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For one, they’re the slowest weapons in Elden Ring. Their payoff is also back-loaded, assuming the blow does connect. That’s why many Tarnished have laid their ambitions to rest and just opted for bleed katanas or the overpowered magic. Those who have stuck with colossal weapons and gritted through their fights deserve not just applause, but also the best, such as these following big boy bonkers.
Updated April 28, 2022 by Sid Natividad: Thanks to the latest Elden Ring update (1.04 at the time of writing), colossal weapons have finally gotten the attention and care they deserve. They now stand in the Elden Ring best weapons category along with the usual stuff like Rivers of Blood or Moonveil. Of course, players will want to know the best colossal weapons in Elden Ring, so more have been added to the list.
Update 1.04 has definitely delivered when it comes to buffs. Elden Ring colossal weapons are now more viable or more overpowered than ever. Choices have thus been expanded to accommodate more of these best colossal weapons in Elden Ring.
12 Giant-Crusher
Initial Scaling : Strength - C Location : Chest south of Outer Wall Phantom Tree site of grace in Altus Plateau
Giant-Crusher actually deals more damage at maximum upgrades and the same prefix when compared to the popular Greatsword. It’s just that it has a worse range and looks like a cinderblock attached to a pipe. However, if the damage is all that matters to a Strength-based build, then this excels better.
Now that the colossal weapon swing speed and recovery time are reduced, Giant-Crusher is even more powerful. It was already good before the 1.04 patch but now it’s a lot better. Paired with Ashes of War such as Lion’s Claw or Royal Knights Resolve, this will flatten any enemy into a pancake.
11 Fallingstar Beast Jaw
Initial Scaling : Strength - D, Dexterity - D, Intelligence - E Location : Full-Grown Fallingstar Beast in Mt. Gelmir
Locking horns with the Fallingstar Beast in Mt. Gelmir is one of the toughest challenges in the game but the reward is well worth it. That’s because the Fallingstar Beast Jaw might as well be a cheese tactic thanks to its weapon skill.
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The weapon skill unleashes a gravity lightning bolt down a target and it will stagger them, eventually poise-breaking them. This weapon skill can be spammed repeatedly and from a safe distance. Players can thus use it to deal with bosses that are easily stun-locked, such as a certain Blade of Miquella that has never known defeat.
10 Royal Greatsword
Initial Scaling : Strength - D, Dexterity - E, Intelligence - D Location : Drops from Blaidd after players kill him
Before update 1.04, the Royal Greatsword was just a slower and generally worse version of the Darkmoon Greatsword. The scalings are also odd for a colossal weapon and a lot of people didn’t know what to do with it or just didn’t like it.
Now, thanks to the increased damage and decreased recovery time for colossal weapons, the Royal Greatsword is more than viable. The weapon skill’s damage has also been significantly improved and can deal massive damage while causing Frostbite. Players can also expect to see it more often in PvP.
9 Grafted Blade Greatsword
Initial Scaling : Strength - C, Dexterity - E Location : Leonine Misbegotten boss in Castle Morne at the Weeping Peninsula
The Grafted Blade Greatsword was just an embarrassing pile of swords glued together to resemble the Iron Throne from Game of Thrones. But thanks to update 1.04, it’s now a weapon worthy of its appearance. The damage has gone stellar on this weapon.
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It now hits about as hard as the Guts Greatsword with jump attacks that go as high as 1,200 points of damage. With the reduction in swing and recovery speed, it’s also now fun to use as the safety risks are lower. The weapon skill is also pretty much a mini version of Godrick’s Great Rune, which is always useful.
8 Zweihander
Initial Scaling : Strength - D, Dexterity - D Location : Isolated Merchant in Weeping Peninsula
Souls veterans might as well call this one ol’ reliable by now since it has carried many of them through several games. The Zweihander is back and it’s as mean as ever complete with wide, sweeping arcs for its normal attacks and tremendous overhead swings.
The weapon’s length helps a lot in keeping a safe distance while its original weapon art or Ashes of War allows players to poise through damage for an all-or-nothing attack. The scaling also helps a lot of players to keep secondary weapons on hand since this weapon favors Quality builds.
7 Greatsword
Scaling : Strength - C, Dexterity - E Location : In an immobile caravan in Dragonbarrow, Caelid
Then again, some players might prefer the slow and raging testosterone associated with a pure strength weapon such as the Greatsword. Despite the name, it falls in the Colossal Weapon class. It’s also a homage to Guts’ Dragonslayer weapon from Berserk.
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Like its primary inspiration, the Greatsword looks more like a raw heaping hunk of iron. Oh, it cleaves enemies, for sure, but due to its size, it can also act as a shield since it blocks more than half of the enemies’ physical damage and half of everything else.
6 Ruins Greatsword
Scaling : Strength - B, Intelligence - D Location : Misbegotten Warrior & Crucible Knight boss fight in Redmane Castle Plaza, Caelid
The Ruins Greatsword is actually just a piece of rubble that fell from the sky but some awesome chad of a blacksmith thought to turn it into a weapon since it was hit by a meteorite. It somehow harnessed the said meteorite’s power. That’s well-reflected in the weapon’s Ashes of War.
Apart from physical damage, it also unleashes magical gravity attacks and these are included for free with every heavy or charged attack. Meanwhile, the weapon’s skill lets its wielder unleash a heap of otherworldly pain in a single direction and around them, making the weapon still viable against ranged enemies.
5 Prelate’s Inferno Crozier
Scaling : Strength - C, Dexterity - E Location : From an enemy wielding it in Fort Laiedd near Seethewater Terminus, Altus Plateau
Want to consistently flip human-sized enemies like pancakes? Then the Prelate’s Inferno Crozier is the best weapon for that joyous endeavor. It’s a huge hammer that resembles Executioner Smough’s weapon in Dark Souls. The difference is that this one has fire included in the weapon skill.
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The skill, or Ashes of War, is a charge attack that turns the whole hammer into a train, burning everything in its path until it reaches a target. Anyone that gets hit will be flipped and burned, turning them into a full meal to be chewed by the hammer’s wielder.
4 Ghiza’s Wheel
Scaling : Strength - D, Dexterity - D Location : Inquisitor Ghiza in Volcano Manor, Altus Plateau
Straight out of Bloodborne is a Colossal Weapon that comes with one of Elden Ring’s most devastating damage conditions: Bleed or Hemorrhage. Ghiza’s Wheel is practically a giant buzz saw blade attached to a pole; it can also otherwise be referred to as a pizza slicer, except the pizzas are demigods and other players. It’s also the same weapon used by those nightmarish Iron Virgin enemies.
In any case, Ghiza’s Wheel is a notoriously effective bleed weapon since its weapon skill allows the wielder to peel the flesh of their targets with a continuous spinning of the weapon’s end. The fact that it can stagger a lot due to its since makes it even more brutal.
3 Godslayer’s Greatsword
Scaling : Strength - D, Dexterity - D, Faith - D Location : Chest behind Godskin Apostle boss in Divine Tower of Caelid
Despite the Colossal Weapon tag, the Godslayer Greatsword apparently has shorter animation delays compared to the other Ultra Greatsword weapons, making it automatically better since it still hits like a truck thanks to the Faith scaling. To that end, it’s also perfect for Paladin builds.
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It also comes with an astonishing weapon skill called the Queen’s Black Flame which allows the wielder to unleash some diagonal slashes imbued with black flames that significantly increase the weapon’s range. Any Strength/Dex-based pyromancers will have fun with this weapon.
2 Maliketh’s Black Blade
Scaling : Strength - D, Dexterity - E, Faith - D Location : Remembrance of the Black Blade which drops from the Maliketh boss fight
For an even better Strength/Faith weapon, look no further than Maliketh’s Black Blade which is a lovely reward for defeating Maliketh and trading his soul for this sword at the Roundtable Hold. One thing that gives it so much edge compared to the other Colossal Weapons is its weapon skill.
The Destined Death skill unleashes a flurry of strikes to an area that has incredible range and an obscene amount of poise damage. Some players even had an easy time with Malenia using this weapon as it allowed them to stun-lock that ridiculously powerful boss.
1 Starscourge Greatsword
Scaling : Strength - D, Dexterity - D, Intelligence - E Location : Remembrance of the Starscourge which drops from the Starscourge Radahn boss fight
Starscourge Radahn is one of the most difficult boss fights in the game but thankfully, it rewards players handsomely. Melee players who prefer Quality builds even get an opportunity to obtain possibly the best Colossal Sword in the game, Starscourge Greatsword.
It absolutely wrecks everything in both PvE and PvP since two-handing this weapon produces another Starscourge Greatsword in the other hand which also comes with its own damage (so it hits twice, basically). If that’s not enough, then the weapon skill should suffice as it’s an area gravity spell that draws enemies closer before it explodes and knocks everyone down or dead.
Elden Ring is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X and Series S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, and Microsoft Windows.
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