The Best Faith Weapons in Elden Ring DLC

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree has reignited the discussion around the best weapons, builds, armor sets, and Ashes of War now available in the game, turning a formerly settled debate into something uncertain.

Faith builds typically rely a lot more on the Incantations than on the weapons themselves but with the sheer variety on offer there is something for everybody. Here are the best faith weapons to be found in the Land of Shadow.

Updated February 5, 2025, by Hamza Haq: Faith remains one of the strongest stats in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, continuing the trend from the base game. Players not only get access to some incredibly powerful weapons that scale off of Faith but also new incantations that are sometimes game-breakingly powerful when utilized correctly. While most Faith weapons tend to favor STR/FAI builds, there are some variations that allow for alternatives like pure Faith, DEX/FAI, and even ARC/FAI. The list has been updated with two new weapons from SotE that deserve a spot as the best Faith weapons the DLC has to offer.

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Greatsword of Damnation

Few weapons in Elden Ring are as clearly made for PvP as the Greatsword of Damnation
. This weapon revolves entirely around its unique Ash of War: Golden Crux. When used, this launches the player character into the air and thrusts the weapon into the ground in a nosedive. If a player or a humanoid enemy is caught by this, it triggers a grab attack that deals massive damage.

On top of that, if the attack misses, players can chain the dive into a follow-up attack to spawn golden thorns around them in an AoE to catch anyone who escaped the first attack. The grab is unblockable and unmissable, and even i-frame dodging rarely works, making this one of the most oppressive weapons to use in a 1v1.

9

Death Knight’s Longhaft Axe

While there are tons of incantations for Faith builds that are useful in PvP, the Death Knight’s Longhaft Axe
is a powerful alternative. While the faith scaling might not be the most impressive, the unique Ash of War, Blinkbolt: Longhaft Axe, more than makes up for it. When used, it transforms the user into a bolt of lightning that travels a short distance toward the target along the ground. This can then be followed up by a lightning-infused overhead attack that deals massive damage.

The Ash of War is a menace in PvP, as it allows players to delay the input on the follow-up by a whole second to bait enemies into swinging early and missing. Against bosses and regular enemies, the blinkbolt provides a few i-frames, which can come in handy in a tough spot. Do note, however, that the Death Knight’s Longhaft Axe’s damage scales primarily with Strength, and increasing Faith past 18 doesn’t really help this weapon do more damage.

8

Shadow Sunflower Blossom

The Shadow Sunflower Blossom
is a Colossal weapon that scales primarily with Strength and Faith and deals half physical, half holy damage per hit. As a large weapon, the stance break on this is already quite good, making it an efficient choice for breaking poise on bosses, but with the weapon skill, Shadow Sunflower Headbutt increases it to staggering levels.

When used, the weapon skill lifts the weapon up and slams it down on the ground three times in quick succession. This can be chained into the heavy attack to create a stance-breaking combo that rarely fails against bosses. Additionally, the weight of this weapon is on the low end in its class, allowing players the option to mid-roll fairly reliably.

7

Leda’s Sword

Leda’s Sword
is a Light Greatsword that deals split Physical and Holy damage, scaling mainly off of Dex and Faith with minor Strength scaling. Increasing Dexterity is a priority for this build, as both the weapon’s direct damage and its weapon skill’s damage receive a big boost with increased Dex. In the off-hand, players will want to put a Shield and a Seal. Any Seal will do, as the main goal here is not to cast damaging incantations but to buff Leda’s Sword’s damage. Golden Vow
and Flame, Grant me Strength
are game-changers, making otherwise hard boss fights trivial.

The Shield can be used for Guard Counters, which Leda’s Sword excels at, thanks to its fast moveset. Make sure to pair it with the Curved Sword Talisman
for increased effectiveness. Needle Piercer is a useful weapon skill, but it can be hard to land against fast-moving targets. The Deflecting Hardtear
is an option for players confident in their block timing; otherwise, sticking with a shield for guard counters is the way to go.

6

Madding Hand

Madding Hand
is a Fist weapon that requires a high Faith investment to equip. It is an incredible option for inflicting madness on an enemy because it inflicts 55 madness buildup by default and has a very fast moveset to complement this effect. Additionally, Madding Hand can be combined with items like the Aged One’s Exultation
Talisman. On top of that, Madding Spear-Hand Strike, the weapon skill, is another way to quickly inflict 305 madness buildup on a single enemy, and it only costs 13 FP.

Damage-wise, Madding Hand scales with Strength, Dexterity, Intelligence, and Faith and deals split fire and physical damage. It can be built in a lot of different ways because it scales generally well with STR, DEX, and FAI, with INT falling slightly behind. The easiest way would be to fully lean into the STR/FAI aspect with some Vigor and Endurance to shore up defenses, but there are a lot of different options here.

5

Anvil Hammer

Anvil Hammer
is a Strength/Faith Colossal weapon that deals split physical and fire damage. With a heavy investment in Strength accompanied by a few points in Faith, there are very few weapons that can top the Anvil Hammer in most situations. The reason for this is not the damage itself but the absurdly high poise break the weapon provides with essentially every hit.

The weapon skill, Smithing Art Spears, is the cherry on top here, as it not only does it do as much poise damage as a fully charged heavy attack, but it does it in half the time and with less Stamina. Combined with a Shield, this can easily transition into a turtle build that can easily clear all content in the DLC.

4

Black Steel Greathammer

What makes the Black Steel Greathammer
unique is that whenever players perform a guard counter with this weapon, it creates a fairly large explosion of holy damage on the ground in an AoE. Not only does this damage scale entirely off of Faith, but the Black Steel Greathammer also has innate holy damage that goes up the more points there are in Faith.

On top of that, players can infuse this weapon with the Ash of War of their choice. The Ash of War: Savage Lion’s Claw
is one of the best choices here as it takes full advantage of the weapon’s high poise damage and doubles as a gap closer against fast-moving enemies.

3

Euporia

• Location: Belurat, Tower Settlement
• How to Get: Circle back to Belurat, Tower Settlement through the hidden route in Enir-Ilim and pick up the golden rune on the corpse guarded by the Divine Beast Warrior.

Euporia
is a legendary twinblade that scales incredibly well with Faith, has decent damage, and can be used in a lot of different builds. However, that’s true for a lot of other weapons as well, including twinblades. What makes Euporia stand out is its unique weapon skill, Euporia Vortex. When used, Euporia Vortex spins the twinblade in front of the user in a whirlwind, firing off a beam of golden light that scales with Faith, depending on the state of the weapon.

Euporia has three different stages or charge levels. The first level is just the basic weapon without any frills. The second level is when the weapon gains a soft golden luster, and the third level is when Euporia gains a bright golden glow. When Euporia Vortex is used at the first level, it only spins the weapon in front of the user; there is no beam of light. On the second level, there is a beam of light, but it fades quickly and deals low damage. On the third level, the beam becomes more potent and lasts longer. The only way to increase the level or stage of Euporia is by attacking an enemy in quick succession within a 10-second window. Every time the player attacks an enemy with Euporia, it adds the golden luster to the weapon, making it brighter and brighter until it gets fully charged. Once the skill is used, this luster fades completely.

The optimal rotation for Euporia is spamming the light attack button to reach tier 2 as fast as possible before firing off the weapon skill when the opportunity presents itself. Euporia can become one of the most broken weapons in the entire weapon, but only in the hands of a skilled player who can utilize the small windows of opportunity between enemy attacks to consistently get the weapon skill charged up to tier 2.

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Fire Knight’s Greatsword

The Fire Knight’s Greatsword
is one of the most powerful weapons in the entire DLC, and it shines brightest when used in a Str/Fai build with the Flame Art infusion. This weapon is actually a Colossal Sword but swings much faster than most other weapons of this type while still having similar damage output, which means the DPS can get to insane levels.

The best Ashes of War for this are the Ash of War: Flame Skewer
or Ash of War: Flame Spear
. Using the Flame Art infusion increases Faith scaling, whereas using the Fire infusion increases Strength scaling. This means that for Faith-focused builds, using Flame Art is the way to go. Considering the damage here is split between physical and fire, the Flame, Grant me Strength
spell is a must-have.

1

Queelign’s Greatsword

• Location: Church District
• How to Get: Defeat Queelign’s Invasion twice. Once in the Belurat, Tower Settlement, then in the Church of the Crusade. Then, find Queelign in the Prayer Room and give him the Iris of Occultation to receive the weapon.

Queelign’s Greatsword
is not only one of the best Faith weapons in the Shadow of the Erdtree but one of the most versatile as well. It’s a Heavy Thrusting Sword that can reach deceptively far in PvP, making it one of the most popular weapons in this format. By default, Queelign’s Greatsword deals split Physical and Fire damage, with the Fire damage scaling best off of Faith. It’s best paired with the Ash of War: Flame Spear
or Ash of War: Flame Skewer
, with the Flame Art infusion that further enhances Faith scaling (B), boosting its already powerful damage output to staggeringly high levels quite handily.

Flame, Grant me Strength
is also a huge bonus, further enhancing the Fire damage. The Shard of Alexander
and the Two-Handed Sword Talisman
are must-haves for increased damage, but players can flex the other two slots with whatever they are lacking, like damage negation Talismans for difficult bosses and Two-Headed Turtle Talisman for stamina recovery, etc.