Carving Sword is the 7th most-used weapon under the current filters (2.5% of 85,030 recorded fights), winning 67.2% overall - 6.7% of its wins come against better-geared opponents.
Best against Great Nature Staff (100.0%), Druidic Staff (96.6%), Double Bladed Staff (95.2%). Struggles against Hellspawn Staff (31.0%), Heavy Crossbow (39.3%), Polehammer (40.0%).
Winrate by IP difference (50-IP buckets, dot size = sample size). A flat curve means the weapon carries regardless of gear; a steep one means it only wins when out-gearing.