Cragblade

Type

Ashes of War

Default affinity

Heavy

FP cost

16 FP

Skill

Cragblade

About this Ash of War

This Ash of War grants an armament the Heavy affinity and the following skill:

"Cragblade: Skill that manipulates gravity. Bury the armament in the ground, pulling rocks from the earth to reinforce it. Increases attack power and makes it easier to break enemy stance."

Usable on melee armaments (whips excepted).

Scarab beside the sword monument west of Impassable Greatbridge

Caelid

Starting Site of Grace: Impassable Greatbridge

1. From Caelid Highway South, follow the southern road east through the Southern Aeonia Swamp Bank area toward Redmane Castle. Stay on the approach side of Impassable Greatbridge.
2. Follow southern Caelid's road toward Redmane Castle and activate Impassable Greatbridge before crossing the bridge.
3. Ride west from the grace to the low hill with the sword monument. Search the nearby ground for the scarab.
4. Kill it for Cragblade. You do not need to enter Redmane Castle or defeat Radahn.

Notes

• For 60 seconds, increases the weapon's physical attack power by 15%, its stance and poise damage by 10%, and stamina damage against guarding enemies by 50%.
• These bonuses affect different things. Stance damage builds toward a stagger opening against enemies, while extra guarding-stamina damage helps exhaust an opponent holding up a shield.
• The physical attack increase does not also raise every elemental portion of a split-damage weapon. It does not add a separate Magic gravity projectile or a new status effect.
• The stance bonus is a multiplier rather than a guarantee of a break in a fixed number of hits. The target's stance, your attacks and recovery between hits still matter.
• Apply it before a fight or during a safe opening. The buff needs its application animation; merely starting to bury the weapon does not mean the coating is already active.
• Shares the weapon-buff slot with grease and other enchantments, which replace it. A compatible body buff or aura can work alongside it.
• Costs 16 FP normally. Without enough FP, its fallback lasts only six seconds and gives 10% physical attack power, 5% stance/poise damage and 20% guarding-stamina damage.
• Shard of Alexander does not raise the coating's percentages. A charged heavy attack can still receive its own applicable attack bonuses independently of the buff.
• The scarab is west of Impassable Greatbridge near the sword monument. Radahn, the festival and entering Redmane Castle are unnecessary.
• Compatible weapon classes: Dagger, Straight Sword, Greatsword, Colossal Sword, Curved Sword, Curved Greatsword, Katana, Twinblade, Thrusting Sword, Heavy Thrusting Sword, Axe, Greataxe, Hammer, Great Hammer, Flail, Spear, Great Spear, Halberd, Reaper, Fist, Claw, Colossal Weapon, Thrusting Shield, Backhand Blade, Light Greatsword, Great Katana, Beast Claw. A weapon with a fixed skill cannot use this Ash of War.
• Its default affinity is Heavy. The supported choices are Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Fire, Flame Art, Lightning, Sacred, Magic, Cold, Poison, Blood and Occult; the appropriate whetblade is needed for additional options.