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Iron Spear

With its requirements met (Str 13 · Dex 11), Iron Spear reaches 327 attack rating at +25; the strongest affinities at those stats are Flame Art and Sacred at 480.

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Drop: Soldier (2%) · Nokron, Eternal City (5), Siofra River (3)

Attack rating (+25): 327
Scaling (+25): Str C · Dex D
Class: Spear
Weight: 4.5
Requires: Str 13 · Dex 11
Skill: Charge Forth · FP 16
Upgrades with: Smithing Stones (+25), takes Ashes of War

Attack rating by affinity 13

At Str 13 · Dex 11 · Int 10 · Fai 10 · Arc 10 (each stat at the weapon's requirement, 10 where it has none), one-handed.

Affinity	+0	Max	Damage at max	Scaling at max
Standard	127	327 +25	Physical 327	Str CDex DInt –Fai –Arc –
Heavy	120	321 +25	Physical 321	Str BDex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Keen	117	313 +25	Physical 313	Str EDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Quality	116	301 +25	Physical 301	Str BDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Fire	189	423 +25	Physical 207Fire 216	Str CDex EInt –Fai –Arc –
Flame Art	193	480 +25	Physical 226Fire 254	Str EDex EInt –Fai CArc –
Lightning	186	425 +25	Physical 209Lightning 216	Str EDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Sacred	170	480 +25	Physical 226Holy 254	Str EDex EInt –Fai CArc –
Magic	170	477 +25	Physical 223Magic 254	Str EDex EInt CFai –Arc –
Cold	180	411 +25	Physical 234Magic 177	Str CDex DInt CFai –Arc –
Poison	105	291 +25	Physical 291	Str CDex DInt –Fai –Arc D
Blood	105	291 +25	Physical 291	Str CDex DInt –Fai –Arc D
Occult	111	306 +25	Physical 306	Str DDex EInt –Fai –Arc B

Try your own stats, two-handing and any upgrade in the AR calculator.

Attack rating by stat (Standard, +25)

Strength
Dexterity

Each line raises one stat from the requirement to 99 with the others held at the requirement; dashed lines are Strength's soft caps.

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Stat level	Strength	Dexterity
11	–	327
13	327	–
14	–	334
16	337	–
17	–	341
19	346	–
20	–	348
22	354	–
23	–	353
25	361	–
26	–	359
28	369	–
29	–	365
31	376	–
32	–	370
34	383	–
35	–	376
37	391	–
38	–	381
40	398	–
41	–	386
43	404	–
44	–	391
46	411	–
47	–	396
49	417	–
50	–	400
52	423	–
53	–	405
55	428	–
56	–	409
58	433	–
59	–	412
61	437	–
62	–	415
64	441	–
65	–	418
67	445	–
68	–	421
70	449	–
71	–	424
73	453	–
74	–	427
76	457	–
77	–	430
79	462	–
80	–	434
82	464	–
83	–	435
85	466	–
86	–	436
88	467	–
89	–	437
91	469	–
92	–	438
94	470	–
95	–	439
97	472	–
98	–	441
99	473	441

Stat	Soft caps	AR per point, by stretch	At 99
Strength	18, 60, 80	13–18: +3.2 · 18–60: +2.19 · 60–80: +1.4 · 80–99: +0.53	473 from 327
Dexterity	18, 60, 80	11–18: +2.43 · 18–60: +1.64 · 60–80: +1.05 · 80–99: +0.37	441 from 327

Soft caps are the breakpoints of the scaling curve the game assigns this weapon; past each one a point adds less (or, for some curves, more).

Attack rating by upgrade, by affinity

Standard
Flame Art
Sacred
Magic

At the weapon's requirements (Standard and the 3 strongest other affinities at those stats).

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Upgrade level	Standard	Flame Art	Sacred	Magic
0	127	193	170	170
1	134	204	182	181
2	142	215	194	194
3	150	226	206	205
4	158	238	219	218
5	165	249	230	230
6	173	260	243	242
7	181	271	255	254
8	189	283	267	267
9	197	294	280	279
10	205	306	292	291
11	213	317	304	304
12	221	329	317	316
13	229	340	329	328
14	237	352	342	340
15	245	364	354	353
16	253	375	367	366
17	261	387	380	378
18	269	399	393	391
19	278	411	404	402
20	286	422	417	415
21	294	434	430	428
22	302	445	443	440
23	311	456	454	453
24	319	467	467	466
25	327	480	480	477

Status buildup by upgrade

Cold · Frost
Poison · Poison
Blood · Blood loss

Per hit at Arcane 10. Affinities not shown keep the same buildup at every level.

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Upgrade level	Cold · Frost	Poison · Poison	Blood · Blood loss
0	66	66	57
1	67	67	58
2	69	68	59
3	70	69	60
4	72	70	61
5	73	71	62
6	75	73	63
7	77	75	64
8	78	76	65
9	80	77	66
10	81	78	67
11	83	80	69
12	85	81	70
13	86	82	71
14	88	83	72
15	89	84	73
16	91	86	74
17	92	87	75
18	94	88	76
19	96	89	77
20	97	90	78
21	99	91	79
22	100	93	80
23	102	94	81
24	104	95	82
25	105	96	83

#15 of 19 spear weapons by attack rating

Spiked Spear358 +25
Partisan357 +25
Spear337 +25
Swift Spear334 +25
Iron Spear327 +25
Celebrant's Rib-Rake317 +25
Short Spear311 +25
Smithscript Spear308 +25
Bloodfiend's Fork307 +25

Standard affinity at max upgrade, each weapon at its own requirements. A full bar is the class's strongest (Bolt of Gransax, 598).

Moveset from the game files

Damage with Standard +25 at the stats above, before the enemy's defense; two-handed moves include two-handing's Strength bonus. MV (motion value) is the hit's share of attack rating (100 = all of it).

One-handed15players can parry them

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Pierce	100	327	5	15	0.60 s
R1 2Pierce	101	331	5	15	0.57 s
R1 3Pierce	102	334	5	15	0.57 s
R1 4Pierce	110	360	10	15	0.70 s
R2Pierce	125	409	10	25.7	—
Charged R2Pierce	150	491	30	38.5	1.30 s
R2 2Pierce	125	409	10	25.7	—
Charged R2 2Pierce	150	491	30	38.5	1.33 s
Running R1Pierce	105	344	5	19.3	0.50 s
Running R2Pierce	120	393	10	25.7	0.60 s
Rolling R1Pierce	90	295	5	12.8	0.43 s
Backstep R1Pierce	90	295	5	12.8	0.43 s
Jumping R1Pierce	107	350	7.5	12.8	0.40 s
Jumping R2Pierce	125	409	20	25.7	0.47 s
Guard counterPierce	125	409	30	25.7	0.73 s

Two-handed15players can parry them

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Pierce	103	356	6.5	18.2	0.60 s
R1 2Pierce	104	360	6.5	18.2	0.57 s
R1 3Pierce	105	363	6.5	18.2	0.53 s
R1 4Pierce	113	391	13	18.2	0.70 s
R2Pierce	130	450	11	30	—
Charged R2Pierce	160	554	33	42.8	1.50 s
R2 2Pierce	130	450	11	30	—
Charged R2 2Pierce	160	554	33	42.8	1.40 s
Running R1Standard	108	373	6.5	22.5	0.53 s
Running R2Pierce	127	439	11	30	0.57 s
Rolling R1Standard	93	322	6.5	15	0.37 s
Backstep R1Standard	93	322	6.5	15	0.53 s
Jumping R1Pierce	110	380	9.8	15	0.40 s
Jumping R2Pierce	130	450	22	30	0.47 s
Guard counterPierce	135	467	33	30	0.73 s

Criticals2

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
BackstabPierce	230	754	0	20.3	0.47 s
RipostePierce	322	1,055	0	20.3	0.80 s

Skill: Charge Forth2move names inferred

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
Skill (charged)Pierce · 5 hits	35 + 35 + 35 + 35 + 145	934	20	77	1.07 s
Skill (uncharged)Pierce · 2 hits	35 + 145	590	10	40.7	—

From the player's animation events, BehaviorParam_PC and AtkParam_Pc. First hit: seconds at normal speed from the start of the move's animation (uncharged R2s start from a released charge, so they show —). Criticals include the weapon's critical multiplier. * The elemental motion value differs from the physical one shown; the damage uses each.

By upgrade level (Standard)

Level	AR	Physical	Cost
+0	127	127	—
+1	134	134	Smithing Stone [1] × 2
+2	142	142	Smithing Stone [1] × 4
+3	150	150	Smithing Stone [1] × 6
+4	158	158	Smithing Stone [2] × 2
+5	165	165	Smithing Stone [2] × 4
+6	173	173	Smithing Stone [2] × 6
+7	181	181	Smithing Stone [3] × 2
+8	189	189	Smithing Stone [3] × 4
+9	197	197	Smithing Stone [3] × 6
+10	205	205	Smithing Stone [4] × 2
+11	213	213	Smithing Stone [4] × 4
+12	221	221	Smithing Stone [4] × 6
+13	229	229	Smithing Stone [5] × 2
+14	237	237	Smithing Stone [5] × 4
+15	245	245	Smithing Stone [5] × 6
+16	253	253	Smithing Stone [6] × 2
+17	261	261	Smithing Stone [6] × 4
+18	269	269	Smithing Stone [6] × 6
+19	278	278	Smithing Stone [7] × 2
+20	286	286	Smithing Stone [7] × 4
+21	294	294	Smithing Stone [7] × 6
+22	302	302	Smithing Stone [8] × 2
+23	311	311	Smithing Stone [8] × 4
+24	319	319	Smithing Stone [8] × 6
+25	327	327	Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone × 1

From +0 to +25: 12 Smithing Stone [1], 12 Smithing Stone [2], 12 Smithing Stone [3], 12 Smithing Stone [4], 12 Smithing Stone [5], 12 Smithing Stone [6], 12 Smithing Stone [7], 12 Smithing Stone [8], 1 Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone.

Where to find Iron Spear

Dropped by 1

Enemies the game gives no name, up to 2% per kill · Nokron, Eternal City

At Discovery 100. "Once" drops stop after the first (the game sets a flag).

Source not yet traced: the game files we read don't say yet how to get this item.

Patch history 1

Every patch that changed its numbers, read from the game's balance file (regulation) of each version.

1.12.1from 1.10
Every changed value (1)
Value Before to After Change
Health, stamina and weight 1
Weapon Regain HP Amount 40 60 +20+50%

Value	Before	to	After	Change
Health, stamina and weight 1
Weapon Regain HP Amount	40	→	60	+20+50%

Other spears with similar AR

Overview

Class: Spear
Weight: 4.5
Requires: Str 13 · Dex 11
Affinities: Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Fire, Flame Art, Lightning, Sacred, Magic, Cold, Poison, Blood, Occult
Game ID: 16150000