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Wrathful Axe+5 Stats
					330(*254)										120
					0(*254)										35
					0(*254)										40
					0(*254)										60
					0(*254)										15
Requirements & Bonus
20 A(*B)				22 C (*D)				–				28
*B				*B				*B				*B
Weapon Type								Halberd
Attack Type								Slash/Thrust
Enchantable								Yes
Special								Yes

*When infused: 207 physical dmg/254 elemental dmg and Bscaling with chosen element. Str scaling changes to B. Dex scaling changes to D.

Wrathful Axe is a Halberd and one of the available Weapons in Dark Souls 2. Wrathful Axe is a potent halberd, dealing strong physical damage and scaling primarily with Strength. Wrathful Axe's 2-handed special attack (L2/LB) inflicts both poison buildup and dark damage, comparable to the poison dealt by throwing knives.

An armament forged from the soul of Elana,child of Dark. 

Use strong attack to unleash its latent power.

When the Abyss dissipated, the things that called it home were fragmented and scattered across the realm.

Eventually these pieces regained form, in ways that hinted at humanity's true nature.

How to get Wrathful Axe in Dark Souls 2

• Trading 24000 souls and the Soul of Elana, Squalid Queen with Weaponsmith Ornifex

DS2 Wrathful Axe Hints and Tips

• Upgraded with Petrified dragon bone to +5
• Two-handed L2 /LB does a dark magic aura attack after a short wind-up.
• The Two-handed L2 /LB AoE attack can be used to hit enemies on the other side of walls or doors.
• The Wrathful Axe 2-handed special attack (L2/LB) deals poison build-up as well as dealing dark damage. This seems to be a flat value equivalent to that dealt by poison throwing knives. It doesn’t seem to be modified by the Crest of the Rat or the Sanctum Soldier Gauntlet but buffing the weapon with Rotten Pine Resin seems to double the poison build up dealt (halves the number of attacks needed to inflict poison). This is also the case with poison infusion. Curiously, when the Red Tearstone Ring is activated it seems to increase the poison build up but less so than resin or infusion. The same goes for the Channeler’s Trident buff and the Dragon Torso Stone buff. See discussion for testing notes.

Wrathful Axe Poison Tests (from Sycarius in comments):

• Lvl 257, Str 50, Dex 30, Adp 20, Fth 65, Wrathful Axe+5 (WA). Tested on the dormant (pre-Aava) retainers in Eleum Loyce (NG+). Control used for comparison was the Poison Throwing Knives (PTK).
• Takes 4 PTK to inflict poison.
• Takes 4 special attacks with WA to inflict posion.
• Takes 2 PTK and 2 special attacks with WA to inflict posion.
• Takes 4 special attacks with WA to inflict poison when wearing Crest of the Rat and Sanctum Soldier Gauntlet.
• Takes 2 special attacks with WA buffed with Rotten Pine Resin to inflict poison.
• Takes 3 special attacks with WA to inflict poison when Red Tearstone Ring is active.
• Takes 3 special attacks to inflict poison with the Channeler’s Trident Buff active.
• Takes 3 special attacks to inflict poison with the Dragon Torso Stone buff active.

Wrathful Axe Hints and Tips in Dark Souls 2

• Upgraded with Petrified dragon bone to +5
• This axed is a "sweet spot" weapon, if u hit an enemy with anything besides the blade of the axe it will do less damage.

Dark Souls II Wrathful Axe Upgrades Table

	Attack ValuesBonus						Parameter Bonus						Auxiliary Effects		Damage Reduction (%)
Name
Regular	275	-	-	-	-	120 35	B	C	-	-	-	-	-	-	40	10	30	30	35
Regular +5	330	-	-	-	-	^	A	C	-	-	-	-	-	-	40	10	30	30	35
Magic	173	211	-	-	-	^	B	D	C	-	-	-	-	-	37.7	28.7	27.7	27.7	32.7
Magic +5	207	254	-	-	-	^	B	D	B	-	-	-	-	-	37.7	28.7	27.7	27.7	32.7
Fire	173	-	211	-	-	^	B	D	-	C	-	-	-	-	37.7	7.7	48.3	27.7	32.7
Fire +5	207	-	254	-	-	^	B	D	-	B	-	-	-	-	37.7	7.7	48.3	27.7	32.7
Lightning	173	-	-	211	-	^	B	D	-	-	C	-	-	-	37.7	7.7	27.7	48.3	32.7
Lightning +5	207	-	-	254	-	^	B	D	-	-	B	-	-	-	37.7	7.7	27.7	48.3	32.7
Dark	173	-	-	-	211	^	B	D	-	-	-	C	-	-	37.7	7.7	27.7	27.7	53.3
Dark +5	207	-	-	-	254	^	B	D	-	-	-	B	-		37.7	7.7	27.7	27.7	53.3
Poison	173	-	-	-	-	^	B	D	-	-	-	-	123	-	37.7	7.7	27.7	27.7	32.7
Poison +5	207	-	-	-	-	^	B	D	-	-	-	-	154	-	37.7	7.7	27.7	27.7	32.7
Bleed	173	-	-	-	-	^	B	D	-	-	-	-	-	123	37.7	7.7	27.7	27.7	32.7
Bleed +5	207	-	-	-	-	^	B	D	-	-	-	-	-	154	37.7	7.7	27.7	27.7	32.7
Raw	316	-	-	-	-	^	E	E	-	-	-	-	-	-	40	10	30	30	35
Raw +5	379	-	-	-	-	^	D	E	-	-	-	-	-	-	40	10	30	30	35
Enchanted	275	-	-	-		^	D	E	D	-	-	-	-	-	40	10	30	30	35
Enchanted +5	330	-	-	-		^	D	E	D	-	-	-	-	-	40	10	30	30	35
Mundane	137	-	-	-		^	C	E	-	-	-	-	-	-	40	10	30	30	35
Mundane +5	165	-	-	-		^	C	E	-	-	-	-	-	-	40	10	30	30	35

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
Strength	Physical	Physical	Bleeding	Durability
Dexterity	Magic	Magic	Poison	Weight
Intelligence	Fire	Fire	Petrify
Faith	Lightning	Lightning	Curse
Magic Bonus	Counter Strength	Stability
Fire Bonus	Poise Damage
Lighting Bonus	Cast Speed
Dark Bonus	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)