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.

Held by a corpse on the left as you enter the boss chamber of Rykard, Lord of Blasphemy. If the players picks up the Serpent-Hunter in the middle of being summoned. After picking up the spear and getting summoned, a second copy of the Serpent-Hunter would appear at the original location upon returning to their world, allowing you to dual wield the Serpent-Hunters. This weapon will not be respawned on a New Game Plus. The only way to respawn the weapon is to discard it. After discarding the weapon and reloading your location, the weapon would reappear at its original location provided that Rykard, Lord of Blasphemy was still alive. If the player manages to beat Rykard, Lord of Blasphemy without picking up the Serpent-Hunter, the weapon disappears. Great-Serpent Hunt. This weapon cannot be infused with Ashes of War. Serpent-Hunter can be upgraded by using Somber Smithing Stones A solid weapon for Strength build due to its A scaling for Strength. While slightly heavier than the Lance and cannot be infused with Ashes of War, the Serpent-Hunter has a horizontal sweep as its strong attacks. It can also be used as an offhand weapon for the Lance if one wants to dual wield Great Spear class weapons. At 80 Strength and 12 Dexterity, the Serpent-Hunter has 694 AR when one-handed and 747 AR when two-handed. Sell Value: 0 This item cannot be sold. This item cannot be dropped and given to another player. Regarding the weapon's special properties while fighting God-Devouring Serpent and Rykard, Lord of Blasphemy: The weapon's attacks, and its weapon skill, will generate additional beams of swirling wind that greatly extend its range to allow the player to hit Rykard from outside the lava pool at his feet. Axe Talisman and Spiked Cracked Tear, Claw Talisman (and by extension, Raptor's Black Feathers), Twinblade Talisman, Spear Talisman and Curved Sword Talisman do not affect the special damage of the weapon. Warrior Jar Shard and Shard of Alexander does boost the damage of the weapon's Skill. Because of the long windup of the skill, people can believe that Godfrey Icon boost its damage, but that is not the case. Ritual Sword Talisman, Red-Feathered Branchsword, Kindred of Rot's Exultation and Lord of Blood's Exultation work as normal, and provide a general damage boost. The same applies to the incantation Flame, Grant me Strength. Winged Sword Insignia does not trigger while attacking, but does receive the benefit if triggered by another weapon. When dual wielding with another Great Spear class weapon, both spears will generate the beams during the powerstance attacks.