This is a list of all weapons in Elden Ring. Read on for a full weapons list and guide for all weapon types, and how to upgrade weapons.
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Shadow of the Erdtree Weapons |
Ancient Meteoric Ore Greatsword | Ansbach's Longbow | Anvil Hammer |
Backhand Blade | Barbed Staff-Spear | Beast Claw |
Black Steel Greathammer | Black Steel Greatshield | Black Steel Twinblade |
Bloodfiend's Arm | Bloodfiend's Sacred Spear | Bone Bow |
Bonny Butchering Knife | Carian Thrusting Shield | Chilling Perfume Bottle |
Claws of Night | Curseblade's Cirque | Dancing Blade of Ranah |
Dane's Footwork | Deadly Poison Perfume Bottle | Death Knight's Longhaft Axe |
Death Knight's Twin Axes | Devonia's Hammer | Dragon-Hunter's Great Katana |
Dryleaf Arts | Dryleaf Seal | Dueling Shield |
Euporia | Falx | Fire Knight's Greatsword |
Fire Knight's Seal | Fire Knight's Shortsword | Firespark Perfume Bottle |
Flowerstone Gavel | Forked-Tongue Hatchet | Frenzyflame Perfume Bottle |
Freyja's Greatsword | Gazing Finger | Golden Lion Shield |
Great Katana | Greatsword of Damnation | Greatsword of Radahn (Light) |
Greatsword of Radahn (Lord) | Greatsword of Solitude | Horned Warrior's Greatsword |
Horned Warrior's Sword | Igon's Greatbow | Lamenting Visage |
Leda's Sword | Lightning Perfume Bottle | Lizard Greatsword |
Madding Hand | Main-gauche | Maternal Staff |
Messmer Soldier Shield | Messmer Soldier's Axe | Messmer Soldier's Spear |
Milady | Moonrithyll's Knight Sword | Nanaya's Torch |
Obsidian Lamina | Pata | Poisoned Hand |
Poleblade of the Bud | Putrescence Cleaver | Queelign's Greatsword |
Rabbath's Cannon | Rakshasa's Great Katana | Red Bear's Claw |
Rellana's Twin Blades | Repeating Crossbow | Serpent Crest Shield |
Serpent Flail | Shadow Sunflower Blossom | Shield of Night |
Smithscript Axe | Smithscript Cirque | Smithscript Dagger |
Smithscript Greathammer | Smithscript Shield | Smithscript Spear |
Spear of the Impaler | Spiraltree Seal | Spirit Glaive |
Spirit Sword | Spread Crossbow | Staff of the Great Beyond |
Star-Lined Sword | Stone-Sheathed Sword | Swift Spear |
Sword Lance | Sword of Darkness | Sword of Light |
Sword of Night | Thiollier's Hidden Needle | Tooth Whip |
Velvet Sword of St. Trina | Verdigris Greatshield | Wolf Crest Shield |
Standard | Strike | Slash | Pierce |
Magic | Fire | Holy | Lightning |
Bleed | Frost | Scarlet Rot |
Sleep | Poison | Madness |
Weapon Type | Description |
Daggers | Daggers have fast attack speed and high Critical Damage but have short reach, making it an ideal weapon for backstabbing enemies. |
Straight Swords | Straight Swords are light weapons with fast attack speed and decent reach, making them a balanced weapon that fits beginners in the early game. |
Greatswords | Greatswords have low mobility but deal significant damage against enemies; ideal weapons for veterans who memorize attack patterns. |
Colossal Swords | Colossal swords are similar to Greatswords but have a longer reach and they require more strength stats to wield. |
Thrusting Sword | Thursting Swords specialize in pierce damage, with fast attack speed and decent reach; ideal for maintaining distance while attacking. |
Heavy Thrusting Swords | Heavy Thrusting Swords deal higher pierce damage compared to Thrusting Swords, but their attacks are slower. |
Curved Swords | Curved Swords specialize in slash attacks with fast attack speeds, making them an ideal weapon for applying status effects. |
Curved Greatsword | Curved Greatswords also specialize in slash attacks and deal higher damage, but similar to greatswords they have low mobility. |
Katanas | Katanas specialize in slash attacks and can apply bleed to enemies making it an extremely powerful early game weapon. |
Twinblades | Twinblades are perfect for AoE attacks around the wielder; their fast attack speed also makes them an ideal weapon for applying status effects. |
Axes | Axes are heavy weapons that are best used in close combat. As a heavy weapon, they can deal both vitality and poise damage to enemies. |
Greataxes | Greataxes have farther reach and higher vitality and pose damage compared to Axes, but are much slower |
Hammers | Hammers are slow weapons that are extremely effective against armored enemies by breaking their poise. |
Great Hammers | Great Hammers have farther reach and more damage compared to Hammers, but are much slower and require more strength stats. |
Flails | Flails are unique weapons that deal more damage when enemies are hit with the striking head compared to the handle. |
Colossal Weapons | Each Colossal Weapon has its gimmick, despite this, they are extremely powerful weapons that can stunlock enemies or instantly kill them. |
Spears | Spears are medium-ranged thrusting weapons that are perfect for keeping enemies at a distance. |
Great Spears | Greatspears have far reach and devastating damage outputs but have slow windups. |
Halberds | Halberds have wide slashing attacks and long piercing attacks with medium damage, they're an exceptionally good weapon choice for beginners. |
Reapers | Reapers have long-reaching slashing attacks that can damage enemies behind shields. |
Fists | First are equipped on both hands and are extremely fast weapons, this makes them an ideal weapon for applying status effects. |
Claws | Claws are also fast weapons that are equipped on both hands similar to fists, but have slightly farther reach and deal slashing damage that inflict bleed. |
Whips | Whips have extremely long reach, but have low damage and are extremely weak against armored enemies. |
Light Bows | Lightbows are fast ranged weapons that can fire arrows immediately after performing terrain actions. |
Bows | Bows are standard ranged weapons that deal standard and pierce damage. |
Greatbows | Greatbows can deal high damage from afar, making them an ideal weapon for sniping enemies. They require Great Arrows as ammunition. |
Crossbows | Crossbows are standard ranged weapons that require loading before firing. They also have no draw animation, allowing players to fire instantly. |
Ballista | Ballistas can deal high damage from afar, making them an ideal weapon for sniping enemies. They do not require loading before firing unlike Crossbows. |
Glintstone Staves | Glintstone Staves are weapons required to cast magic spells. |
Sacred Seals | Sacred Seals are weapons required to cast incantations. |
Torches | Torches deal low damage but can set enemies ablaze and ward off beasts. |
Small Shields | Small Shields are lightweight shields that should be used for parrying instead of blocking. |
Medium Shields | Medium Shields offer better damage reduction when blocking, making it an ideal beginner's shield when trying to learn how to parry. |
Greatshields | Greatshields have a lot of weight, but are extremely efficient in blocking attacks. |
Weapon Type | Description |
Backhand Blades | Swords held in reverse grip to deliver slashes and thrusting attacks in quick succession. |
Beast Claws | Aggressive close-range weapons similar to Fists, but are highly mobile to compensate for its lack of reach. |
Great Katanas | Bigger version of the Katana that boasts higher damage and range at the cost of a slower attack speed. |
Hand-to-Hand | Unleashes a flurry of swift punches and kicks at extremely close range. |
Light Greatswords | Similar to Greatswords, Light Greatswords are faster and offer mobility with thrusting attacks. |
Perfume Bottles | Offers ranged attacks that do not consume FP. These are the weapon versions of the consumable Perfume Bottles. |
Throwing Blades | Throwing Blades act as ranged weapons that can pelt enemies from afar without an ammo restriction. |
Thrusting Shields | Opens up opportunities for thrusting attacks after blocking enemy attacks. Versatile weapon that offers offensive and defensive options in combat. |
Players can upgrade their weapons through the use of smithing tables or bringing their weapons to a blacksmith.
The first smithing table that you can encounter is found at the Church of Elleh. Keep in mind that upgrading your weapons at smithing tables is capped at +3, only blacksmiths can fully upgrade your weapons.
Smithing Master Hewg and Blacksmith Iji can upgrade your Special weapons to +10 and your Normal weapons to +25. Master Hewg is found at the Roundtable Hold, while Iji is found near the Road to the Manor site of grace.
Some weapons will get boosted stat scaling as you upgrade them. If you want to get better damage bonuses from your stats, make sure to pay attention to which stats get scaled up after upgrading your weapon.