Elden Ring is a huge game with an overwhelming amount of weapons to equip. So, with over 300 armaments, you can bet your open-world loving heart that you will almost always find the perfect sword, bow, or whatever it is for your boss-kicking playstyle.
Whether you want to take on the role of skinny-barbarian who is only in his underpants and wields a hilariously oversized axe, a rogue that prefers a more stealthy approach but is no less deadly when it counts, or a powerful Gandalf-like wizard in this game, every playstyle is viable. Provided you have the right weapon, of course. But that’s what we’re here for to help you decipher the excellent and terrible ones. But since this title has already been out for two years, we won’t be ranking everything – that’s for you to decide based on your character build! We hope it helps, though.
Best Weapons for Strength in Elden Ring
Greatsword
The Greatsword is one of the colossal weapons in Elden Ring. It’s mighty, with a physical attack of 164. Plus, it’s capable of striking multiple foes at once. This weapon comes with the default skill of Stamp in the form of an upward cut that is very useful against enemies. It’s easily one of the very best weapons in this game.
Axe of Godfrey
This is another of the colossal weapons in Elden Ring, as it was initially the weapon of Godfrey, the Elden Lord. Its default skill is the Regal Roar. This attack unleashes a war cry attack while also sending out a shockwave. When it is active, your regular attack also becomes a powerful slash.
Best Weapons for Dexterity in Elden Ring
Hand of Melania
The Hand of Malenia is a katana-type weapon. Its primary skill is the waterfoul dance. This flashy combo move allows you to perform multiple strikes against your enemy.
Death’s Poker
Death’s Poker stands alone as the best Dexterity weapon Elden Ring offers, though that can change with Shadow of the Erdtree. As far as Dex weapons, Elden Ring has quite a few uniquely shaped and named weapons, with Death’s Poker serving as one of the most appropriately named choices.
Best Weapons for Faith in Elden Ring
Godslayer’s Godsword
For players who are tired of being self-righteous and always dealing Holy damage, the Godslayer’s Godsword is a supreme choice. It’s obtainable after a demanding boss fight in a similarly challenging area, but the payoff is worth it. And since it’s classified as a Colossal Weapon, it stagers enemies nicely.
Blasphemous Blade
Now, here is something really good, and guess what? It can become quickly overpowered, too. It’s a boss weapon that evens out its overpowered nature, but this thing can still trivialize all boss fights. This is all thanks to the weapon skill Taker’s Flames, which deals incredible amounts of fire damage.
Best Weapons for Intelligence in Elden Ring
Clayman’s Harpoon
This powerful spear has a default skill named ‘Impaling Thrust’. It is a piercing lunge that allows you to perforate the shield of enemies. This weapon has extremely good intelligence scaling and can also be buffed with magic. When buffed with magic, you can substantially increase its damage, turning it into a formidable weapon.
Moonveil
The Moonveil is one of the most prominent weapons in Elden Ring PvP, which is no surprise. The Moonveil features incredible damage scaling with Intelligence, which means you can reliably attack up close with your sword with rapid attacks and long-range opponents with your spells.
Best Weapons for Arcane in Elden Ring
Eleonora’s Poleblade
One of the few Twinblade weapons worth investing in any FromSoftware game is Eleonora’s Poleblade, which not only scales with Arcane but also Dexterity. Eleonora’s Poleblade deals with a massive amount of Blood Loss build-up and Fire Damage that can be buffed with other skills.
Rivers Of Blood
Undoubtedly, the best Arcane weapon for PvE and PvP is the Rivers of Blood Katana. It’s fast, deals a lot of damage, pairs exceptionally well with other Bleed katanas (when in the main hand), and its Ash of War is one of the most overpowered in the game – even after several nerfs.
So, that’s what we have to say about that. Did you find something you like? Are you going to fire up the game again before the DLC launches and give one of these bad boys a spin? Let us know.
