Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree - Best Weapons for Each Build

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Best weapons for each build in Elden Ring, including the strongest weapon for Strength, Dexterity, Sorcery (Intelligence), and Faith builds, details and unique features of each armament, and required stats to wield them in the game.

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (SotET) - Best Weapons for Each Build

Best Weapons for Each Build in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (SotET)

Below are the best weapons in Elden Ring, including the strongest weapon for Strength, Dexterity, Sorcery (Intelligence), and Faith builds, details and unique features of each armament, and required stats to wield them in the game.

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Best Builds for PvE

Best Strength Build Weapons

Weapon Details
Ruins Greatsword
  • Top-tier Colossal Sword with S scaling in Strength.
  • Ash of War skill boasts incredible attack power and range.
  • Requires some investment in Intelligence to use normally.
Requirements 50 Strength/16 Intelligence
Giant Crusher
  • Top-tier Colossal Weapon with S scaling in Strength.
  • Requires the highest Strength of all weapons to use normally.
  • No Dexterity requirement.
Requirements 60 Strength
Greatsword
  • High-tier Colossal Sword with A scaling in Strength.
  • Excellent damage and stagger build up with dodge light attack (R1).
  • Very balanced Strength weapon that works well with the Bloodhound’s Step Ash of War.
Requirements 31 Strength/12 Intelligence
Starscourge Greatsword
  • High-tier Colossal Sword that deals both Physical and Magic damage.
  • Auto-dual wielded.
  • Useful AoE-type Ash of War which is useful for rune farming.
Requirements 38 Strength/12 Dexterity/15 Intelligence

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Best Strength Builds for PvE

Best Dexterity Build Weapons

Weapon Details
Bolt of Gransax
  • Very high DPS with Ash of War skill.
  • Increased damage output when charged.
  • Can be dual-wielded for even higher damage potential.
Requirements 20 Strength/40 Dexterity
Cross-Naginata
  • High-tier spear weapon with A scaling in Dexterity.
  • Up to +25 refinement (upgrade).
  • High Bleed buildup spear weapon.
  • Light attack is a slash-type swing (non-thrust) among spear weapons.
Requirements 16 Strength/20 Dexterity
Hand of Malenia
  • High-tier katana weapon with high-damage Ash of War skill.
  • Extremely long range for a katana weapon.
  • Steep Dexterity requirement.
Requirements 16 Strength/48 Dexterity
Guardian’s Swordspear
  • High-tier spear weapon with A scaling in Dexterity.
  • Boasts excellent range and attack speed.
  • Up to +25 refinement (upgrade).
Requirements 16 Strength/17 Dexterity

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Best Dexterity Builds for PvE

Best Sorcery Build Weapons

Glintstone Staves

Weapon Details
Carian Regal Scepter
  • The best staff for builds with 65 Intelligence and above.
  • Ideal for getting optimal damage output with most types of sorceries in the game.
  • No complicated gimmicks or mechanics.
Requirements 8 Strength/10 Dexterity/60 Intelligence
Staff of Loss
  • The best staff for focusing on Invisible Sorceries.
  • Greatly increases the damage output of Night Shard and Night Comet.
  • Highly-effective stave for boss battles.
Requirements 6 Strength/12 Dexterity/14 Intelligence

Melee Weapons

Weapon Details
Moonveil
  • Naturally the best melee weapon for Sorcery builds.
  • Boast fast attack speed and range thanks to its charge attack.
  • Triggers Bleed buildup.
  • High damage even on minimum stat requirements.
Requirements 12 Strength/18 Dexterity/23 Intelligence
Glinstone Kris
  • Dagger weapon with fast attack speed.
  • Low stat requirements to wield, especially for Strength and Dexterity.
  • Very good damage output for its class, despite lacking range.
Requirements 5 Strength/12 Dexterity/16 Intelligence
Clayman’s Harpoon
  • Physical-magic damage spear with low stat requirements.
  • Can be equipped with Ashes of War to increase versatility.
Requirements 12 Strength/10 Dexterity/12 Intelligence
Sword of St. Trina
  • Lightweight and easy-to-use straight sword that inflicts sleep on enemies.
  • Very effective against Godskin Nobles.
Requirements 10 Strength/12 Dexterity/14 Intelligence
Sacrificial Axe
  • Defeating enemies restores FP.
  • Effect still activates even if stat requirements are not met.
Requirements 16 Strength/10 Dexterity

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Best Sorcery (Intelligence) Builds for PvE

Best Faith Build Weapons

Sacred Seals

Weapon Details
Erdtree Seal
  • The best seal for builds with at least 69 Faith.
  • Restores the most amount of HP when using healing Incantation.
  • Only viable at the high levels of Faith.
Requirements 40 Faith
Godslayer’s Seal
  • The best seal for builds with less than 69 Faith.
  • Boosts the damage of Black Flame Incantations.
  • Quite heavy at 1.5 weight.
Requirements 27 Faith

Melee Weapons

Weapon Details
Envoy’s Long Horn
  • Top-tier Great Hammer with high attack power.
  • Has C scaling in Faith.
  • Has high Strength requirement.
Requirements 23 Strength/11 Dexterity/8 Faith
Blasphemous Blade
  • Top-tier Greatsword with powerful Ash of War skill.
  • Allows you to absorb HP from enemies.
  • Heavy weight and steep Strength requirement.
Requirements 22 Strength/15 Dexterity/21 Faith
Envony’s Horn
  • Top-tier Great Hammer with excellent range and Ash of War skill.
  • Very good enemy tracking.
  • Efficient FP cost using Ash of War skill.
Requirements 10 Strength/12 Dexterity/16 Faith
Black Knife High-tier dagger with excellent range for its class thanks to its Ash of War skill.
Requirements 8 Strength/12 Dexterity/18 Faith
Sacrificial Axe
  • Defeating enemies restores FP.
  • Effect still activates even if stat requirements are not met.
Requirements 16 Strength/10 Dexterity

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Best Faith Builds for PvE

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Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree DLC Guides

DLC Useful Guides

▼Elden Ring: SotET DLC Useful Guides
How to Start the DLC and Recommended Level All DLC Weapons List and Locations
All DLC Legendary Weapons and Spells All DLC Armor List and Locations
All Scadutree Fragment Locations All DLC Boss Remembrances List
All Revered Spirit Ash List and Locations All DLC Ashes of War List and Locations
All DLC Map Piece Locations How to Unlock Scaduview Region (Secret Region)
All Miquella's Cross Locations

DLC Side Quest Walkthroughs

▼Elden Ring: SotET Side Questline Walkthrough
St. Trina & Thiollier Questline Walkthrough Sir Ansbach, Leda, and Freyja Questline Walkthrough

DLC New Weapon Classes

▼Elden Ring: SotET DLC New Weapon Classes
Light Greatswords Great Katanas
Beast Claws Perfume Bottles
Backhand Blades Throwing Blades
Hand-to-Hand Art Weapons Thrusting Shield

Elden Ring Character Build Guides

▼Elden Ring: SotET Build Guides
Strength Builds Dexterity Builds
Quality Builds Sorcery (Intelligence) Builds
Faith Builds
Elden Ring Best Character Builds

Elden Ring Strategy Guides

Beginner Guides

▼Elden Ring: SotET Beginner Guides 
Game Controls Can You Change the Difficulty?
How Long to Beat Tips for Beginners
Disable Online Connection at the Title Screen Recommended Game Settings
Permanent Events Best Starting Class to Choose
Character Stats and Parameters Starting Classes
Is Cross-Play Available? How to Fast Travel
Site of Grace Guide Which Keepsake to Get
Stat Progression Guide

Useful Guides

▼Elden Ring: SotET Useful Guides
Trophies Best Weapons
Best Shields Best Builds
Best Spells Endings Guide
Equipment Weight and Dodge Roll Type Boss Guides
Multiplayer Guide How to Get a Mount (Torrent)
New Game Plus (NG+) Guide All Legendary Armaments
All Legendary Talismans All Legendary Sorceries and Incantations
Stat Soft Caps Rune Farming Guide
All Golden Seed Locations How to Respec Stats
Where to Get Larval Tear Benefits of Two-Handing Weapons
How to Increase Memory Slots How to Get Around Dodge Roll Delay
How to Get Smithing Stones Where to Find the Glinstone Key
How to Get Mimic Tear How to Quickly Reach Volcano Manor

Elden Ring Walkthroughs

Main Story

▼Elden Ring: SotET Main Story Walkthroughs
Main Story Walkthroughs List

Side Quests

▼Elden Ring: SotET Side Quest Walkthroughs
Side Quest Walkthroughs List

Elden Ring Boss Guides

▼Elden Ring: SotET Boss Guides
Commander Niall Ancestor Spirit
Flying Dragon Agheel Elemer of the Briar
Royal Knight Loretta Leonine Misbegotten
Astel, Naturalborn of the Void Loretta, Knight of the Haligtree
Mimic Tear Mohg, the Omen
Godfrey the First Lord Magma Wyrm Makar
Goskin Noble Red Wolf of Radagon
Margit, the Fell Omen Valiant Gargoyle
Regal Ancestor Spirit Dragonkin Soldier of Nokstella
Fire Giant Godskin Duo
Lichdragon Fortissax Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon
Dragonlord Placidusax Hoarah Loux the Warrior
Maliketh the Black Blade Mohg
Malenia, the Blade of Miquella Rykard
Morgott Godrick, the Grafted
General Radahn
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Elden Ring Game Database

Weapons

▼Elden Ring: SotET Weapons
Daggers Straight Swords
Greatswords Curved Swords
Thrusting Swords Katanas
Double-Edged Swords Hammers
Axes Spears
Great Spears Light Bows
Glintstone Staves Sacred Seals
Talismans Arrows/Ammo

Shields

▼Elden Ring: SotET Shields
Small Shields Medium Shields
Large Shields

Armor

▼Elden Ring: SotET Armor
Headgear Chest Armor
Gauntlets Legwear

Items

▼Elden Ring: SotET Items
Consumable Items Materials
Key Items Cookbooks
Multiplayer Items Upgrade Materials (Ashes of War)

Skills and Magic

▼Elden Ring: SotET Skills
Ash of War Skills Sorceries
Incantations

Merchants

▼Elden Ring: SotET Merchants
Merchant Kalé Shop  Sorceress Sellen Shop
Nomadic Merchant Shop

Other

▼Elden Ring: SotET Other Databases
Characters Easter Eggs
Trophies
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