Helphen's Steeple | Elden Ring Wiki

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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this sword is so berk

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I find this to be best used as an offhand with the dark moon greatsword, as both deal frost, scale similarly, and look cool as heck. Only thing holding it back is that if you need to cast spells the buff goes away as it is stored, so you need to redo both of your AoW buffs.

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Surprised I don't hear more people talking about this weapon. This thing is insanely good as far as I can tell, and I adore it. Other than Rennala, just about everything takes decent damage from Magic, and Frostbite is never a bad effect to deal to enemies. Also a greatsword, so you know it has a decent moveset.

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I feel like something cool should happen if you kill something with the weapon skill since its a death themed sword. maybe restore fp or give a stronger buff or something

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I find it to be a better option for 2v2s and 3v3s than Darkmoon GS for my build. Of course darkmoon blast wave is a very good attack, but when the other team is well organized I dont really have much time to rebuff it and 32 FP cost on darkmoon forces me to drink blue flask to cast the moon afterwards. This thing on the other hand can be safely rebuffed in the middle of the combat and the damage is MASSIVE - I've got 1000+ AP with buff and wondrous physick and thats without Terra Magica. On top of that 2 standard bastard sword R2s are also useful: one handed against jump attack spammers when timed right and two handed has nice wide swing against aggresive opponents. The only major downside I can think of is the weapon's range - the length difference between this and darkmoon isnt big but its very noticeable.

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Morion Blade 2: Electric boogaloo

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Can't combo R1 off of L2. Literally worthless in pvp apart from drip.

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I personally would love to see the buff apply in a better manner, like how Flaming Strike does for example.
My ideal version of this is the Sword can do the ghostflame explosion like the Death Poker then apply ghostflame afterward, and the buff can be 30s in exchange for a better damage AoW. Yes the animation will be slower but it does actual damage, look way cooler too

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For those who didn't follow ranni's questline, it's a decent alternative. It's dps and frostbite is nothing to scoff at, and the fashion is top notch.

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Reminds me of the Super Star Destroyer in Star Wars

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Weapon skill needs to be faster, its not crazy long like DS3's onyx blade so it really can't afford to be this slow

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swag

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So, this, or Death's Poker?

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This shiz is one of the sickest looking swords in any video game ever.

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I feel like the damage when applying the buff should be doubled.

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Infinite jest reference?

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I leveled int to 22 just to use this thing and the crystal sword

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I wish you got this earlier. As it stands, you’ll usually have a +9 weapon, and if you’re using magic, you’re either using DMGS, Alabaster Lord Sword, Royal Greatsword, or Moonveil which you can all get much earlier than this.

Same thing happened in DS3, the Onyx Sword was basically an endgame item. I guess it’s fine for NG+ but for a straight run you probably won’t use this unless you go out of your way to majorly upgrade it.

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Is this thing better than dmgs post buff or still slightly worse?

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We're definitely going to go to the Deadworld in the DLC and the grace will be recolored red

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Mmmm Big Morion Blade

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I liked the Onyx Blade much better visually, this one looks like a spaceship, especially with the red light at the tip.

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Pierce damage? None of it's moveset features anything reminiscent of piercing attack, it's pure bastard sword moveset. How come it does pierce damage?

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Also I feel like I should point out that helphen is best used for hybrid/split or pure int builds. That’s why the cold iron Greatsword does alittle more damage. But like I said the Helphen still out damages it even in a pure strength build.

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To the comment that said the iron Greatsword is better in every way. Not at all lol. I have 50/50 split build and a maxed helphen had 40 more damage than a maxed cold iron Greatsword. And that was before the AoW buff, so 140 more damage. Also even if you pour points into strength the cold iron Greatsword barely beats the helphen in damage, and again that’s before the buff. After the buff the helpehn wins again. The only thing that arguably makes the iron Greatsword close to helphen’s equal is the fact that it can have AoWs.

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Yes I know giving it a projectile on the buffed r2 would make it a darkmoon greatsword clone, but how about an AoE instead? Maybe it removes the buff like Ledo's in return for being B E E F Y

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The buff was very kind to this weapon, it's quite good now, but... that bastard sword moveset, same as it's been for years. Would have liked at least one other interesting attack. Maybe thrusts like the ol onyx blade had.

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I've seen your kind, time and time again.

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Fun Fact: the weapon art is a reference to the onyx blade in ds3

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funny how the WA hits harder then the weapon it self.

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With 38STR 50 INT this sword reaches 900 AR with the buff, even if it its split scaling it still hits like a train. I recommend it to anyone who uses Royal Greatsword to keep this in their back pocket for a faster option

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1.07 buff lasts 60 seconds

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Looks amazing and hits pretty hard, but gets outclassed by a cold iron greatsword in pretty much every way

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Power stance with Flamberge(Flaming Strike) and I'll have two fire swords! I get to reset Frostbite, proc bleeding and look damn cool doing it.

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This should get a heavy combo like the sword of milos at LEAST, it's such a cool looking weapon and one of only a few really visually interesting int-scaling weapons and yet it's just a greatsword with a glowy fire effect

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Build idea: Champion of the death blighted (NG+)

Primary stats: Vigor 40, strength 30, int 60, faith 60

Items(R): Helphens steeple, death ritual spear, Eclipse shotel
Items(L): Prince of deaths staff, Golden order seal, Eclipse shotel

Armor: Black hood(sages cave) Nights cavalry armor(consecrated snowfield) Lionels leggings(Leyndell) Lionels boots(Leyndell)

Sorceries: Ancient death rancor, tibias summons, night maidens/fias mist (depends on PvP or PvE)
Incantations: Death lightning, Black flame sling, Black flame ritual.

Open to suggestions!

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the LORE sword

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please from stop putting weak AoW on cool looking weapons

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drip

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STR/INT is back in town.

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How does this pair powerstancing with Death's Poker? Anyone ever try that combo?

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It shares the 2h moveset of knight's,banished knight greatsword and inseparable blade

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Why are so many of you so narrow minded? Think, if it was anything more than what it is, it would have been nerfed. Fromsoft, now having the creator of the way are nerf crazy. Anything good will be nerfed to the rest .They want it that way.

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