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Basic Information

Scaling determines how much additional damage a weapon deals.

A character gains a percentage of the weapons base damage as additional damage, indicated by a "+" next to the weapons base damage.

Scaling Values

Letter Grade	Min. %
S	100	The weapon's stat bonus, indicated by a letter grade of S / A / B / C / D / E, and the character's stat's current level each correspond to a percentage value. These are multiplied together and against the weapons base damage to determine the bonus damage received. The letter grade represents a range of percentages.
A	81
B	61
C	45
D	?
E	?

Right Hand Weapons Scaling

Note: Stats associated with the Stat Bonuses rating are displayed in the table in following order / / /

Name	+1	+2	+3	+4	+5	+6	+7	+8	+9	+10
Amygdalan Arm	C / E / - / D	B / E / - / D	B / E / - / D	B / E / - / D	B / E / - / D	B / E / - / D	B / E / - / C	B / E / - / C	A / E / - / C	A / E / - / C
Beast Cutter	D / E / - / E	D / E / - / D	D / E / - / D	D / E / - / D	D / E / - / D	D / E / - / D	D / E / - / D	C / E / - / D	C / E / - / D	C / D / - / D
Beast Claw	D / E / - / D	D / E / - / D	D / E / - / D	D / E / - / D	D / D / - / D	D / D / - / D	D / D / - / D	C / D / - / D	C / D / - / D	C / D / - / D
Beasthunter Saif	E / D / - / D	E / D / - / D	E / D / - / D	E / D / - / D	E / C / - / D	E / C / - / D	E / C / - / D	E / C / - / D	E / B / - / D	D / B / - / C
Blade of Mercy	- / B / - / D	- / B / - / D	- / B / - / D	- / B / - / D	- / A / - / C	- / A / - / C	- / A / - / C	- / A / - / C	- / A / - / B	- / S / - / B
Bloodletter	C /- / B / D	B / - / B / D	B / - / B / D	B / - / A / D	B / - / A / D	B / - / A / D	A / - / A / D	A / - / A / D	A / - / A / D	A / - / S / C
Boom Hammer	C / E / - / D	B / E / - / D	B / E / - / D	B / E / - / D	B / E / - / D	B / E / - / D	B / E / - / C	B / E / - / C	A / E / - / C	A / E / - / C
Burial Blade	E / C / - / D	E / C / - / D	E / C / - / D	E / C / - / D	E / B / - / C	E / B / - / C	E / B / - / C	E / B / - / C	E / B / - / B	D / B / - / B
Holy Moonlight Sword	D / D / - / C	C / D / - / B	C / D / - / B	C / D / - / B	B / D / - / B	B / D / - / B	B / D / - / A	B / C / - / A	B / C / - / A	B / C / - / A
Hunter Axe	D / E / - / D	D / E / - / D	D / E / - / D	D / E / - / D	C / E / - / D	C / E / - / D	C / E / - / D	C / D / - / D	C / D / - / D	B / D / - / C
Chikage	E / D / B / D	E / D / B / D	E / D / B / D	E / D / B / D	E / C / A / D	E / C / A / D	E / C / A / D	E / C / A / D	E / C / A / D	E / B / S / D
Church Pick	E / D / - / D	E / D / - / D	E / C / - / D	E / C / - / D	D / C / - / D	D / C / - / D	D / C / - / D	D / B / - / C	D / B / - / C	D / B / - / C
Kirkhammer	C / E / - / D	B / E / - / D	B / E / - / D	B / E / - / D	B / E / - / C	B / E / - / C	A / E / - / C	A / E / - / B	A / E / - / B	A / E / - / B
Kos Parasite	- / - / - / A	- / - / - / S	- / - / - / S	- / - / - / S	- / - / - / S	- / - / - / S	- / - / - / S	- / - / - / S	- / - / - / S	- / - / - / S
Logarius' Wheel	B / - / - / D	B / - / - / D	B / - / - / D	B / - / - / D	A / - / - / D	A / - / - / D	A / - / - / D	A / - / - / C	A / - / - / C	S / - / - / C
Ludwig's Holy Blade	D / D / - / D	C / D / - / D	C / D / - / C	C / C / - / C	B / C / - / B	B / C / - / B	B / B / - / B	B / B / - / B	B / B / - / B	B / B / - / A
Reiterpallasch	E / C / E / D	E / B / E / D	E / B / E / D	E / B / E / D	E / B / D / D	E / B / D / C	E / A / D / C	E / A / D / C	E / A / D / C	E / A / D / B
Rakuyo	- / C / - / D	- / B / - / D	- / B / - / D	- / B / - / D	- / B / - / D	- / B / - / D	- / A / - / D	- / A / - / D	- / A / - / D	- / A / - / C
Rifle Spear	E / D / D / D	E / D / D / D	E / C / D / D	E / C / D / D	E / C / D / D	E / C / D / D	E / C / D / D	E / B / C / D	E / B / C / D	D / B / B / C
Saw Cleaver	D / E / - / D	D / E / - / D	D / E / - / D	D / E / - / D	D / D / - / D	D / D / - / D	D / D / - / D	C / D / - / D	C / D / - / D	C / D / - / C
Saw Spear	D / D / - / D	D / D / - / D	D / D / - / D	D / D / - / D	D / D / - / D	D / C / - / D	D / C / - / C	D / C / - / C	D / C / - / C	D / C / - / C
Simon's Bowblade	- / B / B / D	- / B / B / D	- / B / B / D	- / B / B / D	- / A / A / D	- / A / A / D	- / A / A / D	- / A / A / C	- / A / A / C	- / S / S / C
Stake Driver	D / D / - / D	D / D / - / D	D / D / - / D	D / D / - / D	D / D / - / D	D / D / - / D	D / D / - / C	C / D / - / C	C / D / - / C	C / C / - / C
Threaded Cane	E / C / - / D	E / B / - / D	E / B / - / D	E / B / - / D	E / B / - / D	E / B / - / C	E / B / - / C	E / B / - / C	E / A / - / C	E / A / - / B
Tonitrus	D / E / - / D	D / E / - / D	D / E / - / D	D / E / - / D	C / E / - / D	C / E / - / D	C / E / - / D	C / E / - / D	C / E / - / D	B / E / - / D
Whirligig Saw	B / E / - / D	B / E / - / C	B / E / - / C	A / E / - / C	A / E / - / C	A / E / - / B	A / E / - / B	A / E / - / B	A / E / - / B	S / D / - / B

Left Hand Weapons Scaling

Note: Stats associated with the Stat Bonuses rating are displayed in the table in following order / / / Torch cannot be fortified, at +0 stats bonuses are - / - / - / D

Name	+1	+2	+3	+4	+5	+6	+7	+8	+9	+10
Cannon	- / - / E / -	- / - / E / -	- / - / E / -	- / - / E / -	- / - / E / -	- / - / D / -	- / - / D / -	- / - / D / -	- / - / D / -	- / - / D / -
Evelyn	- / - / B / -	- / - / B / -	- / - / A / -	- / - / A / -	- / - / A / -	- / - / A / -	- / - / S / -	- / - / S / -	- / - / S / -	- / - / S / -
Fist of Gratia	C / - / - / -	C / - / - / -	B / - / - / -	B / - / - / -	B / - / - / -	B / - / - / -	A / - / - / -	A / - / - / -	A / - / - / -	A / - / - / -
Flamesprayer	- / - / - / D	- / - / - / D	- / - / - / D	- / - / - / D	- / - / - / D	- / - / - / D	- / - / - / C	- / - / - / C	- / - / - / B	- / - / - / B
Gatling Gun	- / - / E / -	- / - / E / -	- / - / E / -	- / - / E / -	- / - / E / -	- / - / E / -	- / - / D / -	- / - / D / -	- / - / D / -	- / - / D / -
Hunter Blunderbuss	- / - / C / -	- / - / C / -	- / - / B / -	- / - / B / -	- / - / B / -	- / - / B / -	- / - / A / -	- / - / A / -	- / - / A / -	- / - / A / -
Hunter Pistol	- / - / D / -	- / - / D / -	- / - / C / -	- / - / C / -	- / - / B / -	- / - / B / -	- / - / B / -	- / - / B / -	- / - / B / -	- / - / A / -
Hunter's Torch	- / - / - / B	- / - / - / B	- / - / - / B	- / - / - / B	- / - / - / B	- / - / - / B	- / - / - / B	- / - / - / B	- / - / - / B	- / - / - / B
Church Cannon	- / - / E / -	- / - / E / -	- / - / E / -	- / - / D / -	- / - / D / -	- / - / D / -	- / - / D / -	- / - / D / -	- / - / D / -	- / - / D / -
Ludwig's Rifle	- / - / E / -	- / - / E / -	- / - / E / -	- / - / D / -	- / - / D / -	- / - / D / -	- / - / D / -	- / - / D / -	- / - / D / -	- / - / D / -
Piercing Rifle	- / - / D / -	- / - / D / -	- / - / C / -	- / - / C / -	- / - / B / -	- / - / B / -	- / - / B / -	- / - / A / -	- / - / A / -	- / - / A / -
Repeating Pistol	- / - / D / -	- / - / C / -	- / - / C / -	- / - / C / -	- / - / B / -	- / - / B / -	- / - / B / -	- / - / B / -	- / - / B / -	- / - / B / -
Rosmarinus	- / - / - / B	- / - / - / B	- / - / - / B	- / - / - / A	- / - / - / A	- / - / - / A	- / - / - / A	- / - / - / S	- / - / - / S	- / - / - / S

Items Scaling

Note: Stats associated with the Stat Bonuses rating are displayed in the table in following order / / / Items cannot be fortified

Name	Stat Bonuses	Name	Stat Bonuses	Name	Stat Bonuses	Name	Stat Bonuses
A Call Beyond	- / - / - / S	Delayed Molotov	D / - / - / A	Molotov Cocktail	D / - / - / A	Rope Molotov Cocktail	D / - / - / A
Accursed Brew	- / - / - / S	Delayed Rope Molotov	D / - / - / A	Oil Urn	D / - / - / -	Tiny Tonitrus	- / - / - / S
Augur of Ebrietas	- / - / - / S	Executioner's Gloves	- / - / - / S	Pebble	A / D / - / -	Throwing Knife	D / A / - / -
Blacksky Eye	- / - / - / S	Choir Bell	- / - / - / S	Poison Knife	D / A / - / -

Exact Values

The character's stat is converted to a percentage value. The % values have been rounded.

Stat	%	Stat	%	Stat	%	Stat	%	Stat	%
0	0	20	35	40	71	60	88	80	94
1	1	21	38	41	72	61	88	81	94
2	1	22	41	42	74	62	89	82	95
3	2	23	44	43	75	63	89	83	95
4	2	24	47	44	77	64	89	84	95
5	3	25	50	45	78	65	90	85	96
6	3	26	51	46	79	66	90	86	96
7	4	27	53	47	81	67	90	87	96
8	4	28	54	48	82	68	91	88	97
9	5	29	56	49	84	69	91	89	97
10	5	30	57	50	85	70	91	90	97
11	8	31	58	51	85	71	91	91	98
12	11	32	60	52	86	72	92	92	98
13	14	33	61	53	86	73	92	93	98
14	17	34	63	54	86	74	92	94	98
15	20	35	64	55	87	75	93	95	99
16	23	36	65	56	87	76	93	96	99
17	26	37	67	57	87	77	93	97	99
18	29	38	68	58	87	78	94	98	100
19	32	39	70	59	88	79	94	99	100

These 2 values are then multiplied together, and against the weapons base damage. This is done with every stat that has a scaling value.

Example: a character with 50 Strength and 20 Skill is using a +10 Whirligig Saw which has a base damage of 190, a strength scaling of S (equal to 110% in this case) and a skill scaling of D (equal to 30% in this case). According to the scaling chart, 50 Strength gives 85% of the weapons scaling bonus. So the player gains 110%*85%=93.5% Strength bonus scaling. The weapon has a base damage of 190, so the player gains 190*93.5%= 177 bonus damage from strength. The player also gets 30% (from the D scaling)*40% (from having 20 skill)*190 (base damage)=22.8 bonus damage from skill scaling.

Notes

Soft Caps: Looking at the scaling bonus chart shows that the player gains ~.5% extra scaling bonus for every level until 10, ~3% extra scaling bonus for every level from 11 to 25. ~1.4% extra scaling bonus for every level from 26 to 50~.3% scaling for every level after that. This means that leveling past 25 gives slightly reduced bonuses, and past 50 gives severely reduced bonuses; to the point that putting in extra levels past 50 usually gives less bonus damage than leveling a <50 stat, even if the desired weapon has very low scaling.

Here is a Google Doc that calculates the scaling bonus for various weapons and stats.