Straight Sword - Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Database

A short straight sword with a short blade.
In addition to its reliable standard damage, this weapon also boasts powerful piercing attacks.

Lightweight amongst straight swords, this weapon is easy to wield, requiring only humble attributes.

The Short Sword scales primarily with Strength and Dexterity and is a good Weapon for having a variety of Pierce and standard attacks.

• Starting Equipment for the Astrologer Class.
• Can be purchased from the Nomadic Merchant in North Limgrave for 600 Runes.

• Weapon Skill: Kick
• This weapon can be infused with Ashes of War and buffed with Magic and Consumables
• Short Sword can be upgraded by using Smithing Stones

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A straight sword with a double-edged blade.

In addition to its reliable standard damage, this weapon also boasts powerful piercing attacks. A superbly balanced armament.

The Longsword scales primarily with Strength and is a good Weapon for melee users who want to remain mobile during combat. It’s a common standard sword, well balanced and usually a starting weapon for players until they find better equipment later.

• Starting Equipment for the Vagabond Class
• Can be purchased from Twin Maiden Husks at the Roundtable Hold for 1,000 Runes.

• Weapon Skill: Square Off
• This weapon can be infused with Ashes of War and buffed with Magic and Consumables
• Longsword is upgraded with Smithing Stone Shard

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A straight sword with a wide blade, suited to slashing attacks.

Horizontal swings boast wide attack range, making it easier to connect with foes.

the Broadsword scales primarily with Strength and Dexterity and is a good Weapon for melee ranged combat and dealing slashing attacks to enemies.

• Starting Equipment for the Confessor Class
• Can be bought from the Nomadic Merchant for 1800 Runes. He is located south-east of Coastal Cave.

• Weapon Skill: Square Off
• This weapon can be infused with Ashes of War and buffed with Magic and Consumables
• Broadsword can be upgraded by using Smithing Stones

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Straight sword with a rather short but wide blade.
Simple to wield, it was known as the sword of the people.

Though the Erdtree styling is still visible, time has not been kind to this sword, now merely a shadow of its former self.

The Weathered Straight Sword scales with Strength and Dexterity and is a good starting Weapon.

• This weapon can be infused with Ashes of War
• Weathered Straight Sword 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 Straight Sword scales primarily with Strength and Dexterity and is a good Weapon for strong melee combat. With Square Off, characters with this sword will have. chance to deal an upwards slash through enemy guards.

• Dropped by Noble Soldier in Gatefront Ruins, alongside 1x Smithing Stone [1].
• Dropped by a headless, undead Soldier at Fourth Church of Marika.

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Narrow blade carried by wandering nobles.
Made to be easy to wield.

Daubed with gold from tip to tail, it should fetch a good sum.

Noble’s Slender Sword is a Straight Sword in Elden Ring. The Noble’s Slender Sword scales primarily with Strength and Dexterity and is a good Weapon for Dexterity based builds. It is one of the lengthiest Straight Swords in Elden Ring.

• Is dropped by Wandering Nobles around Limgrave.
• Is dropped by Wandering Nobles in Raya Lucaria Academy.

• This weapon can be infused with Ashes of War and buffed with Magic and Consumables
• Noble’s Slender Sword can be upgraded by using Smithing Stones
• Wandering Nobles have a 0.5% chance to drop this weapon.

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Beloved sword of an aged knight whose last quest was long behind him, repurposed into a walking stick. The tip is rather worn.

Though bent of back and without the brawn required even to raise the sword aloft, still he wished to meet his end with weapon in hand.

The Cane Sword scales primarily with Strength and Dexterity.

The Cane Sword weapon can be found in Leyndell, Royal Capital, West Capital Ramparts Site of Grace. Head south out of the room with the site of grace and down the flight of stairs to the floor underneath, make a U-turn in the room with the stairs to find a corpse with the sword.

• This weapon can be infused with Ashes of War.
• Cane Sword can be upgraded by using Smithing Stones

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Talon-swords are affixed to the legs of Stormveil’s warhawks, but this one has been repurposed for human use.

The blade is thin and lightweight so as not to obstruct the hawk’s mobility.

The Warhawk’s Talon scales with Strength and Dexterity and is a good Weapon for Dexterity builds.

• Can be found in Stormveil Castle as drop from defeated Bladed Talon Eagles.

• This weapon can be infused with Ashes of War and buffed with Magic and Consumables.
• Warhawk’s Talon can be upgraded by using Smithing Stones

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A sword with a glintstone in its handguards. Wielded by scholars of the Lazuli Conspectus who seek to master Carian sorcery.
Deals magic damage.

Apparently once used as a staff of sorcery, this sword is made of wood.

The Lazuli Glintstone Sword scales with Strength and Intelligence and is a good Weapon for Intelligence- based builds.

• Raya Lucaria Academy, next to Schoolhouse Classroom. Dropped by Sorcerers.

• This weapon cannot be infused with Ashes of War.
• Can’t be enchanted with Magic and boosted by Consumables.
• Lazuli Glintstone Sword can be upgraded by using Somber Smithing Stones

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Straight sword embedded with a blue glintstone.
Weapon of knights sworn to Carian royalty.

These knights’ swords could serve as catalysts, letting them wield sorcerous battle skills. Despite numbering fewer than twenty, this power made them a match for even the champions of gold in battle.

The Carian Knight’s Sword scales primarily with Intelligence, Strength and Dexterity and is a good weapon for spellblade builds who also rely on magic to deal damage.

Liurnia of the Lakes: Found in a chest on the back of a Wandering Mausoleum being pulled by two Trolls in the northwest of the lake.

Weapon Skill: Carian Grandeur
Transform blade into a magical greatsword and swing it down. Can be charged to increase its power by up to two levels.

• This weapon cannot be infused with Ashes of War
• Carian Knight’s Sword can be upgraded by using Somber Smithing Stones

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Sword fashioned from pure crystal; a deed impossible for a human. Enwreathed with powerful magic, its attack scales with intelligence. The inscrutable Crystalians have but one clear purpose; to safeguard their crystals unto the end. One theory posits that they yearn for the return of their creator who will carve for them new brethren.

The Crystal Sword scales primarily with Intelligence and is a good Weapon for dealing additional Magic Damage complemented by the Spinning Slash Skill that allows the user to spin and deal a follow up attack.

• The Crystal Sword is located in the Village of Albinaurics. Follow the hill to the village, past the house and to the Site of Grace then cross the rope bridge to the other side. Follow the stone wall round to the east to find a corpse right on the cliff edge that contains the Crystal Sword.

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

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Sword fashioned from pure crystal; a deed impossible for a human.
It festers with scarlet rot.

Enwreathed with powerful magic, its attack scales with intelligence.

Rotten Crystal Sword is a straight sword in Elden Ring. The Rotten Crystal Sword scales with Strength and Intelligence with a secondary scaling in Dexterity.

• Elphael, Brace of the Haligtree. From the Elphael Inner Wall site of grace, run down the stairs and then over the brances to your left. There will be 3 enemies guarding a chest, inside of which is the Sword. Since the site of grace is near, the easiest way to avoid fighting the enemies is to run straight to the chest and open it, then run there again to loot if you die.

• This weapon cannot be infused with Ashes of War
• Can’t be enchanted with Magic and boosted by Consumables
• Rotten Crystal Sword can be upgraded by using Somber Smithing Stones

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Sword forged by servants of Miquella of the Haligtree, with a design modeled after those carried by Carian knights. Instead of glintstone however, amber from the Haligtree is embedded in the blade.

A sumptuous piece, yet it has never been offered to any knight—an ill-starred sword with no master.

Miquellan Knight’s Sword is a Straight Sword in Elden Ring. The Miquellan Knight’s Sword scales primarily with Strength, Faith, and Dexterity and is a good Weapon for dealing Physical Damage, but also can deal Holy Damage during combat.

• Can be found at Elphael, Brace of the Haligtree. Exit from Prayer Room site of grace, enter second alcove on the left wall. Go up the stairs, onto a branch and into a bell tower.

• This weapon can’t be infused with Ashes of War.
• Can’t be enchanted with Magic nor boosted by Consumables.
• Miquellan Knight’s Sword can be upgraded by using Somber Smithing Stones

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Slender straight sword patterned after an antique ornament.
Superior swordsmen prefer to wield one in each hand.

After falling from grace, the dregs of the golden lineage sought power and purpose in the past.

The Ornamental Straight Sword scales primarily with Strength and Dexterity and is a good Weapon for melee combat, especially when accompanied with the skill, Golden Tempering, which allows users to deal dual-wielding combo with a strong attack while in effect.

• Dropped by the Grafted Scion at the Chapel of Anticipation. Players can return to this area after tutorial by using the waygate at The Four Belfries. Map Link

• This weapon cannot be infused with Ashes of War.
• Cannot be enchanted with Magic nor boosted with Consumables.
• Ornamental Straight Sword can be upgraded by using Somber Smithing Stones
• This is a paired weapon, and two-handing it allows you to dual wield two of the swords at once

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A sword made to commemorate the death of Godwyn the Golden, first of the demigods to die.

Infused with the humble prayer of a young boy; “O brother, lord brother, please die a true death.”

The Golden Epitaph scales primarily with Strength, Dexterity and Faith. It is a good Weapon for Holy-damage builds.

Looted off a corpse located in Auriza Hero’s Grave. You’ll need to use the Stonesword Key on the Imp Statue to dispel the barrier blocking the entrance of the room where the body can be found.

• Weapon Skill: Last Rites
• This weapon cannot be infused with Ashes of War
• Golden Epitaph can be upgraded by using Somber Smithing Stones

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Silver sword carried by clerics of St. Trina.
Inflicts sleep ailment upon foes.

St. Trina is an enigmatic figure. Some say she is a comely young girl, others are sure he is a boy. The only certainty is that their appearance was as sudden as their disappearance.

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Treasured sword of Eochaid, a lesser, long-vanished domain.
The copper coloration is not to be confused for rust, but is a conduit for its wielder to move it by their will alone.

Swords of Eochaid dance through the skies.

The Regalia of Eochaid scales primarily with Dexterity and Arcane and is a good Weapon for Arcane Builds.

• Cliffs near Third Church of Marika by the beach, either by climbing up the cliff, falling from the top or going through the Gaol Cave.

• This weapon cannot be infused with Ashes of War.
• Can’t be enchanted with Magic nor can be boosted by Consumables.
• Regalia of Eochaid can be upgraded by using Somber Smithing Stones.
• Scaling bugged, damage only works of raw damage.

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Hidden sword once granted to the Tarnished of the Roundtable by the Two Fingers. A formless cipher comprises its blade, which deals holy damage no shield can repel. Champions would gather at the Roundtable Hold in days long past, when the Two Fingers were masters of oration, their flesh yet full of vigor.

The Coded Sword scales primarily with Faith and is a great Weapon for holy damage.

• Found in Leyndell, Royal Capital. Look for an abandoned horse stable, then climb onto its roof and enter the building. Keep going until you find a broken round table. Look for the double door. Inside that room you will find the coded sword.

• Weapon Skill: Unblockable Blade (Imbue the cipher blade with light, extending its length, then strike with a sudden sweeping attack. This attack cannot be blocked)
• This weapon cannot be infused with Ashes of War
• Coded Sword can be upgraded by using Somber Smithing Stones

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Storied sword and treasure of Caria Manor.
One of the legendary armaments.

Astrologers, who preceded the sorcerers, established themselves in mountaintops that nearly touched the sky, and considered the Fire Giants their neighbors.

The Sword of Night and Flame scales primarily with Faith and Intelligence and is a good Weapon for its Unique Skill Night-and-Flame Stance. It is one of the most powerful weapons in the game.

• The crowning jewel of the Caria Manor, it is of course located there as well, in a locked room which you can only reach from the walkways above. From the entrance, head north trying to avoid the hands, and underneath an arch. Keep going north and then west up the stairs inside the Manor. Go upstairs into the chapel and then outside onto the broken path east. Turn left and then right on to another bridge which you need to jump off onto a crumbled tower. Jump off here to the north and go down the ladder to reach the room with the chest containing the legendary Sword of Night and Flame.

Unique Skill: Night-and-Flame Stance
Hold the sword level and prepare to cast a sorcery.
Follow up with a normal attack to cast the Night Comet sorcery, or a strong attack to sweep forward with a burst of flames.

This weapon forms part of the Legendary Armaments achievement.

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Silver sword of St. Trina, now stained the color of velvet. Inflicts eternal sleep. When St. Trina was abandoned, the faint, light-purple mists coalesced into an intoxicating deep-purple cloud.

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A sword that none can pull from its scabbard of cracked stone. Relic of a lost civilization from a time long past, said to have served a ritual purpose at altars of light and darkness.

Strike

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Sword of light, pulled from its stone scabbard at an altar. From the quick of the root, unswerving rays of light intersect and reflect to give the silver blade form.

Standard/Pierce

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Sword of darkness, pulled from its stone scabbard at an altar. From the quick of the root, wandering coils of darkness coalesce and release, their eddies and vortices giving form to the dark blade.

Standard/Pierce

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