Mail Breaker

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In Game Description

An extremely small rapier.

It can pierce even hard armors. Rapier weapons have a narrow range of attack but deal heavy damage. They are effective against metal armor, etc., but it's hard to overpower shield holders, and are easily parried.

Availability

• Knight starting weapon
• Boletarian Palace
  • World 1-1: Past the first two Boletarian Soldiers (Sword and Shield), to the right after the fog gate, underneath the rafters.
  • World 1-1: Dropped by Dreglings (0,5%).
  • World 1-2: Dropped by Dreglings (0,5%).

General Information

Image Name Damage Durability Weight Stats Needed Stat Bonuses Damage Reduction % Guard Break Reduction Mail Breaker 70/0/0 (Piercing) 200 0.5 6/0/0/0 E/D/-/- 40.0/10.0 25

Move Set

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1 Handed
R1 — R1 —	piercing thrusts	can be used behind Shield
R2	heavy piercing Thrust
Roll — R1	low piercing Thrust
Backstep or Run — R1	jumping piercing Thrust
Forward + R1	backstep Attack
L1 (left hand)	piercing Thrust
L2 (left hand)	Parry

2 Handed
R1 — R1 —	piercing thrusts
R2	heavy piercing Thrust
Roll — R1	low piercing Thrust
Backstep or Run — R1	jumping piercing Thrust
Forward + R1	backstep Attack
L1 or L2	Guard

Upgrades

Basic

Requires Sharpstone

Sharp

Damage bonus is heavily modified by dexterity.
Requires

• Mail Breaker +0
• Bladestone.

Quality

Moderate damage bonus from Strength and Dexterity.
Requires

• Mail Breaker +3
• Clearstone.

Mercury

Poison special effect
Requires

• Mail Breaker +3
• Mercurystone.

Fatal

Bonus to backstab and riposte damage.
Requires

• Mail Breaker +3
• Marrowstone (Pulpstone).

Crescent

Magic damage added; primarily modified by Magic stat. Minor MP regen.
Requires

• Mail Breaker +6
• Darkmoonstone.

Demon's Soul

Name Damage Stats Needed Stat Bonuses Req. Material Needle of Eternal Agony 10/50/0 6/20/20/0 -/-/-/- Mail Breaker +7 Mixed Demon's Soul

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Key

Name:	Names displayed are according to the Atlus (NA) version of the game. Name changes from the Asian version, if any, will appear in parentheses.
Damage:	The Damage stat dictates how much damage the weapon does. The Damage stats for a weapon are X / Y / Z: X is Physical Damage Y is Magical Damage Z is Fire Damage Bleed, Poison and Plague are bonus damage over a period of 60 seconds. So, if a weapon has "Bleed 120", the victim will suffer 120 damage over 60 seconds, or 2 damage per second. Each weapon has one or more physical damage types: Normal Blunt Slashing Piercing Certain enemies are weak or strong against different types of damage types.
Durability:	The durability of the weapon. The effectiveness of the weapon will severely deteriorate when the durability falls below 30%.
Weight:	The Weight of the weapon. Note that carrying over 50% of your Equip Weight will reduce the speed of your rolls, while going over 100% will reduce your regular speed to walking and attempts to roll or backstep will leave you momentarily stunned.
Stats Needed:	The Stats Needed determines how high various Stats must be in order to wield the weapon effectively. The Requirement stats for an weapon are W / X / Y / Z: W is the Strength required X is the Dexterity required Y is the Magic required Z is the Faith required Wielding a weapon without the required Strength and/or Dexterity will incur a penalty to the Physical damage of the weapon, while lower-than-required Magic and/or Faith will reduce the Magic damage of the weapon. Also keep in mind that your character gains a 50% bonus to Strength by wielding a weapon with both hands, thus reducing the actual Strength required. For example, a character with 18 Strength can wield a Great Axe (Requires 26 Strength) properly if the weapon is held with both hands. (18 x 1.5 = 27)
Stat Bonuses:	The Stat Bonuses rating indicates the level of bonus damage you do with the weapon, based on the associated Stat. This rating can be S, A, B, C, D, or E (in order from most to least bonus for the associated skill).
Damage Reduction %:	The Damage Reduction % of the weapon. It dictates how much damage the weapon mitigates while blocking. The Damage Reduction % stats for a shield are X / Y / Z: X is Physical Damage Y is Magical Damage Z is Fire Damage
Guard Break Reduction:	The Guard Break Reduction determines the amount of stamina expended to block an incoming attack. A higher Guard Break Reduction also allows you to block stronger attacks without breaking guard and reduces the amount of stamina depleted from blocking attacks.