Commander's Standard

Commander's Standard

Attack	138 Physical
Critical	100
Scaling	Str D, Dex D
Requires	Str 24, Dex 14
Effect
Guard	64% physical, 49 guard boost
Type	Halberd
Attack Type	Standard/Pierce
Skill	Rallying Standard
FP Cost	30
Weight	11.5
Upgrades With	Somber Smithing Stones, to +10
Sell Price	500

The Commander's Standard is a Halberd in Elden Ring. It carries the highest physical attack of any halberd in the game.

When to Use It

Mid game. It is found around Caelid, which opens up past Stormveil Castle, so it arrives once a build has taken shape.

Why Players Pick It

Highest base physical among halberds in the local data at 138, and 338 at max standard; it the longest weapon in its class, with thrusting R1s that use that range. It cannot be infused or buffed and takes Somber stones, but the practical use: any build meeting 24 Str / 14 Dex can cast Rallying Standard as a buff and swap back to its real weapon. Commander O'Neil, Swamp of Aeonia.

Upgrades

It takes Somber Smithing Stones rather than the common kind, one per level up to +10, and it keeps its own skill for good: no Ash of War will replace it and no affinity will re-cut its scaling.

Skill

Rallying Standard costs 30 FP. Hoist the war banner aloft and give a rallying command. Raises attack power and defense for self and nearby allies. It belongs to this weapon alone: no Ash of War will move it onto anything else, and nothing will replace it here.

Build

Its scaling runs Str at D and Dex at D, so Str and Dex are the stats worth levelling, and you need Str 24 and Dex 14 before you can lift it. Because the skill is its own, the build has to come to the weapon rather than the other way round.

Notes

A beaten red battle standard is furled around this time-worn halberd. Even after his lord was fled, Commander O'Neil continued to brandish this flag in the devastation of the rot-eaten field of battle, the sole veteran who remembers this battle with pride.

How to Get Commander's Standard Guide

Received upon defeating Commander O'Neil in the centre of the Swamp of Aeonia in Caelid.

Where to find Commander's Standard Location?

Map credit by Map Genie.

All Halberds

Name	Physical	Magic	Fire	Light	Holy	Crit. Boost	Weight	Str.	Dex.	Int.	Fai.	Arc.	Sell Price	Skill
Banished Knight's Halberd	125 50	0 35	0 35	0 35	0 35	100 35	8	D 14	D 12	0	0	0	100	Charge Forth
Commander's Standard	138 64	0 41	0 41	0 41	0 41	100 49	11.5	D 24	D 14	0	0	0	500	Rallying Standard
Dragon Halberd	135 52	0 37	0 37	0 50	0 37	100 39	10.5	D 22	D 10	0	0	0	100	Spinning Slash
Gargoyle's Black Halberd	103 48	0 36	0 36	0 36	123 72	100 42	12	D 26	E 10	0	D 22	0	100	Spinning Slash
Gargoyle's Halberd	131 60	0 42	0 42	0 42	0 42	100 42	12	C 26	E 10	0	0	0	100	Spinning Slash
Glaive	132 60	0 38	0 38	0 38	0 38	100 46	10	D 18	D 15	0	0	0	100	Spinning Slash
Guardian's Swordspear	139 52	0 36	0 36	0 36	0 36	100 36	9	E 17	C 16	0	0	0	100	Charge Forth
Halberd	125 55	0 35	0 35	0 35	0 35	100 42	8	D 14	D 12	0	0	0	100	Charge Forth
Loretta's War Sickle	110 57	71 49	0 36	0 36	0 36	100 46	10	D 20	D 15	D 20	0	0	500	Loretta's Slash
Lucerne	121 52	0 33	0 33	0 33	0 33	100 39	7	D 15	C 12	0	0	0	100	Charge Forth
Nightrider Glaive	129 60	0 42	0 42	0 42	0 42	100 42	12	C 26	E 10	0	0	0	100	Spinning Slash
Pest's Glaive	120 47	0 33	0 33	0 33	0 33	100 33	7	D 13	D 13	0	0	0	100	Spinning Slash
Poleblade of the Bud	131 60	0 38	0 38	0 38	0 38	100	10.0	E 14	D 22	0	0	D 20	1000	Romina's Purification
Ripple Crescent Halberd	86 56	0 35	0 35	0 35	0 35	100 43	8.5	-12	-12	0	0	B 20	100	Spinning Slash
Spirit Glaive	121 47	36 38	0 33	0 33	0 33	100	6.5	D 14	D 17	D 16	0	0	500	Rancor Slash
Vulgar Militia Saw	126 55	0 35	0 35	0 35	0 35	100 42	8	D 15	D 13	0	0	0	100	Spinning Slash
Vulgar Militia Shotel	121 55	0 35	0 35	0 35	0 35	100 42	8	E 14	C 16	0	0	0	100	Spinning Slash