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Antspur Rapier

With its requirements met (Str 10 · Dex 20), Antspur Rapier reaches 305 attack rating at +25; the strongest affinities at those stats are Flame Art, Sacred and Magic at 426.

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Reward: Maleigh Marais, Shaded Castle Castellan · Mt. Gelmir

Attack rating (+25): 305
Scaling (+25): Str D · Dex C
Class: Thrusting Sword
Weight: 3
Requires: Str 10 · Dex 20
Skill: Impaling Thrust · FP 9
Passive: Causes scarlet rot buildup (55)
Upgrades with: Smithing Stones (+25), takes Ashes of War

In-game description

Spur of a giant ant which has been fashioned into a rapier. The blade drips with scarlet rot.

Scarlet rot is an old legend, of which Maleigh Marais of the Shaded Castle was a private believer. And indeed, he eventually found his own personal goddess.

Attack rating by affinity 13

At Str 10 · Dex 20 · Int 10 · Fai 10 · Arc 10 (each stat at the weapon's requirement, 10 where it has none), one-handed.

Affinity	+0	Max	Damage at max	Scaling at max
Standard	115	305 +25	Physical 305	Str DDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Heavy	99	261 +25	Physical 261	Str BDex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Keen	115	323 +25	Physical 323	Str EDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Quality	105	281 +25	Physical 281	Str BDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Fire	162	364 +25	Physical 182Fire 182	Str CDex EInt –Fai –Arc –
Flame Art	169	426 +25	Physical 200Fire 226	Str EDex EInt –Fai BArc –
Lightning	174	414 +25	Physical 201Lightning 213	Str EDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Sacred	149	426 +25	Physical 200Holy 226	Str EDex EInt –Fai BArc –
Magic	149	426 +25	Physical 201Magic 225	Str EDex EInt BFai –Arc –
Cold	160	377 +25	Physical 221Magic 156	Str CDex CInt CFai –Arc –
Poison	96	277 +25	Physical 277	Str CDex CInt –Fai –Arc D
Blood	96	277 +25	Physical 277	Str CDex CInt –Fai –Arc D
Occult	99	279 +25	Physical 279	Str EDex DInt –Fai –Arc B

Try your own stats, two-handing and any upgrade in the AR calculator.

Attack rating by stat (Standard, +25)

Dexterity
Strength

Each line raises one stat from the requirement to 99 with the others held at the requirement; dashed lines are Dexterity's soft caps.

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Stat level	Dexterity	Strength
10	–	305
13	–	311
16	–	318
19	–	324
20	305	–
22	–	329
23	312	–
25	–	335
26	320	–
28	–	340
29	327	–
31	–	345
32	334	–
34	–	351
35	341	–
37	–	356
38	348	–
40	–	360
41	355	–
43	–	365
44	361	–
46	–	370
47	368	–
49	–	374
50	374	–
52	–	378
53	379	–
55	–	382
56	384	–
58	–	385
59	389	–
61	–	388
62	392	–
64	–	391
65	397	–
67	–	394
68	401	–
70	–	397
71	405	–
73	–	400
74	409	–
76	–	403
77	413	–
79	–	405
80	417	–
82	–	407
83	418	–
85	–	408
86	420	–
88	–	409
89	421	–
91	–	411
92	423	–
94	–	412
95	424	–
97	–	413
98	426	–
99	427	413

Stat	Soft caps	AR per point, by stretch	At 99
Dexterity	60, 80	20–60: +2.13 · 60–80: +1.35 · 80–99: +0.53	427 from 305
Strength	18, 60, 80	10–18: +2.13 · 18–60: +1.55 · 60–80: +0.95 · 80–99: +0.37	413 from 305

Soft caps are the breakpoints of the scaling curve the game assigns this weapon; past each one a point adds less (or, for some curves, more).

Attack rating by upgrade, by affinity

Standard
Flame Art
Sacred
Magic

At the weapon's requirements (Standard and the 3 strongest other affinities at those stats).

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Upgrade level	Standard	Flame Art	Sacred	Magic
0	115	169	149	149
1	122	178	160	160
2	129	188	171	170
3	137	198	181	181
4	144	208	192	192
5	151	218	203	202
6	158	229	214	213
7	166	238	225	224
8	173	249	236	236
9	181	260	247	247
10	188	269	258	258
11	196	280	269	269
12	203	290	280	280
13	211	301	291	291
14	218	311	302	302
15	226	321	313	313
16	234	332	324	324
17	241	343	336	335
18	249	353	348	346
19	257	364	359	358
20	265	374	370	370
21	273	385	381	381
22	281	394	392	392
23	289	405	403	403
24	297	415	415	414
25	305	426	426	426

Status buildup by upgrade

Cold · Frost
Poison · Poison
Blood · Blood loss

Per hit at Arcane 10. Affinities not shown keep the same buildup at every level.

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Upgrade level	Cold · Frost	Poison · Poison	Blood · Blood loss
0	66	66	57
1	67	67	58
2	69	68	59
3	70	69	60
4	72	70	61
5	73	71	62
6	75	73	63
7	77	75	64
8	78	76	65
9	80	77	66
10	81	78	67
11	83	80	69
12	85	81	70
13	86	82	71
14	88	83	72
15	89	84	73
16	91	86	74
17	92	87	75
18	94	88	76
19	96	89	77
20	97	90	78
21	99	91	79
22	100	93	80
23	102	94	81
24	104	95	82
25	105	96	83

#5 of 8 thrusting sword weapons by attack rating

Carian Sorcery Sword330 +25
Cleanrot Knight's Sword310 +25
Estoc308 +25
Frozen Needle308 +10
Antspur Rapier305 +25
Rogier's Rapier294 +25
Noble's Estoc287 +25
Rapier274 +25

Standard affinity at max upgrade, each weapon at its own requirements. A full bar is the class's strongest (Carian Sorcery Sword, 330).

Moveset the game's own

Damage with Standard +25 at the stats above, before the enemy's defense; two-handed moves include two-handing's Strength bonus. MV (motion value) is the hit's share of attack rating (100 = all of it).

One-handed17players can parry them

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Pierce	100	305	4	8.2	0.50 s
R1 2Pierce	101	308	4	8.2	0.37 s
R1 3Pierce	102	311	4	8.2	0.37 s
R1 4Pierce	103	314	4	8.2	0.40 s
R1 5Pierce	104	317	4	8.2	0.40 s
R1 6Pierce	110	335	8	8.2	0.50 s
R2Pierce	125	381	8	10.3	—
Charged R2Pierce	165	503	24	20.6	1.00 s
R2 2Pierce	125	381	8	10.3	—
Charged R2 2Pierce	165	503	24	20.6	1.07 s
Running R1Pierce	105	320	4	8.2	0.50 s
Running R2Pierce	120	366	8	8.2	0.57 s
Rolling R1Pierce	90	274	4	8.2	0.30 s
Backstep R1Pierce	115	351	8	8.2	0.60 s
Jumping R1Pierce	107	326	6	10.3	0.33 s
Jumping R2Pierce	127	387	16	20.6	0.50 s
Guard counterPierce	130	396	30	20.6	0.60 s

Two-handed17players can parry them

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Pierce	103	325	5.2	10.3	0.43 s
R1 2Pierce	104	328	5.2	10.3	0.40 s
R1 3Pierce	105	331	5.2	10.3	0.43 s
R1 4Pierce	106	334	5.2	10.3	0.40 s
R1 5Pierce	107	338	5.2	10.3	0.47 s
R1 6Pierce	113	356	10.4	10.3	0.47 s
R2Pierce	130	410	8.8	10.3	—
Charged R2Pierce	170	537	26.4	20.6	1.07 s
R2 2Pierce	130	410	8.8	10.3	—
Charged R2 2Pierce	170	537	26.4	20.6	1.03 s
Running R1Pierce	110	347	5.2	10.3	0.53 s
Running R2Pierce	125	394	8.8	20.6	0.53 s
Rolling R1Pierce	95	300	5.2	10.3	0.27 s
Backstep R1Pierce	120	379	8.8	10.3	0.63 s
Jumping R1Pierce	112	353	6.8	10.3	0.33 s
Jumping R2Pierce	132	417	17.8	20.6	0.50 s
Guard counterPierce	135	426	33	20.6	0.60 s

Criticals2

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
BackstabPierce	253	772	0	13.4	0.50 s
RipostePierce	380	1,160	0	13.4	0.83 s

Skill: Impaling Thrust1move names inferred

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
SkillPierce	187	571	24	41.2	0.93 s

From the player's animation events, BehaviorParam_PC and AtkParam_Pc. First hit: seconds at normal speed from the start of the move's animation (uncharged R2s start from a released charge, so they show —). Criticals include the weapon's critical multiplier. * The elemental motion value differs from the physical one shown; the damage uses each.

By upgrade level (Standard)

Level	AR	Physical	Cost
+0	115	115	—
+1	122	122	Smithing Stone [1] × 2
+2	129	129	Smithing Stone [1] × 4
+3	137	137	Smithing Stone [1] × 6
+4	144	144	Smithing Stone [2] × 2
+5	151	151	Smithing Stone [2] × 4
+6	158	158	Smithing Stone [2] × 6
+7	166	166	Smithing Stone [3] × 2
+8	173	173	Smithing Stone [3] × 4
+9	181	181	Smithing Stone [3] × 6
+10	188	188	Smithing Stone [4] × 2
+11	196	196	Smithing Stone [4] × 4
+12	203	203	Smithing Stone [4] × 6
+13	211	211	Smithing Stone [5] × 2
+14	218	218	Smithing Stone [5] × 4
+15	226	226	Smithing Stone [5] × 6
+16	234	234	Smithing Stone [6] × 2
+17	241	241	Smithing Stone [6] × 4
+18	249	249	Smithing Stone [6] × 6
+19	257	257	Smithing Stone [7] × 2
+20	265	265	Smithing Stone [7] × 4
+21	273	273	Smithing Stone [7] × 6
+22	281	281	Smithing Stone [8] × 2
+23	289	289	Smithing Stone [8] × 4
+24	297	297	Smithing Stone [8] × 6
+25	305	305	Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone × 1

From +0 to +25: 12 Smithing Stone [1], 12 Smithing Stone [2], 12 Smithing Stone [3], 12 Smithing Stone [4], 12 Smithing Stone [5], 12 Smithing Stone [6], 12 Smithing Stone [7], 12 Smithing Stone [8], 1 Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone.

Where to find Antspur Rapier

Rewards

Drop: Maleigh Marais, Shaded Castle Castellan · Mt. Gelmir Map

Patch history 3

Every patch that changed its numbers, version by version.

1.04.1from 1.03.3
Every changed value (1)
Value Before to After Change
Defence and poise 1
Guard Stamina Multiplier 0 1 +1
1.09from 1.08.1
- Passive effect 1107,500→6,600
- Passive effect 26,600→107,500
1.12.1from 1.10
Every changed value (1)
Value Before to After Change
Health, stamina and weight 1
Weapon Regain HP Amount 40 60 +20+50%

Value	Before	to	After	Change
Defence and poise 1
Guard Stamina Multiplier	0	→	1	+1

Value	Before	to	After	Change
Health, stamina and weight 1
Weapon Regain HP Amount	40	→	60	+20+50%

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Overview

Class: Thrusting Sword
Weight: 3
Requires: Str 10 · Dex 20
Affinities: Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Fire, Flame Art, Lightning, Sacred, Magic, Cold, Poison, Blood, Occult
Game ID: 5040000