Elden Ring Iron Spear Builds

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Iron Spear

Weapon Type:

Spear

Damage Type:

Pierce


Stat	Str	Dex	Int	Fai	Arc
Requires
Scaling

Elden Ring Iron Spear is a Spear Weapon that inflicts Physical Damage in the form of Pierce Attacks with the ability to use the Skill (). Iron Spear will require and scales based on Stats.

Description: Commonly used iron spear with no notable traits. The blade is severely rusted.


Tier	Passive	Wgt	Phy	Magic	Fire	Light	Holy
D	N/A		114	0	0	0	0


Skill	Type	FP Cost	Description

Can Be Buffed?

YES

Custom Ash of War?

YES

Attack Type:

Pierce, Standard

What Iron Spear lacks in a flashy unique skill, it makes up for in pure versatility. Swap Ashes of War freely, pick your affinity, and adapt to any challenge. It's low-tier and works for multiple build paths. You can also buff it with greases and weapon spells for extra damage.

Navigate this Iron Spear Guide using the links below.

Iron Spear Stats

Iron Spear is below average compared to alternatives as a spear dealing pure physical damage. One defense check per hit keeps output consistent against most enemies. Keep in mind the practically zero equip load cost.

Iron Spear Attack Stats
Rank	Stat	Base	Max
B	Physical Attack	114	TBD
F	Magical Attack	0	TBD
F	Fire Attack	0	TBD
F	Lightning Attack	0	TBD
F	Holy Attack	0	TBD
F	Attack Crit	100	TBD

Iron Spear Guard Stats
Rank	Stat	Base	Max
E	Physical Guard	42	TBD
F	Magical Guard	26	TBD
F	Fire Guard	26	TBD
F	Lightning Guard	26	TBD
F	Holy Guard	26	TBD
E	Guard Boost	31	TBD

Iron Spear Affinity Comparison

Compare how different affinities change the Iron Spear damage, scaling, and guard stats. Apply affinities using Ashes of War at a Site of Grace.

Iron Spear Damage by Affinity
Damage	Heavy	Keen	Quality	Fire	Flame Art	Lightning	Sacred	Magic	Cold	Poison	Blood	Occult
Physical	109	109	109	109	109	109	109	109	109	109	109	109
Magic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	109	87	-	-	-
Fire	-	-	-	109	109	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lightning	-	-	-	-	-	109	-	-	-	-	-	-
Holy	-	-	-	-	-	-	109	-	-	-	-	-

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

Where To Find Iron Spear Location in Elden Ring

The map and details below show where to find Iron Spear. Follow the marker for the fastest route.

Best Builds for Iron Spear in Elden Ring

Iron Spear fits multiple build paths as a spear. The builds below show optimized stat spreads and gear pairings. You can change the affinity to shift the scaling.

Iron Spear 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

Iron Spear Upgrade Costs in Elden Ring

Iron Spear uses standard Smithing Stones and maxes at +25. You get full customization: swap Ashes of War, pick any affinity, and stack greases or weapon buffs on top. Maximum flexibility.


Level	Material	Rune Cost
+1	Smithing Stone [1]	280 Runes
+2	Smithing Stone [1]	336 Runes
+3	Smithing Stone [1]	392 Runes
+4	Smithing Stone [2]	448 Runes
+5	Smithing Stone [2]	504 Runes
+6	Smithing Stone [2]	560 Runes
+7	Smithing Stone [3]	616 Runes
+8	Smithing Stone [3]	672 Runes
+9	Smithing Stone [3]	728 Runes
+10	Smithing Stone [4]	784 Runes
+11	Smithing Stone [4]	840 Runes
+12	Smithing Stone [4]	896 Runes
+13	Smithing Stone [5]	952 Runes
+14	Smithing Stone [5]	1,008 Runes
+15	Smithing Stone [5]	1,064 Runes
+16	Smithing Stone [6]	1,120 Runes
+17	Smithing Stone [6]	1,176 Runes
+18	Smithing Stone [6]	1,232 Runes
+19	Smithing Stone [7]	1,288 Runes
+20	Smithing Stone [7]	1,344 Runes
+21	Smithing Stone [7]	1,400 Runes
+22	Smithing Stone [8]	1,456 Runes
+23	Smithing Stone [8]	1,512 Runes
+24	Smithing Stone [8]	1,568 Runes
+25	Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone	1,624 Runes
Total	All Levels	23,800 Runes