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Sword Lance

With its requirements met (Str 21 · Dex 11), Sword Lance reaches 420 attack rating at +25; the strongest affinities at those stats are Flame Art and Sacred at 572.

Attack rating (+25): 420
Scaling (+25): Str B · Dex E
Class: Heavy Thrusting Sword
Weight: 9
Requires: Str 21 · Dex 11
Skill: Impaling Thrust · FP 9
Upgrades with: Smithing Stones (+25), takes Ashes of War

In-game description

Weapon once wielded by Commander Gaius. A combination of greatsword and lance.

Weighty and capable of being brought to bear with great force, this armament shows its true potential when used astride a mount. Gaius himself was never without his boar.

Attack rating by affinity 13

At Str 21 · Dex 11 · 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	158	420 +25	Physical 420	Str BDex EInt –Fai –Arc –
Heavy	168	482 +25	Physical 482	Str ADex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Keen	138	376 +25	Physical 376	Str EDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Quality	142	383 +25	Physical 383	Str BDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Fire	234	544 +25	Physical 265Fire 279	Str CDex EInt –Fai –Arc –
Flame Art	226	572 +25	Physical 288Fire 284	Str DDex EInt –Fai CArc –
Lightning	218	504 +25	Physical 251Lightning 253	Str EDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Sacred	201	572 +25	Physical 288Holy 284	Str DDex EInt –Fai CArc –
Magic	198	560 +25	Physical 268Magic 292	Str EDex EInt CFai –Arc –
Cold	221	513 +25	Physical 303Magic 210	Str BDex EInt DFai –Arc –
Poison	128	371 +25	Physical 371	Str BDex EInt –Fai –Arc D
Blood	128	371 +25	Physical 371	Str BDex EInt –Fai –Arc D
Occult	137	392 +25	Physical 392	Str CDex EInt –Fai –Arc B

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

Attack rating by stat (Standard, +25)

Strength
Dexterity

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

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Stat level	Strength	Dexterity
11	–	420
14	–	422
17	–	424
20	–	426
21	420	–
23	–	428
24	433	–
26	–	429
27	446	–
29	–	431
30	459	–
32	–	432
33	472	–
35	–	434
36	484	–
38	–	435
39	496	–
41	–	437
42	507	–
44	–	438
45	519	–
47	–	439
48	529	–
50	–	441
51	540	–
53	–	442
54	549	–
56	–	443
57	558	–
59	–	444
60	565	–
62	–	445
63	572	–
65	–	446
66	579	–
68	–	447
69	586	–
71	–	447
72	593	–
74	–	448
75	600	–
77	–	449
78	607	–
80	–	450
81	613	–
83	–	450
84	615	–
86	–	451
87	618	–
89	–	451
90	621	–
92	–	451
93	624	–
95	–	452
96	626	–
98	–	452
99	629	452

Stat	Soft caps	AR per point, by stretch	At 99
Strength	60, 80	21–60: +3.72 · 60–80: +2.35 · 80–99: +0.89	629 from 420
Dexterity	18, 60, 80	11–18: +0.71 · 18–60: +0.45 · 60–80: +0.3 · 80–99: +0.11	452 from 420

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	158	226	201	198
1	168	239	215	212
2	178	253	230	226
3	187	266	244	240
4	197	279	258	255
5	207	293	273	268
6	217	307	287	283
7	228	321	302	297
8	238	335	317	312
9	248	349	332	327
10	258	363	347	341
11	269	376	362	355
12	279	390	376	369
13	290	404	391	384
14	300	418	406	398
15	311	432	421	413
16	321	446	436	427
17	332	460	452	442
18	343	474	467	457
19	354	489	482	471
20	365	503	498	486
21	376	517	513	501
22	387	531	527	516
23	398	545	543	530
24	409	559	557	545
25	420	572	572	560

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	96	97	83
1	98	98	84
2	100	100	86
3	102	102	88
4	105	103	89
5	107	105	91
6	109	107	92
7	111	108	94
8	114	110	95
9	116	112	97
10	118	113	98
11	121	115	100
12	123	117	101
13	125	118	103
14	127	120	104
15	130	122	106
16	132	123	107
17	134	125	109
18	137	127	110
19	139	128	112
20	141	131	113
21	143	133	115
22	146	134	116
23	148	136	118
24	150	138	119
25	153	140	121

#4 of 6 heavy thrusting sword weapons by attack rating

Dragon King's Cragblade603 +10
Queelign's Greatsword467 +25
Bloody Helice447 +10
Sword Lance420 +25
Godskin Stitcher392 +25
Great Épée384 +25

Standard affinity at max upgrade, each weapon at its own requirements. A full bar is the class's strongest (Dragon King's Cragblade, 603).

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-handed16players can parry them

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Pierce	100	420	5.5	15.9	0.50 s
R1 2Pierce	101	424	5.5	15.9	0.50 s
R1 3Pierce	102	429	5.5	15.9	0.53 s
R1 4Standard	103	433	5.5	15.9	0.50 s
R1 5Pierce	110	462	11	15.9	0.70 s
R2Pierce	125	525	11	30.6	—
Charged R2Pierce	165	694	33	40.9	1.63 s
R2 2Pierce	125	525	11	30.6	—
Charged R2 2Pierce	165	694	33	40.9	1.50 s
Running R1Pierce	105	441	5.5	19.3	0.57 s
Running R2Pierce · 3 hits	45 + 45 + 110	841	9.9	31.8	0.53 s
Rolling R1Pierce	90	378	5.5	19.3	0.40 s
Backstep R1Pierce	115	483	11	19.3	0.50 s
Jumping R1Pierce	107	450	8.3	19.3	0.33 s
Jumping R2Pierce	130	547	22	30.6	0.50 s
Guard counterPierce	125	525	33	30.6	0.73 s

Two-handed16players can parry them

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Pierce	103	477	7.2	15.9	0.57 s
R1 2Pierce	104	482	7.2	15.9	0.47 s
R1 3Pierce	105	487	7.2	15.9	0.53 s
R1 4Pierce	106	491	7.2	15.9	0.53 s
R1 5Pierce	113	524	14.3	15.9	0.67 s
R2Pierce	130	603	12.1	37.5	—
Charged R2Pierce	170	788	36.3	51.1	1.67 s
R2 2Pierce	130	603	12.1	37.5	—
Charged R2 2Pierce	170	788	36.3	51.1	1.53 s
Running R1Pierce	110	510	7.2	19.3	0.57 s
Running R2Pierce · 3 hits	45 + 45 + 115	951	10.9	38.6	0.53 s
Rolling R1Pierce	95	440	7.2	19.3	0.43 s
Backstep R1Pierce	120	556	12.1	19.3	0.57 s
Jumping R1Pierce	112	519	10.7	19.3	0.33 s
Jumping R2Pierce	135	626	24.2	37.5	0.50 s
Guard counterPierce	130	603	36.3	37.5	0.63 s

Criticals2

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
BackstabPierce	220	925	0	21.6	0.47 s
RipostePierce	264	1,110	0	21.6	0.80 s

Skill: Impaling Thrust1move names inferred

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
SkillPierce	187	786	33	45.4	1.03 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	158	158	—
+1	168	168	Smithing Stone [1] × 2
+2	178	178	Smithing Stone [1] × 4
+3	187	187	Smithing Stone [1] × 6
+4	197	197	Smithing Stone [2] × 2
+5	207	207	Smithing Stone [2] × 4
+6	217	217	Smithing Stone [2] × 6
+7	228	228	Smithing Stone [3] × 2
+8	238	238	Smithing Stone [3] × 4
+9	248	248	Smithing Stone [3] × 6
+10	258	258	Smithing Stone [4] × 2
+11	269	269	Smithing Stone [4] × 4
+12	279	279	Smithing Stone [4] × 6
+13	290	290	Smithing Stone [5] × 2
+14	300	300	Smithing Stone [5] × 4
+15	311	311	Smithing Stone [5] × 6
+16	321	321	Smithing Stone [6] × 2
+17	332	332	Smithing Stone [6] × 4
+18	343	343	Smithing Stone [6] × 6
+19	354	354	Smithing Stone [7] × 2
+20	365	365	Smithing Stone [7] × 4
+21	376	376	Smithing Stone [7] × 6
+22	387	387	Smithing Stone [8] × 2
+23	398	398	Smithing Stone [8] × 4
+24	409	409	Smithing Stone [8] × 6
+25	420	420	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 Sword Lance

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Overview

Class: Heavy Thrusting Sword
Weight: 9
Requires: Str 21 · Dex 11
Affinities: Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Fire, Flame Art, Lightning, Sacred, Magic, Cold, Poison, Blood, Occult
Game ID: 3500000