Elden Ring has a plethora of weapons you can find on your travels through the Lands Between. Some weapons are more viable than others, but some that seem lackluster can be S tier when partnered with the proper build. It depends entirely on the situation and what enemy/boss you face. But there's a few weapons that outshine all others, so here's all Elden Ring Weapons ranked in a Weapon Tier List.
Elden Ring Weapon Tier List
Melee Weapons Tier List Rating Weapon Tier Description S The best weapon in each category to use. A Powerful weapons. It can easily take you through the game. B Averagely decent weapons. They can take you far. C Less than average. Find something better. D Weak weapons. Ditch it or attempt a challenge run.
Axes Tier Weapon Requirements A Icerind Hatchet Str 11, Dex16 B Rosus' Axe Str 18, Dex 10, Int 18 D Jawbone Axe Str 14, Dex 8 C Highland Axe Str 12, Dex 9 D Sacrificial Axe Str 16, Dex 10 D Stormhawk Axe Str 19, Dex 15 D Celebrant’s Cleaver Str 12, Dex 8 D Ripple Blade Str 11, Dex 11, Arc 20 D Forked Hatchet Str 9, Dex 14 D Warped Axe Str 24, Dex 8 D Hand Axe Str 9, Dex 8 D Iron Cleaver Str 15, Dex 7 D Battle Axe Str 12, Dex 8
Greataxes Tier Weapon Requirements A Executioner’s Greataxe Str 34, Dex 8 B Winged Greathorn Str 30, Dex 20 B Gargoyle's Black Axe Str 24, Dex 8, Fai 22 B Axe of Godric Str 34, Dex 22 B Great Omenkiller Cleaver Str 23, Dex 12 B Greataxe Str 30, Dex 8 B Crescent Moon Axe Str 25, Dex 15 C Butchering Knife Str 16, Dex 20 C Rusted Anchor Str 26, Dex 9 C Gargoyle’s Great Axe Str 24, Dex 8 C Longhaft Axe Str 24, Dex 8
Claws Tier Weapon Requirements C Bloodhound Claws Str 10, Dex 15 D Hookclaws Str 8, Dex 14 D Raptor Talons Str 6, Dex 14 D Venomous Fang Str 9, Dex 9
Colossal Swords Tier Weapon Requirements S Godslayer’s Greatsword Str 20, Dex 22, Fai 20 A Grafted Blade Greatsword Str 40, Dex 14 A Maliketh’s Black Blade Str 34, Dex 12, Fai 20 A Royal Greatsword Str 26, Dex 18, Int 22 A Starscourge Greatsword Str 38, Dex 12, Int 15 B Greatsword Str 31, Dex 12 B Troll Knight’s Sword Str 20, Dex 14, Int 18 C Watchdog’s Greatsword Str 30, Dex 10 D Troll’s Golden Sword Str 29, Dex 10 D Zweihander Str 19, Dex 11
Curved Greatswords Tier Weapon Requirements S Onyx Lord’s Greatsword Str 20, Dex 16, Int 16 A Bloodhound’s Fang Str 17, Dex 18 A Magma Wyrm’s Scalesword Str 24, Dex 15, Fai 18 A Morgott’s Cursed Sword Str 14, Dex 35, Arc 17 B Zamor Curved Sword Str 16, Dex 18 C Beastman’s Cleaver Str 25, Dex 14 D Dismounter Str 19, Dex 16 D Monk’s Flameblade Str 18, Dex 18 D Omen Cleaver Str 19, Dex 16
Greatswords Tier Weapon Requirements S Blasphemous Blade Str 22, Dex 15, Fai 21 S Death’s Poker Str 15, Dex 17, Int 11 S Dark Moon Greatsword Str 16, Dex 11, Int 38 A Gargoyle’s Blackblade Str 18, Dex 10, Fai 22 A Golden Order Greatsword Str 16, Dex 21, Fai 28 A Helphen’s Steeple Str 19, Dex 10, Int 22 A Marais Executioner’s Sword Str 24, Dex 14, Arc 23 A Sacred Relic Sword Str 14, Dex 24, Fai 22 B Ordovis’s Greatsword Str 25, Dex 13, Fai 15 C Alabaster Lord’s Greatsword Str 16, Dex 12, Int 18 C Claymore Str 16, Dex 13 C Gargoyle’s Greatsword Str 18, Dex 10 C Lordsworn’s Greatsword Str 16, Dex 10 D Banished Knight’s Greatsword Str 17, Dex 9 D Bastard Sword Str 16, Dex 10 D Flamberge Str 15, Dex 14 D Forked Greatsword Str 14, Dex 16 D Iron Greatsword Str 18, Dex 10 D Knight’s Greatsword Str 16, Dex 12 D Sword of Milos Str 15, Dex 19
Heavy Thrusting Swords Tier Weapon Requirement A Dragon King’s Cragblade Str 18, Dex 37 C Godskin Stitcher Str 14, Dex 17 D Bloody Helice Str 16, Dex 19, Arc 17 D Great Epee Str 15, Dex 16
Colossal Weapons Tier Weapon Requirements S Fallingstar Beast Jaw Str 34, Dex 12, Int 20 A Dragon Greatclaw Str 30, Dex 14 A Envoy’s Greathorn Str 28, Dex 12, Fai 24 A Prelate’s Inferno Crozier Str 45, Dex 8 A Ruins Greatsword Str 50, Int 16 A Staff of the Avatar Str 34, Dex 8, Fai 24 B Duelist Greataxe Str 30, Dex 10 C Axe of Godfrey Str 42, Dex 14 C Ghiza’s Wheel Str 28, Dex 18 C Giant-Crusher Str 60 C Golem’s Halberd Str 36, Dex 14 C Great Club Str 35 C Rotten Greataxe Str 30, Dex 10 C Rotten Staff Str 34, Dex 8 C Troll’s Hammer Str 28, Dex 8, Fai 10 C Watchdog’s Staff Str 34, Dex 10
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Great Hammers Tier Weapon Requirements A Beastclaw Greathammer Str 20, Dex 10, Fai 18 A Cranial Vessel Candlestand Str 26, Dex 8, Fai 22 A Devourer’s Scepter Str 24, Dex 20, Fai 25 A Envoy’s Long Horn Str 23, Dex 11, Fai 18 C Celebrant’s Skull Str 18, Dex 12 C Curved Great Club Str 24, Dex 10 C Great Stars Str 22, Dex 12 C Large Club Str 22 D Battle Hammer Str 26, Dex 8 D Brick Hammer Str 31 D Great Mace Str 28 D Greathorn Hammer Str 8, Dex 14 D Pickaxe Str 22, Dex 10 D Rotten Battle Hammer Str 26, Dex 8
Hammers Tier Weapon Requirements S Scepter of the All-Knowing Str 12, Dex 18, Int 21 A Envoy’s Horn Str 10, Dex 12, Fai 16 B Marika’s Hammer Str 20, Dex 12, Fai 19 B Nox Flowing Hammer Str 17, Dex 7 B Ringed Finger Str 15, Dex 9 C Club Str 10 C Curved Club Str 11, Dex 7 C Hammer Str 14, Dex 7 C Monk’s Flamemace Str 13, Dex 13 C Spiked Club Str 12, Dex 7 C Stone Club Str 16, Dex 8 D Mace Str 12, Dex 7 D Morning Star Str 12, Dex 8 D Varre’s Bouquet Str 8, Dex 16, Arc 24 D Warpick Str 11, Dex 9
Curved Swords Tier Weapon Requirements A Eclipse Shotel Str 10, Dex 25, Fai 30 A Magma Blade Str 9, Dex 15, Fai 16 B Bandit’s Curved Sword Str 11, Dex 13 B Grossmesser Str 14, Dex 12 B Scavenger’s Curved Sword Str 9, Dex 14 B Wing of Astel Str 7, Dex 17, Int 20 C Falchion Str 9, Dex 13 C Nox Flowing Sword Str 8, Dex 15 C Serpent-God’s Curved Sword Str 13, Dex 9 C Shamshir Str 7, Dex 13 D Beastman’s Curved Sword Str 13, Dex 11 D Flowing Curved Sword Str 9, Dex 17 D Mantis Blade Str 10, Dex 12 D Scimitar Str 7, Dex 13 D Shotel Str 9, Dex 19
Straight Swords Tier Weapon Requirements S Sword of Night and Flame Str 12, Dex 12, Int 24, Fai 24 A Carian Knight’s Sword Str 10, Dex 10, Int 18 A Inseparable Sword Str 18, Dex 18, Fai 20 A Lazuli Glintstone Sword Str 8, Dex 9, Int 13 A Miquellan Knight’s Sword Str 11, Dex 11, Fai 16 A Sword of St. Trina Str 10, Dex 12, Int 14 B Coded Sword Fai 20 B Crystal Sword Str 13, Dex 10, Int 15 B Golden Epitaph Str 12, Dex 10, Fai 14 B Noble’s Slender Sword Str 8, Dex 11 B Ornamental Straight Sword Str 10, Dex 14 C Regalia of Eochaid Str 12, Dex 18, Arc 15 C Rotten Crystal Sword Str 13, Dex 10, Int 15 D Broadsword Str 10, Dex 10 D Cane Sword Str 8, Dex 11 D Longsword Str 10, Dex 10 D Lordsworn’s Straight Sword Str 10, Dex 10 D Short Sword Str 8, Dex 10 D Warhawk’s Talon Str 10, Dex 16 D Weathered Straight Sword Str 7, Dex 10
Thrusting Swords Tier Weapon Requirements B Antspur Rapier Str 10, Dex 20 B Rogier’s Rapier Str 8, Dex 17 C Frozen Needle Str 11, Dex 18 D Cleanrot Knight’s Sword Str 11, Dex 13 D Estoc Str 11, Dex 13 D Noble’s Estoc Str 9, Dex 10 D Rapier Str 7, Dex 12
Daggers Tier Weapon Requirements A Black Knife Str 8, Dex 12, Fai 18 A Blade of Calling Str 6, Dex 13, Fai 15 A Reduvia Str 5, Dex 13, Arc 13 B Cinquedea Str 10, Dex 10 B Crystal Knife Str 8, Dex 12, Int 9 B Glintstone Kris Str 5, Dex 12, Int 16 B Ivory Sickle Str 6, Dex 11, Int 13 C Misericorde Str 7, Dex 12 C Wakizashi Str 9, Dex 13 D Bloodstained Dagger Str 9, Dex 12 D Celebrant’s Sickle Str 6, Dex 11 D Dagger Str 5, Dex 9 D Erdsteel Dagger Str 7, Dex 12, Fai 14 D Great Knife Str 6, Dex 12 D Parrying Dagger Str 5, Dex 14 D Scorpion’s Stinger Str 6, Dex 12
Fists Tier Weapon Requirements A Grafted Dragon Str 20, Dex 14, Fai 16 A Veteran’s Prosthesis Str 15, Dex 12 B Cipher Pata Fai 30 D Caestus Str 8, Dex 8 D Clinging Bone Str 8, Dex 22, Arc 16 D Iron Ball Str 11, Dex 8 D Katar Str 8, Dex 10 D Spiked Caestus Str 8, Dex 10 D Star Fist Str 12, Dex 8
Flails Tier Weapon Requirements A Bastard’s Stars Str 8, Dex 22, Int 22 A Family Heads Str 8, Dex 18, Int 16 C Chainlink Flail Str 18, Dex 12 C Nightrider Flail Str 10, Dex 24 D Flail Str 10, Dex 18
Glintstone Staffs Tier Weapon Requirements S Lusat’s Glintstone Staff Str 10, Int 52 A Azur’s Glintstone Staff Str 10, Int 52 A Carian Regal Scepter Str 8, Dex 10, Int 60 A Meteorite Staff Str 6, Int 18 A Demi-Human Queen’s Staff Str 6, Int 10 B Academy Glintstone Staff Str 6, Int 28 B Gelmir Glintstone Staff Str 6, Int 14, Fai 14 B Rotten Crystal Staff Str 8, Int 48 B Staff of Loss Str 6, Dex 12, Int 14 B Staff of the Guilty Str 8, Fai 12 C Crystal Staff Str 8, Int 48 D Astrologer’s Staff Str 7, Int 16 D Carian Glintblade Staff Str 6, Int 22, Dex 12 D Carian Glintstone Staff Str 6, Int 24, Dex 8 D Digger’s Staff Str 8, Int 12 D Glintstone Staff Str 6, Int 10 D Prince of Death’s Staff Str 6, Int 18, Fai 18
Great Spears Tier Weapon Requirements S Mohgwyn’s Sacred Spear Str 24, Dex 14, Arc 27 A Siluria’s Tree Str 27, Dex 13, Fai 20 A Treespear Str 15, Dex 22, Fai 18 B Serpent-Hunter None B Vyke’s War Spear Vyke’s War Spear D Lance Str 20, Dex 14
Halberds Tier Weapon Requirements A Gargoyle’s Black Halberd Str 26, Dex 10, Fai 22 A Golden Halberd Str 30, Dex 14, Fai 12 B Loretta’s War Sickle Str 20, Dex 15, Int 20 C Banished Knight’s Halberd Str 14, Dex 12 C Dragon Halberd Str 22, Dex 10 C Gargoyle’s Halberd Str 26, Dex 10 C Guardian’s Swordspear Str 17, Dex 16 D Commander’s Standard Str 24, Dex 14 D Glaive Str 18, Dex 15 D Halberd Str 14, Dex 12 D Lucerne Str 15, Dex 12 D Nightrider Glaive Str 26, Dex 10 D Pest’s Glaive Str 13, Dex 13 D Ripple Crescent Halberd Str 12, Dex 12, Arc 20 D Vulgar Militia Saw Str 15, Dex 13 D Vulgar Militia Shotel Str 14, Dex 16
Reapers Tier Weapon Requirements S Winged Scythe Str 16, Dex 16, Fai 24 A Halo Scythe Str 13, Dex 16, Fai 15 C Grave Scythe Str 17, Dex 13 D Scythe Str 14, Dex 14
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Spears Tier Weapon Requirements A Bolt of Gransax Str 20, Dex 40 A Cleanrot Spear Str 16, Dex 16, Fai 14 A Death Ritual Spear Str 14, Dex 20, Int 18 A Inquisitor’s Girandole Str 18, Dex 15, Fai 16 B Clayman’s Harpoon Str 12, Dex 10, Int 12 B Crystal Spear Str 10, Dex 16, Int 16 B Rotten Crystal Spear Str 10, Dex 16, Int 16 B Torchpole Str 14, Dex 15 C Cross-Naginata Str 16, Dex 20 C Partisan Str 15, Dex 12 D Celebrant’s Rib-Rake Str 8, Dex 14 D Iron Spear Str 13, Dex 11 D Pike Str 20, Dex 14 D Short Spear Str 10, Dex 10 D Spear Str 12, Dex 15 D Spiked Spear Str 14, Dex 16
Katanas Tier Weapon Requirements S Moonveil Str 12, Dex 18, Arc 23 S Rivers of Blood Str 12, Dex 18, Arc 20 A Hand of Malenia Str 16, Dex 48 A Meteoric Ore Blade Str 15, Dex 14, Int 18 A Uchigatana Str 11, Dex 15 B Dragonscale Blade Str 12, Dex 20 B Nagakiba Str 18, Dex 22 C Serpentbone Blade Str 11, Dex 22
Sacred Seals Tier Weapon Requirements S Dragon Communion Seal Fai 10, Arc 10 S Giant’s Seal Str 4, Fai 14 A Frenzied Flame Seal Fai 10, Arc 10 A Godslayer’s Seal Str 4, Fai 27 A Golden Order Seal Int 17, Fai 17 B Clawmark Seal Str 4, Fai 10 B Gravel Stone Seal Str 4, Fai 18 D Erdtree Seal Fai 40 D Finger Seal Str 4, Fai 10
Torches Tier Weapon Requirements B Beast-Repellent Torch Str 12, Dex 8 B Ghostflame Torch Str 10, Dex 10, Int 14 B Sentry’s Torch Str 15, Dex 8, Fai 15 B St. Trina’s Torch Str 10, Dex 10, Fai 14 C Steel-Wire Torch Str 10, Dex 8 C Torch Str 5, Dex 5
Twinblades Tier Weapon Requirements A Eleonora's Poleblade Str 12, Dex 21, Arc 19 A Gargoyle’s Black Blades Str 18, Dex 15, Fai 22 B Godskin Peeler Str 17, Dex 22 B Gargoyle’s Twinblade Str 18, Dex 15 C Twinblade Str 10, Dex 18 C Twinned Knight Swords Str 16, Dex 18
Whips Tier Weapon Requirements A Giant’s Red Braid Str 18, Dex 12, Fai 21 A Magma Whip Candlestick Str 8, Dex 16, Fai 18 B Hoslow’s Petal Whip Str 10, Dex 20 C Thorned Whip Str 8, Dex 16 D Urumi Str 10, Dex 19 D Whip Str 8, Dex 14
Ranged Weapons Tier List Ballista Tier Weapon Requirements B Jar Cannon Str 34, Dex 12 D Hand Ballista Str 30, Dex 14
Bows Tier Weapon Requirements A Horn Bow Str 10, Dex 14, Int 12 C Longbow Str 9, Dex 14 D Pulley Bow Str 11, Dex 11 D Serpent Bow Str 8, Dex 15, Arc 11
Crossbows Tier Weapon Requirements S Full Moon Crossbow Str 10, Dex 10, Int 10 B Pulley Crossbow Str 16, Dex 16 C Soldier’s Crossbow Str 10, Dex 8 D Arbalest Str 18, Dex 12 D Crepus’s Black-Key Crossbow Str 14, Dex 16 D Heavy Crossbow Str 14, Dex 10 D Light Crossbow Str 12, Dex 8
Greatbows Tier Weapon Requirements S Lion Greatbow Str 22, Dex 18 A Golem Greatbow Str 24, Dex 18 C Erdtree Greatbow Str 20, Dex 14, Fai 14 D Greatbow Str 20, Dex 20
Light Bows Tier Weapon Requirements S Erdtree Bow Str 8, Dex 12, Fai 14 B Albinauric Bow Str 7, Dex 18 D Black Bow Str 9, Dex 20 D Composite Bow Str 15, Dex 15 D Harp Bow Str 9, Dex 9 D Misbegotten Shortbow Str 16, Dex 8 D Red Branch Shortbow Str 8, Dex 16 D Shortbow Str 8, Dex 10
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