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Basic Information

Icon Stat Description Soft cap Soft cap Hard cap Soft caps effect
Arcane Icon Arcane Attribute governing power of arcane ATK. Determines whether or not you can use certain equipment. 25 50 99 Damage of arcane items UP
Total Attack based on weapon's scaling
Increases Item Discovery
  • Similar to other stats, arcane is a requirement to use some weapons, and also increases the power of certain weapons, but it has a couple of other interesting points. First of all, most weapons have arcane scaling but don't actually use it by default. Instead, many weapons will only benefit from their natural arcane scaling when fitted with an elemental gem. Secondly, arcane scaling doesn't affect the physical damage of weapons; instead it will improve a weapon's arcane, fire, and bolt damage. Player raises this stat if he goes for elemental weapons.
  • Increasing arcane stat also raises Discovery. This helps find more items after defeating enemies. It's not strictly required, but it does help with finding supplies while running Chalice Dungeons. Other option how to increase Discovery, without leveling up arcane, is to equip an Eye Caryll Rune. Current hypothesis is that Item Discovery may simply alter the loot tables of SOME enemies given certain minimum thresholds are met. More on Eye Runes and Item Discovery research here: [Reddit] More Than Meets The Eye (Rune) and another study Bloodgem Rating and Discovery conducted by Lake of Mud.
  • Finally, the arcane stat governs the usage of Arcane items. Arcane Items require a minimum level of the arcane stat to be used. Unlike weapons, these items can be equipped in your quick inventory and used via the square button. Additionally, they don't disappear from your inventory after being used like normal items do; instead, they consume Quicksilver Bullets. These items provide a number of extra combat options and are a perk of using an arcane build that relies on elemental weapons. Additionally, having a high arcane stat increases the effects of many Arcane Items.
  • Diminishing Returns is a common concept in RPGs, meaning that for a given investment, i.e. one point in a stat, you receive a smaller benefit, e.g. fewer hit points per point in the HP stat.

Arcane Equipment & Item Requirements

Requirement Weapons Requirement Firearms Requirement Arcane Items
8 8 Flamesprayer, Rosmarinus 8
10 Logarius' Wheel 10 10 Messenger's Gift
14 Holy Moonlight Sword 14 14
15 15 15 Beast Roar, Empty Phantasm Shell, Old Hunter Bone
16 16 16 Blacksky Eye
18 18 18 Augur of Ebrietas
20 Kos Parasite 20 20 Executioner's Gloves, Choir Bell
25 25 25 Tiny Tonitrus
30 30 30 Accursed Brew
40 40 40 A Call Beyond

Arcane Equipment Scaling

  • Arcane Items Blacksky Eye, Augur of Ebrietas, Executioner's Gloves, Choir Bell, Tiny Tonitrus, Accursed Brew and A Call Beyond which do benefit from arcane stat all have S scaling.
Weapon Scaling Base (+0) Scaling Max (+10) +0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 +7 +8 +9 +10
Amygdalan Arm D C Detail ► D D D D D D D C C C C
Beast Claw D D Detail ► D D D D D D D D D D D
Beasthunter Saif D C Detail ► D D D D D D D D D D C
Beast Cutter E D Detail ► E E D D D D D D D D D
Blade of Mercy D B Detail ► D D D D D C C C C B B
Bloodletter D C Detail ► D D D D D D D D D D C
Boom Hammer D C Detail ► D D D D D D D C C C C
Burial Blade D B Detail ► D D D D D C C C C B B
Chikage D D Detail ► D D D D D D D D D D D
Church Pick D C Detail ► D D D D D D D D C C C
Flamesprayer D B Detail ► D D D D D D D C C B B
Holy Moonlight Sword C A Detail ► C C B B B B B A A A A
Hunter Axe D C Detail ► D D D D D D D D D D C
Hunter's Torch B B Detail ► B B B B B B B B B B B
Kirkhammer D B Detail ► D D D D D C C C B B B
Logarius' Wheel D C Detail ► D D D D D D D D C C C
Ludwig's Holy Blade D A Detail ► D D D C C B B B B B A
Rakuyo D C Detail ► D D D D D D D D D D C
Reiterpallasch D B Detail ► D D D D D D C C C C B
Rosmarinus B S Detail ► B B B B A A A A S S S
Rifle Spear D C Detail ► D D D D D D D D D D C
Saw Cleaver D C Detail ► D D D D D D D D D D C
Saw Spear D C Detail ► D D D D D D D C C C C
Simon's Bowblade D C Detail ► D D D D D D D D C C C
Stake Driver D C Detail ► D D D D D D D C C C C
Threaded Cane D B Detail ► D D D D D D C C C C B
Tonitrus D D Detail ► D D D D D D D D D D D
Torch D - Detail ► D - - - - - - - - - -
Whirligig Saw D B Detail ► D D C C C C B B B B B

Discovery Increase per Level of Arcane

Arcane Item Discovery Arcane Item Discovery Arcane Item Discovery Arcane Item Discovery
10 106 21 141 31 172 41 192
11 109 22 144 32 174 42 194
12 112 23 147 33 176 43 195
13 115 24 150 34 178 44 197
14 119 25 154 35 180 45 200
15 122 26 157 36 182 46 202
16 125 27 160 37 184 47 204
17 128 28 163 38 186 48 206
18 131 29 166 39 188 49 208
19 135 30 170 40 190 50 209
20 138
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