Talk:Flamberge (Dark Souls II)/@comment-121.74.122.32-20140809010005/@comment-5264386-20140809062512

If a weapon has an addition element on it, then it can only be augmented by using a spell. I'd imagine that this was to prevent people from buffing maxed-out weapons like a Poison Spotted Whip or Bleed Barbed Mace (were it still available) with more Poison or Bleed Attack.