Butchering Knife

Butchering Knife

Attack	134 Physical
Critical	100
Scaling	Str E, Dex C
Requires	Str 16, Dex 20
Effect	1% of max HP recovered when an attack hits.
Guard	58% physical, 37 guard boost
Type	Greataxe
Attack Type	Standard
Skill	Barbaric Roar
FP Cost	16
Weight	8.5
Upgrades With	Smithing Stones, to +25
Sell Price	200

The Butchering Knife is a Greataxe in Elden Ring.

When to Use It

Mid game. It is found around Mt. Gelmir, which opens up past Stormveil Castle, so it arrives once a build has taken shape.

Why Players Pick It

Recovers 1% of max HP on every attack that hits: the only sustain in the class, and it scales with your Vigor rather than your damage. C Dex at +0, the only Dex-leaning Greataxe, reaching B Dex on 's max keen table. 16 Str / 20 Dex, 8.5 weight. Received from Anastasia, Tarnished-Eater on Mt. Gelmir, already carrying the Sacred affinity.

Upgrades

Ordinary Smithing Stones carry it all the way to +25, and because it is not a Somber weapon it will also hold a grease or a weapon buff, which is a damage source the unique blades simply do not have.

Build

Its scaling runs Str at E and Dex at C, so Dex is the stat worth levelling, and you need Str 16 and Dex 20 before you can lift it. Any Ash of War and any affinity will sit on it, so its scaling can be re-cut towards whichever stat you are already levelling. It also 1% of max HP recovered when an attack hits on its own, with no infusion needed.

Notes

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 small amount of HP when it squarely strikes an enemy.

How to Get Butchering Knife Guide

Received upon defeating Anastasia, Tarnished-Eater near the Corpse-Stench Shack on [[Mt.
Gelmir]], with the Sacred affinity added to the weapon.

Where to find Butchering Knife Location?

Map credit by Map Genie.

All Greataxes

Name	Physical	Magic	Fire	Light	Holy	Crit. Boost	Weight	Str.	Dex.	Fai.	Arc.	Sell Price	Skill
Axe of Godrick	142 50	0 35	0 35	0 35	0 35	100 35	11	D 34	D 22	0	0	100	I Command Thee, Kneel!
Bonny Butchering Knife	134 58.0	0 31.0	0 31.0	0 31.0	0 31.0	100	8.5	C 16	D 20	0	0	0	Hone Blade
Butchering Knife	134 58	0 31	0 31	0 31	0 31	100 37	8.5	E 16	C 20	0	0	200	Barbaric Roar
Crescent Moon Axe	146 68	0 36	0 36	0 36	0 36	100 44	12.5	D 25	D 15	0	0	100	War Cry
Death Knight's Longhaft Axe	113 61.0	0 32.0	0 32.0	73 46.0	0 32.0	100	11.5	D 23	E 10	D 18	0	0	Blinkbolt: Long-hafted Axe
Executioner's Greataxe	150 74	0 40	0 40	0 40	0 40	115 48	15	C 34	E 8	0	0	200	War Cry
Gargoyle's Black Axe	100 49	0 27	0 27	0 27	120 54	100 37	8.5	D 24	E 8	D 22	0	200	War Cry
Gargoyle's Great Axe	123 58	0 31	0 31	0 31	0 31	100 37	8.5	C 24	E 8	0	0	200	War Cry
Great Omenkiller Cleaver	142 63	0 33	0 33	0 33	0 45	100 42	11	D 23	D 12	0	0	200	Wild Strikes
Greataxe	151 69	0 37	0 37	0 37	0 37	100 45	13	D 30	D 8	0	0	100	Barbaric Roar
Longhaft Axe	146 68	0 36	0 36	0 36	0 36	100 44	12.5	D 24	D 8	0	0	100	War Cry
Putrescence Cleaver	141 66.0	0 44.0	0 38.0	0 38.0	0 38.0	100	13.5	D 28	E 10	0	D 15	0	Spinning Guillotine
Rusted Anchor	147 68	0 36	0 36	0 36	0 36	100 44	12.5	C 26	E 9	0	0	200	Barbaric Roar
Winged Greathorn	130 50	0 35	0 35	0 35	0 35	100 35	11	D 30	D 20	0	0	100	Soul Stifler