Nightrider Glaive

Nightrider Glaive

Attack	129 Physical
Critical	100
Scaling	Str C, Dex E
Requires	Str 26, Dex 10
Effect
Guard	60% physical, 50 guard boost
Type	Halberd
Attack Type	Standard/Pierce
Skill	Spinning Slash
FP Cost	6
Weight	12
Upgrades With	Smithing Stones, to +25
Sell Price	500

The Nightrider Glaive is a Halberd in Elden Ring.

When to Use It

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

Why Players Pick It

It receives S scaling for Strength on Heavy infusion from +20 upward, and records a mounted motion value of 125, higher than other halberds, so it does proportionally more damage on horseback. Joint-highest guard boost in the class at 50, with 66 physical guard absorption at max. Dropped with Ash of War: Giant Hunt by the Night's Cavalry north of East Raya Lucaria Gate, night only.

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 C and Dex at E, so Str is the stat worth levelling, and you need Str 26 and Dex 10 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

A jet-black glaive with a blade as weighty as a bludgeon. Weapon of the Night's Cavalry who ride funeral steeds. This glaive excels at weighty slash attacks that crash into foes, making it a powerful weapon even on horseback.

How to Get Nightrider Glaive Guide

Dropped alongside the Ash of War: Giant Hunt by a Night's Cavalry miniboss in Liurnia of the Lakes, who patrols immediately north of the East Raya Lucaria Gate grace where the Finger Reader Crone is.
The cavalry only spawns during nighttime.

Where to find Nightrider Glaive Location?

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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