Baby's Nail

Original PS3

In Game Description

A dagger treated with plague. The blade is curved like a talon.

A dagger often used by women and children for assassination. Among the various unique weapons, this is one of the especially sinister.

Availability

• This dagger can be found at the end of 3-1, after or during the boss fight. It's behind the altar at the end of the church and is safer to take during the boss fight than after it. If you choose to take it after the fight, then you need to walk slowly and face the wall, or else the Gargoyles will grab you.
• You can also obtain it by killing Sage Freke in the Nexus.

General Information

Image	Name	Damage	Durability	Weight	Stats Needed Stat Bonuses	Damage Reduction %	Guard Break Reduction
	Baby's Nail	55/0/0 Plague 120 (Slashing) (Piercing)	100	0.7	7/0/0/0 E/D/-/-	40/10	25

Hidden Resistances

These resistances aren't reported by the stats in the weapon or in the player's total resistance. However, according to the game data for the weapon, these resistances are applied.

Poison Resistance	Plague Resistance	Bleed Resistance
40	40	40

Move Set

One-Handed

R1 - R1	Horizontal Swipe
R2	Heavy Horizontal Swipe
Roll - R1	Forward Stab
Backstep or Run - R1	Forward Stab
Forward + R1	Push
L1 (left hand)	Horizontal Swipe
L2 (left hand)	Parry

Two-Handed

R1 - R1	Forward Stab
R2	Downward Stab
Roll - R1	Forward Stab
Backstep or Run - R1	Forward Stab
Forward + R1	Heavy Push
L1 or L2	Guard

Upgrades

Name	Damage	Stat Bonuses	Req. Material	Special Notes
Baby's Nail	55/0/0 Plague 120	E/D/-/-	Default	-2 HP/sec Plague Damage
Baby's Nail +1	55/0/0 Plague 180	E/D/-/-	Colorless Demon's Soul	-3 HP/sec Plague Damage
Baby's Nail +2	55/0/0 Plague 240	E/D/-/-	Colorless Demon's Soul	-4 HP/sec Plague Damage
Baby's Nail +3	55/0/0 Plague 300	E/D/-/-	Colorless Demon's Soul	-5 HP/sec Plague Damage
Baby's Nail +4	55/0/0 Plague 360	E/D/-/-	Colorless Demon's Soul	-6 HP/sec Plague Damage
Baby's Nail +5	55/0/0 Plague 420	E/D/-/-	Colorless Demon's Soul	-7 HP/sec Plague Damage

Key

• Name

• Names displayed are according to the Atlus (NA) version of the game.
• Name changes from the Asian version, if any, will appear in parentheses.

• MagAdjust

• The Magic Power of the catalyst. This value scales with the user's Magic stat, according to the catalyst's Stat Bonuses. Hence, the values displayed in the table are taken with 18 Magic.

• MrclAdjust

• The Miracle Power of the talisman. This value scales with the user's Faith stat, according to the talisman's Stat Bonuses. Hence, the values displayed in the table are taken with 18 Faith.

• Damage

• The Damage stat dictates how much damage the weapon does. The Damage stats for a weapon are X / Y / Z:

• X is Physical Damage
• Y is Magical Damage
• Z is Fire Damage

• Bleed, Poison and Plague are bonus damage over a period of 60 seconds. So, if a weapon has "Bleed 120", the victim will suffer 120 damage over 60 seconds, or 2 damage per second.
• Each weapon has one or more physical damage types:

• Normal
• Blunt
• Slashing
• Piercing

• Certain enemies are weak or strong against different types of damage types.

• Durability

• The durability 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 your Equip Weight will reduce the speed of your rolls, while going over 100% will reduce your regular speed to walking and attempts to roll or backstep will leave you 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 an weapon are W / X / Y / Z:

• W is the Strength required
• X is the Dexterity required
• Y is the Magic 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 your 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 Great Axe (Requires 26 Strength) properly if the weapon is held with both hands.
• (18 x 1.5 = 27)

• Stat Bonuses

• The Stat Bonuses rating indicates the level of bonus damage you do with the weapon, based on the associated Stat.
• This rating can be S, A, B, C, D, or E (in order from most to least bonus for the associated skill).

• Damage Reduction %

• The Damage Reduction % of the weapon.
• It dictates how much damage the weapon mitigates while blocking.
• The Damage Reduction % stats for a shield are X / Y / Z:

• X is Physical Damage
• Y is Magical Damage
• Z is Fire Damage

• Guard Break Reduction

• The Guard Break Reduction determines the amount of stamina expended to block an incoming attack.
• A higher Guard Break Reduction also allows you to block stronger attacks without breaking guard and reduces the amount of stamina depleted from blocking attacks.