Spiked Club

Notes

• Normal hits have 50 blood loss buildup on Standard affinity. Its physical damage favors Strength over Dexterity, although the Dexterity contribution is closer than it is on Curved Club.
• Occult adds Arcane scaling that improves both physical damage and the existing bleed. Simply raising Arcane while using an affinity without Arcane scaling does not improve its bleed.
• Blood affinity increases bleed further at the cost of some physical damage. Occult and Blood serve different purposes; neither is a universal improvement against enemies immune to blood loss.
• Its heavy attacks use a different swinging chain from the ordinary hammer pattern. The second heavy comes out faster, and its charged heavies have slightly higher damage and guard-stamina pressure than the regular hammer versions.
• Requires 12 Strength and 7 Dexterity, weighs 5.0 and has a normal critical rating of 100. Normal attacks deal Strike damage, with bleed applied separately when the target is vulnerable.
• Barbaric Roar costs 16 FP and lasts 40 seconds. It strengthens physical damage and Strength scaling, and changes the heavy attacks into longer combinations. Leave yourself enough time to finish the combination safely.
• Roar Medallion and an actively held Highland Axe improve the changed heavy attacks. Axe Talisman helps their fully charged versions. Shard of Alexander does not boost these weapon attacks simply because a skill enabled them.
• The roar is a weapon buff. Putting the weapon away or replacing its coating ends it. Grease or a weapon enchantment can be applied while using an affinity that allows weapon buffs, but does not stack with the roar coating.
• Can use compatible Ashes of War and upgrades with Smithing Stones to +25. Occult and Blood prevent ordinary grease and weapon enchantments, while Standard, Heavy, Keen and Quality allow them.
• The larger club-wielding Demi-Humans have a 2% base weapon chance at 100 Item Discovery. The opening Coastal Cave carrier respawns, making this an early repeatable farm.