The Saw Spear is a Trick Weapon in Bloodborne. There are 3 versions of this weapon: Normal, Uncanny and Lost. The only known differences being the Gem Imprints and the locations in which they are found.
Saw Spear Description
"One of the trick weapons of the workshop, commonly used by those who dedicate themselves to the hunt. This saw, effective at drawing the blood of beasts, transforms into a medium-range spear. The saw, with its set of blood-letting teeth, has become a symbol of the hunt, and only grows in effectiveness the more grotesquely transformed the beast."
Saw Spear Information
- Transforms between a saw and a spear.
- Requires Blood Stone Shards and Blood Echoes to fully upgrade.
- To perform a Transformation Attack, press L1 while performing another attack.
- The Saw Spear is considered a serrated weapon in both forms, and causes additional damage to enemies susceptible to these weapons
Location
Normal
- Can be bought from the Bath Messengers, after obtaining the Saw Hunter Badge, for 1,000 Blood Echoes.
- Treasure in Central Yharnam Sewer, on the ledge above the dead end with boats. You also need to cut down the corpse hanging from the rafters high above.
Uncanny
- Central Pthumeru Root Chalice
- Glyphs: 68nqfbsq (Side Area after opening Boss Gate on Layer 1)
- Glyphs: hi2x65mt (Layer 3, Foetid Offer)
- Glyphs: v6is49mx (Layer 2, Coffin Chest in a room over the bridge. Respawns a Madman's Knowledge upon revisiting the chest after returning from the Hunter's Dream)
- Glyphs: 2k4i4g6w (Layer 2, in the pre-lantern area, past the cannon there will be a Watcher guarding a coffin chest)
- Glyphs: 7hqg2h9a (Pre-lantern area)
- Glyphs: g9xq8g8t (Foetid offer, layer 2 pre-boss room)
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Glyphs: n2jx4duu (Layer 3, After Boss Gate side area, Uncanny Threaded Cane also appears in main area on same layer.)
Lost
- Lower Pthumeru Root Chalice
- Glyphs: 8cu74x96 (Pre-area before Layer 1, Rotted and Fetid Offering)
- Sinister Lower Pthumeru Root Chalice
- Glyphs: gwedu9m7 ( Layer Three side area before boss room)
- 8dc7g5bt - first layer side dungeon
Player Notes
- Contrary to what its name suggests, the spear utilizes slashes rather than thrusts (except in its R2 attacks), functioning much like a sword with extended reach.
- Both transforming attacks deal significantly more damage than basic attacks but are executed roughly as fast as the latter. Spamming L1 is a viable tactic that allows the hunter to dish out lots of damage in a short period of time.
- Enemies susceptible to serrated weapons receive around 15%-20% extra damage from both modes of this weapon.
- In saw form, this weapon has an identical move set to the Saw Cleaver in saw form.
- At 99 Strength, Skill and Arcane the Saw Spear+10 gains 193 physical bonus.
Stats/Scaling
R: Rally/Regain. The amount of HP regained on an R1 attack immediately after taking damage
Average Physical Attack Increase
Strength Stat | ||
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Stat Range | Damage per Point | Estimated Attack Gained |
8 to 25 | 2.17 | 39 |
26 to 50 | 1.20 | 30 |
50 to 99 | 0.27 | 13 |
Skill Stat | ||
Stat Range | Damage per Point | Estimated Attack Gained |
9 to 25 | 2.94 | 50 |
26 to 50 | 1.52 | 38 |
51 to 99 | 0.33 | 16 |
Move sets & Videos
Move | Damage Type & Modifier | Stamina | Effect |
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R1 Combo | ![]() |
20 | Alternating slashes; starting with top right to lower left, then top left to lower right side, horizontal from right to left, then an upward slash from left to right. |
Quickstep R1 | ![]() |
25~27 | Quickstep forward, back or left results in a quick hop forward and fast horizontal slash from left to right. Stepping right is the same attack, but slashing from right to left |
Backstep R1 | ![]() |
25 | The character takes a step forward with the left foot and swings from right to left horizontally while taking a large step forward with the right foot |
Dash R1 | ![]() |
30 (+run) | The weapon is slashed on a downward diagonal from left to right |
R2 Attack | ![]() |
35 | The saw is slashed from right to left horizontally with a brief windup animation. This does not combo, with the character resetting each time and performing the same attack repeatedly. |
Charged R2 | ![]() |
50 | The saw is brought behind the character on the right side and held for a short duration. The right hand twists slightly which cues a rapid slash from overhead right diagonally toward the character's lower left |
Backstep R2 | ![]() |
35 | Similar footwork to the backstep R1, except the right foot takes a small step with the attack occurring as the left foot takes a big step forward. The blade is raised very quickly in an upward vertical slash from near the character's left foot to overhead above the right shoulder. |
Dash R2 | ![]() |
45 (+run) | The R2 while running looks very similar to the standard R2, but has a shorter windup animation and has the player crouched lower to the gounrd. |
Leap | ![]() |
50 | As the character leaps forward the saw is raised over the right shoulder and brought down in a vertical slash that strikes the ground to the side of the left foot. Effective for enemies that are low to the ground |
Transform Attack | ![]() |
23 (+x) | Similar to the Saw Cleaver in that the player pushes the closed Saw Spear forward and has it extend. The extension of the blade is the actual attack as it snaps forward from unlocking. During dodging transformations, the weapon is brought from right to left, but other actions can lead to the attack animation going from left to right. |
Move | Damage Type & Modifier | Stamina | Effect |
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R1 Combo | ![]() |
25 | A three move combo starting with a horizontal slash from right to left, a windmill starting from the left side of the body resulting in a downward vertical slash and ending in a left to right horizontal slash |
Quickstep R1 | ![]() |
33~40 | A quickstep left, back or forward results in a quick hop forward and a slash from left to right horizontally. A quickstep to the right slashes from right to left. |
Backstep R1 | ![]() |
40 | After the backstep, the character hops forward and thrusts the spear forward for what becomes a decent range poke. |
Dash R1 | ![]() |
35 (+run) | The dashing R1 results in a thrust forward that looks like the backstep R1 attack. |
R2 Attack | ![]() |
35 | A short windup leads to a thrust forward that looks much like the backstep R1 and dash thrusts. |
Charged | ![]() |
50 | The weapon is brought back and held for a short duration before being thrust forward in a stab that hits the ground. Hitting R2 again will result in a slash from the character's lower left to upper right. This has a short delay between attacks but is only possible with this combo. |
Backstep R2 | ![]() |
35 | The Saw Spear is raised overhead and as the character lunges forward onto their right foot, the blade is swept down veritcally into the ground. |
Dash R2 | ![]() |
45 (+run) | The dash R2 is a faster version of the backstep R2 animation. While not identical, they are very similar with the most notable difference being in swing speed. |
Leap | ![]() |
50 | After leaping forward, the blade is thrust forward. This is effectively the same as the regular R2 after a small jump forward. |
Transform Attack | ![]() |
30 (+x) | The extended weapon is brought behind the character where it snaps shut. The now closed weapon is slashed forward. While dodging the animation starts from the right and sweeps left, but this can be reversed based on the previous action (R1 then L1 will have it begin on the left hand side for instance) |
Trivia
- Carried by Djura's Ally in Old Yharnam.
- Tested on wolves in Central Yharnam
- Tested in PvP with naked, BL 120 characters using maxed weapons
- Tested in PvP with naked, BL 120 characters using maxed weapons
- Anonymous
17 Dec 2020 18:00
Transformed attacks are not the same as saw cleaver's. First attack is horizontal on spear, vertical on cleaver.
20 Nov 2020 07:40
My baby, never even picked up a pizza cutter or boomer stick. This is my best weapon so far, really good damage with them serrated damage
- Anonymous
08 Sep 2020 17:09
Why do people call this a "skill" weapon when you need a "quality" build to really make it work?
- Anonymous
06 May 2020 13:09
The saw spear is better because skill is more useful than strength in this game as visceral scale with skill. Also, endgame stats the saw spear does more damage than the saw cleaver
- Anonymous
15 Jan 2020 04:24
Pretty much your best friend as an arcane build once you get fire gems. Great beside a larger, stronger ARC weapon, like HMLS as well
- Anonymous
26 Dec 2019 06:39
Saw Cleaver: the guy who said the joke Saw Spear: the guy who repeated it but louder
- Anonymous
17 Apr 2019 19:05
This is better than the Saw Cleaver. That's a fact, not an opinion. Still, I use the Saw Cleaver more since it's the flagship weapon of the game. But, the Saw Spear does rule.
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24 Jan 2019 12:59
Found an uncanny saw spear. Leaving this glyph up for the community. Nice early chalice dungeon. Tons of ritual materials and a messenger vendor on the 3rd layer. Cpsqqimr Foetid Central Pthumeruan. Enjoy...
- Anonymous
08 Jan 2019 15:15
I think this can be a good beast slayer for dex/arc : first it is serrated from beginnig and somewhat decently fast , but if you then put a less stamina consumption bloodgem, one with increased dmg vs beast, and finally split the dmg in fire it can really be a pain in the ass for the majority of the beasts in the game
- Anonymous
08 Dec 2018 05:57
The Saw Spear is to the Saw Cleaver like the Longsword is to the Broadsword. It's a choice between slightly higher damage or a much better moveset.
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14 Dec 2017 07:59
I found an Uncanny Saw Spear on layer 2 of my Central Pthumerian Chalice dungeon. the glyph is 2k4i4g6w right after you beat the first floor boss (undead giant, super easy) take the elevator up, the only door before the next lantern, the first left and past the cannon there will be a Watcher guarding a coffin, it's in there. Happy hunting!
- Anonymous
12 Aug 2017 16:16
For an arcane build which Saw Spear is better for gems? I've been using the normal one with fire gems but think that I could get more damage from Uncanny or Lost.
- Anonymous
12 Jul 2017 22:47
This thing will work wonderfully on a quality or dex build. It may not scale as well in str as the saw cleaver but its serrated on BOTH forms unlike the saw cleaver or threaded cane and you get it early on enough so as to not need to spend any blood shards on them by then.
- Anonymous
13 Jun 2017 14:46
Get an uncanny saw spear ASAP, farm for a triangle and two radial 27.2% physical blood gems and you've won the game. Nothing will match the DPS of a full upgraded and blood gem fortified saw spear.
- Anonymous
13 May 2017 08:29
If anybody is looking for a Lost Saw Spear glyph without offerings, try nkuwf5gh (Lower Pthumeru Root Chalice). The weapon is in Layer 2, main area (Layer 1 boss is Watchdog).
- Anonymous
05 Feb 2017 19:19
This weapon can literally wreck opponents when fitted with the best gems. Didn't take longer than 25 secs to drop Paarl on NG++
- Anonymous
12 Jan 2017 14:25
7hqg2h9a
Uncanny Saw Spear in the bonus area before lantern. Central Pthumeru Root, no extra rites.
Uncanny saw spear24 Sep 2016 23:59
Uncanny saw spear Can be found in Layer 1 , before the boss fight in the side area ,the glyph:Mak5745
- Anonymous
Nothing, just Madman's Knowledge08 Jul 2016 06:54
Could somebody explain me why do I keep getting Madman's Knowledge? I've tried with three different glyphs and there's no result. Why?
- Anonymous
Don't need to defeat Priest Gascoigne05 Jul 2016 14:35
I've unlocked this weapon in the shop, and I have not yet killed Priest Gascoigne. Perhaps there is something in the room that unlocks it when picked up, like the brooch, or perhaps simply seeing the boss at all will unlock it. If it's the latter, then perhaps it was meant to be purchased to help kill his beast form; I think this because of the line "...grows in effectiveness the more grotesquely transformed the beast."
- Anonymous
Lost saw spear05 Jul 2016 14:35
Found another lost saw spear on glyph 5sxfkxmh on layer 2 the area before the lantern.
29 Mar 2021 06:43
The real main weapon of the game
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