Caestus | Dark Souls 2 Wiki (2024)

Caestus+10 Stats
					90(*63)										130
					0 (*63)										15
					0(*63)										5
					0(*63)										60
					0(*63)										0.5
Requirements & Bonus
10 A (*B)				7 A (*C)				–				–
*B				*B				*B				*B
Weapon Type								Fist
Attack Type								Strike
Enchantable								Yes
Special								No

*When infused: 63 physical dmg/63 elemental dmg and B scaling with chosen element. Str scaling changes to B. Dex scaling changes to C.

Caestus is a weaponinDark Souls 2.Caestus is a hand-to-hand combat weapon designed for striking with fists. It scales primarily with Strength and Dexterity.You canpurchase this weapon from Merchant Hag Melentia. Additionally, a +8 version can be found in Brume Tower.

Weapon used to strike with one's fists.

The thick leather covering bears iron studs, and protects the hands while augmenting their striking power.

Attacks with the fists are solely dependent on one's strength. With this weapon, any encounter becomes a brawl.

See Also

Power Stance | Dark Souls 2 WikiDual Wielding - DarkSouls II WikiSmelter Hammer | Dark Souls 2 Wiki

Acquired From

• Sold by Merchant Hag Melentia for 1000 souls.
• A +8 version can be found in Brume Tower.

Hints and Tips:

• Upgraded with regular Titanite to +10. Note: Cannot be infused with Bleed Stone.
• The parry can deflect bombs.
• When used in your left hand with the stats to power stance it, You can use the power stance mode with only a single Caestus in your left hand, and nothing in your right. This is useful if you wish to use the Vanquisher's Seal, but have a better stagger ability with minimal damage loss.

Youtube relevant videos:
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• Dual Wield Tutorial

Required in Build:

• The Boxing Dandy

Caestus Upgrades

Note: Cannot be infused with Bleed Stone.

Table Key

Please see the Upgrades page for details on Upgrade paths, ore and blacksmiths. You can see the Stats page for detailed explanations on what they do.

Requirements/ Parameter Bonus	Attack Values	Damage Reduction (%) Reducing the elemental damage taken in %	Auxiliary Effects	Others
Strength	Physical	Physical	Bleeding	Durability
Dexterity	Magic	Magic	Poison	Weight
Intelligence	Fire	Fire	Petrify
Faith	Lightning	Lightning	Curse
Magic Bonus	Counter Strength	Stability
Fire Bonus	Poise Damage
Lighting Bonus	Cast Speed
Dark Bonus	Range

Parameter Bonus: Strength, Dexterity,Magic, Fire, Lightning and Dark bonuses - The scaling multiplier applied to the [Attack: stat]. Scaling quality is from highest to lowest as follows: S/A/B/C/D/E.
The higher the player's [Str, Dex, Mag, Fire, Light] stat, the higher the [Attack Bonus: Stat] is (found on the player status screen). The higher the scaling letter, the higher the percent multiplier applied to the [Attack: Stat].
This resulting bonus damage is added to the base physical damage of the weapon and is shown in the equipment screen in blue numbers as a "+ X".
Durability: The weapon's HP, when the durability hits 0, the effectiveness of its attacks become weakened to the point of almost uselessness. When an items durability is low, a message will come up saying "Weapon At Risk!" at this point the weapon does not perform at it's best.
Weight: How much the item weights when equipped.
Stability: How well the player keeps stance after being hit
Attack Type: Defines what kind of swing set the weapon has.
Regular(R), Thrust(T), Slash(Sl), Strike(St)