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Twinned Knight Swords

With its requirements met (Str 16 · Dex 18), Twinned Knight Swords reaches 377 attack rating at +25; the strongest affinities at those stats are Flame Art and Sacred at 520.

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Pickup · Altus Plateau

Attack rating (+25): 377
Scaling (+25): Str C · Dex D
Item ID: 10030000
Class: Twinblade
Weight: 8
Requires: Str 16 · Dex 18
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

An attractive twinblade of fine make that prizes the chivalric way.

Can be wielded with a single hand, but its true strength is unlocked with dual-handed spinning attacks.

Attack rating by affinity 13

At Str 16 · Dex 18 · 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	143	377 +25	Physical 377	Str CDex DInt –Fai –Arc –
Heavy	136	372 +25	Physical 372	Str BDex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Keen	139	388 +25	Physical 388	Str EDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Quality	135	369 +25	Physical 369	Str BDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Fire	209	477 +25	Physical 235Fire 242	Str CDex EInt –Fai –Arc –
Flame Art	208	520 +25	Physical 255Fire 265	Str DDex EInt –Fai CArc –
Lightning	211	498 +25	Physical 244Lightning 254	Str EDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Sacred	184	520 +25	Physical 255Holy 265	Str DDex EInt –Fai CArc –
Magic	184	518 +25	Physical 249Magic 269	Str EDex EInt CFai –Arc –
Cold	197	458 +25	Physical 272Magic 186	Str BDex DInt DFai –Arc –
Poison	118	338 +25	Physical 338	Str BDex DInt –Fai –Arc D
Blood	118	338 +25	Physical 338	Str BDex DInt –Fai –Arc D
Occult	122	340 +25	Physical 340	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
16	377	–
18	–	377
19	389	–
21	–	382
22	400	–
24	–	386
25	410	–
27	–	391
28	420	–
30	–	395
31	429	–
33	–	400
34	439	–
36	–	404
37	448	–
39	–	408
40	457	–
42	–	412
43	466	–
45	–	416
46	474	–
48	–	419
49	483	–
51	–	423
52	490	–
54	–	426
55	497	–
57	–	429
58	504	–
60	–	431
61	509	–
63	–	434
64	514	–
66	–	436
67	520	–
69	–	438
70	525	–
72	–	441
73	530	–
75	–	443
76	536	–
78	–	446
79	541	–
81	–	448
82	545	–
84	–	449
85	547	–
87	–	449
88	549	–
90	–	450
91	551	–
93	–	451
94	553	–
96	–	452
97	555	–
99	556	453

Stat	Soft caps	AR per point, by stretch	At 99
Strength	18, 60, 80	16–18: +4.5 · 18–60: +2.88 · 60–80: +1.8 · 80–99: +0.68	556 from 377
Dexterity	60, 80	18–60: +1.29 · 60–80: +0.8 · 80–99: +0.32	453 from 377

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	143	208	184	184
1	152	220	197	197
2	161	232	211	209
3	169	244	223	223
4	178	257	236	236
5	187	269	250	249
6	196	281	263	263
7	205	294	276	276
8	215	306	289	289
9	224	319	303	303
10	233	331	316	316
11	242	343	330	329
12	252	356	343	343
13	261	368	357	356
14	270	382	371	369
15	280	394	384	382
16	289	407	398	396
17	299	419	411	409
18	309	432	425	423
19	318	446	440	437
20	328	458	453	450
21	338	471	467	463
22	348	483	480	477
23	357	495	493	491
24	367	508	507	505
25	377	520	520	518

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

#7 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	377	5	14.4	0.50 s
R1 2Standard	101	381	5	14.4	0.43 s
R1 3Standard	102	385	5	14.4	0.40 s
R1 4Standard	103	389	5	14.4	0.40 s
R1 5Standard	110	415	10	14.4	0.53 s
R2Standard	125	472	10	24.7	—
Charged R2Standard	160	604	30	37.1	1.43 s
R2 2Standard	125	472	10	24.7	—
Charged R2 2Standard	160*	604	30	37.1	1.43 s
Running R1Pierce	105	396	5	18.5	0.53 s
Running R2Standard · 2 hits	50 + 115	623	10	24.7	0.40 s
Rolling R1Standard	90*	340	5	12.4	0.37 s
Backstep R1Pierce	90	340	5	12.4	0.47 s
Jumping R1Standard	107	404	7.5	12.4	0.50 s
Jumping R2Pierce	127	479	20	24.7	0.53 s
Guard counterStandard	125	472	30	24.7	0.70 s

Two-handed16players can parry them

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Standard · 2 hits	50 + 103	622	5.5	16.5	0.40 s
R1 2Standard · 2 hits	50 + 104	626	5.5	16.5	0.40 s
R1 3Standard	115	467	6.5	16.5	0.63 s
R1 4Standard · 2 hits	50 + 106	634	5.5	20.6	0.37 s
R1 5Standard · 3 hits	50 + 50 + 100	813	11	20.6	0.30 s
R2Standard · 2 hits	50 + 130	732	11	20.6	—
Charged R2Standard · 4 hits	50 + 50 + 50 + 165	1,281	33	41.2	1.23 s
R2 2Standard · 3 hits	50 + 50 + 130	935	11	41.2	—
Charged R2 2Standard · 4 hits	50 + 50 + 50 + 165	1,281	33	41.2	1.13 s
Running R1Standard · 2 hits	50 + 110	650	5.5	20.6	0.43 s
Running R2Standard · 2 hits	50 + 125	711	11	28.8	0.37 s
Rolling R1Standard · 2 hits	50 + 95	589	5.5	14.4	0.30 s
Backstep R1Pierce	105	427	6.5	14.4	0.47 s
Jumping R1Standard · 2 hits	50 + 112	658	8.3	14.4	0.10 s
Jumping R2Pierce	150	610	20	28.8	0.50 s
Guard counterStandard · 2 hits	50 + 130	732	33	28.8	0.60 s

Criticals2

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
BackstabPierce	230	869	0	18.5	0.47 s
RipostePierce	345	1,303	0	18.5	0.80 s

Skill: Spinning Slash2move names inferred

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
SkillStandard	105	396	14.5	20.6	0.60 s
Skill follow-upStandard · 2 hits	60 + 110	642	19	30.9	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	143	143	—
+1	152	152	Smithing Stone [1] × 2
+2	161	161	Smithing Stone [1] × 4
+3	169	169	Smithing Stone [1] × 6
+4	178	178	Smithing Stone [2] × 2
+5	187	187	Smithing Stone [2] × 4
+6	196	196	Smithing Stone [2] × 6
+7	205	205	Smithing Stone [3] × 2
+8	215	215	Smithing Stone [3] × 4
+9	224	224	Smithing Stone [3] × 6
+10	233	233	Smithing Stone [4] × 2
+11	242	242	Smithing Stone [4] × 4
+12	252	252	Smithing Stone [4] × 6
+13	261	261	Smithing Stone [5] × 2
+14	270	270	Smithing Stone [5] × 4
+15	280	280	Smithing Stone [5] × 6
+16	289	289	Smithing Stone [6] × 2
+17	299	299	Smithing Stone [6] × 4
+18	309	309	Smithing Stone [6] × 6
+19	318	318	Smithing Stone [7] × 2
+20	328	328	Smithing Stone [7] × 4
+21	338	338	Smithing Stone [7] × 6
+22	348	348	Smithing Stone [8] × 2
+23	357	357	Smithing Stone [8] × 4
+24	367	367	Smithing Stone [8] × 6
+25	377	377	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 Twinned Knight Swords

Placed in the world 1

Altus Plateau · Road of Iniquity Side Path

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%

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

Other twinblades with similar AR

Overview

Class: Twinblade
Weight: 8
Requires: Str 16 · Dex 18
Affinities: Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Fire, Flame Art, Lightning, Sacred, Magic, Cold, Poison, Blood, Occult
Game ID: 10030000