Helphen's Steeple | Elden Ring Wiki

It looks like. A modded sword

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Don't be fooled by the mediocre Strength scaling, this is basically big bonk with Frostbite build-up. It gets pretty much the same scaling in Int and Str when two-handed, and it has better AR than most of the Greatswords even before using the Ash.

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This is a good alternate to the Lance Sword if you're running a Str/Int build. It has high guard and it deals pierce damage, so you'll frequently get the 30% extra damage when performing a guard counter (pierce negation drops while enemies are in their attacking animation). The stance boost from the Deflecting Hardtear stacks with the Stonebarb Cracked Tear, so you can stance break with it pretty easily and often get Frosbite-boosted crits. Cold infuse the Misericorde to maximize your crit damage and put most of your points into Str than Int to maximize your damage while two-handing.

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The Spellblade set buffs the first attack you apply the buff with, but not subsequent hits even with the buff.

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To questions about why piercing damage: cuz look at it, the entire sword is covered in spikes. This is why it’s similar to Milos, which also has spike like teeth.

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I tested the whole moveset and I didn't see any piercing attacks. Does every attack does piercing damage? If this is the case this is one of the best great swords in the game.

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The weapon deals Standard/Pierce , does anyone know what attack does the pierce dmg ?

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don't have the dlc but this thing looks badass

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equip this and a knight's greatsword and put flaming strike/flame spear on it to add fire effects to it alongside this for instant drip.

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Astonishing drip, this sword is maybe the ultimate fashion souls piece in this game.

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"We have all-black at home"

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I feel like this sword should have had ghostflame ignition and the poker had ruinous ghostflame

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You could actually see in game that the carving on the sword looks like the top edge of the Scadutree chalice!

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Onix Blade + Morion Blade + Ghostflame + Sugar + Spices + All the goods in the world + Elden Ring = Helphen's Steeple

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Want Edgy Bling armor to pair with this? Try the knight's cavalry set, especially the helmet. And hey, they're in pretty similar points of location progression too

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frost int greatsword for peaple who think the mgs is too much

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For some reason this feels nice to power stance with the moonlight greatsword, I just activate the buff for both and it feels nice, any idea why?

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Maybe the best weapon for a PvE int build looking to use the deflect tear.

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In my opinion, this is the most visually stunning weapon in the entire game, though I'm open to other suggestions. The closer you look, the more details you notice. Anyone have any other nominations?

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Something i am reading here is people like to put this into a Ghostflame build which makes sense thematic wise. The problem tho is that the sorcs scale with int and faith and the prince of death staff is hybrid scaling AND backloaded, being the only one in this category. It is basically outclassed until you reach 80 in both int and faith making that thing viable only in like ng+ runs.
So if you still want to commit to it i suggest starting ng with a golden order char since that seal scales like a normal mixed scaling seal and transition into prince of death if you hit the high numbers. Or just use another staff lol.
But this sword hits nice and i love the look of the flames on the sword.

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Now lvl 20 +3/+1, this is pain train

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It has enough range to counter backhand blade l2 with a backwards roll at the right time and r1

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>Reveals that there is an actual canonical afterlife in the world of Elden Ring
>Refuses to elaborate
>Leaves
Based sword

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Morion Blade + Ghostflame = Love

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The design of the weapon reminds me of the design of Shadow Keep from the DLC, just a nice little detail

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The easy way to make this thing work on an Int/Faith Death build is simply choosing a Stat you want to make the most use of. This has great Strength and Int scaling, so if you want to focus more on the Death Sorceries, go with Int, but if you want to go more into the Strength side, go Strength. The most you'll ever need for a Death Sorcery is 42 Intelligence. I'm doing a Strength focused Death Sorcery build, going with 42/40 Int/Faith and 35 Strength, as an Astrologer, which still gives me enough points to have decent Vigor, Mind and Endurance. Don't let the lack of any Faith scaling on this weapon scare you off from using it in a Death Sorcery build. This is just as good a Strength Weapon as it is an Intelligence Weapon, even with split Faith.

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how is this thing powerstanced with dark moon greatsword?

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Pros:
-Great damage
-Great range
-Edgey

Cons:
-Boring moveset
-Obscure lore
-Scales with INT
-Made of Wood

This weapon hits like a truck and looks kick-ass. The problem is that it's a ghostflame weapon which has INT scaling and obscure lore. That makes it really hard to make a dedicated ghostflame build considering the spells require both INT/FTH and seem to have nothing to do with the sword. Not to mention, it's made of wood so it doesn't synergize for fashion either (sorry knight's cavalry, but the wood on iron clashes).

The truth is that, from a design perspective, it soft-caps at 50 INT which leaves enough room to hit the FTH requirements to cast ghostflame spells at lvl 125. Then you buff the spells with the prince of death staff to make up for skewed stat allocation.

From a lore perspective, Helphen was likely the nameless city in the Deeproot Depths, and the steeple was carved from the Great tree which the Erdtree grew from. Helphen would also have been a key place for death rites being a checkpoint to the spirit world and engaging in ritual combat from having the crucible. Furthermore, Helphen is where Godwyn is now buried after the Knight of Black Knives. That has nothing to do with ghost flame per-se, however Necromancer Garris was able to rediscover death hexes by using Godwyn's Cursemark of Death to create rancor made from ghost flame. Ghost flame itself is made from burning bones which releases spirit energy. That is a form of sorcery by nature so it makes sense that ghost flame weapons scale with intelligence. However, the ghost flame spells requiring an additional FTH requirement comes from the ability to guide the spirits, using scripture to imbue them with emotions of vengeance. Therefore, death hexes are the other side of the golden order build, and synergize well with golden order buffs.

All that aside, you can forget the sorceries and their faith requirements and just pump STR/INT to be an edgy enchanted death knight which is still lore accurate if your goal is to bring death to the land's between.

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Using charged R2, deals more stance damage than the buffed moonlight greatsword (point blank, weapon + projectile). Don't know why

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nope don’t think the lampwood is the Scadutree

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I am seeing people say to powerstance this with Dark Moon Greatsword. But how can you buff a weapon in your left hand?

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Somehow I didn't know this even existed until today

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This sword is an underrated powerhouse. 50 STR 50 INT w/ Magic Scorpion Charm and Magic Tear w/ weapon art buff = 1100 AR

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At least at level 75 +3 pvp this thing works well. And is even better at pve. Also, despite being rather basic, it is genuinely fun to use.

Though, Moonlight Greatsword might be superior version of this.

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Since Faith builds have access to Magic Damage, I think it's only fair that Ghostflame deals fire damage, while still scaling with INT & applying Frostbite. It's not like INT builds are lacking for sources of magic damage otherwise.

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Frostmourne Hunger

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It should have scaled off of faith instead of int since the description says it was modeled after something that guides spirits to the afterlife.

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This is why having no Bonfire Ascetics sucks, Miyazaki.

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Broke: Powerstanced Sword of Night and Flame

Woke: Powerstanced Helphen's Steeple and Inseparable Sword

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used this for my hybrid sorcerer build over MLGS only because it looks cooler.

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This with nights Calvary set makes me feel edgy

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ghostflame is so cool

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Yeah this blade is pretty cool, but the Onyx Blade is smoking hot

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Should of had fth and int scaling, since the weapon art reminds me of the onyx blade.

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power stance with dark moon greatsword, buff both weapons, double swing in melee and sword beam from range, i love it

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So is this weapon actually good? Better for pure Int?

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Could’ve had the same property as the blade of ds3 where you obtained more damage the less hp you had. Fits with the theme of clinging tenaciously to life the feather talisman describes

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I wish this weapon had a ghostflame version of flaming strike as it's AoW. it looks great and hits like a truck but the moveset is just so boring

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Wish the skill of this weapon was something better than just getting ghostflame

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is there a game where this thing isn't a fan favorite?

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Onyx Blade my beloved

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I wish this thing had an R2 poke since it’s basically the Onyx Blade from DS3. Still a favorite, top 10 for sure.

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Powerstance this with a cold claymore/iron greatsword in your main, infuse the Carian Phalanx AoW, use the follow up on Phalanx to close distance, jumping L1. It's ridiculously opressive.

Claw Talisman and SoA gives this a huge edge too.

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Probably my favorite weapon. The AoW comes out quick and adds some nice utility and damage, but it will not carry you through the game like some other AoW's will. You still have to learn timings of enemies/bosses in order to get hits in, so it doesn't undermine your ability to improve your skill expression.

Also, this has to be one of the coolest looking weapons when buffed, so that helps a lot, too. This weapon + night's cavalry set = functional fashion souls.

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this in offhand with dark moon greatsword is broken

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its my own personal theory that the shadow of the erdtree dlc's tree is this lampwood tree, not only that but i think that the dlc entry point will be in the forgotten lands the red grace area and it was mainly this swords discription and design that gave me that idea

i havent see anyone else say this (but i also havent looked) so im putting this here anonymously so i can know that i was right when it releases

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with the new hyperarmor system this thing melts people in pvp. Got about 925 AR, only with the ash of war without any other buffs and nobody expects this dumptruck of damage. its pretty fun for suprise frostbite and overall great physical + magic damage for combat purists who dont rely overly on ash of wars and poke weapons

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The thing that makes helphen steeple great is the speed of its weapon buff. It’s that type of weapon that is outclassed but stands its ground with good performance.

My guess is that nothing else was done with this weapon due to the fact that death poker exists and it does pretty much the same but better.

But I do think the aow should’ve done something else so that people wouldn’t ignore it over moonlight gs, maybe an aow that has the same dynamic as ice spear aow.

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idc what anyone says this **** goes hard, i think it just needs a little more, maybe a follow up with the weapon art

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might be a good time to make a build using this, since DLC is looming in the shadows rn

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S in drip scaling

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Onyx blade and morion blade combined

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Honestly this weapon should be dropped from the tibia in liurnia. Way too late bruh

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Always ignored this weapon but now that I see it better it's got some of the best designs in the game damn

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The ash may do little to expand this weapon’s versatility but it’s the most satisfying animation of any ash in the game

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This thing is straight nasty at low level play. I run this on a RL40 with a +2 Somber upgrade. The Buff is flat and propels the damage into absurd levels. I wager its on par with all the Dragon Halberd twinks that run around in Liurnia. Really hoping the DLC gives Death based weaponry a boost.

-Con

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Just used this in my STR/INT playthrough and man was it a good weapon. The AOW buffs the weapon very quickly, and the additional 100 damage and frost buildup makes even light attacks hit seriously hard. A perfect weapon for those who like mainly using the default weapon moveset, and want a very powerful buff and frost status. It also looks amazing

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This should probably be INT/FTH.

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kinda looks like the morion blade.

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I wish this had bleed so I felt like i could replace my magic flamberge when i powerstance my DMGS smh my head

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Love this weapon,wish it had gotten the knight and banished move set instead of the standard move set

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who tf stole my netherite to make himself a greatsword

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I have seen your time,kind and kind again.
Every fleeing caught must be man,every earth must be unsecreted. Such is the seek of the self truth proclaimer of conceit, and in the stomach you lack the agony for the end that you bring upon yourself

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its a shame that DMGS doesn’t rely on strength, has higher AR, a range attack, and is available earlier then Helphens. I’ll still use this every time because i thinks its just cooler but damn it’s completely outclassed

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In Case you are wondering how this weapon performs compared to the Dark Moon Greatsword:
On high Int Builds (60+) Dark Moon has slightly higher AR and more Damage Output particularly with the lasers if ***h hits connect.
The Steeple deals mor physical damage (useful against enemies with high magic resistance) and buffs much quicker.

Do not underestimate the second point, since ***h weapons perform horribly when unbuffed. Fast Bosses like Malenia will not give you many windows to buff.

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This is a cool weapon. It's not the best for a melee play, but it's fun.

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I don't care what anyone says, this a fun weapon

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I’m surprised nobody has mentioned that it kinda looks like Kalameet

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While this weapon is insanely cool looking and I love the callback to the Onyx Blade, I do wish the ash of war had some more utility, something like a ghostflame version of flaming strike so you would get an attack you can actually land as well as the buff

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Okay weapon, but since its ash of war is only a buff I think it'd be more balanced if it had a small bit of innate frost damage. Not that everything needs to be min/maxed to be usable but hitting someone with the aow is ridiculously hard and all the non somber great swords can be cold infused with better moveset variety.

Pretty as a painting though.

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one of the most beautiful looking swords in the game. the AOW feels badass too.

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Like having a piece of Bloodborne architecture as a weapon? Well then, I have just the thing for you!

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If you want an AoW that lets you just fight with a normal moveset, and the weapon also looks AMAZING, then this thing is for you. Very simplistic weapon, but one that just feels good

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In 1.09 this adds a modifier which adds the “Gravel” attribute to your character’s voice.

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Imagine if this weapon gave you a damage buff when below 20% HP, like RFBS and Morion Blade from DS3 do, and they all look pretty similar in appearance. Damn, maybe there actually is a secret buff, gotta test it myself later.

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the weapon art pushes you back slightly, making it needlessly hard to land

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This lampwood might as well be the tree we see in the Shadow of the Erdtree poster.

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Is this any good if Power-Stanced with Death's Poker?

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Glad my favorite great sword from fire fades makes a return.

Time to go bring agony upon stomachless self proclaimed seekers of truth.

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I’ve seen your kind, time and time again…

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If death weapon, why no fth scaling?

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THIS IS THE GOAT

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Does Shard of Alexander affect damage of this weapon's AoW?

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This sword is good for STR/INT builds well the Moonlight sword is better for pure INT.

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This sword is good for STR/INT builds well the Moonlight sword is better for pure INT.

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INT-MELEE builds make sure you get this one. With 60 INT you can buff with Magic Tear, Terra Magicka, Jellyfish Shield and hit for ridiculous damage. Too bad greatswords are the way they are in ER, but if your opponent tries to trade they’re getting smashed.

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why does the skill push you back? its almost like its designed to miss anything other than point blank

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Dual handing this sword procs frost. I removed everything from my equipment and only have sword and it procs frost as of patch 1.09. anyone else experienced this?

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although the weapon art doesn't combo, a 1-handed r2 will pseudo combo if your opponent queues a roll after getting hit

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I use this on my int faith vilhelm cosplay.

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