If you’ve ever wanted to swing around a ridiculously oversized sword of axe like a badass anime character, Elden Ring is the game for you.Elden Ringfeatures an extensive collection ofColossal Swords, Great Hammers, and other equally ginormous weapons that can fulfill all your Unga Bunga needs. As you might imagine, though, wielding such fearsome weapons does require a fair amount of Strength.
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Strength-heavy builds have always been popular in Elden Ring, and that hasn’t changed with the release ofShadow of the Erdtree. The DLC gave us a bunch of exciting new Strength weapons to play around with, including some that work well with hybrid builds. But how do these new additions compare to the iconic Strength weapons from the base game? I’m glad you asked, dear reader, because we just so happened to put together a tier list of every Strength weapon in the game in order to answer that very question.
Our Ranking Criteria
We took into consideration every factor we could think of when putting together this tier list. That includes not just raw stats, but also weight, length, speed, versatility, moveset, and unique skills, if any. Weapon requirements were deemed less important, and we didn’t factor in the difficulty of obtaining these weapons at all. We’re not dismissing the satisfaction of using a hard-earned weapon, but those weapons don’t necessarily perform better than those found randomly during exploration.
It’s also worth noting that we ranked all these weapons based on their max level stats. There’s a major difference between a base level weapon and a fully upgraded weapon. Needless to say, we also assumed that players wielding these weapons would have high enough Strength to get the most out of them. The Strength soft cap is 60 for skills and 80 for weapon scaling. As long as you’re within that range, you’ll be able to use these weapons to their full potential.
The last thing we need to mention is that Strength is the most important attribute for every weapon on this list. Depending on the weapon, this means that investing points into Strength provides the biggest damage boost, skill boost, or both.
This is where you’ll find the most devastating Strength weapons in Elden Ring. Whether you’re looking for a massive two-handed sword or a more specialized implement of destruction, you’re able to’t go wrong with any of these weapons. None of the DLC weapons made it into S-Tier but, then again, it’s hard to beat the classics.
Weapon Name
Weapon Type
Weapon Skill
Greatsword
Colossal Sword
Stamp (Upward Cut) Skill
Starscourge Greatsword
Starcaller Cry Skill
Ruins Greatsword
Wave of Destruction Skill
Marais Executioner’s Sword
Eochaid’s Dancing Blade Skill
Ordovis’s Greatsword
Ordovis’s Vortex Skill
Magma Wyrm’s Scalesword
Curved Greatsword
Magma Guillotine Skill
Giant-Crusher
Colossal Weapon
Endure Skill
A lot of these weaponsalmostmade it into S-Tier but had one or two drawbacks that prevented them from reaching their full potential. Having said that, any A-Tier weapon can carry you through the entire game and its DLC even if it won’t necessarily one-shot every enemy you come across.
Devonia’s Hammer
Devonia’s Vortex
Gazing Finger
Kowtower’s Resentment
Beastclaw Greathammer
Great Hammer
Regal Beastclaw Skill
Great Stars
Siluria’s Tree
Great Spear
Siluria’s Woe Skill
Freyja’s Greatsword
Spinning Slash Skill
Beastman’s Cleaver
Dismounter
Beastman’s Curved Sword
Curved Sword
Morning Star
Kick Skill
Nox Flowing Hammer
Flowing Form Skill (Nox Flowing Hammer)
Banished Knight’s Greatsword
Lion’s Claw Skill
Greatsword of Solitude
Solitary Moon Slash
Sword Lance
Heavy Thrusting Sword
Impaling Thrust Skill
Cleanrot Knight’s Sword
Thrusting Sword
Broadsword
Straight Sword
Square Off Skill
Nightrider Glaive
Golden Halberd
Golden Vow Skill
Executioner’s Greataxe
War Cry Skill
Warped Axe
Gargoyle’s Twinblade
Charge Forth Skill
Grave Scythe
Igon’s Greatbow
Igon’s Drake Hunt
This is where you’ll find (mostly) decent weapons for a balanced gameplay experience. B-Tier weapons aren’t amazing, but they’re not terrible either. With the right build, most of these can perform just as well if not better than some of the A-tier weapons.
Axe of Godfrey
Regal Roar Skill
Prelate’s Inferno Crozier
Prelate’s Charge Skill
Golem’s Halberd
Troll’s Hammer
Troll’s Roar Skill
Watchdog’s Staff
Sorcery of the Crozier Skill
Grafted Blade Greatsword
Oath of Vengeance Skill
Watchdog’s Greatsword
Troll’s Golden Sword
Iron Greatsword
Lordsworn’s Greatsword
Greatsword of Damnation
Golden Crux
Omen Cleaver
Axe of Godrick
I Command Thee, Kneel! Skill
Rusted Anchor
Barbaric Roar Skill
Great Omenkiller Cleaver
Wild Strikes Skill
Bonny Butchering Knife
Hone Blade
Curved Great Club
Brick Hammer
Rotten Battle Hammer
Braggart’s Roar Skill
Smithscript Greathammer
Commander’s Standard
Rallying Standard Skill
Dragon Halberd
Serpent-God’s Curved Sword
Grossmesser
Highland Axe
Iron Cleaver
Smithscript Axe
Rotten Crystal Sword
Stone-Sheathed Sword
Meteoric Ore Blade
Gravitas Skill
Ringed Finger
Claw Flick Skill
Marika’s Hammer
Gold Breaker Skill
Spiked Club
Serpent-Hunter
Great-Serpent Hunt Skill
Bloodfiend’s Fork
Gargoyle’s Black Blades
Twinned Knight Swords
Chainlink Flail
Spinning Chain Skill
Bloodstained Dagger
Quickstep Skill
Bloodhound Claws
Claw Weapon
Bloodhound’s Step Skill
Beast Claw (Weapon)
Beast Claw
Ash of War: Savage Claws
Golem Greatbow
Through and Through Skill
Fist Weapon
Beast-Repellent Torch
Torch Attack Skill
Lamenting Visage
Blindfold of Happiness
Using a C-Tier weapon for an extended amount of time is usually more trouble than it’s worth. You can make some of these work by coming up with very gimmicky builds, but it’s hard to justify doing that when there are so many better Strength weapons in Elden Ring and Shadow of the Erdtree.
Great Club
Golden Land Skill
Staff of the Avatar
Erdtree Slam Skill
Bastard Sword
Gargoyle’s Greatsword
Vacuum Slice Skill
Longhaft Axe
Greathorn Hammer
Battle Hammer
Large Club
Great Mace
Gargoyle’s Black Halberd
Gargoyle’s Halberd
Sacrificial Axe
Crystal Sword
Clayman’s Harpoon
Veteran’s Prosthesis
Storm Kick Skill
Spiked Caestus
Golem Fist
Red Bear’s Claw
Red Bear Hunt
Misbegotten Shortbow
Barrage Skill
If you want to make a hard game even harder, you can do so by using one of these weapons. Otherwise, we would recommend giving every weapon in this tier a wide berth. Aside from being grossly underpowered, most of these weapons don’t offer anything particularly interesting and are simply boring to use.
Dragon Greatclaw
Rotten Staff
Gargoyle’s Great Axe
Gargoyle’s Black Axe
Jawbone Axe
Celebrant’s Cleaver
Battle Axe
Stone Club
Curved Club
Iron Spear
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
Shadow of the Erdtree is the first and only DLC expansion for FromSoftware’s groundbreaking Elden Ring. It takes players to a whole new region, the Land of Shadow, where a new story awaits the Tarnished.
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