Butcher Knife
Butcher Knife

In-Game Description

Giant butcher knife wielded by the Undead
man-eating cook lurking in the Depths.
More a tool for subduing and preparing live
catches than an actual weapon. Those who
have faced this deadly blade have a deeper
sense of how helpless prey must feel.

Availability

Maneater Mildred drop in Blighttown

General Information

Like all Axes, if an attack doesn't connect with an enemy, the user will stumble and seem to not be able to handle the weight. If the hit connects, the stumble animation does not come into play and the user moves as normal.

Restores 5 HP each time an enemy is hit.

It can sometimes restore more health (up to 40 HP) when hitting certain dying enemies just as the players absorb their Souls (tested with Undead Soldiers and Undead Assassins). This also works on bosses and NPCs (such as those of the Clan of Forest Protectors) multiple times during their dying animation to recover more health.

This item will restore health even if used to hit an enemy's shield and deal no damage (tested with Royal Sentinels).

If more than one enemy is hit in the same swing, the amount of health restored does not change. Strong attacks and 2-handed attacks also do not gain more health.

This healing effect will stack with the Ring of the Evil Eye.

Image Name Damage Critical Durability Weight Stats Needed
Stat Bonuses		 Damage
Reduction %		 Stability Frampt
Souls
butcher-knife.png Butcher Knife 90/0/0/0

(Regular)		 100 250 10.0 241/0/0/0

B/-/-/-		 55/10/40/40 36 50

Move Set

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  • Strong attack (1-handed) is replaced by a run up to a vertical chop that does not cause staggering if it misses.
  • Strong attack (2-handed) is replaced by a heavy guillotine chop attack that does not cause staggering if it misses.

Upgrades

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Key

Damage:

The Damage stat dictates how much damage the weapon does. The Damage stats for a weapon are W / X / Y / Z:

  • W is Physical Damage
  • X is Magical Damage
  • Y is Fire Damage
  • Z is Lightning Damage

Each weapon has one or more physical damage types:

  • Normal
  • Striking
  • Slashing
  • Thrusting

Certain enemies are weak or strong against different types of damage types.
Critical: One of the multipliers (in percent) for the bonus damage on criticals, such as backstabs and ripostes.
Durability: The health of the weapon. The effectiveness of the weapon will severely deteriorate when the durability falls below 30%.
Weight: The weight of the weapon. Note that carrying over 50% of a character's Equip Burden will reduce the speed of their rolls, while going over 100% will reduce their regular speed to walking and attempts to roll or backstep will leave them momentarily stunned.
Stats Needed:

The Stats Needed determines how high various Stats must be in order to wield the weapon effectively. The Requirement stats for a weapon are W / X / Y / Z:

  • W is the Strength required
  • X is the Dexterity required
  • Y is the Intelligence required
  • Z 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 Magic and/or Faith will reduce the Magic damage of the weapon.

Also keep in mind that a character gains a 50% bonus to Strength by wielding a weapon with both hands, thus reducing the actual Strength required.
For example, a character with 18 Strength can wield a Large Club (Requires 26 Strength) properly if the weapon is held with both hands.
(18 x 1.5 = 27)
Damage Reduction %:

The Damage Reduction stat dictates the percentage of damage reduced while blocking. The Damage Reduction stats for a weapon are W / X / Y / Z:

  • W is the Physical Damage Reduction
  • X is the Magical Damage Reduction
  • Y is the Fire Damage Reduction
  • Z is the Lightning Damage Reduction
Stability: The stability of the weapon. The higher this value, the less stamina is consumed when blocking attacks.
Frampt Souls: This is the amount of souls players will receive if they feed the item to Kingseeker Frampt.
Footnotes
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