Iron Ball

Notes

• A paired Strike weapon. Two-handing one copy equips both fists, so a second weapon is unnecessary for its paired attacks. It requires 11 Strength and 8 Dexterity and weighs 2.5.
• Standard physical damage favors Strength, with much weaker Dexterity scaling. Heavy emphasizes Strength; other affinities change the damage and attribute balance.
• Its heavy attacks use the same quick punching pattern as Star Fist, rather than the successive heavy punches of Caestus. Fully charged heavy attacks can benefit from Axe Talisman and Spiked Cracked Tear.
• The small fists have very short reach. Stand close enough for both hands to connect instead of assuming that locking onto a large enemy guarantees a hit.
• It has no innate Blood Loss. Star Fist has built-in bleed, while Iron Ball needs a suitable affinity or coating if you want status buildup.
• Boggart drops it with the transferable Braggart's Roar attached. That skill costs 16 FP and normally lasts 60 seconds, improving physical attack power, protection and stamina recovery while changing heavy attacks.
• Removing that attached Ash reveals Endure as the weapon's underlying default skill. Endure costs 9 FP and briefly helps you withstand interruption; its short defensive effect is different from the roar.
• Upgrade with regular Smithing Stones to +25. Can use compatible Ashes of War. Grease or a weapon enchantment can be applied while using an affinity that allows weapon buffs.
• Killing Boggart early removes his living quest and later direct crab shop. Buying and unlocking his food before his death preserves more of that stock through his bearing.
• Its critical rating is 100. Paired heavy hits can apply separate damage packets, but a charged heavy is not a backstab or riposte.