Elden Ring: Best Weapons Tier List

Elden Ring has many weapons throughout the game, including swords, axes, spears, knives, katanas, scythes, bows, and more. This rank list deciphers each weapon’s capabilities by their most key, essential statistic. These statistics also depend on the weapon type. For example, considering a staff is fit for a mage, it’s most reliant on its sorcery.

On the flip side, an axe is dependent on dealing with a large amount of brunt physical damage. Tiers will section this list; S, A, B, C, D, E, and F. S is the best weapons found in Elden Ring, whereas F tier is the worst, weakest weapons in the game.

S-Tier Weapons

Weapon Name	Weapon Type	Skill
Blasphemous Blade	Greatsword, Standard, Pierce	Taker’s Flames
Dark Moon Greatsword	Greatsword, Standard, Pierce	Moonlight Greatsword
Death’s Poker	Greatsword, Standard, Pierce	Ghostflame Ignition
Eleonora’s Poleblade	Twinblades, Standard, Pierce	Bloodblade Dance
Erdtree Bow	Light Bow, None	Mighty Shot
Fallingstar Beast Jaw	Colossal Weapon, Strike, Pierce	Gravity Bolt
Full Moon Crossbow	Crossbow, None	Kick
Gargoyle’s Blackblade	Greatsword, Standard, Pierce	Corpse Wax Cutter
Godslayer’s Greatsword	Colossal Sword, Standard	The Queen’s Black Flame
Golden Order Greatsword	Greatsword, Standard, Pierce	Establishing Order
Lion Greatbow	Great Bow, None	Radahn’s Rain
Meteoric Ore Blade	Katana, Slash, Pierce	Gravitas
Mohgwyn’s Sacred Spear	Great Spear, Pierce	Bloodboon Ritual
Moonveil	Katana, Slash, Pierce	Transient Moonlight
Onyx Lord’s Greatsword	Curved Greatsword, Slash	Onyx Lord’s Repulsion
Rivers of Blood	Katana, Slash, Pierce	Corpse Piler
Scepter of the All-Knowing	Hammer, Slash, Pierce	Knowledge Above All
Sword of Night and Flame	Straight Sword, Standard, Pierce	Night-and-Flame Stance
Winged Scythe	Reaper, Slash	Angel’s Wings
Carian Regal Scepter	Glintstone Staff, Strike	Spinning Weapon
Dragon Communion Seal	Sacred Seal, Strike	None
Frenzied Flame Seal	Sacred Seal, Strike	No Skill
Giant’s Seal	Sacred Seal, Strike	No Skill
Lusat’s Glintstone Staff	Glintstone Staff, Strike	No Skill

A-Tier Weapons

Weapon Name	Weapon and Damage Type	Skill
Bastard’s Stars	Flail, Strike	Nebula
Beastclaw Greathammer	Warhammer, Strike	Regal Beastclaw
Black Knife	Dagger, Slash, Pierce	Blade of Death
Blade of Calling	Dagger, Slash, Pierce	Blade of Gold
Bolt of Gransax	Spear, Pierce	Ancient Lightning Spear
Carian Knight’s Sword	Straight Sword, Standard, Pierce	Carian Grandeur
Cleanrot Spear	Spear, Pierce	Sacred Phalanx
Cranial Vessel Candlestand	Warhammer, Strike	Surge of Faith
Crystal Sword	Straight Sword, Standard, Pierce	Spinning Slash
Death Ritual Spear	Spear, Pierce	Spearcall Ritual
Devourer’s Scepter	Warhammer, Strike	Devourer of Worlds
Dragon Greatclaw	Colossal Weapon, Standard	Endure
Dragon King’s Cragblade	Heavy Thrusting Sword, Standard, Pierce	Thundercloud Form
Dragonscale Blade	Katana, Slash, Pierce	Ice Lightning Sword
Eclipse Shotel	Curved Sword, Slash	Death Flare
Envoy’s Greathorn	Colossal Weapon	Great Oracular Bubble
Envoy’s Horn	Hammer, Slash	Bubble Shower
Envoy’s Long Horn	Warhammer, Strike	War Cry
Executioner’s Greataxe	Great Axe, Standard	Familial Rancor
Family Heads	Flail, Strike	Flame Dance
Giant’s Red Braid	Whip, Strike	Black Flame Tornado
Godskin Peeler	Twinblades, Standard, Pierce	Golden Vow
Golden Halberd	Halberd, Standard	Oath of Vengeance
Grafted Blade Greatsword	Colossal Sword, Strike	Bear Witness!
Grafted Dragon	Fist, Strike	Miquella’s Ring of Light
Halo Scythe	Reaper, Slash	Waterfowl Dance
Hand of Malenia	Katana, Slash, Pierce	Ruinous Ghostflame
Helphen’s Steeple	Greatsword, Standard, Pierce	Mighty Shot
Horn Bow	Light Bow, None	Hoarfrost Stomp
Iceland Hatchet	Axe, Standard	Charge Forth
Inquisitor’s Girandole	Spear, Pierce	Sacred Blade
Inseparable Sword	Greatsword, Standard, Pierce	Glinstone Pebble
Lazuli Glinstone Sword	Straight Sword, Standard, Pierce	Magma Shower
Magma Blade	Curved Sword, Slash	Magma Guillotine
Magma Wyrm’s Scalesword	Curved Greatsword, Slash	Destined Death
Maliketh’s Black Blade	Colossal Sword, Standard	Eochaid’s Dancing Blade
Marai’s Executioner’s Sword	Greatsword, Standard, Pierce	Sacred Blade
Miquellan Knight’s Sword	Straight Sword, Standard, Pierce	Cursed-Blood Slice
Morgott’s Cursed Sword	Greatsword, Slash	Golden Tempering
Ornamental Straight Sword	Straight Sword, Standard, Pierce	Prelate’s Charge
Prelate’s Inferno Crozier	Curved Sword, Strike	Wolf’s Assault
Royal Greatsword	Curved Greatsword, Standard	Wave of Destruction
Ruins Greatsword	Colossal Sword, Standard	Waves of Gold
Sacred Relic Sword	Greatsword, Standard, Pierce	Spinning Slash
Scavenger’s Curved Sword	Curved Sword, Slash	Siluria’s Woe
Siluria’s Tree	Great Spear, Pierce	Erdtree Slam
Staff of the Avatar	Colossal Weapon, Strike	Mists of Slumber
Sword of St. Trina	Straight Sword, Standard, Pierce	Sacred Order
Treespear	Great Spear, Pierce	Storm Kick
Veteran’s Prosthesis	Fist, Slash, Pierce	Nebula
Wing of Astel	Curved Sword, Slash	No Skill
Azur’s Glintstone Staff	Glintstone Staff, Strike	No Skill
Godslayer’s Seal	Sacred Seal, Strike	No Skill
Golden Order Seal	Sacred Seal, Strike	No Skill
Gravel Stone Seal	Sacred Seal, Strike	No Skill
Rotten Crystal Staff	Glintstone Staff, Strike	No Skill

B-Tier Weapons

Weapon Name	Weapon and Damage Type	Skill
Antspur Rapier	Thrusting Sword Standard, Pierce	Impaling Thrust
Axe of Godrick	Great Axe Standard	I Command Thee, Kneel!
Beast-Repellent Torch	Torches Strike	Torch Attack
Cipher Pata	Fist Slash, Pierce	Unblockable Blade
Clayman’s Harpoon	Spear Pierce	Impaling Thrust
Coded Sword	Straight Sword Standard, Pierce	Unblockable Blade
Crystal Spear	Spear	None
Frozen Needle	Thrusting Sword Standard, Pierce	Impaling Thrust
Gargoyle’s Black Axe	Axe Standard	War Cry
Gargoyle’s Black Halberd	Halberd Standard, Pierce	Spinning Slash
Ghostflame Torch	Torches Strike	Torch Attack
Glintstone Kris	Dagger Slash, Pierce	Glintstone Dart
Golden Epitaph	Straight Sword Standard, Pierce	Last Rites
Goldem Greatbow	Great Bow None	Through and Through
Great Omenkiller Cleaver	Great Axe	None
Greataxe	Great Axe Standard	Kick
Hammer	Hammer Strike	Quickstep
Ivory Sickle	Dagger Slash, Pierce	Loretta’s Slash
Loretta’s War Sickle	Halberd Standard, Pierce	Sea of Magma
Magma Whip Candlestick	Whip Strike	Gold Breaker
Marika’s Hammer	Hammer Strike	Kick
Monk’s Flamemace	Hammer Strike	Piercing Fang
Nagakiba	Katana Slash, Pierce	Square Off
Noble’s Slender Sword	Straight Sword Standard, Pierce	Silver Scourge
Not Flowing Hammer	Hammer Strike	Blood Blade
Reduvia	Dagger Slash, Pierce	Claw Flick
Ringed Finger	Hammer Strike	Glintblade Phalanx
Rogier’s Rapier	Thrusting Sword Standard, Pierce	Rosus’ Summons
Rosus’ Axe	Axe Standard	None
Rotten Crystal Spear	Spear Pierce	Barbaric Roar
Rusted Anchor	Great Axe Pierce	Torch Attack
Sentry’s Torch	Torches Strike	Great-Serpent Hunt
Serpent-Hunter	Great Spear Pierce	Fires of Slumber
St. Trina’s Torch	Torches Strike	Starcaller Cry
Starscourge Greatsword	Colossal Sword Standard	Kick
Stone Club	Hammer Strike	Charge Forth
Torchpole	Spear Pierce	Troll’s Roar
Troll Knight’s Sword	Colossal Sword Standard	Frenzyflame Thrust
Vyke’s War Spear	Great Spear Pierce	Soul Stifler
Winged Greathorn	Great Axe Standard	Zamor Ice Storm
Zamor Curved Sword	Curved Greatsword Slash	None
Academy Glintstone Staff	Glintstone Staff Strike	No Skill
Clawmark Seal	Sacred Seal Strike	No Skill
Demi-Human Queen’s Staff	Glintstone Staff Strike	No Skill
Gelmir Glintstone Staff	Glintstone Staff Strike	No Skill
Meteorite Staff	Glintstone Staff Strike	No Skill
Staff of Loss	Glintstone Staff Strike	No Skill
Staff of the Guilty	Glintstone Staff Strike	No Skill

C-Tier Weapons

Weapon Name	Weapon and Damage Type	Skill
Albinauric Bow	Light Bow, None	Mighty Shot
Axe of Godfrey	Colossal Weapon, Standard	Regal Roar
Bandit’s Curved Sword	Curved Sword, Slash	Spinning Slash
Bloodhound Claws	Claw, Slash, Pierce	Bloodhound’s Step
Cinquedea	Dagger, Slash, Pierce	Quickstep
Crystal Knife	Dagger Slash, Pierce	Quickstep
Curved Club	Hammer Bludgeoning	None
Duelist Greataxe	Colossal Weapon	Endure
Gargoyle’s Great Axe	Great Axe	War Cry
Gargoyle’s Greatsword	Greatsword Standard, Pierce	Vacuum Slice
Gargoyle’s Twinblade	Twinblades Standard, Pierce	Spinning Slash
Grave Scythe	Reaper Slash	Spinning Slash
Grossmesser	Curved Sword Slash	Spinning Slash
Hoslow’s Petal Whip	Whip Strike	Kick
Jar Cannon	Ballista None	Kick
Longhaft Axe	Great Axe	None
Mace	Hammer, Strike	Kick
Morning Star	Hammer, Strike	Kick
Ordovis’s Greatsword	Greatsword Standard, Pierce	Ordovis’s Vortex
Regalia of Eochaid	Straight Sword Standard, Pierce	Eochaid’s Dancing Blade
Rotten Crystal Sword	Straight Sword Standard, Pierce	Spinning Slash
Rotten Greataxe	Colossal Weapon Standard	Endure
Rotten Staff	Colossal Weapon Strike	Erdtree Slam
Spiked Club	Hammer Strike	Barbaric Roar
Steel-Wire Torch	Torchs Strike	Firebreather
Torch	Torchs Strike	Torch Attack
Troll’s Hammer	Colossal Weapon Strike	Troll’s Roar
Warpick	Hammer Strike	Kick
Watchdog’s Staff	Colossal Weapon Strike	Sorcery of the Crozier
Watchdogs Greatsword	Colossal Sword, Strike	Stamp Upward Cut
Finger Seal	Sacred Seal, Strike	No Skill

D-Tier Weapons

Weapon Name	Weapon and Damage Type	Skill
Alabaster Lord’s Sword	Greatsword, Standard, Pierce	Alabaster Lords’ Pull
Beastman’s Cleaver	Curved Greatsword	None
Eastman’s Curved Sword	Curved Sword Slash	Spinning Slash
Bloodhound’s Fang	Curved Greatsword Slash	Bloodhound’s Finesse
Butchering Knife	Great Axe Standard	Barbaric Roar
Celebrant’s Skull	Warhammer Strike	Barbaric Roar
Chainlink Flail	Flail Strike	Spinning Chain
Cleanrot Knight’s Sword	Thrusting Sword Standard, Pierce	Impaling Thrust
Club	Hammer Strike	Barbaric Roar
Cross-Naginata	Spear Pierce	Impaling Thurst
Curved Great Club	Warhammer Strike	Barbaric Roar
Erdtree Greatbow	Great Bow None	Through and Through
Falchion	Curved Sword Slash	Spinning Slash
Flail	Flail Strike	Spinning Chain
Flowing Curved Sword	Curved Sword Slash	Spinning Slash
Ghiza’s Wheel	Colossal Weapon Standard	Spinning Wheel
Giant-Crusher	Colossal Weapon Strike	Endure
Golem’s Halberd	Halberd Standard, Pierce	Charge Forth
Great Club	Colossal Weapon Strike	Golden Land
Great Stars	Warhammer Strike	Endure
Greatbow	Great Bow None	Through and Through
Iron Spear	Spear Pierce	None
Longbow	Light Bow None	Mighty Shot
Matis Blade	Curved Sword Slash	Spinning Slash
Misericorde	Dagger Slash, Pierce	Quickstep
Nightrider Flail	Flail Strike	Spinning Chain
Nox Flowing Sword	Curved Sword Slash	Flowing Form
Omen Cleaver	Curved Greatsword Slash	Spinning Slash
Partisan	Spear Pierce	Impaling Thrust
Pickaxe	Warhammer Strike	Endure
Pike	Spear Pierce	Charge Forth
Pulley Box	Light Bow None	Mighty Shot
Scimitar	Curved Sword Slash	Spinning Slash
Serpent-God’s Curved Sword	Curved Sword Slash	Spinning Slash
Shamshir	Curved Sword Slash	Spinning Slash
Spear	Spear Pierce	Impaling Thrust
Spiked Spear	Spear Pierce	Impaling Thrust
Thorned Whip	Whip Strike	Kick
Urumi	Whip Strike	Kick
Venomous Fang	Claw Slash, Pierce	Quickstep
Wakizashi	Dagger Slash, Pierce	Quickstep
Whip	Whip Strike	Kick
Astrologer’s Staff	Glintstone Staff Strike	No Skill
Carian Glintstone Staff	Glintstone Staff Strike	No Skill
Crystal Staff	Glintstone Staff Strike	No Skill

E-Tier Weapons

Weapon Name	Weapon and Damage Type	Skill
Arbalest	Crossbow None	Kick
Battle Axe	Axe Standard	Wild Strikes
Battle Hammer	Warhammer Strike	Braggart’s Roar
Bloodstained Dagger	Dagger Slash, Pierce	Quickstep
Bloody Helice	Heavy Thrusting Sword Standard, Pierce	Dynast’s Finesse
Broadsword	Straight Sword Standard, Pierce	Square Off
Celebrant’s Cleaver	Axe Standard	Wild Strikes
Celebrant’s Rob-Rake	Spear	None
Celebrant’s Sickle	Dagger Slash, Pierce	Quickstep
Commander’s Standard	Halberd Standard, Pierce	Rallying Standard
Crepus’ Black-Key Crossbow	Crossbow None	Kick
Dismounter	Curved Greatsword Slash	Spinning Slash
Dragon Halberd	Halberd Standard, Pierce	Spinning Slash
Estoc	Thrusting Sword Standard, Pierce	Impaling Thrust
Gargoyle’s Halberd	Halberd Standard, Pierce	Spinning Slash
Glaive	Halberd Standard, Pierce	Spinning Slash
Godskin Stitcher	Heavy Thrusting Sword Standard, Pierce	Impaling Thrust
Great Mace	Warhammer Strike	Endure
Greathorn Hammer	Warhammer Strike	Barbaric Roar
Greatsword	Colossal Sword Standard	Stamp (Upward Cut)
Guardian’s Swordspear	Halberd Standard, Pierce	Spinning Slash
Highland Axe	Axe Standard	War Cry
Hookclaws	Claw Slash, Pierce	Quickstep
Iron Cleaver	Axe Standard	Wild Strikes
Iron Greatsword	Greatsword	None
Jawbone Axe	Axe Standard	Wild Strikes
Large Club	Warhammer Strike	Barbaric Roar
Monk’s Flameblade	Curved Greatsword	None
Rotten Battle Hammer	Warhammer Strike	Braggart’s Roar
Sacrificial Axe	Axe Standard	Wild Strike’s
Scorpion’s Stinger	Dagger Slash, Pierce	Repeating Thrust
Scythe	Reaper Slash	Spinning Slash
Serpent Bow	Light Bow None	Might Shot
Serpentine Blade	Katana Slash, Pierce	Double Slash
Short Spear	Spear Pierce	Impaling Thrust
Shotel	Curved Sword Slash	Spinning Slash
Star Fist	Fist Strike	Endure
Stormhawk Axe	Axe Standard	Thunderstorm
Troll’s Golden Sword	Colossal Sword Standard	Troll’s Roar
Uchigatana	Katana Slash, Pierce	Unsheathe
Warped Axe	Axe Standard	War Cry
Digger’s Staff	Glintstone Staff Strike	No Skill
Prince of Death’s Staff	Glintstone Staff Strike	No Skill

F-Tier Weapons

Weapon Name	Weapon and Damage Type	Skill
Banished Knight’s Greatsword	Greatsword Standard, Pierce	Stamp Upward Cut
Banished Knight’s Halberd	Halberd Standard, Pierce	Charge Forth
Bastard Sword	Greatsword Standard, Pierce	Stamp Upward Cut
Black Bow	Light Bow None	Barrage
Brick Hammer	Warhammer Strike	Barbaric Roar
Caestus	Fist Strike	Endure
Cane Sword	Straight Sword Standard, Pierce	Square Off
Claymore	Greatsword Standard, Pierce	Lion’s Claw
Clinging Bone	Fist Standard, Pierce	Lifesteal
Compositie Bow	Light Bow None	Mighty Short
Dagger	Dagger Slash, Pierce	Quickstep
Erdsteel Dagger	Dagger Slash, Pierce	Quickstep
Flamberge	Greatsword Standard, Pierce	Stamp Upward Cut
Forked Greatsword	Greatsword Standard, Pierce	Stamp Upward Cut
Forked Hatchet	Axe Standard	Quickstep
Great Epee	Heavy Thrusting Sword Standard, Pierce	Impaling Thrust
Great Knife	Dagger Slash , Pierce	Quickstep
Halberd	Halberd Standard, Pierce	Charge Forth
Hand Axe	Axe Standard	Quickstep
Hand Ballista	Ballista None	Kick
Harp Bow	Light Bow None	Barrage
Heavy Crossbow	Crossbow None	Kick
Iron Ball	Fist Strike	Braggart’s Roar
Katar	Fist Standard, Pierce	Impaling Thrust
Knight’s Greatsword	Greatsword Standard, Pierce	Stamp Upward Cut
Lance	Great Spear Pierce	Charge Forth
Light Crossbow	Crossbow None	Kick
Longsword	Straight Sword Standard, Pierce	Square Off
longsword’s Greatsword	Greatsword Standard, Pierce	Stamp Upward Cut
Lordsworn’s Straight Sword	Straight Sword, Standard, Pierce	Square Off
Lucerne	Halberd, Standard, Pierce	Charge Forth
Misbegotten Shortbow	Light Bow	Barrage
Nightrider Glaive	Halberd, Standard, Pierce	Spinning Slash
Noble’s Estoc	Thrusting Sword, Standard, Pierce	Impaling Thrust
Parrying Dagger	Dagger, Slash, Pierce	Parry
Pest’s Glaive	Halberd, Standard, Pierce	Spinning Slash
Pulley Crossbow	Crossbow, None	Kick
Rapier	Thrusting Sword, Standard, Pierce	Impaling Thrust
Raptor Talons	Claw, Slash, Pierce	Quickstep
Red Branch Shortbow	Light Bow, None	Barrage
Ripple Blade	Axe, Standard	Wild Strikes
Ripple Crescent Halberd	Halberd, Standard, Pierce	Spinning Slash
Short Sword	Straight Sword, Standard,  Pierce	Kick
Shortbow	Light Bow, None	Barrage
Soldier’s Crossbow	Crossbow, None	Kick
Spiked Caestus	Fist, Strike	Endure
Sword of Milos	Greatsword, Standard, Pierce	Shriek of Milos
Twinblade	Twinblades, Standard, Pierce	Spinning Slash
Twinned Knight Swords	Twinblades, Standard, Pierce	Spinning Slash
Varre’s Bouquet	Hammer, Bludgeoning	Blood Tax
Vulgar Militia Saw	Halberd, Standard, Pierce	Spinning Slash
Vulgar Militia Shotel	Halberd, Standard, Pierce	Spinning Slash
Warhawk’s Talon	Straight Sword, Standard, Pierce	Spinning Slash
Weathered Straight Sword	Straight Sword, Standard, Pierce	Square Off
Winged Spear	Spear, Pierce	Charge Forth
Zweihander	Colossal Sword, Standard	Stamp Upward Cut
Carian Glintblade Staff	Glintstone Staff, Strike	No Skill
Erdtree Seal	Sacred Seal, Strike	No Skill
Albinauric Staff	Glintstone Staff, Strike	No Skill