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Flowing Curved Sword

With its requirements met (Str 9 · Dex 17), Flowing Curved Sword reaches 329 attack rating at +25; the strongest affinities at those stats are Flowing Flame Art Curved Sword and Flowing Sacred Curved Sword at 464.

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Chest · Consecrated Snowfield

Attack rating (+25): 329
Scaling (+25): Str D · Dex C
Class: Curved Sword
Weight: 3.5
Requires: Str 9 · Dex 17
Skill: Spinning Slash · FP 12
Upgrades with: Smithing Stones (+25), takes Ashes of War

In-game description

Legends speak of a master of the sword garbed in blue, and his curved blade that was patterned after flowing water.

Strong attack unleashes a series of strikes akin to a dance, offering a glimpse into the legend.

Attack rating by affinity 13

At Str 10 · Dex 17 · 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	126	329 +25	Physical 329	Str DDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Flowing Heavy Curved Sword	110	289 +25	Physical 289	Str BDex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Flowing Keen Curved Sword	125	334 +25	Physical 334	Str EDex AInt –Fai –Arc –
Flowing Quality Curved Sword	113	300 +25	Physical 300	Str BDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Flowing Fire Curved Sword	179	399 +25	Physical 199Fire 200	Str CDex EInt –Fai –Arc –
Flowing Flame Art Curved Sword	185	464 +25	Physical 224Fire 240	Str EDex DInt –Fai CArc –
Flowing Lightning Curved Sword	187	439 +25	Physical 215Lightning 224	Str EDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Flowing Sacred Curved Sword	164	464 +25	Physical 224Holy 240	Str EDex DInt –Fai CArc –
Flowing Magic Curved Sword	162	461 +25	Physical 216Magic 245	Str EDex EInt BFai –Arc –
Flowing Cold Curved Sword	174	403 +25	Physical 236Magic 167	Str DDex BInt CFai –Arc –
Flowing Poison Curved Sword	104	297 +25	Physical 297	Str DDex BInt –Fai –Arc D
Flowing Blood Curved Sword	104	297 +25	Physical 297	Str DDex BInt –Fai –Arc D
Flowing Occult Curved Sword	108	301 +25	Physical 301	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
10	–	329
13	–	334
16	–	339
17	329	–
19	–	344
20	340	–
22	–	348
23	349	–
25	–	353
26	358	–
28	–	357
29	367	–
31	–	361
32	376	–
34	–	365
35	384	–
37	–	369
38	393	–
40	–	372
41	401	–
43	–	376
44	409	–
46	–	379
47	416	–
49	–	383
50	424	–
52	–	386
53	431	–
55	–	389
56	437	–
58	–	392
59	442	–
61	–	394
62	447	–
64	–	396
65	452	–
67	–	398
68	457	–
70	–	400
71	462	–
73	–	403
74	467	–
76	–	405
77	472	–
79	–	407
80	477	–
82	–	408
83	478	–
85	–	409
86	480	–
88	–	410
89	482	–
91	–	411
92	484	–
94	–	412
95	486	–
97	–	413
98	488	–
99	488	413

Stat	Soft caps	AR per point, by stretch	At 99
Dexterity	18, 60, 80	17–18: +4 · 18–60: +2.62 · 60–80: +1.7 · 80–99: +0.58	488 from 329
Strength	18, 60, 80	10–18: +1.75 · 18–60: +1.19 · 60–80: +0.75 · 80–99: +0.26	413 from 329

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
Flowing Flame Art Curved Sword
Flowing Sacred Curved Sword
Flowing Magic Curved Sword

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

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Upgrade level	Standard	Flowing Flame Art Curved Sword	Flowing Sacred Curved Sword	Flowing Magic Curved Sword
0	126	185	164	162
1	133	195	176	174
2	141	206	187	186
3	149	218	199	198
4	157	228	210	209
5	164	239	222	221
6	172	250	234	232
7	180	262	247	245
8	188	273	258	256
9	196	284	270	268
10	204	296	283	280
11	212	306	294	292
12	220	317	306	304
13	229	329	318	316
14	237	340	331	328
15	245	352	342	340
16	253	363	355	352
17	262	374	367	364
18	270	386	380	375
19	278	397	392	388
20	287	409	405	400
21	295	420	416	412
22	304	431	428	424
23	312	443	441	436
24	321	453	453	448
25	329	464	464	461

Status buildup by upgrade

Flowing Cold Curved Sword · Frost
Flowing Poison Curved Sword · Poison
Flowing Blood Curved Sword · Blood loss

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

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Upgrade level	Flowing Cold Curved Sword · Frost	Flowing Poison Curved Sword · Poison	Flowing Blood Curved Sword · Blood loss
0	66	66	57
1	67	67	58
2	69	68	59
3	70	69	60
4	72	70	61
5	73	71	62
6	75	73	63
7	77	75	64
8	78	76	65
9	80	77	66
10	81	78	67
11	83	80	69
12	85	81	70
13	86	82	71
14	88	83	72
15	89	84	73
16	91	86	74
17	92	87	75
18	94	88	76
19	96	89	77
20	97	90	78
21	99	91	79
22	100	93	80
23	102	94	81
24	104	95	82
25	105	96	83

#10 of 19 curved sword weapons by attack rating

Standard affinity at max upgrade, each weapon at its own requirements. A full bar is the class's strongest (Eclipse Shotel, 507).

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-handed17players can parry them

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Slash	100	329	5	12.4	0.47 s
R1 2Slash	101	333	5	12.4	0.47 s
R1 3Slash	102	336	5	12.4	0.43 s
R1 4Slash	103	339	5	12.4	0.43 s
R1 5Slash	104	343	5	10.3	0.47 s
R1 6Slash	110	362	10	10.3	0.53 s
R2Slash · 2 hits	85 + 74	524	10	20.6	—
Charged R2Slash · 3 hits	48 + 50 + 125	735	30	30.9	1.47 s
R2 2Slash · 2 hits	87 + 76	537	10	20.6	—
Charged R2 2Slash · 3 hits	50 + 52 + 130	765	30	30.9	1.33 s
Running R1Slash	105	346	5	15.5	0.50 s
Running R2Slash	120	395	10	20.6	0.60 s
Rolling R1Slash	92	303	5	10.3	0.40 s
Backstep R1Slash	92	303	5	10.3	0.57 s
Jumping R1Slash	107	353	7.5	10.3	0.37 s
Jumping R2Slash	127	419	20	20.6	0.47 s
Guard counterSlash	125	412	30	20.6	0.57 s

Two-handed17players can parry them

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Slash	103	348	6.5	15.5	0.47 s
R1 2Slash	104	351	6.5	15.5	0.47 s
R1 3Slash	105	355	6.5	15.5	0.47 s
R1 4Slash	106	358	6.5	15.5	0.47 s
R1 5Slash	107	361	6.5	12.4	0.47 s
R1 6Slash	115	388	13	12.4	0.53 s
R2Slash · 2 hits	87 + 76	551	11	24.7	—
Charged R2Slash · 3 hits	50 + 52 + 128	777	33	37.1	1.40 s
R2 2Slash · 2 hits	89 + 78	564	11	24.7	—
Charged R2 2Slash · 3 hits	52 + 53 + 135	811	33	37.1	1.33 s
Running R1Slash	110	371	6.5	18.5	0.47 s
Running R2Slash	125	422	11	24.7	0.60 s
Rolling R1Slash	97	327	6.5	13.4	0.40 s
Backstep R1Slash	97	327	6.5	13.4	0.57 s
Jumping R1Slash	112	378	9.8	12.4	0.37 s
Jumping R2Slash	132	446	22	24.7	0.50 s
Guard counterSlash	130	439	33	24.7	0.60 s

Criticals2

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
BackstabPierce	230	758	0	17.5	0.50 s
RipostePierce	345	1,138	0	17.5	0.83 s

Skill: Spinning Slash2move names inferred

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
SkillSlash	110	362	14.5	15.5	0.60 s
Skill follow-upSlash · 2 hits	65 + 115	593	19	25.8	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	Cost
+0	126	126	—
+1	133	133	Smithing Stone [1] × 2
+2	141	141	Smithing Stone [1] × 4
+3	149	149	Smithing Stone [1] × 6
+4	157	157	Smithing Stone [2] × 2
+5	164	164	Smithing Stone [2] × 4
+6	172	172	Smithing Stone [2] × 6
+7	180	180	Smithing Stone [3] × 2
+8	188	188	Smithing Stone [3] × 4
+9	196	196	Smithing Stone [3] × 6
+10	204	204	Smithing Stone [4] × 2
+11	212	212	Smithing Stone [4] × 4
+12	220	220	Smithing Stone [4] × 6
+13	229	229	Smithing Stone [5] × 2
+14	237	237	Smithing Stone [5] × 4
+15	245	245	Smithing Stone [5] × 6
+16	253	253	Smithing Stone [6] × 2
+17	262	262	Smithing Stone [6] × 4
+18	270	270	Smithing Stone [6] × 6
+19	278	278	Smithing Stone [7] × 2
+20	287	287	Smithing Stone [7] × 4
+21	295	295	Smithing Stone [7] × 6
+22	304	304	Smithing Stone [8] × 2
+23	312	312	Smithing Stone [8] × 4
+24	321	321	Smithing Stone [8] × 6
+25	329	329	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.

Video: Flowing Curved Sword

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Where to find Flowing Curved Sword

Placed in the world 1

Consecrated Snowfield · Inner Consecrated Snowfield

Patch history 1

Every patch that changed its numbers, version by version.

1.12.1from 1.10
Every changed value (1)
Value Before to After Change
Health, stamina and weight 1
Weapon Regain HP Amount 40 60 +20+50%

Other curved swords with similar AR

Overview

Class: Curved Sword
Weight: 3.5
Requires: Str 9 · Dex 17
Affinities: Standard, Flowing Heavy Curved Sword, Flowing Keen Curved Sword, Flowing Quality Curved Sword, Flowing Fire Curved Sword, Flowing Flame Art Curved Sword, Flowing Lightning Curved Sword, Flowing Sacred Curved Sword, Flowing Magic Curved Sword, Flowing Cold Curved Sword, Flowing Poison Curved Sword, Flowing Blood Curved Sword, Flowing Occult Curved Sword
Game ID: 7060000