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Swift Spear

With its requirements met (Str 10 · Dex 26), Swift Spear reaches 334 attack rating at +25; the strongest affinity at those stats is Lightning at 442.

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Pickup · Gravesite Plain

Attack rating (+25): 334
Scaling (+25): Dex B
Class: Spear
Weight: 3
Requires: Str 10 · Dex 26
Skill: Impaling Thrust · FP 9
Upgrades with: Smithing Stones (+25), takes Ashes of War

Swift Spear, rendered from the game's 3D model — Rendered from the game's model

Attack rating by affinity 13

At Str 10 · Dex 26 · 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	124	334 +25	Physical 334	Str –Dex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Heavy	98	258 +25	Physical 258	Str BDex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Keen	126	353 +25	Physical 353	Str –Dex SInt –Fai –Arc –
Quality	107	293 +25	Physical 293	Str BDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Fire	161	358 +25	Physical 173Fire 185	Str CDex EInt –Fai –Arc –
Flame Art	168	423 +25	Physical 200Fire 223	Str –Dex DInt –Fai CArc –
Lightning	183	442 +25	Physical 209Lightning 233	Str EDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Sacred	149	423 +25	Physical 200Holy 223	Str –Dex DInt –Fai CArc –
Magic	148	422 +25	Physical 196Magic 226	Str –Dex EInt CFai –Arc –
Cold	169	401 +25	Physical 237Magic 164	Str –Dex BInt CFai –Arc –
Poison	99	297 +25	Physical 297	Str –Dex BInt –Fai –Arc D
Blood	99	297 +25	Physical 297	Str –Dex BInt –Fai –Arc D
Occult	103	304 +25	Physical 304	Str –Dex CInt –Fai –Arc B

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

Attack rating by stat (Standard, +25)

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

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Stat level	Attack rating
26	334
29	345
32	355
35	365
38	374
41	384
44	393
47	402
50	410
53	418
56	425
59	432
62	437
65	443
68	448
71	454
74	460
77	466
80	471
83	473
86	476
89	478
92	480
95	482
98	484
99	485

Stat	Soft caps	AR per point, by stretch	At 99
Dexterity	60, 80	26–60: +2.91 · 60–80: +1.9 · 80–99: +0.74	485 from 334

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
Lightning
Flame Art
Sacred

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

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Upgrade level	Standard	Lightning	Flame Art	Sacred
0	124	183	168	149
1	131	192	178	160
2	139	202	188	170
3	147	212	198	181
4	155	221	207	191
5	163	232	218	202
6	171	242	228	213
7	179	252	238	224
8	187	263	248	235
9	195	272	258	246
10	203	283	269	257
11	212	293	279	268
12	220	304	290	279
13	229	314	299	290
14	237	325	310	301
15	246	335	320	312
16	254	346	331	324
17	263	357	341	335
18	272	367	352	346
19	280	378	362	357
20	289	389	372	368
21	298	400	383	380
22	307	410	393	391
23	316	421	403	401
24	325	431	413	412
25	334	442	423	423

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

#14 of 19 spear weapons by attack rating

Pike362 +25
Spiked Spear358 +25
Partisan357 +25
Spear337 +25
Swift Spear334 +25
Iron Spear327 +25
Celebrant's Rib-Rake317 +25
Short Spear311 +25
Smithscript Spear308 +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 · 2 hits	76 + 76	508	6	16	0.53 s
R1 2Pierce · 3 hits	77 + 77 + 77	773	9	24	0.57 s
R1 3Standard/Pierce · 2 hits	78 + 78	522	6	16	0.60 s
R1 4Pierce	79	264	10	8	0.73 s
R2Pierce	125	418	10	24	—
Charged R2Pierce	150	502	30	36	1.30 s
R2 2Pierce	125	418	10	24	—
Charged R2 2Pierce	150	502	30	36	1.33 s
Running R1Pierce	105	351	5	18	0.50 s
Running R2Pierce	120	401	10	24	0.60 s
Rolling R1Pierce	90	301	5	12	0.43 s
Backstep R1Pierce	90	301	5	12	0.43 s
Jumping R1Pierce	107	358	7.5	12	0.40 s
Jumping R2Pierce	125	418	20	24	0.47 s
Guard counterPierce	125	418	30	24	0.73 s

Two-handed15players can parry them

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Pierce · 2 hits	81 + 82	545	7.8	20	0.50 s
R1 2Pierce · 3 hits	83 + 84 + 85	843	11.7	30	0.53 s
R1 3Standard/Pierce · 2 hits	86 + 87	579	7.8	20	0.60 s
R1 4Pierce	88	294	13	10	0.70 s
R2Pierce	130	435	11	28	—
Charged R2Pierce	160	535	33	40	1.50 s
R2 2Pierce	130	435	11	28	—
Charged R2 2Pierce	160	535	33	40	1.40 s
Running R1Standard	108	361	6.5	21	0.53 s
Running R2Pierce	127	425	11	28	0.57 s
Rolling R1Standard	93	311	6.5	14	0.37 s
Backstep R1Standard	93	311	6.5	14	0.53 s
Jumping R1Pierce	110	368	9.8	14	0.40 s
Jumping R2Pierce	130	435	22	28	0.47 s
Guard counterPierce	135	451	33	28	0.73 s

Criticals2

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
BackstabPierce	230	769	0	19	0.47 s
RipostePierce	322	1,077	0	19	0.80 s

Skill: Impaling Thrust1move names inferred

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
SkillPierce	187	625	30	40	1.03 s

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	124	124	—
+1	131	131	Smithing Stone [1] × 2
+2	139	139	Smithing Stone [1] × 4
+3	147	147	Smithing Stone [1] × 6
+4	155	155	Smithing Stone [2] × 2
+5	163	163	Smithing Stone [2] × 4
+6	171	171	Smithing Stone [2] × 6
+7	179	179	Smithing Stone [3] × 2
+8	187	187	Smithing Stone [3] × 4
+9	195	195	Smithing Stone [3] × 6
+10	203	203	Smithing Stone [4] × 2
+11	212	212	Smithing Stone [4] × 4
+12	220	220	Smithing Stone [4] × 6
+13	229	229	Smithing Stone [5] × 2
+14	237	237	Smithing Stone [5] × 4
+15	246	246	Smithing Stone [5] × 6
+16	254	254	Smithing Stone [6] × 2
+17	263	263	Smithing Stone [6] × 4
+18	272	272	Smithing Stone [6] × 6
+19	280	280	Smithing Stone [7] × 2
+20	289	289	Smithing Stone [7] × 4
+21	298	298	Smithing Stone [7] × 6
+22	307	307	Smithing Stone [8] × 2
+23	316	316	Smithing Stone [8] × 4
+24	325	325	Smithing Stone [8] × 6
+25	334	334	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 Swift Spear

Placed in the world 1

Gravesite Plain · Ellac River Cave

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Overview

Class: Spear
Weight: 3
Requires: Str 10 · Dex 26
Affinities: Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Fire, Flame Art, Lightning, Sacred, Magic, Cold, Poison, Blood, Occult
Game ID: 16520000