Serpent-Hunter

Serpent-Hunter

Attack	111 Physical
Critical	100
Scaling	Str B, Dex E
Requires	None
Effect	Emits a blade of light when wielded against Great Serpents.
Guard	72% physical, 50 guard boost
Type	Great Spear
Attack Type	Pierce
Skill	Great-Serpent Hunt
FP Cost	10 / 20
Weight	12
Upgrades With	Somber Smithing Stones, to +10
Sell Price

The Serpent-Hunter is a Great Spear in Elden Ring. It shows up mid-run, in Volcano Manor.

The Serpent-Hunter is a weapon that serves as both greatsword and spear, thought to have been used to hunt an immortal great serpent and sought by Rykard's men to halt their lord when his heroic aspirations turned to greed. It lies on a corpse just past the fog gate of Rykard's boss arena in Volcano Manor, and it reappears there if discarded while Rykard still lives. Against the God-Devouring Serpent and Rykard, its attacks and skill manifest a long blade of light that lets them hit from outside the lava pool. Elsewhere it is a strong Strength great spear with a horizontal sweep heavy attack, no stat requirements and B Strength scaling. Its unique skill, Great-Serpent Hunt, lunges forward and follows with an upward thrust.

Stats

The Serpent-Hunter has no stat requirements at all, B Strength scaling from +0 and the best guard boost among great spears at 50. Great-Serpent Hunt and its blade of light are built for the fight against Rykard. It cannot be infused or buffed, but after that boss it remains a strong Strength weapon that any character can pick up.

How to Get Serpent-Hunter Guide

Mt. Gelmir (Volcano Manor) Loot: Can be picked up within the boss arena of Praetor Rykard, just after the fog gate. This item does not re-spawn when the player has one in either their inventory or chest, even in NG+. However it will re-spawn (and thus can be picked up again) from the same location should the player discard it. This is to make sure that the player always have the means of fighting Rykard with it. Because of this safeguard it is still possible to obtain duplicates of this weapon:.
Requirements:.
The player needs to not have a copy it in their inventory.
Rykard needs to still be alive.
The game needs to be in online-mode.
1) Stand outside Rykard's arena and attempt to connect to another player's world through any means necessary. (Tarnished's Furled Finger, Duelist's Furled Finger, Bloody Finger, Recusant Finger, Festering Bloody Finger or Blue Cipher Ring).
2) When the game has successfully found a world it can try to connect to, enter Rykard's arena and pick up the Serpent-Hunter before the Loading Screen appears.
3) Leave the multiplayer session either by completing the objective or using the Finger Severer.
4) When the player re-spawns back in their own world, do not fast travel or rest at the Sites of Grace, instead enter Rykard's arena again and the Serpent Hunter is still there, available to be picked up again for a second time. (Traveling or resting at the Site of Grace will make the game check if the Serpent-Hunter is in the player's inventory before it decides if it'll spawn in a.

Where to find Serpent-Hunter Location?

Serpent-Hunter map location:

Map credit by Map Genie.

Upgrades

It upgrades with Somber Smithing Stones up to +10.

Level	Material	Amount	Attack	Scaling
+1	Somber Smithing Stone [1]	x1	127 Physical	Str B, Dex E
+2	Somber Smithing Stone [2]	x1	143 Physical	Str B, Dex E
+3	Somber Smithing Stone [3]	x1	159 Physical	Str B, Dex E
+4	Somber Smithing Stone [4]	x1	175 Physical	Str B, Dex E
+5	Somber Smithing Stone [5]	x1	191 Physical	Str B, Dex E
+6	Somber Smithing Stone [6]	x1	207 Physical	Str A, Dex E
+7	Somber Smithing Stone [7]	x1	223 Physical	Str A, Dex E
+8	Somber Smithing Stone [8]	x1	239 Physical	Str A, Dex E
+9	Somber Smithing Stone [9]	x1	255 Physical	Str A, Dex E
+10	Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone	x1	271 Physical	Str A, Dex E

Skill

Great-Serpent Hunt costs 10 / 20 FP. After a long windup, the wielder lunges forward with a powerful piercing thrust, and an additional input follows with a mighty upward thrust. The skill has a fair amount of hyper armor to help the windup through. In the fight against Rykard, Lord of Blasphemy, the weapon extends long blades of light that let these thrusts hit the great serpent from a distance. No other weapon carries this skill, and it cannot be replaced.

"Perform a powerful forward lunge and follow up with an upward thrust via additional input. When fighting a great serpent, a long blade of light will appear, revealing the armament's true power."

Suggested Build

Used as the answer to the Rykard fight, then kept as a long-reach Strength great spear with sweeping heavy attacks.

Stats	Strength to 60, then 80, Vigor 50 to 60, Endurance 40, Mind 10
Affinity	Cannot be infused; it keeps its own scaling.
Talismans	Shard of Alexander, Ritual Sword Talisman, Starscourge Heirloom

Notes

"Weapon that serves as both greatsword and spear. Thought to have been used to hunt an immortal great serpent in the distant past, it manifests a long blade of light when facing such a creature. When their master's heroic aspirations degenerated into mere greed, his men searched for a weapon with which they might halt their lord."

All Great Spears

The table below lists all Great Spears in Elden Ring.

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 37	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 30	8	E 22	E 12	0	C 13	200	Bloodfiends' Bloodboon
Lance	123 57	0 36	0 36	0 36	0 36	100 44	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 43	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 46	10	D 24	E 14	0	D 27	1000	Bloodboon Ritual
Serpent-Hunter	111 72	0 42	0 42	0 42	0 42	100 50	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 46	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 45	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 45	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 42	8	E 16	C 20	D 18	0	500	Frenzyflame Thrust