Istarelle

Original PS3

In Game Description

A short spear of hard oak. It is covered with engravings and is one of the few Revelations from God.

Once belonged to the Holy Knight Lizaia. Its holiness increases the wielder's resistance to plague and poison.

Availability

World 5 -- Valley of Defilement - Treasure

• Attain Pure White World Tendency in World 5 -- Valley of Defilement
• Go to 5-1. Continue through the map until you reach the rats at the bottom of a ramp.
• Kill the Rats and across the way you will see a Giant Depraved One. You do not have to kill him, but it is recommended.
• About halfway across the ledge connecting the 2 areas there will be a ladder to your left. Climb up this ladder and you will proceed across several ledges and kill several Depraved Ones, including a Giant Depraved One as you cross a bridge.
• Climb up to a dead-end cave and you will see three Giant Depraved Ones.
• Dispatch these three, and the Istarelle will be yours for the taking.
• It is shorter to get to the ladder coming backwards from the 5-2 Archstone, but you will have to get past two Giant Depraved Ones from that direction.

General Information

Image	Name	Damage	Durability	Weight	Stats Needed Stat Bonuses	Damage Reduction %	Guard Break Reduction
	Istarelle	20/100/0 (Piercing)	800	1	9/18/0/24 E/D/-/A	40.0/10.0	25

• When two handing this weapon, only 6 Strength is required.
• One of two unique weapons that scale amazingly well with Faith, the other being the Large Sword of Moonlight.
• Some Faith builds favor this spear over the Large Sword of Moonlight due to the fact that as a spear and is more adaptable, since you can 2-hand it to maximize damage or use a off-hand shield and defend yourself while attacking the enemy.
• Recommended for situations where a little bit more plague or poison resistance is required.
• The Istarelle multiplies Poison and Plague resistance from stats (Endurance and Luck , respectively) plus any bonus from a ring by a multiplier that starts at 3 and increases to 6 at the +5 upgraded version. While the bonus stacks very effectively with the Ring of Poison Resistance and Ring of Disease Resistance.
• The multiplier does not affect poison and plague resistance obtained from armor.
• At max stats the Istarelle will have 20 + 7 Physical Damage and 100 + 200 Magical Damage.

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	Spear Thrust
R2	Overhead Spear Thrust
Roll - R1	Ground Sweep
Backstep or Run - R1	Vertical Ground Attack
Forward + R1	Push
L1 (left hand)	Guard
L2 (left hand)	Spear Thrust

Two-Handed

R1 - R1	Spear Thrust
R2 - R2	Jumping Thrust > Double Spear Thrust
Roll - R1	Ground Sweep
Backstep or Run - R1	Vertical Ground Attack
Forward + R1	Push
L1 or L2	Guard

Upgrades

Name	Damage	Stat Bonuses	Req. Material	Special Notes
Istarelle	20/100/0	E/D/-/A	Default	Poison & Plague Resistance x3.0
Istarelle +1	20/100/0	E/D/-/A	Colorless Demon's Soul	Poison & Plague Resistance x3.6
Istarelle +2	20/100/0	E/D/-/S	Colorless Demon's Soul	Poison & Plague Resistance x4.2
Istarelle +3	20/100/0	E/D/-/S	Colorless Demon's Soul	Poison & Plague Resistance x4.8
Istarelle +4	20/100/0	E/D/-/S	Colorless Demon's Soul	Poison & Plague Resistance x5.4
Istarelle +5	20/100/0	E/D/-/S	Colorless Demon's Soul	Poison & Plague Resistance x6.0

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.

• 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% bo [[nus 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.