Iron Cleaver Stats, Upgrades, and How to Get
The Iron Cleaver is an Axe available in Elden Ring. Read on for the Iron Cleaver's stats, upgrade info, how to use Iron Cleaver, and its location.
List of Contents
Iron Cleaver Overview
Iron Cleaver Basic Profile
 Iron Cleaver
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Type / Art / Weight |
|---|---|
| Type:
Axes
Attack Type: Standard Skill: Wild Strikes Weight: 6 |
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| Description | |
| Fairly large iron cleaver, commonly used by the maltreated misbegotten. | |
Basic Stats
| PHYS ATK | 120 | PHYS DEF | 51 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAG ATK | 0 | MAG DEF | 34 |
| FIRE ATK | 0 | FIRE DEF | 34 |
| LGHT ATK | 0 | LGHT DEF | 34 |
| HOLY ATK | 0 | HOLY DEF | 34 |
| CRIT ATK | 100 | GUARD BOOST | 34 |
| INCANT SCALING | - | RANGE | - |
| SORCERY SCALING | - | - | - |
Attribute Scaling
| STR | DEX | INT | FAI | ARC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | E | - | - | - |
Required Stats
| STR | DEX | INT | FAI | ARC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Iron Cleaver Location
Dropped by Misbegotten Enemies
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This weapon has a chance to drop from the Misbegotten enemies in Castle Morne in the Weeping Peninsula.
Castle Morne Location and What to Do
How to Use Iron Cleaver
Scales with Strength and Dexterity
The Iron Cleaver primarily scales with Strength leveling up this attribute will have the most increase to the damage of your physical attacks. The damage output can be increased with the Starscourge Heirloom talisman that raises your Strength
The weapon can get even more bonus scaling from Strength by applying a Heavy affinity that will improve its scaling grade.
Versatile Weapon
The Iron Cleaver is one of the highest damaging Axes in the game that can be customized to fit any build or playstyle. Its normal attacks has the same animation as the Club and a unique strong attack animation that lunges forward before slamming the weapon forward.
It can be used to apply status effects and the Blood affinity will grant the weapon the ability to apply Bleed. The Ashes of War Chilling Mist will allow you to apply Frostbite while Poisonous Mist will grant you Poison.
List of All Status Effects and How to Cure
Infusable with Ashes of War
This weapon can be infused with Ashes of War and has the weapon skill Wild Strikes by default. This skill allows the user to swing the weapon continuously by holding the skill button. It can be followed up with either normal or strong attack for an additional finishing blow.
The weapon skill gives the user high Poise while attacking and consecutive attacks are extremely effective at stun locking enemies. It uses both FP and Stamina while in use, good talismans to pair with Wild Strikes are the Rotten Winged Sword Insignia, Green Turtle Talisman, and Shard of Alexander. These talismans will increase the damage dealt by the skill and give you fast Stamina recovery.
Iron Cleaver Upgrade Stats
Base and Max Upgrade Level Comparison
| Level | PHYS. DMG | SEC. DMG | STR | DEX | INT | FAI | ARC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +0 | 120 | 0 | C | E | - | - | - |
| +25 | 294 | 0 | B | D | - | - | - |
Max Upgrade Level in Each Affinity
Scaling is ordered as (from left to right) STR, DEX, INT, FAI, and ARC. Additionally, passive Effect numbers are affected by your stats.
| Affinity | Phys. DMG | Sec. DMG | Scaling | Passive Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +25 Standard | 294 | 0 | B/D/-/-/- | - |
| +25 Heavy | 253 | 0 | A/-/-/-/- | - |
| +25 Keen | 270 | 0 | E/B/-/-/- | - |
| +25 Quality | 235 | 0 | B/B/-/-/- | - |
| +25 Magic | 224 | 224 | D/E/B/-/- | - |
| +25 Fire | 195 | 195 | C/E/-/-/- | - |
| +25 Flame Art | 224 | 224 | D/E/-/C/- | - |
| +25 Lightning | 195 | 195 | E/C/-/-/- | - |
| +25 Sacred | 224 | 224 | D/E/-/C/- | - |
| +25 Poison | 247 | 0 | B/D/-/-/D | Poison (97) |
| +25 Blood | 247 | 0 | B/D/-/-/D | Blood Loss (83) |
| +25 Cold | 207 | 165 | B/D/C/-/- | Frost (105) |
| +25 Occult | 258 | 0 | D/E/-/-/B | - |
Elden Ring Related Guides
Weapon Guides
| What Weapons to Get First | Best Weapons Tier List |
| How to Upgrade Weapons | Weapon Stat Scaling Explained |
| DLC Weapons | Best DLC Weapons |
| DLC Bleed Weapons | DLC Unique Weapons |
List of Weapons by Stat Scaling
| Strength | Dexterity | Intelligence | |||
| Faith | Arcane | ||||
List of Weapons by Damage Types
 Standard |
 Strike |
 Slash |
 Pierce |
 Magic |
 Fire |
 Holy |
 Lightning |
List of Weapons by Status Effects
 Bleed |
 Frost |
 Scarlet Rot |
 Sleep |
 Poison |
 Madness |
