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Butchering Knife Stats, Upgrades, and How to Get

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The Butchering Knife is a Greataxe available in Elden Ring. Read on for the Butchering Knife's stats, upgrade info, how to use Butchering Knife, and its location.

Butchering Knife Overview

Butchering Knife Basic Profile

Butchering Knife ImageButchering Knife Type / Art / Weight
Type: Greataxe
Attack Type: Standard
Skill: Barbaric Roar
Weight: 8.5
Description
Huge carving knife made to cleanly butcher the human body. Signature weapon of the Ogress Anastasia, known to have eaten countless Tarnished while disguised as a Finger Maiden. Restores a very small amount of HP when it squarely strikes an enemy.

Basic Stats

PHYS ATK 134 PHYS DEF 42.7
MAG ATK 0 MAG DEF 32.5
FIRE ATK 0 FIRE DEF 29.4
LGHT ATK 0 LGHT DEF 29.4
HOLY ATK 0 HOLY DEF 35.6
CRIT ATK 100 GUARD BOOST 33.0
INCANT SCALING - RANGE -
SORCERY SCALING - - -

Attribute Scaling

STR DEX INT FAI ARC
E C - - -

Required Stats

STR DEX INT FAI ARC
16 20 0 0 0

Butchering Knife Location

Defeat Anastasia, Tarnished-Eater

Defeat Anastasia, Tarnished-Eater at Altus Plateau. She will spawn at the Corpse-Stench Shack near the First Mt. Gelmir Campsite Site of Grace. By default this weapon will be infused with the Sacred affinity, but this can be changed.

How to Beat Anastasia, Tarnished-Eater: Boss Fight Guide

Butchering Knife Upgrade Stats

Base and Max Upgrade Level Comparison

Level PHYS. DMG SEC. DMG STR DEX INT FAI ARC
+0 134 0 E C - - -
+25 328 0 E B - - -

Max Upgrade Level in Each Affinity

Scaling is ordered as (from left to right) STR, DEX, INT, FAI, and ARC. Additionally, passive Effect numbers are affected by your stats.

Affinity Phys. DMG Sec. DMG Scaling Passive Effect
+25 Standard 328 0 E/B/-/-/- -
+25 Heavy 303 0 B/-/-/-/- -
+25 Keen 283 0 E/A/-/-/- -
+25 Quality 264 0 B/B/-/-/- -
+25 Magic 251 251 E/D/B/-/- -
+25 Fire 219 219 C/E/-/-/- -
+25 Flame Art 251 251 E/D/-/C/- -
+25 Lightning 219 219 E/C/-/-/- -
+25 Sacred 251 251 E/D/-/C/- -
+25 Poison 277 0 D/B/-/-/D Poison (117)
+25 Blood 277 0 D/B/-/-/D Blood Loss (102)
+25 Cold 232 174 E/B/C/-/- Frost (127)
+25 Occult 290 0 E/D/-/-/B -

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