Iraklis is a DLC weapon available in Dragon's Dogma.
Overview[]
- "A longsword decorated with a bold-looking horn. Causes its wielder to take more damage and use more stamina, but at times deals crushing blows to enemies."
With Iraklis equipped, Stamina use, both for skills and running, is increased by 50%; and the damage the wielder takes is also increased by 50%.
The attack power of this longsword is reduced to around one ninth for normal hits, but will randomly strike with a Critical Hit with the attack power of the sword multiplied nearly nine times - criticals occur roughly every one in four hits.
This sword is the matching weapon for the Hero's Armor Set.
In Dragon's Dogma it can be obtained through a purchase of the Weapon Pack: The Debilitator; in Dark Arisen as well as in the original game it can be bought from The Black Cat.
Damage[]
| Component | Weapon power | |
|---|---|---|
| 'Normal' | Critical | |
| Skill's base Strength | 1x | |
| Character Strength | 1x | |
| Weapon strength | 0.1x | 9x |
| Equipment | 0.1x | 9x |
| Enchantments | 0.1x | 9x |
| Values as modified for Damage Calculation (Values for Dark Arisen, see notes) | ||
Physical damage from skills and core skills is made up of several components: skill's base Strength (usually small, around 100, but very large for skills like Arc of Obliteration); character Strength based attack power; weapon attack power; and additional boosts from equipment. The total attack power is a sum of these factors, with the relative proportions of each dependent on the skill used.
With Iraklis the attack power of the sword and accessory equipment is reduced to one tenth (0.1x) of its given value under normal conditions, meaning that most of the power of an attack comes from either the wielder's character Strength, or from the innate power of the skill used.
However, when a strike with Iraklis causes a critical hit (or "crushing blow" ) the attack power of the weapon is increased by nine times (9x) - meaning in most cases almost all of the power of the attack derives from the strength of the sword.
The base Strength of a skill and character Strength of the wielder are unmodified by Iraklis.
Enchantments[]
If Iraklis is given a weapon enchantment then the weapon gains magickal damage which is also reduced or multiplied by the same factors depending on whether a critical strike occurs or not.
Augments, and other boosts[]
Strength and magick boosting equipment, including armor (like Golden Belt), and rings (like Baleful Nails), also have their effects diminished or multiplied dependent on whether a critical strike occurs or not.
Boosting augments (like Clout), and Status Effects, both debilitations and invigorations (like Strength Boosted) that affect attack power remain as normal whether or not a critical hit occurs.
Tactics[]
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Once properly upgraded, the weapon's capability for powerful criticals enable it to rival even the highest tiers of longswords, as it can and will at times deliver surprising amounts of damage, often outright slaying a non-boss enemy every few attacks swung.
To enhance its capabilities to dish out a critical, attacks that hit multiple times are the most viable options. Other skills become much better to use and even skills that were once quite mediocre, become powerful and usable.
To maximize the likelihood of a critical hit fast and multi-strike attacks can be used - these include the jumping heavy attack, and the Indomitable Lunge. Skills that have very high base skill damage (such as Arc of Might which has base attack power of over 9000) show much smaller increases (typically about +20%) in damage with criticals as the weapon's strength is so much less important.
Although the average attack power is comparable the with strongest weapons, Iralkis' stagger and knockdown power are inferior - thus equipment such as Barbed Nails may be a necessary choice.
Stats[]
| Upgrade Level |
0
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1
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2
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3
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| Upgrade Requirements |
N/A | 30,200 G | 104,000 G Silverwheat Paste x5 |
317,400 G Tagilus's Miracle x5 |
Click here for requirements |
5,400 RC Shattered Earth Tome x2 |
7,400 RC Godly Analeptic x5 |
| Strength | 105 | 157 | 220 | 304 | 440 | 698 | 885 |
| Magick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slash Strength | 100% | ||||||
| Bludgeoning Strength | 0% | ||||||
| Stagger Power | 118 | 118 | 174 [160] ‡ | 261 [228] ‡ | 325 [304] ‡ | 339 | 401 |
| Knockdown Power | 118 | 118 | 174 [160] ‡ | 261 [228] ‡ | 325 [304] ‡ | 339 | 401 |
| Element | - | ||||||
| Debilitations | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Weight | 6.22 | 6.22 | 5.91 | 5.29 | 4.66 | 4.67 | 4.67 |
- ‡ - changes in Dark Arisen in brackets.
Enhancement Item Locations[]
- Silverwheat Paste
- May be found in chests in various Gransys locations, including within the Catacombs, where Skeleton Knights are first encountered.
- Sold by:
- Fournival in Gran Soren.
- Delec within the Chamber of Estrangement in the Post-Game Everfall.
- Joye within the Chamber of Remorse in the Post-Game Everfall.
- Can be stolen from Rats using Master Thief.
- Tagilus's Miracle
- May be found in chests in various Gransys locations, most notably within the Post-Game Everfall.
- Can be stolen from the Chimera, Gorechimera, Wolf and Direwolf with the Pilfer/Master Thief skill.
- Sold by:
- Fournival in Gran Soren.
- Mathias at the Greatwall Encampment.
- Akim on the exit level of the Post-Game Everfall.
- Can be stolen from Armored Cyclops using Master Thief.
- Can be stolen from Cyclops using Master Thief.
- Shattered Earth Tome
- Can be obtained by purifying Bitterblack Novelty Lv.2.
- May be found in chests throughout Bitterblack Isle, including:
- Godly Analeptic
- Found in chests on Bitterblack Isle.
- Purification of Bitterblack Novelty Lv.2.
- Sold by Barroch after purchasing the DLC pack The Crucible of the Lost.
Notes[]
Damage[]
- The critical power can make the difference between not being able to damage a foe and damaging it greatly. (see also Defense Break)
- The effect on weapon strength is not noted in any statistic in menus.
- Unlike debilitations the chance to critical with this sword appears to be genuinely random, and independent of the enemy struck.
- The critical chance is at least 1 in 4 (25%) and may be slightly higher, up to 2 in 7.
- Spell enchantments usually add additional magick attack power of well over 300 and which can be nearly 400, meaning that on a critical hit the magick damage can be significant -over 3000. Magick boosting rings and equipment also boost magickal critical damage.
- The cumulative averaged damage of this weapon is considered nearly as good, or even better than, the strongest longsword available - Bitter End.
General[]
- In the original Dragon's Dogma the power multiplier may have been 5x not 9x.(verify) Values in the article are for Dark Arisen
- Fall Damage is not affected
- In Dark Arisen, this weapon can be gifted to another Pawn.
- Dark enchanted weapons such as Rooted Gloom can give a Dark Critical Hit.
- The Iraklis has a significantly higher-pitched swinging sound when compared to average longswords.
- This is by far is the easiest DLC Weapon to be upgraded.
- The original tests that discovered the proper numerical relationship suggested 8.9x and 0.11x multiplier see "Irakiss or Irakill" via www.gamefaqs.com. Subsequent and repeated tests seem to show that the multipliers are simply 9x and 0.1x to 1hp of accuracy
Trivia[]
Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules) [male]
- The word "Iraklis" is a Greek name (Ηρακλής), from the ancient mythological hero Herakles (Hercules). Herakles derives from the words "Hera" (the Greek goddess, "Ira" in Greek) and "kleos" (glory), meaning "glory of Hera". Sources : Wikipedia:Heracles, Iraklis or Herakles (www.greek-names.info), Heracles (wiktionary.org)
- The curious shape of the weapon appears to be inspired by that of the horn of the Hercules Beetle, a visual pun.
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