Elden Ring Weapon Tier List

By Dillan | August 10th, 2022 | Categories: Elden Ring

Like most action-adventure role-playing games, weapons are important in progressing through Elden Ring. Though many aspects would help players, like Elden Ring incantations and runes, armaments are the main damage-dealing equipment that the Tarnished has. Gamers need to make sure that their characters are using the strongest weapons available to ensure their success in their encounters. This Elden Ring Weapon Tier List will help players figure out the best combination of weapons to (finally) beat Malenia).

Elden Ring weapons are ranked according to their strength, power, and effectiveness in combat. Each item has its own perks, so gamers should research more about their preferred weapons or which one would fit them more. This Elden Ring tier list will help players whittle down their choices so that players can be more thorough with their search.

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Elden Ring Weapon Tier List

Due to the number of weapons available in Elden Ring, these items are separated into six categories. While most are usable and decent, there are specific ones that players should stay away from unless they are doing a challenge. Here is the tier list for Elden Ring weapons:

S Tier Elden Ring Weapons

These are the best and the strongest in the game. These items are the ones that players should try to acquire as much as possible. Here are all the S-tier weapons in Elden Ring:

Blasphemous Blade (Greatsword)
Dark Moon (Greatsword)
Death’s Poker (Greatsword)
Golden Order Greatsword (Greatsword)
Gargoyle’s Blackblade (Greatsword)
Ony Lord’s Greatsword (Curved Greatsword)
Eleonora’s Poleblade (Twinblades)
Erdtree Bow (Light Bow)
Fallingstar Beast Jaw (Colossal Weapon)
Full Moon Crossbow (Crossbow)
Godslayer’s Greatsword (Colossal Sword)
Lion Great bow (Great Bow)
Meteoric Ore Blade (Katana)
Mohgwyn’s Sacred Spear (Great Spear)
Moonveil (Katana)
Rivers of Blood (Katana)
Scepter of the All-Knowing (Hammer)
Sword of Night and Flame (Straight Sword)
Winged Scythe (Reaper)
Carian Regal Scepter (Glinstone Staff)
Dragon Communion Seal (Sacred Seal)
Frenzied Flame Seal (Sacred Seal)
Giant’s Seal (Sacred Seal)
Lusat’s Glintstone Staff (Glintstone Staff)

A Tier Elden Ring Weapons

This tier is the second best in the game. Weapons under this category can compete or be evenly matched with S-tiers if equipped with the proper build. Here are all the A-tier offensive items in Elden Ring:

Bastard’s Stars (Flail)
Beastclaw Greathammer (Warhammer)
Black Knife (Dagger)
Blade of Calling (Dagger)
Bolt of Gransax (Spear)
Carian Knight’s Sword (Straight Sword)
Cleanrot Spear (Spear)
Cranial Vessel Candlestand (Warhammer)
Crystal Sword (Straight Sword)
Death Ritual Spear (Spear)
Devourer’s Scepter (Warhammer)
Dragon Greatclaw (Colossal Weapon)
Dragon King’s Cragblade (Heavy Thrusting Sword)
Dragonscale Blade (Katana)
Eclipse Shotel (Curved Sword)
Envoy’s Greathorn (Colossal Weapon)
Envoy’s Horn (Hammer)
Envoy’s Long Horn (Warhammer)
Executioner’s Greataxe (Great Axe)
Family Heads (Flail)
Giant’s Red Braid (Whip)
Godskin Peeler (Twinbllades)
Golden Halberd (Halberd)
Grafted Blade Greatsword (Colossal Sword)
Grafted Dragon (Fist)
Halo Scythe (Reaper)
Hand of Malenia (Katana)
Helphen’s Steeple (Greatsword)
Horn Bow (Light Bow)
Icerin Hatchet (Axe)
Inquisitor’s Girandole (Spear)
Inseparable Sword (Greatsword)
Lazuli Glintstone Sword (Straight Sword)
Magma Blade (Curved Sword)
Magma Wyrm’s Scalesword (Curved Greatsword)
Maliketh’s Black Blade (Colossal Sword)
Marais Executioner’s Sword (Greatsword)
Miquellan Knight’s Sword (Straight Sword)
Morgott’s Cursed Sword (Curved Greatsword)
Ornamental Straight Sword (Straight Sword)
Prelate’s Inferno Crozier (Colossal Weapon)
Royal Greatsword (Colossal Sword)
Ruins Greatsword (Colossal Sword)
Sacred Relic Sword (Greatsword)
Scavenger’s Curved Sword (Curved Sword)
Siluria’s Tree (Great Spear)
Staff of the Avatar (Colossal Weapon)
Sword of St.Trina (Straight Sword)
Treespear (Great Spear)
Veteran’s Prosthesis (Fist)
Wing of Astel (Curved Sword)
Azur’s Glintstone Staff (Glintstone Staff)
Godslayer’s Seal (Sacred Seal)
Golden Order Seal (Sacred Seal)
Gravel Stone Seal (Sacred Seal)
Rotten Crystal Staff (Glintstone Staff)

B Tier

While these weapons may not be on par with the higher ranks, B tiers are strong in their own right. When used with the appropriate optimized gear, they can become strong enough for players to finish the game with them. Here are all the weapons in this tier:

Antspur Rapier (Thrusting Sword)
Axe of Godrick (Great Axe)
Beast-Repellent Torch (Torchs)
Cipher Pata (Fist)
Clayman’s Harpoon (Spear)
Coded Sword (Straight Sword)
Crystal Spear (Spear)
Frozen Needle (Thrusting Sword)
Gargoyle’s Black Axe (Axe)
Gargoyle’s Black Halberd (Halberd)
Ghostflame Torch (Torchs)
Glintstone Kris (Dagger)
Golden Epitaph (Straight Sword)
Golem Greatbow (Great Bow)
Great Omenkiller Clear (Great Axe)
Greataxe (Great Axe)
Hammer (Hammer)
Ivory Sickle (Dagger)
Loretta’s War Sickle (Halberd)
Magma Whip Candlestick (Whip)
Marika’s Hammer (Hammer)
Monk’s Flamemace (Hammer)
Nagakiba (Katana)
Noble’s Slender Sword (Straight Sword)
Nox Flowing Hammer (Hammer)
Reduvia (Dagger)
Ringed Finger (Hammer)
Rogier’s Rapier (Thrusting Sword)
Rosus’ Axe (Axe)
Rotten Crystal Spear (Spear)
Rusted Anchor (Great Axe)
Sentry’s Anchor (Torchs)
Serpent-Hunter (Great Spear)
St. Trina’s Torch (Torchs)
Starscourge Greatsword (Colossal Sword)
Stone Club (Hammer)
Torchpole (Spear)
Troll Knight’s Sword (Colossal Sword)
Vyke’s War Spear (Great Spear)
Winged Greathorn (Great Axe)
Zamor Curved Sword (Curved Greatsword)
Academy Glintstone Staff (Glintstone Staff)
Clawmark Seal (Sacred Seal)
Demi-Human Queen’s Staff (Glintstone Staff)
Gelmir Glintstone Staff (Glintstone Staff)
Meteorite Staff (Glinstone Staff)
Staff of Loss (Glinstone Staff)
Staff of the Guilty (Glintstone Staff)

C Tier

This tier is the average rank for every item. Weapons under this category are neither good nor bad. The rule here is to use C Tier gear until players find stronger and better equipment. Here are all the average and basic weapons in Elden Ring:

Albinauric Bow (Light Bow)
Axe of Godfrey (Colossal Weapon)
Bandit’s Curved Sword (Curved Sword)
Bloodhound Claws (Claw)
Cinquedea (Dagger)
Crystal Knife (Dagger)
Curved Club (Hammer)
Duelist Greataxe (Colossal Weapon)
Gargoyle’s Great Axe (Great Axe)
Gargoyle’s Greatsword (Greatsword)
Gargoyle’s Twinblade (Twinblades)
Grave Scythe (Reaper)
Grossmesser (Curved Sword)
Hoslow’s Petal Whip (Whip)
Jar Cannon (Ballista)
Longhaft Axe (Great Axe)
Mace (Hammer)
Morning Star (Hammer)
Ordovi’s Greatsword (Greatsword)
Regalia of Eochaid (Straight Sword)
Rotten Crystal Sword (Straight Sword)
Rotten Greataxe (Colossal Weapon)
Rotten Staff (Colossal Weapon)
Spiked Club (Hammer)
Steel-Wire Torch (Torchs)
Torch (Torchs)
Troll’s Hammer (Colossal Weapon)
Warpick (Hammer)
Watchdog’s Staff (Colossal Weapon)
Watchdog’s Greatsword (Colossal Sword)
Finger Seal (Sacred Seal)

D Tier

Weapons in this category are the best of the worst weapons available. Most of the basic items are in this tier. Players should replace these weapons as soon as they can. Here are all the available D Tiers in Elden Ring:

Alabaster Lord’s Sword (Greatsword)
Beastman’s Cleaver (Curved Greatsword)
Beastman’s Cleaver Sword (Curved Sword)
Bloddhound’s Fang (Curved Greatsword)
Butchering Knife (Great Axe)
Celebrant’s Skull (Warhammer)
Chainlink Flail (Flail)
Cleanrot Knight’s Sword (Thrusting Sword)
Club (Hammer)
Cross-Naginata (Spear)
Curved Great Club (Warhammer)
Erdtree Greatbow (Great bow)
Falchion (Curved Sword)
Flail (Flail)
Flowing Curved Sword (Curved Sword)
Ghiza’s Wheel (Colossal Weapon)
Giant-Crusher (Colossal Weapon)
Golem’s Halberd (Halberd)
Great Club (Colossal Weapon)
Great Stars (Warhammer)
Greatbow (Great Bow)
Iron Spear (Spear)
Long Bow (Light Bow)
Mantis Blade (Curved Sword)
Misericorde (Dagger)
Nightrider Flail (Flail)
Nox Flowing Sword (Curved Sword)
Omen Cleaver (Curved Greatsword)
Partisan (Spear)
Pickaxe (Warhammer)
Pike (Spear)
Pulley Bow (Light Bow)
Scimitar (Curved Sword)
Serpent-God’s Curved Sword (Curved Sword)
Shamshir (Curved Sword)
Spear (Spear)
Spiked Spear (Spear)
Thorned Whip (Whip)
Urumi (Whip)
Venomous Fang (Claw)
Wakizashi (Dagger)
Whip (Whip)
Astrologer’s Staff (Glintstone Staff)
Carian Glintstone Staff (Glintstone Staff)
Crystal Staff (Glintstone Staff)

E Tier

Weapons in this tier are something that players should avoid about 100% of the time. They are weak and can pose an extreme challenge to gamers who use them. People should only use these items out of desperation. Here are all the E tier weapons in this game:

Arbalest (Crossbow)
Battle Axe (Axe)
Battle Hammer (Warhammer)
Bloodstained Dagger (Dagger)
Bloody Helice (Heavy Thrusting Sword)
Broadsword (Straight Sword)
Celebrant’s Cleaver (Axe)
Celebrant’s Rib-Rake (Spear)
Celebrant’s Sickle (Dagger)
Commander’s Standard (Halberd)
Crepu’s Black-Key Crossbow (Crossbow)
Dismounter (Curved Greatsword)
Dragon Halberd (Halberd)
Estoc (Thrusting Sword)
Gargoyle’s Halberd (Halberd)
Glaive (Halberd)
Godskin Stitcher (Heavy Thrusting Sword)
Great Mace (Warhammer)
Greathorn Hammer (Warhammer)
Greatsword (Colossal Sword)
Guardian’s Swordspear (Halberd)
Highland Axe (Axe)
Hookclaws (Claw)
Iron Cleaver (Axe)
Iron Greatsword (Greatsword)
Jawbone Axe (Axe)
Large Club (Warhammer)
Monk’s Flameblad (Curved Greatsword)
Rotten Battle Hammer (Warhammer)
Sacrificial Axe) (Axe)
Scorpion’s Stinger (Dagger)
Scythe (Reaper)
Serpent Bow (Light Bow)
Serpentbone Blade (Katana)
Short Spear (Spear)
Shotel (Curved Sword)
Star Fist (Fist)
Stormhawk Axe (Axe)
Troll’s Golden Sword (Colossal Sword)
Uchigatana (Katana)
Warped Axe (Axe)
Digger’s Staff (Grindstone Staff)
Prince of Death’s Staff (Glintstone Staff)

F Tier

There is no reason to use these weapons other than to generate content. These items are all considered memes and not to be taken seriously. For casual players, they should never ever touch these things. Here is all the F Tier in Elden Ring:

Banished Knight’s Greatsword (Greatsword)
Banished Knight’s Halberd (Halberd)
Bastard Sword (Greatsword)
Black Bow (Light Bow)
Brick Hammer (Warhammer)
Caestus (Fist)
Cane Sword (Straight Sword)
Claymore (Greatsword)
Clinging Bone (Fist)
Composite Bow (Light Bow)
Dagger (Dagger)
Erdsteel Dagger (Dagger)
Flamberge (Greatsword)
Forked Greatsword (Greatsword)
Forked Hatchet (Axe)
Great Epee (Heavy Thrusting Sword)
Great Knife (Dagger)
Halberd (Halberd)
Hand Axe (Axe)
Hand Ballista (Ballista)
Harp Bow (Light Bow)
Heavy Crossbow (Crossbow)
Iron Ball (Fist)
Katar (Fist)
Knight’s Greatsword (Greatsword)
Lance (Great Spear)
Light Crossbow (Crossbow)
Longsword (Straight Sword)
Longsworn’s Greatsword (Greatsword)
Longsworn’s Straight Sword (Straight Sword)
Lucerne (Halberd)
Misbegotten Shortbow (Light Bow)
Nightrider Glaive (Halberd)
Noble’s Estoc (Thrusting Sword)
Parrying Dagger (Dagger)
Pest’s Glaive (Halberd)
Pulley Crossbow (Crossbow)
Rapier (Thrusting Sword)
Raptor’s Talons (Claw)
Red Branch Shortbow (Light Bow)
Ripple Blade (Axe)
Ripple Crescent Halberd (Halberd)
Short Sword (Straight Forward)
Shortbow (Light Bow)
Soldier’s Crossbow (Crossbow)
Spiked Caestus (Fist)
Sword of Milos (Greatsword)
Twinblade (Twinblades)
Twinned Knight Swords (Twinblades)
Varre’s Bouquet (Hammer)
Vulgar Militia Saw (Halberd)
Vulgar Militia Shotel (Halberd)
Warhawk’s Talon (Straight Sword)
Weathered Straight Sword (Straight Sword)
Winged Spear (Spear)
Zweihander (Colossal Sword)
Carian Glintblade Staff (Glinstone Staff)
Erdtree Seal (Sacred Seal)

Choose Based on Your Preference

While this tier list displays which weapons are the strongest, what gamers use should depend mainly on their preference. Players should enjoy the type of item they equip regardless of their power and effectiveness. Don’t let this list hinder you from using the Elden Ring weapons of your dreams.