Top 10 Best Weapons and Where to Find Them

With the release of the Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, many of us decided to pick up this game to play for the first time or play again to experience the DLC. Whether you're a struggling newbie or a veteran looking to try new builds, this roundup of the 10 most powerful weapons in Elden Ring is sure to provide you with something useful.

Weapons here are ranked based on their ability to deal area damage as well as chip away at chunks of boss HP with their weapon arts. From a PvE perspective, we don't consider any of these weapons to be weapons that are so broken that they need to be nerfed. One benefit of Elden Ring's questionable balancing is that you can lean more heavily to become as OP as possible than in other Souls games.

Holy Relic Sword

The Holy Relic Sword is one of the best weapons in the game, and the best weapon, period, if you rank based on weapon art alone. His skill, Wave of Gold, unleashes a massive wave of AoE damage that spreads and travels a ridiculously long distance for 50 FP. Its damage is enough to shoot smaller enemies and seriously damage larger enemies while also stunning them. Enemies killed by the Golden Wave also drop additional Runes.

You can throw your weapon art at a group of enemies, then take out the remaining ones with a burst of health. The weapon itself evolves on Str/Dex while favoring Dex, and the projectile evolves only on Fai. Its ideal use case is a Dex-Quality build with a decent investment in Faith and Mind. You can also power it with the Blasphemous Blade or the Sword of Milos to have HP regeneration or FP regeneration respectively. You can also hold it purely for its weapon art in a mage build and get good use out of it.

One of the downsides of this weapon is that due to the large area of ​​effect of its skill, you run the risk of accidentally killing NPCs that get in your way, but a little awareness helps avoid this.

Where to find: Trade Elden Remembrance with Enia at Roundtable Hold after defeating Elden Beast.

Blasphemous Blade

Blasphemous Blade is another Str/Dex/Fai weapon with slightly better scaling than the Holy Relic Sword. As briefly mentioned before, when you kill an enemy while holding this blade, you restore HP. This attribute makes it one of the best sustain weapons for general exploration. His weapon art, Taker's Flames, is similar to Sacred Relic Sword, except it shoots in a straight line on the ground and costs 30 FP. You can use this weapon and the SRS with the same build quality with some investment in Faith.

Where to find: Exchange Memory of Blasphemous during the roundtable with Enia after defeating Rykard.

Sword of Night and Flame

Sword of Night and Flame is a Str/Dex/Int and Fai weapon with two unique weapon arts depending on whether you perform a light attack or a strong attack with your FP. Doing the first fires a beam that deals decent damage at a distance of 19 FP, but it is prone to misfire and doing the second fires a wave of flames with a rather short range and decent AoE for 23 FP, but the damage is quite good. The weapon offers good utility and damage with the added benefit of being able to run it in a Dex/Int focused build.

Where to find: At Caria Manor, in a locked room behind the gardens on the east side of the mansion.

Moon Veil

The Moonveil is one of the sleekest weapons in the game and certainly a fan favorite. He has powerful and fast attacks with his light and heavy attacks. Its unique skill, Transient Moonlight, does a short horizontal or vertical wave depending on whether you are doing a light attack or a heavy attack for 15FP and 20FP respectively. The weapon evolves on Str/Dex and Int. The best aspect of this weapon is how quickly each of its attacks is launched. This is perfect if you're the type of player who prefers to dodge around the enemy and unleash devastating damage after dodging each attack. The only downside to this weapon is that it has a short range, forcing you to stay closer to your enemies.

Where to find: Defeat the Magma Wyrm.

Rivers of Blood

Rivers of Blood is a very powerful katana that, as its name suggests, draws its damage primarily from bleed effects. For this reason, the weapon generally requires a Dex/Arc build. Her weapon art, Bloody Finger Okina, fires a burst of diagonal slashes that cause bleeding and deal fire damage in a small AoE in front of the player. It is also one of the fastest weapons to mitigate the hemorrhage effect thanks to its skill. His light and heavy attacks are quite fast and deal impressive physical damage. The only downside to this weapon is that its damage decreases when facing enemies resistant to bleed.

Where to find: Defeat Okina the Bloody Finger.

Bloodhound Fang

Bloodhound's Fang finds its place in this list because of how quickly you can find this weapon and its innate potential. It scales primarily against Str and Dex and its unique skill, Bloodhound's Finesse, makes you backflip away from your enemy and gives you some distance with the ability to do a follow-up attack to deal decent damage. This skill also has invulnerability frames, providing even more utility to those who can use it. It is also one of the few weapons that triggers the bleed effect innately. The Bloodhound weapon has many advantages, and it is definitely worth considering even if it was found early in the game.

Where to find: Defeat Knight Darriwil

Greatsword of the Ruins

The Ruin Sword is one of the best force weapons due to its large AoE slashes and powerful weapon skill. The skill is similar to Blasphemous Blade, in that it shoots a straight wave across the ground, except it deals gravity damage for only 25 FP. Force players usually have to rely primarily on the sharpness of their weapons, but this weapon is different because its skill, Waves of Destruction, is quite good and definitely worth using.

One thing to note about gravitational attacks is that they are considered physical damage and are therefore easier to block than, say, fire or light attacks.

Where to find: Defeat the Misbegotten Warrior and the Knight of the Ordeal.

Dark Moon Greatsword

You can't have a Souls game without the essential Moon Sword. This implementation scales to Int, Dex, and Str and deals 100% magic damage when used effectively. This weapon skill, Moonlight Greatsword, allows your character to wield their weapon and harness the power of the moon for 32FP. It imbues your attacks with magic and each attack deals magic damage. His powerful attack is also unique as he fires a projectile when upgraded by his skill, which can also be charged to deal increased damage. The downside of this weapon is that you have to remember to use it every 60 seconds to use it effectively. Since the Dark Moon Sword primarily deals magic damage, you can invest heavily in Int and play it in a mage build.

Where to find: Give Ranni the Black Moon Ring after completing her questline.

Winged Scythe

The Winged Scythe is a unique reaper that scales incredibly well even on NG+. It primarily deals physical damage, innately inflicts bleed, and spreads to Fai, Dex, and Str. With his skill, Angel's Wings, you perform a jump and 2 diagonal slashes that deal decent holy damage for only 17 FP. You can spam this skill to deal a burst of damage in a small AoE. The downside to this weapon is that it falls off a bit in the late game as most enemies are resistant to holy damage at that point, but it is one of the best reapers in the game and scales better as you get older. invest in your character.

Where to find: Underground, in a chest in the Tombsward Ruins.

Holy Spear of Moghwyn

The Holy Spear of Mohgwyn is an excellent spear that scales to Str, Dex, and Arcane. His skill, Bloodboon Ritual, deals fire damage in an AoE and inflicts bleeding on enemies for 20 FP. This also adds fire damage to the weapon. The weapon deals high damage on a single target, even if it is an area of ​​effect. It is recommended to invest in Arc because the weapon skills deal damage and to purge both scales well.

Where to find: Exchange Remembrance of the Bloodlord with Enia at Roundtable Hold after defeating Mohg.

Honorable Mention: Halberd of the Banished Knight

Banished Knight's Halberd gets an honorable mention on this list because of the utility it provides and how it scales into the late game. You can come across this weapon from the start of this game and use it until the end of the game. It evolves on Str and Dex. You can either do a quality build or a Dex build and get good damage out of it. Light attacks are all pokes that deal high piercing damage at a decent distance, and heavy attacks offer decent AoE and damage for the few opportune moments that allow it. Its default skill, Charge Forth, is very useful at 16FP if you can use its long range, but you can also slap an Ash like Stormcaller.

Where to find: Farm Banished Knights in Stormveil for a chance to drop this weapon.

Ahnaf Tajwar,
Editor, NoobFeed