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Butchering Knife

The Butchering Knife is a huge carving cleaver counted as a greataxe. It scales mainly with Dexterity and needs 16 Strength and 20 Dexterity. Its passive heals you for 1% of your max HP when an attack lands. Its skill is Barbaric Roar.

Attack power
Physical 134
Guarded damage negation
Physical 58
Magic 31
Fire 31
Lightning 31
Holy 31
Guard boost 37
Weapon skill
Barbaric Roar
Passive effect
1% of max HP recovered when an attack hits.
Damage negation
Resistance
Special effect
Effect
Upgrades / variants
Skill effect
Compatible weapon types
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Where to find it

Received for defeating Anastasia, Tarnished-Eater, the invader near the Corpse-Stench Shack on Mt. Gelmir. It comes with the Sacred affinity already applied.

Item description & lore

This was the signature weapon of the Ogress Anastasia, who is said to have eaten many Tarnished while posing as a Finger Maiden.

Notes & tips

  • Small HP recovery on each solid hit helps with sustain.

Found at

Location

Corpse-Stench Shack

Location

Mt. Gelmir

Dropped by

Reward from

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Attribute scaling: Str E / Dex C
Requirements: Str 16, Dex 20
Weight: 8.5
FP cost: 16
Critical: 100

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