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Scimitar

With its requirements met (Str 7 · Dex 13), Scimitar reaches 307 attack rating at +25; the strongest affinities at those stats are Flame Art and Sacred at 447.

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Merchant: Twin Maiden Husks, 600 runes · Roundtable Hold

Also dropped by enemies placed all over (no markers): Drop: Skeleton (2%) · Stormhill, Liurnia of the Lakes, Weeping Peninsula and 3 more

Attack rating (+25): 307
Scaling (+25): Str D · Dex C
Class: Curved Sword
Weight: 3
Requires: Str 7 · Dex 13
Skill: Spinning Slash · FP 12
Upgrades with: Smithing Stones (+25), takes Ashes of War

Attack rating by affinity 13

At Str 10 · 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	119	307 +25	Physical 307	Str DDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Heavy	107	281 +25	Physical 281	Str BDex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Keen	115	297 +25	Physical 297	Str EDex AInt –Fai –Arc –
Quality	107	277 +25	Physical 277	Str BDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Fire	173	385 +25	Physical 191Fire 194	Str CDex EInt –Fai –Arc –
Flame Art	179	447 +25	Physical 215Fire 232	Str EDex DInt –Fai CArc –
Lightning	176	407 +25	Physical 200Lightning 207	Str EDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Sacred	158	447 +25	Physical 215Holy 232	Str EDex DInt –Fai CArc –
Magic	158	446 +25	Physical 208Magic 238	Str EDex EInt BFai –Arc –
Cold	168	382 +25	Physical 219Magic 163	Str DDex BInt CFai –Arc –
Poison	98	275 +25	Physical 275	Str DDex BInt –Fai –Arc D
Bloody	98	275 +25	Physical 275	Str DDex BInt –Fai –Arc D
Occult	104	287 +25	Physical 287	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	–	307
13	307	312
16	318	317
19	329	321
22	339	326
25	348	330
28	357	334
31	366	338
34	375	341
37	383	345
40	392	349
43	400	352
46	407	356
49	415	359
52	422	362
55	428	365
58	434	368
61	439	370
64	444	372
67	449	374
70	454	376
73	459	378
76	464	380
79	469	383
82	472	384
85	474	385
88	475	386
91	477	386
94	479	387
97	481	388
99	482	389

Stat	Soft caps	AR per point, by stretch	At 99
Dexterity	18, 60, 80	13–18: +3.8 · 18–60: +2.64 · 60–80: +1.65 · 80–99: +0.63	482 from 307
Strength	18, 60, 80	10–18: +1.63 · 18–60: +1.17 · 60–80: +0.7 · 80–99: +0.32	389 from 307

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	119	179	158	158
1	126	189	169	169
2	133	200	181	180
3	140	210	192	191
4	147	221	203	203
5	155	231	215	214
6	162	242	226	225
7	169	253	238	236
8	177	263	249	249
9	184	274	261	260
10	192	285	272	271
11	199	295	284	283
12	207	306	295	295
13	214	317	307	306
14	222	327	318	318
15	229	338	330	329
16	237	350	342	340
17	245	361	354	353
18	252	372	365	364
19	260	382	378	376
20	268	393	389	387
21	276	404	401	400
22	283	414	412	411
23	291	425	424	423
24	299	437	435	434
25	307	447	447	446

Status buildup by upgrade

Cold · Frost
Poison · Poison
Bloody · 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	Bloody · 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

#18 of 19 curved sword weapons by attack rating

Falx329 +10
Serpent-God's Curved Sword324 +25
Mantis Blade320 +25
Dancing Blade of Ranah318 +10
Falchion316 +25
Shamshir313 +25
Scavenger's Curved Sword310 +25
Scimitar307 +25
Shotel296 +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	307	5	10	0.47 s
R1 2Slash	101	310	5	10	0.40 s
R1 3Slash	102	313	5	10	0.43 s
R1 4Slash	103	316	5	10	0.50 s
R1 5Slash	104	319	5	10	0.40 s
R1 6Slash	110	338	10	10	0.47 s
R2Slash	125	384	10	20	—
Charged R2Slash · 2 hits	50 + 160	645	30	30	1.17 s
R2 2Slash	125	384	10	20	—
Charged R2 2Slash · 2 hits	50 + 160	645	30	30	1.20 s
Running R1Slash	105	322	5	15	0.50 s
Running R2Slash	120	369	10	20	0.60 s
Rolling R1Slash	92	282	5	10	0.40 s
Backstep R1Slash	92	282	5	10	0.57 s
Jumping R1Slash	107	329	7.5	10	0.37 s
Jumping R2Slash	127	390	20	20	0.47 s
Guard counterSlash	125	384	30	20	0.57 s

Two-handed17players can parry them

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Slash	103	325	6.5	13	0.47 s
R1 2Slash	104	328	6.5	13	0.40 s
R1 3Slash	105	331	6.5	13	0.47 s
R1 4Slash	106	334	6.5	13	0.47 s
R1 5Slash	107	337	6.5	13	0.40 s
R1 6Slash	115	362	13	13	0.47 s
R2Slash	130	410	11	24	—
Charged R2Slash · 2 hits	50 + 165	678	33	36	1.17 s
R2 2Slash	130	410	11	24	—
Charged R2 2Slash · 2 hits	50 + 165	678	33	36	1.17 s
Running R1Slash	110	347	6.5	18	0.47 s
Running R2Slash	125	394	11	24	0.60 s
Rolling R1Slash	97	306	6.5	13	0.40 s
Backstep R1Slash	97	306	6.5	13	0.57 s
Jumping R1Slash	112	353	9.8	12	0.37 s
Jumping R2Slash	132	416	22	24	0.50 s
Guard counterSlash	130	410	33	24	0.60 s

Criticals2

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
BackstabPierce	230	707	0	17	0.50 s
RipostePierce	345	1,061	0	17	0.83 s

Skill: Spinning Slash2move names inferred

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
SkillSlash	110	338	14.5	15	0.60 s
Skill follow-upSlash · 2 hits	65 + 115	553	19	25	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	119	119	—
+1	126	126	Smithing Stone [1] × 2
+2	133	133	Smithing Stone [1] × 4
+3	140	140	Smithing Stone [1] × 6
+4	147	147	Smithing Stone [2] × 2
+5	155	155	Smithing Stone [2] × 4
+6	162	162	Smithing Stone [2] × 6
+7	169	169	Smithing Stone [3] × 2
+8	177	177	Smithing Stone [3] × 4
+9	184	184	Smithing Stone [3] × 6
+10	192	192	Smithing Stone [4] × 2
+11	199	199	Smithing Stone [4] × 4
+12	207	207	Smithing Stone [4] × 6
+13	214	214	Smithing Stone [5] × 2
+14	222	222	Smithing Stone [5] × 4
+15	229	229	Smithing Stone [5] × 6
+16	237	237	Smithing Stone [6] × 2
+17	245	245	Smithing Stone [6] × 4
+18	252	252	Smithing Stone [6] × 6
+19	260	260	Smithing Stone [7] × 2
+20	268	268	Smithing Stone [7] × 4
+21	276	276	Smithing Stone [7] × 6
+22	283	283	Smithing Stone [8] × 2
+23	291	291	Smithing Stone [8] × 4
+24	299	299	Smithing Stone [8] × 6
+25	307	307	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 Scimitar

Dropped by 1

Enemies the game gives no name, up to 2% per kill · Stormhill, Weeping Peninsula, Liurnia of the Lakes, Mt. Gelmir, Capital Outskirts, Stone Coffin Fissure

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

Sold by 1

Twin Maiden Husks · 600 runes · stock 1

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: 3
Requires: Str 7 · Dex 13
Affinities: Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Fire, Flame Art, Lightning, Sacred, Magic, Cold, Poison, Bloody, Occult
Game ID: 7140000