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Whip

With its requirements met (Str 8 · Dex 14), Whip reaches 298 attack rating at +25; the strongest affinities at those stats are Flame Art, Sacred and Magic at 432.

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Pickup · Weeping Peninsula

Attack rating (+25): 298
Scaling (+25): Str D · Dex C
Class: Whip
Weight: 2
Requires: Str 8 · Dex 14
Skill: Kick
Upgrades with: Smithing Stones (+25), takes Ashes of War

In-game description

A leather whip. Not originally used for combat, but as an instrument of pain.

Though its supple attacks cannot be thwarted by parrying or even guarding, it is incapable of dealing critical hits.

Attack rating by affinity 13

At Str 10 · Dex 14 · 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	115	298 +25	Physical 298	Str DDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Heavy	103	271 +25	Physical 271	Str BDex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Keen	111	302 +25	Physical 302	Str EDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Quality	104	273 +25	Physical 273	Str BDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Fire	167	371 +25	Physical 184Fire 187	Str CDex EInt –Fai –Arc –
Flame Art	173	432 +25	Physical 212Fire 220	Str EDex DInt –Fai CArc –
Lightning	171	394 +25	Physical 194Lightning 200	Str EDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Sacred	154	432 +25	Physical 212Holy 220	Str EDex DInt –Fai CArc –
Magic	154	432 +25	Physical 208Magic 224	Str EDex EInt CFai –Arc –
Cold	163	373 +25	Physical 212Magic 161	Str DDex CInt CFai –Arc –
Poison	95	266 +25	Physical 266	Str CDex CInt –Fai –Arc D
Blood	95	266 +25	Physical 266	Str CDex CInt –Fai –Arc D
Occult	100	277 +25	Physical 277	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	–	298
13	–	304
14	298	–
16	–	310
17	306	–
19	–	317
20	314	–
22	–	322
23	321	–
25	–	328
26	329	–
28	–	333
29	335	–
31	–	338
32	342	–
34	–	343
35	349	–
37	–	348
38	355	–
40	–	353
41	362	–
43	–	358
44	368	–
46	–	362
47	374	–
49	–	366
50	379	–
52	–	370
53	385	–
55	–	374
56	390	–
58	–	378
59	394	–
61	–	380
62	397	–
64	–	383
65	401	–
67	–	386
68	405	–
70	–	389
71	409	–
73	–	392
74	412	–
76	–	395
77	416	–
79	–	398
80	420	–
82	–	399
83	422	–
85	–	400
86	423	–
88	–	401
89	425	–
91	–	403
92	426	–
94	–	404
95	427	–
97	–	405
98	429	–
99	429	406

Stat	Soft caps	AR per point, by stretch	At 99
Dexterity	18, 60, 80	14–18: +2.75 · 18–60: +2.05 · 60–80: +1.25 · 80–99: +0.47	429 from 298
Strength	18, 60, 80	10–18: +2.13 · 18–60: +1.52 · 60–80: +1 · 80–99: +0.37	406 from 298

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	115	173	154	154
1	122	183	165	164
2	129	194	175	175
3	136	204	186	185
4	143	214	197	197
5	150	224	208	208
6	157	234	218	219
7	164	245	230	230
8	171	255	241	241
9	179	265	253	252
10	186	276	263	263
11	193	286	275	275
12	200	296	286	286
13	208	307	297	297
14	215	317	308	307
15	222	328	319	319
16	230	338	331	330
17	237	349	342	341
18	245	360	354	352
19	252	370	365	364
20	260	381	377	376
21	267	391	387	386
22	275	401	399	398
23	282	412	410	409
24	290	422	422	420
25	298	432	432	432

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

#7 of 7 whip weapons by attack rating

Giant's Red Braid451 +10
Magma Whip Candlestick449 +10
Tooth Whip368 +10
Hoslow's Petal Whip340 +25
Urumi322 +25
Thorned Whip316 +25
Whip298 +25

Standard affinity at max upgrade, each weapon at its own requirements. A full bar is the class's strongest (Giant's Red Braid, 451).

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-handed15can't be parried

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Strike	100	298	4	15	0.67 s
R1 2Strike	101	301	4	15	0.63 s
R1 3Strike	102	304	4	15	0.63 s
R1 4Strike	108	322	8	15	0.77 s
R2Strike	125	372	8	25	—
Charged R2Strike	155	462	16	35	1.33 s
R2 2Strike	125	372	8	25	—
Charged R2 2Strike	155	462	16	35	1.30 s
Running R1Strike	105	313	4	18	0.70 s
Running R2Strike	120	357	8	25	0.70 s
Rolling R1Strike	90	268	4	12	0.50 s
Backstep R1Strike	90	268	4	12	0.60 s
Jumping R1Strike	107	319	6	12	0.53 s
Jumping R2Strike	123	366	16	25	0.77 s
Guard counterStrike	125	372	24	25	0.80 s

Two-handed15can't be parried

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Strike	103	317	5.2	18	0.60 s
R1 2Strike	105	324	5.2	18	0.60 s
R1 3Strike	107	330	5.2	18	0.67 s
R1 4Strike	113	348	10.4	18	0.70 s
R2Strike	130	401	8.8	30	—
Charged R2Strike	160	493	17.6	40	1.27 s
R2 2Strike	130	401	8.8	30	—
Charged R2 2Strike	160	493	17.6	40	1.30 s
Running R1Strike	115	355	5.2	22	0.70 s
Running R2Strike	125	385	8.8	30	0.63 s
Rolling R1Strike	95	293	5.2	15	0.50 s
Backstep R1Strike	105	324	8.8	15	0.77 s
Jumping R1Strike	113	348	7.8	15	0.53 s
Jumping R2Strike	127	392	17.6	30	0.77 s
Guard counterStrike	130	401	26.4	30	0.80 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	115	115	—
+1	122	122	Smithing Stone [1] × 2
+2	129	129	Smithing Stone [1] × 4
+3	136	136	Smithing Stone [1] × 6
+4	143	143	Smithing Stone [2] × 2
+5	150	150	Smithing Stone [2] × 4
+6	157	157	Smithing Stone [2] × 6
+7	164	164	Smithing Stone [3] × 2
+8	171	171	Smithing Stone [3] × 4
+9	179	179	Smithing Stone [3] × 6
+10	186	186	Smithing Stone [4] × 2
+11	193	193	Smithing Stone [4] × 4
+12	200	200	Smithing Stone [4] × 6
+13	208	208	Smithing Stone [5] × 2
+14	215	215	Smithing Stone [5] × 4
+15	222	222	Smithing Stone [5] × 6
+16	230	230	Smithing Stone [6] × 2
+17	237	237	Smithing Stone [6] × 4
+18	245	245	Smithing Stone [6] × 6
+19	252	252	Smithing Stone [7] × 2
+20	260	260	Smithing Stone [7] × 4
+21	267	267	Smithing Stone [7] × 6
+22	275	275	Smithing Stone [8] × 2
+23	282	282	Smithing Stone [8] × 4
+24	290	290	Smithing Stone [8] × 6
+25	298	298	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 Whip

Placed in the world 1

Weeping Peninsula · Beside the Rampart Gaol

Attack rating, patch by patch

At max upgrade, Standard affinity, every stat at 40: 403 in 1.02.1 → 415 in 1.17.3, changed by 1 patch.

1.12.1403 → 415 (+3.0%)

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

Patch history 1

Every patch that changed its numbers, version by version.

1.12.1from 1.10

Physical attack100→103Standard
Physical attack96→98HeavyKeenQualityFireFlame ArtLightningSacredMagicColdPoisonBloodOccult
Fire attack96→98FireFlame Art
Lightning attack96→98Lightning
Holy attack96→98Sacred
Magic attack96→98Magic
Magic attack77→78Cold

Every changed value (8)

Value	Before	to	After	Change
Key changes 7
Physical attackStandard	100	→	103	+3+3%
Physical attackHeavyKeenQualityFireFlame ArtLightningSacredMagicColdPoisonBloodOccult	96	→	98	+2+2.1%
Fire attackFireFlame Art	96	→	98	+2+2.1%
Lightning attackLightning	96	→	98	+2+2.1%
Holy attackSacred	96	→	98	+2+2.1%
Magic attackMagic	96	→	98	+2+2.1%
Magic attackCold	77	→	78	+1+1.3%
Health, stamina and weight 1
Weapon Regain HP Amount	40	→	60	+20+50%

Other whips with similar AR

Overview

Class: Whip
Weight: 2
Requires: Str 8 · Dex 14
Affinities: Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Fire, Flame Art, Lightning, Sacred, Magic, Cold, Poison, Blood, Occult
Game ID: 20000000