The Forked Hatchet is an Axe available in Elden Ring. Read on for the Forked Hatchet's stats, upgrade info, how to use Forked Hatchet, and its location.

Forked Hatchet Overview

Forked Hatchet Basic Profile

Forked Hatchet	Type / Art / Weight
	Type: Axes Attack Type: Standard Skill: Quickstep Weight: 2.5
Description
Peculiar hatchet wielded by imps. The gently undulating forked blade is known as an "imp's tongue" and causes blood loss.

Basic Stats

Passive Effects

Attribute Scaling

Required Stats

Forked Hatchet Location

Chance to Drop From Imps

This weapon has a chance to drop from Imps in the Lands Between. Imps can be found in many catacombs.

One such example with several Imps to farm is in Road's End Catacombs at Liurnia of the Lakes.

Liurnia of the Lakes Interactive Map and Region Guide

How to use Forked Hatchet

Scales with Dexterity and Strength

The Forked Hatchet scales with Dexterity and has the highest stat scaling bonus with this attribute. Equipping the Prosthesis-Wearer Heirloom talisman can further increase the damage dealt by this weapon.

The default scaling of the Forked Hatchet can be changed or improved by using whetblades to apply different affinities.

All Whetblades Locations

Has a Passive Blood Loss Buildup

This weapon's physical attacks cause blood loss to build up and filling up the meter will inflict Hemorrhage to an enemy dealing damage that is relative to their HP. It has a very good buildup rate that can be improved by applying a blood affinity with a Black Whetblade. It is a versatile weapon for bleed builds and since it is an enemy drop, you can farm this weapon to powerstance it with a duplicate.

It has the standard move set for axes that can effectively apply the status effect and the Lord of Blood's Exultation talisman will increase the damage of your attacks when Bleed is applied in the vicinity. Ashes of War such as Chilling Mist, or Poisonous Mist are recommended as additional damage sources that can complement the weapon's passive ability.

List of All Status Effects and How to Cure

Infusable with Ashes of War

This weapon can be infused with Ashes of War and the default weapon skill Quickstep, which allows the user to perform a dash in any direction to avoid attacks and look for openings to attack your opponent.

Best Ashes of War

Forked Hatchet Upgrade Stats

Base and Max Upgrade Level Comparison

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.

Elden Ring Related Guides

All Weapons List

Weapon Guides

List of Weapons by Stat Scaling

List of Weapons by Damage Types

Standard	Strike	Slash	Pierce
Magic	Fire	Holy	Lightning

List of Weapons by Status Effects

Bleed	Frost	Scarlet Rot
Sleep	Poison	Madness

List of Weapon Types