Elden Ring Short Spear Builds

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Short Spear

Weapon Type:

Spear

Damage Type:

Pierce

Weight: 4


Stat	Str	Dex	Int	Fai	Arc
Requires	10	10
Scaling	D	D

Elden Ring Short Spear is a Spear Weapon that inflicts Physical Damage in the form of Pierce Attacks with the ability to use the Normal Skill (Impaling Thrust). Short Spear will require Strength 10, Dexterity 10, and scales based on Strength D, Dexterity D, Stats.

Description: A exceedingly plain spear of modest weight. Simple to wield compared to many of its peers, strong attack unleashes a series of successive piercing thrusts.


Tier	Passive	Wgt	Phy	Magic	Fire	Light	Holy
E	N/A	4	112	0	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

The real strength of Short Spear is customization. Pick an Ash of War, choose an affinity, and it becomes whatever you need. It's weak as a base spear, and the infusion system multiplies your options. You can also buff it with greases and weapon spells for extra damage.

Navigate this Short Spear Guide using the links below.

Short Spear Stats

Short Spear is outclassed by most competitors as a spear dealing pure physical damage. One defense check per hit keeps output consistent against most enemies. Strength scaling at D is where you'll see the biggest returns.

Short Spear Attack Stats
Rank	Stat	Base	Max
B	Physical Attack	112	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

Short Spear Guard Stats
Rank	Stat	Base	Max
E	Physical Guard	40	TBD
F	Magical Guard	25	TBD
F	Fire Guard	25	TBD
F	Lightning Guard	25	TBD
F	Holy Guard	25	TBD
F	Guard Boost	30	TBD

Short Spear Affinity Comparison

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

Short Spear Damage by Affinity
Damage	Heavy	Keen	Quality	Fire	Flame Art	Lightning	Sacred	Magic	Cold	Poison	Blood	Occult
Physical	107	107	107	107	107	107	107	107	107	107	107	107
Magic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	107	86	-	-	-
Fire	-	-	-	107	107	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lightning	-	-	-	-	-	107	-	-	-	-	-	-
Holy	-	-	-	-	-	-	107	-	-	-	-	-

Short 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 Short Spear Location in Elden Ring

You can buy Short Spear from a vendor near Twin Maiden Husks. Bring enough runes and skip the boss fights entirely.

Best Builds for Short Spear in Elden Ring

For Quality builds, Short Spear works as a spear you can build around. Check the setups below for proven stat allocation. You can change the affinity to shift the scaling.

Short 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

Short Spear Upgrade Costs in Elden Ring

Short 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]	260 Runes
+2	Smithing Stone [1]	312 Runes
+3	Smithing Stone [1]	364 Runes
+4	Smithing Stone [2]	416 Runes
+5	Smithing Stone [2]	468 Runes
+6	Smithing Stone [2]	520 Runes
+7	Smithing Stone [3]	572 Runes
+8	Smithing Stone [3]	624 Runes
+9	Smithing Stone [3]	676 Runes
+10	Smithing Stone [4]	728 Runes
+11	Smithing Stone [4]	780 Runes
+12	Smithing Stone [4]	832 Runes
+13	Smithing Stone [5]	884 Runes
+14	Smithing Stone [5]	936 Runes
+15	Smithing Stone [5]	988 Runes
+16	Smithing Stone [6]	1,040 Runes
+17	Smithing Stone [6]	1,092 Runes
+18	Smithing Stone [6]	1,144 Runes
+19	Smithing Stone [7]	1,196 Runes
+20	Smithing Stone [7]	1,248 Runes
+21	Smithing Stone [7]	1,300 Runes
+22	Smithing Stone [8]	1,352 Runes
+23	Smithing Stone [8]	1,404 Runes
+24	Smithing Stone [8]	1,456 Runes
+25	Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone	1,508 Runes
Total	All Levels	22,100 Runes

Enemies That Drop Short Spear

List of enemies that drop the Short Spear weapon in Elden Ring, with their locations and drop chance.


Enemy	Location	Drop Chance
Godrick Foot Soldier	Limgrave - Mistwood Outskirts	4.00%
Leyndell Foot Soldier	North Atlus Plateau	4.00%
Leyndell Foot Soldier	Mt. Gelmir - First Mt. Gelmir Campsite, Corpse-Stench Shack; Altus Plateau - West of Shaded Castle	4.00%
Radahn Foot Soldier	Caelid - Fort Gael, Caelid Waypoint Ruins, Gaol Cave Entrance	4.00%
Radahn Foot Soldier	Caelid - Redmane Castle	4.00%