Blacksteel Katana

The Damage stat dictates how much damage the weapon does. The Damage stats for a weapon are A / B / C / D / E:

• A is Physical Damage
• B is Magical Damage
• C is Fire Damage
• D is Lightning Damage
• E is Dark Damage

Each weapon has one or more physical damage types:

• Striking
• Slashing
• Thrusting

Certain enemies are weak or strong against different damage types.
See Weakness for physical reduction, Resistance for elemental reduction.

The Aux Effect stat dictates how effective the weapon will be at causing the effect. The Aux Effect stats for a weapon are A / B:

• A is Poison Effect
• B is Bleed Effect

The Stats Needed determines how high various Stats must be in order to wield the weapon effectively.
The stats required for a weapon are A / B / C / D:

• A is the Strength required
• B is the Dexterity required
• C is the Intelligence required
• D 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 100% bonus to Strength by wielding a weapon with both hands, thus reducing
the actual Strength required. For example, a character with 14 Strength can wield a Great Club (Requires 28 Strength)
properly if the weapon is held with both hands. (14 x 2 = 28)

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).
See Scaling for more information.
The Bonus Stats for a weapon are A/B/C/D/E/F:

• A is the Strength stat bonus that influences the physical attack of the weapon.
• B is the Dexterity stat bonus that influences the physical attack of the weapon.
• C is the Intelligence stat bonus that influences the Magical attack of the weapon.
• D is the Intelligence and Faith stat bonus that influences the Fire attack of the weapon.
• E is the Faith stat bonus that influences the Lightning attack of the weapon.
• F is the Intelligence or Faith stat bonus that influence the Dark attack of the weapon(The lower of the two stats is chosen as the bonus stat).

The Damage Reduction % of the weapon. It dictates how much damage the weapon mitigates while blocking.
The Damage Reduction % stats for weapons are A / B / C / D / E :

• A is Physical Damage
• B is Magical Damage
• C is Fire Damage
• D is Lightning Damage
• E is Dark Damage

The Aux Effect Reduction % of the weapon. It dictates how much of the effect the weapon mitigates while blocking.
The Aux Effect Reduction % stats for a weapon are A / B / C / D:

• A is Poison Effect
• B is Bleed Effect
• C is Petrification Effect
• D is Curse Effect