Elden Ring Butchering Knife Builds

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Butchering Knife

Weapon Type:

Great Axe

Damage Type:

Standard

Weight: 8.5


Stat	Str	Dex	Int	Fai	Arc
Requires	16	20
Scaling	E	C

Elden Ring Butchering Knife is a Great Axe Weapon that inflicts Physical Damage in the form of Standard Attacks with the ability to use the Normal Skill (Barbaric Roar). Butchering Knife will require Strength 16, Dexterity 20, and scales based on Strength E, Dexterity C, Stats.

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.


Tier	Passive	Wgt	Phy	Magic	Fire	Light	Holy
D	N/A	8.5	134	0	0	0	0


Skill	Type	FP Cost	Description
Barbaric Roar	Normal	16	Let loose a bestial roar to rally the spirit and increase attack power. While active, strong attacks change to savage combo attacks.

Can Be Buffed?

YES

Custom Ash of War?

YES

Attack Type:

Standard

Butchering Knife is a low-tier great axe that you can customize with any Ash of War and affinity. That flexibility means it fits Str, Dex, Int, Faith, or Arcane builds depending on how you infuse it. You can also buff it with greases and weapon spells for extra damage.

Navigate this Butchering Knife Guide using the links below.

Butchering Knife Stats

As a pure physical great axe, Butchering Knife is below average compared to alternatives. No element means consistent damage regardless of enemy resistances. Crit value matters for backstabs and ripostes. Stands out for strong physical base damage.

Butchering Knife Attack Stats
Rank	Stat	Base	Max
A	Physical Attack	134	TBD
F	Magical Attack	0	TBD
F	Fire Attack	0	TBD
F	Lightning Attack	0	TBD
F	Holy Attack	0	TBD
F	Attack Crit	100	TBD

Butchering Knife Guard Stats
Rank	Stat	Base	Max
E	Physical Guard	45	TBD
E	Magical Guard	31	TBD
E	Fire Guard	31	TBD
E	Lightning Guard	31	TBD
E	Holy Guard	31	TBD
E	Guard Boost	33	TBD

Butchering Knife Affinity Comparison

Compare how different affinities change the Butchering Knife damage, scaling, and guard stats. Apply affinities using Ashes of War at a Site of Grace.

Butchering Knife Damage by Affinity
Damage	Heavy	Keen	Quality	Fire	Flame Art	Lightning	Sacred	Magic	Cold	Poison	Blood	Occult
Physical	129	129	129	129	129	129	129	129	129	129	129	129
Magic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	129	97	-	-	-
Fire	-	-	-	129	129	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lightning	-	-	-	-	-	129	-	-	-	-	-	-
Holy	-	-	-	-	-	-	129	-	-	-	-	-

Butchering Knife Scaling by Affinity
Scaling	Heavy	Keen	Quality	Fire	Flame Art	Lightning	Sacred	Magic	Cold	Poison	Blood	Occult
Str	D	E	D	D	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E
Dex	-	C	D	E	E	D	E	E	C	C	C	D
Int	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	D	D	-	-	-
Fai	-	-	-	-	D	-	D	-	-	-	-	-
Arc	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	D	D	C

Where To Find Butchering Knife Location in Elden Ring

Drop from Anastasia Tarnished-Eater located at Smoldering Church. Once you win the fight, Butchering Knife is a guaranteed reward. The map below shows the encounter location.


Location	How To Get
Altus Plateau	Drop Chance from a Anastasia, Tarnished-Eater.

Drop from Anastasia Tarnished-Eater located at Smoldering Church

Best Builds for Butchering Knife in Elden Ring

Dex builds get the most out of Butchering Knife's great axe moveset. Dexterity (20 minimum) is the priority, with Strength as backup. These builds balance damage output with survivability. You can change the affinity to shift the scaling.

Butchering Knife Builds
Tier	Build	Equipment	Skills/Spells/Spirits
A	Glass Cannon Melee Build Class Vagabond Warrior Hero Stats Primary: Vigor Primary: Endurance Secondary: Dexterity Secondary: Strength	Weapon Starscourge Greatsword Magma Wyrm's Scalesword Axe Colossal Sword Colossal Weapon Great Axe Armor Use any Heavy Armor or Medium Armor Hoslow's Set Bull-Goat Set Talisman Great-Jar's Arsenal	Skills Ash of War Quickstep
B	Diablo Style Barbarian Class Vagabond Warrior Hero Stats Primary: Strength Primary: Endurance Secondary: Vigor Secondary: Dexterity	Weapon Colossal Sword Colossal Weapon Gargoyle's Blackblade Dragon Greatclaw Grafted Blade Greatsword Armor Use any Heavy Armor or Medium Armor Crucible Set Elden Lord Set Talisman Green Turtle Talisman Erdtree's Favor Crimson Seed Talisman	Skills Ash of War War Cry
B	Whirlwind Warrior Build Class Warrior Stats Primary: Vigor Primary: Endurance Secondary: Dexterity Secondary: Strength	Weapon Starscourge Greatsword Magma Wyrm's Scalesword Scimitar Armor Bull-Goat Set Hoslow's Set Talisman Great-Jar's Arsenal Erdtree's Favor Green Turtle Talisman	Skills Ash of War Quickstep Ash of War Storm Blade Ash of War Sword Dance Ash of War Spinning Slash

Butchering Knife Upgrade Costs in Elden Ring

+25 with regular Smithing Stones. Butchering Knife supports Ash of War swaps, affinity changes, and buff application. That's the full customization package, and the upgrade costs below show exactly what you'll spend.


Level	Material	Rune Cost
+1	Smithing Stone [1]	580 Runes
+2	Smithing Stone [1]	696 Runes
+3	Smithing Stone [1]	812 Runes
+4	Smithing Stone [2]	928 Runes
+5	Smithing Stone [2]	1,044 Runes
+6	Smithing Stone [2]	1,160 Runes
+7	Smithing Stone [3]	1,276 Runes
+8	Smithing Stone [3]	1,392 Runes
+9	Smithing Stone [3]	1,508 Runes
+10	Smithing Stone [4]	1,624 Runes
+11	Smithing Stone [4]	1,740 Runes
+12	Smithing Stone [4]	1,856 Runes
+13	Smithing Stone [5]	1,972 Runes
+14	Smithing Stone [5]	2,088 Runes
+15	Smithing Stone [5]	2,204 Runes
+16	Smithing Stone [6]	2,320 Runes
+17	Smithing Stone [6]	2,436 Runes
+18	Smithing Stone [6]	2,552 Runes
+19	Smithing Stone [7]	2,668 Runes
+20	Smithing Stone [7]	2,784 Runes
+21	Smithing Stone [7]	2,900 Runes
+22	Smithing Stone [8]	3,016 Runes
+23	Smithing Stone [8]	3,132 Runes
+24	Smithing Stone [8]	3,248 Runes
+25	Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone	3,364 Runes
Total	All Levels	49,300 Runes