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Mace

With its requirements met (Str 12 · Dex 7), Mace reaches 333 attack rating at +25; the strongest affinities at those stats are Flame Art and Sacred at 492.

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Merchant: Twin Maiden Husks, 800 runes · Roundtable Hold

Attack rating (+25): 333
Scaling (+25): Str C · Dex D
Class: Hammer
Weight: 4.5
Requires: Str 12 · Dex 7
Skill: Kick
Upgrades with: Smithing Stones (+25), takes Ashes of War

In-game description

An iron bludgeon with sharp protrusions.

Striking attacks have few drawbacks, potent as they are at breaking through guards and stances. Most suited to head on slugging matches.

Attack rating by affinity 13

At Str 12 · Dex 10 · 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	129	333 +25	Physical 333	Str CDex DInt –Fai –Arc –
Heavy	122	329 +25	Physical 329	Str ADex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Keen	118	314 +25	Physical 314	Str EDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Quality	117	305 +25	Physical 305	Str BDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Fire	192	432 +25	Physical 211Fire 221	Str CDex EInt –Fai –Arc –
Flame Art	196	492 +25	Physical 229Fire 263	Str EDex EInt –Fai BArc –
Lightning	189	432 +25	Physical 212Lightning 220	Str EDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Sacred	173	492 +25	Physical 229Holy 263	Str EDex EInt –Fai BArc –
Magic	172	489 +25	Physical 225Magic 264	Str EDex EInt BFai –Arc –
Cold	184	423 +25	Physical 238Magic 185	Str BDex DInt BFai –Arc –
Poison	106	297 +25	Physical 297	Str BDex DInt –Fai –Arc D
Blood	106	297 +25	Physical 297	Str BDex DInt –Fai –Arc D
Occult	114	318 +25	Physical 318	Str DDex EInt –Fai –Arc B

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

Attack rating by stat (Standard, +25)

Strength
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.

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Stat level	Strength	Dexterity
10	–	333
12	333	–
13	–	340
15	345	–
16	–	348
18	357	–
19	–	355
21	366	–
22	–	361
24	376	–
25	–	367
27	386	–
28	–	373
30	395	–
31	–	379
33	404	–
34	–	385
36	413	–
37	–	391
39	422	–
40	–	396
42	431	–
43	–	402
45	439	–
46	–	407
48	447	–
49	–	412
51	455	–
52	–	417
54	462	–
55	–	421
57	468	–
58	–	425
60	473	–
61	–	428
63	478	–
64	–	431
66	483	–
67	–	434
69	489	–
70	–	438
72	494	–
73	–	441
75	499	–
76	–	444
78	504	–
79	–	448
81	508	–
82	–	450
84	510	–
85	–	451
87	512	–
88	–	452
90	514	–
91	–	453
93	516	–
94	–	455
96	518	–
97	–	456
99	520	457

Stat	Soft caps	AR per point, by stretch	At 99
Strength	18, 60, 80	12–18: +4 · 18–60: +2.76 · 60–80: +1.75 · 80–99: +0.63	520 from 333
Dexterity	18, 60, 80	10–18: +2.5 · 18–60: +1.76 · 60–80: +1.1 · 80–99: +0.42	457 from 333

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	129	196	173	172
1	136	207	186	185
2	144	218	197	196
3	152	230	210	209
4	160	242	222	221
5	168	253	235	233
6	176	265	248	246
7	184	277	260	259
8	192	288	273	271
9	200	301	286	284
10	208	312	299	297
11	216	325	312	309
12	224	336	324	322
13	232	348	337	335
14	241	360	350	347
15	249	372	363	360
16	257	385	376	372
17	265	396	388	385
18	274	408	401	398
19	282	421	415	411
20	290	433	428	424
21	299	445	441	437
22	307	456	454	449
23	316	468	467	462
24	324	480	479	475
25	333	492	492	489

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	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

#11 of 16 hammer weapons by attack rating

Ringed Finger375 +10
Monk's Flamemace369 +25
Hammer366 +25
Morning Star338 +25
Mace333 +25
Curved Club333 +25
Spiked Club333 +25
Warpick305 +25
Club292 +25

Standard affinity at max upgrade, each weapon at its own requirements. A full bar is the class's strongest (Marika's Hammer, 538).

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 1Strike	100	333	6.5	12	0.47 s
R1 2Strike	101	336	6.5	12	0.50 s
R1 3Strike	102	340	6.5	12	0.50 s
R1 4Strike	103	343	6.5	12	0.50 s
R1 5Strike	110	366	13	12	0.67 s
R2Strike	125	416	13	21	—
Charged R2Strike	160	533	36.4	32	1.30 s
R2 2Strike	125	416	13	21	—
Charged R2 2Strike	160	533	36.4	32	1.30 s
Running R1Strike	105	350	6.5	15	0.63 s
Running R2Strike	120	400	13	20	0.77 s
Rolling R1Strike	90	300	6.5	10	0.37 s
Backstep R1Strike	90	300	6.5	10	0.53 s
Jumping R1Strike	107	356	9.8	10	0.50 s
Jumping R2Strike	127	423	24.1	20	0.50 s
Guard counterStrike	125	416	36.4	20	0.63 s

Two-handed16players can parry them

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Strike	103	367	8.5	15	0.50 s
R1 2Strike	104	371	8.5	15	0.47 s
R1 3Strike	105	374	8.5	15	0.47 s
R1 4Strike	106	378	8.5	15	0.47 s
R1 5Strike	113	403	16.9	15	0.77 s
R2Strike	130	464	14.3	25	—
Charged R2Strike	165	589	39.7	38	1.30 s
R2 2Strike	130	464	14.3	25	—
Charged R2 2Strike	165	589	39.7	38	1.27 s
Running R1Strike	110	392	8.5	18	0.60 s
Running R2Strike	125	446	14.3	24	0.77 s
Rolling R1Strike	95	339	8.5	13	0.40 s
Backstep R1Strike	95	339	8.5	13	0.50 s
Jumping R1Strike	112	399	9.8	12	0.50 s
Jumping R2Strike	132	471	26	24	0.53 s
Guard counterStrike	140	499	39.7	24	0.67 s

Criticals2

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
BackstabStrike · 2 hits	55 + 192	823	0	17	0.53 s
RiposteStrike · 2 hits	55 + 303	1,193	0	17	0.97 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	129	129	—
+1	136	136	Smithing Stone [1] × 2
+2	144	144	Smithing Stone [1] × 4
+3	152	152	Smithing Stone [1] × 6
+4	160	160	Smithing Stone [2] × 2
+5	168	168	Smithing Stone [2] × 4
+6	176	176	Smithing Stone [2] × 6
+7	184	184	Smithing Stone [3] × 2
+8	192	192	Smithing Stone [3] × 4
+9	200	200	Smithing Stone [3] × 6
+10	208	208	Smithing Stone [4] × 2
+11	216	216	Smithing Stone [4] × 4
+12	224	224	Smithing Stone [4] × 6
+13	232	232	Smithing Stone [5] × 2
+14	241	241	Smithing Stone [5] × 4
+15	249	249	Smithing Stone [5] × 6
+16	257	257	Smithing Stone [6] × 2
+17	265	265	Smithing Stone [6] × 4
+18	274	274	Smithing Stone [6] × 6
+19	282	282	Smithing Stone [7] × 2
+20	290	290	Smithing Stone [7] × 4
+21	299	299	Smithing Stone [7] × 6
+22	307	307	Smithing Stone [8] × 2
+23	316	316	Smithing Stone [8] × 4
+24	324	324	Smithing Stone [8] × 6
+25	333	333	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 Mace

Sold by 3

Twin Maiden Husks · 800 runes · stock 1
A merchant · 800 runes · stock 1
A merchant · 800 runes · stock 1

Attack rating, patch by patch

At max upgrade, Standard affinity, every stat at 40: 477 in 1.02.1 → 488 in 1.17.3, changed by 1 patch.

1.09477 → 488 (+2.3%)

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

Patch history 4

Every patch that changed its numbers, version by version.

1.07from 1.06
- Stance damage6→6.5
1.08from 1.07.1
Every changed value (1)
Value Before to After Change
Defence and poise 1
Poise ×0.018 ×0.052 +0.034+189%
1.09from 1.08.1
- Strength scaling50→55Standard
- Strength scaling51→54Heavy
- Strength scaling8→9KeenLightning
- Dexterity scaling46→49Keen
- Strength scaling57→61Quality
- Dexterity scaling57→61Quality
- Strength scaling36→38Fire
- Dexterity scaling8→9Fire
- Strength scaling10→11Flame ArtSacred
- Faith scaling43→45Flame ArtSacred
- Dexterity scaling36→38Lightning
- Strength scaling7→8Magic
- Intelligence scaling43→45Magic
- Strength scaling45→49ColdPoisonBlood
- Intelligence scaling42→45Cold
- Strength scaling20→22Occult
- Arcane scaling72→76Occult
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%

Value	Before	to	After	Change
Defence and poise 1
Poise	×0.018	→	×0.052	+0.034+189%

Value	Before	to	After	Change
Health, stamina and weight 1
Weapon Regain HP Amount	40	→	60	+20+50%

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Overview

Class: Hammer
Weight: 4.5
Requires: Str 12 · Dex 7
Affinities: Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Fire, Flame Art, Lightning, Sacred, Magic, Cold, Poison, Blood, Occult
Game ID: 11000000