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The Antspur Rapier might be discovered close to the Shaded CastleThe weapon is dropped by a hostile NPCThe rapier can deal as much as three standing results as of v1.03
There are only a few weapons in “Elden Ring” that innately causes Scarlet Rot build-up, however the ones that do exist might be very devastating when used correctly.
The Antspur Rapier is one among these Scarlet Rot weapons that may be obtained comparatively early within the sport. Unlike the opposite choices, which may solely be acquired from both Elphael or the Lake of Rot, the Antspur Rapier is close to the Shaded Castle in Mt. Gelmir.
Players can get the weapon by defeating Maleigh Marais, a hostile NPC who might be discovered wandering by the western sector of the Shaded Castle’s poison discipline. She fights like some other player-like NPC enemy, so watch out of her skill to dodge via assaults and heal with a well being flask.
The Shaded Castle itself might be reached through the Altus Plateau. From the Great Lift of Dectus, head towards the primary freeway and go down the valley up north. Keep following the valley northward, and gamers ought to arrive on the Shaded Castle and its poisonous lavatory.
Maleigh Marais might be discovered wandering the sphere west of the Shaded Castle Photo: Elden Ring
Upon reaching the fort, head west to seek out Maleigh. Defeat her, and she is going to drop the Antspur Rapier in addition to the Marais Mask and Marais Robe armor items.
The weapon causes Scarlet Rot to construct up on all targets it hits. What makes the Antspur Rapier so particular, nonetheless, is that gamers can equip it with totally different Ashes of War. This means the rapier has the potential to trigger as much as three totally different standing results within the type of Scarlet Rot, Blood Loss and Poison.
This triple standing impact combo might be performed by utilizing the Seppuku Ash of War and infusing the weapon with Poison through the Black Whetblade. Doing so will permit the weapon to deal huge bursts of injury whereas Seppuku is lively whereas passively inflicting Scarlet Rot and Poison to stack on high of one another.
The Scarlet Rot impact repeatedly damages targets based mostly on their most HP. It offers its injury a lot faster than Poison does, nevertheless it lasts for a shorter length to compensate. Targets can have each Scarlet Rot and Poison statuses concurrently ticking away at their HP.