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Blacksmith Lenigrast,
Steady Hand McDuff, Weaponsmith Ornifex +1 to +3
Titanite Shard
+4 to +6
L. Titanite Shard
+7 to +9
Titanite Chunk
+10 Titanite Slab Upgrades weapon Physical base power by 10% of initial value per level, increases stat scaling, and can be enchanted with temporary weapon effects.

Boss Weapons

& Armor

Blacksmith Lenigrast,
Steady Hand McDuff, Weaponsmith Ornifex Boss Weapon +5 Petrified
Dragon Bone Upgrades weapon Physical base power by 30% of initial value per level, increases stat scaling.

Special Weapons

& Armor

Blacksmith Lenigrast,
Steady Hand McDuff, Weaponsmith Ornifex Special Armor +5 Twinkling Titanite Upgrades weapon Physical base power by 10% of initial value per level, increases stat scaling.

Magic

Steady Hand McDuff Faintstone Reduces Physical damage, as well as Strength and Dexterity scaling, but improves Magic scaling and adds Magic damage.

Reduces base Physical damage by 30.5%, adds base Magic damage, adds initial C Magic scaling to previously un-infused, un-upgraded, and scalable weapons, and reduces Strength and Dexterity scaling down by 1-2 letters. If added to a weapon that does additional non-Physical damage (other than Magic) without having been infused, reduces all other base damage types by a smaller percentage and adds less base Magic damage. If added to a weapon that does Magic damage without having been infused, reduces all other base damage types by a smaller percentage and adds more base Magic damage.

Fire

Steady Hand McDuff Firedrake Stone Reduces Physical damage, as well as Strength and Dexterity scaling, but improves Fire scaling and adds Fire damage.

Reduces base Physical damage by 30.5%, adds base Fire damage, adds initial C Fire scaling to previously un-infused, un-upgraded, and scalable weapons, and reduces Strength and Dexterity scaling down by 1-2 letters. If added to a weapon that does additional non-Physical damage (other than Fire) without having been infused, reduces all other base damage types by a smaller percentage and adds less base Fire damage. If added to a weapon that does Fire damage without having been infused, reduces all other base damage types by a smaller percentage and adds more base Fire damage.

Lightning

Steady Hand McDuff Boltstone Reduces Physical damage, as well as Strength and Dexterity scaling, but improves Lightning scaling and adds Lightning damage.

Reduces base Physical damage by 30.5%, adds base Lightning damage, adds initial C Lightning scaling to previously un-infused, un-upgraded, and scalable weapons, and reduces Strength and Dexterity scaling down by 1-2 letters. If added to a weapon that does additional non-Physical damage (other than Lightning) without having been infused, reduces all other base damage types by a smaller percentage and adds less base Lightning damage. If added to a weapon that does Lightning damage without having been infused, reduces all other base damage types by a smaller percentage and adds more base Lightning damage.

Dark

Steady Hand McDuff Darknight Stone Reduces Physical damage, as well as Strength and Dexterity scaling, but improves Dark scaling and adds Dark damage.

Reduces base Physical damage by 30.5%, adds base Dark damage, adds initial C Dark scaling to previously un-infused, un-upgraded, and scalable weapons, and reduces Strength and Dexterity scaling down by 1-2 letters. If added to a weapon that does additional non-Physical damage (other than Dark) without having been infused, reduces all other base damage types by a smaller percentage and adds less base Dark damage. If added to a weapon that does Dark damage without having been infused, reduces all other base damage types by a smaller percentage and adds more base Dark damage.

Poison

Steady Hand McDuff Poison Stone Reduces base damage and scaling but adds a Poison effect. Most effective on weapons that either already have a Poison effect, as this infusion will enhance the effect, or on weapons with fast attack speed, to build up Poison quickly.

Reduces base Physical damage by 30.5%, adds 112 to the Poison effect of a previously un-infused, un-upgraded weapon, and reduces Strength and Dexterity scaling down by 1-2 letters. If added to a weapon that does additional non-Physical damage without having been infused (such as the Crescent Axe), it adds 96 to the Poison effect and reduces all base damage types by 11%.

Bleed

Steady Hand McDuff Bleed Stone Reduces base damage and scaling but adds a bleed effect. Most effective on weapons that either already have a bleed effect, as this infusion will enhance the effect, or on weapons with fast attack speed, to build up Bleed quickly.

Reduces base Physical damage by 30.5%, adds 112 to the Bleed effect of a previously un-infused, un-upgraded weapon, and reduces Strength and Dexterity scaling down by 1-2 letters. If added to a weapon that does additional non-Physical damage without having been infused (such as the Crescent Axe), it adds 96 to the Bleed effect and reduces all base damage types by 11%. .

Raw

Steady Hand McDuff Raw Stone Upgrades weapon Physical base power, decreases stat scaling, and can be enchanted with temporary weapon effects.

Best used on weapons that have very low scaling to begin with, as weapons that rely on their scaling for damage will most likely lose damage by choosing this infusion. It can also be effective when a player knows that they won't be getting their stats high enough for the weapon's scaling to truly shine.

Adds initial 14.4% to the base Physical/Magic/Fire/Lightning/Dark attack of a previously un-upgraded, un-infused weapon and reduces the Strength/Dexterity/Magic/Fire/Lightning/Dark scaling down to D or E.

Extremely useful on weapons without scaling as it'll simply add up the damage.

Enchanted

Steady Hand McDuff Magic Stone Reduces Strength/Dexterity/Fire/Lightning/Dark scaling down to D or E, adds initial D Magic scaling, does not affect base damages, and makes Physical damage—not Magic damage—scale with Intelligence.

Weapons that already include Magic damage and/or have low Magic scaling effectively benefit from the Enchanted infusion; also, the infusion is ideal for builds that only use Magic as their primary means of damage and/or builds that have high Intelligence.

If used on a weapon with no scaling, such as the Bluemoon Greatsword or Avelyn, the weapon will gain the same D rank (or C after fully upgraded) Physical-damage Intelligence scaling; also, it will outscale any Raw weapon when Intelligence is at 50 points or above.

Mundane

Steady Hand McDuff Old Mundane Stone Upgrades weapon to scale by the player's lowest stat, but decreases weapon base damage by about 50% and decreases the original stat scaling. Useful for builds that have near-equal stats, using fast-attack weapons. With 30 points in every stat, a Mundane weapon gets +200 bonus damage; if the same player continues to level up, a Mundane weapon does not gain damage until all nine stats are equal again (such as leveling up every stat to have 32 points), since the weapon will only scale with the lowest stat, which would still be 30—also, leveling up does not decrease any damage.

Extremely useful on weapons with low base damage or without scaling, such as the Handmaid's Ladle, Parrying Dagger, and Broken Straight Sword.