Elden Ring features a plethora of weapons to help you with your Elden Lord path and monster-slaying. Depending on your stats, there’s always the right weapon for you.

But which ones are great? Well, here are our suggestions. For more Elden Ring goodness, check out the other features we have before we dive right into weapons.

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Bloodhound’s Fang Greatsword

A greatsword that deals great poise damage like the halberds in the game, but also has great Bleed buildup

Here are the requirements needed:

Strength: 18
Dexterity: 17

To obtain this, you have to go to the Forlorn Hound Evergaol in Limgrave. Defeat Bloodhound Knight Darriwil in the Evergaol and the sword is yours.

Reduvia Dagger

You get this by slaying Bloody Hutner Nerijus early in the game in front of the Murkwater Cave. Here are the requirements:

Strength: 5
Dexterity: 13
Arcane: 13

Fighting him can be tough, but after dishing a few hits an ally AI companion joins in to defeat Nerijus. The knife requires the following to equip, but it’s worth it for its Bleed effect and projectile weapon art skill.

Hookclaws

A pretty fast bunch of weapons that you should dual-wield. Also deals Bleed damage (better than Reduvia, arguably), which is useful for most of the game and its enemies. Here are the requirements.

Strength: 8
Dexterity: 14

You can find this in Stormveil Castle.

Uchigatana Katana

This katana also deals blood loss buildup; as you can tell from this guide, it’s a useful trait to have on a weapon. Here are the requirements:

Strength: 11
Dexterity: 15

The Uchigatana is a starter weapon if you picked the Samurai starter class, but you can get it inside the Deathtouched Catacombs. You need to unlock one of the previous hallway’s doors via a lever, then find it on a dead body hanging over the edge of the platform.

Moonveil Katana

One of the best katanas in the game. It hits pretty hard and deals Bleed effect too, but it has a pretty cool weapon art called Transient Moonlight. You sheath your blade and can launch a slash attack that shoots out a wave of light.

Here are the weapon’s requirements:

Strength: 12
Dexterity: 18
Intelligence: 23

To get it, you will need to head to the Gael Tunnel in Caelid. Kill the Magma Wyrm there and you’ll get it.

Sword of Night & Flame

Arguably one of the most powerful weapons in the game is available from the start if you know where to look. The sword deals physical, magic, and fire damage while also featuring a nifty weapon art where you can cast Night Comet or do a cool flame blade sweep. It has the following requirements however:

Strength: 12
Dexterity: 12
Intelligence: 24
Faith: 24

To get it, you’ll need to equip Torrent, your magic steed.

• Head up to Stormvale Castle. Instead of entering the main entrance, head for the broken bridge and make your way around the side along the cliff face.
• Activate the Lake Facing Cliffs Site of Grace.
• Head down into the lake itself and follow the sunken road around the left side of the Raya Academy. You should see a way up out of the lake in the cliff to the northwest.
• Activate the Northern Liurnia Lake Shore Site of Grace.
• Go north along the road until you reach the Kingsrealm Ruins, and head right to the back of the ruins until you see a wall.
• Hit the centre of the stone wall to reveal a doorway.
• Take a short rest at the Road to the Manor Site of Grace.
• Head up the road towards the keep at the back, making sure to watch out for the falling magic arrows here.
• Activate the next Site of Grace at the Main Caria Manor Gate.
• Hug the left wall, taking care not to wake up the hands on the ground. You should see a hand already awake and some stairs leading into the wall to the left.
• Head into the building and go up the stairs to find the Manor Lower Level Site of Grace.
• Walk along the wall, avoiding the ghostly knights that appear and turn left after the first wall.
• Continue walking across the wall; on the third section of the wall, jump down to the building on your left.
• Jump down to the next building and climb down the ladder.
• Open the chest in this room to find the Sword of Night and Flame.