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Velka's Rapier

A symbolic, powerful thrusting sword used by the Pardoner serving Velka,

Goddess of Sin.

It is no mere symbol to be sure; the Pardoner is an inhuman swordsman, and wields this enchanted blade with special sword technique.

Availability

Painted World of Ariamis treasure:
After accessing the Annex using the Annex Key, continue upstairs.
In the next section there is a set of wooden planks on the right.
Breaking them gives access to a corpse with the rapier on it

General Information

A good thrusting weapon for a high-INT build.

Quite effective for killing Giant Mosquitoes because of the vertical slash motion of its one-handed strong attack.

The "V"-shaped strong attack could stand for the initial letter in "Velka."

Image Name Damage Critical
Bonus		 Durability Weight Stats Needed
Stat Bonuses		 Damage
Reduction %		 Stability Frampt Souls
Velka's Rapier 62/104/0/0

Dark 110

(Regular/Thrust)		 100 130 2 81/16/16/0

E/C/B/-		 45/10/30/30 22 5,000

Move Set

1 Handed
R1 — R1 Piercing thrusts. Can be done with shield raised.
R2 — R2 Two v-slashes into thrust.
Roll — R1 Low piercing thrust.
Backstep or Run — R1 Jumping piercing thrust.
Forward + R1 Backstep thrust. Useful as an evasive attack.
Forward + R2 Jumping thrust attack.
L1 (left hand) Piercing thrust.
L2 (left hand) Parry.

2 Handed
R1 — R1 Piercing thrusts.
R2 — R2 Two v-slashes into thrust.
Roll — R1 Low piercing thrust.
Backstep or Run — R1 Jumping piercing thrust.
Forward + R1 Backstep thrust. Useful as an evasive attack.
Forward + R2 Jumping thrust attack.
L1 or L2 Guard.
  • Strong attacks (1-handed) are replaced by a quick, two hit reverse V-shaped swipe that does slash damage followed by a delayed thrust.
  • Strong attacks (2-handed) are replaced by a quick, two hit V-shaped swipe that does slash damage followed by a delayed thrust.

Upgrades

Requires

  • Twinkling Titanite

5% STR, 53% DEX, 97% INT scaling.

Name Damage Stat Bonuses Twinkling Titanite Souls
Velka's Rapier +0 62/104/0/0 E/C/B/-
Velka's Rapier +1 68/114/0/0 E/C/B/- 1 2,000
Velka's Rapier +2 74/124/0/0 E/C/B/- 1 2,000
Velka's Rapier +3 80/135/0/0 E/C/B/- 2 2,000
Velka's Rapier +4 86/145/0/0 E/C/B/- 2 2,000
Velka's Rapier +5 93/156/0/0 E/C/B/- 4 2,000

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

  1. When two-handing this weapon, only 6 Strength is required.
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