A sword bestowed upon a most dutiful servant of the Putrid Mother.
Hidden lore — revealed in game at high Inferno or Radiance
"In time the Putrid Mother will feast on all, but those few chosen to carry out her will before their consumption are as her children, and thus most blessed." - Lahn Gerysh.
Damage
- Physical
- 37
- Wither
- 37
- Total
- 74
Base damage only. Your stats add more on top — see the planner. Deals no holy or fire damage at any upgrade level.
Scaling
- Strength
- E 23.1
- Agility
- - 0.0
- Radiance
- D+ 40.0
- Inferno
- D+ 40.0
Grades change with upgrade level — move the slider to see how far.
Requirements
- Strength
- 8
- Radiance
- 14
- Inferno
- 14
⚠ You can equip this without meeting the requirements, but all damage and defence are divided by 5.
Impact & sockets
- Poise damage
- 75
- Stagger damage
- 11
- Rune sockets
- —
- Block stability
- 0.18
- PvP damage
- ×0.77
- Spell slots
- 0
Sockets unlock as the weapon is upgraded. Letters are rune types.
Deals 23% less damage against other players. Figures on this page are PvE and unaffected. Datamined
Handling & guard
Handling
- Stamina cost
- 1.565
- Visceral damage
- ×1
- Stagger from behind
- ×3
- Parry window
- 0.147s
- Parry stagger
- 65
- Guard angle
- 180°
Guard protection
- Physical
- 27%
- Fire
- 14%
- Holy
- 14%
- Wither
- 27%
- Magic
- 15%
Guard resistance
- Bleed
- 30%
- Poison
- 50%
- Wither
- 30%
- Frostbite
- 50%
- Smite
- 30%
- Burn
- 30%
- Ignite
- 30%
Status buildup
- frost
- 60
Buildup per hit, and it does not rise with upgrade level — it carries no curve in the game's tables. What happens when the meter fills is covered on status effects.
Cost to fully upgrade
Everything the blacksmith needs to take this from +0 to +10, totalled across every step.
- Small Deralium Fragments
- 6
- Regular Deralium Nuggets
- 7
- Large Deralium Shards
- 20
- Deralium Chunk
- 1
- Vigor
- 29,250
Modelled
Where to find it
You start with this if you pick the Putrid Child class — it is part of that class's starting weapon. It can be found in the world as well:
Acquisition
- How
- Found in the world
- Region
- Fief of the Chill Curse
- Confidence
- Modelled
Value
- Sells for
- 60 vigor
- Purchasable
- No vendor stocks it
Under the hood
- Internal key
- WPN_PLA_SS_NecromancerShortSword
- Icon asset
- SS_NecromancerShortSword
- Game patch
- 2.5.591
- Provenance
- Datamined
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