Sanctum Mace | Dark Souls 2 Wiki


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Sanctum Mace+10

Stats
icon wp physicalAttack 400 (*340) icon wp counterStrength 100
icon magicbonus 0 (*59) icon wp poiseDamage 30
icon firebonus 0(*59) icon wp stability 30
icon lightningbonus 0(*59) icon durabilitiy 30
icon darkbonus 0(*59) icon weight 17
Requirements & Bonus
icon strength 22 icon dexterity 22 icon intelligence 22 icon faith 22
35
A (*B)		 6 – –
icon magicbonus green icon firebonus green icon lgtngbonus green icon darkbonus green
*B *B *B *B
Weapon Type Great Hammer
Attack Type Strike
Enchantable Yes
Special No
*When infused: 340 physical dmg/59 elemental dmg and B scaling with chosen element. Dex scaling changes to B.

Sanctum Mace is a Great Hammer and one of the available Weapons in Dark Souls 2. Sanctum Mace inflicts poison with each attack, and the two-handed moveset includes lance moves. To prevent poisoning yourself, consider wearing the Poisonbite Ring, Ring of Resistance, and high poison defense armor. Note the low durability, making the Bracing Knuckle Ring advisable for extended use. 

 

A mace wielded by sanctum soldiers.

This mace was corrupted by poison when Sinh, the sleeping dragon, awoke.

A mere mortal would be asphyxiated by the poison emitted when wielding this, but for the noxious sanctum soldiers, this fact matters none. 

How to get Sanctum Mace in DS2

 

DS2 Sanctum Mace Hints and Tips

  • Upgraded with regular Titanite. Cannot be infused with Bleed.
  • This mace poisons the player with each attack
  • The two-handed moveset also includes some of the lance moveset, the first R1, the second R2, and the running attack are all lances moveset.
  • It is recommended to wear the Poisonbite Ring and/or the Ring of Resistence in combination with high poison defence armor to prevent poisoning yourself
  • Wearing above rings together with the Shadow Set and Yorgh's Spear fully negates the poison damage taken by the sanctum mace.
  • The mace can be buffed with Rotten Pine Resin, thus infusing the weapon with poison is not recommended.
  • This weapon has extremely low durability for a weapon of its class.  In addition, having poison buildup when you attack seems to drain even more of the durability.  This makes it very hard to make proper use of it without the Bracing Knuckle Ring


Youtube relevant videos:
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Move Set & Dual Wielding Tutorial

Required in Build:
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Dark Souls II Sanctum Mace Upgrades

  Attack ValuesBonus
 Parameter Bonus Auxiliary Effects Damage Reduction (%)
Name
icon wp physicalAttack
icon wp magdmg
icon wp firedmg
icon wp lightningdmg
icon darkbonus
icon Counter%26poisedamage
icon strengthscale green
icon dexscale green
icon magicbonus green
icon firebonus green
icon lgtngbonus green
icon darkbonus green
icon wp poisonbld
icon wp bleed
icon wp physicaldef
icon wp magicdef
icon wp firedef
icon wp lightningdef
icon wp darkdef
Regular 307 - - - - ^ B - - - - - 53 - 45 10 30 30 40
Regular +5 353 - - - - ^ A - - - - - 66 - 45 10 30 30 40
Regular +10 400 - - - - ^ A - - - - - 80 - 45 10 30 30 40
Magic 260 40 - - - ^ B - C - - - 45 - 43.7 20 28.7 28.7 38.7
Magic +5 300 50 - - - ^ B - C - - - 56 - 43.7 20 28.7 28.7 38.7
Magic +10 340 59 - - - ^ B - C - - - 68 - 43.7 20 28.7 28.7 38.7
Fire 260 - 40 - - ^ B - - C - - 45 - 43.7 8.7 40 28.7 38.7
Fire +5 300 - 50 - - ^ B - - C - - 56 - 43.7 8.7 40 28.7 38.7
Fire +10 340 - 59 - - ^ B - - C - - 68 - 43.7 8.7 40 28.7 38.7
Lightning 260 - - 40 - ^ B - - - C - 45 - 43.7 8.7 28.7 40 38.7
Lightning +5 300 - - 50 - ^ B - - - C - 56 - 43.7 8.7 28.7 40 38.7
Lightning +10 340 - - 59 - ^ B - - - C - 68 - 43.7 8.7 28.7 40 38.7
Dark 260 - - - 40 ^ B - - - - C 45 - 43.7 8.7 28.7 28.7 50
Dark +5 300 - - - 50 ^ B - - - - C 56 - 43.7 8.7 28.7 28.7 50
Dark +10 340 - - - 59 ^ B - - - - C 68 - 43.7 8.7 8.7 28.7 50
Poison 165 - - - - ^ B - - - - - 98 - 42.7 7.7 27.7 27.7 37.7
Poison +5 190 - - - - ^ B - - - - - 123 - 42.7 7.7 27.7 27.7 37.7
Poison +10 216 - - - - ^ B - - - - - 148 - 42.7 7.7 27.7 27.7 37.7
Bleed (N/A) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Raw 353 - - - - ^ D - - - - - 60 - 45 10 30 30 40
Raw +5 406 - - - - ^ D - - - - - 76 - 45 10 30 30 40
Raw +10 460 - - - - ^ D - - - - - 92 - 45 10 30 30 40
Enchanted 307 - - - - ^ D - D - - - 53 - 45 10 30 30 40
Enchanted +5 353 - - - - ^ D - D - - - 66 - 45 10 30 30 40
Enchanted +10 400 - - - - ^ D - C - - - 80 - 45 10 30 30 40
Mundane 153 - - - - ^ C - - - - - 26 - 45 10 30 30 40
Mundane +5 176 - - - - ^ C - - - - - 33 - 45 10 30 30 40
Mundane +10 200 - - - - ^ C - - - - - 40 - 45 10 30 30 40

 

Table Key in Dark Souls II

Please see the Upgrades page for details on Upgrade paths, ore and blacksmiths. You can see the Stats page for detailed explanations on what they do.

 

Requirements/
Parameter Bonus		 Attack Values Damage Reduction (%)
Reducing the elemental damage taken in %		 Auxiliary Effects Others
icon strength icon strengthscale green
Strength		 icon wp physicalAttack
Physical		 icon wp physicaldef
Physical		 icon wp bleed
Bleeding		 icon durabilitiy
Durability
icon dexterity icon dexscale green
Dexterity		 icon wp magdmg
Magic		 icon wp magicdef
Magic		 icon wp poisondef
Poison		 icon weight
Weight
icon intelligence
Intelligence		 icon wp firedmg
Fire		 icon wp firedef
Fire		 icon wp petrifydef
Petrify		  
icon faith
Faith		 icon wp lightningdmg
Lightning		 icon wp lightningdef
Lightning		 icon wp cursedef
Curse		  
icon magicbonus green
Magic Bonus		 icon wp counterStrength
Counter Strength		 icon wp stability
Stability		    
icon firebonus green
Fire Bonus		 icon wp poiseDamage
Poise Damage		      
icon lgtngbonus green
Lighting Bonus		 icon wp CastSpeed
Cast Speed		      
icon darkbonus green
Dark Bonus		 icon wp range
Range		      

 

Parameter Bonus: Strength, Dexterity,Magic, Fire, Lightning and Dark bonuses - The scaling multiplier applied to the [Attack: stat]. Scaling quality is from highest to lowest as follows: S/A/B/C/D/E.
The higher the player's [Str, Dex, Mag, Fire, Light] stat, the higher the [Attack Bonus: Stat] is (found on the player status screen). The higher the scaling letter, the higher the percent multiplier applied to the [Attack: Stat].
This resulting bonus damage is added to the base physical damage of the weapon and is shown in the equipment screen in blue numbers as a "+ X".
Durability: The weapon's HP, when the durability hits 0, the effectiveness of its attacks become weakened to the point of almost uselessness. When an items durability is low, a message will come up saying "Weapon At Risk!" at this point the weapon does not perform at it's best.
Weight: How much the item weights when equipped.
Stability: How well the player keeps stance after being hit
Attack Type: Defines what kind of swing set the weapon has.
Regular(R), Thrust(T), Slash(Sl), Strike(St)

 

Great Hammers



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    • Anonymous
      06 Apr 2023 14:08  

      Kinda wish this weapon didn't have horrendous durability, because it has a really cool and unique moveset for a Great Hammer, but the awful durability without use of a +2 Bracing Knuckle Ring, and the self-poisoning means it's kinda hard to use without dedicating your rings slots purely towards making effective use of it without it falling apart in seconds, or killing you just for wielding it, Like i feel that the self-poisoning effect of wielding this weapon is punishing enough without it also having a sheet of wet toilet paper level of durability

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      • Anonymous
        06 Oct 2021 23:53  

        trash weapon. super fragile with only average damage. and the poison build up is a hinderance more then anything since you have to wear armor and rings specifically meant to get rid of the build up which leaves little for most other things youd actually want for this like a bracing knuckle ring.

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        • Anonymous
          13 Jul 2021 10:33  

          Should you infuse the mace at all? Or is it the best to keep it uninfused? Becease i know 't whole "Don't infuse it with poison" but is it still good if infused with somthing else?

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          • Anonymous
            13 Jun 2021 01:46  

            As durable as a dried out breadstick, this is essentially a toy for PVP. I killed two enemies with it and its durability was down 17 points (to 13) and it broke two enemies later. Good damage, but not at all worth it for PVP. It does drop (very rarely) from Sanctum soldiers wielding it as one dropped it for me tonight.

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            • Anonymous
              21 May 2021 14:24  

              You can find the mace on a body near the second bonfire of sanctum city. Not sure if the soldiers actually drop the item - I have spent quite a bit of time farming them for the gauntlets and never once got the mace

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              • Anonymous
                07 Jul 2019 23:58  

                This weapon is a lie. I hunted every mace wielding guy to extinction with a covetous gold ring +1 and found none.

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                • Anonymous
                  26 May 2019 17:26  

                  This thing has a very unique moveset, definitely worth checking out if you don't mind wearing a ring or two for poison resistance. 2H normal attack is a lance thrust and then a hammer swipe, strong attack is a spin, running attack is a lance charge.

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                  • Black_Iron_Bob
                    01 May 2018 18:55  

                    Things I wish I could change about this weapon: It's appearance (a uncorrupted version) It's moveset and if I could remove it's poison effect. I really like the look of it but everything I mentioned above ruins it for me.

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                    • Anonymous
                      29 Aug 2016 04:58  

                      If you are currently poisoned with the mace and you hit an enemy, The mace will take significantly more durability on attack.

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