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Dane's Footwork

Dane's Footwork

With its requirements met (Str 8 · Dex 8), Dane's Footwork reaches 243 attack rating at +25; the strongest affinities at those stats are Dane's Flame Art Footwork and Dane's Sacred Footwork 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

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+0MaxDamage at maxScaling at max
Standard95243 +25Physical 243Str CDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Dane's Heavy Footwork88233 +25Physical 233Str ADex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Dane's Keen Footwork88236 +25Physical 236Str EDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Dane's Quality Footwork85220 +25Physical 220Str BDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Dane's Fire Footwork140314 +25Physical 155Fire 159Str CDex EInt –Fai –Arc –
Dane's Flame Art Footwork146368 +25Physical 172Fire 196Str EDex EInt –Fai BArc –
Dane's Lightning Footwork140322 +25Physical 159Lightning 163Str EDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Dane's Sacred Footwork129368 +25Physical 172Holy 196Str EDex EInt –Fai BArc –
Dane's Magic Footwork128367 +25Physical 170Magic 197Str EDex EInt BFai –Arc –
Dane's Cold Footwork140320 +25Physical 173Magic 147Str CDex CInt BFai –Arc –
Dane's Poison Footwork78216 +25Physical 216Str CDex CInt –Fai –Arc D
Dane's Blood Footwork78216 +25Physical 216Str CDex CInt –Fai –Arc D
Dane's Occult Footwork84234 +25Physical 234Str DDex DInt –Fai –Arc B

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

Attack rating by stat (Standard, +25)

200250300350400102040608099Stat level186080
  • 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.
Show the numbers
Stat levelStrengthDexterity
10243243
13250250
16257257
19264264
22270270
25276276
28282282
31288288
34293293
37299299
40304304
43309309
46314314
49319319
52324324
55328328
58332332
61335335
64338338
67341341
70344344
73347347
76351351
79354354
82356356
85357357
88358358
91359359
94360360
97362362
99362362
StatSoft capsAR per point, by stretchAt 99
Strength18, 60, 8010–18: +2.38 · 18–60: +1.69 · 60–80: +1.1 · 80–99: +0.37362 from 243
Dexterity18, 60, 8010–18: +2.38 · 18–60: +1.69 · 60–80: +1.1 · 80–99: +0.37362 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

01002003004000510152025Upgrade level
  • Standard
  • Dane's Flame Art Footwork
  • Dane's Sacred Footwork
  • Dane's Magic Footwork
At the weapon's requirements (Standard and the 3 strongest other affinities at those stats).
Show the numbers
Upgrade levelStandardDane's Flame Art FootworkDane's Sacred FootworkDane's Magic Footwork
095146129128
1100155138138
2106163147147
3112172157156
4117181166166
5123189175175
6129198185184
7135207194193
8141216204204
9147225214213
10152233223222
11158242233232
12164251242242
13170260251251
14176269262261
15182279271270
16188288281280
17194297291289
18200306301300
19206315310309
20213324320319
21219333330329
22225341339338
23231350349347
24237359358358
25243368368367

Status buildup by upgrade

4060801001200510152025Upgrade level
  • Dane's Cold Footwork · Frost
  • Dane's Poison Footwork · Poison
  • Dane's Blood Footwork · Blood loss
Per hit at Arcane 10. Affinities not shown keep the same buildup at every level.
Show the numbers
Upgrade levelDane's Cold Footwork · FrostDane's Poison Footwork · PoisonDane's Blood Footwork · Blood loss
0666657
1676758
2696859
3706960
4727061
5737162
6757363
7777564
8787665
9807766
10817867
11838069
12858170
13868271
14888372
15898473
16918674
17928775
18948876
19968977
20979078
21999179
221009380
231029481
241049582
251059683

By upgrade level (Standard)

LevelARPhysicalCost
+09595—
+1100100Smithing Stone [1] × 2
+2106106Smithing Stone [1] × 4
+3112112Smithing Stone [1] × 6
+4117117Smithing Stone [2] × 2
+5123123Smithing Stone [2] × 4
+6129129Smithing Stone [2] × 6
+7135135Smithing Stone [3] × 2
+8141141Smithing Stone [3] × 4
+9147147Smithing Stone [3] × 6
+10152152Smithing Stone [4] × 2
+11158158Smithing Stone [4] × 4
+12164164Smithing Stone [4] × 6
+13170170Smithing Stone [5] × 2
+14176176Smithing Stone [5] × 4
+15182182Smithing Stone [5] × 6
+16188188Smithing Stone [6] × 2
+17194194Smithing Stone [6] × 4
+18200200Smithing Stone [6] × 6
+19206206Smithing Stone [7] × 2
+20213213Smithing Stone [7] × 4
+21219219Smithing Stone [7] × 6
+22225225Smithing Stone [8] × 2
+23231231Smithing Stone [8] × 4
+24237237Smithing Stone [8] × 6
+25243243Ancient 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 Dane's Footwork

Rewards

  • Event reward · Enir-Ilim

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.

3653401.14.1: 365 AR1.12.11.17.1

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. 1.14.1from 1.13.2
    • Physical attack80→86Standard
    • Physical attack76→82Dane's Heavy FootworkDane's Keen FootworkDane's Quality FootworkDane's Fire FootworkDane's Flame Art FootworkDane's Lightning FootworkDane's Sacred FootworkDane's Magic FootworkDane's Cold FootworkDane's Poison FootworkDane's Blood FootworkDane's Occult Footwork
    • Fire attack76→82Dane's Fire FootworkDane's Flame Art Footwork
    • Lightning attack76→82Dane's Lightning Footwork
    • Holy attack76→82Dane's Sacred Footwork
    • Magic attack76→82Dane's Magic Footwork
    • Magic attack65→70Dane's Cold Footwork

Added in 1.12.1.

Other hand-to-hand with similar AR

Overview

Class
Hand-to-Hand
Weight
1
Requires
Str 8 · Dex 8
Affinities
Standard, Dane's Heavy Footwork, Dane's Keen Footwork, Dane's Quality Footwork, Dane's Fire Footwork, Dane's Flame Art Footwork, Dane's Lightning Footwork, Dane's Sacred Footwork, Dane's Magic Footwork, Dane's Cold Footwork, Dane's Poison Footwork, Dane's Blood Footwork, Dane's Occult Footwork
Game ID
60510000