Elden Ring Weapon Tier List

While every weapon in Elden Ring is a viable option depending on your class and build, some are indeed better than others. As a result, we’ve done the legwork and ranked every Elden Ring weapon into a handy S, A, B, C, or D sliding tier. But aren’t there *checks notes* 309 weapons in the game?! Yes — yes, there are. *Gulp!*

So, to try and help us take on this monumental task, we’ve enlisted the help of the rest of the Elden Ring-playing team at Twinfinite to hash out the placement of said weapons on the list. In addition, we’ve also done plenty of research to figure out what the most effective armaments in the game are.

Of course, things like this are not an exact science, but with careful thought and discussion we’ve nailed down a ranking that may prove handy for any discerning Tarnished out there. So, without further ado, here’s our Elden Ring weapon tier list. Let’s get into it, shall we?

Weapon Tier Key: D = Either starting equipment or weak weapons C = Slightly better weapons, but still pretty basic B = Decent weapons that are effective A = Very strong weapons S = The best weapons Elden Ring has to offer

Elden Ring Weapon Tier List

Weapon	Type	Minimum Requirements	Tier
Academy Glintstone Staff	Glintstone Staff	Str 6, Int 28	C
Alabaster Lord’s Greatsword	Greatsword	Str 16, Dex 12, Int 18	C
Albinauric Bow	Light Bow	Str 7, Dex 18	B
Antspur Rapier	Thrusting Sword	Str 10, Dex 20	B
Arbalest	Crossbow	Str 18, Dex 12	D
Astrologer’s Staff	Glintstone Staff	Str 7, Int 16	D
Axe of Godfrey	Colossal Weapon	Str 42, Dex 14	C
Axe of Godric	Greataxe	Str 34, Dex 22	C
Azur’s Glintstone Staff	Glintstone Staff	Str 10, Int 52	A
Bandit’s Curved Sword	Curved Sword	Str 11, Dex 13	B
Banished Knight’s Greatsword	Greatsword	Str 17, Dex 9	D
Banished Knight’s Halberd	Halberd	Str 14, Dex 12	B
Bastard Sword	Greatsword	Str 16, Dex 10	D
Bastard’s Stars	Flail	Str 8, Dex 22, Int 22	B
Battle Axe	Axe	Str 12, Dex 8	D
Battle Hammer	Warhammer	Str 26, Dex 8	D
Beast-Repellent Torch	Torch	Str 12, Dex 8	B
Beastclaw Greathammer	Greathammer	Str 20, Dex 10, Fai 18	A
Beastman’s Cleaver	Curved Greatsword	Str 25, Dex 14	C
Beastman’s Curved Sword	Curved Sword	Str 13, Dex 11	C
Black Bow	Light Bow	Str 9, Dex 20	D
Black Knife	Dagger	Str 8, Dex 12, Fai 18	A
Blade of Calling	Dagger	Str 6, Dex 13, Fai 15	A
Blasphemous Blade	Greatsword	Str 22, Dex 15, Fai 21	A
Bloodhound Claws	Claw	Str 10, Dex 15	C
Bloodhound’s Fang	Curved Greatsword	Str 17, Dex 18	B
Bloodstained Dagger	Dagger	Str 9, Dex 12	C
Bloody Helice	Heavy Thrusting Sword	Str 16, Dex 19, Arc 17	C
Bolt of Gransax	Spear	Str 20, Dex 40	A
Brick Hammer	Warhammer	Str 31	D
Broadsword	Straight Sword	Str 10, Dex 10	D
Butchering Knife	Greataxe	Str 16, Dex 20	C
Caestus	Fist	Str 8, Dex 8	D
Cane Sword	Straight Sword	Str 8, Dex 11	D
Carian Glintblade Staff	Glintstone Staff	Str 6, Int 22, Dex 12	D
Carian Glintstone Staff	Glintstone Staff	Str 6, Int 24, Dex 8	D
Carian Knight’s Sword	Straight Sword	Str 10, Dex 10, Int 18	A
Carian Regal Scepter	Glintstone Staff	Str 8, Dex 10, Int 60	A
Celebrant’s Cleaver	Axe	Str 12, Dex 8	C
Celebrant’s Rib-Rake	Spear	Str 8, Dex 14	C
Celebrant’s Sickle	Dagger	Str 6, Dex 11	C
Celebrant’s Skull	Warhammer	Str 18, Dex 12	B
Chainlink Flail	Flail	Str 18, Dex 12	D
Cinquedea	Dagger	Str 10, Dex 10	B
Cipher Pata	Fist	Fai 30	B
Clawmark Seal	Sacred Seal	Str 4, Fai 10	C
Clayman’s Harpoon	Spear	Str 12, Dex 10, Int 12	B
Claymore	Greatsword	Str 16, Dex 13	D
Cleanrot Knight’s Sword	Thrusting Sword	Str 11, Dex 13	C
Cleanrot Spear	Spear	Str 16, Dex 16, Fai 14	A
Clinging Bone	Fist	Str 8, Dex 22, Arc 16	D
Club	Hammer	Str 10	C
Coded Sword	Straight Sword	Fai 20	B
Commander’s Standard	Halberd	Str 24, Dex 14	D
Composite Bow	Light Bow	Str 15, Dex 15	D
Cranial Vessel Candlestand	Warhammer	Str 26, Dex 8, Fai 22	A
Crepus’s Black-Key Crossbow	Crossbow	Str 14, Dex 16	C
Crescent Moon Axe	Greataxe	Str 25, Dex 15	B
Cross-Naginata	Spear	Str 16, Dex 20	C
Crystal Knife	Dagger	Str 8, Dex 12, Int 9	C
Crystal Spear	Spear	Str 10, Dex 16, Int 16	B
Crystal Staff	Glintstone Staff	Str 8, Int 48	B
Crystal Sword	Straight Sword	Str 13, Dex 10, Int 15	B
Curved Club	Hammer	Str 11, Dex 7	B
Curved Great Club	Warhammer	Str 24, Dex 10	C
Dagger	Dagger	Str 5, Dex 9	D
Dark Moon Greatsword	Greatsword	Str 16, Dex 11, Int 38	S
Death Ritual Spear	Spear	Str 14, Dex 20, Int 18	A
Death’s Poker	Greatsword	Str 15, Dex 17, Int 11	A
Demi-Human Queen’s Staff	Glintstone Staff	Str 6, Int 10	A
Devourer’s Scepter	Warhammer	Str 24, Dex 20, Fai 25	A
Digger’s Staff	Glintstone Staff	Str 8, Int 12	D
Dismounter	Curved Greatsword	Str 19, Dex 16	D
Dragon Communion Seal	Sacred Seal	Fai 10, Arc 10	S
Dragon Greatclaw	Colossal Weapon	Str 30, Dex 14	A
Dragon Halberd	Halberd	Str 22, Dex 10	C
Dragon King’s Cragblade	Heavy Thrusting Sword	Str 18, Dex 37	A
Dragonscale Blade	Katana	Str 12, Dex 20	A
Duelist Greataxe	Colossal Weapon	Str 30, Dex 10	B
Eclipse Shotel	Curved Sword	Str 10, Dex 25, Fai 30	A
Eleonerora’s Poleblade	Twinblades	Str 12, Dex 21, Arc 19	A
Envoy’s Greathorn	Colossal Weapon	Str 28, Dex 12, Fai 24	A
Envoy’s Horn	Hammer	Str 10, Dex 12, Fai 16	A
Envoy’s Long Horn	Warhammer	Str 23, Dex 11, Fai 18	A
Erdsteel Dagger	Dagger	Str 7, Dex 12, Fai 14	D
Erdtree Bow	Light Bow	Str 8, Dex 12, Fai 14	S
Erdtree Greatbow	Greatbow	Str 20, Dex 14, Fai 14	C
Erdtree Seal	Sacred Seal	Fai 40	D
Estoc	Thrusting Sword	Str 11, Dex 13	D
Executioner’s Greataxe	Greataxe	Str 34, Dex 8	A
Falchion	Curved Sword	Str 9, Dex 13	C
Fallingstar Beast Jaw	Colossal Weapon	Str 34, Dex 12, Int 20	A
Family Heads	Flail	Str 8, Dex 18, Int 16	A
Finger Seal	Sacred Seal	Str 4, Fai 10	D
Flail	Flail	Str 10, Dex 18	C
Flamberge	Greatsword	Str 15, Dex 14	C
Flowing Curved Sword	Curved Sword	Str 9, Dex 17	C
Forked Greatsword	Greatsword	Str 14, Dex 16	C
Forked Hatchet	Axe	Str 9, Dex 14	C
Frenzied Flame Seal	Sacred Seal	Fai 10, Arc 10	A
Frozen Needle	Thrusting Sword	Str 11, Dex 18	B
Full Moon Crossbow	Crossbow	Str 10, Dex 10, Int 10	A
Gargoyle’s Black Axe	Greataxe	Str 24, Dex 8, Fai 22	B
Gargoyle’s Black Blades	Twinblade	Str 18, Dex 15, Fai 22	C
Gargoyle’s Blackblade	Greatsword	Str 18, Dex 10, Fai 22	A
Gargoyle’s Black Halberd	Halberd	Str 26, Dex 10, Fai 22	B
Gargoyle’s Great Axe	Greataxe	Str 24, Dex 8	C
Gargoyle’s Greatsword	Greatsword	Str 18, Dex 10	C
Gargoyle’s Halberd	Halberd	Str 26, Dex 10	C
Gargoyle’s Twinblade	Twinblade	Str 18, Dex 15	C
Gelmir Glintstone Staff	Glintstone Staff	Str 6, Int 14, Fai 14	B
Ghiza’s Wheel	Colossal Weapon	Str 28, Dex 18	B
Ghostflame Torch	Torch	Str 10, Dex 10, Int 14	B
Giant’s Red Braid	Whip	Str 18, Dex 12, Fai 21	A
Giant’s Seal	Sacred Seal	Str 4, Fai 14	S
Giant-Crusher	Colossal Weapon	Str 60	B
Glaive	Halberd	Str 18, Dex 15	D
Glintstone Kris	Dagger	Str 5, Dex 12, Int 16	B
Glintstone Staff	Glintstone Staff	Str 6, Int 10	D
Godskin Peeler	Twinblade	Str 17, Dex 22	B
Godskin Stitcher	Heavy Thrusting Sword	Str 14, Dex 17	C
Godslayer’s Greatsword	Colossal Sword	Str 20, Dex 22, Fai 20	A
Godslayer’s Seal	Sacred Seal	Str 4, Fai 27	A
Golden Epitaph	Straight Sword	Str 12, Dex 10, Fai 14	B
Golden Halberd	Halberd	Str 30, Dex 14, Fai 12	B
Golden Order Greatsword	Greatsword	Str 16, Dex 21, Fai 28	A
Golden Order Seal	Sacred Seal	Int 17, Fai 17	A
Golem Greatbow	Great Bow	Str 24, Dex 18	B
Golem’s Halberd	Colossal Weapon	Str 36, Dex 14	C
Grafted Blade Greatsword	Colossal Sword	Str 40, Dex 14	A
Grafted Dragon	Fist	Str 20, Dex 14, Fai 16	A
Grave Scythe	Reaper	Str 17, Dex 13	B
Gravel Stone Seal	Sacred Seal	Str 4, Fai 18	B
Great Club	Colossal Weapon	Str 35	B
Great Knife	Dagger	Str 6, Dex 12	D
Great Mace	Warhammer	Str 28	C
Great Omenkiller Cleaver	Greataxe	Str 23, Dex 12	C
Great Stars	Warhammer	Str 22, Dex 12	C
Great Epee	Heavy Thrusting Sword	Str 15, Dex 16	D
Greataxe	Greataxe	Str 30, Dex 8	B
Greatbow	Greatbow	Str 20, Dex 20	C
Greathorn Hammer	Warhammer	Str 8, Dex 14	C
Greatsword	Colossal Sword	Str 31, Dex 12	B
Grossmesser	Curved Sword	Str 14, Dex 12	B
Guardian’s Swordspear	Halberd	Str 17, Dex 16	C
Halberd	Halberd	Str 14, Dex 12	D
Halo Scythe	Reaper	Str 13, Dex 16, Fai 15	B
Hammer	Hammer	Str 14, Dex 7	C
Hand Axe	Axe	Str 9, Dex 8	D
Hand Ballista	Ballista	Str 30, Dex 14	D
Hand of Malenia	Katana	Str 16, Dex 48	S
Harp Bow	Light Bow	Str 9, Dex 9	D
Heavy Crossbow	Crossbow	Str 14, Dex 10	D
Helphen’s Steeple	Greatsword	Str 19, Dex 10, Int 22	A
Highland Axe	Axe	Str 12, Dex 9	B
Hookclaws	Claw	Str 8, Dex 14	C
Horn Bow	Bow	Str 10, Dex 14, Int 12	A
Hoslow’s Petal Whip	Whip	Str 10, Dex 20	B
Icerind Hatchet	Axe	Str 11, Dex 16	S
Inquisitor’s Girandole	Spear	Str 18, Dex 15, Fai 16	A
Inseparable Sword	Straight Sword	Str 18, Dex 18, Fai 20	A
Iron Ball	Fist	Str 11, Dex 8	D
Iron Cleaver	Axe	Str 15, Dex 7	D
Iron Greatsword	Greatsword	Str 18, Dex 10	C
Iron Spear	Spear	Str 13, Dex 11	C
Ivory Sickle	Dagger	Str 6, Dex 11, Int 13	B
Jar Cannon	Ballista	Str 34, Dex 12	C
Jawbone Axe	Axe	Str 14, Dex 8	D
Katar	Fist	Str 8, Dex 10	D
Knight’s Greatsword	Greatsword	Str 16, Dex 12	D
Lance	Great Spear	Str 20, Dex 14	C
Large Club	Warhammer	Str 22	C
Lazuli Glintstone Sword	Straight Sword	Str 8, Dex 9, Int 13	A
Light Crossbow	Crossbow	Str 12, Dex 8	D
Lion Greatbow	Greatbow	Str 22, Dex 18	S
Longbow	Bow	Str 9, Dex 14	D
Longhaft Axe	Greataxe	Str 24, Dex 8	C
Longsword	Straight Sword	Str 10, Dex 10	D
Lordsworn’s Greatsword	Greatsword	Str 16, Dex 10	B
Lordsworn’s Straight Sword	Straight Sword	Str 10, Dex 10	C
Loretta’s War Sickle	Halberd	Str 20, Dex 15, Int 20	B
Lucerne	Halberd	Str 15, Dex 12	D
Lusat’s Glintstone Staff	Glintstone Staff	Str 10, Int 52	S
Mace	Hammer	Str 12, Dex 7	C
Magma Blade	Curved Sword	Str 9, Dex 15, Fai 16	A
Magma Whip Candlestick	Whip	Str 8, Dex 16, Fai 18	B
Magma Wyrm’s Scalesword	Curved Greatsword	Str 24, Dex 15, Fai 18	A
Maliketh’s Black Blade	Colossal Sword	Str 34, Dex 12, Fai 20	A
Mantis Blade	Curved Sword	Str 10, Dex 12	C
Marais Executioner’s Sword	Greatsword	Str 24, Dex 14, Arc 23	A
Marika’s Hammer	Hammer	Str 20, Dex 12, Fai 19	B
Meteorite Staff	Glintstone Staff	Str 6, Int 18	A
Meteoric Ore Blade	Katana	Str 15, Dex 14, Int 18	S
Miquellan Knight’s Sword	Straight Sword	Str 11, Dex 11, Fai 16	A
Misbegotten Shortbow	Light Bow	Str 16, Dex 8	D
Misericorde	Dagger	Str 7, Dex 12	C
Mohgwyn’s Sacred Spear	Great Spear	Str 24, Dex 14, Arc 27	S
Monk’s Flameblade	Curved Greatsword	Str 18, Dex 18	C
Monk’s Flamemace	Hammer	Str 13, Dex 13	C
Moonveil	Katana	Str 12, Dex 18, Arc 23	S
Morgott’s Cursed Sword	Curved Greatsword	Str 14, Dex 35, Arc 17	A
Morning Star	Hammer	Str 12, Dex 8	C
Nagakiba	Katana	Str 18, Dex 22	B
Nightrider Flail	Flail	Str 10, Dex 24	C
Nightrider Glaive	Halberd	Str 26, Dex 10	D
Noble’s Estoc	Thrusting Sword	Str 9, Dex 10	D
Noble’s Slender Sword	Straight Sword	Str 8, Dex 11	B
Nox Flowing Hammer	Hammer	Str 17, Dex 7	C
Nox Flowing Sword	Curved Sword	Str 8, Dex 15	C
Omen Cleaver	Curved Greatsword	Str 19, Dex 16	C
Onyx Lord’s Greatsword	Curved Greatsword	Str 20, Dex 16, Int 16	S
Ordovis’s Greatsword	Greatsword	Str 25, Dex 13, Fai 15	B
Ornamental Straight Sword	Straight Sword	Str 10, Dex 14	A
Parrying Dagger	Dagger	Str 5, Dex 14	D
Partisan	Spear	Str 15, Dex 12	C
Pest’s Glaive	Halberd	Str 13, Dex 13	D
Pickaxe	Warhammer	Str 22, Dex 10	D
Pike	Spear	Str 20, Dex 14	C
Prelate’s Inferno Crozier	Colossal Weapon	Str 45, Dex 8	A
Prince of Death’s Staff	Glintstone Staff	Str 6, Int 18, Fai 18	C
Pulley Bow	Bow	Str 11, Dex 11	C
Pulley Crossbow	Crossbow	Str 16, Dex 16	C
Rapier	Thrusting Sword	Str 7, Dex 12	D
Raptor Talons	Claw	Str 6, Dex 14	D
Red Branch Shortbow	Light Bow	Str 8, Dex 16	D
Reduvia	Dagger	Str 5, Dex 13, Arc 13	S
Regalia of Eochaid	Straight Sword	Str 12, Dex 18, Arc 15	C
Ringed Finger	Hammer	Str 15, Dex 9	B
Ripple Blade	Axe	Str 11, Dex 11, Arc 20	C
Ripple Crescent Halberd	Halberd	Str 12, Dex 12, Arc 20	C
Rivers of Blood	Katana	Str 12, Dex 18, Arc 20	S
Rogier’s Rapier	Thrusting Sword	Str 8, Dex 17	B
Rosus’ Axe	Axe	Str 18, Dex 10, Int 18	B
Rotten Battle Hammer	Warhammer	Str 26, Dex 8	C
Rotten Crystal Spear	Spear	Str 10, Dex 16, Int 16	B
Rotten Crystal Staff	Glintstone Staff	Str 8, Int 48	B
Rotten Crystal Sword	Straight Sword	Str 13, Dex 10, Int 15	C
Rotten Greataxe	Colossal Weapon	Str 30, Dex 10	C
Rotten Staff	Colossal Weapon	Str 34, Dex 8	C
Royal Greatsword	Colossal Weapon	Str 26, Dex 18, Int 22	S
Ruins Greatsword	Colossal Weapon	Str 50, Int 16	S
Rusted Anchor	Greataxe	Str 26, Dex 9	C
Sacred Relic Sword	Greatsword	Str 14, Dex 24, Fai 22	A
Sacrificial Axe	Axe	Str 16, Dex 10	C
Scavenger’s Curved Sword	Curved Sword	Str 9, Dex 14	B
Scepter of the All-Knowing	Hammer	Str 12, Dex 18, Int 21	S
Scimitar	Curved Sword	Str 7, Dex 13	D
Scorpion’s Stinger	Dagger	Str 6, Dex 12	D
Scythe	Reaper	Str 14, Dex 14	D
Sentry’s Torch	Torch	Str 15, Dex 8, Fai 15	C
Serpent Bow	Bow	Str 8, Dex 15, Arc 11	C
Serpent-God’s Curved Sword	Curved Sword	Str 13, Dex 9	C
Serpent-Hunter	Great Spear	n/a	B
Serpentbone Blade	Katana	Str 11, Dex 22	C
Shamshir	Curved Sword	Str 7, Dex 13	C
Short Spear	Spear	Str 10, Dex 10	D
Short Sword	Straight Sword	Str 8, Dex 10	D
Shortbow	Light Bow	Str 8, Dex 10	D
Shotel	Curved Sword	Str 9, Dex 19	D
Siluria’s Tree	Great Spear	Str 27, Dex 13, Fai 20	A
Soldier’s Crossbow	Crossbow	Str 10, Dex 8	D
Spear	Spear	Str 12, Dex 15	D
Spiked Caestus	Fist	Str 8, Dex 10	D
Spiked Club	Hammer	Str 12, Dex 7	C
Spiked Spear	Spear	Str 14, Dex 16	C
St. Trina’s Torch	Torch	Str 10, Dex 10, Fai 14	B
Staff of Loss	Glintstone Staff	Str 6, Dex 12, Int 14	B
Staff of the Avatar	Colossal Weapon	Str 34, Dex 8, Fai 24	A
Staff of the Guilty	Glintstone Staff	Str 8, Fai 12	B
Star Fist	Fist	Str 12, Dex 8	C
Starscourge Greatsword	Colossal Weapon	Str 38, Dex 12, Int 15	A
Steel-Wire Torch	Torch	Str 10, Dex 8	C
Stone Club	Hammer	Str 16, Dex 8	C
Stormhawk Axe	Axe	Str 19, Dex 15	D
Sword of Milos	Greatsword	Str 15, Dex 19	C
Sword of Night and Flame	Straight Sword	Str 12, Dex 12, Int 24, Fai 24	S
Sword of St. Trina	Straight Sword	Str 10, Dex 12, Int 14	A
Thorned Whip	Whip	Str 8, Dex 16	C
Torch	Torch	Str 5, Dex 5	C
Torchpole	Spear	Str 14, Dex 15	B
Treespear	Great Spear	Str 15, Dex 22, Fai 18	A
Troll Knight’s Sword	Colossal Sword	Str 20, Dex 14, Int 18	B
Troll’s Golden Sword	Colossal Sword	Str 29, Dex 10	C
Troll’s Hammer	Colossal Weapon	Str 28, Dex 8, Fai 10	C
Twinblade	Twinblade	Str 10, Dex 18	C
Twinned Knight Swords	Twinblade	Str 16, Dex 18	C
Uchigatana	Katana	Str 11, Dex 15	B
Urumi	Whip	Str 10, Dex 19	C
Varre’s Bouquet	Hammer	Str 8, Dex 16, Arc 24	C
Venomous Fang	Claw	Str 9, Dex 9	C
Veteran’s Prosthesis	Fist	Str 15, Dex 12	B
Vulgar Militia Saw	Halberd	Str 15, Dex 13	D
Vulgar Militia Shotel	Halberd	Str 14, Dex 16	D
Vyke’s War Spear	Great Spear	Str 16, Dex 20, Fai 18	A
Wakizashi	Dagger	Str 9, Dex 13	D
Warhawk’s Talon	Straight Sword	Str 10, Dex 16	D
Warped Axe	Axe	Str 24, Dex 8	D
Warpick	Hammer	Str 11, Dex 9	C
Watchdog’s Greatsword	Colossal Sword	Str 30, Dex 10	C
Watchdog’s Staff	Colossal Weapon	Str 34, Dex 10	C
Weathered Straight Sword	Straight Sword	Str 7, Dex 10	D
Whip	Whip	Str 8, Dex 14	D
Wing of Astel	Curved Sword	Str 7, Dex 17, Int 20	B
Winged Greathorn	Greataxe	Str 30, Dex 20	B
Winged Scythe	Reaper	Str 16, Dex 16, Fai 24	S
Zamor Curved Sword	Curved Greatsword	Str 16, Dex 18	B
Zweihander	Colossal Sword	Str 19, Dex 11	C

Phew! So, there you have it. We hope this Elden Ring weapon tier list came in handy for you. For more tips and tricks, check out our in-depth guide wiki. Or alternatively, feel free to peruse the relevant links down below.