Colossal WeaponChanged in 4 patchesVerified on build 25080141

Rotten Greataxe

With its requirements met (Str 30 · Dex 10), Rotten Greataxe reaches 480 attack rating at +25; the strongest affinity at those stats is Fire at 698.

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Drop: Grave Warden Duelist · Consecrated Snowfield

Attack rating (+25): 480
Scaling (+25): Str D · Dex B
Class: Colossal Weapon
Weight: 20
Requires: Str 30 · Dex 10
Skill: Endure · FP 9
Passive: Causes scarlet rot buildup (65)
Upgrades with: Smithing Stones (+25), takes Ashes of War

Rotten Greataxe, rendered from the game's 3D model — Rendered from the game's model

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	184	480 +25	Physical 480	Str DDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Heavy	206	590 +25	Physical 590	Str BDex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Keen	172	447 +25	Physical 447	Str EDex AInt –Fai –Arc –
Quality	184	509 +25	Physical 509	Str BDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Fire	298	698 +25	Physical 342Fire 356	Str CDex EInt –Fai –Arc –
Flame Art	277	687 +25	Physical 337Fire 350	Str EDex DInt –Fai CArc –
Lightning	269	618 +25	Physical 313Lightning 305	Str EDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Sacred	245	687 +25	Physical 337Holy 350	Str EDex DInt –Fai CArc –
Magic	245	686 +25	Physical 331Magic 355	Str EDex EInt CFai –Arc –
Cold	255	582 +25	Physical 349Magic 233	Str DDex BInt DFai –Arc –
Poison	155	439 +25	Physical 439	Str DDex BInt –Fai –Arc D
Blood	155	439 +25	Physical 439	Str DDex BInt –Fai –Arc D
Occult	161	445 +25	Physical 445	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	480	–
13	497	–
16	515	–
19	533	–
22	548	–
25	563	–
28	578	–
30	–	480
31	592	–
33	–	484
34	606	–
36	–	488
37	620	–
39	–	492
40	633	–
42	–	496
43	646	–
45	–	499
46	659	–
48	–	503
49	671	–
51	–	506
52	682	–
54	–	509
55	693	–
57	–	512
58	702	–
60	–	514
61	709	–
63	–	516
64	717	–
66	–	518
67	725	–
69	–	521
70	733	–
72	–	523
73	741	–
75	–	525
76	749	–
78	–	528
79	757	–
81	–	529
82	762	–
84	–	530
85	765	–
87	–	531
88	768	–
90	–	532
91	771	–
93	–	533
94	774	–
96	–	534
97	777	–
99	779	535

Stat	Soft caps	AR per point, by stretch	At 99
Dexterity	18, 60, 80	10–18: +6 · 18–60: +4.24 · 60–80: +2.7 · 80–99: +1	779 from 480
Strength	60, 80	30–60: +1.13 · 60–80: +0.75 · 80–99: +0.32	535 from 480

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	184	298	277	245
1	195	313	293	263
2	207	328	309	280
3	218	343	325	297
4	229	358	341	314
5	241	374	357	331
6	252	390	373	349
7	264	405	390	366
8	275	422	406	384
9	287	438	422	403
10	299	454	439	420
11	310	470	455	438
12	322	485	472	455
13	334	502	488	473
14	346	518	505	491
15	358	534	521	508
16	370	551	539	527
17	382	567	556	545
18	394	583	572	562
19	406	600	589	581
20	418	617	606	599
21	431	633	622	616
22	443	649	638	634
23	455	665	655	652
24	468	682	671	669
25	480	698	687	687

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

#20 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	480	14.4	20.6	0.77 s
R1 2Standard	102	490	14.4	20.6	0.87 s
R1 3Standard	108	519	14.4	20.6	0.93 s
R2Standard	130	624	14.4	30.9	—
Charged R2Standard	178	855	36	41.2	1.90 s
R2 2Standard	130	624	14.4	30.9	—
Charged R2 2Standard	178	855	36	41.2	1.60 s
Running R1Standard	105	504	14.4	24.7	0.77 s
Running R2Standard	120	576	14.4	30.9	0.73 s
Rolling R1Standard	90	432	14.4	16.5	0.63 s
Backstep R1Standard	95	456	14.4	16.5	0.77 s
Jumping R1Standard	107	514	14.4	16.5	0.53 s
Jumping R2Standard	130	624	24	30.9	0.63 s
Guard counterStandard	125	600	36	30.9	0.93 s

Two-handed14can't be parried

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Standard	114	569	18.7	24.7	0.73 s
R1 2Standard	117	584	18.7	24.7	0.83 s
R1 3Standard	125	624	18.7	24.7	0.90 s
R2Standard	145	724	18.7	37.1	—
Charged R2Standard	198	989	36	49.4	1.93 s
R2 2Standard	145	724	18.7	37.1	—
Charged R2 2Standard	205	1,024	36	49.4	1.90 s
Running R1Standard	124	619	18.7	28.8	0.73 s
Running R2Standard	137	684	18.7	37.1	0.80 s
Rolling R1Standard	112	559	18.7	20.6	0.63 s
Backstep R1Standard	113	564	18.7	20.6	0.77 s
Jumping R1Standard	112	559	18.7	20.6	0.53 s
Jumping R2Standard	135	674	26.4	37.1	0.63 s
Guard counterStandard	143	714	39.6	37.1	0.87 s

Criticals2

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
BackstabStandard · 2 hits	52 + 168	1,057	0	25.8	0.53 s
RiposteStandard · 2 hits	53 + 210	1,264	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	184	184	—
+1	195	195	Smithing Stone [1] × 2
+2	207	207	Smithing Stone [1] × 4
+3	218	218	Smithing Stone [1] × 6
+4	229	229	Smithing Stone [2] × 2
+5	241	241	Smithing Stone [2] × 4
+6	252	252	Smithing Stone [2] × 6
+7	264	264	Smithing Stone [3] × 2
+8	275	275	Smithing Stone [3] × 4
+9	287	287	Smithing Stone [3] × 6
+10	299	299	Smithing Stone [4] × 2
+11	310	310	Smithing Stone [4] × 4
+12	322	322	Smithing Stone [4] × 6
+13	334	334	Smithing Stone [5] × 2
+14	346	346	Smithing Stone [5] × 4
+15	358	358	Smithing Stone [5] × 6
+16	370	370	Smithing Stone [6] × 2
+17	382	382	Smithing Stone [6] × 4
+18	394	394	Smithing Stone [6] × 6
+19	406	406	Smithing Stone [7] × 2
+20	418	418	Smithing Stone [7] × 4
+21	431	431	Smithing Stone [7] × 6
+22	443	443	Smithing Stone [8] × 2
+23	455	455	Smithing Stone [8] × 4
+24	468	468	Smithing Stone [8] × 6
+25	480	480	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 Rotten Greataxe

Dropped by 1

Enemy	Where	Chance per kill	Kills for 90%
Grave Warden DuelistBoss	Consecrated Snowfield · Ordina, Liturgical Town	100% · once	1

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: 630 in 1.02.1 → 646 in 1.17.1, changed by 1 patch.

1.09630 → 646 (+2.5%)

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

Patch history 4

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
1.05from 1.04.2
- Passive effect 1105,200→6,603Blood
- Passive effect 2-1→105,200Blood
Every changed value (3)
Value Before to After Change
Key changes 2
Passive effect 1Blood 105,200 6,603 changed
Passive effect 2Blood -1 105,200 changed
1 technical value (sorting, effects, display)
Value Before to After Change
Attack Material 2 0 changed

Value	Before	to	After	Change
Key changes 2
Passive effect 1Blood	105,200	→	6,603	changed
Passive effect 2Blood	-1	→	105,200	changed

Value	Before	to	After	Change
Attack Material	2	→	0	changed

1.09from 1.08.1

Dexterity scaling55→60Standard
Strength scaling43→46Heavy
Strength scaling14→15KeenLightning
Dexterity scaling54→57Keen
Strength scaling49→53Quality
Dexterity scaling49→53Quality
Strength scaling28→30Fire
Dexterity scaling14→15Fire
Dexterity scaling16→18Flame ArtSacredMagic
Faith scaling25→27Flame ArtSacred
Dexterity scaling28→30Lightning
Intelligence scaling28→30Magic
Dexterity scaling49→54Cold
Intelligence scaling25→26Cold
Dexterity scaling52→57PoisonBlood
Passive effect 16,603→105,200Blood
Passive effect 2105,200→6,603Blood
Dexterity scaling22→24Occult
Arcane scaling61→65Occult

Every changed value (20)

Value	Before	to	After	Change
Key changes 19
Dexterity scalingStandard	55	→	60	+5+9.1%
Strength scalingHeavy	43	→	46	+3+7%
Strength scalingKeenLightning	14	→	15	+1+7.1%
Dexterity scalingKeen	54	→	57	+3+5.6%
Strength scalingQuality	49	→	53	+4+8.2%
Dexterity scalingQuality	49	→	53	+4+8.2%
Strength scalingFire	28	→	30	+2+7.1%
Dexterity scalingFire	14	→	15	+1+7.1%
Dexterity scalingFlame ArtSacredMagic	16	→	18	+2+13%
Faith scalingFlame ArtSacred	25	→	27	+2+8%
Dexterity scalingLightning	28	→	30	+2+7.1%
Intelligence scalingMagic	28	→	30	+2+7.1%
Dexterity scalingCold	49	→	54	+5+10%
Intelligence scalingCold	25	→	26	+1+4%
Dexterity scalingPoisonBlood	52	→	57	+5+9.6%
Passive effect 1Blood	6,603	→	105,200	changed
Passive effect 2Blood	105,200	→	6,603	changed
Dexterity scalingOccult	22	→	24	+2+9.1%
Arcane scalingOccult	61	→	65	+4+6.6%
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: 23150000