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Warpick

With its requirements met (Str 11 · Dex 9), Warpick reaches 305 attack rating at +25; the strongest affinities at those stats are Flame Art and Sacred at 455.

The Lands Between: 12 →The Underground: 1 →

Farm: Godrick Soldier (2%) Limgrave, Stormhill, Weeping Peninsula
Farm: Haligtree Soldier (2%) Elphael, Brace of the Haligtree
Farm: Leyndell Soldier (2%) Mt. Gelmir, Altus Plateau, Capital Outskirts
Farm: Mausoleum Soldier (2%) Bellum Highway, Consecrated Snowfield
Farm: Radahn Soldier (2%) Caelid, Greyoll's Dragonbarrow
Farm: Raya Lucaria Soldier (2%) Liurnia of the Lakes

1 more

Farm: Mausoleum Soldier (2%) Deeproot Depths · The Underground

Also dropped by enemies placed all over (no markers): Drop: Mausoleum Soldier (2%) · Deeproot Depths, Liurnia of the Lakes, Bellum Highway and 1 more; Drop: Haligtree Soldier (2%) · Elphael, Brace of the Haligtree; Drop: Raya Lucaria Soldier (2%) · Liurnia of the Lakes; Drop: Leyndell Soldier (2%) · Altus Plateau, Mt. Gelmir, Capital Outskirts and 2 more kinds

Attack rating (+25): 305
Scaling (+25): Str C · Dex C
Class: Hammer
Weight: 2.5
Requires: Str 11 · Dex 9
Skill: Kick
Upgrades with: Smithing Stones (+25), takes Ashes of War

In-game description

Battle hammer with a hard protruding beak. A pickaxe designed for combat, in essence.

A simple but highly effective weapon, the weighty piercing attack casually rips through metal armor.

Attack rating by affinity 13

At Str 11 · 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	119	305 +25	Physical 305	Str CDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Heavy	111	293 +25	Physical 293	Str BDex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Keen	110	293 +25	Physical 293	Str EDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Quality	107	273 +25	Physical 273	Str BDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Fire	177	394 +25	Physical 193Fire 201	Str CDex EInt –Fai –Arc –
Flame Art	182	455 +25	Physical 213Fire 242	Str EDex EInt –Fai BArc –
Lightning	176	399 +25	Physical 196Lightning 203	Str EDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Sacred	161	455 +25	Physical 213Holy 242	Str EDex EInt –Fai BArc –
Magic	161	452 +25	Physical 209Magic 243	Str EDex EInt BFai –Arc –
Cold	169	383 +25	Physical 216Magic 167	Str CDex CInt CFai –Arc –
Poison	98	270 +25	Physical 270	Str CDex CInt –Fai –Arc D
Blood	98	270 +25	Physical 270	Str CDex CInt –Fai –Arc D
Occult	105	289 +25	Physical 289	Str EDex 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	–	305
11	305	–
13	–	312
14	313	–
16	–	321
17	321	–
19	–	329
20	328	–
22	–	336
23	335	–
25	–	342
26	342	–
28	–	349
29	349	–
31	–	355
32	355	–
34	–	362
35	361	–
37	–	368
38	368	–
40	–	374
41	374	–
43	–	380
44	380	–
46	–	386
47	385	–
49	–	391
50	391	–
52	–	397
53	396	–
55	–	401
56	400	–
58	–	406
59	404	–
61	–	409
62	408	–
64	–	413
65	411	–
67	–	416
68	415	–
70	–	420
71	419	–
73	–	424
74	422	–
76	–	427
77	426	–
79	–	431
80	430	–
82	–	433
83	431	–
85	–	434
86	432	–
88	–	436
89	434	–
91	–	437
92	435	–
94	–	439
95	436	–
97	–	440
98	438	–
99	438	441

Stat	Soft caps	AR per point, by stretch	At 99
Strength	18, 60, 80	11–18: +2.71 · 18–60: +1.93 · 60–80: +1.25 · 80–99: +0.42	438 from 305
Dexterity	18, 60, 80	10–18: +2.63 · 18–60: +1.95 · 60–80: +1.2 · 80–99: +0.47	441 from 305

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	119	182	161	161
1	126	192	173	172
2	133	203	184	183
3	140	214	195	194
4	147	225	207	206
5	154	235	218	217
6	162	246	230	229
7	169	257	242	241
8	176	268	253	252
9	184	279	265	264
10	191	290	277	275
11	198	301	289	288
12	206	312	301	299
13	213	323	312	310
14	221	334	324	322
15	228	345	336	334
16	236	356	348	346
17	243	367	361	358
18	251	379	372	369
19	258	390	384	382
20	266	401	397	394
21	274	412	408	405
22	281	423	420	418
23	289	434	432	429
24	297	444	443	441
25	305	455	455	452

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

#14 of 16 hammer weapons by attack rating

Monk's Flamemace369 +25
Hammer366 +25
Morning Star338 +25
Mace333 +25
Curved Club333 +25
Spiked Club333 +25
Warpick305 +25
Club292 +25
Varré's Bouquet189 +10

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 1Pierce	100	305	6.5	10.8	0.47 s
R1 2Pierce	101	308	6.5	10.8	0.50 s
R1 3Pierce	102	311	6.5	10.8	0.50 s
R1 4Pierce	103	314	6.5	10.8	0.50 s
R1 5Pierce	110	335	13	10.8	0.67 s
R2Pierce	125	381	13	18	—
Charged R2Pierce	160	488	36.4	27	1.17 s
R2 2Pierce	125	381	13	18	—
Charged R2 2Pierce	160	488	36.4	27	1.23 s
Running R1Pierce	105	320	6.5	13.5	0.63 s
Running R2Pierce	120	366	13	18	0.77 s
Rolling R1Pierce	90	274	6.5	9	0.37 s
Backstep R1Pierce	90	274	6.5	9	0.53 s
Jumping R1Pierce	107	326	9.8	9	0.50 s
Jumping R2Pierce	127	387	24.1	18	0.50 s
Guard counterPierce	125	381	36.4	18	0.63 s

Two-handed16players can parry them

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Pierce	103	328	8.5	13.5	0.50 s
R1 2Pierce	104	331	8.5	13.5	0.47 s
R1 3Pierce	105	334	8.5	13.5	0.47 s
R1 4Pierce	106	337	8.5	13.5	0.47 s
R1 5Pierce	113	359	16.9	13.5	0.77 s
R2Pierce	130	414	14.3	21.6	—
Charged R2Pierce	165	525	39.7	32.4	1.20 s
R2 2Pierce	130	414	14.3	21.6	—
Charged R2 2Pierce	165	525	39.7	32.4	1.23 s
Running R1Pierce	110	350	8.5	16.2	0.60 s
Running R2Pierce	125	398	14.3	21.6	0.77 s
Rolling R1Pierce	95	302	8.5	11.7	0.40 s
Backstep R1Pierce	95	302	8.5	11.7	0.50 s
Jumping R1Pierce	112	356	9.8	10.8	0.50 s
Jumping R2Pierce	132	420	26	21.6	0.53 s
Guard counterPierce	140	446	39.7	21.6	0.67 s

Criticals2

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
BackstabPierce · 2 hits	55 + 192	753	0	15.3	0.53 s
RipostePierce · 2 hits	55 + 303	1,092	0	15.3	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	119	119	—
+1	126	126	Smithing Stone [1] × 2
+2	133	133	Smithing Stone [1] × 4
+3	140	140	Smithing Stone [1] × 6
+4	147	147	Smithing Stone [2] × 2
+5	154	154	Smithing Stone [2] × 4
+6	162	162	Smithing Stone [2] × 6
+7	169	169	Smithing Stone [3] × 2
+8	176	176	Smithing Stone [3] × 4
+9	184	184	Smithing Stone [3] × 6
+10	191	191	Smithing Stone [4] × 2
+11	198	198	Smithing Stone [4] × 4
+12	206	206	Smithing Stone [4] × 6
+13	213	213	Smithing Stone [5] × 2
+14	221	221	Smithing Stone [5] × 4
+15	228	228	Smithing Stone [5] × 6
+16	236	236	Smithing Stone [6] × 2
+17	243	243	Smithing Stone [6] × 4
+18	251	251	Smithing Stone [6] × 6
+19	258	258	Smithing Stone [7] × 2
+20	266	266	Smithing Stone [7] × 4
+21	274	274	Smithing Stone [7] × 6
+22	281	281	Smithing Stone [8] × 2
+23	289	289	Smithing Stone [8] × 4
+24	297	297	Smithing Stone [8] × 6
+25	305	305	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 Warpick

Dropped by 1

Enemies the game gives no name, up to 2% per kill · Limgrave, Liurnia of the Lakes, Altus Plateau, Mt. Gelmir, Capital Outskirts, Caelid, Greyoll's Dragonbarrow, Consecrated Snowfield, Deeproot Depths, Elphael, Brace of the Haligtree

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: 433 in 1.02.1 → 441 in 1.17.3, changed by 1 patch.

1.09433 → 441 (+1.8%)

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

Patch history 6

Every patch that changed its numbers, version by version.

1.05from 1.04.2
Every changed value (1)
Value Before to After Change
Damage 1
Attack Attribute [1] 1 2 +1+100%
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 scaling39→41Standard
- Dexterity scaling39→41Standard
- Strength scaling45→47Heavy
- Strength scaling15→16KeenOccult
- Dexterity scaling42→45Keen
- Strength scaling51→54Quality
- Dexterity scaling51→54Quality
- Strength scaling32→34Fire
- Dexterity scaling7→8FireFlame ArtSacred
- Strength scaling7→8Flame ArtLightningSacred
- Faith scaling39→41Flame ArtSacred
- Dexterity scaling32→34Lightning
- Strength scaling5→6Magic
- Dexterity scaling5→6Magic
- Intelligence scaling39→41Magic
- Strength scaling35→36ColdPoisonBlood
- Dexterity scaling35→36ColdPoisonBlood
- Intelligence scaling35→36Cold
- Dexterity scaling15→16Occult
- Arcane scaling66→69Occult
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%
1.13.1from 1.12.4
Every changed value (2)
Value Before to After Change
2 technical values (sorting, effects, display)
Value Before to After Change
Type Display: Strike 1 0 changed
Type Display: Thrust 0 1 changed

Value	Before	to	After	Change
Damage 1
Attack Attribute [1]	1	→	2	+1+100%

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%

Value	Before	to	After	Change
Type Display: Strike	1	→	0	changed
Type Display: Thrust	0	→	1	changed

Other hammers with similar AR

Overview

Class: Hammer
Weight: 2.5
Requires: Str 11 · Dex 9
Affinities: Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Fire, Flame Art, Lightning, Sacred, Magic, Cold, Poison, Blood, Occult
Game ID: 11040000