Weapons in Action RPGs are essential, and Elden Ring leaves no stone unturned. Not only are there multiple choices for people to select a weapon, but each also behaves and plays differently. Alas, with many choices arises the problem of deciding what weapons to use in-game. After all, each weapon suits a particular playstyle, and each of them has different statistics tied to them. With that said, we have compiled a list of the best weapons in Elden Ring for players to try.
Elden Ring developer FromSoftware ensures that newcomers and fans of its previous titles receive a variety of choices for weapons. But, in doing so, not only did it give players too many weapons, but it also made the process of choosing them harder. Furthermore, with constant updates, many weapons change the way they behave. That said, here are some of our favorite weapons from Elden Ring.
Categories of Weapons Available in Elden Ring
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In Elden Ring, weapons are divided into various categories, separating each of them by stats and requirements. Furthermore, each weapon performs differently, and even though there are no usage restrictions based on scenarios, some weapons are preferable in certain moments in the game. In Elden Ring, players can choose weapons from the following categories:
- Daggers
- Greatsword
- Colossal Swords
- Curved Swords
- Thrusting Swords
- Axe
- Katanas
- Twinblades
- Halberds
- Spears
- Hammers
- Reapers
- Whips
- Claws
- Glinstone Staves
- Sacred Seals
- Colossal Weapons
Top Weapons in Elden Ring You Should Use
With that said, each weapon in Elden Ring is exceptional in its own class and helps make the journey a fun experience. Here are more than 30 best weapons you can try in Elden Ring, divided based on their type:
Best Daggers in Elden Ring
Misericorde
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- Where to Get it: Stormveil Castle, inside the armory near the Grafted Scion room (Players require a Stonesword Key to bypass the fog wall).
- Base Physical Damage: 92
- Crit Damage: 140
- Works well with Dexterity build
The Misericorde is one of the earliest weapons a player can track down in the game and has the potential to become an essential part of a build. It features the highest base physical stat in any dagger weapon at 92, doesn’t require high skill stats to wield, and deals 140 critical damage, the highest in daggers.
Additionally, Misericorde scales exceptionally well with the Dexterity class, so those who prefer a swift playstyle should pick this. Players can also utilize the quick step skill of Misericorde, taking their chances to go behind enemies and backstab them.
Reduvia
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- Where to Get it: Defeat the Bloody Finger Nerijus NPC outside the Murkwater Cave on Limgrave.
- Base Physical Damage: 79
- Crit Damage: 110
- Builds blood loss on enemies thanks to the Reduvia Blood Blade skill
A dagger, which players can track down early on in the game by defeating Bloody Finger Nerijus, an invading NPC, Reduvia packs a lot of punch and features one of the slickest-looking skills in the game. Considered a well-rounded early-mid-game weapon, it allows users to deal damage with the Reduvia Blood Blade skill, which sends flying projectiles toward enemies, building their blood loss.
Use this skill to attack an enemy from behind for quick blood loss and crit damage. The weapon scales well with the Dexterity and Arcane classes, so players experimenting with these skills can reap the benefits of the dagger.
Top Greatswords
Darkmoon Greatsword
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- Where to Get It: By completing Ranni’s Questline, which begins after meeting her in the Caria Manor, by defeating Royal Knight Loretta.
- Base Physical Damage: 82
- Critical Damage: 100
- Great Physical as well as a Magic weapon on higher levels.
Darkmoon Greatsword has a rich history behind it, seeing how this sword has appeared in almost every FromSoftwar RPG in one shape or form as a playable weapon with brilliant stats attached to it. Known as the Moonlight Greatsword in other titles, the Darkmoon Greatsword requires a base stat of 16 Strength, 11 Dexterity, and 38 Intelligence for players to wield it.
The Darkmoon Greatsword becomes a formidable weapon when players properly level up, allowing them to send projectiles that deal frost build-up and deals impressive damage at higher levels.
Obtaining the greatsword is also a feat, as it requires players to play through Ranni’s questline in Elden Ring, which is a complex storyline with various objectives. It is worth pointing out that the Darkmoon Greatsword is a mid-late game weapon and performs quite well only in the late game.
Blasphemous Blade
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- Where to Get It: After defeating Rykard, Lord of Blasphemy at the Volcano Manor. Players need to follow a particular questline at this legacy dungeon.
- Base Physical Damage: 121
- Critical Damage: 100
- It deals fire damage to the enemies thanks to the Taker’s Flame.
Another great mid-late-game weapon in Elden Ring, the Blasphemous Blade, takes advantage of another elemental damage unfavorable to enemies — fire. Primarily a strength-focused weapon, Blasphemous Blade requires users to have 22 in Strength, 15 in Dexterity, and 21 in Faith to wield and use its skill called the Taker’s Flame, which sends a streak of fire straight through the ground towards an armed enemy. Much like Darkmoon Greatsword, players get this later in the game after completing the Volcano Manor questline, which pits them against Rykard, Lord of Blasphemy.
Blasphemous Blade is for players focusing on a faith build alongside Strength, as both stats are crucial for bringing out the best of this weapon. Furthermore, the sword outshines when specific talismans are used, which buffs fire damage and overall damage.
Best Colossal Swords
Grafted Blade Sword
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- Where to Get It: After defeating Leonine Misbegotten in Castle Morne at the Weeping Peninsula
- Base Physical Damage: 162
- Critical Damage: 100
- The Oath of Vengeance skill buffs all attributes by five points.
Grafted Blade Sword takes advantage of Strength, one of the crucial stats in-game. Made out of little swords and a homage to George R. R. Martin’s work in The Song of Ice and Fire, the Grafted Blade Sword excels in one thing – raw, pure damage. Coming with a base damage of 162 and requiring players to duel-wield, the Grafted Blade Sword requires players to have a whopping 40 Strength to yield.
Hence, players focusing on the Strength stat will take advantage of this weapon. Furthermore, its skill, called The Oath of Vengeance, buffs every attribute in the game by five points for 60 seconds, making a player even more formidable against other enemies.
Starscourge Greatsword
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- Where to Get It: By exchanging the Remembrance of the Starscourge at the Roundtable Hold with Enia. Players get it by defeating Starscourge Radahn.
- Base Physical Damage: 129
- Critical Damage: 100
The story of Starscourge Radahn in Elden Ring is one of heroism and grief. One of the resilient bosses when the game launched, defeating him not only gave the players the bragging rights of conquering him, but it also gave them the choice of getting one of the best weapons in the game called Starscourge Greatsword.
A strength weapon with the requirement of 38 Strength, 12 Dex, and 15 Intelligence, Starscourage Greatsword benefits the Strength builds. Furthermore, the weapon skill “Starcaller Cry” helps deal damage by pulling enemies in a gravitational pull and slamming them onto the ground, further increasing the damage.
Top Curved Swords
Bloodhound Fangs
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- Where to Get It: By defeating Bloodhound Knight Darriwal in Limgrave
- Base Physical Damage: 141
- Critical Damage: 100
- It has impressive bleed build-up on successive attacks
Though Bloodhound Fangs got slightly nerfed after the numerous updates in the title, it is still one of the best early-game weapons players can acquire and finish the game with. Requiring a modest 18 Strength and 17 Dexterity, Bloodhound Fangs prefer players who are focusing on a quality build. Bloodhound Fangs deal 141 damage on hit, which scales as players keep leveling up. Additionally, successive slash builds the bleed damage on an enemy, with high damage output as a payoff.
Magma Blade
- Where to Get It: Dropped by the Man-Serpent wielding an orange glowing Magma Blade at the Volcano Manor.
- Base Physical Damage: 96
- Critical Damage: 100
- Deals fire damage as a skill
Another great fire-based weapon, the Magma Blade is for those who want to take advantage of fire damage and raw Strength. Requiring 9 Strength, 15 Dexterity, and 16 Faith, this weapon favors players focused on creating a character that annihilates enemies with sword swings, dealing 96 damage on hit, but also utilizes the fire damage most enemies are susceptible to. Furthermore, while the weapon requires a Dexterity stat to wield it, it does not scale well to the skill and shines when more points are dropped on the Strength and Faith stat.
Top Thrusting Sword
Antspur Rapier
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- Where to Get It: Dropped by Maleigh Marais, Shaded Castle Castellan at The Shaded Castle in Altus Plateau
- Base Physical Damage: 98
- Critical Damage: 100
- Every hit causes scarlet rot build-up
Scarlet Rot is one of the status effects in Elden Ring, which nearly the entire player base hated. Concentrated around the area of Caelid, naturally, a weapon ought to take advantage of it. Antspur Rapier is a fast-thrusting sword that works well for players favoring fast yet good damage, throwing in the annoyance of Scarlet Rot
It is dropped by a hostile NPC called Maleigh Marais, Shaded Castle Castellan at The Shaded Castle in the Altus Plateau. Antspur Rapier requires 10 Strength and 20 Dexterity to wield and deals 98 damage on hit. Furthermore, Antspur Rapier builds scarlet rot damage on every hit, so players leaning towards a bit of Dexterity can take advantage of this weapon.
Estoc
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- Where to Get It: Nomadic Merchant at Liurnia of the Lakes. Starting weapon for Prisoner class.
- Base Physical Damage: 107
- Critical Damage: 100
- Allows infusion of Ashes of War
The starting weapon for the prisoner class, the Estoc is a simple thrusting sword purchasable at the nomadic merchant in Liurnia of the Lakes. However, Estoc is also one of the most versatile weapons in Elden Ring, allowing ash of war infusion, which most weapons do not. Estoc requires 11 Strength and 13 Dexterity, dealing 107 damage on hit. Additionally, it scales well with both Dexterity stat. Hence, Estoc can become a vital early-mid-game weapon for people who want a hard-hitting weapon.
Best Katanas in Elden Ring
Uchigatana
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- Where to Get It: Deathtouched Catacombs in Stormhill, found on a dead body. Starting weapon for Samurai class.
- Base Physical Damage: 115
- Critical Damage: 100
- Causes Blood Loss build-up on every slash
The Uchigatana is another weapon that does not hold any exceptional skill in it. However, it is perfect for people who want to keep it simple and get results from it. A starting weapon for the Samurai class, the Uchigatana is a sword that helps build blood loss on enemies on every hit. Players require 11 Strength and 15 Dexterity to wield it, with its scaling increasing with these stats and allowing for Ash of War infusion. This makes Uchigatana another great weapon that players can run till the end of the game if they wish to.
Rivers of Blood
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- Where to Get It: Dropped after defeating Bloody Finger Okina at the Church of Repose in The Mountaintop of the Giants.
- Base Physical Damage: 76
- Critical Damage: 100
- The Corpse Piler skill allows users to keep their distance and deal damage.
One of the flashiest-looking weapons in the game, the Rivers of Blood is one of the late-game weapons found in the Mountaintop of Giants. It is one of the well-loved weapons in Elden Ring, thanks to its skill range and bleeding abilities. While not endowed with the best physical damage (only 76), the Rivers of Blood katana in Elden Ring makes it up with bleed build-up damages and range.
To wield it, players require 12 Strength, 18 Dexterity, and 20 Arcane and primarily scale with these three stats. Furthermore, Rivers of Blood outshines when players dual-wield it with another Katana. The Corpse Piler skill ensures that players damage the enemies from a considerable distance and range thanks to the slash area.
Best Axes in Elden Ring
Icerind Hatchet
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- Where to Get It: Temple Quarter at Liurnia of the Lake, inside a chest in the ruined bell tower.
- Base Physical Damage: 115
- Critical Damage: 100
- Helps build Frost damage on hits and through the weapon skill Hoarfrost Stomp.
While past From Software titles had only a handful of weapons dealing Area of Effect (AoE) damages to the enemies, Elden Ring has many of these weapons. Icerind Hatchet is one such weapon that lets players deal damage to a group of enemies thanks to its weapon skill.
Found in the Temple Quarter, situated at Liurnia of the Lakes inside a chest located in the ruined belltower, the Icerind Hatchet is a quick axe that scales well with the Dexterity stat. Players require 11 Strength and 16 Dexterity points to wield it, dealing 115 base damage on hit. Icerind Hatchet also helps build frost damage on the enemies on every hit and through the weapon skill Hoarfrost Stomp.
Executioner’s Greataxe
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- Where to Get It: Dropped by the Skeletons wielding it at the Church of Irith graveyard, the graveyard above Sellia, and the graveyard above academy gate town.
- Base Physical Damage: 150
- Critical Damage: 115
- Weapon skill War Cry gives an attack boost to players.
Executioner’s Greataxe is a large weapon, and much like every large armament in this game, it favors players who want to be a hard-hitting person against their enemies. Found as a drop from Skeletons wielding it across the graveyards in Elden Ring, the Executioner’s Greataxe is a big axe that excels in both physical and critical damage, dealing 150 and 115 damage.
To wield it, players require 36 Strengths and 8 Dexterity. Furthermore, Executioner’s Greataxe scales well with Strength stat, and its skill War Cry gives players an attack boost, dealing more damage to the enemies.
Best Twinblades
Godskin Peeler
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- Where to Get It: Dropped by Godskin Apostle at The Windmill Village in Altus Plateau.
- Base Physical Damage: 121
- Critical Damage: 100
Godskins are one of the most menacing enemies in the game, giving players a hard time dealing with them. Naturally, their weapon of choice also has to fit the theme of being a menacing armament. The Godskin Peeler is a Twinblade dropped by the Godskin Apostle optional boss at the Windmill Village in Altus Plateau. Godskin Peeler requires 17 Strength and 22 Dexterity and deals 121 base damage on enemies.
While it scales great with Strength and Dexterity, one great thing about this weapon is its unique scaling ability with Arcane. If a player strengthens the weapon to +25 blood affinity and reaches 40 Arcane, the bleed build-up goes over 120, dealing a large chunk of damage to the enemies.
Eleonora’s Poleblade
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- Where to Get It: Dropped by Eleonora, Violent Bloody Finger at the Second Church of Marika in the Altus Plateau.
- Base Physical Damage: 72
- Critical Damage: 100
Another great Twinblade that focuses on fast attacks and bleed build-up, Eleonora’s Poleblade, is a weapon obtained from the NPC Eleonora, Violent Bloody Finger. You require 12 Strength, 21 Dexterity, and 19 Arcane to wield it and deals both fire damage and blood loss build-up on attacks.
However, it struggles at dealing damage, dealing 72 base damage on hit. This means players using Eleonora’s Poleblade need to rely on quick successive attacks for the bleed build-up and fire damage on the enemies. Additionally, the weapon skill Bloodblade Dance ensures players damage enemies in the most graceful way possible, doing a flurry of attacks in the process.
Best Spears in Elden Ring
Cross Naginata
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- Where to Get It: Gael Tunnel, situated at Caelid. It is found on a corpse inside the tunnel.
- Base Physical Damage: 122
- Critical Damage: 100
- Has a unique attack move-set.
Cross Naginata is the best choice for players who want simple blood-loss weapons but also want long-range when fighting enemies. Dealing 122 damage, Cross Naginata is a unique spear in move-set, where players can use both slash and thrust against the enemies. To wield Cross Naginata, players require 16 Strength and 20 Dexterity, and the weapon scales well with Strength and Dexterity. Furthermore, the Impaling Thrust weapon skill helps in further increasing the range of attack.
Cleanrot Spear
- Where to Get It: Dropped from the Spear-Wielding Lesser Cleanrot Knight, situated the South of the Heart of Aeonia, or by the Ghostly Cleanrot Knight in the War-Dead Catacombs.
- Base Physical Damage: 102
- Critical Damage: 100
- Players can also deal holy damage through the weapon skill Sacred Phalanx.
Cleanrot Spear is another choice for players who want to deal damage to enemies from a safer distance and wants to deal magic damage to the enemies. Coming only with a thrust move set, Cleanrot Spear deals 102 damage to the enemies on hit, requiring 16 Strength, 16 Dexterity, and 14 Faith. Seeing the Faith requirement, Cleanrot Spear also naturally performs magic-based damage, thanks to the Sacred Phalanx weapon skill, which conjures several spears on the ground when used. It also raises the immunity of a player by 50.
Best Hammers
Celebrant’s Skull
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- Where to Get It: On a dead body hanging by a cliff, northeast of the Windmill Village at Altus Plateau.
- Base Physical Damage: 138
- Critical Damage: 100
- Weapon Skill Barbaric Roar gives an attack boost.
By this point, nearly all the large weapons in Elden Ring focused on raw Strength, and Celebrant’s Skull is no different. Found on a corpse by the cliff northeast of the Windmill Village at Altus Plateau, Celebrant’s Skull deals impressive physical damage of 138. It requires players to have 18 Strength and 12 Dexterity and scales well with both Strength and Dexterity stats. Barbaric Roar, the weapon skill, additionally increases the damage by giving an attack boost on use.
Great Stars
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- Where to Get It: Inside a chest on the back of a carriage pulled by two giants in Altus Plateau.
- Base Physical Damage: 135
- Critical Damage: 100
- Restores 1% health per hit on an enemy.
A great Strength weapon by nature, the Great Stars is one of the best hammers Elden Ring offers in the game. Surprisingly, for being the best hammer in the game, Great Stars has a very modest stat requirement for players to wield it, requiring 22 Strength and 12 Dexterity. It also helps in blood loss build-up in the enemies per hit, thanks to the spikes on the hammer, and restores 1% health per hit on an enemy. As for damage, Great Stars deals 135 damage on an enemy, and its weapon skill Endure ensures players take lesser damage while attacking, thanks to increased poise.
Top Reapers in Elden Ring
Grave Scythe
- Where to Get It: Dropped by Skeleton Mages across the map.
- Base Physical Damage: 144
- Critical Damage: 100
- Using it gives players a vitality increase of 35, and per attack builds blood loss.
Ever wanted to experience what it felt to be a grim reaper wielding a scythe? Elden Ring has the player covered, introducing the Grave Scythe weapon in the game. Dropped by the Skeleton Mages across the maps, the weapon deals a whopping 144 damage on hit, requiring a modest 17 Strength and 13 Dexterity to use it. Hitting an enemy with it helps in Bloodloss build-up on them, and Spinning Slash further helps. Another great reason to use Grave Scythe is that the weapon increases vitality by 35. However, the Scyther requires a lot of Endurance to wield since this is the heaviest Scyther available in the game.
Halo Scythe
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- Where to Get It: Drops from Scythe-wielding Lesser Cleanrot Knight, south of Heart of Aeonia.
- Base Physical Damage: 118
- Critical Damage: 100
- Weapon skill called Miquella’s Ring of Light scales with Faith. Weapon on hit deals blood-loss build-up.
This weapon is all about being a holy do-gooder cleansing the world of Elden Ring off of enemies. Halo Scythe deals a modest 118 physical damage to the enemies, and much like the name, requires 15 Faith on top of 13 Strength and 15 Dexterity to wield it. While the weapon scales with Strength and Dexterity, its skill, called Miquella’s Ring of Light, only scales with Faith. The player swings the scythe to cast Miquella’s Ring of Light, launching a bright halo that deals damage. The halo, however, does not track enemies when they are moving. When not using the magic abilities, each slash from the scythe builds up blood loss.
Best Whips in Elden Ring
Urumi
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- Where to Get It: Caria Manor.
- Base Physical Damage: 101
- Critical Damage: 100
- A great weapon to use along with another whip or weaponry.
One of the new additions to the weapons in Elden Ring is the whips, and Urumi ensures that onlookers get interested in using it. A Straight-forward weapon, Urumi deals 101 damage to enemies on hit, slashing and thrusting its way to damage them. Players need 10 Strength and 19 Dexterity to use it, naturally making this a weapon geared towards people who prefer fighting enemies from afar and using faster weapons. However, Urumi is best used when pairing it up with another whip or armament, acting well as a backup weapon.
Thorned Whip
- Where to Get It: Possible drop from the Fire Prelate wielding it on the Mountaintop of the Giants. Players need to grind the enemy a bit to get it.
- Base Physical Damage: 102
- Critical Damage: 100
- Build bleed damage per hit.
Another great whip to use alongside other weapons, the Thorned Whip, as the name suggests, is a thorn-covered weapon that deals bleed damage on hit. Thorned Whip builds bleed damage, dealing 102 damage per hit, and since it is a Dexterity-based weapon, players require 16 Dexterity along with 8 Strength to use it. The great thing about Thorned Whip is its speed, helping build bleed damage from a distance and, in the process, subduing enemies.
Best Claws in Elden Ring
Bloodhound Claws
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- Where to Get It: Dropped by Lesser Bloodhound Knight in Volcano Manor at Mt Gelmir.
- Base Physical Damage: 94
- Critical Damage: 110
- Allows a fast flurry of attacks, resulting in Bloodloss build-up.
Ever wanted to live the dream of becoming Wolverine, slashing and maiming enemies in the process? While doing so in real-life is not possible, Elden Ring does give players the option through Bloodhound Claws. Bloodhound Claws is a bladed weapon that players wear on their hand, deals bleed damage on enemies, and lives up to its name, thanks to its ability to perform quick successive attacks. Wielding it is also not an issue, requiring only 10 Strength and 15 Dexterity. Damage-wise, Bloodhound Claws falters a bit because of 94 physical damage. However, Bloodhound’s Step, its weapon skill, makes up for it, allowing players to dash in and out of situations.
Hookclaw
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- Where to Get It: Stormveil Castle. It is on a corpse near the secret entrance of the castle.
- Base Physical Damage: 89
- Critical Damage: 110
- Great early-game claw weapon for people who want to experiment with this weapon type.
Hookclaw is another alternative to a bleed-based claw weapon, which deals physical damage and builds bleed damage upon every slash and hit. While Bloodhound Claws is a fairly mid-game weapon, Hookclaw is for people who decided on trying claw weapons early on in the game. Hookclaw has 89 physical damage upon hit and has a modest 8 Strength and 14 Dexterity requirement. The Hookclaw scales exceptionally well with the Dexterity stat and, like Bloodhound Claws, outshines players preferring a faster playstyle.
Best Glinstone Staffs
Carian Regal Scepter
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- Where to Get It: After defeating Renalla and exchanging the Remembrance of the Full Moon Queen.
- Base Physical Damage: 24
- Base Sorcery Damage: 162
- Critical Damage: 100
- Boosts full-moon sorceries and scales exceptionally well with Intelligence.
Carian Regal Scepter is the first choice for players who want to use staff with exceptional damage scaling on Intelligence. However, using this weapon requires players to invest a lot of time in upgrading their Intelligence. Carian Regal Scepter requires players to have 8 points in Strength, 10 in Dexterity, and 60 in Intelligence. The staff does sorcery damage of 162, which goes higher with the scaling and upgrading. Additionally, if players prefer using full-moon sorceries, Carian Regal Scepter is their go-to choice as it boosts damage for such sorceries.
Lusat’s Glinstone Staff
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- Where to Get It: Selia, Town of Sorcery. Inside a chest north of Nox Swordstress & Nox Priestess boss duo room.
- Base Physical Damage: 24
- Base Sorcery damage: 179
- Critical Damage: 100
- It has high FP usage but buffs sorcery damage when leveled up.
Ever wanted to go full nuclear with the sorceries available in the game? Lusat’s Glinstone Staff is the answer to that question. A late-game weapon, it offers the most damage through sorcery compared to any other staff available in the title. Requiring players to invest 10 points in Strength and 52 in Intelligence, Lusat’s Glinstone Staff buffs the damage output of every sorcery when leveled up to +3 using Somber Smithing Stone. Leveling it up to +10 shows the true potential of the staff. Lusat’s Glinstone Staff deals 179 sorcery damage when not upgraded and consumes a lot of FP to cast.
Best Sacred Seals
Finger Seal
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- Where to Get It: Purchasable from the Twin Maiden Husks at the Roundtable Hold.
- Base Physical Damage: 25
- Incantation base damage: 114
- Critical Damage: 100
Incantations in Elden Ring are one of the best alternatives for players who want to dabble into sorceries, and Finger Seal helps do that. An early-game weapon that is easily upgradable, Finger Seal does not provide any buff to any Incantations. So why suggest it? Finger Seal allows players who don’t want to invest their time in leveling up Faith to use the many usable Incantations, thanks to its low usage requirement. It is also a preferred seal alongside another weapon, making the Incantations a support tool. Finger Seal requires 10 Strength and 14 Faith to equip and is the starting weapon for the Confessor and Prophet class.
Godslayer’s Seal
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- Where to Get It: Stormveil Castle, near Rampart Towers area. Exit the courtyard with archers via the Feasting Halls and take a hard left.
- Base Physical Damage: 25
- Incantation base damage: 129
- Critical Damage: 100
Godslayer’s Seal is one of the first choices for players who primarily want to use a Faith-based damage build. Another seal that players can acquire early-game in the Stormveil Castle, Godslayer’s Seal, increases every Godslayer Incantation damage by 10%, one of the few great Incantations in the game for Faith-based players to use. Using the Seal requires some additional work from the user, with a 4 Strength and 24 Faith requirement.
Best Colossal Weapons
Giant Crusher
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- Where to Get It: In a chest sitting on the back of a Carriage south of Outer Wall Phantom Site of Grace.
- Base Physical Damage: 155
- Critical Damage: 100
- Allows tuning with Ash of Wars.
One of the heftiest weapons in Elden Ring, the Giant Crusher is a colossal hammer that players can acquire in the game. However, using it requires a lot of stat tuning, making it a mid-late-game weapon but a great one if players want pure-strength weapons. Requiring only 60 Strength, the Giant Hammer swings slowly but outputs high-scoring damage with every swing.
Additionally, its Weapon skill Endure allows its users to receive less damage from oncoming enemies, making up for its slow wind-up time. A great thing about Giant Crusher is that players can tune it with the best Ashes of War in the game, opening the weapon up to every type of playstyle a gamer prefers.
Prelate’s Inferno Crozier
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- Where to Get It: Dropped by a Fire Prelate in Fort Laiedd.
- Base Physical Damage: 156
- Critical Damage: 100
- It has a distinctive R2 attack with its animation. Allows Ash of War infusion.
Prelate’s Inferno Crozier is what many consider one of the greatest colossal weapons in Elden Ring and one of the flashier weapons in the game, thanks to its unique R2 attack that swings enemies up in mid-air to attack. Outside of that, Prelate’s Inferno Crozier is a standard Strength-based weapon that deals high-number damage to enemies with every hit.
It requires users to invest 45 in Strength and 8 in Dexterity, dealing 156 damage and scaling well with Strength and Dexterity as players keep leveling up. Another great feature of this weapon is its allowance of Ashes of War infusion.
Ghiza’s Wheel
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- Where to Get It: Dropped by Inquisitor Ghiza
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Ghiza’s Wheel is a more medieval-fantasy approach to Bloodborne’s Whirligig Saw, which comes as no surprise seeing nearly every item from past From Software Soulsborne games made an appearance in Elden Ring. This is a colossal weapon that requires users to have 28 Strength and 18 Dexterity to wield it, dealing 156 base damage to enemies.
While many better weapons are available, Ghiza’s Wheel helps in blood loss build-up and is one of the few colossal weapons to do that. Additionally, the weapon skill “Spinning Wheel” attack makes it such that every player should try it at least once. Here, it starts spinning the blade wheels and allowing users to walk while doing so.
Elden Ring allows users to equip and use the weapons regardless of whether a player meets the required attributes. Except for magic-based weapons like staffs and incantations, players can equip any weapon. The downside is that the armament will not deal enough damage and require more stamina.
If a player needs a weapon that drops after killing an enemy, the best way to increase the chances of the drop is to eat a Pickled Fowl Finger before they injure the enemy. Pickled Fowl Finger increases the item’s discoverability chances for a brief moment, increasing the chances of the enemy dropping the weapon.