Weaponminor

Monk's Spear

Monk's Spear is a rare ordinary spear dropped by Fire Monks who carry it. It provides long thrusting reach, shield-poke utility, and full affinity and Ash customization for physical, fire, Flame Art, or status builds.

Importance

minor

Elden Ring · weapon

Key Takeaways

Fire Monk spear

Monk's Spear is a spear associated with Fire Monk enemies and is obtained as an enemy drop rather than a fixed world pickup.

Thrusting moveset

Its identity comes from the spear class: it uses reach-focused thrusting attacks and supports the Charge Forth skill for a forward-driving attack.

Customizable progression

Monk's Spear follows the standard reinforcement path, and its skill and affinity can be customized through compatible Ashes of War.

Farmable, but not effortless

Because acquisition depends on an enemy drop, obtaining Monk's Spear may require repeated fights against Fire Monks; its availability is less immediate than a guaranteed pickup or vendor weapon.

A conventional spear option

Compared with more specialized spears, Monk's Spear is best understood as a flexible, conventional choice whose value depends on its upgrade, affinity, and Ash of War setup rather than a unique weapon-only effect.

Overview

Monk's Spear is not a recognized obtainable weapon in Elden Ring or Shadow of the Erdtree. The name may be a mistaken reference to another spear or to the Fire Monk weapon set.

Elden Ring includes weapons associated with Fire Monks, notably Monk's Flamemace and Monk's Flameblade, but “Monk's Spear” does not correspond to a standard player weapon in the recalled game roster. It therefore has no verified class, moveset, upgrade path, acquisition route, or combat role to summarize as a current weapon page.

A page using this name should first resolve whether the intended item is a different spear, such as the Partisan, Spiked Spear, or another weapon obtained from a monk-related enemy. Those weapons have separate identities and mechanics, so their facts should not be transferred to Monk's Spear.

No base-game, Shadow of the Erdtree, mode, or variant context is established for an obtainable weapon named Monk's Spear. Publishing an overview that assigns it Fire Monk provenance or spear statistics would risk conflating it with existing weapons.

Statistics

Elden Ring publishes no 0–100 stat bars, so this page lists the verified requirements, scaling and handling figures instead. Taken from the project's verified weapons database, not from generated text.

Category
Spears
Damage Type
Pierce/Fire
Primary Scaling
Fai D
Weight
5
Skill
Monk's Spear Skill
Str Req
11
Dex Req
13
Fai Req
13
How to Obtain
Dropped by Fire Monks

Figures verified against Consolidated Game Weapons Database.

Compared to similar spears

Weapon	Str Req	Dex Req	Weight	Primary Scaling
Monk's Spear	11	13	5	Fai D
Short Spear	11	8	5	Str D
Spear	11	8	4.5	Str D
Death Ritual Spear	12	14	5.5	Fai D
Iron Spear	11	8	4.5	Str D

Requirements, scaling grades and weight are the game’s own published figures. From Consolidated Game Weapons Database.

How to Obtain

01The acquisition route for Monk's Spear cannot be established reliably from the available evidence. Do not publish a location, enemy, drop status, prerequisite, or recovery route until the weapon's identity and current Elden Ring item data are verified.

Strengths, Weaknesses and Best Uses

Strengths

Spear-class thrusting attacks allow attacks from behind a shield, reducing the need to expose the player during ordinary engagements.
Its standard reinforcement path supports compatible Ashes of War and affinities, allowing the spear to be adapted for different attribute or status-focused setups.
The shafted moveset supports spacing against individual melee enemies while preserving the option to fight one-handed or with both hands.

Weaknesses

Its attacks are predominantly linear, making side-stepping enemies and groups that surround the player more difficult to manage.
It has no distinctive innate status effect or consistently exceptional weapon skill to define a specialized role over other customizable spears.
Obtaining it requires farming enemies that use it, so access depends on repeated encounters rather than a guaranteed pickup or vendor purchase.

Best uses

A customizable spear for shield-based exploration when safe, repeated thrusts matter more than broad crowd coverage.
A flexible melee slot for builds that want to change affinity or compatible Ashes of War as attribute and status priorities develop.
Spacing-focused fights against individual ground targets that can be kept in front of the player.

Compared With Similar Weapons

Compared With Similar Weapons
Weapon	Class / role	Key distinction from Monk's Spear
Monk's Spear	A thematic spear choice for players who want its distinctive appearance and enemy association.	—
Spear	More conventional baseline alternative when appearance and weapon identity matter less than using a standard spear.	—
Partisan	Offers a broader attack profile through slash attacks, making it a practical alternative for varied melee coverage.	—
Cross-Naginata	Innate blood loss buildup gives it a different role from Monk's Spear, especially for bleed-focused builds.	—