In Elden Ring, Swords make up the vast majority of melee weapon types – there are Straight Swords, Greatswords, Katanas, Curved Swords, Thrusting Swords, Katanas, Colossal Swords, and many, many more. Swords are generally useful for all builds with decent reach and attack speed, and most tend to scale well with both Strength and Dex, though this isn’t always the case.
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This guide lists every Sword in Elden Ring in all ten weapon categories that contain sword-type weapons, as well as quick-reference information on scaling and stat requirements for all Swords in the game.
All Straight Swords In Elden Ring
Sword Name |
Stat Requirements & Scaling (+0) |
||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
STR |
DEX |
INT |
FAI |
ARC |
|
Broadsword |
10/D |
10/E |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Cane Sword |
8/E |
11/D |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Carian Knight’s Sword |
10/D |
10/D |
18/D |
n/a |
n/a |
Coded Sword |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
20/B |
n/a |
Crystal Sword |
13/D |
10/E |
15/D |
n/a |
n/a |
Golden Epitaph |
12/D |
10/D |
n/a |
14/D |
n/a |
Lazuli Glintstone Sword |
8/D |
9/E |
13/D |
n/a |
n/a |
Longsword |
10/D |
10/D |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Lordsworn’s Straight Sword |
10/D |
10/D |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Miquellan Knight’s Sword |
11/D |
11/D |
n/a |
16/E |
n/a |
Noble’s Slender Sword |
8/E |
11/C |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Ornamental Straight Sword |
10/E |
14/D |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Regalia of Eochaid |
12/E |
18/D |
n/a |
n/a |
15/D |
13/D |
10/E |
15/D |
n/a |
n/a |
|
Short Sword |
8/D |
10/D |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Stone-Sheathed Sword |
16/C |
8/D |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Sword of Darkness |
14/D |
11/E |
n/a |
24/E |
n/a |
Sword of Light |
14/D |
11/E |
n/a |
24/E |
n/a |
12/E |
12/E |
24/D |
24/D |
n/a |
|
Sword of St Trina |
10/D |
12/D |
14/E |
n/a |
n/a |
Velvet Sword of St Trina |
10/E |
12/D |
14/E |
n/a |
n/a |
Warhawk’s Talon |
10/D |
16/C |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Weathered Straight Sword |
7/D |
10/D |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
All Curved Swords In Elden Ring
Sword Name |
Stat Requirements & Scaling (+0) |
||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
STR |
DEX |
INT |
FAI |
ARC |
|
Bandit’s Curved Sword |
11/D |
13/D |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Beastman’s Curved Sword |
13/C |
11/E |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
9/none |
20/D |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
|
Eclipse Shotel |
10/E |
25/D |
n/a |
30/D |
n/a |
Falchion |
9/D |
13/D |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Falx |
13/D |
15/D |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Flowing Curved Sword |
9/D |
17/D |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Grossmesser |
14/D |
12/D |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Horned Warrior’s Sword |
11/D |
14/D |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
9/D |
15/D |
n/a |
16/D |
n/a |
|
Mantis Blade |
10/D |
12/D |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Nox Flowing Sword |
8/E |
15/D |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Scavenger’s Curved Sword |
9/D |
14/D |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Scimitar |
7/D |
13/D |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Serpent-God’s Curved Sword |
13D/ |
9/E |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Shamshir |
7/D |
13/D |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Shotel |
9/E |
19/D |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Spirit Sword |
8/E |
16/D |
16/D |
n/a |
n/a |
Wing of Astel |
7/E |
17/D |
20/D |
n/a |
n/a |
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All Curved Greatswords In Elden Ring
Sword Name |
Stat Requirements & Scaling (+0) |
||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
STR |
DEX |
INT |
FAI |
ARC |
|
Beastman’s Cleaver |
25/C |
14/none |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Bloodhound’s Fang |
18/D |
17/C |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Dismounter |
19/D |
16/D |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Freyja’s Greatsword |
25/C |
14/E |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Horned Warrior’s Greatsword |
19/D |
16/D |
n/a |
13/D |
n/a |
Magma Wyrm’s Scalesword |
24/C |
15/D |
n/a |
18/D |
n/a |
Monk’s Flameblade |
18/D |
18/D |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
14/E |
35/C |
n/a |
n/a |
17/D |
|
Omen Cleaver |
19/D |
16/D |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Onyx Lord’s Greatsword |
20/D |
16/E |
16//D |
n/a |
n/a |
Zamor Curved Sword |
16/D |
18/D |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
All Greatswords In Elden Ring
Sword Name |
Stat Requirements & Scaling (+0) |
||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
STR |
DEX |
INT |
FAI |
ARC |
|
Alabaster Lord’s Sword |
16/D |
12/E |
18/D |
n/a |
n/a |
Banished Knight’s Greatsword |
17/D |
9/D |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Bastard Sword |
16/D |
10/D |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
22/D |
15/D |
n/a |
21/D |
n/a |
|
Claymore |
16/D |
13/D |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Dark Moon Greatsword |
16D |
11/D |
38/C |
n/a |
n/a |
Death’s Poker |
15/D |
17/D |
11/E |
n/a |
n/a |
Flamberge |
15/D |
14/C |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Forked Greatsword |
14/D |
16/D |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Gargoyle’s Blackblade |
18/D |
10/E |
n/a |
22/D |
n/a |
Gargoyle’s Greatsword |
18/C |
10/E |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Golden Order Greatsword |
16/E |
21/D |
n/a |
28/C |
n/a |
Greatsword of Damnation |
20/D |
15/E |
n/a |
20/D |
n/a |
Greatsword of Solitude |
27/B |
13/E |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
19/D |
10/E |
22/D |
n/a |
n/a |
|
Inseparable Sword |
18/D |
18/D |
n/a |
20/C |
n/a |
Iron Greatsword |
18/C |
10/E |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Knight’s Greatsword |
16/D |
12/D |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Lizard Greatsword |
12/D |
14/D |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Lordsworn’s Greatsword |
16/D |
10/D |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Marais Executioner’s Sword |
24/C |
14/E |
n/a |
n/a |
23/D |
Ordovis’s Greatsword |
25/C |
13/E |
n/a |
15/D |
n/a |
Sacred Relic Sword |
14/E |
24/D |
n/a |
22/D |
n/a |
Sword of Milos |
15/D |
19/D |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
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All Light Greatswords In Elden Ring
Sword Name |
Stat Requirements & Scaling (+0) |
||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
STR |
DEX |
INT |
FAI |
ARC |
|
Leda’s Sword |
11/E |
22/C |
n/a |
19/D |
n/a |
Milady |
12/D |
17/D |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
13/D |
16/D |
16/D |
16/D |
n/a |
All Colossal Swords In Elden Ring
Sword Name |
Stat Requirements & Scaling (+0) |
||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
STR |
DEX |
INT |
FAI |
ARC |
|
Ancient Meteoric Ore Greatsword |
35/D |
10/E |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Fire Knight’s Greatsword |
22/D |
18/D |
n/a |
12/D |
n/a |
Godslayer’s Greatsword |
20/D |
22/D |
n/a |
20/D |
n/a |
Grafted Blade Greatsword |
40/C |
14/E |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Greatsword |
31/C |
12/E |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Greatsword of Radahn (Light) |
32/D |
24/D |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Greatsword of Radahn (Lord) |
32/D |
24/D |
15/E |
n/a |
n/a |
34/D |
12/E |
n/a |
20/D |
n/a |
|
Moonrithyll’s Knight Sword |
20/D |
14/D |
18/D |
n/a |
n/a |
Royal Greatsword |
26/D |
18/E |
22/D |
n/a |
n/a |
Ruins Greatsword |
50/B |
n/a |
16/E |
n/a |
n/a |
Starscourge Greatsword |
38/D |
12/D |
15/E |
n/a |
n/a |
Troll Knight’s Sword |
20/D |
14/D |
18/D |
n/a |
n/a |
Troll’s Golden Sword |
29/D |
10/D |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Watchdog’s Greatsword |
30/C |
10/E |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Zweihander |
19/D |
11/D |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
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All Katanas In Elden Ring
Sword Name |
Stat Requirements & Scaling (+0) |
||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
STR |
DEX |
INT |
FAI |
ARC |
|
Dragonscale Blade |
12/D |
20/C |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Hand of Malenia |
16/E |
48/C |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Meteoric Ore Blade |
15/D |
14/E |
18/D |
n/a |
n/a |
Moonveil |
12/E |
18/D |
23/C |
n/a |
n/a |
Nagakiba |
18/D |
22/C |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
12/E |
18/D |
n/a |
n/a |
20/D |
|
Serpentbone Blade |
11/E |
22/C |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Star-Lined Sword |
10/E |
23/C |
21/D |
n/a |
n/a |
Sword of Night |
11/none |
20/C |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Uchigatana |
11/D |
15/D |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
All Great Katanas In Elden Ring
Sword Name |
Stat Requirements & Scaling (+0) |
||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
STR |
DEX |
INT |
FAI |
ARC |
|
Great Katana |
14/D |
18/D |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Dragon-Hunter’s Great Katana |
15/D |
20/D |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Rakshasa’s Great Katana |
12/E |
27/C |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
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All Thrusting Swords In Elden Ring
Sword Name |
Stat Requirements & Scaling (+0) |
||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
STR |
DEX |
INT |
FAI |
ARC |
|
Antspur Rapier |
10/D |
20/D |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Carian Sorcery Sword |
10/E |
19/D |
16/D |
n/a |
n/a |
Cleanrot Knight’s Sword |
11/D |
13/D |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Estoc |
11/E |
13/C |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Frozen Needle |
11/E |
18/D |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
9/D |
10/D |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
|
Rapier |
7/E |
12/C |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Rogier’s Rapier |
8/E |
17/C |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
All Heavy Thrusting Swords In Elden Ring
Sword Name |
Stat Requirements & Scaling (+0) |
||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
STR |
DEX |
INT |
FAI |
ARC |
|
Bloody Helice |
16/E |
19/D |
n/a |
n/a |
17/D |
Dragon King’s Cragblade |
18/E |
37/D |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
14/D |
17/D |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
|
Great Epee |
15/D |
16/D |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Queelign’s Greatsword |
14/D |
18/D |
n/a |
12/D |
n/a |
Sword Lance |
21/C |
11/E |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
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