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Morning Star

With its requirements met (Str 12 · Dex 8), Morning Star reaches 338 attack rating at +25; the strongest affinities at those stats are Flame Art and Sacred at 501.

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Chest · Weeping Peninsula

Attack rating (+25): 338
Scaling (+25): Str C · Dex D
Item ID: 11050000
Class: Hammer
Weight: 5
Requires: Str 12 · Dex 8
Skill: Kick
Passive: Causes blood loss buildup (50)
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

Battle hammer comprised of a globe attached to a handle. Though a bludgeon dealing strike damage, the appellative star is covered in spikes which cause blood loss.

Ironic given its graceful name, this weapon often reeks of blood.

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	131	338 +25	Physical 338	Str CDex DInt –Fai –Arc –
Heavy	123	329 +25	Physical 329	Str BDex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Keen	120	319 +25	Physical 319	Str EDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Quality	119	308 +25	Physical 308	Str BDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Fire	195	439 +25	Physical 215Fire 224	Str CDex EInt –Fai –Arc –
Flame Art	200	501 +25	Physical 234Fire 267	Str EDex EInt –Fai BArc –
Lightning	193	440 +25	Physical 216Lightning 224	Str EDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Sacred	177	501 +25	Physical 234Holy 267	Str EDex EInt –Fai BArc –
Magic	176	498 +25	Physical 230Magic 268	Str EDex EInt BFai –Arc –
Cold	186	426 +25	Physical 242Magic 184	Str CDex CInt CFai –Arc –
Poison	109	301 +25	Physical 301	Str CDex CInt –Fai –Arc D
Blood	109	301 +25	Physical 301	Str CDex CInt –Fai –Arc D
Occult	116	320 +25	Physical 320	Str DDex EInt –Fai –Arc 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
47%	31%	31%	31%	31%	31

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

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	–	338
12	338	–
13	–	345
15	348	–
16	–	353
18	358	–
19	–	361
21	367	–
22	–	368
24	375	–
25	–	375
27	384	–
28	–	381
30	392	–
31	–	388
33	400	–
34	–	394
36	408	–
37	–	400
39	416	–
40	–	406
42	423	–
43	–	412
45	431	–
46	–	418
48	437	–
49	–	423
51	444	–
52	–	428
54	450	–
55	–	433
57	456	–
58	–	437
60	460	–
61	–	440
63	465	–
64	–	444
66	469	–
67	–	448
69	474	–
70	–	451
72	479	–
73	–	455
75	483	–
76	–	458
78	488	–
79	–	462
81	491	–
82	–	464
84	493	–
85	–	466
87	495	–
88	–	467
90	497	–
91	–	468
93	498	–
94	–	470
96	500	–
97	–	471
99	502	472

Stat	Soft caps	AR per point, by stretch	At 99
Strength	18, 60, 80	12–18: +3.33 · 18–60: +2.43 · 60–80: +1.55 · 80–99: +0.58	502 from 338
Dexterity	18, 60, 80	10–18: +2.63 · 18–60: +1.9 · 60–80: +1.2 · 80–99: +0.47	472 from 338

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	131	200	177	176
1	139	212	190	189
2	147	224	202	201
3	155	235	215	214
4	163	247	228	226
5	171	259	240	239
6	179	271	253	252
7	187	283	266	265
8	195	295	279	278
9	203	307	292	290
10	211	320	305	303
11	219	331	318	316
12	228	344	331	329
13	236	355	344	342
14	244	368	357	354
15	253	380	370	367
16	261	392	384	381
17	269	404	397	394
18	278	417	410	407
19	286	429	422	419
20	295	442	436	433
21	303	453	449	446
22	312	465	462	459
23	320	477	475	472
24	329	489	488	485
25	338	501	501	498

Status buildup by upgrade

Cold · Frost
Poison · Poison
Blood · Blood loss
Occult · 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	Occult · Blood loss
0	66	66	57	46
1	67	67	58	46
2	69	68	59	46
3	70	69	60	46
4	72	70	61	46
5	73	71	62	46
6	75	73	63	46
7	77	75	64	46
8	78	76	65	46
9	80	77	66	46
10	81	78	67	46
11	83	80	69	46
12	85	81	70	46
13	86	82	71	46
14	88	83	72	46
15	89	84	73	46
16	91	86	74	46
17	92	87	75	46
18	94	88	76	46
19	96	89	77	47
20	97	90	78	47
21	99	91	79	47
22	100	93	80	47
23	102	94	81	47
24	104	95	82	47
25	105	96	83	47

#10 of 16 hammer weapons by attack rating

Stone Club379 +25
Ringed Finger375 +10
Monk's Flamemace369 +25
Hammer366 +25
Morning Star338 +25
Mace333 +25
Curved Club333 +25
Spiked Club333 +25
Warpick305 +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	338	6.5	12.4	0.47 s
R1 2Strike	101	341	6.5	12.4	0.50 s
R1 3Strike	102	344	6.5	12.4	0.50 s
R1 4Strike	103	348	6.5	12.4	0.50 s
R1 5Pierce	110	371	13	12.4	0.60 s
R2Strike	125	422	13	20.6	—
Charged R2Strike	160	540	36.4	30.9	1.17 s
R2 2Strike	125	422	13	20.6	—
Charged R2 2Strike	160	540	36.4	30.9	1.23 s
Running R1Strike	105	354	6.5	15.5	0.63 s
Running R2Pierce	120	405	13	20.6	0.60 s
Rolling R1Pierce	90	304	6.5	10.3	0.43 s
Backstep R1Pierce	95	321	6.5	10.3	0.60 s
Jumping R1Strike	107	361	9.8	10.3	0.50 s
Jumping R2Strike	127	429	24.1	20.6	0.50 s
Guard counterStrike	125	422	36.4	20.6	0.63 s

Two-handed16players can parry them

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Strike	103	369	8.5	15.5	0.50 s
R1 2Strike	104	373	8.5	15.5	0.47 s
R1 3Strike	105	376	8.5	15.5	0.47 s
R1 4Strike	106	380	8.5	15.5	0.47 s
R1 5Pierce	113	405	16.9	15.5	0.53 s
R2Strike	130	466	14.3	24.7	—
Charged R2Strike	165	591	39.7	37.1	1.20 s
R2 2Strike	130	466	14.3	24.7	—
Charged R2 2Strike	165	591	39.7	37.1	1.23 s
Running R1Strike	110	394	8.5	18.5	0.60 s
Running R2Pierce	125	448	14.3	24.7	0.60 s
Rolling R1Pierce	95	340	8.5	13.4	0.43 s
Backstep R1Pierce	100	358	8.5	13.4	0.60 s
Jumping R1Strike	112	401	9.8	12.4	0.50 s
Jumping R2Strike	132	473	26	24.7	0.53 s
Guard counterStrike	140	502	39.7	24.7	0.67 s

Criticals2

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
BackstabStrike · 2 hits	55 + 192	834	0	17.5	0.53 s
RiposteStrike · 2 hits	55 + 303	1,210	0	17.5	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	131	131	—
+1	139	139	Smithing Stone [1] × 2
+2	147	147	Smithing Stone [1] × 4
+3	155	155	Smithing Stone [1] × 6
+4	163	163	Smithing Stone [2] × 2
+5	171	171	Smithing Stone [2] × 4
+6	179	179	Smithing Stone [2] × 6
+7	187	187	Smithing Stone [3] × 2
+8	195	195	Smithing Stone [3] × 4
+9	203	203	Smithing Stone [3] × 6
+10	211	211	Smithing Stone [4] × 2
+11	219	219	Smithing Stone [4] × 4
+12	228	228	Smithing Stone [4] × 6
+13	236	236	Smithing Stone [5] × 2
+14	244	244	Smithing Stone [5] × 4
+15	253	253	Smithing Stone [5] × 6
+16	261	261	Smithing Stone [6] × 2
+17	269	269	Smithing Stone [6] × 4
+18	278	278	Smithing Stone [6] × 6
+19	286	286	Smithing Stone [7] × 2
+20	295	295	Smithing Stone [7] × 4
+21	303	303	Smithing Stone [7] × 6
+22	312	312	Smithing Stone [8] × 2
+23	320	320	Smithing Stone [8] × 4
+24	329	329	Smithing Stone [8] × 6
+25	338	338	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 Morning Star

Placed in the world 1

Weeping Peninsula · Beside the Crater-Pocked Glade

Attack rating, patch by patch

At max upgrade, Standard affinity, every stat at 40: 478 in 1.02.1 → 487 in 1.17.3, changed by 1 patch.

1.09478 → 487 (+1.9%)

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 scaling45→47StandardHeavy
- Dexterity scaling35→37Standard
- Dexterity scaling44→46Keen
- Strength scaling54→57Quality
- Dexterity scaling54→57Quality
- Strength scaling33→35Fire
- Faith scaling40→42Flame ArtSacred
- Dexterity scaling33→35Lightning
- Strength scaling6→7Magic
- Intelligence scaling40→42Magic
- Strength scaling40→42ColdPoisonBlood
- Dexterity scaling31→33ColdPoisonBlood
- Intelligence scaling36→37Cold
- Arcane scaling68→71Occult
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%

Other hammers with similar AR

Overview

Class: Hammer
Weight: 5
Requires: Str 12 · Dex 8
Affinities: Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Fire, Flame Art, Lightning, Sacred, Magic, Cold, Poison, Blood, Occult
Game ID: 11050000