"Favorite Weapons in Elden Ring" can be a difficult question to answer. There are currently 308 weapons in Elden Ring's base game alone and we're about to get about a hundred more with Shadow of the Erdtree on the horizon. Before the DLC drops, I thought it would be fun to take the time to discuss and share my personal favorite weapons in the game.

Here's my rules and criteria for this list:
1.Firstly, this is PvE-centered list. How a weapon performed and feels in PvE vs PvP in Elden Ring can be completely different


2. I'm doing two Top 5 favorite weapons. One for Smithing Stone weapons and one for Somber Smithing Stone weapons as that just feels fair. The variety of weapon skills that can be infused onto normal Smithing Stone weapons makes them more versatile when in comparison to their Somber cousins whereas Somber weapons have a considerably easier upgrade path and some of their weapon skills, while fixed are absolute powerhouses.

3. For each of the weapon lists, I'm only going to include ONE weapon for any given weapon class. This is mainly for 2 reasons: 1. if I said the Claymore was my favorite Smithing Stone Greatsword, that would imply I find it better than all other Smithing Stone Greatswords. 2. For the sake of variety. I don't want this turning into “a best insert weapon class video”.

4. This is a subjective list. The word “favorite” demonstrates inherit bias towards these weapons and not mentioning a particular weapon or favoring another weapon doesn't mean the weapon is bad, simply that I like these weapons better. I'm also not claiming that this is a “BEST WEAPONS IN ELDEN RING” or “MOST OP WEAPONS IN ELDEN RING”. I'll save the clickbait for those who do it best and to reiterate, this isn't about what weapons are the most powerful, just the ones I like the most.

5. The things I value most in Elden Ring weapons:
-Feel (Flow of the moveset)
-Unique aspects (either in the moveset or a weapon skill)
-Versatility in combat
-Stance Damage
-Fosters an aggressive playstyle
-Does its design spark joy?

6. Remember, I'm just a random dude on the internet who really loves Elden Ring. I'm no authority or anything special. Take my words with a grain of salt.

Document used for reference to weapon stance damage (feel free to fact check me): [ Ссылка ]#

Chapters:
0:00 Intro/Context
0:56 My Criteria/Rules for the "Favorite Weapons"
3:24 Smithing Stone Weapon Rank 5
4:20 Smithing Stone Weapon Rank 4
5:20 Smithing Stone Weapon Rank 3
6:29 Smithing Stone Weapon Rank 2
7:38 Smithing Stone Weapon Rank 1
8:49 Somber Smithing Stone Weapon Rank 5
10:16 Somber Smithing Stone Weapon Rank 4
11:22 Somber Smithing Stone Weapon Rank 3
13:22 Somber Smithing Stone Weapon Rank 2
15:09 Somber Smithing Stone Weapon Rank 1



Build Showcases featuring these weapons (the runs I did to gather this footage):
Warhawk's Talon: [ Ссылка ]
Bandit's Curved Sword: [ Ссылка ]
Uchigatana: [ Ссылка ]
Great Stars: [ Ссылка ]
Godskin Peeler: [ Ссылка ]
Marika's Hammer: [ Ссылка ]
Moonveil: [ Ссылка ]
Ordovis' Greatsword: [ Ссылка ]
Bloody Helice: [ Ссылка ]
Wing of Astel: [ Ссылка ]

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