Handmaid's Ladle is a weapon in Dark Souls 2.
An ordinary kitchen ladle.
He who chooses this as a weapon either faces extenuating circumstances or has an odd sense of humor. If you care for your life, leave this one in the kitchen.
Acquired From
- Obtained from Milibeth after killing the two cyclops on the beach (it is not necessary to kill the one on the side path) in Things Betwixt.
- Cannot be re-obtained by using a bonfire ascetic, you can only get duplicates at NG+
Hints and Tips:
- The very low base damage, combined with a low stamina cost of attacks, makes Mundane the only viable option for those who choose to use this weapon.
- Mundane scales with a character's lowest stat ans so needs a dedicated build.
- A side benefit is that a broken ladle only loses its base damage. (around 10 dmg at mundane +0),
- When equipped, increases Vitality and Endurance by 1, Adaptability by 2, and decreases Dexterity by 1.
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Dual Wielding & Move Set Tutorial
Required in Build:
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Handmaid's Ladle Upgrades
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| Regular | 20 | - | - | - | - | 130 10 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 10 |
| Regular +10 | 40 | - | - | - | - | ^ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 10 |
| Magic | 14 | 14 | - | - | - | ^ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22.9 | 21.6 | 17.9 | 17.9 | 7.9 |
| Magic +10 | 28 | 28 | - | - | - | ^ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22.9 | 21.6 | 17.9 | 17.9 | 17.9 |
| Fire | 14 | - | 14 | - | - | ^ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22.9 | 2.9 | 36.6 | 17.9 | 7.9 |
| Fire +10 | 28 | - | 28 | - | - | ^ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22.9 | 2.9 | 36.6 | 17.9 | 7.9 |
| Lightning | 14 | - | - | 14 | - | ^ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22.9 | 2.9 | 17.9 | 36.6 | 7.9 |
| Lightning +10 | 28 | - | - | 28 | - | ^ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22.9 | 2.9 | 17.9 | 36.6 | 7.9 |
| Dark | 14 | - | - | - | 14 | ^ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22.9 | 2.9 | 17.9 | 17.9 | 26.6 |
| Dark +10 | 28 | - | - | - | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22.9 | 2.9 | 17.9 | 17.9 | 26.6 |
| Poison | 14 | - | - | - | - | ^ | - | - | - | - | - | - | 112 | - | 22.9 | 2.9 | 17.9 | 17.9 | 7.9 |
| Poison +10 | 28 | - | - | - | - | ^ | - | - | - | - | - | - | 140 | - | 22.9 | 2.9 | 17.9 | 17.9 | 7.9 |
| Bleed (N/A) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Raw | 23 | - | - | - | - | ^ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 10 |
| Raw +10 | 46 | - | - | - | - | ^ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 10 |
| Enchanted | 20 | - | - | - | - | ^ | - | - | D | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 10 |
| Enchanted +10 | 40 | - | - | - | - | ^ | - | - | C | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 10 |
| Mundane | 10 | - | - | - | ^ | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 10 | |||
| Mundane+10 | 20 | - | - | - | ^ | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 10 | |||
Table Key
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.
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Attack Values | Damage Reduction (%) Reducing the elemental damage taken in % |
Auxiliary Effects | Others |
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 Strength |
Physical |
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Bleeding |
 Durability |
 Dexterity |
Magic |
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 Poison |
Weight |
 Intelligence |
Fire |
Fire |
 Petrify |
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Lightning |
Lightning |
 Curse |
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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)
Anonymousgot a number of really obvious hackers in this pages comments claiming this is some kind of super weapon that can 2-hit bosses.
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so, just got this and...man, you guys meme'd the heck out this thing. this thing is garbage and does less damage than a dagger.
would take forever to beat ANY boss with this trash.
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Don't believe the idiots who say this weapon is useless, this thing is absolutely disgustingly strong, I literally 2-shot Fume Knight with this and stopped using it just because it was so insanely powerful it made the entire game a complete joke, If you feel like just obliterating everything in Drangleic and going on an unstoppable reign of blood, this thing is your weapon
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Best weapon in the game, especially infused with raw, but you have to be 50% hollow.
I basically 2-shot Lord Drangleic with this thing!
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The Ladle does not increase any base stats. That information is blatantly false.
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Met a Ratbro in grave of saint that dropped me this thing.
My characters name is linguini though....
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Oh ****.
She doesn't drop it...
oh no.. oh no...WHAT HAVE I DONE
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A guy invaded me today duel wielding these weapons of mass destruction. Got destroyed after he parried me and switched to some dagger instakilling me. ( Idk what dagger this is my first playthrough : / ) Anyway, I went back to where he killed me and the dude left like 80 cracked red eye orbs and left the two ladles he was wielding. One was +10 and the other was +10 with poison. He also left a red string ring, thing. Whoever you are I hope you read this and... I love you.
He also waited for me to finish killing some mobs before he attacked me. A true gentleman.
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Pls buff. I can't use it. Only the most patient hittless players could ever use it.
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“Hey! I killed all three ogres!”
“Good for you. Have a spoon.”
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so Milibeth fought with the cyclops and hollows with that ?! imagine her with a sword
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The iron man C*ck and ball torture challenge definitive edition
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Really useful for SL1 since it raises many stats and you will go for raw anyways. It's also available as early as you can get a branch of yore, which is the forest
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“He who chooses this as a weapon either faces extenuating circumstances or has an odd sense of humor” Is the game making fun of my naked ladle build?
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I think Milibeth was stirring the pot when she decided to give us this as a reward... ... what?!
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Mundane Handmaid's ladle + mundane build = SUPREME MUNDANE CHEF
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It's pretty OP if you put poison on it. Like 200-300+ Poison damage fully upgraded depending on your stats.
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can you get the benefits of this item (the passive ones) by equipping it in one of your offhand slots? can you also get them by two-handing a weapon and having this in your left/right hand?
Anon below me really proving that the Intelligence stat is NOT the same thing as your Irl intelligence
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