Elden Ring Pest's Glaive Builds

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Pest's Glaive

Weapon Type:

Halberd

Damage Type:

Standard

Pierce

Weight: 7


Stat	Str	Dex	Int	Fai	Arc
Requires	13	13
Scaling	D	D

Elden Ring Pest's Glaive is a Halberd Weapon that inflicts Physical Damage in the form of Standard, Pierce Attacks with the ability to use the Normal Skill (Spinning Slash). Pest's Glaive will require Strength 13, Dexterity 13, and scales based on Strength D, Dexterity D, Stats.

Description: Glaive made from a hard, sharpened shell. Wielded by the pests who emerged from the Swamp of Aeonia. Slightly increases non-physical damage negation. Though men might recognize the keen intellect of the pests evidenced by this spear's uncanny design, it will never be understood b them.


Tier	Passive	Wgt	Phy	Magic	Fire	Light	Holy
F	N/A	7	120	0	0	0	0


Skill	Type	FP Cost	Description
Spinning Slash	Normal	6 / 12	Slash foes as your body spins. This momentum can connect into a final heavy attack.

Can Be Buffed?

YES

Custom Ash of War?

YES

Attack Type:

Pierce, Slash

Pest's Glaive is a bottom-tier halberd that you can customize with any Ash of War and affinity. That flexibility means it fits Str, Dex, Int, Faith, or Arcane builds depending on how you infuse it. You can also buff it with greases and weapon spells for extra damage.

Navigate this Pest's Glaive Guide using the links below.

Pest's Glaive Stats

Pure physical means no elemental split to worry about. Pest's Glaive is the weakest in its category for a halberd, and the attack values below show exactly what you're working with. Strength scaling at D is where you'll see the biggest returns.

Pest's Glaive Attack Stats
Rank	Stat	Base	Max
A	Physical Attack	120	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

Pest's Glaive Guard Stats
Rank	Stat	Base	Max
E	Physical Guard	47	TBD
E	Magical Guard	33	TBD
E	Fire Guard	33	TBD
E	Lightning Guard	33	TBD
E	Holy Guard	33	TBD
E	Guard Boost	33	TBD

Pest's Glaive Affinity Comparison

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

Pest's Glaive Damage by Affinity
Damage	Heavy	Keen	Quality	Fire	Flame Art	Lightning	Sacred	Magic	Cold	Poison	Blood	Occult
Physical	115	115	115	115	115	115	115	115	115	115	115	115
Magic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	115	92	-	-	-
Fire	-	-	-	115	115	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lightning	-	-	-	-	-	115	-	-	-	-	-	-
Holy	-	-	-	-	-	-	115	-	-	-	-	-

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

Where To Find Pest's Glaive Location in Elden Ring

To get Pest's Glaive: drop from Prawn Miners. Check the map below for the exact route to the encounter. Guaranteed reward on kill.

Drop Chance from

Prawn Miner

Drop from Prawn Miners

Best Builds for Pest's Glaive in Elden Ring

Pest's Glaive fits Quality builds as a halberd. Push Dexterity (13 minimum) as your primary damage stat. The builds below show optimized stat spreads and gear pairings. You can change the affinity to shift the scaling.

Pest's Glaive Builds
Tier	Build	Equipment	Skills/Spells/Spirits
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
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

Pest's Glaive Upgrade Costs in Elden Ring

Standard Smithing Stones take Pest's Glaive to +25, the highest upgrade level. Swap Ashes of War freely, change the affinity to match your build, and apply greases for even more damage.


Level	Material	Rune Cost
+1	Smithing Stone [1]	420 Runes
+2	Smithing Stone [1]	504 Runes
+3	Smithing Stone [1]	588 Runes
+4	Smithing Stone [2]	672 Runes
+5	Smithing Stone [2]	756 Runes
+6	Smithing Stone [2]	840 Runes
+7	Smithing Stone [3]	924 Runes
+8	Smithing Stone [3]	1,008 Runes
+9	Smithing Stone [3]	1,092 Runes
+10	Smithing Stone [4]	1,176 Runes
+11	Smithing Stone [4]	1,260 Runes
+12	Smithing Stone [4]	1,344 Runes
+13	Smithing Stone [5]	1,428 Runes
+14	Smithing Stone [5]	1,512 Runes
+15	Smithing Stone [5]	1,596 Runes
+16	Smithing Stone [6]	1,680 Runes
+17	Smithing Stone [6]	1,764 Runes
+18	Smithing Stone [6]	1,848 Runes
+19	Smithing Stone [7]	1,932 Runes
+20	Smithing Stone [7]	2,016 Runes
+21	Smithing Stone [7]	2,100 Runes
+22	Smithing Stone [8]	2,184 Runes
+23	Smithing Stone [8]	2,268 Runes
+24	Smithing Stone [8]	2,352 Runes
+25	Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone	2,436 Runes
Total	All Levels	35,700 Runes

Enemies That Drop Pest's Glaive

List of enemies that drop the Pest's Glaive weapon in Elden Ring, with their locations and drop chance.


Enemy	Location	Drop Chance
Kindred of Rot	Sellia Crystal Tunnel	4.00%
Kindred of Rot	Miquella's Haligtree	4.00%
Kindred of Rot	Ainsel River	4.00%
Kindred of Rot	Caelid - Fort Gael, Caelid Waypoint Ruins, Gaol Cave Entrance	4.00%