Antspur Rapier

Antspur Rapier

Attack	98 Physical
Critical	100
Scaling	Str D, Dex D
Requires	Str 10, Dex 20
Effect	Causes scarlet rot buildup (55)
Guard	47% physical, 21 guard boost
Type	Thrusting Sword
Attack Type	Standard/Pierce
Skill	Impaling Thrust
FP Cost	9
Weight	3
Upgrades With	Smithing Stones, to +25
Sell Price	200

The Antspur Rapier is a Thrusting Sword in Elden Ring. It is picked up mid-game, in Shaded Castle.

The Antspur Rapier is the spur of a giant ant fashioned into a rapier, its blade dripping with scarlet rot; Maleigh Marais of the Shaded Castle was a private believer in the rot and found his own goddess in the end. It drops from Maleigh Marais, Shaded Castle Castellan, who roams the statue-strewn field west of the Shaded Castle in the Altus Plateau. Every thrust builds scarlet rot, and Impaling Thrust drives a lunge through an enemy's guard. Because it accepts Ashes of War, a Blood or Poison affinity with a buffing skill can put rot, blood loss and poison on the same blade, and power-stancing it with another thrusting sword triples the hits of the second dual attack. It suits a rot build, and it is a favorite for poking bosses from behind a greatshield.

Stats

The Antspur Rapier carries 55 scarlet rot buildup at base while still taking Ashes of War and infusions, so it can stack rot, bleed and poison at once, for example rot plus a Poison infusion with Seppuku, or rot plus a Blood infusion with Poisonous Mist. Infusing lowers the rot buildup slightly to 50, a small price for three statuses on one blade.

How to Get Antspur Rapier Guide

It is obtained upon defeating Maleigh Marais, Shaded Castle Castellan, a hostile NPC outside the Shaded Castle.

Where to find Antspur Rapier Location?

Antspur Rapier map location:

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Upgrades

Regular Smithing Stones take it all the way to +25, and greases work on it too.

Level	Material	Amount	Attack	Scaling
+1	Smithing Stone [1]	x2	103 Physical	Str D, Dex D
+2	Smithing Stone [1]	x4	109 Physical	Str D, Dex D
+3	Smithing Stone [1]	x6	115 Physical	Str D, Dex D
+4	Smithing Stone [2]	x2	120 Physical	Str D, Dex D
+5	Smithing Stone [2]	x4	126 Physical	Str D, Dex D
+6	Smithing Stone [2]	x6	132 Physical	Str D, Dex D
+7	Smithing Stone [3]	x2	137 Physical	Str D, Dex D
+8	Smithing Stone [3]	x4	143 Physical	Str D, Dex D
+9	Smithing Stone [3]	x6	149 Physical	Str D, Dex D
+10	Smithing Stone [4]	x2	154 Physical	Str D, Dex C
+11	Smithing Stone [4]	x4	160 Physical	Str D, Dex C
+12	Smithing Stone [4]	x6	166 Physical	Str D, Dex C
+13	Smithing Stone [5]	x2	171 Physical	Str D, Dex C
+14	Smithing Stone [5]	x4	177 Physical	Str D, Dex C
+15	Smithing Stone [5]	x6	183 Physical	Str D, Dex C
+16	Smithing Stone [6]	x2	188 Physical	Str D, Dex C
+17	Smithing Stone [6]	x4	194 Physical	Str D, Dex C
+18	Smithing Stone [6]	x6	200 Physical	Str D, Dex C
+19	Smithing Stone [7]	x2	205 Physical	Str D, Dex C
+20	Smithing Stone [7]	x4	211 Physical	Str D, Dex C
+21	Smithing Stone [7]	x6	217 Physical	Str D, Dex C
+22	Smithing Stone [8]	x2	223 Physical	Str D, Dex C
+23	Smithing Stone [8]	x4	228 Physical	Str D, Dex C
+24	Smithing Stone [8]	x6	234 Physical	Str D, Dex C
+25	Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone	x1	240 Physical	Str D, Dex C

Skill

Impaling Thrust costs 9 FP. The wielder gathers power, then lunges forward into a strong piercing thrust that punches through an enemy's guard. Most of the damage gets past a raised shield, which makes it a reliable answer to turtling enemies and players. The thrust can be parried. It is the weapon's default Ash of War, so another can take its place.

"Skill that lets piercing armaments overcome enemy shields. Build power, then lunge forward for a strong thrust that pierces an enemy's guard."

Builds

Champion of Rot Build

Shadow of the Erdtree · Level 150

Class	Any (Wretch Example)
Level	150
Main Stats	Dexterity, Vigor, Arcane, Faith
Other Stats	Strength, Mind, Endurance
Requires	35 Faith, 22 Dexterity, 20 Arcane, 15 Intelligence, 14 Strength
Weapon	Poleblade of the Bud, Antspur Rapier (Keen)
Shield	Carian Knight Shield
Armor	Malenia’s Winged Helm
Talismans	Shard of Alexander, Kindred of Rot’s Exultation
Swap In	Carian Filigreed Crest
Skills	Romina’s Purification, The Poison Flower Blooms Twice
Spells	Scarlet Aeonia, Rotten Butterflies, Pest-Thread Spears, Ekzykes’s Decay, Heal from Afar, Golden Vow
Flasks	11 Crimson, 3 Cerulean
Crystal Tear	Opaline Hardtear, Cerulean-Sapping Cracked Tear
Great Rune	Morgott’s Great Rune

Notes

"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."

All Thrusting Swords

The table below lists all Thrusting Swords in Elden Ring.

Name	Physical	Magic	Fire	Light	Holy	Crit. Boost	Weight	Str.	Dex.	Int.	Sell Price	Skill
Antspur Rapier	98 47	0 31	0 31	0 31	0 31	100 21	3	D 10	D 20	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	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	200	Impaling Thrust
Estoc	107 54	0 36	0 36	0 36	0 36	100 24	4.5	E 11	C 13	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	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	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	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	100	Repeating Thrust