Summary
Elden Ringhasa multitude of weapons types, ranging from cannons and crossbows, to backhand blades and colossal hammers. Choosing the right weapon for one’s particular playstyle is important in any playthrough. The weapon the player chooses will dictate their build, and the game can be much harder if the Tarnished goes in with a bad build.
Curved swords don’t weigh too much, but can dish out a good amount of damage for their weight class. They have a fast attack speed and do long combos, making them good for builds focused around dealing multiple hits andbuilding up status effects. Because of their fast attack speed, they’re good for dual wielding as well.
6Nox Flowing Sword
Great Early Game Option That Ignores Shields
Nox Flowing Swordis a good early game weapon that players can pick up from the boss fight inSelia, Town of Sorcery after solving the puzzleof the town. It has good damage, doesn’t require the player to invest a lot of points to wield it, scales primarily with DEX, and can be upgraded using Somber Smithing stones. All these factors combine to make it a great choice for the early game.
The weapon’s skill,Flowing Form,does some stance damage and transforms the weapon into a liquid-like substance that the player sweeps in front of them like a whip. It’s a great skill for catching enemy players off-guard and cannot be easily dodged, making ita great weapon for PvP. It’s a good weapon for the early game, but falls off in the late stages because it primarily scales with a single stat, reducing its overall damage potential.
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5Magma Blade
Mid-Game Sword That’s Great For High Levels
TheMagma Bladeis a great curved sword for dealing fire damage. Unfortunately,the Magma Blade can only be found atVolcano Manor,dropping from certain Man-Serpents at the location that wield it. It has two main stat dependencies, DEX and FAI, giving it good damage at higher levels. It’s a somber weapon and comes with the Magma Shower skill.
If players are looking for a weapon that can do magma damage but don’t want to use theMagma Wyrm’s Scalesword, then this is the weapon for them. It is only accessible in the mid-to-late game, but remains aviable option even in NG+, making it worth the wait.
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4Bandit’s Curved Sword
Longest Range Curved Sword With Highest Attack Rating
The best of the basic curved swords,Bandit’s Curved Swordis an easy-to-obtain weapon that doesn’t have a lot of stat requirements and hits like a truck without asking the player for too big of an investment. It is a simple smithing stone weapon that players can obtain as a drop fromSkeletal Bandits in Limgrave and Altus Plateau,and can beinfused with Ashes of War.
This weapon has the highest attack rating out of all the curved swords, and can easily befarmed twice for a dual-wielding build. It has decent stat build-up with the right infusions, though it does weigh 5.0, making it fairly heavy compared to other curved swords.
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3Falx
Incredible Weapon Skill for Chasing Enemies Down
One of the few paired curved swords,Falxis the perfect weapon in its category. It is a somber weapon that can beobtained bycompleting Hornsent’s questlinein theShadow of the Erdtree DLC, making it a fairly late-game weapon. However, it is good even at such high levels.
The weapon primarily scales with DEX, and has a (55) Bleed build up that lends itself well toits skill:Revenger’s Blade. When the skill is activated, the Tarnished runs forward, closing the distance at an astonishing rate, and does a slash with both swords. If the player follows up the skill with a heavy attack, they will unleash a barrage of attacks that can incur hemorrhage on an opponent if it connects completely.
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2Wing of Astel
High Damage Skill and High Magic Damage
A unique somber weapon that can be found in the Uhl Palace Ruins, theWing of Astelis a late game weapon that has a powerful moveset that other weapons of its class cannot compete with. It scales with DEX and INT, has fairly high requirements, and deals both physical and magic damage with each hit.
The strong attack from theWing of Astel launches ashort range projectile, two if charged, that deal exclusively magic damage. Similarly, its weapon skill, Nebula, is one of the most powerful in the game, spreading a cloud of stars that bursts after a short delay in front of the player. Both these attacks scale exclusively off of INT, while the weapon attack scales almost equally from DEX and INT.
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1Scavenger’s Curved Sword
Long Range With Good Bleed Build Up
TheScavenger’s Curved Swordis one of thebest bleed weapons inElden Ring, and can be powerstanced with itself. However, players can only obtain this weapon at Mt. Gelmir from a corpse near the first Site of Grace in the region. This means it is only possible get one in a single playthrough.
This sword is a non-unique weapon, meaning it can be upgraded with smithing stones and can be infused with Ashes of War. Since it has an innate bleed build up, it can be used to inflict dual status effects, though supplementing the bleed will let the player use it to its full potential.
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