A piercing sword with a sharp, slender blade.
In addition to this weapon’s thrusting attack prowess, it also boasts the ability to be used while guarding with a shield.

As one of the smaller piercing swords, quick successive thrusts are easy to perform, but without a cutting edge, it cannot be used for slashing attacks.

Rapier is a Thrusting Sword in Elden Ring. The Rapier scales primarily with Strength and Dexterity and is a good Weapon for mobility during combat. This sword is lightweight, but sharp and pierce foes that come into contact.

• Purchased from Twin Maiden Husks at the Roundtable Hold for runes currency elden ring wiki guide 18 1,000 Runes.

• Rapier can be upgraded by using Smithing Stones
• 30 Higher Critical than the Estoc

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Large piercing sword with a long, hard bladed edge which is also capable of slashing attacks.

For its large size, it can be wielded rather nimbly, leaving little opportunity for the enemy to counter.

Estoc is a Thrusting Sword in Elden Ring. The Estoc scales primarily with Strength and Dexterity is a good Weapon for dealing melee piercing damage and slashing attacks.

• Starting Equipment for the Prisoner Class.
• Can be purchased from the Nomadic Merchant in Liurnia of the Lakes for 3000 Runes

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Estoc carried by wandering nobles.
Made to be easy to wield.

Daubed with gold from tip to tail, it should fetch a good sum.

Noble’s Estoc is a Thrusting Sword in Elden Ring. The Noble’s Estoc scales primarily with Strength and Dexterity and is a good Weapon for easy use or for selling. It comes with the skill, Impaling Thrust that allows its pierce to overcome enemy shields.

• Dropped by the Wandering Nobles around Limgrave who wear feathered caps and coats.
• Dropped by the Wandering Nobles in Raya Lucaria Academy who wear feathered caps and coats.

• This weapon can be infused with Ashes of War and buffed with Magic and Consumables.
• Noble’s Estoc can be upgraded by using Smithing Stones.
• Wandering Nobles have a 0.5% chance to drop this weapon.

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Piercing sword of the Cleanrot Knights who fought alongside Malenia, Blade of Miquella.

Mainly used as a backup weapon, in combination with a long-handled armament.

The Cleanrot Knight’s Sword scales primarily with Strength and Dexterity.

• Drop from Cleanrot Knights in Caelid, specifically in War-Dead Catacombs.

• This weapon can be infused with Ashes of War
• Cleanrot Knight’s Sword can be upgraded by using Smithing Stones

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Piercing sword of superior quality, featuring intricate ornamentation.
Signature weapon of the sorcerer Rogier.

High dexterity is required to wield the blade to its full potential, but mastery is a sight to behold, characterized by a flowing style which excels in successive attacks.

The Rogier’s Rapier scales primarily with Strength and Dexterity.

• Given at +8 by Sorcerer Rogier at the balcony in Roundtable Hold after defeating Godrick the Grafted.

• Weapon Skill: Repeating Thrust, though it comes pre-equipped with Glintblade Phalanx
• This weapon can be infused with Ashes of War
• Rogier’s Rapier can be upgraded by using Smithing Stones

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Spur of a giant ant which has been fashioned into a rapier. The blade drips with scarlet rot.

Scarlet rot is an old legend, of which Maleigh Marais of the Shaded Castle was a private believer. And indeed, he eventually found his own personal goddess.

Antspur Rapier is a Thrusting Sword in Elden Ring. The Antspur Rapier scales primarily with Strength and Dexterity and is a good Weapon for inflicting addition scarlet rot buildup in addition to Physical Damage. With Impaling Thrust, users can also pierce through enemy’s guards, giving the user an advantage in combat.

• Dropped by Maleigh Marais, Shaded Castle Castellan, a hostile NPC found in the fields west of The Shaded Castle.

• This weapon can be infused with Ashes of War.
• Antspur Rapier can be upgraded by using Smithing Stones

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A razor-thin piercing blade of ice.
Forged by Iji, the Carian Royal Blacksmith.

Can inflict frost upon enemies, and launch its blade with a strong attack. The blade immediately regenerates.

Frozen Needle is a Thrusting Sword in Elden Ring. The Frozen Needle scales primarily with Dexterity and is a good Weapon for inflicting frost on vulnerable enemies.

• Kingsrealm Ruins: Found in a chest inside a small room at the end of the underground area in the northeast. Requires defeating of the Royal Revenant boss in order to access the room.
• Head below the ruins into the cellar to confront the Revenant and if you manage to kill it, you will gain access to the room beyond where, inside is a chest that holds the Frozen Needle.

Causes frost buildup on enemies.

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One of the Carian royal family’s glintstone swords. A smaller piercing sword with a slender blade. Formerly used by the Carian knights of old before the full refinement of their sorcerous combat techniques, this armament functions as a catalyst for glintstone sorcery when executing strong attacks.

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