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Elden Ring Weapon Tier List – All Elden Ring Weapons, Ranked

Pick the best weapon for the job!

Mark Carpenter

Published: May 4, 2022 09:03 am

Elden Ring has a plethora of weapons you can find on your travels through the Lands Between. Some weapons are more viable than others, but some that seem lackluster can be S tier when partnered with the proper build. It depends entirely on the situation and what enemy/boss you face. But there's a few weapons that outshine all others, so here's all Elden Ring Weapons ranked in a Weapon Tier List.

Elden Ring Weapon Tier List

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Melee Weapons Tier List

Axes

Greataxes

Claws

Colossal Swords

Curved Greatswords

Greatswords

Heavy Thrusting Swords

Colossal Weapons

Great Hammers

Hammers

Curved Swords

Straight Swords

Thrusting Swords

Daggers

Fists

Flails

Glintstone Staffs

Great Spears

Halberds

Reapers

Spears

Katanas

Sacred Seals

Torches

Twinblades

Whips

Ranged Weapons Tier List

Ballista

Bows

Crossbows

Greatbows

Light Bows

Melee Weapons Tier List

Rating	Weapon Tier Description
S	The best weapon in each category to use.
A	Powerful weapons. It can easily take you through the game.
B	Averagely decent weapons. They can take you far.
C	Less than average. Find something better.
D	Weak weapons. Ditch it or attempt a challenge run.

Axes

Tier	Weapon	Requirements
A	Icerind Hatchet	Str 11, Dex16
B	Rosus' Axe	Str 18, Dex 10, Int 18
D	Jawbone Axe	Str 14, Dex 8
C	Highland Axe	Str 12, Dex 9
D	Sacrificial Axe	Str 16, Dex 10
D	Stormhawk Axe	Str 19, Dex 15
D	Celebrant’s Cleaver	Str 12, Dex 8
D	Ripple Blade	Str 11, Dex 11, Arc 20
D	Forked Hatchet	Str 9, Dex 14
D	Warped Axe	Str 24, Dex 8
D	Hand Axe	Str 9, Dex 8
D	Iron Cleaver	Str 15, Dex 7
D	Battle Axe	Str 12, Dex 8

Greataxes

Tier	Weapon	Requirements
A	Executioner’s Greataxe	Str 34, Dex 8
B	Winged Greathorn	Str 30, Dex 20
B	Gargoyle's Black Axe	Str 24, Dex 8, Fai 22
B	Axe of Godric	Str 34, Dex 22
B	Great Omenkiller Cleaver	Str 23, Dex 12
B	Greataxe	Str 30, Dex 8
B	Crescent Moon Axe	Str 25, Dex 15
C	Butchering Knife	Str 16, Dex 20
C	Rusted Anchor	Str 26, Dex 9
C	Gargoyle’s Great Axe	Str 24, Dex 8
C	Longhaft Axe	Str 24, Dex 8

Claws

Tier	Weapon	Requirements
C	Bloodhound Claws	Str 10, Dex 15
D	Hookclaws	Str 8, Dex 14
D	Raptor Talons	Str 6, Dex 14
D	Venomous Fang	Str 9, Dex 9

Colossal Swords

Tier	Weapon	Requirements
S	Godslayer’s Greatsword	Str 20, Dex 22, Fai 20
A	Grafted Blade Greatsword	Str 40, Dex 14
A	Maliketh’s Black Blade	Str 34, Dex 12, Fai 20
A	Royal Greatsword	Str 26, Dex 18, Int 22
A	Starscourge Greatsword	Str 38, Dex 12, Int 15
B	Greatsword	Str 31, Dex 12
B	Troll Knight’s Sword	Str 20, Dex 14, Int 18
C	Watchdog’s Greatsword	Str 30, Dex 10
D	Troll’s Golden Sword	Str 29, Dex 10
D	Zweihander	Str 19, Dex 11

Curved Greatswords

Tier	Weapon	Requirements
S	Onyx Lord’s Greatsword	Str 20, Dex 16, Int 16
A	Bloodhound’s Fang	Str 17, Dex 18
A	Magma Wyrm’s Scalesword	Str 24, Dex 15, Fai 18
A	Morgott’s Cursed Sword	Str 14, Dex 35, Arc 17
B	Zamor Curved Sword	Str 16, Dex 18
C	Beastman’s Cleaver	Str 25, Dex 14
D	Dismounter	Str 19, Dex 16
D	Monk’s Flameblade	Str 18, Dex 18
D	Omen Cleaver	Str 19, Dex 16

Greatswords

Tier	Weapon	Requirements
S	Blasphemous Blade	Str 22, Dex 15, Fai 21
S	Death’s Poker	Str 15, Dex 17, Int 11
S	Dark Moon Greatsword	Str 16, Dex 11, Int 38
A	Gargoyle’s Blackblade	Str 18, Dex 10, Fai 22
A	Golden Order Greatsword	Str 16, Dex 21, Fai 28
A	Helphen’s Steeple	Str 19, Dex 10, Int 22
A	Marais Executioner’s Sword	Str 24, Dex 14, Arc 23
A	Sacred Relic Sword	Str 14, Dex 24, Fai 22
B	Ordovis’s Greatsword	Str 25, Dex 13, Fai 15
C	Alabaster Lord’s Greatsword	Str 16, Dex 12, Int 18

C	Claymore	Str 16, Dex 13
C	Gargoyle’s Greatsword	Str 18, Dex 10
C	Lordsworn’s Greatsword	Str 16, Dex 10
D	Banished Knight’s Greatsword	Str 17, Dex 9
D	Bastard Sword	Str 16, Dex 10
D	Flamberge	Str 15, Dex 14
D	Forked Greatsword	Str 14, Dex 16
D	Iron Greatsword	Str 18, Dex 10
D	Knight’s Greatsword	Str 16, Dex 12
D	Sword of Milos	Str 15, Dex 19

Heavy Thrusting Swords

Tier	Weapon	Requirement
A	Dragon King’s Cragblade	Str 18, Dex 37
C	Godskin Stitcher	Str 14, Dex 17
D	Bloody Helice	Str 16, Dex 19, Arc 17
D	Great Epee	Str 15, Dex 16

Colossal Weapons

Tier	Weapon	Requirements
S	Fallingstar Beast Jaw	Str 34, Dex 12, Int 20
A	Dragon Greatclaw	Str 30, Dex 14
A	Envoy’s Greathorn	Str 28, Dex 12, Fai 24
A	Prelate’s Inferno Crozier	Str 45, Dex 8
A	Ruins Greatsword	Str 50, Int 16
A	Staff of the Avatar	Str 34, Dex 8, Fai 24
B	Duelist Greataxe	Str 30, Dex 10
C	Axe of Godfrey	Str 42, Dex 14
C	Ghiza’s Wheel	Str 28, Dex 18
C	Giant-Crusher	Str 60
C	Golem’s Halberd	Str 36, Dex 14
C	Great Club	Str 35
C	Rotten Greataxe	Str 30, Dex 10
C	Rotten Staff	Str 34, Dex 8
C	Troll’s Hammer	Str 28, Dex 8, Fai 10
C	Watchdog’s Staff	Str 34, Dex 10

Great Hammers

Tier	Weapon	Requirements
A	Beastclaw Greathammer	Str 20, Dex 10, Fai 18
A	Cranial Vessel Candlestand	Str 26, Dex 8, Fai 22
A	Devourer’s Scepter	Str 24, Dex 20, Fai 25
A	Envoy’s Long Horn	Str 23, Dex 11, Fai 18
C	Celebrant’s Skull	Str 18, Dex 12
C	Curved Great Club	Str 24, Dex 10
C	Great Stars	Str 22, Dex 12
C	Large Club	Str 22
D	Battle Hammer	Str 26, Dex 8
D	Brick Hammer	Str 31
D	Great Mace	Str 28
D	Greathorn Hammer	Str 8, Dex 14
D	Pickaxe	Str 22, Dex 10
D	Rotten Battle Hammer	Str 26, Dex 8

Hammers

Tier	Weapon	Requirements
S	Scepter of the All-Knowing	Str 12, Dex 18, Int 21
A	Envoy’s Horn	Str 10, Dex 12, Fai 16
B	Marika’s Hammer	Str 20, Dex 12, Fai 19
B	Nox Flowing Hammer	Str 17, Dex 7
B	Ringed Finger	Str 15, Dex 9
C	Club	Str 10
C	Curved Club	Str 11, Dex 7
C	Hammer	Str 14, Dex 7
C	Monk’s Flamemace	Str 13, Dex 13
C	Spiked Club	Str 12, Dex 7
C	Stone Club	Str 16, Dex 8
D	Mace	Str 12, Dex 7
D	Morning Star	Str 12, Dex 8
D	Varre’s Bouquet	Str 8, Dex 16, Arc 24
D	Warpick	Str 11, Dex 9

Curved Swords

Tier	Weapon	Requirements
A	Eclipse Shotel	Str 10, Dex 25, Fai 30
A	Magma Blade	Str 9, Dex 15, Fai 16
B	Bandit’s Curved Sword	Str 11, Dex 13
B	Grossmesser	Str 14, Dex 12
B	Scavenger’s Curved Sword	Str 9, Dex 14
B	Wing of Astel	Str 7, Dex 17, Int 20
C	Falchion	Str 9, Dex 13
C	Nox Flowing Sword	Str 8, Dex 15
C	Serpent-God’s Curved Sword	Str 13, Dex 9
C	Shamshir	Str 7, Dex 13
D	Beastman’s Curved Sword	Str 13, Dex 11
D	Flowing Curved Sword	Str 9, Dex 17
D	Mantis Blade	Str 10, Dex 12
D	Scimitar	Str 7, Dex 13
D	Shotel	Str 9, Dex 19

Straight Swords

Tier	Weapon	Requirements
S	Sword of Night and Flame	Str 12, Dex 12, Int 24, Fai 24
A	Carian Knight’s Sword	Str 10, Dex 10, Int 18
A	Inseparable Sword	Str 18, Dex 18, Fai 20
A	Lazuli Glintstone Sword	Str 8, Dex 9, Int 13
A	Miquellan Knight’s Sword	Str 11, Dex 11, Fai 16
A	Sword of St. Trina	Str 10, Dex 12, Int 14
B	Coded Sword	Fai 20
B	Crystal Sword	Str 13, Dex 10, Int 15
B	Golden Epitaph	Str 12, Dex 10, Fai 14
B	Noble’s Slender Sword	Str 8, Dex 11

B	Ornamental Straight Sword	Str 10, Dex 14
C	Regalia of Eochaid	Str 12, Dex 18, Arc 15
C	Rotten Crystal Sword	Str 13, Dex 10, Int 15
D	Broadsword	Str 10, Dex 10
D	Cane Sword	Str 8, Dex 11
D	Longsword	Str 10, Dex 10
D	Lordsworn’s Straight Sword	Str 10, Dex 10
D	Short Sword	Str 8, Dex 10
D	Warhawk’s Talon	Str 10, Dex 16
D	Weathered Straight Sword	Str 7, Dex 10

Thrusting Swords

Tier	Weapon	Requirements
B	Antspur Rapier	Str 10, Dex 20
B	Rogier’s Rapier	Str 8, Dex 17
C	Frozen Needle	Str 11, Dex 18
D	Cleanrot Knight’s Sword	Str 11, Dex 13
D	Estoc	Str 11, Dex 13
D	Noble’s Estoc	Str 9, Dex 10
D	Rapier	Str 7, Dex 12

Daggers

Tier	Weapon	Requirements
A	Black Knife	Str 8, Dex 12, Fai 18
A	Blade of Calling	Str 6, Dex 13, Fai 15
A	Reduvia	Str 5, Dex 13, Arc 13
B	Cinquedea	Str 10, Dex 10
B	Crystal Knife	Str 8, Dex 12, Int 9
B	Glintstone Kris	Str 5, Dex 12, Int 16
B	Ivory Sickle	Str 6, Dex 11, Int 13
C	Misericorde	Str 7, Dex 12
C	Wakizashi	Str 9, Dex 13
D	Bloodstained Dagger	Str 9, Dex 12
D	Celebrant’s Sickle	Str 6, Dex 11
D	Dagger	Str 5, Dex 9
D	Erdsteel Dagger	Str 7, Dex 12, Fai 14
D	Great Knife	Str 6, Dex 12
D	Parrying Dagger	Str 5, Dex 14
D	Scorpion’s Stinger	Str 6, Dex 12

Fists

Tier	Weapon	Requirements
A	Grafted Dragon	Str 20, Dex 14, Fai 16
A	Veteran’s Prosthesis	Str 15, Dex 12
B	Cipher Pata	Fai 30
D	Caestus	Str 8, Dex 8
D	Clinging Bone	Str 8, Dex 22, Arc 16
D	Iron Ball	Str 11, Dex 8
D	Katar	Str 8, Dex 10
D	Spiked Caestus	Str 8, Dex 10
D	Star Fist	Str 12, Dex 8

Flails

Tier	Weapon	Requirements
A	Bastard’s Stars	Str 8, Dex 22, Int 22
A	Family Heads	Str 8, Dex 18, Int 16
C	Chainlink Flail	Str 18, Dex 12
C	Nightrider Flail	Str 10, Dex 24
D	Flail	Str 10, Dex 18

Glintstone Staffs

Tier	Weapon	Requirements
S	Lusat’s Glintstone Staff	Str 10, Int 52
A	Azur’s Glintstone Staff	Str 10, Int 52
A	Carian Regal Scepter	Str 8, Dex 10, Int 60
A	Meteorite Staff	Str 6, Int 18
A	Demi-Human Queen’s Staff	Str 6, Int 10
B	Academy Glintstone Staff	Str 6, Int 28
B	Gelmir Glintstone Staff	Str 6, Int 14, Fai 14
B	Rotten Crystal Staff	Str 8, Int 48
B	Staff of Loss	Str 6, Dex 12, Int 14
B	Staff of the Guilty	Str 8, Fai 12
C	Crystal Staff	Str 8, Int 48
D	Astrologer’s Staff	Str 7, Int 16
D	Carian Glintblade Staff	Str 6, Int 22, Dex 12
D	Carian Glintstone Staff	Str 6, Int 24, Dex 8
D	Digger’s Staff	Str 8, Int 12
D	Glintstone Staff	Str 6, Int 10
D	Prince of Death’s Staff	Str 6, Int 18, Fai 18

Great Spears

Tier	Weapon	Requirements
S	Mohgwyn’s Sacred Spear	Str 24, Dex 14, Arc 27
A	Siluria’s Tree	Str 27, Dex 13, Fai 20
A	Treespear	Str 15, Dex 22, Fai 18
B	Serpent-Hunter	None
B	Vyke’s War Spear	Vyke’s War Spear
D	Lance	Str 20, Dex 14

Halberds

Tier	Weapon	Requirements
A	Gargoyle’s Black Halberd	Str 26, Dex 10, Fai 22
A	Golden Halberd	Str 30, Dex 14, Fai 12
B	Loretta’s War Sickle	Str 20, Dex 15, Int 20
C	Banished Knight’s Halberd	Str 14, Dex 12
C	Dragon Halberd	Str 22, Dex 10
C	Gargoyle’s Halberd	Str 26, Dex 10
C	Guardian’s Swordspear	Str 17, Dex 16
D	Commander’s Standard	Str 24, Dex 14
D	Glaive	Str 18, Dex 15
D	Halberd	Str 14, Dex 12
D	Lucerne	Str 15, Dex 12
D	Nightrider Glaive	Str 26, Dex 10
D	Pest’s Glaive	Str 13, Dex 13
D	Ripple Crescent Halberd	Str 12, Dex 12, Arc 20
D	Vulgar Militia Saw	Str 15, Dex 13
D	Vulgar Militia Shotel	Str 14, Dex 16

Reapers

Tier	Weapon	Requirements
S	Winged Scythe	Str 16, Dex 16, Fai 24
A	Halo Scythe	Str 13, Dex 16, Fai 15
C	Grave Scythe	Str 17, Dex 13
D	Scythe	Str 14, Dex 14

Spears

Tier	Weapon	Requirements
A	Bolt of Gransax	Str 20, Dex 40
A	Cleanrot Spear	Str 16, Dex 16, Fai 14
A	Death Ritual Spear	Str 14, Dex 20, Int 18
A	Inquisitor’s Girandole	Str 18, Dex 15, Fai 16
B	Clayman’s Harpoon	Str 12, Dex 10, Int 12
B	Crystal Spear	Str 10, Dex 16, Int 16
B	Rotten Crystal Spear	Str 10, Dex 16, Int 16
B	Torchpole	Str 14, Dex 15
C	Cross-Naginata	Str 16, Dex 20
C	Partisan	Str 15, Dex 12
D	Celebrant’s Rib-Rake	Str 8, Dex 14
D	Iron Spear	Str 13, Dex 11
D	Pike	Str 20, Dex 14
D	Short Spear	Str 10, Dex 10
D	Spear	Str 12, Dex 15
D	Spiked Spear	Str 14, Dex 16

Katanas

Tier	Weapon	Requirements
S	Moonveil	Str 12, Dex 18, Arc 23
S	Rivers of Blood	Str 12, Dex 18, Arc 20
A	Hand of Malenia	Str 16, Dex 48
A	Meteoric Ore Blade	Str 15, Dex 14, Int 18
A	Uchigatana	Str 11, Dex 15
B	Dragonscale Blade	Str 12, Dex 20
B	Nagakiba	Str 18, Dex 22
C	Serpentbone Blade	Str 11, Dex 22

Sacred Seals

Tier	Weapon	Requirements
S	Dragon Communion Seal	Fai 10, Arc 10
S	Giant’s Seal	Str 4, Fai 14
A	Frenzied Flame Seal	Fai 10, Arc 10
A	Godslayer’s Seal	Str 4, Fai 27
A	Golden Order Seal	Int 17, Fai 17
B	Clawmark Seal	Str 4, Fai 10
B	Gravel Stone Seal	Str 4, Fai 18
D	Erdtree Seal	Fai 40
D	Finger Seal	Str 4, Fai 10

Torches

Tier	Weapon	Requirements
B	Beast-Repellent Torch	Str 12, Dex 8
B	Ghostflame Torch	Str 10, Dex 10, Int 14
B	Sentry’s Torch	Str 15, Dex 8, Fai 15
B	St. Trina’s Torch	Str 10, Dex 10, Fai 14
C	Steel-Wire Torch	Str 10, Dex 8
C	Torch	Str 5, Dex 5

Twinblades

Tier	Weapon	Requirements
A	Eleonora's Poleblade	Str 12, Dex 21, Arc 19
A	Gargoyle’s Black Blades	Str 18, Dex 15, Fai 22
B	Godskin Peeler	Str 17, Dex 22
B	Gargoyle’s Twinblade	Str 18, Dex 15
C	Twinblade	Str 10, Dex 18
C	Twinned Knight Swords	Str 16, Dex 18

Whips

Tier	Weapon	Requirements
A	Giant’s Red Braid	Str 18, Dex 12, Fai 21
A	Magma Whip Candlestick	Str 8, Dex 16, Fai 18
B	Hoslow’s Petal Whip	Str 10, Dex 20
C	Thorned Whip	Str 8, Dex 16
D	Urumi	Str 10, Dex 19
D	Whip	Str 8, Dex 14

Ranged Weapons Tier List

Ballista

Tier	Weapon	Requirements
B	Jar Cannon	Str 34, Dex 12
D	Hand Ballista	Str 30, Dex 14

Bows

Tier	Weapon	Requirements
A	Horn Bow	Str 10, Dex 14, Int 12
C	Longbow	Str 9, Dex 14
D	Pulley Bow	Str 11, Dex 11
D	Serpent Bow	Str 8, Dex 15, Arc 11

Crossbows

Tier	Weapon	Requirements
S	Full Moon Crossbow	Str 10, Dex 10, Int 10
B	Pulley Crossbow	Str 16, Dex 16
C	Soldier’s Crossbow	Str 10, Dex 8
D	Arbalest	Str 18, Dex 12
D	Crepus’s Black-Key Crossbow	Str 14, Dex 16
D	Heavy Crossbow	Str 14, Dex 10
D	Light Crossbow	Str 12, Dex 8

Greatbows

Tier	Weapon	Requirements
S	Lion Greatbow	Str 22, Dex 18
A	Golem Greatbow	Str 24, Dex 18
C	Erdtree Greatbow	Str 20, Dex 14, Fai 14
D	Greatbow	Str 20, Dex 20

Light Bows

Tier	Weapon	Requirements
S	Erdtree Bow	Str 8, Dex 12, Fai 14
B	Albinauric Bow	Str 7, Dex 18
D	Black Bow	Str 9, Dex 20
D	Composite Bow	Str 15, Dex 15
D	Harp Bow	Str 9, Dex 9
D	Misbegotten Shortbow	Str 16, Dex 8
D	Red Branch Shortbow	Str 8, Dex 16
D	Shortbow	Str 8, Dex 10

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Mark Carpenter

Mark Carpenter is the Assigning Editor at Pro Game Guides. With over four years of experience in the games media, his work has graced platforms such as Metro UK and Game Rant, along with other smaller publications. He has been a devoted gamer since the Amiga days, a journey spanning roughly 31 years. When not immersed in gaming, Mark enjoys delving into the worlds of D&D, strumming his guitar, and indulging in a good read. His heart belongs to RPGs, the Final Fantasy series, and The Legend of Zelda. Moreover, he has a keen affection for dogs.