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.

Dropped by Maleigh Marais, Shaded Castle Castellan, a hostile NPC found in the fields west of The Shaded CastleDungeon. Impaling Thrust. This weapon can be infused with Ashes of War. Antspur Rapier can be upgraded by using Smithing Stones. Causes Scarlet Rot Builup: (55) As this weapon has innate Scarlet Rot, and can be infused with ashes of war, it is possible to have Scarlet Rot, Blood Loss, and Poison on this weapon. This requires the Black Whetblade and can be done by infusing the weapon with either Seppuku and choosing the poison affinity, or by infusing the weapon with Poisonous Mist and choosing the bleed affinity. This way, when you use the weapon art to buff the weapon, you have all 3 statuses at once. Pairs extremely well with another powerstanced Thrusting Sword. The powerstance Thrusting sword moveset is unique in that the 2nd L1 in the combo utilizes a very fast triple hit from the right hand weapon (as opposed to attacking with both left and right in succession). This allows you to proc status effects extremely quickly, since you effectively double the number of hits with the weapon per button input. Works especially well when paired with the above strategy Sell Value: 200 With a little bit of patience, this weapon can be used to fairly easily kill the Draconic Tree Sentinel that bars entry to LeyndellRegion. Hit him enough times to inflict Rot, then run down the mountain till he stops attacking you and wait for the Rot to wear off. It only takes 3 applications to kill him This strategy allows early access to many items that would otherwise be limited to the mid-late game Bug: Cold-affinity Ashes of War makes this weapon scarlet rot build up from 50 at 0 to 75 at 5. From 6 to 25 Scarlet Rot build up is 0. Any other affinity lowers Rot build up to 50 and it stays at same level, no matter the weapon level. Fixed in The Antspur Rapier can be infused with Ashes of War. See usable Ashes of War. All Affinities Ash of War: Impaling ThrustImpopped by Maleigh Marais, Shaded Castle Castellan, a hostile NPC found in the fields west of The Shaded Castle. Impaling Thrust. This weapon can be infused with Ashes of War. Antspur Rapier can be upgraded by using Smithing Stones. Causes Scarlet Rot Builup: (55) As this weapon has innate Scarlet Rot, and can be infused with ashes of war, it is possible to have Scarlet Rot, Blood Loss, and Poison on this weapon. This requires the Black Whetblade and can be done by infusing the weapon with either Seppuku and choosing the poison affinity, or by infusing the weapon with Poisonous Mist and choosing the bleed affinity. This way, when you use the weapon art to buff the weapon, you have all 3 statuses at once. Pairs extremely well with another powerstanced Thrusting Sword. The powerstance Thrusting sword moveset is unique in that the 2nd L1 in the combo utilizes a very fast triple hit from the right hand weapon (as opposed to attacking with both left and right in succession). This allows you to proc status effects extremely quickly, since you effectively double the number of hits with the weapon per button input. Works especially well when paired with the above strategy Sell Value: 200 With a little bit of patience, this weapon can be used to fairly easily kill the Draconic Tree Sentinel that bars entry to Leyndell. Hit him enough times to inflict Rot, then run down the mountain till he stops attacking you and wait for the Rot to wear off. It only takes 3 applications to kill him This strategy allows early access to many items that would otherwise be limited to the mid-late game Bug: Cold-affinity Ashes of War makes this weapon scarlet rot build up from 50 at 0 to 75 at 5. From 6 to 25 Scarlet Rot build up is 0. Any other affinity lowers Rot build up to 50 and it stays at same level, no matter the weapon level. Fixed in The Antspur Rapier can be infused with Ashes of War. See usable Ashes of War. All Affinities Ash of War: Impaling Thrust (Default) Ash of War: Piercing Fang Ash of War: Repeating Thrust Ash of War: Storm Blade Ash of War: Vacuum Slice Ash of War: Parry Ash of War: Storm Stomp Ash of War: Kick Ash of War: Ground Slam Ash of War: Hoarah Loux's Earthshaker Ash of War: Determination Ash of War: Royal Knight's Resolve Ash of War: Cragblade Ash of War: Beast's Roar Ash of War: Endure Ash of War: Quickstep Ash of War: Bloodhound's Step Ash of War: Raptor of the Mists Only Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Fire, and Flame Art Ash of War: Flaming Strike Ash of War: Flame of the Redmanes Only Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Lightning, and Sacred Ash of War: Sacred Blade Ash of War: Thunderbolt Ash of War: Lightning Slash Ash of War: Lightning Ram Ash of War: Golden Slam Ash of War: Golden Vow Ash of War: Sacred Order Ash of War: Shared Order Only Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Magic, and Cold Ash of War: Spinning Weapon Ash of War: Glintblade Phalanx Ash of War: Glintstone Pebble Ash of War: Gravitas Ash of War: Carian Grandeur Ash of War: Carian Greatsword Ash of War: Chilling Mist Ash of War: Hoarfrost Stomp Only Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Poison, Blood, and Occult Ash of War: Blood Tax Ash of War: Poison Moth Flight Ash of War: Bloody Slash Ash of War: Blood Blade Ash of War: Poisonous Mist Ash of War: Assassin's Gambit Ash of War: Seppuku Ash of War: White Shadow's Lure