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TheSword Lanceis a Remembrance weapon in theElden RingDLC. Acquired north of the Shadow Keep, this is an excellent weapon with a unique skill,Spinning Gravity Thrust. This Ash of War allows the user to rotate around with the power of the gravitational power to charge forward and deal serious damage.
Players can use the weapon independently; however, it truly shines when used with aFingerprint Stone Shield. This guide includes details on acquiring the Sword Lance and what items players need to build around the weapon.
How To Obtain The Sword Lance In Shadow Of The Erdtree
After making your way to the Shadow Keep Back Gate, you will encounterCommander Gaius, who is riding a Wild Boar. After defeating Commander Gaius, you will get theRemembrance of the Wild Boar Rider. This can be traded in theRoundtable HoldtoEnia, the Finger Reader. There are two options, one of which is the Sword Lance.
How To Obtain The Fingerprint Stone Shield In Shadow Of The Erdtree
TheFingerprint Stone Shieldis one of the Heaviest Shields in the game, which also has a 100% physical damage reduction. This shield can be acquired inside the Cathedral of the Forsaken. After defeatingMohg, the Omenattack the altar in the boss area, revealing a path you can take. You can drop down multiple headstones to reach theFingerprint Stone Shield.
Sword Lance Stats & Scaling
Scales Primarily With Strength
The following are the stat requirements, as well as the scaling on a fully upgraded Sword Lance:
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Sword Lance scales off three attributes in the game. Strength and Dexterity will increase the physical damage the weapon outputs; meanwhile, increasing Arcane will increase the bleed buildup. Oncefully upgraded, the Sword Lance has a B scaling in Strength, meaning that you should focus more points on Strength over Dexterity.
Best Talismans To Pair With Sword Lance
Talismans are the most crucial part of this building as they not only bolster your defenses but also make it so you can deal more damage more often. ThePearl Shield Talismanand theGreatshield Talismanboth reduce damage taken while blocking. Meanwhile, theViridian Amber Medallionincreases your Stamina and allows you to get more hits while losing Stamina during the block. As you are using Sword Lance, which is a Thrusting Weapon, the counterattack damage will increase while using theSpear Talisman.
Description
Pearl Shield Talisman
Found inside a chest inside a camp northeast of Ancient Ruins Base Site of Grace. This Talisman reduces non-physical damage by 20% while guarding.
Greatshield Talisman
Obtained inside of a Carriage, east of the Erdtree-Gazing Hill. This Talisman boosts guarding ability and reduces the damage taken while blocking by 20%.
Spear Talisman
Obtained inside of a chest in Lakeside Crystal Cave. This Talisman increases thrusting counterattack damage by 15%.
Viridian Amber Medallion +3
Found inside the Darklight Catacombs. This Talisman increases maximum Stamina by 11%.
Best Armor To Pair With Sword Lance
TheVerdigris Armoris the go-to choice when considering an armor set for this build. Verdigris Armor is one of the few sets that provide 100 poise and is lighter than theBull-Goat Armor. Acquiring the armor is also easy because you have to complete Moore’s questline, and even if you fail it, you’re able to simplykill the friendly Kindred of Rot, having him invade you and defeat him to acquire the armor.
Obtained through completingMoore’s questlineor defeating him when he invades.
Verdigris Armor
Obtained through completing Moore’s questline or defeating him when he invades.
Verdigris Gauntlets
Verdigris Greaves
Best Wondrous Flask Of Physick Combination For Sword Lance
For theWondrous Flask of Physick, there are a few Crystal Tears that you’re able to go for. If you think the damage negation is still low, you can equip theOpaline Hardtear; otherwise, it is better to have Stamina-related Crystal Tears. This is because most of the time, you will not take any damage, even from bosses; however, you will lose Stamina on every attack. Blocking and then counterattacking might leave you vulnerable for your guard to break. In this case, the Greenburst and theVirdian Hidden Tearare great Crystal Tears.
Greenburst Crystal Tear
Obtained upon killing Putrid Avatar in Caelid. This tear increases stamina recovery by 15 per second for 3 minutes.
Viridian Hidden Tear
Drops from Furnace Golem in Ellac River. This tear eliminates stamina consumption for 15 seconds.
Best Character Attribute Distribution For Sword Lance
As most of the players playing the DLC should be around 150-200 level, the table below shows the attributes and what the level of those attributes should be like when using this build. Most of the levels should go to the Strength and Arcane because of how your focus will be on dealing high damage and inflicting Bleed Buildup. If you want to change and Respec, go toRennala, Queen of the Full Moon, and hand over aLarval Tear.
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Best Incantations To Pair With Sword Lance
As there aren’t many Incantations that shine in this build, it is best to go with the basic supportive Incantations like theGolden Vowand theFlame, Grant me Strength. These Spells will not only increase your damage but enhance your defensive capabilities. You will need 25 Faith to use Golden Vow, so you must reduce a few points from Arcane and Strength to meet this requirement.
Golden Vow
Found on a corpse in the Corpse-Stench Shack on Mt. Gelmir. This Incantation increases your damage output by 15% and negates all damage by 10%. The buff lasts for 80 seconds.
Flame, Grant me Strength
Found behind Fort Gael, guarded by two flame chariots. This Incantation boosts your physical and fire damage output by 20%, and the buff lasts 30 seconds.
Best Great Rune To Pair With Sword Lance
Even though Great Runes are not necessary for the build, there are some that you can make use of if you have enough Rune Arcs. All the Great Runes listed below are great options; however, the best choice would beMalenia’s Great Runebecause you can stay on the offensive throughout fights with this build.
Godrick’s Great Rune
Obtained upon defeating Godrick, the Grafted. Activating this Great Rune grants five flat levels across all of your attributes.
Malenia’s Great Rune
Obtained upon defeating Malenia, Blade of Miquella. This Great Rune allows you to recover lost HP when attacking immediately after getting hit.
Radahn’s Great Rune
Obtained upon defeating Starscourge Radahn. This Great Rune boosts your maximum HP, FP, and Stamina.
Sword Lance Buffing Routine & Attack Strategy
Before you begin a fight, you must buff yourself with the Incantations that will persist for quite some time.
The whole point of this build is to play around the Fingerprint Stone Shield. You need to keep blocking with the shield while counterattacking with the Thrusting Weapon. As your Stamina starts to deplete, you may stop guarding for a few seconds to regain Stamina. As the Verdigris armor is heavy alongside the shield and weapon, you will probably have a Heavy Load, making your character perform a Heavy Roll.
Heavy Roll takes quite a lot of time and leaves you wide open for attacks, so you can not resort to dodging to avoid an attack in this build.
