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Messmer Soldier's Axe

StandardSmithing Stone—Ash of War changeable

Weapon used by the soldiers who serve Messmer the Impaler. A steel axe, worn from use.

Attack rating—At your attributes

Weight5.5Equip load units

Requires14Str10Dex

Passive buildup—At your attributes

Attack & scalingUpdates as you edit

Weapon used by the soldiers who serve Messmer the Impaler.

A steel axe, worn from use.

A favorite of those who lost themselves utterly in their lord's war. Capable of performing powerful charge attacks.

War CryFP 16 · Ash of War, changeable

Give a war cry to rally the spirit and increase attack power. While active, strong attacks change to charging attacks.Ash of War: War Cry

Compatible Ashes of War (45)

These Ashes of War can be applied to this weapon.

Map pending

LocationMessmer Soldiers near Castle Front

Gravesite Plain

Starting Site of Grace: Castle Front

Before you go

To enter the Realm of Shadow, defeat Starscourge Radahn and Mohg, Lord of Blood, then touch the withered arm in Mohg's arena at Mohgwyn Palace.
Access the Realm of Shadow.

From Castle Front, search the nearby camp for Messmer Soldiers carrying axes. An axe carrier is close to the tents on the western side.
Defeat the axe carriers and check their dropped items. Rest at Castle Front and repeat if the weapon does not drop.

Map location pending

Requires 14 Strength and 10 Dexterity and weighs 5.5. Strength and Dexterity contribute equally to Standard physical damage at equal values. Affinity choices can shift it toward a focused Strength or Dexterity build.
Its charged heavy attacks have stronger damage values than ordinary axe heavies. The first fully charged attack uses 203% of weapon attack power one-handed or 207% two-handed, compared with typical axe values of 183% and 185%. This is not an extra damage bonus applied to every swing.
Axe Talisman strengthens its fully charged ordinary heavy attacks. Godfrey Icon is for chargeable spells and skills, so it does not replace Axe Talisman for this purpose.
Starts with War Cry, costing 16 FP for a 40-second physical-damage buff and changed heavy attacks. The roar changes the heavy-attack motions, so do not assume every replacement motion behaves exactly like the unbuffed axe's charged attack.
It has no innate fire damage or blood loss. The soldier's allegiance to Messmer does not make this axe scale with Faith on Standard affinity.
Can use compatible Ashes of War and affinities. Grease or a weapon enchantment can be applied while using an affinity that allows weapon buffs. Upgrade with Smithing Stones to +25.
Axe-carrying Messmer Soldiers have a base 2% weapon drop chance at 100 Discovery. The nearby Castle Front camp is available without defeating Rellana or a Shadow Keep boss. Spear carriers have a different weapon drop.

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