Elden Ring - Thrusting Swords

Thrusting swords throw fast, light, low-stamina pokes from behind a raised guard, and players pick them for status effects and shield synergy rather than for attack rating.

Combat

Pros

• Thrusting swords can attack while guarding, an ability shared only with Heavy Thrusting Swords and Spears, and that is the single biggest reason to pick the class.
• They rank among the lightest melee weapons in the game. Rapier, Carian Sorcery Sword and Frozen Needle all weigh 2.5, and the Estoc is the heaviest at 4.5.
• Innate status buildup is strong, with 55 scarlet rot on Antspur Rapier and 60 frost on Frozen Needle, both at +0.
• Rapier's 130 critical rating is tied for the second-highest in the game, behind only Miséricorde's 140.

Cons

• They deal low damage to health, to poise and to a guarding opponent's stamina.
• The class's best physical attack rating at max Standard is Cleanrot Knight's Sword at 267, below Broadsword's 286 and well below Sword Lance's 323.
• Guard boost sits at only 19 to 24 across the class.
• Stat coverage is narrow. The Carian Sorcery Sword (16 Intelligence) is the only Intelligence option, and none scale natively with Faith or Arcane.

Builds

Dexterity is the primary stat, and the class rewards a shield in the other hand rather than two-handing.

• Antspur Rapier is the outlier that wants 20 Dexterity.
• Cleanrot Knight's Sword is the Strength-friendly choice, with C Strength at max Standard and 11 Strength and 13 Dexterity to wield.
• The Carian Sorcery Sword is the Intelligence pick, with S Intelligence at max Standard, and its heavy attacks turn it into a catalyst for Glintstone sorceries.
• The next big damage gain usually comes from stacking a second and third status on top of an innate one rather than from a level.
• The classic version is an Antspur Rapier with a Poison infusion carrying Seppuku, which runs rot, poison and bleed at the same time.

Best Weapons

Weapon	Image	Attack	Weight	Str	Dex	Int	Fai	Arc
Cleanrot Knight's Sword		109	4	11	13	-	-	-
Estoc		107	4.5	11	13	-	-	-
Frozen Needle		99	2.5	11	18	-	-	-
Antspur Rapier		98	3	10	20	-	-	-
Carian Sorcery Sword		69 + 69 magic	2.5	10	19	16	-	-

Notes

• Thrusting swords powerstance with the Main-gauche dagger from the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion, not just with each other.
• Cleanrot Knight's Sword has the highest physical attack at +0 in the class at 109, just ahead of the Estoc at 107, while the Rapier sits at 96.

All Thrusting Swords

The table below lists all Thrusting Swords in Elden Ring.

Name	Image	Physical	Magic	Fire	Light	Holy	Crit. Boost	Weight	Str.	Dex.	Int.	Fai.	Arc.	Sell Price	Skill
Antspur Rapier		98 47	0 31	0 31	0 31	0 31	100 21	3	D 10	D 20	0	0	0	200	Impaling Thrust
Carian Sorcery Sword		69 34.0	69 48.0	0 24.0	0 24.0	0 24.0	110 19	2.5	E 10	D 19	D 16	0	0	500	Impaling Thrust
Cleanrot Knight's Sword		109 51	0 34	0 34	0 34	0 34	100 23	4	D 11	D 13	0	0	0	200	Impaling Thrust
Estoc		107 54	0 36	0 36	0 36	0 36	100 24	4.5	E 11	C 13	0	0	0	100	Impaling Thrust
Frozen Needle		99 40	0 40	0 28	0 28	0 28	100 20	2.5	E 11	D 18	0	0	0	100	Impaling Thrust
Noble's Estoc		104 49	0 33	0 33	0 33	0 33	100 22	3.5	D 9	D 10	0	0	0	1000	Impaling Thrust
Rapier		96 45.0	0 30.0	0 30.0	0 30.0	0 30.0	130 20	2.5	E 7	C 12	0	0	0	100	Impaling Thrust
Rogier's Rapier		93 49	0 33	0 33	0 33	0 33	110 23	3.5	E 8	C 17	0	0	0	100	Repeating Thrust