Stormhawk Axe

Stormhawk Axe

Attack	136 Physical
Critical	100
Scaling	Str D, Dex D
Requires	Str 19, Dex 15
Effect
Guard	49% physical, 31 guard boost
Type	Axe
Attack Type	Standard
Skill	Thunderstorm
FP Cost	19 / 12
Weight	5.5
Upgrades With	Somber Smithing Stones, to +10
Sell Price	200

The Stormhawk Axe is an Axe in Elden Ring. It has the highest physical attack of any axe in the game. It only turns up late in a run, in Leyndell, Royal Capital.

The Stormhawk Axe is a battle axe designed to resemble a hawk, its wings forming the blade, the signature weapon of warriors who strive to remain one with the storm far from their birthplace. Nepheli Loux carries two of them, and others lie near the Fortified Manor in Leyndell and on an awning in Castle Sol. It keeps the default axe moveset with wide, high-stagger swings and strong attacks that break guards and stances, and it is the highest damaging axe on raw physical attack. Its unique skill, Thunderstorm, swings the axe to raise a lightning storm around the user, follows with two spinning attacks and briefly imbues the blade with lightning, with damage scaling from Strength and Dexterity.

Stats

The Stormhawk Axe is the strongest axe at max upgrade and has the highest base physical in the class at 136, all at 5.5 weight. Thunderstorm is its skill, and with several copies available in one playthrough it can be powerstanced or kept as a spare for a different infusion.

How to Get Stormhawk Axe Guide

One inside Castle Sol, on a rooftop not far from where the Sorcerer Painting is found.
One inside Leyndell, Royal Capital, in the court outside of the Fortified Manor where Abductor Virgin enemies are roaming.
Two are dropped by Nepheli Loux if she is killed in the Village of the Albinaurics.

Where to find Stormhawk Axe Location?

Stormhawk Axe map location:

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Upgrades

Somber Smithing Stones take it up to +10.

Level	Material	Amount	Attack	Scaling
+1	Somber Smithing Stone [1]	x1	155 Physical	Str D, Dex D
+2	Somber Smithing Stone [2]	x1	175 Physical	Str D, Dex D
+3	Somber Smithing Stone [3]	x1	195 Physical	Str D, Dex D
+4	Somber Smithing Stone [4]	x1	214 Physical	Str D, Dex D
+5	Somber Smithing Stone [5]	x1	234 Physical	Str C, Dex D
+6	Somber Smithing Stone [6]	x1	254 Physical	Str C, Dex D
+7	Somber Smithing Stone [7]	x1	274 Physical	Str C, Dex D
+8	Somber Smithing Stone [8]	x1	293 Physical	Str C, Dex D
+9	Somber Smithing Stone [9]	x1	313 Physical	Str C, Dex D
+10	Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone	x1	333 Physical	Str C, Dex C

Skill

Thunderstorm costs 19 / 12 FP. The wielder calls lightning into the axe's wing-blade, a 40 second weapon buff that adds lightning damage, then spins the axe to whip up a tempest of lightning around the wielder. Additional inputs add up to two more spinning attacks, the last knocking foes back. The skill cannot be parried, and the Enraged Divine Beast boosts its damage. The skill is unique to this weapon and cannot be swapped out.

"Imbue the armament's wing-blade with lightning and swing it around to create a tempestuous lightning storm. Follow up with an additional input to perform up to two spinning attacks. The lightning will stay on the blade for a while."

Suggested Build

A quality axe, often powerstanced in pairs, that trades with heavy stagger swings and uses Thunderstorm when surrounded or to add lightning to the blade.

Stats	Strength 55 and Dexterity 55, Vigor 40 to 60, Endurance about 24, Mind 10 to 20
Affinity	Cannot be infused; it keeps its own scaling.
Talismans	Axe Talisman, Starscourge Heirloom, Great-Jar's Arsenal, Lightning Scorpion Charm
Pairs With	A second Stormhawk Axe for powerstancing

Notes

"Battle axe designed to resemble a hawk, with its wings comprising the blade. Signature weapon of warriors who strive to remain one with the storm, despite being so far from their place of birth. Their hearts are proud, and thereby easily undone."

All Axes

The table below lists all Axes in Elden Ring.

Name	Physical	Magic	Fire	Light	Holy	Crit. Boost	Weight	Str.	Dex.	Int.	Fai.	Arc.	Sell Price	Skill
Battle Axe	128 47.0	0 31.0	0 31.0	0 31.0	0 31.0	100 31	4.5	D 12	D 8	0	0	0	100	Wild Strikes
Celebrant's Cleaver	125 47	0 31	0 31	0 31	0 31	100 33	4.5	D 12	D 8	0	0	0	100	Wild Strikes
Death Knight's Twin Axes	101 44.0	0 30.0	0 30.0	65 44.0	0 30.0	100 33	5.5	D 14	D 12	0	D 16	0	0	Blinkbolt: Twinaxe
Forked Hatchet	113 40	0 27	0 27	0 27	0 27	100 27	2.5	D 9	C 14	0	0	0	100	Quickstep
Forked-Tongue Hatchet	125 45.0	0 30.0	0 30.0	0 30.0	0 30.0	100 30	4.0	D 10	D 13	0	0	0	200	Dragonform Flame
Hand Axe	117 42	0 28	0 28	0 28	0 28	100 28	3.5	D 9	D 8	0	0	0	100	Quickstep
Highland Axe	128 47	0 31	0 31	0 31	0 31	110 31	4.5	D 12	D 9	0	0	0	100	War Cry
Icerind Hatchet	115 40	0 27	0 27	0 27	0 27	100 27	3.0	E 11	C 16	0	0	0	100	Hoarfrost Stomp
Iron Cleaver	125 51.0	0 34.0	0 34.0	0 34.0	0 34.0	100 34	6.0	C 15	E 7	0	0	0	100	Wild Strikes
Jawbone Axe	130 49	0 33	0 33	0 33	0 33	100 36	5.5	C 14	E 8	0	0	0	100	Wild Strikes
Messmer Soldier's Axe	133 49.0	0 33.0	0 33.0	0 33.0	0 33.0	100 33	5.5	D 14	D 10	0	0	0	100	War Cry
Ripple Blade	75 47	0 31	0 31	0 31	0 31	100 31	4.5	11	11	0	0	A 20	100	Wild Strikes
Rosus' Axe	112 44	72 44	0 30	0 30	0 30	100 33	5.5	D 18	E 10	D 18	0	0	200	Rosus's Summons
Sacrificial Axe	133 49	0 33	0 33	0 33	0 33	100 33	5.5	D 16	D 10	0	0	0	100	Wild Strikes
Smithscript Axe	131 48.0	0 32.0	0 32.0	0 32.0	0 32.0	100 32	5.0	D 13	D 10	E 11	E 11	0	0	Wild Strikes
Stormhawk Axe	136 49	0 33	0 33	0 33	0 33	100 31	5.5	D 19	D 15	0	0	0	200	Thunderstorm
Warped Axe	124 56	0 37	0 37	0 37	0 37	100 43	7.5	C 24	8	0	0	0	200	War Cry