Bloodfiend's Sacred Spear

Notes

• Requires 22 Strength, 12 Dexterity and 13 Arcane, and weighs 8. Ordinary attacks deal Physical damage, with Arcane providing the strongest scaling, Strength a smaller contribution and Dexterity very little.
• Starts with 55 Blood Loss buildup, which improves with Arcane and reinforcement. The ordinary spear has no innate Fire damage entry; the bloodflame skill is a separate attack.
• Bloodfiends' Bloodboon places a bloodflame eruption at the selected target's position. Repeat the skill input to continue through its three stages, spending 20 FP per stage or 60 FP for all three.
• Its Fire damage improves through Arcane and upgrades. The repeated hits use only part of the weapon's listed status per contact, so do not expect each small burst to apply the full displayed bleed amount.
• The eruption remains at its original position through the follow-ups. It does not chase an enemy that has moved away; a stationary or distracted target is much easier to keep inside it.
• Unlike Mohgwyn's Sacred Spear, this attack reaches outward to a chosen location instead of surrounding the wielder with the same ritual. It also does not leave Mohg's temporary Fire coating on the blade.
• Shard of Alexander and Fire bonuses improve the skill. White Mask and Lord of Blood's Exultation require a nearby bleed trigger, while Godfrey Icon does not improve this uncharged sequence.
• Ordinary attacks retain the reach and piercing moveset of a great spear. Use them when the enemy will not stay in the eruption rather than spending three stages on an empty patch of ground.
• Uses Somber Smithing Stones to +10. Its skill and affinity are fixed, and grease or weapon enchantments cannot be applied.
• Only the hexer at the pond west of Taylew's Ruined Forge is the guaranteed source described here. Kill it and collect its ground drop; the weapon is not automatically placed in your inventory.