Upgrade: No prefix (Hardstone)

In Game Description

Hard ore. Enhances straight swords, axes, hammers, and so on.

A basic ore that evenly increases the power of a weapon. Weapons can be strengthened by hardstones up to a maximum of level 10.

General Information

Item	Value
Special Damage Type	None
Upgrade Path Starts	+0
Maximum Upgrade Level	+10
Notes	-

Availability

Image	Name	Location
	Shard of Hardstone	1-1, 1-2 Hoplite 2-1 Scale Miners (Fire-tipped Blade) 2-1, 2-2 Filthy Man Vendor (500 souls each) 1-1, 2-1 Crystal Lizard
	Large Hardstone Shard	1-1, 1-2 Hoplite 2-1 Scale Miners (Fire-tipped Blade) 1-2, 2-2 Crystal Lizard 2-2 Filthy Man Vendor (1500 souls each)
	Chunk of Hardstone	1-2 Crystal Lizard 1-3 Crystal Lizard 1-4 Crystal Lizard 2-1 Scale Miners (Fire-tipped Blade) (Rare) 2-2 Scale Miners (Rare) (Luck >18 & Black Tendency can help) 2-2 Crystal Lizard
	Pure Hardstone	1-3 Crystal Lizard 1-4 Crystal Lizard 2-2 Treasure, dead body above Crystal Lizard nest 2-x Crystal Lizard 2-3 Crystal Lizard

Confirmed Weapons

Weapon	Max Damage1	Max Upgrade2 Shard/Large Shard/Chunk/Pure
Bastard Sword	190/0/0	74/36/18/1
Battle Axe	160/0/0	55/29/14/1
Buckler	61	45/23/11/1
Claymore	210/0/0	74/36/18/1
Compound Long Bow	90/0	55/29/14/1
Compound Short Bow	80/0	45/23/11/1
Crescent Axe	230/0/0	74/36/18/1
Great Axe	260/0/0	94/54/27/2
Great Sword	260/0/0	94/54/27/2
Guillotine Axe	174/0/0	74/36/18/1
Halberd	190/0/0	55/29/14/1
Heater Shield	72	55/29/14/1
Iron Knuckles	130/0/0	35/18/9/1
Kite Shield	75	55/29/14/1
Knight's Shield	78	74/36/18/1
Knight Sword	170/0/0	55/29/14/1
Long Bow	70/0	55/29/14/1
Long Sword	160/0/0	55/29/14/1
Mace	160/0/0	55/29/14/1
Mirdan Hammer	190/0/0	55/29/14/1
Morning Star	150/0/0 Bleed 100	55/29/14/1
Purple Flame Shield	82	94/54/27/2
Short Bow	60/0	45/23/11/1
Short Sword	150/0/0	45/23/11/1
Steel Shield	82	94/54/27/2
Soldier's Shield	68	45/23/11/1

Footnotes

1. For shields, the number is the guard break reduction

2. Total number of stones required to obtain the maximum weapon upgrade