Ash of War: Piercing Fang
| Ash of War: Piercing Fang | |
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| Skill | Piercing Fang |
| Affinity | Keen |
| FP | 16 |
| Charge | No |
| Weapons | Straight Sword, Light Greatsword, Greatsword, Thrusting Sword, Heavy Thrusting Sword, Katana, Great Katana, Twinblade, Spear, Great Spear, Halberd, Thrusting Shield |
The Ash of War: Piercing Fang is an Ash of War in Elden Ring that grants the Keen affinity and the Piercing Fang skill. It is a mid-game find in the Altus Plateau.
Piercing Fang is the signature technique of Bloody Finger Hunter Yura: the wielder holds the blade level, then drives forward in a long lunging thrust that ignores the target's guard entirely. The thrust deals pierce damage, hits much harder than a normal attack and deals heavy stance damage, especially on greatswords and great spears. It turns many weapons that normally bounce off shields into reliable shield breakers. It suits Dexterity builds and anyone fighting heavily guarded enemies or players.
Stats
It grants the Keen affinity and a Whetblade can switch it to Standard, Heavy, Quality, Fire, Flame Art, Lightning, Sacred, Magic, Cold, Poison, Blood or Occult. The skill costs 16 FP. It fits Straight Sword, Light Greatsword, Greatsword, Thrusting Sword, Heavy Thrusting Sword, Katana, Great Katana, Twinblade, Spear, Great Spear, Halberd and Thrusting Shield.
How to Get Ash of War: Piercing Fang Guide
- Comes equipped on the Nagakiba, which is obtained from Bloody Finger Hunter Yura either at the end of his questline or by killing him before then.
- The Ash of War can be removed from the katana and used on other armaments.
- Once obtained, it can be duplicated by trading Lost Ashes of War to Smithing Master Hewg at the Roundtable Hold.
Where to find Ash of War: Piercing Fang Location?
Ash of War: Piercing Fang map location:
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Skill
The direction of the lunge can be aimed at the start of the wind-up, so it should be lined up before the thrust leaves. The long wind-up is easy to read, so it is best used as a punish after an enemy commits to an attack or against turtling shield users. It can be parried, and without enough FP it no longer pierces guards.
Good With
| Weapons | Nagakiba, Uchigatana, Estoc, Great Epee, Lance, Bastard Sword |
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| Affinity | Keen suits Dexterity builds, while Heavy makes the single thrust hit hard on Strength builds with great spears or greatswords. |
| Talismans | Spear Talisman, Shard of Alexander |
| Stats | Dexterity |
Notes
- The thrust bypasses guards completely, so blocking enemies take no stamina damage and suffer the full hit.
- It deals 24 stance damage on thrusting swords, 30 on straight swords, katanas, twinblades, spears and halberds, and more on larger weapons.
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