Great Spears are a type of Weapon in Elden Ring. Using Great Spears allow players to deliver devastating blows from remarkable distances at the expense of attack speed and weight, as Great Spears are exceptionally heavy. Like Spears, Great Spears allow for attacking with a shield raised, letting users block and attack at the same time. These Weapons are also decent on horseback when compared to other melee Weapons, because of their extraordinarily long reach.

Out of all Great Spears, only the Lance can be modified with many different Ashes of War, allowing you to change their Skills and Damage Type. The rest have fixed Skills that cannot be changed.

Elden Ring Great Spear Range Comparison

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Weapon Range Data for Great Spears in Elden Ring. Credits to user Kaj.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Great Spears Breakdown

 

Elden Ring Great Spears

 

 

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Elden Ring Great Spears Base Values

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Name
Phy Mag Fire Ligh Holy Crit
Boost
Str Dex Int Fai Arc Wgt Skill
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Lance

123

57

-

36

-

36

-

36

-

36

100

44

20

D

14

D

-

-

-

-

-

-

9

13

Charge Forth

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Treespear

122

 55

-

 35

-

 35

-

35 

79

48

100

45

15

D

22

D

-

 18

D

-

-

9.5

18

Sacred Order

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Serpent-Hunter

111

72

-

42

-

42

-

42

-

42

100

50

-

B

-

E

-

-

-

-

-

-

12

15

Great-Serpent Hunt

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Siluria's Tree

90

51

-

36

-

36

-

36

90

55

100

46

27

D

13

E

-

-

20

D

-

-

10

25

Siluria's Woe

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Vyke's War Spear

103

52

-

33

66

45

-

33

-

33

100

42

16

E

20

C

-

-

18

D

-

-

8

22

Frenzyflame Thrust

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Mohgwyn's Sacred Spear

96

57

-

38

62

38

-

38

-

38

100

46

24

D

14

E

-

-

-

-

27

D

10

20 (-20)

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Elden Ring Great Spears Max Standard Values

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Name Phy Mag Fir Lit Hol Cri Sta Str Dex Int Fai Arc Any Phy Mag Fir Lit Hol Bst Rst Wgt
Lance 301 - - - - 100 122 C C - - - - 57 36 36 36 36 52.8 21 9
Mohgwyn's Sacred Spear 235 - 151 - - 100 128 C D - - C hemorrhage status effect elden ring wiki guide 25px(55) 57 36 49 36 36 50.6 22 10
Serpent-Hunter 271 - - - - 100 146 A E - - - - 72 42 42 42 42 55 24 12
Siluria's Tree 220 - - - 220 100 128 B D - C - - 51 36 36 36 55 50.6 22 10
Treespear 298 - - - 193 100 122 D C - D - - 55 35 35 35 48 54 21 9.5
Vyke's War Spear 252 - 161 - - 100 122 D B - C - madness status effect elden ring wiki guide 25px(65) 52 33 45 33 33 46.2 20 8

Elden Ring Great Spears Max Heavy Upgrades

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Name Phy Mag Fir Lit Hol Cri Sta Str Dex Int Fai Arc Any Phy Mag Fir Lit Hol Bst Rst Wgt
Lance 277 - - - - 100 122 A - - - - - 57 36 36 36 36 48.4 21 9

Elden Ring Great Spears Max Keen Upgrades

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Name Phy Mag Fir Lit Hol Cri Sta Str Dex Int Fai Arc Any Phy Mag Fir Lit Hol Bst Rst Wgt
Lance 277 - - - - 100 122 E B - - - - 57 36 36 36 36 48.4 21 9

Elden Ring Great Spears Max Quality Upgrades

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Name Phy Mag Fir Lit Hol Cri Sta Str Dex Int Fai Arc Any Phy Mag Fir Lit Hol Bst Rst Wgt
Lance 241 - - - - 100 122 B B - - - - 57 36 36 36 36 48.4 21 9

Elden Ring Great Spears Max Fire Upgrades

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Name Phy Mag Fir Lit Hol Cri Sta Str Dex Int Fai Arc Any Phy Mag Fir Lit Hol Bst Rst Wgt
Lance 200 - 200 - - 100 122 C E - - - - 54.15 34.2 45 41.4 34.2 44 19.95 9

Elden Ring Great Spears Max Flame Upgrades

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Name Phy Mag Fir Lit Hol Cri Sta Str Dex Int Fai Arc Any Phy Mag Fir Lit Hol Bst Rst Wgt
Lance 236 - 236 - - 100 122 E E - B - - 54.15 34.2 45 41.4 34.2 44 19.95 9

Elden Ring Great Spears Max Lightning Upgrades

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Name Phy Mag Fir Lit Hol Cri Sta Str Dex Int Fai Arc Any Phy Mag Fir Lit Hol Bst Rst Wgt
Lance 205 - - 205 - 100 122 E C - - - - 54.15 34.2 41.4 45 34.2 44 19.95 9

Elden Ring Great Spears Max Sacred Upgrades

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Name Phy Mag Fir Lit Hol Cri Sta Str Dex Int Fai Arc Any Phy Mag Fir Lit Hol Bst Rst Wgt
Lance 236 - - - 236 100 122 E E - B - - 54.15 41.4 34.2 34.2 45 44 19.95 9

Elden Ring Great Spears Max Magic Upgrades

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Name Phy Mag Fir Lit Hol Cri Sta Str Dex Int Fai Arc Any Phy Mag Fir Lit Hol Bst Rst Wgt
Lance 236 236 - - - 100 122 E E B - - - 54.15 45 34.2 34.2 41.4 44 19.95 9

Elden Ring Great Spears Max Cold Upgrades

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Name Phy Mag Fir Lit Hol Cri Sta Str Dex Int Fai Arc Any Phy Mag Fir Lit Hol Bst Rst Wgt
Lance 212 169 - - - 100 122 C C B - - frostbite status effect elden ring wiki guide 25px(127) 54.15 41.4 34.2 34.2 34.2 44 19.95 9

Elden Ring Great Spears Max Poison Upgrades

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Name Phy Mag Fir Lit Hol Cri Sta Str Dex Int Fai Arc Any Phy Mag Fir Lit Hol Bst Rst Wgt
Lance 253 - - - - 100 122 C C - - D poison status effect elden ring wiki guide 25px(115) 54.15 34.2 34.2 34.2 34.2 44 21 9

Elden Ring Great Spears Max Blood Upgrades

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Name Phy Mag Fir Lit Hol Cri Sta Str Dex Int Fai Arc Any Phy Mag Fir Lit Hol Bst Rst Wgt
Lance 253 - - - - 100 122 C C - - D hemorrhage status effect elden ring wiki guide 25px(100) 54.15 34.2 34.2 34.2 34.2 44 19.95 9

Elden Ring Great Spears Max Occult Upgrades

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Name Phy Mag Fir Lit Hol Cri Sta Str Dex Int Fai Arc Any Phy Mag Fir Lit Hol Bst Rst Wgt
Lance 265 - - - - 100 122 D E - - B - 57 36 36 36 36 48.4 21 9

 




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    • Anonymous

      So someone removed every button from my controller except for L3, L1, and X. Now I originally thought I wasn't going to be able to play the game anymore but fortunately the Great Spear weapon class exists to prove me wrong.
      Now I can easily kill those evil red bastards in a totally fair 3v1 and call it skill. Thanks, Elden Ring.

      • Anonymous

        Its funny watching a psgs player just standing there humping the ground when you refuse to roll so they can reaction rollcatch you

        • Anonymous

          About to get downvoted but in my opinion powerstanced greatspears are the most fun setup to use in the game. Every single move they have serves a purpose depending on the situation.

          • Anonymous

            I did it! i found out how to dodge the stupid crouch attack! (most of the time) Start running away from the dual-spear guy, and then dodge when you're about to leave the range of the spears. Most of them will try to make you panic roll, so instead force them to attack and dodge accordingly.

            • Anonymous

              I wish there was a great spear besides the lance that you could use AoW's on ... hoping we get on in the DLC

              • Anonymous

                PSGS can be very tough to fight however there are ways to beat it. For those PSGS players that tend to wave dash at you to psych you out into panic rolling instead attack them and keep up intense hyper aggression. Don’t give them a second to breathe and force them to back off. I’ve had the most success with the knights greatsword by free aiming my hits. Play very close attention to how they react to certain actions and try to mix up what you do. If they are running from you watch out for a quick pivot jump attack. You can force them to roll or jump by using the gravity stone fan and punish accordingly with either a roll catch or by backstabbing after their jump attack. In order to effectively counter PSGS you need to stay calm and keep up as much pressure as you can. If they are using BHS or quickstep delay your attacks slightly to catch them or use ashes of war that cover a wide area around you with a lingering hitbox such as flaming strike or storm stomp. Having an offhand dagger or thrusting sword can be used to get some chip damage on them over the course of the fight and can be used to quickly finish them off when they get to low health. Overall it will be a tough fight unless they aren’t very good but they can be beat and it just takes some practice.

                • Anonymous

                  The most underwhelming class out of all the heavy weapon classes for pve. Like every aspect of them feels mediocre in comparison with the other heavy classes. From its individual hit damage, dps, stance damage, moveset, etc. liek only two are above average simply because of their ashes.

                  • Anonymous

                    These got the exact opposite problem that claws have, this weapon class doesnt have enough infusable weapons, and claws have no somber weapons.

                    • Anonymous

                      Out of 6 great spears only 1 is infuseable/ can have its Aow changed. A waste, such a cool weapon class...

                      • Anonymous

                        It's a big problem that most of these deal split damage as the spear talisman only boost physical AR on counter.

                        • Anonymous

                          If I had a nickel for every Dex/Faith Great Spear, I'd have two nickels. Which is a lot, considering that there are a total of six Great Spears.

                          • Anonymous

                            The 1.09 nerfed a few overpowered things, but these didn't even get touched. Expect to see even more people dual wielding these in your invasions/duels.

                            • If I'm reading the game data right, the dual-wielded running attack with Great Spears hit 10 times. What's the interaction with things like Rotten Winged Sword Insignia, Millicent's Prosthesis, and Godskin Swaddling Cloth? Do the multiple hits trigger them as often as the numbers suggest or is there a penalty?

                              • Anonymous

                                Why is the dual wielded crouch attack so fast? If i try to reaction dodge it, BOOM half my healthbar gone.
                                If i dodge before they attack they can reaction hit me.

                                The hell im i supposed to do?

                                • Anonymous

                                  No great spears for INT, but two for FAITH or DEX + FAITH, "nice" I hope in DLC they add good great spear for INT or DEX + INT

                                  • Anonymous

                                    Lance: chilly mist + BHS power stance ooo how creative. Serpent Hunter: crouch r1 moment. Vyke's: ok so my arc build host will spam sleep grease ripple halberd running r1s while i phantom hit to apply frenzy, and when they fall asleep i press l2!!! xd!!! Mohgwyn: invader who tries to win with powerstance moveset and then gets frustrated, presses l2 until victorious, and teabags. Siluria's and Treespear are cool.

                                    • Anonymous

                                      I’m just saying that I use the tree spear everywhere I sometimes have to use a dagger on a faster target but still my main weapon is the tree spear

                                      • Anonymous

                                        I'm not sure why people gas up the power stance jump attack so much, its only really good against high recovery moves. Switch to a thrusting sword and then it's no longer useful.

                                        • Anonymous

                                          hmm today i will give the longest weapons in the game the best tracking attack in the entire game, surely this will have no repercussions on the balanced of pvp

                                          • Anonymous

                                            the irony of sweatlords that use 1 attack in a weapons moveset complaining about spell spam is just too sweet.

                                            • Anonymous

                                              Powerstanced cancer: cannot be jumped over (they hit upwards), outtrade anything (poke attack), fast as hell. Goddamn crouching mechanic just ruins all that sh*t.

                                              • Anonymous

                                                I hate that the "optimal" way to use these is just dual wield them and hump the ground. Talk about boring and low skill.

                                                • Anonymous

                                                  why is the only greatspear that can have its ash of war changed a damn lance? cmon man give us something else atleast

                                                  • Anonymous

                                                    I think we should be able to change the ash on treespear, built in holy damage wouldn't be that strong and clayman harpoon already exists. Also the only great spear with a custom ash is Lance, and some people don't like the look of it.

                                                    • Anonymous

                                                      Wanna get a screenshot of 2 chads toe to toe 1 with serpent hunter 1vwith Siluria's.. both charging their AoW.... That is all

                                                      • Anonymous

                                                        What kinda weapons do you guys want from up coming DLCs? I want an actual infusable spear, Lance looks like trash. It looks dumb when you get off torrent but it doesn't even function like a Lance while on torrent either, you swing it around, normal spears function more like a Lance than actual lance. I want a regular looking spear that happens to be big, an infusable Treespear basically.

                                                        • Anonymous

                                                          The lance looks dumb as f**k the second you get off Torrent. Every player I've seen using it regardless of armour set looks like a clown running around with that thing.

                                                          • Anonymous

                                                            I really want a regular war spear, Lance is ugly and treespear is stuck to a bad aow and I dont want madness

                                                            • Anonymous

                                                              Hi guys, Note: You use less stamina per hit with a (Great) Spear, while holding the shield up. I was able to do one more hit with the pike at 40END and also with the lance. I have yet to test whether it affects the damage.

                                                              • Anonymous

                                                                From, let us get 2 serpent hunters without a glitch! It’s the best great spear visually, besides maybe mohgs!

                                                                • Anonymous

                                                                  It’s really annoying how the only infusable great spear looks super scuffed with pretty much any ash of war.

                                                                  • Anonymous

                                                                    what a bizarrely incomplete category. the single "generic" version doesn't even resemble the weapon type, barely fits into the game.

                                                                    • Anonymous

                                                                      Great Spears pros and cons

                                                                      Pros:
                                                                      Has insane tracking
                                                                      Long reach
                                                                      Reasonable damage
                                                                      Heavy poise damage

                                                                      Cons:
                                                                      Slightly heavy
                                                                      Slow

                                                                      • Anonymous

                                                                        if there's DLCs comin' down the line, then i hope we get one more infusable Great Spear (that actually looks like a spear)
                                                                        i dunno, is kinda of a waste that the only greatspear that is infusable is the Lance, the one that doesn't have a sweeping r2 or a special one like the Treespear.

                                                                        • Anonymous

                                                                          Is there a way to parry the running heavy attack before the heavy thrust at the end of the animation? The final thrust is parryable but I just cannot get a parry on the prior "running hits".

                                                                          • Anonymous

                                                                            Are great spears any good in PvP. Been meaning to switch from colossal swords to great spears since I like the safe play of spears because of their range.

                                                                            • Anonymous

                                                                              I just wish I could helicopter spin the treespear, or maybe the serpent hunter. also they should really at least give it a proper storm ruler weapon art, even if they obviously can't do as high a damage or hitbox version for the sake of not breaking the game

                                                                              • Anonymous

                                                                                I fell in love the long spear combat in Dynasty Warriors games when I was young and loved being able to pierce at medium range or sweep with its double edged blade. I use a spears in any game that allow for this kind of combat. So glad the Greatspears can do this but so sad you cant add spinning blade, blade dance, repeating thrust etc to one

                                                                                Yes you can add one to the lance, but not at all what I'm looking for aesthetically.

                                                                                • Anonymous

                                                                                  Treespear could have been easily one of the best weapons in the game if they allowed it be infused and have custom weapon art. I mean it literally uses a generic WA and it upgrades with normal smithing stones. WHY CANT IT BE INFUSED

                                                                                  • Anonymous

                                                                                    Whats with the random choices From made with what can and can't be infused? The treespear, great club, and serpentbone katana have generic weapon arts and are upgraded with basic smithing stones but their weapon arts can't be changed despite that.

                                                                                    • Anonymous

                                                                                      Treespear is absolutely BEAST. can be acquired relatively early. Will stagger low poise enemies with basic R1. Great fully charged R2. Will stagger the **** outta bosses.

                                                                                      • Anonymous

                                                                                        On a faith build (50fth) Treespear buffed with Vyke's Dragonbolt gets around 820 AR (cast with a maxed out gravel stone seal). Granted, the damage is split, but with its unique R2s and the already amazing great spear moveset, it's worth trying.

                                                                                        Other great spears are likely better, but I've been having fun with this one.

                                                                                        • Anonymous

                                                                                          In my opinion, the three best Great Spears are Siluria's Tree, Vyke's War Spear and Mohgwyn's Sacred Spear.

                                                                                          They receive the highest damage on a build where you put two stats to 60 (Siluria = 816AR on STR/FTH, Vyke = 801 on DEX/FTH, Mohgwyn = 778 on STR/ARC, but buffed by about 50 points by WA)
                                                                                          Out of those three, Mohgwyn's is barely longer than Siluria's, which is a fair bit longer than Vyke's. Siluria's builds up nothing, Vyke's gets 66 Madness build up and Mohgwyn's gets 90 Bleed buildup, however I think the Ash of War buffs that.

                                                                                          • Anonymous

                                                                                            mohg's, vyke's and the great lance are the only good ones rest are decent but nothing super impressive i'd say siluria's is good aswell but the projectile cant be free aided cause if u do try to free aim it it will just hit the ground.

                                                                                            • Anonymous

                                                                                              so we have the only spear that you can infuse, A tree,A gimmick weapon, A tree 2.0, One of the only weapon that have madness,and a "S P E A R".

                                                                                              • Anonymous

                                                                                                I wish there was a great spear other than the lance that could be infused/ash changed, just want something more spear-looking

                                                                                                • Anonymous

                                                                                                  I have a really dumb question. It says some enemies/bosses are weak to "thrust damage". Is "Pierce" and "Thrust" the same thing?

                                                                                                  • Anonymous

                                                                                                    I wish every great spear had the Serpent Hunter crouch attack, that would make them so much better in pvp.

                                                                                                    • Anonymous

                                                                                                      Why is the lance the only great spear that can be infused? The tree spear should be a second option on the dex side to have an ash of war change, but for some reason it also can't be changed yet upgrades with regular smithing stones.

                                                                                                      • Anonymous

                                                                                                        Absolutely demolished Malenia with this and Fingerprint Shield pokes. Bleed & Fire damage on a Great Shield build is an incredibly versatile set-up.

                                                                                                        • Anonymous

                                                                                                          Absolutely demolished Malenia with this and Fingerprint Shield pokes. Bleed & Fire damage on a Great Shield build is an incredibly versatile set-up.

                                                                                                          • Anonymous

                                                                                                            Perhaps I'm the only one who didn't know this, but the great spears have a sprint-heavy attack that functions a lot like charge forth. It can hit three times, usually breaking guard for the third hit. (I tested some other heavy thrusting swords and regular spears, but it didn't work the same. Something to watch for.)

                                                                                                            For the great spears with good scaling but no ability to change ashes of war, this move adds some versatility.

                                                                                                            Lock on, sprint, press heavy attack. Doesn't need a big run up.

                                                                                                            • Anonymous

                                                                                                              What is up with this "best greatspears" list at the top? We don't need this opinion based editorializing, aside from Mohgwyn's being bugged the best choice here is very subjective.

                                                                                                              • Anonymous

                                                                                                                sorta wish Serpent Hunter spear do storm projectile upon heavy attack or as Ashes of war instead of jam it down and upper cut like a normal weapon

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