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Black Steel Twinblade

With its requirements met (Str 18 · Dex 15 · Fai 13), Black Steel Twinblade reaches 432 attack rating at +25; the strongest affinity at those stats is Flame Art at 568.

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Drop: Black Knight · Rauh Base

Attack rating (+25): 432
Scaling (+25): Str D · Dex C · Fai D
Item ID: 10510000
Class: Twinblade
Weight: 8
Requires: Str 18 · Dex 15 · Fai 13
Skill: Spinning Slash · FP 12
Upgrades with: Smithing Stones (+25), takes Ashes of War

Critical and customization

Critical 100. Backstab/riposte multiplier, not final damage.

Affinity	Greases and spell buffs	Change Ash of War
Standard	Yes	Yes
Heavy	Yes	Yes
Keen	Yes	Yes
Quality	Yes	Yes
Fire	No	Yes
Flame Art	No	Yes
Lightning	No	Yes
Sacred	No	Yes
Magic	No	Yes
Cold	No	Yes
Poison	No	Yes
Blood	No	Yes
Occult	No	Yes

Buffs depend on affinity and spell/grease requirements; skill effects follow their own rules.

In-game description

Weapon of the Black Knights, servants of Messmer the Impaler. Twinblade of black steel with decorative embellishments in gold.

Blessed with an Erdtree incantation. Further holy imbuement will amplify the effect and greatly increase the armament's power.

Attack rating by affinity 13

At Str 18 · Dex 15 · Int 10 · Fai 13 · 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	165	432 +25	Physical 344Holy 88	Str DDex CInt –Fai DArc –
Heavy	159	434 +25	Physical 350Holy 84	Str BDex –Int –Fai DArc –
Keen	155	429 +25	Physical 345Holy 84	Str DDex BInt –Fai DArc –
Quality	154	411 +25	Physical 338Holy 73	Str BDex BInt –Fai DArc –
Fire	222	507 +25	Physical 220Fire 229Holy 58	Str CDex EInt –Fai DArc –
Flame Art	222	568 +25	Physical 232Fire 261Holy 75	Str EDex DInt –Fai CArc –
Lightning	217	503 +25	Physical 217Lightning 224Holy 62	Str EDex CInt –Fai DArc –
Sacred	191	546 +25	Physical 232Holy 314	Str EDex DInt –Fai CArc –
Magic	193	544 +25	Physical 223Magic 250Holy 71	Str EDex EInt CFai DArc –
Cold	214	490 +25	Physical 242Magic 184Holy 64	Str DDex CInt CFai DArc –
Poison	137	388 +25	Physical 311Holy 77	Str DDex BInt –Fai DArc D
Blood	137	388 +25	Physical 311Holy 77	Str DDex BInt –Fai DArc D
Occult	139	376 +25	Physical 301Holy 75	Str EDex EInt –Fai EArc B

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

Guarded damage negation (+0)

Physical	Magic	Fire	Lightning	Holy	Guard Boost
42%	26%	26%	26%	47%	31

Damage negation reduces damage taken while blocking. Guard Boost reduces the stamina used by a successful block.

Attack rating by stat (Standard, +25)

Dexterity
Faith
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	Faith	Strength
13	–	432	–
15	432	–	–
16	–	434	–
18	444	–	432
19	–	436	–
21	454	–	437
22	–	438	–
24	463	–	441
25	–	440	–
27	473	–	445
28	–	441	–
30	482	–	450
31	–	443	–
33	491	–	454
34	–	445	–
36	500	–	458
37	–	446	–
39	508	–	462
40	–	448	–
42	516	–	465
43	–	450	–
45	525	–	469
46	–	451	–
48	532	–	472
49	–	453	–
51	540	–	476
52	–	454	–
54	546	–	479
55	–	455	–
57	553	–	482
58	–	457	–
60	557	–	484
61	–	457	–
63	563	–	486
64	–	458	–
66	568	–	489
67	–	459	–
69	573	–	491
70	–	460	–
72	578	–	493
73	–	461	–
75	583	–	495
76	–	462	–
78	588	–	498
79	–	463	–
81	592	–	500
82	–	464	–
84	594	–	501
85	–	464	–
87	596	–	501
88	–	465	–
90	598	–	502
91	–	465	–
93	600	–	503
94	–	465	–
96	602	–	504
97	–	466	–
99	604	466	505

Stat	Soft caps	AR per point, by stretch	At 99
Dexterity	18, 60, 80	15–18: +4 · 18–60: +2.69 · 60–80: +1.7 · 80–99: +0.68	604 from 432
Faith	18, 60, 80	13–18: +0.6 · 18–60: +0.52 · 60–80: +0.35 · 80–99: +0.11	466 from 432
Strength	60, 80	18–60: +1.24 · 60–80: +0.75 · 80–99: +0.32	505 from 432

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	165	222	191	193
1	175	235	204	207
2	185	249	217	220
3	195	262	231	234
4	205	276	245	248
5	216	289	259	261
6	226	303	274	275
7	237	317	288	289
8	247	331	302	303
9	257	344	315	318
10	268	359	330	332
11	278	372	344	345
12	290	386	358	359
13	300	400	373	373
14	311	415	387	388
15	322	428	402	402
16	332	442	416	416
17	343	456	431	430
18	354	470	445	444
19	366	485	460	459
20	376	500	475	472
21	387	513	489	487
22	398	528	503	502
23	409	540	518	516
24	420	554	532	530
25	432	568	546	544

Status buildup by upgrade

Cold · Frost
Poison · Poison
Blood · 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	Blood · 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

#4 of 8 twinblade weapons by attack rating

Euporia563 +10
Gargoyle's Black Blades547 +10
Eleonora's Poleblade471 +10
Black Steel Twinblade432 +25
Godskin Peeler397 +25
Gargoyle's Twinblade384 +25
Twinned Knight Swords377 +25
Twinblade356 +25

Standard affinity at max upgrade, each weapon at its own requirements. A full bar is the class's strongest (Euporia, 563).

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 1Standard	100	432	5	15	0.50 s
R1 2Standard	101	437	5	15	0.43 s
R1 3Standard	102	441	5	15	0.40 s
R1 4Standard	103	445	5	15	0.40 s
R1 5Standard	110	476	10	15	0.53 s
R2Pierce	125	541	10	25.7	—
Charged R2Pierce	160	692	30	38.5	1.40 s
R2 2Pierce	125	541	10	25.7	—
Charged R2 2Pierce	160	692	30	38.5	1.50 s
Running R1Pierce	105	454	5	19.3	0.53 s
Running R2Standard/Pierce · 2 hits	50 + 115	714	10	25.7	0.40 s
Rolling R1Standard	90*	380	5	12.8	0.37 s
Backstep R1Pierce	90	389	5	12.8	0.47 s
Jumping R1Standard	107	463	7.5	12.8	0.50 s
Jumping R2Pierce	127	549	20	25.7	0.53 s
Guard counterStandard	125	541	30	25.7	0.70 s

Two-handed16players can parry them

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Standard · 2 hits	50 + 103	682	5.5	17.1	0.40 s
R1 2Standard · 2 hits	50 + 104	686	5.5	17.1	0.40 s
R1 3Standard	115	512	6.5	17.1	0.63 s
R1 4Standard · 2 hits	50 + 106	695	5.5	21.4	0.37 s
R1 5Standard · 3 hits	50 + 50 + 100	891	11	21.4	0.30 s
R2Pierce	135	601	11	32.1	—
Charged R2Standard/Pierce · 4 hits	50 + 50 + 50 + 165	1,404	33	42.8	1.30 s
R2 2Standard/Pierce · 2 hits	50 + 130	802	11	32.1	—
Charged R2 2Standard/Pierce · 4 hits	50 + 50 + 50 + 165	1,404	33	42.8	1.33 s
Running R1Standard · 2 hits	50 + 110	713	5.5	21.4	0.43 s
Running R2Standard/Pierce · 4 hits	40 + 40 + 40 + 125	1,092	12	30	0.37 s
Rolling R1Standard · 2 hits	50 + 95	646	5.5	15	0.30 s
Backstep R1Pierce	105	468	6.5	15	0.47 s
Jumping R1Standard · 2 hits	50 + 112	722	8.3	15	0.10 s
Jumping R2Pierce	150	668	20	30	0.50 s
Guard counterStandard · 2 hits	50 + 130	802	33	30	0.60 s

Criticals2

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
BackstabPierce	230	995	0	19.3	0.47 s
RipostePierce	345	1,493	0	19.3	0.80 s

Skill: Spinning Slash2move names inferred

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
SkillStandard	105	454	14.5	21.4	0.60 s
Skill follow-upStandard · 2 hits	60 + 110	736	19	32.1	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	Holy	Cost
+0	165	131	34	—
+1	175	139	36	Smithing Stone [1] × 2
+2	185	147	38	Smithing Stone [1] × 4
+3	195	155	40	Smithing Stone [1] × 6
+4	205	163	42	Smithing Stone [2] × 2
+5	216	171	45	Smithing Stone [2] × 4
+6	226	179	47	Smithing Stone [2] × 6
+7	237	188	49	Smithing Stone [3] × 2
+8	247	196	51	Smithing Stone [3] × 4
+9	257	204	53	Smithing Stone [3] × 6
+10	268	213	55	Smithing Stone [4] × 2
+11	278	221	57	Smithing Stone [4] × 4
+12	290	230	60	Smithing Stone [4] × 6
+13	300	238	62	Smithing Stone [5] × 2
+14	311	247	64	Smithing Stone [5] × 4
+15	322	256	66	Smithing Stone [5] × 6
+16	332	264	68	Smithing Stone [6] × 2
+17	343	273	70	Smithing Stone [6] × 4
+18	354	282	72	Smithing Stone [6] × 6
+19	366	291	75	Smithing Stone [7] × 2
+20	376	299	77	Smithing Stone [7] × 4
+21	387	308	79	Smithing Stone [7] × 6
+22	398	317	81	Smithing Stone [8] × 2
+23	409	326	83	Smithing Stone [8] × 4
+24	420	335	85	Smithing Stone [8] × 6
+25	432	344	88	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 Black Steel Twinblade

Rewards

Event reward · Scadu Altus

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Overview

Class: Twinblade
Weight: 8
Requires: Str 18 · Dex 15 · Fai 13
Affinities: Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Fire, Flame Art, Lightning, Sacred, Magic, Cold, Poison, Blood, Occult
Game ID: 10510000