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Death Knight's Twin Axes

With its requirements met (Str 14 · Dex 12 · Fai 16), Death Knight's Twin Axes reaches 479 attack rating at +10.

Reward: Death Knight · Rauh Base

Attack rating (+10): 479
Scaling (+10): Str C · Dex D · Fai C
Class: Axe
Weight: 5.5
Requires: Str 14 · Dex 12 · Fai 16
Skill: Blinkbolt: Twinaxe · FP 10
Upgrades with: Somber Smithing Stones (+10)

In-game description

Golden war axes of the Death Knight. A pair of weapons made to be wielded in both hands. Crackles with lightning, the power of the capital's ancient dragon cult.

The knight, once the personal guard of Godwyn, was also the protector of the Prince of Death's cadaver surrogate.

Attack rating by affinity 1

At Str 14 · Dex 12 · Int 10 · Fai 16 · 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	181	479 +10	Physical 299Lightning 180	Str CDex DInt –Fai CArc –

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

Attack rating by stat (Standard, +10)

Strength
Faith
Dexterity

Each line raises one stat from the requirement to 99 with the others held at the requirement; dashed lines are Strength's soft caps.

Show the numbers

Stat level	Strength	Faith	Dexterity
12	–	–	479
14	479	–	–
15	–	–	485
16	–	479	–
17	488	–	–
18	–	–	491
19	–	484	–
20	497	–	–
21	–	–	496
22	–	489	–
23	505	–	–
24	–	–	501
25	–	493	–
26	512	–	–
27	–	–	506
28	–	497	–
29	520	–	–
30	–	–	511
31	–	501	–
32	528	–	–
33	–	–	516
34	–	505	–
35	535	–	–
36	–	–	520
37	–	509	–
38	542	–	–
39	–	–	525
40	–	512	–
41	549	–	–
42	–	–	529
43	–	516	–
44	556	–	–
45	–	–	534
46	–	520	–
47	562	–	–
48	–	–	538
49	–	523	–
50	568	–	–
51	–	–	542
52	–	526	–
53	574	–	–
54	–	–	545
55	–	529	–
56	580	–	–
57	–	–	549
58	–	532	–
59	584	–	–
60	–	–	551
61	–	534	–
62	588	–	–
63	–	–	554
64	–	536	–
65	592	–	–
66	–	–	556
67	–	538	–
68	596	–	–
69	–	–	559
70	–	541	–
71	601	–	–
72	–	–	562
73	–	543	–
74	605	–	–
75	–	–	565
76	–	545	–
77	609	–	–
78	–	–	567
79	–	547	–
80	613	–	–
81	–	–	569
82	–	549	–
83	615	–	–
84	–	–	570
85	–	549	–
86	616	–	–
87	–	–	571
88	–	550	–
89	618	–	–
90	–	–	573
91	–	551	–
92	620	–	–
93	–	–	574
94	–	552	–
95	621	–	–
96	–	–	575
97	–	553	–
98	623	–	–
99	623	553	576

Stat	Soft caps	AR per point, by stretch	At 99
Strength	18, 60, 80	14–18: +3.25 · 18–60: +2.21 · 60–80: +1.4 · 80–99: +0.53	623 from 479
Faith	18, 60, 80	16–18: +2 · 18–60: +1.19 · 60–80: +0.75 · 80–99: +0.26	553 from 479
Dexterity	18, 60, 80	12–18: +2 · 18–60: +1.43 · 60–80: +0.9 · 80–99: +0.37	576 from 479

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

At the weapon's requirements (Standard).

Show the numbers

Upgrade level	Attack rating
0	181
1	210
2	238
3	266
4	296
5	325
6	356
7	386
8	416
9	448
10	479

#2 of 17 axe weapons by attack rating

Rosus' Axe575 +10
Death Knight's Twin Axes479 +10
Stormhawk Axe443 +10
Warped Axe433 +25
Sacrificial Axe392 +25
Smithscript Axe385 +25
Messmer Soldier's Axe385 +25
Iron Cleaver383 +25
Jawbone Axe382 +25

Standard affinity at max upgrade, each weapon at its own requirements. A full bar is the class's strongest (Rosus' Axe, 575).

Moveset the game's own

Damage with Standard +10 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-handed16players can parry them

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Standard	100	480	5	13.8	0.47 s
R1 2Standard	101	484	5	13.8	0.53 s
R1 3Standard	102	489	5	13.8	0.53 s
R1 4Standard	103	494	5	13.8	0.50 s
R1 5Standard	110	528	10	13.8	0.63 s
R2Standard	130	624	10	21.2	—
Charged R2Standard	183	878	30	31.8	1.40 s
R2 2Standard	130	624	10	26.5	—
Charged R2 2Standard	183	878	30	37.1	1.40 s
Running R1Standard	105	504	5	15.9	0.53 s
Running R2Standard	120	576	10	21.2	0.70 s
Rolling R1Standard	90	432	5	15.9	0.40 s
Backstep R1Standard	90	432	5	15.9	0.57 s
Jumping R1Standard	107	513	7.5	15.9	0.47 s
Jumping R2Standard	127	609	20	21.2	0.50 s
Guard counterStandard	125	600	30	21.2	0.67 s

Two-handed16some can be parried

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Standard · 2 hits	92 + 92	883	6	19.1	0.57 s
R1 2Standard · 2 hits	93 + 93	892	6	19.1	0.57 s
R1 3Standard · 2 hits	95 + 95	912	6	19.1	0.67 s
R1 4Standard · 3 hits	100 + 75 + 100	1,320	12	25.4	0.53 s
R1 5Standard	112	537	13	17	0.60 s
R2Standard	130	624	10	21.2	—
Charged R2Standard	183	878	30	31.8	1.40 s
R2 2Standard	130	624	10	26.5	—
Charged R2 2Standard	183	878	30	37.1	1.40 s
Running R1Standard · 2 hits	100 + 100	960	6	23.3	0.67 s
Running R2Standard	120	576	10	21.2	0.67 s
Rolling R1Standard · 2 hits	86 + 86	825	6	23.3	0.43 s
Backstep R1Standard · 2 hits	86 + 86	825	6	23.3	0.60 s
Jumping R1Standard · 2 hits	104 + 104	998	15	23.3	0.50 s
Jumping R2Standard	127	609	20	21.2	0.50 s
Guard counterStandard	125	600	30	21.2	0.67 s

Criticals2

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
BackstabStandard · 2 hits	55 + 192	1,185	0	19.1	0.53 s
RiposteStandard · 2 hits	55 + 303	1,718	0	19.1	0.97 s

Skill: Blinkbolt: Twinaxe2move names inferred

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
SkillStandard	own base	—	0	23.3	0.63 s
Skill follow-upStandard · 6 hits	39 + 41 + 57 + 58 + 61 + 69	1,560	30	38.2	0.50 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. "Own base": a projectile with its own base damage that scales with stats, not a share of attack rating.

By upgrade level (Standard)

Level	AR	Physical	Lightning	Cost
+0	181	112	69	—
+1	210	130	80	Somber Smithing Stone [1] × 1
+2	238	147	91	Somber Smithing Stone [2] × 1
+3	266	165	101	Somber Smithing Stone [3] × 1
+4	296	184	112	Somber Smithing Stone [4] × 1
+5	325	202	123	Somber Smithing Stone [5] × 1
+6	356	221	135	Somber Smithing Stone [6] × 1
+7	386	240	146	Somber Smithing Stone [7] × 1
+8	416	259	157	Somber Smithing Stone [8] × 1
+9	448	279	169	Somber Smithing Stone [9] × 1
+10	479	299	180	Somber 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 Death Knight's Twin Axes

Rewards

Drop: Death Knight · Gravesite Plain

Attack rating, patch by patch

At max upgrade, Standard affinity, every stat at 40: 627 in 1.12.1 → 627 in 1.17.3, changed by 2 patches.

Rebuilt from the weapon's own patch history; upgrade and scaling-curve tables are taken as they are today.

Patch history 2

Every patch that changed its numbers, version by version.

1.12.4from 1.12.2
- Which stats scale which damage20,010,300→20,010,100
1.13.1from 1.12.4
- Which stats scale which damage20,010,100→20,010,300

Added in 1.12.1.

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Overview

Class: Axe
Weight: 5.5
Requires: Str 14 · Dex 12 · Fai 16
Affinities: Standard
Game ID: 14510000