Curved SwordChanged in 1 patchVerified on build 25080141

Bandit's Curved Sword

With its requirements met (Str 11 · Dex 13), Bandit's Curved Sword reaches 343 attack rating at +25; the strongest affinity at those stats is Bandit's Magic Curved Sword at 503.

Dropped by enemies placed all over (no markers): Drop: Skeleton (2.98%) · Capital Outskirts, Greyoll's Dragonbarrow, Shadow Keep, Church District and 13 more

Attack rating (+25): 343
Scaling (+25): Str D · Dex C
Class: Curved Sword
Weight: 5
Requires: Str 11 · Dex 13
Skill: Spinning Slash · FP 12
Upgrades with: Smithing Stones (+25), takes Ashes of War

Attack rating by affinity 13

At Str 11 · Dex 13 · 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	132	343 +25	Physical 343	Str DDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Bandit's Heavy Curved Sword	122	322 +25	Physical 322	Str BDex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Bandit's Keen Curved Sword	126	343 +25	Physical 343	Str EDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Bandit's Quality Curved Sword	120	315 +25	Physical 315	Str BDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Bandit's Fire Curved Sword	196	437 +25	Physical 216Fire 221	Str CDex EInt –Fai –Arc –
Bandit's Flame Art Curved Sword	200	502 +25	Physical 235Fire 267	Str EDex EInt –Fai BArc –
Bandit's Lightning Curved Sword	198	458 +25	Physical 225Lightning 233	Str EDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Bandit's Sacred Curved Sword	177	502 +25	Physical 235Holy 267	Str EDex EInt –Fai BArc –
Bandit's Magic Curved Sword	178	503 +25	Physical 236Magic 267	Str EDex EInt BFai –Arc –
Bandit's Cold Curved Sword	187	430 +25	Physical 246Magic 184	Str DDex CInt CFai –Arc –
Bandit's Poison Curved Sword	110	308 +25	Physical 308	Str CDex CInt –Fai –Arc D
Bandit's Blood Curved Sword	110	308 +25	Physical 308	Str CDex CInt –Fai –Arc D
Bandit's Occult Curved Sword	116	323 +25	Physical 323	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
11	–	343
13	343	–
14	–	350
16	353	–
17	–	358
19	364	–
20	–	365
22	372	–
23	–	372
25	381	–
26	–	378
28	390	–
29	–	384
31	398	–
32	–	390
34	406	–
35	–	396
37	414	–
38	–	402
40	422	–
41	–	407
43	430	–
44	–	413
46	437	–
47	–	418
49	444	–
50	–	423
52	451	–
53	–	428
55	457	–
56	–	432
58	462	–
59	–	436
61	466	–
62	–	439
64	471	–
65	–	442
67	476	–
68	–	446
70	480	–
71	–	449
73	485	–
74	–	453
76	490	–
77	–	456
79	494	–
80	–	459
82	497	–
83	–	461
85	499	–
86	–	462
88	501	–
89	–	463
91	503	–
92	–	465
94	504	–
95	–	466
97	506	–
98	–	467
99	507	468

Stat	Soft caps	AR per point, by stretch	At 99
Dexterity	18, 60, 80	13–18: +3.6 · 18–60: +2.48 · 60–80: +1.55 · 80–99: +0.58	507 from 343
Strength	18, 60, 80	11–18: +2.57 · 18–60: +1.81 · 60–80: +1.1 · 80–99: +0.47	468 from 343

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
Bandit's Magic Curved Sword
Bandit's Flame Art Curved Sword
Bandit's Sacred Curved Sword

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

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Upgrade level	Standard	Bandit's Magic Curved Sword	Bandit's Flame Art Curved Sword	Bandit's Sacred Curved Sword
0	132	178	200	177
1	140	190	212	190
2	148	203	224	202
3	156	215	236	215
4	165	228	247	228
5	173	240	260	241
6	181	253	271	254
7	189	266	284	267
8	197	279	295	280
9	206	292	308	293
10	214	305	320	306
11	222	318	332	318
12	231	331	344	331
13	239	344	356	344
14	248	358	368	357
15	256	371	381	370
16	265	384	392	384
17	273	397	405	397
18	282	410	418	410
19	290	424	430	423
20	299	437	443	437
21	308	450	454	450
22	317	463	466	463
23	325	476	478	476
24	334	490	490	489
25	343	503	502	502

Status buildup by upgrade

Bandit's Cold Curved Sword · Frost
Bandit's Poison Curved Sword · Poison
Bandit's Blood Curved Sword · Blood loss

Per hit at Arcane 10. Affinities not shown keep the same buildup at every level.

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Upgrade level	Bandit's Cold Curved Sword · Frost	Bandit's Poison Curved Sword · Poison	Bandit's Blood Curved Sword · 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

#5 of 19 curved sword weapons by attack rating

Eclipse Shotel507 +10
Magma Blade469 +10
Wing of Astel458 +10
Spirit Sword442 +10
Bandit's Curved Sword343 +25
Horned Warrior's Sword341 +10
Grossmesser340 +25
Nox Flowing Sword334 +10
Beastman's Curved Sword331 +25

Standard affinity at max upgrade, each weapon at its own requirements. A full bar is the class's strongest (Eclipse Shotel, 507).

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	343	5	14.4	0.47 s
R1 2Slash	101	346	5	14.4	0.47 s
R1 3Slash	102	350	5	14.4	0.43 s
R1 4Slash	103	353	5	14.4	0.43 s
R1 5Slash	104	357	5	12	0.47 s
R1 6Slash	110	377	10	12	0.53 s
R2Slash	125	429	10	24	—
Charged R2Slash · 2 hits	50 + 160	721	30	36	1.17 s
R2 2Slash	125	429	10	24	—
Charged R2 2Slash · 2 hits	50 + 160	721	30	36	1.20 s
Running R1Slash	105	360	5	18	0.50 s
Running R2Slash	120	412	10	24	0.60 s
Rolling R1Slash	92	315	5	12	0.40 s
Backstep R1Slash	92	315	5	12	0.57 s
Jumping R1Slash	107	367	7.5	12	0.37 s
Jumping R2Slash	127	436	20	24	0.47 s
Guard counterSlash	125	429	30	24	0.57 s

Two-handed17players can parry them

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Slash	103	366	6.5	18	0.47 s
R1 2Slash	104	370	6.5	18	0.47 s
R1 3Slash	105	373	6.5	18	0.47 s
R1 4Slash	106	377	6.5	18	0.47 s
R1 5Slash	107	380	6.5	14.4	0.47 s
R1 6Slash	115	409	13	14.4	0.53 s
R2Slash	130	462	11	28.8	—
Charged R2Slash · 2 hits	50 + 165	765	33	43.2	1.17 s
R2 2Slash	130	462	11	28.8	—
Charged R2 2Slash · 2 hits	50 + 165	765	33	43.2	1.17 s
Running R1Slash	110	391	6.5	21.6	0.47 s
Running R2Slash	125	445	11	28.8	0.60 s
Rolling R1Slash	97	345	6.5	15.6	0.40 s
Backstep R1Slash	97	345	6.5	15.6	0.57 s
Jumping R1Slash	112	398	9.8	14.4	0.37 s
Jumping R2Slash	132	469	22	28.8	0.50 s
Guard counterSlash	130	462	33	28.8	0.60 s

Criticals2

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
BackstabPierce	230	789	0	20.4	0.50 s
RipostePierce	345	1,184	0	20.4	0.83 s

Skill: Spinning Slash2move names inferred

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
SkillSlash	110	377	14.5	18	0.60 s
Skill follow-upSlash · 2 hits	65 + 115	618	19	30	0.27 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	132	132	—
+1	140	140	Smithing Stone [1] × 2
+2	148	148	Smithing Stone [1] × 4
+3	156	156	Smithing Stone [1] × 6
+4	165	165	Smithing Stone [2] × 2
+5	173	173	Smithing Stone [2] × 4
+6	181	181	Smithing Stone [2] × 6
+7	189	189	Smithing Stone [3] × 2
+8	197	197	Smithing Stone [3] × 4
+9	206	206	Smithing Stone [3] × 6
+10	214	214	Smithing Stone [4] × 2
+11	222	222	Smithing Stone [4] × 4
+12	231	231	Smithing Stone [4] × 6
+13	239	239	Smithing Stone [5] × 2
+14	248	248	Smithing Stone [5] × 4
+15	256	256	Smithing Stone [5] × 6
+16	265	265	Smithing Stone [6] × 2
+17	273	273	Smithing Stone [6] × 4
+18	282	282	Smithing Stone [6] × 6
+19	290	290	Smithing Stone [7] × 2
+20	299	299	Smithing Stone [7] × 4
+21	308	308	Smithing Stone [7] × 6
+22	317	317	Smithing Stone [8] × 2
+23	325	325	Smithing Stone [8] × 4
+24	334	334	Smithing Stone [8] × 6
+25	343	343	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 Bandit's Curved Sword

Dropped by 1

Enemies the game gives no name, up to 2.98% per kill · Limgrave, Weeping Peninsula, Liurnia of the Lakes, Altus Plateau, Mt. Gelmir, Greyoll's Dragonbarrow, Mountaintops of the Giants, Crumbling Farum Azula, Capital Outskirts, Charo's Hidden Grave, Gravesite Plain, Scaduview

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.

1.12.1from 1.10
Every changed value (1)
Value Before to After Change
Health, stamina and weight 1
Weapon Regain HP Amount 40 60 +20+50%

Value	Before	to	After	Change
Health, stamina and weight 1
Weapon Regain HP Amount	40	→	60	+20+50%

Other curved swords with similar AR

Overview

Class: Curved Sword
Weight: 5
Requires: Str 11 · Dex 13
Affinities: Standard, Bandit's Heavy Curved Sword, Bandit's Keen Curved Sword, Bandit's Quality Curved Sword, Bandit's Fire Curved Sword, Bandit's Flame Art Curved Sword, Bandit's Lightning Curved Sword, Bandit's Sacred Curved Sword, Bandit's Magic Curved Sword, Bandit's Cold Curved Sword, Bandit's Poison Curved Sword, Bandit's Blood Curved Sword, Bandit's Occult Curved Sword
Game ID: 7040000