Elden Ring Weapon Tier List and How to Get Them in 2023

Jake Bishop

Jan 1

Elden Ring is one of the few games with a ridiculous number of weapons. There are swords, daggers, spears, shields, and much more to use against the most formidable enemies in Elden Ring. With such a large selection of weapons at your disposal, it becomes difficult to figure out the best weapons in Elden Ring. Hence, we have curated the following Weapons Tier List for Elden Ring players.

Types of Weapons Available in Elden Ring

Swords: These are large two-handed weapons with a lot of damage and wide range. They are heavy and slow but effective when attacks are timed right.

Types of Swords: Elden Ring has multiple types of swords, including Greatswords, Straight Swords, Colossal Swords, Curved Swords, Curved Straight Swords, and Heavy Thursting Swords.

Katanas: These are fast, lightweight single-handed weapons. They allow you to land quick and precise strikes that are most effective against single enemies but not much against groups.

Spears: These weapons create distance between you and the enemy using their long range. Spears are effective against giant bosses and world enemies.

Bows: These are ranged weapons that help you attack enemies from a greater distance. They are especially effective against flying enemies. Apart from bows, you can use Greatbows that are more effective in combat.

Types of Bows: Elden Ring has Great Bows in addition to the basic bows you can use.

Crossbows: These are ranged weapons with high damage and are effective against most enemies in Elden Ring.

Shields: These are used for defensive purposes, such as blocking enemy attacks to protect yourself from damage.

Dagger: These weapons allow you to get close to the enemy to deliver quick and precise strikes. Daggers are lightweight and are effective against single enemies, not groups.

Axes: These are two-handed weapons with great damage and wide range. Like Greatswords, Axes are most effective against giant bosses and world enemies.

Hammers: These are heavy two-handed weapons that deal a ton of damage.

Types of Hammers: Elden Ring only has Great Hammers in addition to the basic hammers you can use.

Whips: These are close to mid-range weapons that deal low to moderate damage. Whips aren't effective against armored enemies and can't land crits.

Fists: These are close-range weapons worn on your character's hands. Fists allow you to make rapid attacks on the enemy.

Halberds: These are long, polearm weapons with a blade attached to the end. Halberds can deal heavy damage at close range, but they can also be thrown at the enemy to deal ranged attacks.

Reapers: These are giant reaper sickles you can use for close-range attacks and even deal damage behind shields.

Claws: These are bladed weapons with a curved, serrated edge, made to be worn on the hands for close ranged quick and precise strikes.

Glintstone Staffs: These staffs are used to cast spells in Elden Ring.

Ballistae: These are ranged weapons that do high damage.

Twinblades: These are hack-and-slash weapons that can be wielded in one or both hands.

Colossal Weapons: These are massive weapons that deal a ton of damage but are slow and require Strength to wield.

Weapon Tiers Explained

Our weapons Tier List for Elden Ring is divided into Tiers:

S Tier: The best Elden Ring weapons.
A Tier: Not the best, but still some of the most powerful weapons in Elden Ring. With the right build, A-Tier weapons become S-Tier.
B-Tier: Good weapons, but a good build is needed for increased effectiveness.
C-Tier: Average at best.
D-Tier: Below-average weapons.
E-Tier: Bad weapons.
F-Tier: Worst weapons in the game.

S-Tier Weapon List

Weapons	How to Get
Blasphemous Blade	Trade Remembrance of the Blasphemous with Enia at Roundtable Hold.
Dark Moon Greatsword	Found at the Cathedral of Manus Celes after giving Ranni the Dark Moon Ring.
Death's Poker	Beat the Death Rite Bird Southeast of the Southern Aeonia Swamp Bank Site of Grace during the night.
Eleonora's Poleblade	Beat Eleonora, Violet Bloody Finger, at the Second Church of Marika.
Erdtree Bow	From the site of grace in Leyndell, Royal Capital, head east and use the root to reach the second floor. Head out the door, jump down to the roof, go through the broken window, go back inside, and turn right to find a chest contacting the Erdtree Bow.
Fallingstar Beast Jaw	Full-Grown Fallingstar Beast in Mt. Gelmir.
Gargoyle's Blackblade	Black Blade Kindred at Beastial Sanctum.
Godslayer's Greatsword	Beat Godskin Apostle at the Divine Tower of Caelid and open the chest at the back of the arena.
Golden Order Greatsword	Misbegotten Crusader in the Cave of the Forlorn.
Lion Greatbow	Trade Remembrance of the Starscourge with Enia at Roundtable Hold.
Meteoric Ore Blade	Go to the Caelid Waypoint Ruins and locate the underground hall, a small room behind it containing a chest containing the Meteoric Ore Blade.
Mohgwyn's Sacred Spear	Trade Remembrance of the Blood Lord with Enia at Roundtable Hold.
Moonveil	Beat Magma Wyrm in Gael Tunnel - Caelid.
Onyx Lord's Greatsword	Onyx Lord in the Sealed Tunnel.
Rivers of Blood	Bloody Finger Okina.
Scepter of the All-Knowing	Sir Gideon Ofnir, the All-Knowing.
Winged Scythe	At the center of the Tombsward Ruins, go down the stairs to reach the underground area.
Carian Regal Scepter	Give Remembrance of the Full Moon Queen's power to Enia at the Roundtable Hold.
Frenzied Flame Seal	Complete Hyetta's questline.

A-Tier Weapon List

Weapons	How to Get
Bastard's Stars	Trade Remembrance of the Naturalborn to Enia at Roundtable Hold
Beastclaw Greathammer	Give Gurranq 7 Deathroots.
Black Knife	Beat Black Knife Assassin at Sainted Hero's Grave in Altus Plateau.
Blade of Calling	Head to the elevator near the Forbidden Lands site of grace. Face southwest in the elevator and wait for an opening to jump into. You will land in a hall where the Blade of Calling sits on a table.
Carian Knight's Sword	Liurnia of the Lakes, inside a cart being pulled by a couple of trolls.
Cleanrot Spear	Lesser Cleanrot Knights south of Heart of Aeonia Clearnot Knights in War-Dead Catacombs Clearnot Knights in Elphael, Brace of the Haligtree
Cranial Vessel Candlestand	At Giant-Conquering Hero's Grave loot the dead body behind Imp Statues.
Crystal Sword	Village of the Albinaurics, past the wooden bridge, loot the dead body.
Death Ritual Spear	Beat Death Rite Bird in the Mountaintops of the Giants.
Devourer's Scepter	Beat Knight/Recusant Bernahl in Warmaster's Shack or Crumbling Farum Azula.
Dragon Greatclaw	Beat Draconic Tree Sentinel in Capital Outskirts.
Dragon King's Cragblade	Trade Remembrance of the Dragonlord with Enia at Roundtable Hold.
Dragonscale Blade	Dragonkin Soldier in the Lake of Rot.
Eclipse Shotel	Castle Sol, at the, alter of the castle church.
Envoy's Greathorn	Giant Oracle Envoy in Miquella's Haligtree.
Envoy's Horn	Oracle Envoys.
Envoy's Long Horn	Dropped by Large Oracle Envoy in East Capital Rampart in Leyndell, Royal Capital.
Family Heads	Acquired from Necromancer Garris at Sage's Cave in Altus Plateau.
Giant's Red Braid	Trade Remembrance of the Fire Giant with Enia at Roundtable Hold.
Godskin Peeler	Beat Godskin Apostle at Windmill Village, Altus Plateau.
Golden Halberd	Beat Tree Sentinel in Limgrave.
Grafted Blade Greatsword	Beat Leonine Misbegotten in Castle Morne, Weeping Peninsula.
Grafted Dragon	Trade Remembrance of the Grafted with Enia at Roundtable Hold
Halo Scythe	Beat the Halo Scythe wielding Lesser Cleanrot Knights south of Heart of Aeonia near Commander O'Neil.
Hand of Malenia	Kill Malenia, Blade of Miquella, and have Enia draw it out of the Remembrance of the Rot Goddess at the Roundtable Hold.
Tibia Mariner	Head South of Castle Sol and North West of Snow Valley Ruins Overlook and find Tibia Mariner near a ledge.
Horn Bow	Loot the body near Siofra River near Siofra River Bank Site of Grace.
Icerind Hatchet	Chest inside the ruined bell tower at the Temple Quarter that's near the site of grace.
Inquisitor's Girandole	Beat Abductor Virgins Field Boss in Volcano Manor.
Inseparable Sword	Kill Lichdragon Fortissax in Fia's Dream to get the Mending Ruin of Death. Give D's brother the Twinned Armor.
Lazuli Glintstone Sword	Chance drop from Lazuli Sorcerers found in Raya Lucaria Academy or Caria Manor.
Magma Blade	Chance drop from Man-Serpent enemies with orange-glowing Magma Blade at Volcano Manor.
Magma Wyrm's Scalesword	Magma Wyrm Makar in Ruin-Strewn Precipice, Liurnia of the Lakes.
Maliketh's Black Blade	Trade Remembrance of the Black Blade with Enia at Roundtable Hold.
Marais Executioner's Sword	Beat Elemer of the Briar at The Shaded Castle.
Morgott's Cursed Sword	Trade Remembrance of the Omen King with Finger Reader Enia at the Roundtable Hold.
Ornamental Straight Sword	Grafted Scion at the Chapel of Anticipation.
Prelate's Inferno Crozier	Dropped by Fire Prelate in Fort Laiedd near Seethewater Terminus Site of Grace.
Rotten Crystal Staff	Acquired from Lesser Crystalian mage in Elphael, Brace of the Haligtree.
Golden Order Seal	Loot the body near Minor Erdtree Church Site of Grace in Leyndell Royal Capital.

B-Tier Weapon List

Weapons	How to Get
Antspur Rapier	Acquired from Maleigh Marais, Shaded Castle Castellan.
Coded Sword	Fortified Manor, Leyndell Royal Capital.
Beastman's Curved Sword	Kill beastmen in Crumbling Beast Grave Site of Grace in Crumbling Farum Azula.
Bloodhound's Fang	Beat Bloodhound Knight Darriwil, in Limgrave.
Gargoyle's Black Axe	Beat the Black Blade Kindred at the Mountaintops of the Giant.
Clayman's Harpoon	Kill the Clayman at Uhl Palace Ruins, Siofra River or Ainsel River.
Frozen Needle	Beat the Royal Revenant in Kingsrealm Ruins to access a room with the chest.
Gargoyle's Black Halberd	Beat Black Blade Kindred at the Bestial Sanctum.
Glintstone Kris	Comlete Sorceress Sellen questline and side with her.
Golem Greatbow	Dropped by Golem archers in Limgrave Tower Bridge in Stormhill or near the colosseum in Caelid.
Great Omenkiller Cleaver	Omenkiller at Volcano Manor.
Greataxe	Beat the Rotten Duelist to the north of Ordina, Liturgical Town.
Ivory Sickle	In Village of the Albinaurics inside a stone coffin.
Loretta's War Sickle	Beat Loretta, Knight of the Haligtree.
Magma Whip Candlestick	Beat Patches in Volcano Manor.
Marika's Hammer	Trade Elden Remembrance with Enia at Roundtable Hold.
Monk's Flamemace	Dropped by Monks in Liurnia of the Lakes and Mountaintops of the Giants.
Nagakiba	Beat Bloody Finger Hunter Yura to the north of Murkwater Cave.
Zamor Curved Sword	Beat Ancient Hero of Zamor at the Giant-Conquering Hero's Grave.
Troll Knight's Sword	Random drop from Troll Knight in Caria Manor.
Rotten Crystal Spear	Dropped by Lesser Crystalian enemies in Elphael, Brace of the Haligtree.
Rusted Anchor	Beat Scaly Misbegotten in Morne Tunnel.
Sentry's Torch	Availale for purchase from Hermit Merchant in Hermit Merchant's Shack.
Troll Knight's Sword	Random Troll Knight drop in Caria Manor.
Vyke's War Spear	Beat Festering Fingerprint Vyke.
Winged Greathorn	Trade Remembrance of the Regal Ancestor with Enia at the Roundtable Hold.
Zamor Curved Sword	Beat Ancient Hero of Zamor.
Clawmark Seal	Feed Gurranq Beast Clergyman a Deathroot.

C-Tier Weapon List

Weapons	How to Get
Albinauric Bow	Random drop from Albinauric Wolfback Archers in the Consecrated Snowfiel.
Axe of Godfrey	Trade Remembrance of Hoarah Loux with Enia at the Roundtable Hold.
Axe of Godrick	Trade Remembrance of the Grafted with Enia at Roundtable Hold.
Bandit's Curved Sword	Random drop by Skeletal Bandits in Limgrave & Altus Plateau.
Bloodhound Claws	Random drop by Lesser Bloodhound Knight in the basement of the Volcano Manor.
Cinquedea	The exterior of the Bestial Sanctum, near a broken rat statue.
Crystal Knife	Inside a chest in the Raya Lucaria Crystal Tunnel.
Curved Club	Dropped by club and shield Albinaurics found at Academy Gate Town grace.
Duelist Greataxe	Random drop by duelist enemies in Leyndell near the West Capital Rampart Site of Grace.
Gargoyle's Great Axe	Beat the Valiant Gargoyle in the Capital Outskirts, Altus Platea.
Gargoyle's Greatsword	Beat both bosses in Valiant Gargoyle in Siofra Aqueduct.
Gargoyle's Twinblade	Beat both bosses in Valiant Gargoyle in Siofra Aqueduct.
Grave Scythe	Random from Skeleton Mages.
Grossmesser	Drops from Skeleton enemies that wield it.
Hoslow's Petal Whip	Complete the Volcano manor questline.
Jar Cannon	Beat Demi-Human Queen Margot.
Longhaft Axe	Random rare drop from Misbegotten.
Morning Star	East of Weeping Penninsula from Limgrave on the main road, inside a chest in a carriage.
Ordovis's Greatsword	Beat Crucible Knight Ordovis.
Rogier's Repier	Acquired from Sorcerer Rogier at +8 in the Roundtable Hold.
Rotten Crystal Sword	Dropped by Rotten Duelist in Ordina, Liturgical Town.
Watchdog's Staff	A corpse inside the Road's End Catacombs in Liurnia of the Lakes.

D-Tier Weapon List

Weapons	How to Get
Alabaster Lord's Sword	Beat Alabaster Lord in the Lake of Rot.
Astrologer's Staff	Available for purchase at Nomadic Merchant in Liurnia of the Lakes.
Butchering Knife	Beat Anastasia, Tarnished-Eater.
Carian Glintstone Staff	Body inside Carian Study Hall.
Celebrant's Skull	At a lower cliff northeast Windmill Village site of grace.
Chainlink Flail	Random drop from Lesser Mad Pumpkin Heads who wield it.
Cleanrot Knight's Sword	Random drop from Lesser Cleanrot Knights.
Crystal Staff	Inside a small room in the academy crystal cave.
Curved Great Club	Second-Generation Albinaurics found across Liurnia of the Lakes
Erdtree Greatbow	Kill the chariot in Fringefolk Hero's Grave.
Falchion	Random drop from Demi-Humans who wield it.
Ghiza's Wheel	Kill the Inquisitor Ghiza in Volcano Manor.
Golem's Halberd	Random drop from any Golem that wields it.
Great Club	Beat Stonedigger Troll in Old Altus Tunnel
Great Stars	Trolls towing a carriage in Altus Plateau
Greatbow	Random drop from Redmane Knight in Fort Gael.
Iron Spear	Random drop from Fallen Hawks Soldiers.
Longbow	Available for purchase from Twin Maiden Husks at the Roundtable Hold.
Mantis Blade	Kill Lesser Cemetery Shade in Gelmir Hero's Grave.

E-Tier Weapon List

Weapons	How to Get
Arbalest	In Stormveil Castle.
Battle Hammer	Duelists enemies near the colosseum in Leyndell Royal Capital who wield it.
Bloodstained Dagger	Dropped by Demi-Human Chiefs.
Bloody Helice	In Writheblood Ruins, after beating the boss.
Broadsword	Nomadic Merchant in south-east of Coastal Cave.
Celebrant's Cleaver	Dropped by celebrating enemies in Dominula, Windmill village.
Celebrant's Rib Rake	Dropped by celebrating enemies in Windmill village.
Commander's Standard	Beat Commander O'Neil.
Digger's Staff	Glintstone Miner in the Sellia Crystal Tunnel.
Dismounter	Dropped by Kaiden Sellsword enemies.
Dragon Halberd	Beat Dragonkin Soldier in Siofra River.
Estoc	Available for purchase from Nomadic Merchant in Liurnia of the Lakes.
Gargoyle's Halberd	Beat Valiant Gargoyle.
Glaive	Dropped by Skeleton enemies near Sellia Backstreets Site of Grace.
Godskin Stitcher	Beat Godskin Noble at Volcano Manor.
Great Mace	Camp near Grand Lift of Dectus.
Greathorn Hammer	Kill the Ancestral Follower in Siofra River.
Guardian's Swordspear	Erdtree Guardians.
Highland Axe	Ruins of Grafted Scion in Stormveil Castle.
Hookclaws	Inside Stormveil Castle.
Iron Cleaver	Dropped by Misbegotten enemies in Castle Morne.
Iron Greatsword	Two Misbegotten in Leyndell, Royal Capital.
Jawbone Axe	Beat Ancestral Follower.
Rotton Hammer	Dropped by a Rotten Duelist enemy in the Graves northwest of Consecrated Snowfield Site of Grace.

F-Tier Weapon List

Weapons	How to Get
Banished Knight's Greatsword	Random drop from Banished Knight enemies.
Bastard Sword	Available from Nomadic Merchant at the Castle Morne Rampart Site of Grace.
Black Bow	Rooftop east of Avenue Balcony site of grace, in the Leyndell, Royal Capital.
Brick Hammer	In the Wine Celler of the Stormveil Castle.
Caestus	Bought from Gatekeeper Gostoc after getting the Rusty Key
Carian Glintblade Staff	Top floor Highway Lookout Tower in Liurnia.
Claymore	Castle Morne.
Clinging Bone	Ensha of the Royal Remains at the Roundtable Hold.
Composite Bow	Available from Nomadic Merchant in Liurnia of the Lakes close to Bellum Church.
Erdsteel Dagger	Clear Fort Haight and speak with Kenneth Haight.
Flameberge	Redmane Castle.
Forked Greatsword	Dropped by Imp enemies.
Forked Hatchet	Dropped by imp enemies.
Great Epee	Inside a chest near two Kaiden Sellswords, east of Agheel Lake South site of grace.
Zweihander	Available from Isolated Merchant in Weeping Peninsula.
Pest's Glaive	Dropped by Lesser Kindred of Rot in Church of the Plague.
Parrying Dagger	Available from Patches at Murkwater Cave.
Noble's Estoc	Feathered cap Wandering Nobles in Limgrave, Raya Lucaria Academy.
Nightrider Glaive	Night's Cavalry in East Raya Lucaria Gate.

F-tier weapons are useless, but if you want an extreme challenge, then this tier works. Otherwise, go with any other tiers and create the right build for your weapons in Elden Ring. Want to read more about Elden Ring? Here are some guides you may like: