Elden Ring Weapons Guide – Everything You Need to Know!
In Elden Ring, weapons are your main way to fight enemies and bosses. There are 308 different weapons in the game, spread across 40 weapon types (after the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC). 🔥
🔥 New Weapons in Shadow of the Erdtree DLC
The Shadow of the Erdtree expansion adds 8 brand-new weapon types to the game!
✅ Beast Claws 🐾 – Fast, wild attacks like a beast!
✅ Hand-to-Hand Arts 🥊 – Powerful martial arts moves!
✅ Throwing Blades 🔪 – Deadly ranged knife attacks!
✅ Backhand Blades 🗡️ – Stylish, reversed grip sword fighting!
✅ Perfume Bottles 💨 – Special magic-based explosive attacks!
✅ Light Greatswords ⚔️ – A mix between straight swords and greatswords!
✅ Great Katanas 🏯 – Bigger, stronger katanas with heavy slashes!
✅ Thrusting Shields 🛡️ – Shields that can stab enemies!
That’s not all—many existing weapon categories also get new weapons in the DLC! So, there are 100+ new weapons to find and master. 🏆

💀 What Are Remembrance (Boss) Weapons?
Remembrance Weapons are special weapons dropped by bosses and demi-gods in the game. These weapons have unique skills and powerful stats.
🔹 How to Get Them? Take a Remembrance item to Finger Reader Enia at the Roundtable Hold, then choose one of two weapons from the boss you defeated.
🔹 Important: You lose the Remembrance after trading, so choose wisely! 😬
🏆 Legendary Weapons in Elden Ring
To unlock the Legendary Armaments Trophy/Achievement, you need to collect these legendary weapons:
1️⃣ Devourer’s Scepter
2️⃣ Grafted Blade Greatsword
3️⃣ Sword of Night and Flame
4️⃣ Ruins Greatsword
5️⃣ Marais Executioner’s Sword
6️⃣ Dark Moon Greatsword
7️⃣ Bolt of Gransax
8️⃣ Eclipse Shotel
9️⃣ Golden Order Greatsword
Find all of them to unlock the trophy and show off your collection! 🏅
⚔️ All Weapon Categories in Elden Ring
Elden Ring has a massive variety of weapons for every playstyle. Here’s a quick breakdown of all the weapon types in the game!
🗡️ Melee Weapons
✔ Daggers – Fast but low damage.
✔ Straight Swords – Balanced, good for any build.
✔ Greatswords – Stronger, slower swords.
✔ Colossal Swords – Huge swords for massive damage!
✔ Thrusting Swords – Long-range sword stabs.
✔ Heavy Thrusting Swords – Stronger thrusting swords.
✔ Curved Swords – Fast, spinning slashes.
✔ Curved Greatswords – Heavier curved weapons.
✔ Katanas – Quick, deadly, and cause bleed!
✔ Twinblades – Fast, double-edged swords.
✔ Axes – High damage, slow swings.
✔ Greataxes – Even bigger, stronger axes.
✔ Hammers – Great for breaking enemy defenses!
✔ Flails – Spinning weapons that deal heavy damage.
✔ Great Hammers – Large crushing weapons.
✔ Colossal Weapons – The biggest and most powerful melee weapons!
🔱 Polearms & Ranged Weapons
✔ Spears – Long range, quick thrusting attacks.
✔ Great Spears – Bigger, heavier spears.
✔ Halberds – A mix between a spear and an axe!
✔ Reapers – Scythe weapons for long sweeps.
✔ Whips – Quick, long-range attacks.
🥊 Hand Weapons
✔ Fists – Close-range punches!
✔ Claws – Fast, aggressive attacks.
🏹 Ranged Weapons
✔ Light Bows – Fast arrows, great for speed.
✔ Bows – Standard ranged combat.
✔ Greatbows – Massive arrows for high damage.
✔ Crossbows – Easy-to-use ranged weapons.
✔ Ballistas – Giant crossbows with explosive shots!
🪄 Magic & Special Weapons
✔ Glintstone Staffs – Used for sorceries.
✔ Sacred Seals – Used for incantations.
✔ Torches – Can be used for light or combat.
✔ Tools – Various special items.
🆕 Shadow of the Erdtree DLC Weapons
✔ Thrusting Shields – Shields that can attack!
✔ Hand-to-Hand Arts – Martial arts moves!
✔ Throwing Blades – Quick, ranged knife attacks!
✔ Backhand Blades – Stylish, reversed grip swords!
✔ Perfume Bottles – Magic-based explosive attacks!
✔ Beast Claws – Fast, beastly slashes!
✔ Light Greatswords – A mix of speed and power!
✔ Great Katanas – Bigger, stronger katanas!
📖 Find Your Perfect Weapon!
With 308 weapons (and 100+ more from the DLC), Elden Ring has something for every player! 🎮
💬 Which weapon type is your favorite? Are you excited for the new DLC weapons? Drop a ⚔️ or 🔥 in the comments! 👇