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Dryleaf Arts

With its requirements met (Str 8 · Dex 8), Dryleaf Arts reaches 243 attack rating at +25; the strongest affinities at those stats are Flame Art and Sacred at 368.

Attack rating (+25): 243
Scaling (+25): Str C · Dex C
Class: Hand-to-Hand
Weight: 1
Requires: Str 8 · Dex 8
Skill: Palm Blast · FP 14
Upgrades with: Smithing Stones (+25), takes Ashes of War

Dryleaf Arts, rendered from the game's 3D model — Rendered from the game's model

Attack rating by affinity 13

At Str 10 · 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	95	243 +25	Physical 243	Str CDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Heavy	88	233 +25	Physical 233	Str ADex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Keen	88	236 +25	Physical 236	Str EDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Quality	85	220 +25	Physical 220	Str BDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Fire	140	314 +25	Physical 155Fire 159	Str CDex EInt –Fai –Arc –
Flame Art	146	368 +25	Physical 172Fire 196	Str EDex EInt –Fai BArc –
Lightning	140	322 +25	Physical 159Lightning 163	Str EDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Sacred	129	368 +25	Physical 172Holy 196	Str EDex EInt –Fai BArc –
Magic	128	367 +25	Physical 170Magic 197	Str EDex EInt BFai –Arc –
Cold	140	320 +25	Physical 173Magic 147	Str CDex CInt BFai –Arc –
Poison	78	216 +25	Physical 216	Str CDex CInt –Fai –Arc D
Blood	78	216 +25	Physical 216	Str CDex CInt –Fai –Arc D
Occult	84	234 +25	Physical 234	Str DDex DInt –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	243	243
13	250	250
16	257	257
19	264	264
22	270	270
25	276	276
28	282	282
31	288	288
34	293	293
37	299	299
40	304	304
43	309	309
46	314	314
49	319	319
52	324	324
55	328	328
58	332	332
61	335	335
64	338	338
67	341	341
70	344	344
73	347	347
76	351	351
79	354	354
82	356	356
85	357	357
88	358	358
91	359	359
94	360	360
97	362	362
99	362	362

Stat	Soft caps	AR per point, by stretch	At 99
Strength	18, 60, 80	10–18: +2.38 · 18–60: +1.69 · 60–80: +1.1 · 80–99: +0.37	362 from 243
Dexterity	18, 60, 80	10–18: +2.38 · 18–60: +1.69 · 60–80: +1.1 · 80–99: +0.37	362 from 243

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	95	146	129	128
1	100	155	138	138
2	106	163	147	147
3	112	172	157	156
4	117	181	166	166
5	123	189	175	175
6	129	198	185	184
7	135	207	194	193
8	141	216	204	204
9	147	225	214	213
10	152	233	223	222
11	158	242	233	232
12	164	251	242	242
13	170	260	251	251
14	176	269	262	261
15	182	279	271	270
16	188	288	281	280
17	194	297	291	289
18	200	306	301	300
19	206	315	310	309
20	213	324	320	319
21	219	333	330	329
22	225	341	339	338
23	231	350	349	347
24	237	359	358	358
25	243	368	368	367

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

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-handed17players can parry them

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Strike	100	243	4	5	0.43 s
R1 2Strike	101	246	4	5	0.37 s
R1 3Strike · 2 hits	102 + 102	497	12	5	0.43 s
R1 4Strike · 2 hits	103 + 103	502	12	5	0.43 s
R1 5Strike	104	253	4	5	0.40 s
R1 6Strike · 2 hits	110 + 110	536	24	5	0.60 s
R2Strike · 2 hits	120 + 120	585	24	8	—
Charged R2Strike · 2 hits	150 + 150	731	56	15	0.90 s
R2 2Strike	120	292	8	9	—
Charged R2 2Strike	150	365	24	15	1.03 s
Running R1Strike	105	256	4	6	0.67 s
Running R2Strike · 2 hits	120 + 120	585	24	8	0.60 s
Rolling R1Strike · 2 hits	90 + 90	438	8	4	0.37 s
Backstep R1Strike · 2 hits	90 + 90	438	12	5	0.63 s
Jumping R1Strike	107	260	6	4	0.37 s
Jumping R2Strike	122	297	16	8	0.53 s
Guard counterStrike · 2 hits	130 + 130	634	56	8	0.57 s

Two-handed17players can parry them

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Strike · 2 hits	92 + 92	448	4.8	8	0.37 s
R1 2Strike · 4 hits	94 + 94 + 94 + 94	916	14.4	8	0.37 s
R1 3Strike · 3 hits	96 + 96 + 96	702	19.2	8	0.43 s
R1 4Strike · 2 hits	98 + 98	477	4.8	8	0.40 s
R1 5Strike · 3 hits	100 + 100 + 100	731	19.2	8	0.40 s
R1 6Strike · 2 hits	106 + 106	516	9.6	8	0.60 s
R2Strike · 3 hits	105 + 126 + 126	870	20.8	16	—
Charged R2Strike · 3 hits	130 + 150 + 150	1,048	50.8	26	0.83 s
R2 2Strike · 2 hits	115 + 115	560	9.6	18	—
Charged R2 2Strike · 2 hits	145 + 145	707	26.4	28	1.00 s
Running R1Strike · 2 hits	100 + 100	487	4.8	12	0.37 s
Running R2Strike · 4 hits	115 + 115 + 115 + 115	1,121	28.8	18	0.53 s
Rolling R1Strike · 3 hits	85 + 85 + 85	621	7.2	8	0.37 s
Backstep R1Strike · 3 hits	94 + 94 + 79	651	11.2	8	0.57 s
Jumping R1Strike · 2 hits	102 + 102	497	7.2	8	0.33 s
Jumping R2Strike · 2 hits	110 + 123	568	19.2	18	0.37 s
Guard counterStrike · 2 hits	113 + 113	551	26.4	18	0.57 s

Criticals2

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
BackstabStrike · 2 hits	50 + 220	658	0	8	0.53 s
RiposteStrike · 2 hits	50 + 300	853	0	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	95	95	—
+1	100	100	Smithing Stone [1] × 2
+2	106	106	Smithing Stone [1] × 4
+3	112	112	Smithing Stone [1] × 6
+4	117	117	Smithing Stone [2] × 2
+5	123	123	Smithing Stone [2] × 4
+6	129	129	Smithing Stone [2] × 6
+7	135	135	Smithing Stone [3] × 2
+8	141	141	Smithing Stone [3] × 4
+9	147	147	Smithing Stone [3] × 6
+10	152	152	Smithing Stone [4] × 2
+11	158	158	Smithing Stone [4] × 4
+12	164	164	Smithing Stone [4] × 6
+13	170	170	Smithing Stone [5] × 2
+14	176	176	Smithing Stone [5] × 4
+15	182	182	Smithing Stone [5] × 6
+16	188	188	Smithing Stone [6] × 2
+17	194	194	Smithing Stone [6] × 4
+18	200	200	Smithing Stone [6] × 6
+19	206	206	Smithing Stone [7] × 2
+20	213	213	Smithing Stone [7] × 4
+21	219	219	Smithing Stone [7] × 6
+22	225	225	Smithing Stone [8] × 2
+23	231	231	Smithing Stone [8] × 4
+24	237	237	Smithing Stone [8] × 6
+25	243	243	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 Dryleaf Arts

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

Attack rating, patch by patch

At max upgrade, Standard affinity, every stat at 40: 340 in 1.12.1 → 365 in 1.17.1, changed by 1 patch.

1.14.1340 → 365 (+7.4%)

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

Patch history 1

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

1.14.1from 1.13.2
- Physical attack80→86Standard
- Physical attack76→82HeavyKeenQualityFireFlame ArtLightningSacredMagicColdPoisonBloodOccult
- Fire attack76→82FireFlame Art
- Lightning attack76→82Lightning
- Holy attack76→82Sacred
- Magic attack76→82Magic
- Magic attack65→70Cold

Added in 1.12.1.

Other hand-to-hand with similar AR

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Overview

Class: Hand-to-Hand
Weight: 1
Requires: Str 8 · Dex 8
Affinities: Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Fire, Flame Art, Lightning, Sacred, Magic, Cold, Poison, Blood, Occult
Game ID: 60500000