Another game from the creators of the Dark Souls series – Elden Ring – differs not only in the open world, but also in the pumping system. The weapons in the game have new categories and types, different from the soullike games.

The developers have replaced the old weapon upgrade mechanics. Elden Ring uses the Ashes of War for this. Our guide will tell you about the types, requirements, bonuses and new mechanics of improvement.

Types of weapons Elden Ring

As in many soul games, weapons in Elden Ring do not change, and some types of weapons become new for players:

• daggers;
• straight swords; 
• big swords; 
• curved swords; 
• katanas; 
• two-edged swords; 
• hammers;
• axes;
• spears;
• large spears; 
• light bows;
• staves of shining stones; 
• sacred seals.

Weapon requirements and bonuses in Elden Ring

In Elden Ring, in order to use a weapon, the character must meet its requirements. The player pumps them when visiting a fire. What are these requirements for? If your character has less dexterity than the bow requires, then damage to enemies will be minimal. Therefore, you need to use weapons more effective for the characteristics of the character.

When you open the details of the weapon, columns with letters appear. This is the bonus from the characteristics of the character. Passing the game involves pumping your character, investing souls in increasing the characteristics of strength, agility, and others. There are 6 weapon stats in total, with the best one being S, followed by A, B, C, D, and E.

If the weapon has an A or S value in the power cell, then the character will deal more damage if you also pumped this characteristic for souls. Some weapons have multiple stat scaling. For example, there are swords that strike with magic or pyromancy. Such weapons will have a greater bonus from the points invested in the corresponding characteristics of the character. 

Weapon Damage Types in Elden Ring

Weapons in the game deal several types of damage. With a long sword, you can deal normal damage with a standard attack, and piercing damage with a charged attack. Some enemies in Elden Ring can be immune to certain types of damage. This knowledge will help to effectively use different types of weapons in the given conditions for the character.

The weapon’s damage type can be changed using the War Ashes tab in the Place of Grace. Ashes of War has a different effect, in the selected category you can see how to equip your weapon. 

When using Ashes of War: Gravity, the longsword will scale from intelligence, thus adding magic damage. INT – C will be added to the characteristics of the weapon STR – D and INT – D, and the scale from the STR parameter will increase to E. The more you pump Wisdom to the character, the more damage from such weapons will be. Passing the locations of the game will help you get more useful upgrades and weapons.

Weapon Skills and Ashes of War

In Elden Ring, weapons have their own skill that the player can use. To do this, press L2 on the gamepad and the skill is activated. Then OK, located under the character’s health bar, will begin to be spent. Loaded weapons are more effective against enemies.

You can change the weapon skill yourself by using the Ashes of War you are interested in. However, some skills can only be combined with certain types of weapons.

War Ash buffs can be modified. Therefore, you should not worry about your weapon, you didn’t like one gain, you can put another. However, unique weapons cannot be modified with Ashes of War.

List of all weapons in Elden Ring

Daggers

Reduvia – has slashing and piercing damage. The dagger has no passive effects. Weapon Skill – Blood. the wedge of Reduvia has a cost of 4 CP. The weight of the dagger is 1.5.

Attack:

• Phys. – 71
• Magic – 0
• Fire – 0
• Lightning – 0
• Holy – 0
• Crete. – 130

Protection:

• Phys. – 35
• Magic – 20
• Fire – 15
• Lightning – 15
• Holy – 20
• Gain block – 15

Bonus from characteristics: STR – E and DEF – C.

Required characteristics: STRENGTH – 6, DEX – 12 and NUMBER – 13.

Straight swords

Long sword – has normal and piercing damage. Weapon without passive effects. The sword has the Reckoning skill and uses 8/12 CC. The long sword weighs 3.0.

Attack:

• Phys. – 80
• Magic – 0
• Fire – 0
• Lightning – 0
• Holy – 0
• Crete. – one hundred

Protection:

• Phys. – 65
• Magic – 30
• Fire – 25
• Lightning – 25
• Holy – 30
• Gain armor – 35

Bonus from characteristics: STR – D and DEF – D.

Required characteristics: STR – 10 and DEX – 10.

Two-handed swords

Bastard sword – has a normal attack and piercing attack. The weapon has no passive effects. The sword has the Thunder Clap skill and costs 12 CP. Two-handed weapons weigh 9.0.

Attack:

• Phys. – 95
• Magic – 0
• Fire – 0
• Lightning – 0
• Holy – 0
• Crete. – one hundred

Protection:

• Phys. – 70
• Magic – 35
• Fire – 30
• Lightning – 15
• Holy – 35
• Gain block – 35

Bonus from characteristics: STR – D and DEF – D.

Required characteristics: STR – 14 and DEX – 9.

Two-Handed Sword of Ordovis – Has normal and piercing damage, no passive effects. The weapon skill is Ordovis Vortex and costs 15 CP. The sword weighs 9.0.

Attack:

• Phys. – one hundred
• Magic – 0
• Fire – 0
• Lightning – 0
• Holy – 0
• Crete. – one hundred

Protection: 

• Phys. – 73
• Magic – 45
• Fire – 40
• Lightning – 45
• Holy – 65
• Gain block – 35

Bonus from characteristics: STR – D and DEF – D.

Required characteristics: STR – 14 and DEF – 8.

huge sword

Two-hander with a hybrid blade – has only a normal type of attack, no passive effects. The weapon skill is Oath of Vengeance and costs 20 CP. The sword is the heaviest weapon and weighs 21.

Attack: 

• Phys. – 157
• Magic – 0
• Fire – 0
• Lightning – 0
• Holy – 0
• Crete. – one hundred

Protection:

• Phys. – 64
• Magic – 48
• Fire – 48
• Lightning – 48
• Holy – 48
• Gain block – 44

Bonus from characteristics: STR – C and DEF – E.

Required characteristics: STR – 40 and DEX – 14.

curved sword

Scimitar – Has only slashing damage type without passive effects. The sword skill is Roundhouse Kick and costs 6 (-12) CP. The weapon weighs 4.0. 

Attack:

• Phys. – 77
• Magic – 0
• Fire – 0
• Lightning – 0
• Holy – 0
• Crete. – one hundred

Protection: 

• Phys. – 45
• Magic – 30
• Fire – 25
• Lightning – 25
• Holy – 30
• Gain block – 35

Bonus from characteristics: STR – D and DEF – D.

Required characteristics: STR – 8 and DEX – 12.

double-edged sword

Dual Blade – Has regular and piercing damage types, no passive effects. Has the special skill Roundhouse Kick and costs 6 (-12). The sword weighs 3.0.

Attack: 

• Phys. – 80
• Magic – 0
• Fire – 0
• Lightning – 0
• Holy – 0
• Crete. – one hundred

Protection: 

• Phys. – 45
• Magic – 30
• Fire – 25
• Lightning – 25
• Holy – 30
• Gain block – 32

Bonus from characteristics: STR – D and DEF – D.

Required characteristics: STR – 10 and DEX – 12.

cudgel

Cudgel – Deals bludgeoning damage with no passive effects. The weapon skill is Brave Warcry and costs 16 CP. Weighs only 5.0.

Attack: 

• Phys. – 65
• Magic – 0
• Fire – 0
• Lightning – 0
• Holy – 0
• Crete. – one hundred

Protection: 

• Phys. – 65
• Magic – 35
• Fire – 15
• Lightning – 30
• Holy – 30
• Gain block – 35

Stat Bonus: STR – B.

Required characteristics: STR – 16.

Ax

Ax – Deals only the normal type of damage without passive effects. The weapon skill Fury costs 1 (6 – 10) OK. The weapon weighs 4.0.

Attack:

• Phys. – 88
• Magic – 0
• Fire – 0
• Lightning – 0
• Holy – 0
• Crete. – one hundred

Protection:

• Phys. – 65
• Magic – 30
• Fire – 25
• Lightning – 15
• Holy – 30
• Gain block – 35

Bonus from characteristics: STR – D and DEF – D.

Required characteristics: STR – 12 and DEX – 8.

A spear

Winged Spear – Deals only piercing damage with no passive effects. The weapon skill Fortitude costs 13 CP. The weapon weighs 4.5.

Attack: 

• Phys. – 78
• Magic – 0
• Fire – 0
• Lightning – 0
• Holy – 0
• Crete. – one hundred

Protection:

• Phys. – 40
• Magic – 25
• Fire – 20
• Lightning – 30
• Holy – 25
• Gain block – 35

Bonus from characteristics: STR – D and DEF – C.

Required characteristics: STR – 10 and DEX – 10.

Great Spear

Pike – Deals only piercing damage with no passive effects. The weapon skill Charge Forward costs 13 CP. The weapon weighs 10.5.

Attack:

• Phys. – 110
• Magic – 0
• Fire – 0
• Lightning – 0
• Holy – 0
• Crete. – one hundred

Protection:

• Phys. – 70
• Magic – 35
• Fire – 30
• Lightning – 15
• Holy – 35
• Gain block – 40

Bonus from characteristics: STR – D and DEF – D.

Required characteristics: STR – 14 and DEX – 12.

Torch

Torch – Deals bludgeoning damage with no passive effects. The weapon feat Torch Attack costs no AP. The weapon weighs 1.0.

Attack: 

• Phys. – 35
• Magic – 0
• Fire – 80
• Lightning – 0
• Holy – 0
• Crete. – one hundred

Protection:

• Phys. – 60
• Magic – 35
• Fire – 30
• Lightning – 15
• Holy – 35
• Gain block – 40

Stat Bonus: STR – D.

Required characteristics: STR – 5.

light bow

Shortbow – Does not deal a particular type of damage and has no passive effects. The weapon skill Shooting Position costs almost no AP.

Attack:

• Phys. – 36
• Magic – 0
• Fire – 0
• Lightning – 0
• Holy – 0
• Crete. – one hundred

Protection: no statistics on damage resistance.

Bonus from characteristics: STR – E and DEX – D.

Required characteristics: STR – 7 and DEX – 9.

Staff of Glittering Stones

Staff of the Carian Enchanter – Deals bludgeoning damage with no passive effects. The weapon does not have a special skill. The staff weighs 2.0.

Attack:

• Phys. – 60
• Magic – 0
• Fire – 0
• Lightning – 0
• Holy – 0
• Crete. – one hundred
• Gain – 114

Protection:

• Phys. – 25
• Magic – 20
• Fire – 10
• Lightning – 10
• Holy – 15
• Gain block – 16

Stat Bonus: MAX – B.

Required characteristics: MUD – 14.

sacred seal

Claw Seal – Deals bludgeoning damage with no passive effects. The weapon has no skill. The print weighs 0.5. 

Attack:

• Phys. – 24
• Magic – 0
• Fire – 0
• Lightning – 0
• Holy – 32
• Crete. – one hundred
• Strength – 100

Protection:

• Phys. – 25
• Magic – 15
• Fire – 10
• Lightning – 15
• Holy – 15
• Gain block – 10

Stat Bonus: STR – E and VER – C.

Required specs: no.