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Rotten Crystal Spear

Weapon Type:

Spear

Damage Type:

Pierce

Weight: 5.5


Stat	Str	Dex	Int	Fai	Arc
Requires	10	16	16
Scaling

Elden Ring Rotten Crystal Spear is a Spear Weapon that inflicts Physical and Magic Damage in the form of Pierce Attacks with the ability to use the Skill (). Rotten Crystal Spear will require Strength 10, Dexterity 16, Intelligence 16, and scales based on Stats.

Description: Spear fashioned from pure crystal; a deed impossible for a human. It festers with scarlet rot. Enwreathed with powerful magic, its attack scales with intelligence.


Tier	Passive	Wgt	Phy	Magic	Fire	Light	Holy
B	N/A	5.5	104	31	0	0	0


Skill	Type	FP Cost	Description

Can Be Buffed?

Custom Ash of War?

Attack Type:

Pierce, Standard

For multiple build paths, Rotten Crystal Spear offers a mid-tier spear with Magic damage baked in. You can't change the affinity, but the split damage output works well against most enemies. Check the skill table above to see what its weapon art does.

Navigate this Rotten Crystal Spear Guide using the links below.

Rotten Crystal Spear Stats

Rotten Crystal Spear is a mid-tier spear with built-in Magic damage. Against low-resist targets, that split actually hits harder than pure physical would.

Rotten Crystal Spear Attack Stats
Rank	Stat	Base	Max
B	Physical Attack	104	TBD
F	Magical Attack	31	TBD
F	Fire Attack	0	TBD
F	Lightning Attack	0	TBD
F	Holy Attack	0	TBD
F	Attack Crit	100	TBD

Rotten Crystal Spear Guard Stats
Rank	Stat	Base	Max
E	Physical Guard	48	TBD
E	Magical Guard	33	TBD
F	Fire Guard	26	TBD
F	Lightning Guard	26	TBD
F	Holy Guard	26	TBD
E	Guard Boost	34	TBD

Where To Find Rotten Crystal Spear Location in Elden Ring

Rotten Crystal Spear is obtainable at the location shown below. Follow the map to get there.

Best Builds for Rotten Crystal Spear in Elden Ring

The builds below use Rotten Crystal Spear as a spear centerpiece for multiple build paths. Dexterity (16 minimum) is the priority, with Intelligence as backup. Each setup includes stat targets, gear, and talisman picks.

Rotten Crystal 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

Rotten Crystal Spear Upgrade Costs in Elden Ring

Rotten Crystal Spear takes Somber Smithing Stones to reach +10. No Ash of War swaps, no buff compatibility. You're committing to its unique skill and the weapon's base stats.


Level	Material	Rune Cost
+1	Somber Smithing Stone [1]	360 Runes
+2	Somber Smithing Stone [2]	540 Runes
+3	Somber Smithing Stone [3]	720 Runes
+4	Somber Smithing Stone [4]	900 Runes
+5	Somber Smithing Stone [5]	1,080 Runes
+6	Somber Smithing Stone [6]	1,260 Runes
+7	Somber Smithing Stone [7]	1,440 Runes
+8	Somber Smithing Stone [8]	1,620 Runes
+9	Somber Smithing Stone [9]	1,800 Runes
+10	Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone	2,160 Runes
Total	All Levels	11,880 Runes