Elden Ring Clayman's Harpoon Builds

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Clayman's Harpoon

Weapon Type:

Spear

Damage Type:

Pierce

Weight: 5.5


Stat	Str	Dex	Int	Fai	Arc
Requires	?	?	?
Scaling	D	E	D

Elden Ring Clayman's Harpoon is a Spear Weapon that inflicts Physical and Magic Damage in the form of Pierce Attacks with the ability to use the Normal Skill (Impaling Thrust). Clayman's Harpoon will require Strength ?, Dexterity ?, Intelligence ?, and scales based on Strength D, Dexterity E, Intelligence D, Stats.

Description: Harpoon with a tip made from a sharpened meteorite shard. Wielded by the claymen who infest dynastic remains. The blade emits a faint light and deals magic damage.


Tier	Passive	Wgt	Phy	Magic	Fire	Light	Holy
B	N/A	5.5	99	64	0	0	0


Skill	Type	FP Cost	Description
Impaling Thrust	Normal	14	Build power, then lunge forward for a long thrust that pierces an enemy's guard

Can Be Buffed?

YES

Custom Ash of War?

YES

Attack Type:

Pierce, Standard

Standard weapons like Clayman's Harpoon might not look flashy, but the ability to swap Ashes of War makes them incredibly flexible. It's mid-tier for Str builds in its default form, and you can respec the affinity whenever you want. You can also buff it with greases and weapon spells for extra damage.

Navigate this Clayman's Harpoon Guide using the links below.

Clayman's Harpoon Stats

Clayman's Harpoon is a mid-tier spear with built-in Magic damage. Against low-resist targets, that split actually hits harder than pure physical would. Strength scaling at D drives the elemental portion.

Clayman's Harpoon Attack Stats
Rank	Stat	Base	Max
C	Physical Attack	99	TBD
D	Magical Attack	64	TBD
F	Fire Attack	0	TBD
F	Lightning Attack	0	TBD
F	Holy Attack	0	TBD
F	Attack Crit	100	TBD

Clayman's Harpoon Guard Stats
Rank	Stat	Base	Max
E	Physical Guard	49	TBD
E	Magical Guard	38	TBD
F	Fire Guard	25	TBD
F	Lightning Guard	25	TBD
F	Holy Guard	25	TBD
E	Guard Boost	33	TBD

Clayman's Harpoon Affinity Comparison

Compare how different affinities change the Clayman's Harpoon damage, scaling, and guard stats. Apply affinities using Ashes of War at a Site of Grace.

Clayman's Harpoon Damage by Affinity
Damage	Heavy	Keen	Quality	Fire	Flame Art	Lightning	Sacred	Magic	Cold	Poison	Blood	Occult
Physical	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95
Magic	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	127	127	51	51	51
Fire	-	-	-	95	95	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lightning	-	-	-	-	-	95	-	-	-	-	-	-
Holy	-	-	-	-	-	-	95	-	-	-	-	-

Clayman's Harpoon Scaling by Affinity
Scaling	Heavy	Keen	Quality	Fire	Flame Art	Lightning	Sacred	Magic	Cold	Poison	Blood	Occult
Str	C	E	D	D	E	E	E	E	D	D	D	E
Dex	-	D	D	E	E	D	E	E	E	E	E	E
Int	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	D	D	D	D	D
Fai	-	-	-	-	D	-	D	-	-	-	-	-
Arc	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	D	D	C

Where To Find Clayman's Harpoon Location in Elden Ring

You'll find Clayman's Harpoon inside Clayman. The map pin below shows the exact spot. Grab it and go.

Best Builds for Clayman's Harpoon in Elden Ring

Str builds get the most out of Clayman's Harpoon's spear moveset. These builds balance damage output with survivability. You can change the affinity to shift the scaling.

Clayman's Harpoon Builds
Tier	Build	Equipment	Skills/Spells/Spirits	Items
S	God of Blood Build Class Warrior Vagabond Samurai Bandit Wretch Stats Primary: Arcane Primary: Vigor Secondary: Endurance	Weapon Mohgwyn's Sacred Spear Eleonora's Poleblade Rivers of Blood Medium Shield Dragon Communion Seal Armor White Mask Talisman Lord of Blood's Exultation Shard of Alexander Godfrey Icon Marika's Soreseal	Spells Golden Vow Skills Bloodboon Ritual Corpse Piler
A	Frenzied Flame Madness Build Class Prophet Confessor Stats Primary: Faith Primary: Arcane Secondary: Vigor Secondary: Mind	Weapon Vyke's War Spear Fingerprint Stone Shield Dragon Communion Seal Armor Silver Tear Mask Talisman Godfrey Icon Ritual Sword Talisman Faithful Canvas Talisman Fire Scorpion Charm	Spirits Mimic Tear Ashes Spells The Flame of Frenzy Frenzied Burst Unendurable Frenzy Howl of Shabriri Golden Vow Flame Grant me Strength Skills Bloodhound's Step	Items Flame-Shrouding Cracked Tear Faith-knot Crystal Tear Stanching Boluses
A	Frostbite Build Class Prisoner Astrologer Hero Stats Primary: Intelligence Secondary: Vigor Secondary: Mind	Weapon Clayman's Harpoon Glintstone Staff Brass Shield Armor Haima Glintstone Crown Hierodas Glintstone Crown Spellblade Set Cuckoo Knight Set Talisman Magic Scorpion Charm Carian Filigreed Crest Greatshield Talisman	Spells Scholar's Shield Magic Glintblade Greatblade Phalanx Skills Ash of War Ice Spear Ash of War Carian Retaliation
B	Diablo Style Barbarian Class Vagabond Warrior Hero Stats Primary: Strength Primary: Endurance Secondary: Vigor Secondary: Dexterity	Weapon Colossal Sword Colossal Weapon Gargoyle's Blackblade Dragon Greatclaw Grafted Blade Greatsword Armor Use any Heavy Armor or Medium Armor Crucible Set Elden Lord Set Talisman Green Turtle Talisman Erdtree's Favor Crimson Seed Talisman	Skills Ash of War War Cry
B	Whirlwind Warrior Build Class Warrior Stats Primary: Vigor Primary: Endurance Secondary: Dexterity Secondary: Strength	Weapon Starscourge Greatsword Magma Wyrm's Scalesword Scimitar Armor Bull-Goat Set Hoslow's Set Talisman Great-Jar's Arsenal Erdtree's Favor Green Turtle Talisman	Skills Ash of War Quickstep Ash of War Storm Blade Ash of War Sword Dance Ash of War Spinning Slash

Clayman's Harpoon Upgrade Costs in Elden Ring

+25 with regular Smithing Stones. Clayman's Harpoon supports Ash of War swaps, affinity changes, and buff application. That's the full customization package, and the upgrade costs below show exactly what you'll spend.


Level	Material	Rune Cost
+1	Smithing Stone [1]	330 Runes
+2	Smithing Stone [1]	396 Runes
+3	Smithing Stone [1]	462 Runes
+4	Smithing Stone [2]	528 Runes
+5	Smithing Stone [2]	594 Runes
+6	Smithing Stone [2]	660 Runes
+7	Smithing Stone [3]	726 Runes
+8	Smithing Stone [3]	792 Runes
+9	Smithing Stone [3]	858 Runes
+10	Smithing Stone [4]	924 Runes
+11	Smithing Stone [4]	990 Runes
+12	Smithing Stone [4]	1,056 Runes
+13	Smithing Stone [5]	1,122 Runes
+14	Smithing Stone [5]	1,188 Runes
+15	Smithing Stone [5]	1,254 Runes
+16	Smithing Stone [6]	1,320 Runes
+17	Smithing Stone [6]	1,386 Runes
+18	Smithing Stone [6]	1,452 Runes
+19	Smithing Stone [7]	1,518 Runes
+20	Smithing Stone [7]	1,584 Runes
+21	Smithing Stone [7]	1,650 Runes
+22	Smithing Stone [8]	1,716 Runes
+23	Smithing Stone [8]	1,782 Runes
+24	Smithing Stone [8]	1,848 Runes
+25	Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone	1,914 Runes
Total	All Levels	28,050 Runes