Great SpearVerified on build 25080141

Messmer Soldier's Spear

With its requirements met (Str 19 · Dex 16), Messmer Soldier's Spear reaches 399 attack rating at +25; the strongest affinities at those stats are Messmer Soldier's Flame Art Spear and Messmer Soldier's Sacred Spear at 534.

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Farm: Messmer Soldier (2%) · Specimen Storehouse, Scadu Altus, Shadow Keep, Gravesite Plain and 2 more regions

Also dropped by enemies placed all over (no markers): Drop: Messmer Soldier (2%) · Gravesite Plain, Scadu Altus, Castle Ensis and 3 more

Attack rating (+25): 399
Scaling (+25): Str C · Dex C
Class: Great Spear
Weight: 8.5
Requires: Str 19 · Dex 16
Skill: Impaling Thrust · FP 9
Upgrades with: Smithing Stones (+25), takes Ashes of War

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

Attack rating by affinity 13

At Str 19 · Dex 16 · 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	149	399 +25	Physical 399	Str CDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Messmer Soldier's Heavy Spear	146	411 +25	Physical 411	Str ADex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Messmer Soldier's Keen Spear	140	395 +25	Physical 395	Str EDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Messmer Soldier's Quality Spear	141	395 +25	Physical 395	Str BDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Messmer Soldier's Fire Spear	219	511 +25	Physical 248Fire 263	Str CDex EInt –Fai –Arc –
Messmer Soldier's Flame Art Spear	210	534 +25	Physical 252Fire 282	Str EDex EInt –Fai BArc –
Messmer Soldier's Lightning Spear	214	505 +25	Physical 247Lightning 258	Str EDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Messmer Soldier's Sacred Spear	186	534 +25	Physical 252Holy 282	Str EDex EInt –Fai BArc –
Messmer Soldier's Magic Spear	185	529 +25	Physical 247Magic 282	Str EDex EInt BFai –Arc –
Messmer Soldier's Cold Spear	210	500 +25	Physical 291Magic 209	Str CDex CInt BFai –Arc –
Messmer Soldier's Poison Spear	122	360 +25	Physical 360	Str CDex CInt –Fai –Arc D
Messmer Soldier's Blood Spear	122	360 +25	Physical 360	Str CDex CInt –Fai –Arc D
Messmer Soldier's Occult Spear	126	358 +25	Physical 358	Str DDex DInt –Fai –Arc A

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
16	–	399
19	399	410
22	408	419
25	417	427
28	426	436
31	434	445
34	443	453
37	451	461
40	459	469
43	466	477
46	474	484
49	481	491
52	487	498
55	494	504
58	499	509
61	503	514
64	508	518
67	513	523
70	518	528
73	522	533
76	527	537
79	532	542
82	535	545
85	536	547
88	538	549
91	540	550
94	542	552
97	544	554
99	545	555

Stat	Soft caps	AR per point, by stretch	At 99
Strength	60, 80	19–60: +2.51 · 60–80: +1.55 · 80–99: +0.63	545 from 399
Dexterity	18, 60, 80	16–18: +4 · 18–60: +2.5 · 60–80: +1.6 · 80–99: +0.58	555 from 399

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
Messmer Soldier's Flame Art Spear
Messmer Soldier's Sacred Spear
Messmer Soldier's Magic Spear

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

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Upgrade level	Standard	Messmer Soldier's Flame Art Spear	Messmer Soldier's Sacred Spear	Messmer Soldier's Magic Spear
0	149	210	186	185
1	158	223	199	198
2	168	235	213	212
3	177	248	226	225
4	186	261	240	238
5	196	273	254	252
6	205	285	267	266
7	215	298	281	279
8	225	311	295	293
9	235	324	309	306
10	244	337	323	321
11	254	350	337	334
12	264	363	350	348
13	274	376	365	361
14	284	390	378	375
15	294	403	393	389
16	305	416	407	403
17	315	429	422	417
18	325	443	435	431
19	336	457	450	445
20	346	470	464	459
21	357	483	479	473
22	367	496	492	488
23	378	509	506	501
24	389	522	520	515
25	399	534	534	529

Status buildup by upgrade

Messmer Soldier's Cold Spear · Frost
Messmer Soldier's Poison Spear · Poison
Messmer Soldier's Blood Spear · Blood loss

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

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Upgrade level	Messmer Soldier's Cold Spear · Frost	Messmer Soldier's Poison Spear · Poison	Messmer Soldier's Blood Spear · Blood loss
0	80	80	69
1	81	81	70
2	83	82	71
3	85	85	72
4	87	86	73
5	89	88	75
6	91	89	77
7	93	90	78
8	95	92	79
9	96	93	81
10	98	95	82
11	100	96	83
12	102	97	84
13	104	99	86
14	106	100	87
15	108	102	88
16	110	103	89
17	111	104	91
18	113	106	92
19	115	107	93
20	117	109	94
21	119	110	96
22	121	111	97
23	123	113	98
24	125	114	99
25	127	116	101

#7 of 10 great spear weapons by attack rating

Treespear611 +25
Siluria's Tree607 +10
Mohgwyn's Sacred Spear594 +10
Vyke's War Spear550 +10
Barbed Staff-Spear545 +10
Messmer Soldier's Spear399 +25
Lance397 +25
Bloodfiend's Sacred Spear378 +10
Serpent-Hunter328 +10

Standard affinity at max upgrade, each weapon at its own requirements. A full bar is the class's strongest (Spear of the Impaler, 613).

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-handed14players can parry them

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Standard/Pierce · 2 hits	200 + 100*	1,199	15.7	18.3	0.60 s
R1 2Standard/Pierce · 2 hits	300 + 102*	1,607	21.2	18.3	0.70 s
R1 3Standard/Pierce · 2 hits	410 + 108*	2,071	27.5	18.3	0.80 s
R2Pierce	125	499	11	27.4	—
Charged R2Pierce · 2 hits	70 + 150	879	33	40.6	1.27 s
R2 2Slash	125	499	11	27.4	—
Charged R2 2Slash/Pierce · 2 hits	70 + 150	879	33	40.6	1.23 s
Running R1Standard/Pierce · 2 hits	200 + 105*	1,219	15.7	22.3	0.57 s
Running R2Standard/Pierce · 6 hits	200 + 45 + 200 + 45 + 300 + 110*	3,599	31.9	28.4	0.53 s
Rolling R1Standard	85	339	10.2	14.2	0.40 s
Backstep R1Standard/Pierce · 2 hits	200 + 90*	1,159	15.7	14.2	0.53 s
Jumping R1Standard/Pierce · 2 hits	200 + 107*	1,227	15.7	14.2	0.40 s
Jumping R2Pierce	130	519	22	27.4	0.50 s
Guard counterStandard/Pierce · 2 hits	300 + 125*	1,699	44	27.4	0.73 s

Two-handed14players can parry them

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Standard/Pierce · 2 hits	250 + 103*	1,504	18.7	21.3	0.60 s
R1 2Standard/Pierce · 2 hits	350 + 105*	1,939	24.2	21.3	0.73 s
R1 3Standard/Pierce · 2 hits	460 + 112*	2,438	30.8	21.3	0.80 s
R2Pierce	130	554	12.4	33.5	—
Charged R2Pierce · 2 hits	75 + 155	980	36.9	50.7	1.27 s
R2 2Slash	130	554	12.4	33.5	—
Charged R2 2Slash/Pierce · 2 hits	75 + 155	980	36.9	50.7	1.23 s
Running R1Standard/Pierce · 2 hits	250 + 110*	1,534	18.7	25.4	0.57 s
Running R2Standard/Pierce · 6 hits	250 + 45 + 250 + 45 + 350 + 115*	4,496	32.9	34.5	0.53 s
Rolling R1Standard	90	383	10.2	17.3	0.40 s
Backstep R1Standard/Pierce · 2 hits	250 + 95*	1,470	15.7	17.3	0.53 s
Jumping R1Standard/Pierce · 2 hits	250 + 112*	1,543	15.7	17.3	0.40 s
Jumping R2Pierce	135	575	24.2	33.5	0.50 s
Guard counterStandard/Pierce · 2 hits	350 + 130*	2,046	47.3	33.5	0.73 s

Criticals2

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
BackstabPierce	225	899	0	23.3	0.47 s
RipostePierce	276	1,103	0	23.3	0.80 s

Skill: Impaling Thrust1move names inferred

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
SkillPierce	187	747	33	40.6	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	149	149	—
+1	158	158	Smithing Stone [1] × 2
+2	168	168	Smithing Stone [1] × 4
+3	177	177	Smithing Stone [1] × 6
+4	186	186	Smithing Stone [2] × 2
+5	196	196	Smithing Stone [2] × 4
+6	205	205	Smithing Stone [2] × 6
+7	215	215	Smithing Stone [3] × 2
+8	225	225	Smithing Stone [3] × 4
+9	235	235	Smithing Stone [3] × 6
+10	244	244	Smithing Stone [4] × 2
+11	254	254	Smithing Stone [4] × 4
+12	264	264	Smithing Stone [4] × 6
+13	274	274	Smithing Stone [5] × 2
+14	284	284	Smithing Stone [5] × 4
+15	294	294	Smithing Stone [5] × 6
+16	305	305	Smithing Stone [6] × 2
+17	315	315	Smithing Stone [6] × 4
+18	325	325	Smithing Stone [6] × 6
+19	336	336	Smithing Stone [7] × 2
+20	346	346	Smithing Stone [7] × 4
+21	357	357	Smithing Stone [7] × 6
+22	367	367	Smithing Stone [8] × 2
+23	378	378	Smithing Stone [8] × 4
+24	389	389	Smithing Stone [8] × 6
+25	399	399	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 Messmer Soldier's Spear

Dropped by 1

Enemies the game gives no name, up to 2% per kill · Gravesite Plain, Castle Ensis, Rauh Base, Shadow Keep

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.

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Overview

Class: Great Spear
Weight: 8.5
Requires: Str 19 · Dex 16
Affinities: Standard, Messmer Soldier's Heavy Spear, Messmer Soldier's Keen Spear, Messmer Soldier's Quality Spear, Messmer Soldier's Fire Spear, Messmer Soldier's Flame Art Spear, Messmer Soldier's Lightning Spear, Messmer Soldier's Sacred Spear, Messmer Soldier's Magic Spear, Messmer Soldier's Cold Spear, Messmer Soldier's Poison Spear, Messmer Soldier's Blood Spear, Messmer Soldier's Occult Spear
Game ID: 17510000