Dragon Halberd

Notes

• Requires 22 Strength and 10 Dexterity and weighs 10.5. Its ordinary physical attacks scale more strongly with Strength, with a useful secondary Dexterity contribution. At higher investment, both attributes can matter rather than Strength being the only damage stat.
• Its light attacks use the thrusting halberd chain shared with Halberd, Banished Knight's Halberd and Commander's Standard. The reach is useful for poking an enemy before it enters the range of a shorter weapon.
• Its fixed Spinning Slash is different from the transferable Ash. The first input costs 17 FP and coats the halberd in ice lightning; another input costs 11 FP for the follow-up spin and slam.
• The coating lasts 45 seconds and adds 160 lightning attack power plus Frostbite buildup. The halberd has neither lightning damage nor Frostbite on its ordinary attacks when this coating is absent.
• The fixed lightning addition does not grow with Faith or weapon reinforcement. Reinforcement and attributes still improve the physical weapon hits, and the follow-up lightning impact is a separate part of the skill.
• The multiple spins do not each apply a full ordinary hit's status buildup. The final lightning impact and actual weapon contacts also should not be treated as one identical hit.
• Deals 10% extra damage against ordinary dragons and 5% against ancient dragons. This follows the target's classification, rather than applying to every large or reptile-like enemy.
• Upgrade with Somber Smithing Stones to +10. Its skill and affinity are fixed, and outside grease or a weapon enchantment cannot be applied. The ice-lightning coating comes from its own skill.
• Shard of Alexander boosts skill damage, but does not make the 160-point coating larger or increase Frostbite buildup. Godfrey Icon does not apply because the skill has follow-up inputs rather than a charge.
• Frostbite must build up before it triggers. Once active, the target cannot suffer another frost burst until the effect ends or Fire removes it; continuing Lightning hits does not reset that timer.
• Its fixed skill costs 28 FP for both stages, rather than the much cheaper transferable Spinning Slash. Leave enough FP and stamina for the follow-up before committing.