In Elden Ring, you are nothing without your weapons. So, here are some of the best weapons that you should not miss. There are many weapons in Elden Ring but here are my personal favorites in no particular order.
They’re not necessarily the all-in-one Ultimate weapons in the game but some that are just generally helpful at certain points in the game.
1. Twinblade + Bloodflame Blade
The Twinblade + Bloodflame Blade, This hilarious, weird combo was discovered by Reddit user Night_ParadOx, who used a Twinblade, which can be found pretty early in the game in the Dragon-Burnt Ruins with the Bloodflame Blade incantation, which is dropped from a Scarab near the Rose Church in the Liurnia region.
Now, if you’ve got the requisite stat requirements, you can use the Twinblade and cast the Bloodflame incantation to give your sword a proper lightsaber look and just go crazy. Casting the spell kind of looks like you’re powering on a lightsaber and it’s just an all around cool weapon and magic combo that’s not too hard to get your hands on.
2. Lusat’s Glintstone Staff
Found in Sellia, town of sorcery, after killing the bosses there. This staff is an awesome weapon for a single reason. Its Intelligence scaling is huge. The requirements are no joke, though.
You gotta have 52 Intelligence just to use this thing. So, it’s really only good for the dedicated sorcerer. But if you are one, then this thing is absolutely essential. (staff casting) Even though Sellia is found in Caelid, which is, you know, kind of a dangerous place, the actual town itself isn’t that difficult to get through. And as long as you know how to remove the barriers, which isn’t hard, you just have to light up a few towers, then you’re good to go.
On top of being powerful by default, this thing actually enhances your spells and makes them more powerful. It costs more to actually cast the stuff, but it’s a noticeable increase. Basically, if you want to use a lot of sorceries, get this staff.
3. Dark Moon Greatsword
Now, this weapon modeled after the famous Moonlight Greatsword that’s appeared in basically every From fantasy game, going all the way back to “King’s Field” is absolutely worth hunting down. If only for bragging rights, at least. Its special skill called, no surprise here, Moonlight Greatsword, is incredibly powerful.
But actually using this weapon isn’t easy as it’s got a shockingly high Intelligence requirement. So, even though it’s like this gigantic sword, you gotta be a mage to actually use it. That’s not the only thing holding this weapon back. It’s also incredibly hard to get, requiring you to play through a long and convoluted quest with a ton of steps that all revolve around assisting Renna the Witch.
So, it’s complicated and long, and there’s just no way we can really even summarize what you have to do to even get it here. So, just look up the details if you’re really curious. This is a quest worth playing, though, as it’s actually required if you want to get to some of the most secret parts of the game.
There’s even a boss or two locked behind it. So, it’s a quest well worth pursuing, even if you don’t care about getting this awesome weapon, but you should. It’s sick. In the right hands, this thing is devastating. It’s the ultimate FromSoftware weapon that you definitely shouldn’t miss.
4. Rogier’s Rapier
Now, if you’re going for mostly dexterity-based weapons, then this rapier is something to get for a few reasons. For one, it starts off being a +8 weapons. So, it’s already been upgraded a lot by the time you get it and it’s totally free and pretty easy to get.
All you have to do to get your hands on it is to talk to Rogier in the church in Stormveil Castle. Keep talking to him until you run out of new dialogue, then just keep going through the area until you take out Godrick, the boss of the area. Rogier should appear in the Roundtable Hold now. And if you tell him you killed Godrick, he’ll reward you with his sword.
The fact that it’s already upgraded so much is really the best thing about it. Otherwise, it’s a pretty standard rapier, but all those upgrades really do make a difference and give you some leg up. It’s a powerful weapon with low stat requirements That’s great for a dex magic build. So get it if you can.
5. Greatswords
First, the Grafted Blade Greatsword. Now, if you wanted an example of a truly epic weapon in Elden Ring that can be obtained relatively early, then look no further than this monstrosity. It’s literally a pile of swords grafted together into one colossal blade thing. With the Strength requirements to match its sights, you need a whopping 40 Strength to be able to properly wield this thing.
So, for most people, it’s gonna be a long, long time before you ever have a chance to actually use it. But even at the end of the game, it’s like one of our favorite bread and butter weapons if you just wanna smash some enemies with a giant sword club thing. (sword smashing) Now, the funny thing about it is that it’s actually one of the first weapons you get, too, depending on how you play.
You can get it after Leonine Misbegotten boss in Castle Morne. It’s the boss that’s actually pretty easy to take out fairly early in the game as long as you make it through the castle keep, okay? I guess I just wanted to tease you with the kind of crazy weapons you can get in this game because nobody’s actually using this thing that early in the adventure. And yeah, it’s obviously also an homage to the Iron Throne from George RR Martin’s “Game of Throne”. So, it’s a pretty cool little Easter egg on top of that. Oh, and speaking of Greatswords, the Starscourge Greatsword. This thing is so good that it just has to be mentioned.
You get it from the Finger Reader in the Roundtable Hold with the Remembrance draft from the Radahn boss, but it’s crazy good. Yeah, it’s got a pretty steep Strength requirement and its scaling isn’t the best, but this thing is so naturally strong that it makes up for it. And its unique properties make it even better. Its ability, called Starcaller Cry, is just nuts. First, it sucks in any nearby enemies, which you can use as an opportunity to attack, or you can follow it up with a massive explosion that does impressive damage. So, its skill is great. The weapon is good. And to really top things off, if you switch to two-handed, you could do a wheel of two of these things, just like the boss could. Running around with two swords nearly as big as you looks ridiculous, but it’s nothing if not effective. Radahn is a bastard of a boss fight, but he is worth taking down just for this. It’s that good.
6. The Sword of St. Trina
This is a sword with pretty low stat requirements that requires you to brave a pretty dangerous area. But otherwise, isn’t too hard to get. It’s another weapon where its ability is the most impressive thing about it. And while its scaling kind of sucks, that skill really makes up for it in a lot of ways. Now, why is that? It’s because the skill is a hilariously powerful Mists of Slumber. It’s this ability that does exactly what it sounds like. It spreads out this mist in a wide area that causes any enemy trapped in it to just fall asleep.
Now, once they’re snoozing, it’s incredibly easy to just pick enemies off, making this one of the best weapons to use against large groups of enemies. It’s not something that’s gonna work on every enemy. So it’s definitely more of a situational weapon. But for the things it does work on, it’s great. So, instead of wasting your resources on expensive sleeping pots, just have this weapon equipped for the situations where you want an enemy to pass out. It’s incredibly good for that and not really great for anything else.
7. Marais Executioner’s Sword
This is found pretty late in the game by beating the boss of The Shaded Castle in the Altus region. This great sword is devastatingly powerful, on top of having an awesome special weapon skill called Dancing Blade, which sends out your sword forward in like a corkscrew attack, before spinning like crazy.
It’s a powerful ability that can destroy enemies from long range. But the one downside to this thing is that it’s the very high Arcane requirements. The Arcane stat is basically like Luck. So, most people aren’t gonna have 23 points put in Arcane by the time they find this thing. That’s the biggest issue with it. But as a weapon, it’s a lot of fun to use and it looks cool as hell on top of that. It’s a sword that can fight enemies on its own. And it deserves a mention just for that.
8. Moonveil
It’s a Katana that’s perfect for anyone going for Dex or Intelligence builds. And it’s found in the Gael Tunnel, right outside of Fort Gael in Caelid and is dropped by the boss there. Now for a Katana, this is a weapon that requires some investment in Intelligence, as well as Dexterity. You need 23 Intelligence and 18 Dexterity just to use this thing.
So, even though it’s possible to get out here early in the game, you’ll need to build your character a little before you can properly use it. With both Dex scaling and Intelligence scaling, you can put out some really good damage with this thing. But what really makes it great is its weapon skill called Transient Moonlight. It’s a move that you can perform very quickly, which also shoots out a wave of light making it a powerful tool to fight certain enemies. Any close-ranged weapon with a ranged attack can be handy in this game. But the speed and power of this particular weapon special attacks make it really noteworthy.