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Crescent Moon Axe

With its requirements met (Str 25 · Dex 15), Crescent Moon Axe reaches 482 attack rating at +25; the strongest affinities at those stats are Flame Art and Sacred at 640.

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Drop: Soldier (4%) · Stormveil Castle (10), Mountaintops of the Giants (2)

Attack rating (+25): 482
Scaling (+25): Str D · Dex C
Class: Greataxe
Weight: 12.5
Requires: Str 25 · Dex 15
Skill: War Cry · FP 16
Upgrades with: Smithing Stones (+25), takes Ashes of War

In-game description

Greataxe with a large, arcing blade and long handle. The "Crescent Moon" of its name is said to have been spurred by nostalgia.

Specializes in sweeping through foes by making use of its long handle.

Attack rating by affinity 13

At Str 25 · Dex 15 · 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	179	482 +25	Physical 482	Str DDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Heavy	184	524 +25	Physical 524	Str ADex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Keen	165	460 +25	Physical 460	Str EDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Quality	171	482 +25	Physical 482	Str BDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Fire	269	631 +25	Physical 307Fire 324	Str CDex EInt –Fai –Arc –
Flame Art	253	640 +25	Physical 315Fire 325	Str EDex DInt –Fai CArc –
Lightning	252	590 +25	Physical 290Lightning 300	Str EDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Sacred	224	640 +25	Physical 315Holy 325	Str EDex DInt –Fai CArc –
Magic	224	636 +25	Physical 306Magic 330	Str EDex EInt BFai –Arc –
Cold	239	566 +25	Physical 354Magic 212	Str CDex CInt CFai –Arc –
Poison	149	438 +25	Physical 438	Str CDex CInt –Fai –Arc D
Blood	149	438 +25	Physical 438	Str CDex CInt –Fai –Arc D
Occult	151	428 +25	Physical 428	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
15	482	–
18	496	–
21	507	–
24	518	–
25	–	482
27	529	–
28	–	491
30	539	–
31	–	499
33	550	–
34	–	507
36	560	–
37	–	515
39	570	–
40	–	523
42	580	–
43	–	531
45	589	–
46	–	538
48	598	–
49	–	545
51	607	–
52	–	552
54	615	–
55	–	558
57	622	–
58	–	563
60	627	–
61	–	568
63	633	–
64	–	572
66	639	–
67	–	577
69	645	–
70	–	582
72	651	–
73	–	587
75	657	–
76	–	591
78	663	–
79	–	596
81	667	–
82	–	599
84	670	–
85	–	601
87	672	–
88	–	602
90	674	–
91	–	604
93	676	–
94	–	606
96	679	–
97	–	608
99	681	609

Stat	Soft caps	AR per point, by stretch	At 99
Dexterity	18, 60, 80	15–18: +4.67 · 18–60: +3.12 · 60–80: +2 · 80–99: +0.74	681 from 482
Strength	60, 80	25–60: +2.4 · 60–80: +1.6 · 80–99: +0.58	609 from 482

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	179	253	224	224
1	191	268	240	239
2	202	282	256	255
3	213	298	273	272
4	225	313	289	288
5	236	327	305	304
6	248	343	321	320
7	259	358	338	337
8	271	374	354	353
9	283	389	371	370
10	295	405	388	387
11	307	421	404	403
12	319	436	421	419
13	331	452	437	436
14	343	467	454	452
15	355	483	471	468
16	368	499	488	485
17	380	515	505	502
18	392	530	522	518
19	405	546	539	535
20	418	562	556	552
21	430	578	573	569
22	443	593	589	586
23	456	609	607	603
24	469	624	623	620
25	482	640	640	636

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

#9 of 14 greataxe weapons by attack rating

Standard affinity at max upgrade, each weapon at its own requirements. A full bar is the class's strongest (Gargoyle's Black Axe, 680).

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-handed15can't be parried

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Standard	100	482	10.2	16.5	0.57 s
R1 2Standard	101	487	10.2	16.5	0.63 s
R1 3Standard	102	492	10.2	16.5	0.60 s
R1 4Standard	110	530	11	16.5	0.77 s
R2Standard	130	627	13.2	26.8	—
Charged R2Standard	173	834	33	41.2	1.87 s
R2 2Standard	130	627	13.2	26.8	—
Charged R2 2Standard	182	878	33	41.2	2.10 s
Running R1Standard	105	506	10.2	19.6	0.67 s
Running R2Standard	120	579	11	26.8	0.70 s
Rolling R1Standard	90	434	10.2	13.4	0.47 s
Backstep R1Standard	90	434	10.2	13.4	0.60 s
Jumping R1Standard	107	516	10.2	13.4	0.53 s
Jumping R2Standard	130	627	22	26.8	0.53 s
Guard counterStandard	125	603	33	26.8	0.87 s

Two-handed15can't be parried

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Standard	103	531	13.2	19.6	0.57 s
R1 2Standard	104	536	13.2	19.6	0.60 s
R1 3Standard	105	541	13.2	19.6	0.57 s
R1 4Standard	115	593	14.3	19.6	0.73 s
R2Standard	135	696	14.5	33	—
Charged R2Standard	178	918	36.3	49.4	1.73 s
R2 2Standard	135	696	14.5	33	—
Charged R2 2Standard	187	964	36.3	49.4	1.93 s
Running R1Standard	110	567	13.2	23.7	0.60 s
Running R2Standard	125	644	12.1	33	0.70 s
Rolling R1Standard	95	490	13.2	16.5	0.50 s
Backstep R1Standard	95	490	13.2	16.5	0.60 s
Jumping R1Standard	112	577	13.2	16.5	0.50 s
Jumping R2Standard	135	696	24.2	33	0.50 s
Guard counterStandard	130	670	36.3	33	0.87 s

Criticals2

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
BackstabStandard · 2 hits	55 + 176	1,114	0	20.6	0.53 s
RiposteStandard · 2 hits	55 + 220	1,327	0	20.6	0.83 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	179	179	—
+1	191	191	Smithing Stone [1] × 2
+2	202	202	Smithing Stone [1] × 4
+3	213	213	Smithing Stone [1] × 6
+4	225	225	Smithing Stone [2] × 2
+5	236	236	Smithing Stone [2] × 4
+6	248	248	Smithing Stone [2] × 6
+7	259	259	Smithing Stone [3] × 2
+8	271	271	Smithing Stone [3] × 4
+9	283	283	Smithing Stone [3] × 6
+10	295	295	Smithing Stone [4] × 2
+11	307	307	Smithing Stone [4] × 4
+12	319	319	Smithing Stone [4] × 6
+13	331	331	Smithing Stone [5] × 2
+14	343	343	Smithing Stone [5] × 4
+15	355	355	Smithing Stone [5] × 6
+16	368	368	Smithing Stone [6] × 2
+17	380	380	Smithing Stone [6] × 4
+18	392	392	Smithing Stone [6] × 6
+19	405	405	Smithing Stone [7] × 2
+20	418	418	Smithing Stone [7] × 4
+21	430	430	Smithing Stone [7] × 6
+22	443	443	Smithing Stone [8] × 2
+23	456	456	Smithing Stone [8] × 4
+24	469	469	Smithing Stone [8] × 6
+25	482	482	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 Crescent Moon Axe

Dropped by 1

Enemies the game gives no name, up to 4% per kill · Stormveil Castle, Mountaintops of the Giants

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

Source not yet traced: we don't know yet where or how you get this item in the game.

Attack rating, patch by patch

At max upgrade, Standard affinity, every stat at 40: 603 in 1.02.1 → 614 in 1.17.3, changed by 1 patch.

1.09603 → 614 (+1.8%)

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

Patch history 5

Every patch that changed its numbers, version by 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 negation52→68
- Guard boost36→44
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%
1.09from 1.08.1
- Strength scaling38→39Standard
- Dexterity scaling46→49Standard
- Strength scaling48→51Heavy
- Strength scaling12→13Keen
- Dexterity scaling45→47Keen
- Strength scaling55→58Quality
- Dexterity scaling55→58Quality
- Strength scaling35→36Fire
- Dexterity scaling13→14Flame ArtSacredMagic
- Faith scaling33→35Flame ArtSacred
- Dexterity scaling35→36Lightning
- Intelligence scaling37→39Magic
- Strength scaling34→35ColdPoisonBlood
- Dexterity scaling41→44ColdPoisonBlood
- Intelligence scaling29→30Cold
- Dexterity scaling18→19Occult
- Arcane scaling71→74Occult
1.12.1from 1.10
- Stamina damage78→84
Every changed value (2)
Value Before to After Change
Key changes 1
Stamina damage 78 84 +6+7.7%
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	78	→	84	+6+7.7%
Health, stamina and weight 1
Weapon Regain HP Amount	60	→	90	+30+50%

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Overview

Class: Greataxe
Weight: 12.5
Requires: Str 25 · Dex 15
Affinities: Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Fire, Flame Art, Lightning, Sacred, Magic, Cold, Poison, Blood, Occult
Game ID: 15030000