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Curseblade's Cirque

Curseblade's Cirque

With its requirements met (Str 9 · Dex 22), Curseblade's Cirque reaches 385 attack rating at +10.

Attack rating (+10)
385
Scaling (+10)
Str D · Dex B
Class
Backhand Blade
Weight
4.5
Requires
Str 9 · Dex 22
Skill
Deadly Dance · FP 8
Passive
Causes blood loss buildup (45)
Upgrades with
Somber Smithing Stones (+10)

Attack rating by affinity 1

At Str 10 · Dex 22 · 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
Standard135385 +10Physical 385Str DDex BInt –Fai –Arc –

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

Attack rating by stat (Standard, +10)

300400500600700102040608099Stat level6080
  • 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.
Show the numbers
Stat levelDexterityStrength
10–385
13–389
16–394
19–399
22385403
25400407
28414411
31429415
34443418
37456422
40470426
43483429
46495432
49507436
52519439
55529441
58538444
61546446
64554448
67562450
70570452
73578454
76586456
79594459
82599460
85602461
88605462
91608462
94611463
97614464
99616465
StatSoft capsAR per point, by stretchAt 99
Dexterity60, 8022–60: +4.16 · 60–80: +2.7 · 80–99: +1616 from 385
Strength18, 60, 8010–18: +1.5 · 18–60: +1.14 · 60–80: +0.7 · 80–99: +0.32465 from 385

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

01002003004000246810Upgrade level
At the weapon's requirements (Standard).
Show the numbers
Upgrade levelAttack rating
0135
1157
2180
3203
4227
5252
6277
7303
8330
9357
10385

Blood loss 45 per hit at every upgrade level (Standard).

#1 of 4 backhand blade weapons by attack rating

  1. Curseblade's Cirque385 +10
  2. Reverse-Bladed Sword318 +25
  3. Backhand Blade312 +25
  4. Smithscript Cirque304 +25
Standard affinity at max upgrade, each weapon at its own requirements. A full bar is the class's strongest (Curseblade's Cirque, 385).

By upgrade level (Standard)

LevelARPhysicalCost
+0135135—
+1157157Somber Smithing Stone [1] × 1
+2180180Somber Smithing Stone [2] × 1
+3203203Somber Smithing Stone [3] × 1
+4227227Somber Smithing Stone [4] × 1
+5252252Somber Smithing Stone [5] × 1
+6277277Somber Smithing Stone [6] × 1
+7303303Somber Smithing Stone [7] × 1
+8330330Somber Smithing Stone [8] × 1
+9357357Somber Smithing Stone [9] × 1
+10385385Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone × 1

From +0 to +10: 1 Somber Smithing Stone [1], 1 Somber Smithing Stone [2], 1 Somber Smithing Stone [3], 1 Somber Smithing Stone [4], 1 Somber Smithing Stone [5], 1 Somber Smithing Stone [6], 1 Somber Smithing Stone [7], 1 Somber Smithing Stone [8], 1 Somber Smithing Stone [9], 1 Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone.

Where to find Curseblade's Cirque

Dropped by 1

  • Enemies the game gives no name, up to 3% per kill · Gravesite Plain, Belurat, Tower Settlement, Enir-Ilim, Scadu Altus, Ancient Ruins of Rauh

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

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

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
      Every changed value (1)
      ValueBeforetoAfterChange
      Linked data 1
      Behavior Variation ID6,4006,402changed

    Added in 1.12.1.

    Other backhand blades with similar AR

    Overview

    Class
    Backhand Blade
    Weight
    4.5
    Requires
    Str 9 · Dex 22
    Affinities
    Standard
    Game ID
    64520000