Lance

Lance

Attack	123 Physical
Critical	100
Scaling	Str D, Dex D
Requires	Str 20, Dex 14
Effect
Guard	57% physical, 44 guard boost
Type	Great Spear
Attack Type	Pierce
Skill	Charge Forth
FP Cost	16
Weight	9
Upgrades With	Smithing Stones, to +25
Sell Price	100

The Lance is a Great Spear in Elden Ring. It carries the highest physical attack of any great spear in the game.

When to Use It

Early game. It is found around Limgrave, in the opening stretch of a run, so it is one of the first real upgrades you can carry.

Why Players Pick It

Highest max-standard physical in the class at 301 and one of only two great spears that accepts an Ash of War, so it is the only entry that can be re-pointed at a different build later. Found on a corpse northeast of Warmaster's Shack in Limgrave: available immediately. Flags that despite the weapon description, there is no damage bonus for mounted attacks.

Upgrades

Ordinary Smithing Stones carry it all the way to +25, and because it is not a Somber weapon it will also hold a grease or a weapon buff, which is a damage source the unique blades simply do not have.

Build

Its scaling runs Str at D and Dex at D, so Str and Dex are the stats worth levelling, and you need Str 20 and Dex 14 before you can lift it. Any Ash of War and any affinity will sit on it, so its scaling can be re-cut towards whichever stat you are already levelling.

Notes

Considered a type of greatspear, this weapon has no blade, but instead features a long, conical body designed to pierce. Though heavy and hard to wield, this weapon displays its worth in horseback combat whether mounted or even on foot.

How to Get Lance Guide

Found on a corpse on top of a fallen ruin by a camp, northeast of the Warmaster's Shack located in Limgrave.

Where to find Lance Location?

Map credit by Map Genie.

All Great Spears

Name	Physical	Magic	Fire	Light	Holy	Crit. Boost	Weight	Str.	Dex.	Fai.	Arc.	Sell Price	Skill
Barbed Staff-Spear	86 42	0 31	0 31	0 31	86 45	100	7.5	E 14	E 18	C 22	0	1000	Jori's Inquisition
Bloodfiend's Sacred Spear	115 40	0 25	0 25	0 25	0 25	100	8	E 22	E 12	0	C 13	200	Bloodfiends' Bloodboon
Lance	123 57	0 36	0 36	0 36	0 36	100	9.0	D 20	D 14	0	0	100	Charge Forth
Messmer Soldier's Spear	122 56	0 35	0 35	0 35	0 35	100	8.5	D 19	D 16	0	0	100	Impaling Thrust
Mohgwyn's Sacred Spear	96 55	0 38	62 38	0 38	0 38	100	10	D 24	E 14	0	D 27	1000	Bloodboon Ritual
Serpent-Hunter	111 72	0 42	0 42	0 42	0 42	100	12	B 0	E 0	0	0	Unsellable	Great-Serpent Hunt
Siluria's Tree	90 51	0 36	0 36	0 36	90 55	100	10	D 27	E 13	D 20	0	500	Siluria's Woe
Spear of the Impaler	85 48	0 32	102 32	0 64	0 32	100	9.5	E 14	C 35	D 18	0	1000	Messmer's Assault
Treespear	122 55	0 35	0 35	0 35	79 45	100	9.5	D 15	D 22	D 18	0	500	Sacred Order
Vyke's War Spear	103 52	0 33	66 45	0 33	0 33	100	8	E 16	C 20	D 18	0	500	Frenzyflame Thrust