War Scythe

Original PS3

In Game Description

A pole weapon used for slash attacks.

Pole weapons can mow down many targets in a single blow but are difficult to handle and require both strength and dexterity to use.

Availability

• 4-2 Reaper drop (rare)
• 5-2 Treasure

General Information

Image	Name	Damage	Durability	Weight	Stats Needed Stat Bonuses	Damage Reduction %	Guard Break Reduction
	War Scythe (Sais)	95/0/0 Bleed 180 (Slashing)	130	3	13/13/0/0 E/D/-/-	40.0/10.0	25

• When two handing this weapon, only 9 Strength is required.

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	Pole Attacks
R2 - R2	Heavy Horizontal swings
Roll - R1	Ground Sweep
Backstep or Run - R1	Vertical ground Attack
Forward + R1	Push
L1 (left hand)	Guard
L2 (left hand)	Pole Attack

Two-Handed

R1 - R1	Pole Attacks
R2	Spinning Swing
Roll - R1	Ground Sweep
Backstep or Run — R1	Vertical Ground Attack
Forward + R1	Push
L1 or L2	Guard

Upgrades

Basic

Requires Sharpstone

Name	Damage	Stat Bonuses	Shard	L. Shard	Chunk	Pure
War Scythe +0	95/0/0 180 Bleed	E/D/-/-	-	-	-	-
War Scythe +1	105/0/0 180 Bleed	E/D/-/-	3	-	-	-
War Scythe +2	114/0/0 180 Bleed	E/D/-/-	4	-	-	-
War Scythe +3	124/0/0 180 Bleed	E/D/-/-	6	-	-	-
War Scythe +4	133/0/0 180 Bleed	D/D/-/-	6	1	-	-
War Scythe +5	143/0/0 180 Bleed	D/D/-/-	6	3	-	-
War Scythe +6	152/0/0 180 Bleed	D/D/-/-	6	5	-	-
War Scythe +7	162/0/0 180 Bleed	D/C/-/-	6	5	1	-
War Scythe +8	171/0/0 180 Bleed	D/C/-/-	6	5	3	-
War Scythe +9	181/0/0 180 Bleed	D/C/-/-	6	5	5	-
War Scythe +10	190/0/0 180 Bleed	D/C/-/-	6	5	5	1

Sharp

Damage bonus is heavily modified by Dexterity.

Requires:

• War Scythe +0
• Bladestone

Name	Damage	Stat Bonuses	Shard	Chunk	Pure
Sharp War Scythe +1	105/0/0 180 Bleed	E/C/-/-	3	-	-
Sharp War Scythe +2	114/0/0 180 Bleed	E/C/-/-	4	-	-
Sharp War Scythe +3	124/0/0 180 Bleed	E/A/-/-	6	1	-
Sharp War Scythe +4	133/0/0 180 Bleed	E/A/-/-	6	3	-
Sharp War Scythe +5	143/0/0 180 Bleed	E/S/-/-	6	5	1

Quality

Moderate damage bonus from Strength and Dexterity.

Requires:

• War Scythe +3
• Clearstone

Name	Damage	Stat Bonuses	Shard	Chunk	Pure
Quality War Scythe +1	109/0/0 180 Bleed	D/D/-/-	3	-	-
Quality War Scythe +2	124/0/0 180 Bleed	D/D/-/-	4	-	-
Quality War Scythe +3	138/0/0 180 Bleed	C/C/-/-	6	1	-
Quality War Scythe +4	152/0/0 180 Bleed	C/C/-/-	6	3	-
Quality War Scythe +5	166/0/0 180 Bleed	C/C/-/-	6	5	1

Mercury

Poison special effect

Requires:

• War Scythe +3
• Mercurystone

Name	Damage	Stat Bonuses	Shard	Chunk	Pure
Mercury War Scythe +1	107/0/0 180 Bleed 120 Poison	E/D/-/-	3	-	-
Mercury War Scythe +2	119/0/0 180 Bleed 180 Poison	E/D/-/-	4	-	-
Mercury War Scythe +3	131/0/0 180 Bleed 240 Poison	E/C/-/-	6	1	-
Mercury War Scythe +4	143/0/0 180 Bleed 300 Poison	E/C/-/-	6	3	-
Mercury War Scythe +5	154/0/0 180 Bleed 360 Poison	E/C/-/-	6	5	1

Tearing

Bleeding special effect.

Requires:

• War Scythe +3
• Suckerstone

Name	Damage	Stat Bonuses	Shard	Chunk	Pure
Tearing War Scythe +1	97/0/0 240 Bleed	E/B/-/-	3	-	-
Tearing War Scythe +2	100/0/0 273 Bleed	E/B/-/-	4	-	-
Tearing War Scythe +3	102/0/0 300 Bleed	E/S/-/-	6	1	-
Tearing War Scythe +4	105/0/0 327 Bleed	E/S/-/-	6	3	-
Tearing War Scythe +5	107/0/0 360 Bleed	E/S/-/-	6	5	1

Moon

Magic damage added; primarily modified by Magic stat.

Requires:

• War Scythe +6
• Moonlightstone

Name	Damage	Stat Bonuses	Shard	Chunk	Pure
Moon War Scythe +1	74/111/0 180 Bleed	E/E/C/-	3	-	-
Moon War Scythe +2	91/120/0 180 Bleed	E/E/C/-	4	-	-
Moon War Scythe +3	108/133/0 180 Bleed	E/E/C/-	6	1	-
Moon War Scythe +4	125/145/0 180 Bleed	E/E/C/-	6	3	-
Moon War Scythe +5	143/160/0 180 Bleed	E/E/C/-	6	5	1

Demon's Soul

Name	Damage	Stats Needed	Stat Bonuses	Req. Material
Large Sword of Searching	170/0/0 Bleed 120	24/16/0/0	D/D/-/-	War Scythe +8 Hero Demon's Soul

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.