The highly anticipated DLC for Elden Ring, Shadow of the Erdtree, has introduced a ton of new weapons that can significantly enhance your journey through the treacherous Shadow Lands. For players who want to dominate their foes and explore every corner of the Shadow Lands, choosing the best Elden Ring DLC weapons can make the adventure a breeze.
This game’s rich lore and engaging gameplay have always been complemented by its diverse arsenal of weapons. The Elden Ring DLC expands that arsenal even further by introducing a variety of new weapons and equipment.
The new weapons not only offer unique abilities but also cater to various playstyles, ensuring that every player can find something that suits them.
From massive swords and intimidating cleavers to ground-shattering hammers, there’s much to choose from. Hence, we have handpicked these Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree weapons, tools of destruction that would make you more confident when facing those hard-as-nails bosses.
10 ‘Elden Ring’ DLC weapons that should be in your arsenal
1. Star-Lined Sword
Stats required:Strength 10, Dexterity 23, Intelligence 21
Where to get it: Dropped by the Demi-Human Queen Marigga miniboss.
This is a katana that scales primarily with strength, dexterity and intelligence. Hence, players with dexterity builds should consider picking it up. Besides that, it does 45 blood loss damage and comes equipped with Onze’s Line of Stars skill.
All in all, it’s a fast and powerfulweapon that can be an incredible foil to most of the tough enemies in the Shadow of the Erdtree.
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2. Putrescence Cleaver
Stats required:Strength 28, Dexterity 10, Arcane 15
Where to get it:Get it by trading the remembrance of Putrescence at the Roundtable Hold.
This is an intimidating great axe that can break the poise of even the strongest enemies. Just try fighting Messmer with it; he would find it hard to hit back, at least in the first phase. It also inflicts frostbite damage.
It scales with strength and comes with a skill called spinning guillotine, which is quite a showcase to look at apart from being deadly.
3. Bloodfiend’s Arm
Stats required:Strength 26, Dexterity 11, Arcane 16
Where to get it;Guaranteed drop from a Bloodfiends group in Prospect Town.
This is a colossal weapon that scales with strength, dexterity and arcane. It can be an incredible weapon for those planning a strength or arcane build. A unique aspect of Bloodfiend’s arm is that it sprays blood when players use its heavy attack.
Besides the sizeable base damage, this weapon comes with a skill called endure, which boosts the player’s poise.
4. Spear of the Impaler
Stats required:Strength 14, Dexterity 35, Faith 18
Where to get it:This weapon can be obtained by exchanging Remembrance of the Impaler at the Roundtable Hold.
It is the great spear Messmer uses; hence, there’s no doubt it’s an insanely powerful piece of equipment. It scales primarily with strength, dexterity and faith, making it a great weapon for players considering a dexterity build.
It comes with a skill called Messmer’s Assault, which deals with various successive attacks that do both physical and fire damage to your enemy.
5. Ancient Meteoric Ore Greatsword
Stats required: Strength 35, Dexterity 10, Arcane 19
Where to get it: Interact with the altar of the Ruined of Starfall Past.
A colossal swordis no doubt a great weapon for anyone with a strength build, but it will also be a good weapon for arcane users who want to use a large weapon with massive damage.
It comes with a skill called white light charging that charges the player forward and covers a large area. A burst of white lightning follows this charge, doing significant damage to your enemy.
6. Curseblade’s Cirque
Stats required:Strength 9, Dexterity 22
Where to get it: Drops from curseblade enemies using this weapon.
One of the few weapons on this list that players can get at the very start of Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree. It is a kind of backhand blade that scales mainly with dexterity. It is also a very good tool for anyone looking for a fast weapon that can be duel-wielded.
Besides its passive haemorrhage status effect damage, this weapon comes with a deadly dance skill that does a spinning attack on your enemies, doing significant damage.
7. Devonia’s Hammer
Stats required:Strength 30, Dexterity 13, Faith 19
Where to get it:Defeating the crucible knight near Rauh Ancient Ruins gets you this weapon.
Devonia’s hammer is a colossal weapon that scales with strength and can be a good weapon for strength and faith build.
This massive hammer comes with a skill called Devonia’s vortex, which lets players spin the hammer and slam it on the ground, causing a shockwave.
8. Milady
Stats required:Strength 12, Dexterity 17
Where to get it:Milady can be found locked in a chest at Castle Ensis.
A light weapon that scales with dexterity and strength, it is one of the lightest greatswords in the whole game. Its massive scaling, dexterity and swift attacks make it perfect for fast-paced combat scenarios.
Its skill-impaling thrust is a lunging attack capable of piercing through an enemy’s shields, making it effective against foes with strong guards.
9. Rellana’s Twin Blades
Stats required:Strength 13, Dexterity 16, Intelligent 16, Faith 16
Where to get it:You get it by exchanging the Remembrance of the Twin Moon Knight at the Roundtable Hold.
Twin light greatswords that scale with dexterity, faith and intelligence, these blades would be the right match for players looking to invest in intelligence or faith builds. While they are two different swords, they count as a single armament. Players have to use both at the same time when they are duel-wielding.
While this weapon cannot be infused with an ash of war, players can use its moon-and-fire stance skill to do fire and glintstone magic damage to their enemies.
10. Rakshasa’s Great Katana
Stats required: Strength 12, Dexterity 27
Where to get it:It is dropped by Rakshasa in the Eastern Nameless Mausoleum.
This great katana is only available to players of Shadow of the Erdtree. Rakshasa’s great katana scales mainly with dexterity. It is an adequate weapon to use if you are going for a dexterity build.
Just like most katanas in the game, it builds up haemorrhage when attacking enemies. It also has a powerful skill called the weed cutter that does wide horizontal swing attacks, damaging a large crowd of enemies at once.
These powerful Elden Ring DLC weapons will no doubt be helpful to you throughout the game. Especially when you are dealing with one of those hard bosses specifically designed to make your life hell.
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The information in this article is accurate as of the date of publication.
