Elden Ring is packed with powerful weapons, but few stand out as much as the Legendary Armaments. These nine unique weapons are not just some of the most devastating tools in the game but also required to unlock the Legendary Armaments achievement for 100% completion.
Some of these weapons excel in boss fights, while others dominate in PvP or have unique abilities that make them highly sought-after. This guide ranks all Legendary Armaments in Elden Ring, helping you determine which are worth the effort.
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9. Devourer’s Scepter
📍 Dropped by Bernahl (Warmaster’s Shack or Crumbling Farum Azula)
- Scaling: Strength (C), Dexterity (C), Faith (C)
- Damage Type: Physical, Fire
- Weapon Skill: Devourer of Worlds (Area-of-effect fire damage + life steal)
💡 Why It’s Ranked Last
Devourer’s Scepter is one of the easiest legendary weapons to obtain, but its low damage and slow attack speed make it underwhelming. Its life-steal effect is useful in crowd fights but struggles against bosses and PvP opponents.
✅ Good for: Clearing groups of enemies.
❌ Weakness: Slow attack speed, weak scaling.
8. Eclipse Shotel
📍 Found at Castle Sol (Mountaintops of the Giants)
- Scaling: Strength (D), Dexterity (C), Faith (C)
- Damage Type: Physical, Holy
- Weapon Skill: Death Flare (Death Blight buildup)
💡 Why It’s Useful
This curved sword is one of the few weapons that inflicts Death Blight, which can instantly kill players in PvP. However, in PvE, Death Blight is almost useless, making this weapon a niche pick.
✅ Good for: PvP-focused Death Blight builds.
❌ Weakness: Ineffective against most PvE enemies.
7. Grafted Blade Greatsword
📍 Dropped by Leonine Misbegotten (Castle Morne, Weeping Peninsula)
- Scaling: Strength (B), Dexterity (D)
- Damage Type: Physical
- Weapon Skill: Oath of Vengeance (Boosts all stats for 60 seconds)
💡 Why It’s Decent
This colossal greatsword is visually striking (resembling the Iron Throne) and has a useful stat-boosting skill. However, other colossal weapons deal more raw damage and are faster in combat.
✅ Good for: Strength builds that need extra stats.
❌ Weakness: Slower than alternative colossal swords.
6. Golden Order Greatsword
📍 Dropped by Misbegotten Crusader (Cave of the Forlorn, Consecrated Snowfield)
- Scaling: Strength (E), Dexterity (D), Faith (B)
- Damage Type: Physical, Holy
- Weapon Skill: Establish Order (Holy explosion + ranged wave attacks)
💡 Why It’s Strong
This Faith-scaling greatsword has one of the best Holy-based weapon skills, making it great for Faith-heavy builds. It also deals extra damage to Undead, making it situationally useful.
✅ Good for: Faith builds needing strong AoE and ranged attacks.
❌ Weakness: Holy damage is ineffective against many bosses.
5. Sword of Night and Flame
📍 Found in Caria Manor (Liurnia of the Lakes)
- Scaling: Strength (D), Dexterity (D), Intelligence (B), Faith (B)
- Damage Type: Physical, Magic, Fire
- Weapon Skill: Night-and-Flame Stance (Magic beam or Fire slash attack)
💡 Why It’s Still Great
Once one of the most broken weapons in Elden Ring, this straight sword still has an amazing magic/fire hybrid skill. It’s perfect for hybrid Intelligence & Faith builds, though it requires proper stat investment.
✅ Good for: Hybrid Intelligence/Faith players wanting versatility.
❌ Weakness: Requires heavy investment in multiple stats.
4. Bolt of Gransax
📍 Found in Leyndell, Royal Capital (BEFORE defeating Maliketh!)
- Scaling: Strength (D), Dexterity (C)
- Damage Type: Physical, Lightning
- Weapon Skill: Ancient Lightning Spear (Throws a powerful lightning spear)
💡 Why It’s Powerful
This lightning spear has one of the best ranged weapon skills in the game. It deals extra damage against dragons and Ancient Dragons, making it deadly in PvE.
✅ Good for: Dexterity builds that want ranged lightning attacks.
❌ Weakness: Can be missed permanently if players don’t grab it before Leyndell becomes Ashen.
3. Ruins Greatsword
📍 Dropped by Crucible Knight & Misbegotten Warrior (Redmane Castle, Caelid)
- Scaling: Strength (S), Intelligence (E)
- Damage Type: Physical, Magic
- Weapon Skill: Wave of Destruction (AoE gravity attack)
💡 Why It’s Overpowered
With S-scaling in Strength, this is one of the strongest colossal weapons in the game. Its Weapon Skill deals massive AoE gravity damage, making it incredible for boss fights and crowd control.
✅ Good for: Strength builds needing high raw damage and AoE potential.
❌ Weakness: Heavy weight (23.0) and slow attack speed.
2. Dark Moon Greatsword
📍 Obtained from Ranni’s Questline (Moonlight Altar, Cathedral of Manus Celes)
- Scaling: Strength (D), Dexterity (D), Intelligence (B)
- Damage Type: Physical, Magic
- Weapon Skill: Moonlight Greatsword (Boosts magic damage + fires Frost-infused magic waves)
- Passive Effect: 55 Frostbite buildup on hit
💡 Why It’s Legendary
A FromSoftware tradition, this Intelligence-scaling greatsword is perfect for mages. Its Weapon Skill fires free ranged magic waves, and it inflicts Frostbite, which makes it great against most enemies.
✅ Good for: Intelligence builds needing Frost & ranged damage.
❌ Weakness: Requires heavy Intelligence investment.
1. Marais Executioner’s Sword
📍 Dropped by Elemer of the Briar (Shaded Castle, Altus Plateau)
- Scaling: Strength (B), Dexterity (E), Arcane (D)
- Damage Type: Physical, Magic
- Weapon Skill: Eochaid’s Dancing Blade (Rapid spinning charge attack)
💡 Why It’s The Best
This weapon obliterates enemies in one hit. Its Weapon Skill deals insane burst damage and can be canceled mid-animation, allowing you to adapt in fights. It’s an absolute PvP nightmare and melts bosses.
✅ Good for: One-shot builds in PvE and PvP.
❌ Weakness: Requires precision for max damage output.
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