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ASHENBORNEELDEN RING REFERENCE

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Weapons · Flail

Flail

StrikeSmithing Stone—Ash of War changeable

Weapon consisting of a bludgeoning head attached to a handle by a chain. The iron ball is spiked and induces blood loss.

Attack rating—At your attributes
Weight5Equip load units
Requires10Str18Dex
Passive buildup—At your attributes
LocationOpen build planner

Attack & scalingUpdates as you edit

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In-game description

Weapon consisting of a bludgeoning head attached to a handle by a chain. The iron ball is spiked and induces blood loss.

Blows from this weapon cannot be parried. The charge attack whirls the iron ball around for increased force before striking.

Skill

Flail icon
Spinning ChainFP 8 / 8 / 10 · Ash of War, changeable

Spins the striking part of a flail at high speed to attack. Follow up with a normal or strong attack to link the momentum of this skill into a successive attack.

Compatible Ashes of War (42)

These Ashes of War can be applied to this weapon.

Where to find

Map pending
LocationEastern black carriage at Gatefront Ruins

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Starting Site of Grace: Gatefront

  1. From the Church of Elleh, follow the road northeast to Gatefront Ruins. Activate Gatefront grace beside the large gate at the northwestern end of the camp.
  2. Find the two black carriages beside the road. Use the eastern, southeastern carriage farther from Stormgate, toward the Agheel Lake North end of the ruins.
  3. Deal with the guard behind that carriage and watch for the patrolling soldier with a horn, who can alert the camp. Climb onto the carriage's rear and open the chest for Flail.
  4. The carriage closer to Stormgate contains Lordsworn's Greatsword. The underground cellar contains Whetstone Knife and Storm Stomp, so neither is the Flail chest.
Map location pending
Map pending
LocationCorhyn's final position

Leyndell, Ashen Capital

Starting Site of Grace: Leyndell, Capital of Ash

Before you go

  • Follow Corhyn through the Mountaintops meeting.
  • Defeat Maliketh for this final branch.
  1. Reach Altus Plateau, then speak to Brother Corhyn at Roundtable Hold until he says he is leaving to search for Goldmask. Find him again beside the Altus map monument on the road north of Altus Highway Junction.
  2. Find Goldmask on the northern broken section of Forest-Spanning Greatbridge, south of the windmill country. Interact with him, return to Corhyn and tell him where Goldmask is. Rest, return to the bridge and finish Corhyn's new dialogue beside Goldmask.
  3. In Leyndell, Royal Capital, reach West Capital Rampart. Follow the rampart south past the large tree branch and climb the hill toward the colosseum. Speak to Corhyn and Goldmask on the path below it.
  4. Defeat Godfrey's golden shade in Leyndell and activate Erdtree Sanctuary grace in his arena.
  5. Go outside and climb the large tree root that leads to the sanctuary's upper balcony, on the route toward Queen's Bedchamber.
  6. Immediately after stepping through the upper doorway, turn left and drop onto the sanctuary roof instead of continuing toward the bedchamber.
  7. Go through the open window back into the building. Follow the branch inside toward the chair hanging above the main hall.
  8. Loot the corpse seated in that chair for Golden Order Principia. Watch your footing on the branch rather than dropping straight onto the arena floor.
  9. Give Golden Order Principia to Miriel or Corhyn and buy Law of Regression for 10,000 runes. Memorize it and equip a sacred seal. The spell requires 37 Intelligence and 55 FP, but no Faith of its own; temporary Intelligence equipment or flask effects can help.
  10. From Erdtree Sanctuary, take the western stairs and the small lift down. Descend to Radagon's statue and stand at the fixed message in front of it. Cast Law of Regression toward the statue and read the new message that appears.
  11. Return to Goldmask below the colosseum and tell him the secret. Finish Corhyn's dialogue too. Buying the spell, changing the statue without reading the message, or leaving without reporting the discovery does not finish this step.
  12. After reaching the Mountaintops through Morgott and the Grand Lift of Rold, find the pair on the bridge south of Stargazers' Ruins, southwest of the Minor Erdtree. Speak to both and finish Corhyn's dialogue before using the Forge of the Giants to burn the Erdtree.
  13. For the ordinary final branch, do not offer Corhyn the Tonic of Forgetfulness at the Mountaintops meeting. After Maliketh, return to Leyndell, Capital of Ash grace and head south toward the enormous fallen golden spear.
  14. Find Corhyn near the spear's base and finish his dialogue. Rest or reload, then collect Corhyn's Robe and his bell bearing where he was sitting.
  15. Rest or reload after Corhyn's final dialogue, then collect Flail with his robe and bell bearing where he was standing.
Map location pending

Notes

  • With Standard affinity, physical damage scales more strongly with Dexterity than Strength. Keen emphasizes Dexterity; Occult adds Arcane scaling for physical damage and its existing bleed. Standard and Keen do not gain bleed buildup from Arcane.
  • Deals Strike damage and has 50 innate blood loss buildup on Standard affinity. Its ordinary attacks cannot be parried, although enemies can still block or dodge them. An unrelated replacement skill follows that skill's own rules.
  • Spinning Chain costs 8 FP for each three-hit spinning sequence. Keep holding the skill to continue, or use a light or heavy attack for a finisher costing another 8 or 10 FP. The spinning head can hit and build status before the finisher; this is not a buff stored for your next attack after rolling away.
  • Spinning Chain has no transferable Ash of War. Keeping that skill means keeping Standard affinity. You can use a different compatible Ash of War to apply Keen, Blood or another supported affinity, but that replaces Spinning Chain. Removing the replacement restores the original skill.
  • Its charged heavy attack takes a long windup, so use a clear opening. A guard counter is another useful way to threaten stance after blocking. Some frames of ordinary attacks have a 12.5% damage bonus, but it does not apply to every hit or every skill.
  • Requires 10 Strength and 18 Dexterity, weighs 5 and has a normal critical rating of 100. The 18 Dexterity requirement still applies when two-handing it.
  • Can use compatible Ashes of War and upgrades with Smithing Stones to +25. Grease or a weapon enchantment can be applied with Standard, Heavy, Keen or Quality affinity; elemental and status affinities prevent ordinary weapon coatings.
  • The Gatefront carriage gives a guaranteed copy without harming an NPC. Brother Corhyn can also leave one at the end of his quest. Killing him early cuts off his teaching and quest conversations, so the carriage is the safer early option.

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