Elden Ring: 14 Finest Thrusting Swords

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• Listed here are the highest 10 Thrusting Swords in Elden Ring, ranked by their usefulness and effectiveness:
• Golden Order Sword – This weapon has the very best base injury of any Thrusting Sword and can also be the longest. It additionally has a novel ability, Golden Slam, which may stun opponents. You could find it within the Mountaintops of the Giants, within the space the place you battle the Godfrey, First Elden Lord.
• Carim Swords – These swords have the very best Dexterity scaling of any Thrusting Swords and are additionally fairly lengthy. They are often discovered within the Carim Valley, close to the Carim catacombs.

Elden Ring permits gamers to embody all kinds of fantasy archetypes, from barbarian bruisers to sensible mages. However what if you wish to play as a musketeer, or a flamboyant fencer? Nicely, Elden Ring has you lined there too. Thrusting Swords are each trendy and very quick, particularly when dual-wielded, making them nice for standing buildup and injury usually.

This record additionally consists of the Heavy Thrusting Swords, since there are solely six within the sport, and all of them are sturdy sufficient to make this record. Heavy Thrusting Swords are longer and hit more durable, however they’re additionally slower than their smaller counterparts.

Up to date on July 8, 2024, by Lucas Ellinas: The Thrusting Sword and their Heavy counterparts did nicely in Elden Ring’s DLC, getting three new choices. That will help you resolve that are worse contemplating, we’ve added them to this record, together with the final Thrusting Sword from the bottom sport.

14 Noble’s Estoc

The Noble’s Estoc could be a ache to farm for; sadly, it isn’t actually definitely worth the effort. It drops from the Wandering Noble enemies that put on the feathers of their caps at a frustratingly low drop charge.

This weapon is longer than the common Estoc, which may be related in sure circumstances however underperforms it in principally each different manner. It is usually overwhelmed out considerably when it comes to size by the Cleanrot Knight’s Sword, so its sole defining function isn’t even that nice.

13 Nice Épée

Of the Heavy Thrusting Swords, 4 may be given distinctive Ashes of Battle. When evaluating them, the Great Épée does not fare particularly nicely. It’s fairly quick, and does much less injury than its counterparts in most circumstances.

One factor the Nice Épée does have is the benefit of availability. All the opposite Heavy Thrusting Swords seem at across the midgame or later, however the Nice Épée may be discovered within the beginning space, Limgrave. For those who head instantly east from the Agheel Lake South Website of Grace, you’ll discover a campsite. Inside is a chest containing this weapon.

12 Rapier

The Rapier has poor injury when in comparison with different Thrusting Swords and is the shortest of them, however that does not imply it is ineffective. It has the very best essential injury modifier of any weapon outdoors of the Dagger and the king of essential injury, the Miséricorde. If you’re attempting to create a riposte construct whereas utilizing one thing nearer to an precise weapon, the Rapier could be for you.

It’s additionally easy sufficient to get, though nobody would blame you for lacking it; you need to purchase it from the Twin Maiden Husks on the Roundtable Maintain.

11 Frozen Needle

Unsurprisingly, the Frozen Needle causes Frostbite buildup, which is without doubt one of the greatest causes to make use of it. That mentioned, there are different weapons that may be more practical at inflicting the standing impact, and you need to take the Frozen Needle’s low total injury and attain into consideration. One distinctive function the Frozen Needle does have going for it, although, is that it additionally has an possibility for ranged fight.

The Frozen Needle’s Heavy Assault launches a frosty projectile a brief distance in entrance of you. Critically, this potential prices no FP, so it’s completely viable even if you happen to don’t make investments ranges into Thoughts. This distinctive function makes the Frozen Needle much more interesting than its injury numbers may counsel. You could find it on the street to Caria Manor, proper earlier than you attain Battle Counselor Iji for the primary time. It’s guarded by a Royal Revenant within the Kingsrealm Ruins.

10 Rogier’s Rapier

Rogier’s Rapier is a center of the street Thrusting Sword in terms of injury and size, however it has a secret weapon: its distinctive heavy assault, which thrusts twice in speedy succession. Thrusting Swords are already quick attackers, however having such a fast strike in your heavy assault means Rogier’s Rapier can punch above its weight.

The weapon is, unsurprisingly, the signature sidearm of Sorcerer Rogier. He’ll reward it to you at Roundtable maintain after you defeat Godrick the Grafted. When he does, it should already be upgraded to +8, saving you some Runes and Smithing Stones, which you most likely gained’t have a surplus of at that time within the sport.

9 Carian Sorcery Sword

As you may anticipate for a Magic weapon from the DLC, the Carian Sorcery Sword may be present in Fortress Ensis. Nonetheless, to get it, you will want to achieve Scadu Altus, then head left to the waterfall and drop again into the Fortress from there.

This weapon is efficacious much less for its stats and extra for its distinctive potential to forged Sorceries with its heavy assaults. In a post-launch patch, the Sorcery scaling acquired a large buff, which made it considerably usable, though it should nonetheless be outdone by most different Staves.

8 Queelign’s Greatsword

Queelign is a relatively disagreeable NPC who invades you on a number of events within the Land of Shadow. You could find his true self within the Shadow Maintain, and his weapon, Queelign’s Greatsword , may be acquired by giving him an Iris of Occultation.

The weapon is relatively distinctive amongst each the common and Heavy Thrusting Swords in that it offers a break up between Bodily and Fireplace injury. And whereas its excessive Dexterity requirement does certainly end in A scaling, it additionally will get an A in Occult, making it a flexible possibility for Arcane builds, though it faces sturdy competitors in that space from the Bloody Helice.

For those who give Queelign the Iris of Grace as a substitute, you will get his Spirit Ash relatively than the sword.

7 Godskin Stitcher

The second of the Heavy Thrusting Swords on this record, the Godskin Stitcher is a greater model of the Nice Épée in most situations. Each may be given distinctive Ashes of Battle, however the Stitcher its longer (although nonetheless a good quantity shorter than the 2 distinctive Heavy Thrusting Swords) and offers extra injury typically. And as a further bonus, it has a comparatively distinctive heavy assault. Like Rogier’s Rapier, it thrusts twice in speedy succession, although solely when charged.

If you’d like a flexible Heavy Thrusting Sword, the Godskin Stitcher is the weapon you need to go for. It’s dropped by the Godskin Noble within the Temple of Eiglay, part of the key space of Volcano Manor.

6 Cleanrot Knight’s Sword

The Cleanrot Knight’s Sword is the longest of the common Thrusting Swords. It’s additionally probably the most damaging of them on most of the affinities. The best choice is the Heavy affinity, which makes the Cleanrot Knight’s Sword one of many quickest choices for Energy builds.

The one drawback with this weapon is that, in contrast to each different sword on this record, you will want to farm for it. Particularly, you will should kill Lesser Cleanrot Knights. You could find all of them throughout the Lands Between, however they’re most typical in Elphael, Brace of the Haligtree, the Shaded Fortress, and the Swamp of Aeonia.

5 Estoc

On the subject of injury, the Estoc is without doubt one of the higher Thrusting Swords. It’s additionally among the many longest, and performs extraordinarily nicely on the Eager Affinity, in addition to the status-causing Affinities: Chilly, Poison, and Blood. And the standing effectiveness, mixed with Thrusting Swords’ innate pace when dual-wielded, leans into what is maybe the most important advantage of the Estoc: it is without doubt one of the solely Thrusting Swords you’ll find two of throughout a single run via the sport, and by far the simplest to get because you don’t have to do any farming.

The Prisoner class begins with an Estoc, however any class can get two of them with out a lot effort. You should purchase one from Patches, and one other from the Nomadic Service provider sitting subsequent to the Liurnia Lake Shore Website of Grace in Liurnia of the Lakes. If you’re attempting to create a standing impact construct that does not depend on Curved Swords, the Estoc is a superb selection.

4 Sword Lance

The Sword Lance is the brand new king of Heavy Thrusting Swords when utilizing the Heavy infusion. Beforehand, that title belonged to the unimpressive Nice Épée, so it’s nice for Energy builds to see a brand new possibility.

You may get the Sword Lance by giving Enia the Remembrance of the Wild Boar Rider, which drops after defeating Commander Gaius. The weapon comes geared up with the Spinning Gravity Thrust Ash of Battle, however you possibly can equip it with others if you happen to choose (though the brand new Weapon Talent is enjoyable and flashy).

3 Antspur Rapier

In some ways, the Antspur Rapier is an underwhelming weapon. It’s quick, and has pretty unimpressive injury. However its declare to fame is that it’s certainly one of a small group of weapons within the sport that can inflict Scarlet Rot. And even amongst these weapons, the Antspur Rapier is pretty distinctive. Not like a lot of the others, it may be given Ashes of Battle. Consequently, with sure setups the Antspur Rapier can inflict Bleed, Poison, and Scarlet Rot abruptly.

It gained’t be fairly as efficient as a weapon centered on inflicting a type of results particularly, however in opposition to enemies that may be affected by all three, the Antspur Rapier can do some actual injury. If you’d like this distinctive weapon, it’s dropped by Maleigh Marais, Shaded Fortress Castellan, who patrols the world west of The Shaded Fortress.

2 Dragon King’s Cragblade

One other Heavy Thrusting Sword, the Dragon King’s Cragblade offers probably the most uncooked injury of any weapon on this record, because of the mixture of standard and Lightning injury. It additionally has arguably probably the most anime of any Weapon Talent in the whole sport. Thundercloud Type transforms you right into a cloud of lightning, after which you journey a formidable distance earlier than crash-landing onto an opponent.

Sadly, the Dragon King’s Cragblade is without doubt one of the final weapons you’ll come throughout throughout a playthrough of Elden Ring, making it troublesome to plan a construct round. You’ll have to kill Dragonlord Placidusax, the hidden boss of Crumbling Farum Azula, then flip in his Remembrance to Enia on the Roundtable Maintain.

1 Bloody Helice

The Bloody Helice has decrease injury than the opposite Heavy Thrusting Swords, though it’s pretty lengthy. To compensate for its relative lack of energy, the Bloody Helice has Bleed, which suggests it advantages from the various methods Elden Ring has to buff such abilities.

The actual purpose to decide on the Bloody Helice, although, is its Weapon Talent, Dynast’s Finesse. Utilizing it causes you to dodge backwards, supplying you with momentary invincibility in the identical manner a dodge roll would. You’ll be able to then observe up with a sequence of distinctive heavy assaults, the primary of which sends you lunging ahead a major distance. To get this elegant weapon, head to the Writheblood Ruins within the Altus Plateau. It’s in a chest guarded by the Sanguine Noble boss.

Dynast’s Finesse is buffed by carrying Ansbach’s Set from the DLC.