Backhand BladeVerified on build 25080141

Reverse-Bladed Sword

With its requirements met (Str 9 · Dex 11), Reverse-Bladed Sword reaches 318 attack rating at +25; the strongest affinity at those stats is Sacred at 488.

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Merchant: Twin Maiden Husks, 1,000 runes · Roundtable Hold

Attack rating (+25): 318
Scaling (+25): Str D · Dex C
Class: Backhand Blade
Weight: 3
Requires: Str 9 · Dex 11
Skill: Blind Spot · FP 9
Upgrades with: Smithing Stones (+25), takes Ashes of War

Attack rating by affinity 13

At Str 10 · Dex 11 · 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	125	318 +25	Physical 318	Str DDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Heavy	115	299 +25	Physical 299	Str BDex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Keen	118	297 +25	Physical 297	Str EDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Quality	111	281 +25	Physical 281	Str CDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Fire	188	418 +25	Physical 205Fire 213	Str CDex EInt –Fai –Arc –
Flame Art	195	487 +25	Physical 229Fire 258	Str EDex EInt –Fai BArc –
Lightning	189	433 +25	Physical 212Lightning 221	Str EDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Sacred	172	488 +25	Physical 230Holy 258	Str EDex EInt –Fai BArc –
Magic	172	487 +25	Physical 227Magic 260	Str EDex EInt BFai –Arc –
Cold	188	433 +25	Physical 239Magic 194	Str CDex BInt CFai –Arc –
Poison	103	283 +25	Physical 283	Str DDex CInt –Fai –Arc D
Blood	103	283 +25	Physical 283	Str DDex CInt –Fai –Arc D
Occult	111	302 +25	Physical 302	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	–	318
11	318	–
13	–	324
14	327	–
16	–	331
17	335	–
19	–	337
20	343	–
22	–	342
23	350	–
25	–	348
26	357	–
28	–	353
29	364	–
31	–	358
32	371	–
34	–	363
35	377	–
37	–	368
38	384	–
40	–	373
41	390	–
43	–	377
44	396	–
46	–	382
47	402	–
49	–	386
50	408	–
52	–	390
53	413	–
55	–	394
56	418	–
58	–	397
59	422	–
61	–	400
62	425	–
64	–	403
65	429	–
67	–	405
68	433	–
70	–	408
71	437	–
73	–	411
74	441	–
76	–	414
77	444	–
79	–	417
80	448	–
82	–	418
83	450	–
85	–	420
86	451	–
88	–	421
89	453	–
91	–	422
92	454	–
94	–	423
95	455	–
97	–	424
98	457	–
99	457	425

Stat	Soft caps	AR per point, by stretch	At 99
Dexterity	18, 60, 80	11–18: +2.86 · 18–60: +2.02 · 60–80: +1.25 · 80–99: +0.47	457 from 318
Strength	18, 60, 80	10–18: +2.13 · 18–60: +1.52 · 60–80: +0.95 · 80–99: +0.37	425 from 318

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
Sacred
Flame Art
Magic

At the weapon's requirements (Standard and the 3 strongest other affinities at those stats).

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Upgrade level	Standard	Sacred	Flame Art	Magic
0	125	172	195	172
1	132	185	206	184
2	140	197	217	196
3	147	210	229	209
4	155	221	240	221
5	162	234	251	233
6	170	246	264	246
7	177	259	275	259
8	185	272	287	270
9	193	284	299	283
10	200	297	310	296
11	208	309	322	309
12	216	322	334	321
13	224	335	345	334
14	231	348	358	347
15	239	361	369	358
16	247	373	381	371
17	255	386	393	385
18	263	399	405	398
19	271	412	417	410
20	278	425	429	423
21	286	438	441	436
22	294	451	452	449
23	302	463	464	461
24	310	476	476	474
25	318	488	487	487

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	74	64
8	78	75	65
9	80	76	66
10	81	77	67
11	83	79	68
12	85	80	69
13	86	81	70
14	88	82	71
15	89	83	72
16	91	85	73
17	92	86	74
18	94	87	75
19	96	89	76
20	97	90	77
21	99	91	78
22	100	93	79
23	102	94	80
24	104	95	81
25	105	96	82

#2 of 4 backhand blade weapons by attack rating

Curseblade's Cirque385 +10
Reverse-Bladed Sword318 +25
Backhand Blade312 +25
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).

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 1Slash	100	318	5	13	0.40 s
R1 2Slash	101	322	5	13	0.47 s
R1 3Pierce	102	325	5	13	0.47 s
R1 4Slash	103	328	5	13	0.43 s
R1 5Slash	104	331	5	11	0.40 s
R1 6Slash	110	350	10	11	0.53 s
R2Slash	125	398	10	22	—
Charged R2Slash · 2 hits	160 + 160	1,020	60	33	1.07 s
R2 2Slash	125	398	10	22	—
Charged R2 2Slash · 2 hits	125 + 135	829	30	33	1.13 s
Running R1Slash	105	334	5	26	0.60 s
Running R2Slash/Pierce · 2 hits	102 + 115	691	10	33	0.40 s
Rolling R1Slash	90	286	5	11	0.33 s
Backstep R1Slash	90	286	5	11	0.40 s
Jumping R1Slash	107	341	7.5	11	0.33 s
Jumping R2Slash	127	404	10	0	0.40 s
Guard counterSlash · 2 hits	75 + 130	653	30	33	0.53 s

Two-handed17players can parry them

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Slash · 2 hits	90 + 90	573	6	17	0.33 s
R1 2Pierce/Slash · 2 hits	91 + 91	580	6	17	0.40 s
R1 3Slash · 2 hits	92 + 92	586	6	17	0.47 s
R1 4Pierce	107	341	6	17	0.53 s
R1 5Slash/Pierce · 2 hits	93 + 93	593	6	14	0.40 s
R1 6Slash · 2 hits	94 + 94	599	12	14	0.50 s
R2Slash · 2 hits	97 + 97*	618	12	27	—
Charged R2Slash · 2 hits	108 + 108	688	33	40	1.17 s
R2 2Pierce/Slash · 2 hits	98 + 108*	656	12	27	—
Charged R2 2Pierce/Slash · 3 hits	78 + 102 + 86	848	33	40	1.17 s
Running R1Slash · 2 hits	91 + 93	586	6	33	0.60 s
Running R2Slash/Pierce · 4 hits	50 + 50 + 88 + 88	880	12	54	0.37 s
Rolling R1Slash · 2 hits	88 + 88	561	6	15	0.33 s
Backstep R1Pierce/Slash · 2 hits	89 + 92	577	6	15	0.50 s
Jumping R1Slash · 2 hits	86 + 86	548	9	14	0.33 s
Jumping R2Slash · 2 hits	99 + 99	631	22	27	0.43 s
Guard counterPierce/Slash · 4 hits	96 + 78 + 98 + 80	1,122	33	54	0.47 s

Criticals2

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
BackstabPierce · 2 hits	50 + 220	860	0	19	0.53 s
RipostePierce · 2 hits	50 + 300	1,116	0	19	0.93 s

Skill: Blind Spot1move names inferred

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
Skill (variant)Pierce	145	462	10	30	0.63 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	125	125	—
+1	132	132	Smithing Stone [1] × 2
+2	140	140	Smithing Stone [1] × 4
+3	147	147	Smithing Stone [1] × 6
+4	155	155	Smithing Stone [2] × 2
+5	162	162	Smithing Stone [2] × 4
+6	170	170	Smithing Stone [2] × 6
+7	177	177	Smithing Stone [3] × 2
+8	185	185	Smithing Stone [3] × 4
+9	193	193	Smithing Stone [3] × 6
+10	200	200	Smithing Stone [4] × 2
+11	208	208	Smithing Stone [4] × 4
+12	216	216	Smithing Stone [4] × 6
+13	224	224	Smithing Stone [5] × 2
+14	231	231	Smithing Stone [5] × 4
+15	239	239	Smithing Stone [5] × 6
+16	247	247	Smithing Stone [6] × 2
+17	255	255	Smithing Stone [6] × 4
+18	263	263	Smithing Stone [6] × 6
+19	271	271	Smithing Stone [7] × 2
+20	278	278	Smithing Stone [7] × 4
+21	286	286	Smithing Stone [7] × 6
+22	294	294	Smithing Stone [8] × 2
+23	302	302	Smithing Stone [8] × 4
+24	310	310	Smithing Stone [8] × 6
+25	318	318	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 Reverse-Bladed Sword

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Overview

Class: Backhand Blade
Weight: 3
Requires: Str 9 · Dex 11
Affinities: Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Fire, Flame Art, Lightning, Sacred, Magic, Cold, Poison, Blood, Occult
Game ID: 64530000