Curved GreatswordChanged in 4 patchesVerified on build 25080141

Monk's Flameblade

With its requirements met (Str 18 · Dex 18), Monk's Flameblade reaches 437 attack rating at +25; the strongest affinity at those stats is Monk's Magic Flameblade at 583.

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Drop: Fire Monk (4%) · Forbidden Lands

Attack rating (+25): 437
Scaling (+25): Str D · Dex C
Class: Curved Greatsword
Weight: 9
Requires: Str 18 · Dex 18
Skill: Spinning Slash · FP 12
Upgrades with: Smithing Stones (+25), takes Ashes of War

Attack rating by affinity 13

At Str 18 · Dex 18 · 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	163	437 +25	Physical 437	Str DDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Monk's Heavy Flameblade	153	424 +25	Physical 424	Str BDex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Monk's Keen Flameblade	156	442 +25	Physical 442	Str EDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Monk's Quality Flameblade	152	423 +25	Physical 423	Str BDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Monk's Fire Flameblade	237	554 +25	Physical 273Fire 281	Str CDex EInt –Fai –Arc –
Monk's Flame Art Flameblade	230	581 +25	Physical 275Fire 306	Str EDex EInt –Fai BArc –
Monk's Lightning Flameblade	237	567 +25	Physical 279Lightning 288	Str EDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Monk's Sacred Flameblade	204	581 +25	Physical 275Holy 306	Str EDex EInt –Fai BArc –
Monk's Magic Flameblade	204	583 +25	Physical 277Magic 306	Str EDex EInt BFai –Arc –
Monk's Cold Flameblade	223	527 +25	Physical 316Magic 211	Str CDex CInt CFai –Arc –
Monk's Poison Flameblade	135	398 +25	Physical 398	Str CDex BInt –Fai –Arc D
Monk's Blood Flameblade	135	398 +25	Physical 398	Str CDex BInt –Fai –Arc D
Monk's Occult Flameblade	137	388 +25	Physical 388	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
18	437	437
21	448	445
24	459	453
27	470	460
30	480	468
33	490	475
36	500	482
39	510	489
42	519	496
45	528	502
48	537	508
51	545	514
54	553	520
57	560	525
60	565	528
63	571	533
66	577	537
69	583	541
72	588	545
75	594	549
78	600	553
81	605	556
84	607	558
87	609	559
90	611	561
93	613	563
96	616	564
99	618	566

Stat	Soft caps	AR per point, by stretch	At 99
Dexterity	60, 80	18–60: +3.05 · 60–80: +1.95 · 80–99: +0.74	618 from 437
Strength	60, 80	18–60: +2.17 · 60–80: +1.4 · 80–99: +0.53	566 from 437

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
Monk's Magic Flameblade
Monk's Flame Art Flameblade
Monk's Sacred Flameblade

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

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Upgrade level	Standard	Monk's Magic Flameblade	Monk's Flame Art Flameblade	Monk's Sacred Flameblade
0	163	204	230	204
1	173	218	243	217
2	184	233	257	232
3	194	247	270	247
4	204	262	283	261
5	215	277	298	276
6	225	292	311	291
7	236	308	326	306
8	246	323	339	321
9	257	338	354	336
10	268	353	367	352
11	279	368	382	367
12	289	383	395	382
13	300	398	410	397
14	311	413	425	412
15	323	429	438	427
16	334	444	453	443
17	345	459	467	458
18	356	475	482	474
19	368	490	497	490
20	379	506	511	506
21	391	521	525	521
22	402	536	538	536
23	414	552	553	551
24	426	567	567	566
25	437	583	581	581

Status buildup by upgrade

Monk's Cold Flameblade · Frost
Monk's Poison Flameblade · Poison
Monk's Blood Flameblade · Blood loss

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

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Upgrade level	Monk's Cold Flameblade · Frost	Monk's Poison Flameblade · Poison	Monk's Blood Flameblade · Blood loss
0	80	80	69
1	81	81	70
2	83	82	71
3	85	85	72
4	87	86	73
5	89	88	75
6	91	89	77
7	93	90	78
8	95	92	79
9	96	93	81
10	98	95	82
11	100	96	83
12	102	97	84
13	104	99	86
14	106	100	87
15	108	102	88
16	110	103	89
17	111	104	91
18	113	106	92
19	115	107	93
20	117	109	94
21	119	110	96
22	121	111	97
23	123	113	98
24	125	114	99
25	127	116	101

#11 of 12 curved greatsword weapons by attack rating

Standard affinity at max upgrade, each weapon at its own requirements. A full bar is the class's strongest (Magma Wyrm's Scalesword, 650).

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-handed15can't be parried

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Slash	100	437	10.2	14	0.57 s
R1 2Slash	102	446	10.2	14	0.57 s
R1 3Slash	104	455	10.2	14	0.57 s
R1 4Slash	110	481	11	14	0.67 s
R2Slash	125	547	11	23.3	—
Charged R2Slash	160	700	33	32.6	1.47 s
R2 2Slash	125	547	11	25.1	—
Charged R2 2Slash · 2 hits	75 + 115	831	33	35.3	1.53 s
Running R1Slash	105	459	10.2	16.7	0.60 s
Running R2Slash	120	525	11	23.3	0.67 s
Rolling R1Slash	92	402	10.2	16.7	0.50 s
Backstep R1Slash	92	402	10.2	16.7	0.57 s
Jumping R1Slash	107	468	10.2	16.7	0.57 s
Jumping R2Slash	127	556	22	23.3	0.70 s
Guard counterSlash	130	569	33	18.6	0.83 s

Two-handed15can't be parried

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Slash	103	474	13.2	16.7	0.57 s
R1 2Slash	105	483	13.2	16.7	0.57 s
R1 3Slash	107	493	13.2	16.7	0.57 s
R1 4Slash	115	529	14.3	16.7	0.67 s
R2Slash	128	589	12.1	27.9	—
Charged R2Slash	165	760	36.3	37.2	1.47 s
R2 2Slash	128	589	12.1	27.9	—
Charged R2 2Slash · 2 hits	80 + 117	907	36.3	40	1.53 s
Running R1Slash	110	506	13.2	19.5	0.60 s
Running R2Slash	125	575	12.1	26	0.73 s
Rolling R1Slash	97	446	13.2	20.5	0.50 s
Backstep R1Slash	97	446	13.2	20.5	0.60 s
Jumping R1Slash	112	516	13.2	20.5	0.57 s
Jumping R2Slash	132	608	22	26	0.67 s
Guard counterSlash	135	622	33	23.3	0.83 s

Criticals2

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
BackstabSlash · 2 hits	55 + 176	1,011	0	18.6	0.53 s
RiposteSlash · 2 hits	55 + 220	1,204	0	18.6	0.83 s

Skill: Spinning Slash2move names inferred

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
SkillSlash	105	459	12.7	18.6	0.87 s
Skill follow-upSlash · 2 hits	60 + 110	744	16.8	32.6	0.37 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	163	163	—
+1	173	173	Smithing Stone [1] × 2
+2	184	184	Smithing Stone [1] × 4
+3	194	194	Smithing Stone [1] × 6
+4	204	204	Smithing Stone [2] × 2
+5	215	215	Smithing Stone [2] × 4
+6	225	225	Smithing Stone [2] × 6
+7	236	236	Smithing Stone [3] × 2
+8	246	246	Smithing Stone [3] × 4
+9	257	257	Smithing Stone [3] × 6
+10	268	268	Smithing Stone [4] × 2
+11	279	279	Smithing Stone [4] × 4
+12	289	289	Smithing Stone [4] × 6
+13	300	300	Smithing Stone [5] × 2
+14	311	311	Smithing Stone [5] × 4
+15	323	323	Smithing Stone [5] × 6
+16	334	334	Smithing Stone [6] × 2
+17	345	345	Smithing Stone [6] × 4
+18	356	356	Smithing Stone [6] × 6
+19	368	368	Smithing Stone [7] × 2
+20	379	379	Smithing Stone [7] × 4
+21	391	391	Smithing Stone [7] × 6
+22	402	402	Smithing Stone [8] × 2
+23	414	414	Smithing Stone [8] × 4
+24	426	426	Smithing Stone [8] × 6
+25	437	437	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 Monk's Flameblade

Dropped by 1

Enemies the game gives no name, up to 4% per kill · Mt. Gelmir

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 4

Every patch that changed its numbers, read from the game's balance file (regulation) of each version.

1.03.1from 1.02.1
Every changed value (1)
Value Before to After Change
Linked data 1
Level Sync Correction ID 330 310 changed
1.04.1from 1.03.3
- Physical guard negation47→61
- Guard boost33→39
1.07from 1.06
Every changed value (1)
Value Before to After Change
Defence and poise 1
Poise ×0.03 ×0.059 +0.029+97%
1.12.1from 1.10
- Stamina damage61→64
Every changed value (2)
Value Before to After Change
Key changes 1
Stamina damage 61 64 +3+4.9%
Health, stamina and weight 1
Weapon Regain HP Amount 60 90 +30+50%

Value	Before	to	After	Change
Linked data 1
Level Sync Correction ID	330	→	310	changed

Value	Before	to	After	Change
Defence and poise 1
Poise	×0.03	→	×0.059	+0.029+97%

Value	Before	to	After	Change
Key changes 1
Stamina damage	61	→	64	+3+4.9%
Health, stamina and weight 1
Weapon Regain HP Amount	60	→	90	+30+50%

Other curved greatswords with similar AR

Overview

Class: Curved Greatsword
Weight: 9
Requires: Str 18 · Dex 18
Affinities: Standard, Monk's Heavy Flameblade, Monk's Keen Flameblade, Monk's Quality Flameblade, Monk's Fire Flameblade, Monk's Flame Art Flameblade, Monk's Lightning Flameblade, Monk's Sacred Flameblade, Monk's Magic Flameblade, Monk's Cold Flameblade, Monk's Poison Flameblade, Monk's Blood Flameblade, Monk's Occult Flameblade
Game ID: 8070000