	425	425	Smithing Stone [7] × 2
+20	438	438	Smithing Stone [7] × 4
+21	451	451	Smithing Stone [7] × 6
+22	463	463	Smithing Stone [8] × 2
+23	476	476	Smithing Stone [8] × 4
+24	489	489	Smithing Stone [8] × 6
+25	502	502	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 Duelist Greataxe

Dropped by 2

Enemy	Where	Chance per kill	Kills for 90%
Grave Warden DuelistBoss	Altus Plateau · Sainted Hero's Grave	4%	57
Grave Warden DuelistBoss	Leyndell, Royal Capital · Fortified Manor, First Floor	4%	57

At Discovery 100. "Once" drops stop after the first (the game sets a flag).

Attack rating, patch by patch

At max upgrade, Standard affinity, every stat at 40: 661 in 1.02.1 → 671 in 1.17.1, changed by 1 patch.

1.09661 → 671 (+1.5%)

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.

1.04.1from 1.03.3
- Physical guard negation63→78
- Guard boost42→52

1.09from 1.08.1

Dexterity scaling55→58Standard
Strength scaling43→45Heavy
Strength scaling14→15KeenLightning
Dexterity scaling54→56Keen
Strength scaling49→51Quality
Dexterity scaling49→51Quality
Strength scaling28→30Fire
Dexterity scaling14→15Fire
Dexterity scaling16→17Flame ArtSacredMagic
Faith scaling25→27Flame ArtSacred
Dexterity scaling28→30Lightning
Intelligence scaling28→30Magic
Dexterity scaling49→52Cold
Intelligence scaling25→26Cold
Dexterity scaling52→55PoisonBlood
Dexterity scaling22→23Occult
Arcane scaling61→63Occult

Every changed value (18)

Value	Before	to	After	Change
Key changes 17
Dexterity scalingStandard	55	→	58	+3+5.5%
Strength scalingHeavy	43	→	45	+2+4.7%
Strength scalingKeenLightning	14	→	15	+1+7.1%
Dexterity scalingKeen	54	→	56	+2+3.7%
Strength scalingQuality	49	→	51	+2+4.1%
Dexterity scalingQuality	49	→	51	+2+4.1%
Strength scalingFire	28	→	30	+2+7.1%
Dexterity scalingFire	14	→	15	+1+7.1%
Dexterity scalingFlame ArtSacredMagic	16	→	17	+1+6.3%
Faith scalingFlame ArtSacred	25	→	27	+2+8%
Dexterity scalingLightning	28	→	30	+2+7.1%
Intelligence scalingMagic	28	→	30	+2+7.1%
Dexterity scalingCold	49	→	52	+3+6.1%
Intelligence scalingCold	25	→	26	+1+4%
Dexterity scalingPoisonBlood	52	→	55	+3+5.8%
Dexterity scalingOccult	22	→	23	+1+4.5%
Arcane scalingOccult	61	→	63	+2+3.3%
Linked data 1
Behavior Variation ID	2,300	→	2,312	changed

1.12.1from 1.10
- Stamina damage78→84
Every changed value (2)
Value Before to After Change
Key changes 1
Stamina damage 78 84 +6+7.7%
Health, stamina and weight 1
Weapon Regain HP Amount 70 105 +35+50%

Value	Before	to	After	Change
Key changes 1
Stamina damage	78	→	84	+6+7.7%
Health, stamina and weight 1
Weapon Regain HP Amount	70	→	105	+35+50%

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Overview

Class: Colossal Weapon
Weight: 20
Requires: Str 30 · Dex 10
Affinities: Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Fire, Flame Art, Lightning, Sacred, Magic, Cold, Poison, Blood, Occult
Game ID: 23040000