Caestus - Darksouls3 (2024)

Damage:

The Damage stat dictates how much damage the weapon does. The Damage stats for a weapon are A / B / C / D / E:

• A is Physical Damage
• B is Magic Damage
• C is Fire Damage
• D is Lightning Damage
• E is Dark Damage

Each weapon has one or more Physical damage types:

• Standard
• Strike
• Slash
• Thrust

Certain enemies are weak or strong against different damage types.
See the damage formula for further details.

Aux Effect:

The Aux Effect stat dictates how effective the weapon will be at causing the effect. The Aux Effect stats for a weapon are A / B / C:

• A is Poison Effect
• B is Bleed Effect
• C is Frostbite Effect

Critical

Spell Buff:

Damage multiplier applied to the base value of a Spell. This value scales depending on the primary stat of the Catalyst, i.e. a Catalyst with Intelligence scaling will have its Spell Buff rise as the player's Intelligence rises.

By default the value reflected in the infobox and the upgrades uses 60 Intelligence and/or Faith.

Stats Needed:

The Stats Needed determines how high various Stats must be in order to wield the weapon effectively. The stats required for a weapon are A / B / C / D:

• A is the Strength required
• B is the Dexterity required
• C is the Intelligence required
• D is the Faith required

Wielding a weapon without the required Strength and/or Dexterity will incur a penalty to the Physical damage of the weapon, while lower-than-required Intelligence and/or Faith will reduce the Magic/Fire/Lightning/Dark damage and Spell Buff.

Stat Bonuses:

The Stat Bonuses rating indicates the level of bonus damage you do with the weapon, based on the associated Stat. This rating can be S, A, B, C, D, or E (in order from most to least bonus for the associated skill). See Scaling for more information.

The Bonus Stats for a weapon are A/B/C/D:

• A is the Strength stat bonus that influences the Physical attack of the weapon.
• B is the Dexterity stat bonus that influences the Physical attack of the weapon.
• C is the Intelligence stat bonus that influences the Magic/Fire/Dark attack of the weapon and Spell Buff.
• D is the Faith stat bonus that influences the Lightning/Fire/Dark attack of the weapon and Spell Buff.

Damage Reduction:

The Damage Reduction % of the weapon. It dictates how much damage the weapon mitigates while blocking. The Damage Reduction % stats for weapons are A / B / C / D / E :

• A is Physical Damage
• B is Magic Damage
• C is Fire Damage
• D is Lightning Damage
• E is Dark Damage

Stability:

Durability:

Weight: