A large sword with a straight blade. This heavy sword is usually wielded with two hands, but for those with enough strength, one is sufficient.

The hefty blade can be swung into multiple foes
at once thanks to the broad, sweeping attack,
making fending off crowds all the easier.

The Bastard Sword scales primarily with Strength and Dexterity is a good Weapon for melee users who want to perform longer-reaching heavier hits.

• Can be bought from the Nomadic Merchant at the eastern side of Weeping Peninsula, for 3000 Runes.

• Weapon Skill: Stamp (Upward Cut)
• This weapon can be infused with Ashes of War and buffed with Magic and Consumables
• Bastard Sword is upgraded with Smithing Stone Shard

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A large sword with a long, straight blade. This heavy sword is usually wielded with two hands, but for those with enough strength, one is sufficient.

In addition to the heavy sweeping attacks, it can also make a heavy piercing thrust, making this a versatile weapon.

The Claymore scales primarily with Dexterity and Strength and is a good Weapon for high-strength wielders or for strong characters that are confident to go into battle with this usually two-handed weapon.

• Castle Morne: From the main courtyard entrance, hug the right wall and go past the burning corpses with harpies surrounding them. You may aggro one or two along the way if you don’t take them out. This path leads to the entrance to the building in the north. The sword can be found in a chest to the left just as you enter this building.

• Weapon Skill: Lion’s Claw
• This weapon can be infused with Ashes of War
• Claymore can be upgraded by using Smithing Stones

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Greatsword with a blade of unusually thick steel.
A coarse weapon to which polishing is a foreign concept.

Weighty even among others of its class, the impact of each strike is sure to be felt.

The Iron Greatsword scales with Strength and Dexterity and is one of the most common Weapons in Souls games.

• Possible drop from the large red-maned Misbegotten.

• This weapon can be infused with Ashes of War and buffed with Magic and Consumables
• Iron Greatsword can be upgraded by using Smithing Stones

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Well-crafted straight sword with an illustrious
design, wielded by regulars of a lord’s army.

Though blackened and damaged by years of use, it appears to have otherwise been kept in a serviceable condition, despite the soldiers having long since lost their minds.

The Lordsworn’s Greatsword scales primarily with Strength and Dexterity is a good Weapon for melee users who want to perform longer-reaching heavier hits.

• The Lordsworn’s Greatsword can be looted from a chest in the back of a large wagon, located along the western road leading out of Gatefront Ruins.

• Weapon Skill: Stamp (Upward Cut)
• This weapon can be infused with Ashes of War and buffed with Magic and Consumables
• Lordsworn’s Greatsword can be upgraded by using Smithing Stones
• The only greatsword featuring an above average critical modifier of 110, making it a solid choice for those who prefer a playstyle involving critical strikes (parries & backstabs).

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Greatsword bestowed upon skilled swordsmen in the demigods’ service, and yet had no rank or title.

Featuring a long grip enabling dual-handed use, this weapon was designed to dispatch larger foes. Being charged with such a duty was undoubtedly a great honor.

The Knight’s Greatsword scales primarily with Strength and Dexterity and is a good Weapon for melee combat. Its skill, Stamp (Upward Cut) also allows the user to prevent recoil from enemy attacks and follow up with another strong attack.

Dropped by most enemies in the knight archetype such as:

• Gold Dragon Cult Knights
• Cuckoo Knights
• Banished Knights
• Mausoleum Knight
• Leyndell Knights

• Weapon Skill: Stamp (Upward Cut)
• This weapon can be buffed
• Knight’s Greatsword can be upgraded by using Smithing Stones

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A finely-crafted greatsword intricately engraved with an ancient motif.
Given to knights who, whether by misfortune or misdeed, were forced to abandon their homes.
Most of these knights were sent to the fringes, where they were forced to start anew with only despair for company.

• Chance for it to be looted off the Banished Knight enemies that you’ve killed.

• Weapon Skill: Stamp (Upward Cut)
• This weapon can be infused with Ashes of War
  Banished Knight’s Greatsword can be upgraded by using Smithing Stones

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Oddly shaped greatsword wielded by imps.

The gently undulating forked blade is known as an “imp’s tongue” and causes blood loss.

The Forked Greatsword scales with Strength and Dexterity and has one of the most disctintive looks in the game.

• Dropped by imps in the roads end catacomb.

• This weapon can be infused with Ashes of War
• Forked Greatsword can be upgraded by using Smithing Stones

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Greatsword featuring a flame-like undulation.
Shreds enemy flesh, inducing blood loss.

Scarlet rot is kept at bay with flame at Redmane Castle, and as such, this beloved sword of Jerren’s eventually became the symbol of the castle itself.

The Flamberge scales primarily with Strength and Dexterity and is a good Weapon for Standard and Pierce damage. Its accompanying unique skill can also allow the user to brace armament and step into a low stance that prevents recoil from most enemy attacks, which will be followed up with a strong upward strike.

• Redmane Castle: up on the rampart.

• This weapon can be infused with Ashes of War
• Flamberge can be upgraded by using Smithing Stones

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Bronze greatsword wielded by Valiant Gargoyles.

Just like the wielder, the missing parts have been mended with corpse wax; a patchwork of champions.

The Gargoyle’s Greatsword scales primarily with Strength and Dexterity and is a good Weapon for using the weapon as a projectile with the skill, Vacuum Slice that allows its user to hold the armament aloft to surround it with a shearing vacuum, then launch it forwards.

• Dropped by the Valiant Gargoyle when both bosses are defeated.

• Weapon Skill: Vacuum Slice
• This weapon can be infused with Ashes of War
• Gargoyle’s Greatsword can be upgraded by using Smithing Stones

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Bronze greatsword wielded by Valiant Gargoyles, mended with blackened corpse wax.
Deals holy damage.

Such is the mark of those who serve Maliketh, the Black Blade.

The Gargoyle’s Blackblade scales primarily with Faith, Strength and Dexterity and is a good Weapon for dealing Holy Damage and the ability to launch the weapon as a projectile due to it’s unique skill, Corpse Wax Cutter.

• Drops from the Black Blade Kindred (Dragonbarrow), who stands in front of the Beastial Sanctum.

• Weapon Skill: Corpse Wax Cutter
• Gargoyle’s Blackblade can be upgraded by using Smithing Stones

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Sword forged by compounding silver and gold.
A sacred weapon to hunt Those Who Live in Death.
Deals holy damage.

The inseparable twins found solace in the Golden Order, the only institution not to revile them as accursed beings.

The Inseparable Sword is a Greatsword that scales with Strength, Dexterity and Faith. It is a good Weapon for Faith Builds.

• The Inseparable Sword weapon can be found at the Prince of Death’s Throne, after giving D’s brother D’s Twinned Armour.

• Weapon Skill: Sacred Blade
• This weapon cannot be infused with Ashes of War.
• The Inseparable Sword can’t be enchanted with Magic or boosted with Consumables.
• The Inseparable Sword can be upgraded by using Somber Smithing Stones.
• This weapon, along with the Banished Knight’s Greatsword posses an alternate Greatsword moveset with unique two-handed R1 attacks. This moveset is drawn from Dark Souls 2’s Mirrah Greatsword and Dark Souls 3’s Hollowslayer Greatsword.
• This weapon kills skeletons and other reviving enemies without the need of buffs.

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Sinister greatsword fashioned from a giant’s backbone.
Metes out wounds like a lopsided saw-blade, and restores some FP upon defeating an enemy.

Milos was undersized for a giant, and was viewed as sullied and terribly grotesque.

The Sword of Milos scales primarily with Strength and Dexterity.

• Weapon Skill: Shriek of Milos
• This weapon cannot be infused with Ashes of War
• Sword of Milos can be upgraded by using Somber Smithing Stones

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Storied sword of House Marais, the family of executioners who presided over the Shaded Castle.
One of the legendary armaments.

Elemer of the Briar, the Bell Bearing Hunter, snatched the sword from the site of his looming execution, and furnished it with battle skills from his home of Eochaid.

The Marais Executioner’s Sword scales primarily with Strength and to a lesser extent Arcane and Dexterity. It is a good Weapon for or melee users who want to perform a corkscrew attack. Infuse the sword with energy, then fling it forwards in a corkscrew attack. The sword continuously deals damage while violently spinning. Charge the attack to increase reach and duration of the spin.

The Marais Executioner’s Sword is dropped by Elemer of the Briar, who can be found at The Shaded Castle in northern Altus Plateau. From the Shaded Castle Inner Gate Site of Grace, make your way up the ladder to the northwest. At the top, turn right and go through the garrison to the other side (northeast). Continue along the rampart to the east, either killing or avoiding the enemies along the way, turn right and enter the building filled with statues. Go through this until you come out from the southern side, then enter the tower guarded by a Cleanrot Knight. Use the elevator in here to reach the top, where you’ll find the fog wall with the boss behind it along the wooden bridge to the west.

• Weapon Skill: Eochaid’s Dancing Blade
• This weapon cannot be infused with Ashes of War
• Marais Executioner’s Sword can be upgraded by using Somber Smithing Stones

This weapon forms part of the Legendary Armaments achievement.

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Greatsword of Ordovis, one of the two honored as foremost among the Crucible Knights.

This sword is imbued with an ancient holy essence.
Its red tint exemplifies the nature of primordial gold, said to be close in nature to life itself.

The Ordovis’ Greatsword scales primarily with Strength and Dexterity is a good Weapon for melee users who want to perform longer-reaching heavier hits.

• Dropped by Crucible Knight Ordovis below Lyndell Capital’s North Entrance.

• Weapon Skill: Ordovis’ Vortex
• This weapon cannot be infused with Ashes of War and buffed with Magic and Consumables
• Ordovis’ Greatsword is upgraded with Somber Smithing Stones

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Greatsword forged from a blue-white meteoric ore.
The blade conceals gravity-manipulating magic.

A weapon unique to the Alabaster Lords, a race of ancients with skin of stone who were said to have risen to life when a meteor struck long ago.

The Alabaster Lord’s Sword scales primarily with Strength, Dexterity and Intelligence.

• Drops from an enemy in the Underground. You have to raise the platforms to get up to him by stepping on the buttons around the swamp. There are two buttons that are next to small columns or obelisks. Once you get raised on the platform, take on the long and narrow path, after a few meters you will be greeted by this enemy. Kill him to obtain the Alabaster Lord’s Sword. If you die while fighting enemies after raising the platform, there is a slope that leads to a ladder on the east side of the pillar to help you to go back up.

• Weapon Skill: Alabaster Lords’ Pull
• This weapon cannot be infused with Ashes of War
• Alabaster Lord’s Sword can be upgraded by using Somber Smithing Stones

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Barbed rod carried by Deathbirds.

The birds are graveyard fire keepers; it is said they rake out the ashen remains of the dead from their kilns.

Death’s Poker scales with strength, dexterity, and intelligence. It does piercing damage and has a passive status effect that causes Frostbite buildup.

• South of the South Aeonia Swamp Bank Site of Grace. A Death Rite Bird boss can be encountered there at night time.

• Weapon Skill: Ghostflame Ignition
• Death’s Poker can be upgraded by using Smithing Stones

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Greatsword patterned after the black steeple of the Helphen, the lampwood which guides the dead of the spirit world.

The lamplight is similar to grace in appearance, only it is said that it can only be seen by those who met their death in battle.

Helphen’s Steeple is a Greatsword in Elden Ring. The Helphen’s Steeple scales primarily with Strength, Intelligence and Dexterity and is a good Weapon for its additional magic damage.

• The Helphen’s Steeple can be found South of Castle Sol and North West of the Snow Valley Ruins Overlook by Killing a Boat Skeleton.

• Weapon Skill: Ruinous Ghostflame
• This weapon cannot be infused with Ashes of War
• Helphen’s Steeple can be upgraded by using Somber Smithing Stones

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Sacred sword of Rykard, Lord of Blasphemy.
Remains of the countless heroes he has devoured writhe upon the surface of this blade.

Now they share the same blood, bound together as family.
Some HP is restored upon defeating an enemy.

The Blasphemous Blade scales primarily with Strength, Dexterity and Faith.

• Trade Remembrance of the Blasphemous with Enia at Roundtable Hold.

• Weapon Skill: Taker’s Flames
• This weapon cannot be infused with Ashes of War
• This weapon cannot be enchanted using Incantations
• Blasphemous Blade can be upgraded by using Somber Smithing Stones

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Greatsword made of light, modeled after the Elden Ring itself. Forged by King Consort Radagon to proudly
symbolize the tenets of the Golden Order.
One of the legendary armaments.

Telltale signs betray that this was once the greatsword bequeathed to him by his first wife, Rennala.

The Golden Order Greatsword scales primarily with Faith and to a lesser extent Dexterity and Strength. It is a good Weapon for melee combat and Holy Damage.

The Golden Order Greatsword is dropped by the Misbegotten Crusader, who can be found in the Cave of the Forlorn, western Mountaintops of the Giants. You’ll need to gain access to the Consecrated Snowfield via the Grand Lift of Rold to reach this cave. Once you’re there, head northeast from the Inner Consecrated Snowfield Site of Grace, to find the cave an the other side of the river, just south of the Minor Erdtree.

You’ll need to use two Stonesword Keys on the imp statue to enter the cave, then head through the eastern passage, following it around as it turns north. Keep to the left here and jump onto the ledge heading south, taking you to the depths of the cave as you make your way down. You’ll find some jellyfish enemies down here, but you can run past them, heading northwest to a hole in the ground. Jump down this hole, using the ledges to break your fall, until you reach the bottom where the boss room is located.

• Weapon Skill: Establishing Order
• This weapon cannot be infused with Ashes of War
• Golden Order Greatsword can be upgraded by using Somber Smithing Stones

This weapon forms part of the Legendary Armaments achievement.

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A Moon Greatsword, bestowed by a Carian queen upon her spouse to honor long-standing tradition.
One of the legendary armaments.

Ranni’s sigil is a full moon, cold and leaden, and this sword is but a beam of its light.

The Dark Moon Greatsword is Elden Ring’s version of the Moonlight Greatsword from the Souls series. It scales primarily with Intelligence.

• One of the staples of From Software games, this iteration of the Moonlight Greatsword, now known as the Dark Moon Greatsword, can be found underneath the Cathedral of Manus Celes after completing Ranni’s questline. The steps for completion are numerous but include being accepted into her servitude, speaking to the three spirits at Ranni’s Rise to begin the quest, visit the various NPCs related to the questline, take the steps to collect the Dark Moon Ring, defeat the boss in the Lake of Rot and finally visit the Moonlight Altar and the Cathedral beyond. From the Site of Grace, look down into the hole and carefully drop to the bottom to find Ranni. After speaking with her, she will disappear and leave behind the Dark Moon Greatsword. Please see our NPC Renna/Ranni page for full quest completion. A fantastically-powered weapon and perfect for Intelligence builds, this is one of the most coveted weapons in the game.

• Unique Skill: Moonlight Greatsword
  Raise the sword aloft, bathing it in the light of the dark moon. Temporarily increases magic attack power and imbues blade with frost. Charged attacks release blasts of moonlight.
• This weapon cannot be infused with Ashes of War
• Dark Moon Greatsword can be upgraded by using Somber Smithing Stones

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Sword wrought from the remains of a god who should have lived a life eternal.

Thoughts on what the weapon portends are many and varied. Some consider it the mark of a great sin, or a sign of great devastation. Some think it as the end of an age, while others; the beginning.

The Sacred Relic Sword scales with Strength, Faith and Dexterity and is a good Weapon for its additional Holy damage.

• Trade Elden Remembrance with Enia at Roundtable Hold.

• This weapon can’t be infused with Ashes of War.
• Can’t be enchanted with Magic nor boosted by Consumables.

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Golden greatsword that once pierced the body of Midra, master of the manse. Used by the hornsent in the execution of a damnation like no other. The barbs that pierce the victim from within wind gently around the blade.

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A peculiar weapon carried by imps. Greatsword smithed in the shape of a fork-tongued lizard. Strong attacks allow the wielder to fire the forked tongue from the blade.

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Steel greatsword wielded by the Knights of the Solitary Gaol. Through a secret rite, they relinquished their hearts for heightened battle prowess. Next, they engraved their blades with two crests: one depicting the light of birth, and the other, solitude.

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