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Queelign's Greatsword

With its requirements met (Str 14 · Dex 18 · Fai 12), Queelign's Greatsword reaches 467 attack rating at +25; the strongest affinity at those stats is Queelign's Sacred Greatsword at 552.

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Pickup · Shadow Keep, Church District

Attack rating (+25): 467
Scaling (+25): Str D · Dex C · Fai D
Class: Heavy Thrusting Sword
Weight: 7.5
Requires: Str 14 · Dex 18 · Fai 12
Skill: Impaling Thrust · FP 9
Upgrades with: Smithing Stones (+25), takes Ashes of War

In-game description

Greatsword of the Fire Knight Queelign. A weighty piercing sword with a blade that undulates like fire.

Queelign devoted his all to the crusade, and remade his greatsword in the shape of the lance wielded by his liege—aspiring to become a second Impaler.

Attack rating by affinity 13

At Str 14 · Dex 18 · Int 10 · Fai 12 · 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	179	467 +25	Physical 373Fire 94	Str DDex CInt –Fai DArc –
Queelign's Heavy Greatsword	149	401 +25	Physical 329Fire 72	Str ADex –Int –Fai DArc –
Queelign's Keen Greatsword	159	446 +25	Physical 374Fire 72	Str DDex AInt –Fai DArc –
Queelign's Quality Greatsword	151	407 +25	Physical 344Fire 63	Str BDex BInt –Fai DArc –
Queelign's Fire Greatsword	215	492 +25	Physical 215Fire 277	Str CDex EInt –Fai EArc –
Queelign's Flame Art Greatsword	215	548 +25	Physical 224Fire 324	Str EDex EInt –Fai BArc –
Queelign's Lightning Greatsword	220	523 +25	Physical 231Fire 53Lightning 239	Str EDex CInt –Fai DArc –
Queelign's Sacred Greatsword	192	552 +25	Physical 224Fire 66Holy 262	Str EDex EInt –Fai BArc –
Queelign's Magic Greatsword	191	543 +25	Physical 223Magic 259Fire 61	Str EDex EInt BFai DArc –
Queelign's Cold Greatsword	212	492 +25	Physical 239Magic 198Fire 55	Str DDex CInt BFai DArc –
Queelign's Poison Greatsword	133	377 +25	Physical 311Fire 66	Str DDex CInt –Fai DArc D
Queelign's Blood Greatsword	133	377 +25	Physical 311Fire 66	Str DDex CInt –Fai DArc D
Queelign's Occult Greatsword	139	385 +25	Physical 319Fire 66	Str EDex DInt –Fai EArc A

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

Attack rating by stat (Standard, +25)

Dexterity
Strength
Faith

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	Faith
12	–	–	467
14	–	467	–
15	–	–	469
17	–	474	–
18	467	–	471
20	–	480	–
21	476	–	472
23	–	486	–
24	484	–	474
26	–	492	–
27	493	–	476
29	–	497	–
30	501	–	477
32	–	502	–
33	509	–	479
35	–	508	–
36	517	–	480
38	–	513	–
39	524	–	482
41	–	518	–
42	532	–	483
44	–	523	–
45	539	–	485
47	–	527	–
48	546	–	486
50	–	532	–
51	552	–	487
53	–	536	–
54	558	–	489
56	–	540	–
57	564	–	490
59	–	543	–
60	568	–	490
62	–	546	–
63	573	–	491
65	–	549	–
66	577	–	492
68	–	552	–
69	582	–	493
71	–	555	–
72	586	–	494
74	–	558	–
75	591	–	495
77	–	561	–
78	595	–	496
80	–	564	–
81	599	–	497
83	–	565	–
84	601	–	497
86	–	566	–
87	602	–	497
89	–	567	–
90	604	–	498
92	–	569	–
93	606	–	498
95	–	570	–
96	608	–	498
98	–	571	–
99	609	571	499

Stat	Soft caps	AR per point, by stretch	At 99
Dexterity	60, 80	18–60: +2.4 · 60–80: +1.5 · 80–99: +0.58	609 from 467
Strength	18, 60, 80	14–18: +2.25 · 18–60: +1.62 · 60–80: +1 · 80–99: +0.37	571 from 467
Faith	18, 60, 80	12–18: +0.67 · 18–60: +0.45 · 60–80: +0.3 · 80–99: +0.16	499 from 467

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
Queelign's Sacred Greatsword
Queelign's Flame Art Greatsword
Queelign's Magic Greatsword

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

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Upgrade level	Standard	Queelign's Sacred Greatsword	Queelign's Flame Art Greatsword	Queelign's Magic Greatsword
0	179	192	215	191
1	190	205	228	204
2	200	219	240	217
3	212	233	254	231
4	223	247	267	244
5	234	261	280	259
6	245	275	292	272
7	257	290	305	287
8	268	304	319	299
9	279	318	333	314
10	290	333	346	329
11	302	348	360	342
12	313	362	373	357
13	324	377	386	371
14	336	392	400	385
15	348	407	413	399
16	360	420	426	413
17	371	435	441	428
18	383	451	454	442
19	395	466	468	456
20	407	482	482	471
21	418	494	495	486
22	431	509	508	500
23	443	524	522	514
24	454	538	535	529
25	467	552	548	543

Status buildup by upgrade

Queelign's Cold Greatsword · Frost
Queelign's Poison Greatsword · Poison
Queelign's Blood Greatsword · Blood loss

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

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Upgrade level	Queelign's Cold Greatsword · Frost	Queelign's Poison Greatsword · Poison	Queelign's Blood Greatsword · 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

#2 of 6 heavy thrusting sword weapons by attack rating

Dragon King's Cragblade603 +10
Queelign's Greatsword467 +25
Bloody Helice447 +10
Sword Lance420 +25
Godskin Stitcher392 +25
Great Épée384 +25

Standard affinity at max upgrade, each weapon at its own requirements. A full bar is the class's strongest (Dragon King's Cragblade, 603).

Moveset the game's own

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-handed16players can parry them

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Pierce	100	467	5.5	16.2	0.50 s
R1 2Pierce	101	472	5.5	16.2	0.50 s
R1 3Pierce	102	477	5.5	16.2	0.53 s
R1 4Standard	103	481	5.5	16.2	0.50 s
R1 5Pierce	110	514	11	16.2	0.70 s
R2Pierce	125	584	11	27.7	—
Charged R2Pierce	160	748	33	39.3	1.30 s
R2 2Pierce	125	584	11	30	—
Charged R2 2Pierce	160	748	33	41.6	1.23 s
Running R1Pierce	105	491	5.5	19.6	0.57 s
Running R2Pierce	120	561	11	27.7	0.57 s
Rolling R1Pierce	90	421	5.5	19.6	0.40 s
Backstep R1Pierce	115	537	11	19.6	0.50 s
Jumping R1Pierce	107	500	8.3	19.6	0.33 s
Jumping R2Pierce	127	594	22	27.7	0.43 s
Guard counterPierce	145	678	33	27.7	0.77 s

Two-handed16players can parry them

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Pierce	103	497	7.2	16.2	0.57 s
R1 2Pierce	104	502	7.2	16.2	0.47 s
R1 3Pierce	105	506	7.2	16.2	0.53 s
R1 4Pierce	106	511	7.2	16.2	0.53 s
R1 5Pierce	113	545	14.3	16.2	0.67 s
R2Pierce	130	627	12.1	27.7	—
Charged R2Pierce	165	796	36.3	39.3	1.30 s
R2 2Pierce	130	627	12.1	30	—
Charged R2 2Pierce	165	796	36.3	41.6	1.30 s
Running R1Pierce	110	531	7.2	19.6	0.57 s
Running R2Pierce	125	603	12.1	27.7	0.57 s
Rolling R1Pierce	95	458	7.2	19.6	0.43 s
Backstep R1Pierce	120	579	12.1	19.6	0.57 s
Jumping R1Pierce	112	540	10.7	19.6	0.33 s
Jumping R2Pierce	132	637	24.2	27.7	0.50 s
Guard counterPierce	150	724	36.3	27.7	0.77 s

Criticals2

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
BackstabPierce	220	1,029	0	21.9	0.47 s
RipostePierce	264	1,234	0	21.9	0.80 s

Skill: Impaling Thrust1move names inferred

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
SkillPierce	187	874	33	46.2	1.03 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	Fire	Cost
+0	179	142	37	—
+1	190	151	39	Smithing Stone [1] × 2
+2	200	159	41	Smithing Stone [1] × 4
+3	212	168	44	Smithing Stone [1] × 6
+4	223	177	46	Smithing Stone [2] × 2
+5	234	186	48	Smithing Stone [2] × 4
+6	245	195	50	Smithing Stone [2] × 6
+7	257	204	53	Smithing Stone [3] × 2
+8	268	213	55	Smithing Stone [3] × 4
+9	279	222	57	Smithing Stone [3] × 6
+10	290	231	59	Smithing Stone [4] × 2
+11	302	240	62	Smithing Stone [4] × 4
+12	313	249	64	Smithing Stone [4] × 6
+13	324	258	66	Smithing Stone [5] × 2
+14	336	268	68	Smithing Stone [5] × 4
+15	348	277	71	Smithing Stone [5] × 6
+16	360	287	73	Smithing Stone [6] × 2
+17	371	296	75	Smithing Stone [6] × 4
+18	383	305	78	Smithing Stone [6] × 6
+19	395	315	80	Smithing Stone [7] × 2
+20	407	325	82	Smithing Stone [7] × 4
+21	418	334	84	Smithing Stone [7] × 6
+22	431	344	87	Smithing Stone [8] × 2
+23	443	354	89	Smithing Stone [8] × 4
+24	454	363	91	Smithing Stone [8] × 6
+25	467	373	94	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 Queelign's Greatsword

Rewards

Event reward · Shadow Keep

Other heavy thrusting swords with similar AR

Overview

Class: Heavy Thrusting Sword
Weight: 7.5
Requires: Str 14 · Dex 18 · Fai 12
Affinities: Standard, Queelign's Heavy Greatsword, Queelign's Keen Greatsword, Queelign's Quality Greatsword, Queelign's Fire Greatsword, Queelign's Flame Art Greatsword, Queelign's Lightning Greatsword, Queelign's Sacred Greatsword, Queelign's Magic Greatsword, Queelign's Cold Greatsword, Queelign's Poison Greatsword, Queelign's Blood Greatsword, Queelign's Occult Greatsword
Game ID: 6500000