Straight Swords are a type of Weapon in Elden Ring. Straight Swords are reliable weapons that provide a balance between slashing and thrusting attacks, and they can be used to inflict great amount of damage on Enemies or Bosses. Straight Swords are some of the easiest Weapons to use in Elden Ring, and work well when combined with a Shield, allows for quick follow up attacks after Blocking.

Straight Swords are compatible with nearly all Ashes of War, making them extremely versatile, and useable in many different Builds. If you're not sure which Weapon to use, check out the Longsword, and try out different Ashes of War with it to see what you may like.

NOTEAs of Patch 1.08, Straight Swords poise damage has been reduced only on PVP.

NOTE: Patch 1.09, the running attack speed, first attack speed and speed of guard counter of straight sword has increased. The attack recovery time has also decreased.

Elden Ring Straight Sword Range Comparison

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Weapon Range Data for Straight Swords in Elden Ring. Credits to user Kaj.

 

Elden Ring Straight Swords

 

Straight Swords Showcase

 

 

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Elden Ring Straight Swords Base Values

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Name
Phy Mag Fire Ligh Holy Crit
Boost
Str Dex Int Fai Arc Wgt Skill
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Short Sword

102

42

-

28

-

28

-

28

-

28

100

28

8

D

10

D

-

-

-

-

-

-

3

-

Kick

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Longsword

110

45

-

30

-

30

-

30

-

30

100

30

10

D

10

D

-

-

-

-

-

-

3.5

- (6 8)

Square Off

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Broadsword

117

47

-

31

-

31

-

31

-

31

100

31

10

D

10

E

-

-

-

-

-

-

4

- (6 8)

Square Off

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Weathered Straight Sword

103

43

-

29

-

29

-

29

-

29

100

27

7

D

10

D

-

-

-

-

-

-

3

- (6 8)

Square Off

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Lordsworn's Straight Sword

 115

45

-

30 

-

30 

-

30 

-

 30

110

30 

10

10

-

-

-

-

 -

3.5

- (6 8)

Square Off

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Noble's Slender Sword

101

43

-

29

-

29

-

29

-

29

110

30

8

E

11

C

-

-

-

-

-

-

3.5

- (6 8)

Square Off

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Cane Sword

96

41

-

27

-

27

-

27

-

27

100

27

8

E

11

D

-

-

-

-

-

-

2.5

- (6 8)

Square Off

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Warhawk's Talon

101

42

-

28

-

28

-

28

-

28

100

30

10

D

16

C

-

-

-

-

-

-

3

6 (- 12)

Spinning Slash

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Lazuli Glintstone Sword

79

30

94

55

-

25

-

25

-

25

100

30

8

D

9

E

13

D

-

-

-

-

3.5

8 (- 4)

Glintstone Pebble

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Carian Knight's Sword

88

 36

88

52

-

26

-

26

-

26

100

31

10

D

10

18

D

-

-

-

-

 4

26

Carian Grandeur

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Crystal Sword

106

44

68

44

-

30

-

30

-

30

100

33

13

D

10

E

15

D

-

-

-

-

4.5

6 (- 12)

Spinning Slash

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Rotten Crystal Sword

102

48

66

38

-

31

-

31

-

31

100

33

13

D

10

E

15

D

-

-

-

-

4.5

6 (- 12)

Spinning Slash

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Miquellan Knight's Sword

105

40

-

28

-

28

-

28

68

40

100

30

11

D

11

D

-

-

16

E

-

-

3.5

19

Sacred Blade

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Ornamental Straight Sword

101

42

-

28

-

28

-

28

-

28

110

28

10

E

14

D

-

-

-

-

-

-

3

30

Golden Tempering

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Golden Epitaph

85

25

-

15

-

15

-

15

85

40

100

30

12

D

10

D

-

-

14

D

-

-

3.5

25

Last Rites

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Sword of St Trina

107

39

32

33

-

27

-

27

-

27

100

28

10

D

12

D

14

E

-

-

-

-

3

20

Mists of Slumber

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Regalia of Eochaid

89

48

57

40

-

31

-

31

-

31

100

33

12

E

18

D

-

-

-

-

15

D

5.5

15

Eochaid's Dancing Blade

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Coded Sword

-

13

-

22

-

22

-

22

85

58

100

27

-

-

-

-

-

-

20

B

-

-

2.5

25

Unblockable Blade

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Sword of Night and Flame

87

36

56

42

56

42

-

26

-

26

100

31

12

E

12

E

24

D

24

D

-

-

4

- (26 32)

Night-and-Flame Stance

Elden Ring Straight Swords Max Standard Values

Quick Search of All Weapons

Name Phy Mag Fir Lit Hol Cri Sta Str Dex Int Fai Arc Any Phy Mag Fir Lit Hol Bst Rst Wgt
Broadsword 286 - - - - 100 94 C D - - - - 47 31 31 31 31 37.2 15 4
Cane Sword 235 - - - - 100 86 D C - - - - 41 27 27 27 27 32.4 13 2.5
Carian Knight's Sword 215 215 - - - 100 90 C D D - - - 36 52 26 26 26 34.1 15 4
Coded Sword - - - - 208 100 76 - - - A - - 13 22 22 22 58 29.7 13 2.5
Crystal Sword 259 166 - - - 100 98 C D D - - - 44 44 30 30 30 36.3 16 4.5
Golden Epitaph 208 - - - 208 100 90 D D - C - - 25 15 15 15 40 33 15 3.5
Inseparable Sword 240 - - - 240 100 132 D D - B - - 59 34 34 34 52 48.4 21 10
Lazuli Glintstone Sword 193 230 - - - 100 94 C D D - - - 30 55 25 25 25 33 15 3.5
Longsword 269 - - - - 100 90 C D - - - - 45 30 30 30 30 36 15 3.5
Lordsworn's Straight Sword 281 - - - - 110 90 D D - - - - 45 30 30 30 30 36 15 3.5
Miquellan Knight's Sword 257 - - - 166 100 90 D D - D - - 40 28 28 28 40 33 15 3.5
Noble's Slender Sword 247 - - - - 110 80 E B - - - - 43 29 29 29 29 36 14 3.5
Ornamental Straight Sword 247 - - - - 110 84 D B - - - - 42 28 28 28 28 30.8 14 3
Regalia of Eochaid 218 139 - - - 100 108 D C - - C - 48 40 31 31 31 36.3 17 5.5
Rotten Crystal Sword 249 161 - - - 100 98 C D D - - scarlet rot status effect elden ring wiki guide 25px(50) 48 38 31 31 31 36.3 16 4.5
Short Sword 249 - - - - 100 90 D C - - - - 42 28 28 28 28 33.6 14 3
Sword of Night and Flame 213 137 137 - - 100 94 D D B B - - 36 42 42 26 26 34.1 15 4
Sword of St. Trina 262 78 - - - 100 90 D C D - - sleep status effect elden ring wiki guide 25px(66) 39 33 27 27 27 30.8 14 3
Warhawk's Talon 247 - - - - 100 84 D B - - - - 42 28 28 28 28 36 14 3
Weathered Straight Sword 252 - - - - 100 90 D C - - - - 43 29 29 29 29 32.4 14 3

Elden Ring Straight Swords Max Heavy Upgrades

Quick Search of All Weapons

Name Phy Mag Fir Lit Hol Cri Sta Str Dex Int Fai Arc Any Phy Mag Fir Lit Hol Bst Rst Wgt
Broadsword 246 - - - - 100 103 A - - - - - 47 31 31 31 31 34.1 15 4
Cane Sword 216 - - - - 100 86 B - - - - - 41 27 27 27 27 29.7 13 2.5
Longsword 246 - - - - 100 90 B - - - - - 45 30 30 30 30 33 15 3.5
Lordsworn's Straight Sword 258 - - - - 110 90 B - - - - - 45 30 30 30 30 33 15 3.5
Noble's Slender Sword 225 - - - - 110 80 A - - - - - 43 29 29 29 29 33 14 3.5
Short Sword 227 - - - - 100 90 B - - - - - 42 28 28 28 28 30.8 14 3
Warhawk's Talon 225 - - - - 100 84 B - - - - - 42 28 28 28 28 33 14 3
Weathered Straight Sword 230 - - - - 100 90 B - - - - - 43 29 29 29 29 29.7 14 3

 

Elden Ring Straight Swords Max Keen Upgrades

Quick Search of All Weapons

Name Phy Mag Fir Lit Hol Cri Sta Str Dex Int Fai Arc Any Phy Mag Fir Lit Hol Bst Rst Wgt
Broadsword 263 - - - - 100 94 E B - - - - 47 31 31 31 31 34.1 15 4
Cane Sword 202 - - - - 100 94 E A - - - - 41 27 27 27 27 29.7 13 2.5
Longsword 246 - - - - 100 90 E B - - - - 45 30 30 30 30 33 15 3.5
Lordsworn's Straight Sword 258 - - - - 110 90 E B - - - - 45 30 30 30 30 33 15 3.5
Noble's Slender Sword 211 - - - - 110 88 E A - - - - 43 29 29 29 29 33 14 3.5
Short Sword 213 - - - - 100 99 E A - - - - 42 28 28 28 28 30.8 14 3
Warhawk's Talon 211 - - - - 100 92 E A - - - - 42 28 28 28 28 33 14 3
Weathered Straight Sword 230 - - - - 100 90 E B - - - - 43 29 29 29 29 29.7 14 3

Elden Ring Straight Swords Max Quality Upgrades

Quick Search of All Weapons

Name Phy Mag Fir Lit Hol Cri Sta Str Dex Int Fai Arc Any Phy Mag Fir Lit Hol Bst Rst Wgt
Broadsword 229 - - - - 100 94 B B - - - - 47 31 31 31 31 34.1 15 4
Cane Sword 188 - - - - 100 86 B B - - - - 41 27 27 27 27 29.7 13 2.5
Longsword 215 - - - - 100 90 B B - - - - 45 30 30 30 30 33 15 3.5
Lordsworn's Straight Sword 225 - - - - 110 90 B B - - - - 45 30 30 30 30 33 15 3.5
Noble's Slender Sword 196 - - - - 110 80 B B - - - - 43 29 29 29 29 33 14 3.5
Short Sword 198 - - - - 100 90 B B - - - - 42 28 28 28 28 30.8 14 3
Warhawk's Talon 196 - - - - 100 84 B B - - - - 42 28 28 28 28 33 14 3
Weathered Straight Sword 200 - - - - 100 90 B B - - - - 43 29 29 29 29 29.7 14 3

Elden Ring Straight Swords Max Fire Upgrades

Quick Search of All Weapons

Name Phy Mag Fir Lit Hol Cri Sta Str Dex Int Fai Arc Any Phy Mag Fir Lit Hol Bst Rst Wgt
Broadsword 190 - 190 - - 100 94 C E - - - - 44.65 29.45 38.75 35.65 29.45 31 14.25 4
Cane Sword 156 - 156 - - 100 86 C E - - - - 38.95 25.65 33.75 31.05 25.65 27 12.35 2.5
Longsword 178 - 178 - - 100 90 C E - - - - 42.75 28.5 37.5 34.5 28.5 30 14.25 3.5
Lordsworn's Straight Sword 187 - 187 - - 110 90 C E - - - - 42.75 28.5 37.5 34.5 28.5 30 14.25 3.5
Noble's Slender Sword 163 - 163 - - 110 80 C E - - - - 40.85 27.55 36.25 33.35 27.55 30 13.3 3.5
Short Sword 164 - 164 - - 100 90 C E - - - - 39.9 26.6 35 32.2 26.6 28 13.3 3
Warhawk's Talon 163 - 163 - - 100 84 C E - - - - 39.9 26.6 35 32.2 26.6 30 13.3 3
Weathered Straight Sword 166 - 166 - - 100 90 C E - - - - 40.85 27.55 36.25 33.35 27.55 27 13.3 3

Elden Ring Straight Swords Max Flame Upgrades

Quick Search of All Weapons

Name Phy Mag Fir Lit Hol Cri Sta Str Dex Int Fai Arc Any Phy Mag Fir Lit Hol Bst Rst Wgt
Broadsword 224 - 224 - - 100 94 E E - C - - 44.65 29.45 38.75 35.65 29.45 31 14.25 4
Cane Sword 184 - 184 - - 100 86 E D - C - - 38.95 25.65 33.75 31.05 25.65 27 12.35 2.5
Longsword 210 - 210 - - 100 90 E E - B - - 42.75 28.5 37.5 34.5 28.5 30 14.25 3.5
Lordsworn's Straight Sword 220 - 220 - - 110 90 E E - C - - 42.75 28.5 37.5 34.5 28.5 30 14.25 3.5
Noble's Slender Sword 192 - 192 - - 110 80 E D - B - - 40.85 27.55 36.25 33.35 27.55 30 13.3 3.5
Short Sword 194 - 194 - - 100 90 E E - B - - 39.9 26.6 35 32.2 26.6 28 13.3 3
Warhawk's Talon 192 - 192 - - 100 84 E D - B - - 39.9 26.6 35 32.2 26.6 30 13.3 3
Weathered Straight Sword 196 - 196 - - 100 90 E E - C - - 40.85 27.55 36.25 33.35 27.55 27 13.3 3

Elden Ring Straight Swords Max Lightning Upgrades

Quick Search of All Weapons

Name Phy Mag Fir Lit Hol Cri Sta Str Dex Int Fai Arc Any Phy Mag Fir Lit Hol Bst Rst Wgt
Broadsword 194 - - 194 - 100 94 E C - - - - 44.65 29.45 35.65 38.75 29.45 31 14.25 4
Cane Sword 160 - - 160 - 100 86 E C - - - - 38.95 25.65 31.05 33.75 25.65 27 12.35 2.5
Longsword 182 - - 182 - 100 90 E C - - - - 42.75 28.5 34.5 37.5 28.5 30 14.25 3.5
Lordsworn's Straight Sword 191 - - 191 - 110 90 E C - - - - 42.75 28.5 34.5 37.5 28.5 30 14.25 3.5
Noble's Slender Sword 167 - - 167 - 110 80 E C - - - - 40.85 27.55 33.35 36.25 27.55 30 13.3 3.5
Short Sword 168 - - 168 - 100 90 E C - - - - 39.9 26.6 32.2 35 26.6 28 13.3 3
Warhawk's Talon 167 - - 167 - 100 84 E C - - - - 39.9 26.6 32.2 35 26.6 30 13.3 3
Weathered Straight Sword 170 - - 170 - 100 90 E C - - - - 40.85 27.55 33.35 36.25 27.55 27 13.3 3

Elden Ring Straight Swords Max Sacred Upgrades

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Name Phy Mag Fir Lit Hol Cri Sta Str Dex Int Fai Arc Any Phy Mag Fir Lit Hol Bst Rst Wgt
Broadsword 224 - - - 224 100 94 E E - C - - 44.65 35.65 29.45 29.45 38.75 31 14.25 4
Cane Sword 184 - - - 184 100 86 E D - C - - 38.95 31.05 25.65 25.65 33.75 27 12.35 2.5
Longsword 210 - - - 210 100 90 E E - B - - 42.75 34.5 28.5 28.5 37.5 30 14.25 3.5
Lordsworn's Straight Sword 220 - - - 220 110 90 E E - C - - 42.75 34.5 28.5 28.5 37.5 30 14.25 3.5
Noble's Slender Sword 192 - - - 192 110 80 E D - B - - 40.85 33.35 27.55 27.55 36.25 30 13.3 3.5
Short Sword 194 - - - 194 100 90 E E - B - - 39.9 32.2 26.6 26.6 35 28 13.3 3
Warhawk's Talon 192 - - - 192 100 84 E D - B - - 39.9 32.2 26.6 26.6 35 30 13.3 3
Weathered Straight Sword 196 - - - 196 100 90 E E - C - - 40.85 33.35 27.55 27.55 36.25 27 13.3 3

Elden Ring Straight Swords Max Magic Upgrades

Quick Search of All Weapons

Name Phy Mag Fir Lit Hol Cri Sta Str Dex Int Fai Arc Any Phy Mag Fir Lit Hol Bst Rst Wgt
Broadsword 224 224 - - - 100 94 E E C - - - 44.65 38.75 29.45 29.45 35.65 31 14.25 4
Cane Sword 184 184 - - - 100 86 E E C - - - 38.95 33.75 25.65 25.65 31.05 27 12.35 2.5
Longsword 210 210 - - - 100 90 E E B - - - 42.75 37.5 28.5 28.5 34.5 30 14.25 3.5
Lordsworn's Straight Sword 220 220 - - - 110 90 E E C - - - 42.75 37.5 28.5 28.5 34.5 30 14.25 3.5
Noble's Slender Sword 192 192 - - - 110 80 E D B - - - 40.85 36.25 27.55 27.55 33.35 30 13.3 3.5
Short Sword 194 194 - - - 100 90 E E B - - - 39.9 35 26.6 26.6 32.2 28 13.3 3
Warhawk's Talon 192 192 - - - 100 84 E E B - - - 39.9 35 26.6 26.6 32.2 30 13.3 3
Weathered Straight Sword 196 196 - - - 100 90 E E C - - - 40.85 36.25 27.55 27.55 33.35 27 13.3 3

Elden Ring Straight Swords Max Cold Upgrades

Quick Search of All Weapons

Name Phy Mag Fir Lit Hol Cri Sta Str Dex Int Fai Arc Any Phy Mag Fir Lit Hol Bst Rst Wgt
Broadsword 201 162 - - - 100 94 B D C - - frostbite status effect elden ring wiki guide 25px(105) 44.65 35.65 29.45 29.45 29.45 31 14.25 4
Cane Sword 165 133 - - - 100 86 D B C - - frostbite status effect elden ring wiki guide 25px(105) 38.95 31.05 25.65 25.65 25.65 27 12.35 2.5
Longsword 189 151 - - - 100 90 C D C - - frostbite status effect elden ring wiki guide 25px(105) 42.75 34.5 28.5 28.5 28.5 30 14.25 3.5
Lordsworn's Straight Sword 198 158 - - - 110 90 C C C - - frostbite status effect elden ring wiki guide 25px(105) 42.75 34.5 28.5 28.5 28.5 30 14.25 3.5
Noble's Slender Sword 172 138 - - - 110 80 E B C - - frostbite status effect elden ring wiki guide 25px(105) 40.85 33.35 27.55 27.55 27.55 30 13.3 3.5
Short Sword 174 140 - - - 100 90 C C C - - frostbite status effect elden ring wiki guide 25px(105) 39.9 32.2 26.6 26.6 26.6 28 13.3 3
Warhawk's Talon 172 138 - - - 100 84 D B C - - frostbite status effect elden ring wiki guide 25px(105) 39.9 32.2 26.6 26.6 26.6 30 13.3 3
Weathered Straight Sword 176 140 - - - 100 90 D C C - - frostbite status effect elden ring wiki guide 25px(105) 40.85 33.35 27.55 27.55 27.55 27 13.3 3

Elden Ring Straight Swords Max Poison Upgrades

Quick Search of All Weapons

Name Phy Mag Fir Lit Hol Cri Sta Str Dex Int Fai Arc Any Phy Mag Fir Lit Hol Bst Rst Wgt
Broadsword 240 - - - - 100 94 B D - - D poison status effect elden ring wiki guide 25px(95) 44.65 29.45 29.45 29.45 29.45 31 15 4
Cane Sword 197 - - - - 100 86 D B - - D poison status effect elden ring wiki guide 25px(95) 38.95 25.65 25.65 25.65 25.65 27 13 2.5
Longsword 225 - - - - 100 90 C D - - D poison status effect elden ring wiki guide 25px(95) 42.75 28.5 28.5 28.5 28.5 30 15 3.5
Lordsworn's Straight Sword 236 - - - - 110 90 C C - - D poison status effect elden ring wiki guide 25px(95) 42.75 28.5 28.5 28.5 28.5 30 15 3.5
Noble's Slender Sword 206 - - - - 110 80 E B - - D poison status effect elden ring wiki guide 25px(95) 40.85 27.55 27.55 27.55 27.55 30 14 3.5
Short Sword 208 - - - - 100 90 C C - - D poison status effect elden ring wiki guide 25px(95) 39.9 26.6 26.6 26.6 26.6 28 14 3
Warhawk's Talon 206 - - - - 100 84 D B - - D poison status effect elden ring wiki guide 25px(95) 39.9 26.6 26.6 26.6 26.6 30 14 3
Weathered Straight Sword 210 - - - - 100 90 C C - - D poison status effect elden ring wiki guide 25px(95) 40.85 27.55 27.55 27.55 27.55 27 14 3

Elden Ring Straight Swords Max Blood Upgrades

Quick Search of All Weapons

Name Phy Mag Fir Lit Hol Cri Sta Str Dex Int Fai Arc Any Phy Mag Fir Lit Hol Bst Rst Wgt
Broadsword 240 - - - - 100 94 B D - - D hemorrhage status effect elden ring wiki guide 25px(82) 44.65 29.45 29.45 29.45 29.45 31 14.25 4
Cane Sword 197 - - - - 100 86 D B - - D hemorrhage status effect elden ring wiki guide 25px(82) 38.95 25.65 25.65 25.65 25.65 27 12.35 2.5
Longsword 225 - - - - 100 90 C D - - D hemorrhage status effect elden ring wiki guide 25px(82) 42.75 28.5 28.5 28.5 28.5 30 14.25 3.5
Lordsworn's Straight Sword 236 - - - - 110 90 C C - - D hemorrhage status effect elden ring wiki guide 25px(82) 42.75 28.5 28.5 28.5 28.5 30 14.25 3.5
Noble's Slender Sword 206 - - - - 110 80 E B - - D hemorrhage status effect elden ring wiki guide 25px(82) 40.85 27.55 27.55 27.55 27.55 30 13.3 3.5
Short Sword 208 - - - - 100 90 C C - - D hemorrhage status effect elden ring wiki guide 25px(82) 39.9 26.6 26.6 26.6 26.6 28 13.3 3
Warhawk's Talon 206 - - - - 100 84 D B - - D hemorrhage status effect elden ring wiki guide 25px(82) 39.9 26.6 26.6 26.6 26.6 30 13.3 3
Weathered Straight Sword 210 - - - - 100 90 C C - - D hemorrhage status effect elden ring wiki guide 25px(82) 40.85 27.55 27.55 27.55 27.55 27 13.3 3

Elden Ring Straight Swords Max Occult Upgrades

Quick Search of All Weapons

Name Phy Mag Fir Lit Hol Cri Sta Str Dex Int Fai Arc Any Phy Mag Fir Lit Hol Bst Rst Wgt
Broadsword 252 - - - - 100 94 D E - - B - 47 31 31 31 31 34.1 15 4
Cane Sword 207 - - - - 100 86 E D - - B - 41 27 27 27 27 29.7 13 2.5
Longsword 236 - - - - 100 90 D E - - B - 45 30 30 30 30 33 15 3.5
Lordsworn's Straight Sword 247 - - - - 110 90 E E - - B - 45 30 30 30 30 33 15 3.5
Noble's Slender Sword 216 - - - - 110 80 E D - - B - 43 29 29 29 29 33 14 3.5
Short Sword 218 - - - - 100 90 E D - - B - 42 28 28 28 28 30.8 14 3
Warhawk's Talon 216 - - - - 100 84 E D - - B - 42 28 28 28 28 33 14 3
Weathered Straight Sword 220 - - - - 100 90 E D - - B - 43 29 29 29 29 29.7 14 3

 




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    • Anonymous

      fromsoft really took an L with the weapon/armor design in this game. Only a couple ultra great swords aren't giant chunks of rocks on sticks. I feel like im the only one that thinks a functional looking blade is far cooler then a giant 600 pound rock. Hopefully we see something like the silver knight straight sword in the DLC. Easily the best straight sword theve designed

      • Anonymous

        straight swords: from the best weapon class in DS3, very fun and strong, to almost useless in Elden Ring: its a mage side weapon, or l2 square off spam

        • Anonymous

          Feels like this whole weapon class has trouble justifying its existence.

          Being slower than thrusting swords and katanas while also being shorter is not a great start. It can't hope to match the status potential of curved swords or thrusting swords. It has a better damage type, but that matters less than it used to since even pure Dex builds can use elemental infusion. Oh, so I'm supposed to use it as a fast option on a Strength build? Well. You could. If you want more reach than Handaxe while sacrificing some speed.

          A lot of people bring up Square Up for stance-breaking, but limiting yourself to one weapon type just to get Stance breaks when Ash: Phalanx, Lion's Claw and Stonebarb Crystal Tear exists just feels unnecessary.

          If you wanna use Straight Swords, go nuts, but I find these both aesthetically boring and mechanically unremarkable. Which is probably fitting, honestly, for the Generic Swords.

          • Anonymous

            The most difficult choice:
            1. A beautiful straight sword capable of piercing shields, knocking over and burning out the crowd.
            2. The other 18 straight swords that can't do it.

            • Anonymous

              I miss the stretchy sword from ds2 I don't even remember what it was called but I had so many memories of it.

              • Anonymous

                Please bring back the broken sword + boss soul mechanic from DS1. It was so goddamn cool unlocking the uncursed version of Artorias's greatsword it's the best easter egg in the entire series

                • Anonymous

                  Elden ring has 4 different strength int enchanted straight swords, but the only dex one is st trina’s which is far weaker than it’s peers

                  • Anonymous

                    Highly underrated as an offhand weapon, like how many people use daggers, to mix up timing of their attacks and finish people off. The lack of speed makes it probably a little worse in most cases, but in others the extra range and damage can often make them the better choice for finishing off your opponent

                    • Anonymous

                      most useless weapon class in the game. just use a katana its better. "but it has square off" guess what my great mace with cragblade is way better too

                      • Anonymous

                        When you view max upgrades in the table the Inseparable Sword is on the list, but it's a greatsword. The heck man?

                        • Anonymous

                          When you view max upgrades in the table the Inseparable Sword is on the list, but it's a greatsword. The heck man?

                          • Anonymous

                            God bless 1.10. Sword and board invasions is back in the menu, no more poise bastards ignoring my r1s like they are nothing.

                            • Anonymous

                              We're well into patch 1.10, reply below what you think the best straight swords are (for pvp) so other people can reference this

                              • Anonymous

                                First nox flowing sword was falsely listed in the straight sword max category when it's a curved sword, and now it got replaced by the Inseperable sword, which is a greatsword.

                                • Anonymous

                                  Nox Flowing Sword is falsely listed as a straight sword in the max standard page, please someone edit it out

                                  • Anonymous

                                    R1 spamming works again after 1.10. If you're fighting a guy who just rolls around you constantly just spam R1 and you'll most likely get a hit or 2.

                                    • Anonymous

                                      Dual-wielding two Straight Swords on a Quality Build (Strength = Dexterity) is low-key OP. That's even before we take Golden Vow (AOW) and Endure into account. The Blue Dancer Charm + Rotten Winged Sword Insignia + Ritual Sword Talisman?! :)

                                      • Anonymous

                                        Gone are the days of the straight sword paired with shield, parry tool, or crossbow meta. All hail dual wielding these bad boys!

                                        And while straight swords may not rule the roost the way they did in ds3, two of these ashed and built correctly can stand toe to toe with most other builds in pvp. The only real drawback is the range is more balanced this time and it doesn't have a great run down move like pokey weapons.

                                        Seriously, given how well rounded this class always is id bet these are the weapon types the developers play with when they're testing the game. How else is it that straight swords are always good and axes almost always suck at launch?

                                        • Anonymous

                                          I like them without powerstance. I like that there are many different R2s. Carian SS is so versatile with very good poise breaking R2 and an option for interesting build around its block mechanic, Warhawk is very fun to play, Coded and Regalia of Eochaid have skills that combo well with normal moveset and look awesome.

                                          • Anonymous

                                            In Dark Souls the straight sword was a jack of all trades workhorse weapon. Perfectly at home with a shield in the other hand, great balance of speed and power.

                                            In ER they're much more specialized. They have exclusive access to a PvE easy mode in square off, and their powerstance attacks have almost no damage penalty (most L1s will do ~140% of an R1 but straight swords will do ~190%). So they are still great choices, but kind of pigeonholed into the new fighting styles ER brought to the table.

                                            • Anonymous

                                              Broadsword with sword dance is ultra goated for some juicy stormveil invasions. Plus sword dance looks pretty natural on broadsword

                                              • Anonymous

                                                I wonder if the barbed sword will appear in the DLC. Kirk would actually be some what of a threat now, thanks to how bleed works.

                                                • Anonymous

                                                  I’m hoping we get a straight sword in the DLC with something like Penetrating Sword move set from DeS. ER SS movesets are pretty boring aside from Warhawk talons. I am a straight sword enthusiast and straight sword gamer.

                                                  • Anonymous

                                                    Whats up with the hitboxes on these when dual-wielded? You have to dodge immediately to not get hit, but when you do dodge you just get rollcaught by the same attack you just dodged.

                                                    • Anonymous

                                                      It seems to me straight swords in ER are simply not interesting? What is the point of them if there is such a crushing great epee or an even faster rapier of Rogier? The estocs and katana are longer. The Guardian's spear-sword is almost as fast as straight swords, but longer, with much higher damage.

                                                      As a result, I did not find a straight sword to my liking. I really like carian sword in appearance, but his skill is strange.

                                                      • Anonymous

                                                        ER has two straight swords (weathered, cane) whose numbers are too low to be anything but bad, but not low enough to be funny. I miss the broken straight sword.

                                                        • Anonymous

                                                          This patch made sword and board even worse. Faster and more powerful heavy weapons make them extremely difficult to punish and even harder to set up parry. Also the damage is still weak compared to any katana… and all of katanas drawbacks are negated by simply two handing, unlike straight swords. A great sword should easily win a trade against my small sword… but it shouldn’t be faster and spammier. I have so many fights where my opponent never once gets poise broken, the hyper armor on so many weapons is overkill.

                                                          • Anonymous

                                                            If there's a Fromsoft employee that reads these wikis... please
                                                            ... we need a Balder Side Sword or Lothirc Knight Straight Sword. Give us the GOAT sword!

                                                            • Anonymous

                                                              2 Lordsword's straight sword lv25 with the bloddy slash and sepukku ashes of war is crazy. My arcane is 50 right now and they do 112 in blood loss each sword. You totaly destroy even some of the really strong enemys. And they are great in PvP to. The only thing bad is the reach but you can't get it all i guess.

                                                              • Anonymous

                                                                not a lot of swords with good shape to em. really disappointed when the knights greatsword turned out to be a GS when i first played.

                                                                • Anonymous

                                                                  big fan of the noble slender sword.... but god i wish we had a dark sword :( especially with the unique R2

                                                                  • Anonymous

                                                                    Funny how 2 handing these has never been good, neither in ER nor in DS3. This patch 2h R2 into R1 is faster on greatswords than on straight swords

                                                                    • Anonymous

                                                                      Now that poise is always on, two handing a weapon for extra poise damage is critically important in PvP if not powerstancing. So it's a shame that the 2H sword moveset is still so terrible. Shortsword has thrusting R2s while 2H, but is also, as described, short. Going through the game, these are still the standard by which all other weapons are measured, but in PvP you better be powerstancing and doing the one good powerstance move the best way you can. Dreadfully dull compared to Dark Souls swordplay.

                                                                      • Anonymous

                                                                        Two handed sword move set should’ve been faster version of knights great sword move set, with thrust r2s. All Powerstance move sets need a 30% dmg nerf on simultaneous hits. Straight swords, hammers, axes, collosal swords need a 10% dmg buff. Collosal hammers need like a 30% dmg buff so they can win trades against epee lol epee/halberds need the sweet spot penalty which balanced them in past games. Epee/halberds also need longer recovery on their jousting attacks. And finally, all jump attacks need a massive recovery and instability bonus damage like past games.

                                                                        • Anonymous

                                                                          Currently powerstancing miquellan knight sword on the right and carian knight sword on the left. I gotta say, they work wonders. Miquellan has this lunging r2, a proyectile aow and, while it's base damage it's lower, sacred blade buffs it greatly and perma kills who live in death. Carian has a more defensive playstile with the counter r2 and carian grandeur, wich greatly rewards you for the openings you might find. Used in tandem, the dps is absolutely nuts.

                                                                          And this comes from a str build that has 30 points in dex/faith. You don't even need to invest much for magic and holy.

                                                                          • Anonymous

                                                                            Love straight swords but goddamn i wish two handing wasn’t substantially better in every way vs just one handing it with like a shield. I have been having fun using nobles slender with magma whip off hand on my pure fth pyro though, good reach and area denial with whip and the versatility of what is basically the glock 17 of the lands between

                                                                            • Anonymous

                                                                              Why do people foam at the mouth when you powerstance these? They are the most honest and balanced powerstance setup out of any other weapon in the game that requires spacing and good knowlege of the weapon your enemy is using.

                                                                              Powerstance anchors: 1 shot 60 vigor players with the correct setup
                                                                              Powerstance greatspears/spears: Self explanatory.
                                                                              Powerstance cs: Blenders anything even after poise adjustments.
                                                                              Powerstance katanas: People using them won the duel tournament and it was so one sided that I fell asleep.
                                                                              Fists: Blenders everything, most disgusting setup with guranteed true combos.

                                                                              • Anonymous

                                                                                Put one of these in each hand and slaughter people in PvP. One of the strongest setups in the whole game.

                                                                                • Anonymous

                                                                                  Wish there were more straights downward curved crossguard or small guards. Not a fan of the classic t shape.

                                                                                  • Anonymous

                                                                                    Wow. So many opinions posing as facts here. Ignore everyone. Try things out for the movement. Everything's viable. Sweating hard over your AR is just sweaty. If you can hit with it and avoid being hit, you're good.

                                                                                    • Anonymous

                                                                                      Bro below me overthinking how to use a longsword. Elden Ring meta gaming really got people acting different.

                                                                                      • Anonymous

                                                                                        Single-handed longsword/lordsworn's has a nice moveset (R1: quick wide slashes. R2: long stab) but poor damage output. If anyone wants to use this nice moveset in PVE while also dealing decent damage, I thiiiiiiink a dex/int or even str/int (depending what side perks you're into) Scholar's Armament route is pretty solid. DPS-wise, Scholar's Armament's damage buff is theoretically best with very fast-attacking weapons, particularly the claws, but Longsword has a nice mix of solid speed and nice hitboxes to make up for not having top tier speed. I haven't gone far into the game with this build yet, but I'm thinking of focusing on Dex and Int without much Mind and only some amount of Vigor, essentially making a sort of glass cannon with a high dex Keen sword with high int Scholar's Armament on it. Could also instead go the faith route for Electrify Armament and Bloodflame Blade and Black Flame Blade.

                                                                                        • Anonymous

                                                                                          It’s so obvious what’s wrong with these. Just neuter or remove simultaneous hits from all powerstance move sets. There is no reason for a double sword L1 to win against an r1 collosal trade. Convert the double damage/status/poise dmg of these simultaneous L1s into 30% modifiers and never make them the opening move of PS move sets. This isn’t a nerf to powerstance because PS move sets still have access to r1s for quick hits and r2/L2 for poise breaks and damage. And katana L1 spam is still popular despite less double hits.

                                                                                          • Anonymous

                                                                                            To the people complaining that there are no good str straight swords:

                                                                                            80 str heavy broadsword has 575 attack one-handed.

                                                                                            12 str 80 dex keen broadsword has 539 attack one-handed. All other keen straight swords are worse than keen broadsword.

                                                                                            In addition, str build broadsword is great with cold or blood or poison, even if you don't invest any points into int or arcane.

                                                                                            • Anonymous

                                                                                              The ash of war "square off" that is unique to straight swords is the game changer for this weapon class, It does 40 poise/stagger, the same as a fully charged attack of a colossal sword but with the advantage that it has a faster move set. If you are fast enough, you can stagger most bosses on 2-3 attacks. If you dual wield, you have a fast move set that deals good damage

                                                                                              • Anonymous

                                                                                                Many seem to be confused about the viability of Straight Swords vs Katanas. Firstly, SS deal standard damage which is almost always superior to slash. It has a better moveset. The r1 is a wider sweep, the powerstanced L1 (and jump L1) is among the best in the game, the crouch poke, and it has the best guard counter in the game.

                                                                                                Also, the length of a weapon is not the sole determinant of a weapons range. Weapons with the same length can have different ranges, and the distance your character physically moves forward when attacking needs to be taken into account.

                                                                                                • Anonymous

                                                                                                  If you are a beginner and want to gain confidence in PVP, powerstanced straight swords are one of your best bets:

                                                                                                  Pros:
                                                                                                  1. Higher dmg than a 2H colossal with 1/3 the weight and virtually unreact-rollable speeds.
                                                                                                  2. Minimal setup required, claw talisman + spinning slash is plenty competitive
                                                                                                  3. 3-4 shot most opponents, even with mediorce optimization (700+ jump attacks)
                                                                                                  4. One of the best jump attacks in game, mainly because the followup L1 comes out faster than any other weapon class and hits hard.
                                                                                                  5. Basically very easy to use.
                                                                                                  6. Will teach you spacing and trading due to the 1st con.

                                                                                                  Cons:
                                                                                                  1. shorter range, low poise dmg
                                                                                                  2. the jump attack without followup has either less dmg or range than competitors such as ps twinblades, curved swords, and katanas.
                                                                                                  3. Mediocre running attacks. Rollcatches require good timing with a step-foward or jump l1 (or crouchpoke).
                                                                                                  4. can get overwhelmed when not 1v1.
                                                                                                  5. Not much glory in winning, most ps ss play is just l1 spam (jump or not) and aow with occasional crouch poke. That combined with the high dmg/attack speed, and low requirements/punish windows make for a very safe weapon with few compromises. If you want to impress, try landing some well-timed square off’s.
                                                                                                  6. Hard to move on to more demanding weapon classes.

                                                                                                  • Anonymous

                                                                                                    none of the dex based weapons like this have good strength scaling, but so many strength based weapons have better dex scaling than strength. fromsoft you make me angry

                                                                                                    • Anonymous

                                                                                                      The skinny on straight swords.

                                                                                                      If you want a bleed/arcane build, look elsewhere because there are way better options in at least ten other weapon types. If they someday make a straight sword that has innate bleed, this will change. Strength builds do way better with the colossal weapons. So you're looking at faith, dex or int for straight swords. With a spellblade build being the best way to go.

                                                                                                      Broadsword= strongest sword in all infusions except magic due to highest base damage. Lordsworn a close second, but second nonetheless.

                                                                                                      Carian Knight's Sword= strongest magic sword, but has a lousy AOW so it's good offhander paired with a magic broadsword.

                                                                                                      Noble's Slender Sword= best Dex sword being only 1% weaker than the broadsword with a keen infusion, but having the best range and a good poke.

                                                                                                      Coded Sword= good unblockable for a faith build but gimmicky and not as useful against enemies with no shields, which is most of them. Good against undead.

                                                                                                      All other straight swords are kind of bad by comparison; all are straight weaker, and many are gimmicky like St. Trina.

                                                                                                      Always dual wield straight swords. Takes too long to kill things with one. The most effective way to attack is a double jump slash followed by a double slash after landing. Use the claw talisman and the raptor's black feathers to maximize this.

                                                                                                      The best pairing for people who want to take down the game with straight swords is a magic broadsword with Glintblade Phalanx paired with a carian sword offhand using shard of alexander, claw talisman, magic scorpion charm and raptor's black feathers in an INT spellblade build. Use the glintstone kris as a secondary weapon to attack from range when needed (slap glintstone shard on any weapon until you get the kris). You'll never need a staff except for PVP.

                                                                                                      • Anonymous

                                                                                                        The short version on straight swords.

                                                                                                        Broadsword= highest damage in all infusions except magic.

                                                                                                        Carian Knight's sword= highest magic damage with a bad AOW. So good offhand for Int characters.

                                                                                                        Noble's Slender Sword= very nearly as strong as a keen broadsword but has the best range and a better moveset. So good for a dex build.

                                                                                                        Coded Sword= nice unblockable for faith builds paired with a broadsword.

                                                                                                        All other straight swords are weak by comparison. Always use two swords because the moveset is good. Killing bosses with one takes forever.

                                                                                                        Strongest pairing is glintblade phalanx broadsword with carian offhand on a spellblade build.

                                                                                                        If you seek an arcane/bleed build, look to katanas, spears, whips, curved swords, daggers, twinswords, heavy thrusting swords, maces and flails because they are all superior.

                                                                                                        • Anonymous

                                                                                                          reducing the poise damage on straight swords for pvp was a dumb move...they never did much poise damage to begin with

                                                                                                          • Anonymous

                                                                                                            really enjoying power stanced straight swords currently. people seem to always run into the l1 combo, and the l1s just look cool, especially the first couple of attacks.
                                                                                                            just wish broadsword wasnt 1 per ng cycle unless you are a confessor.

                                                                                                            • Anonymous

                                                                                                              DS1 and DS3 have the glorious Dark Sword. DS2 had the Drakekeepers Sword. I want my thick straight sword back Fromsoft.

                                                                                                              • Anonymous

                                                                                                                I'm running a 183 level spell blade with 68 intelligence. A magic infused lvl 25 short sword does about 10% damage less per swing than a magic infused broadsword which usually amounts to around 60 points per swing.

                                                                                                                I have yet to encounter an enemy that didn't take exactly as many swings to defeat with a short sword as it does with a broadsword. It's 1 lb lighter and I like the poke on the r2. So I run with this bad boy. Rocking glint blade phalanx.

                                                                                                                I've probably won at least 80% of my PVP matches with the short sword as well. Glintblade phalanx has more to do with that than the sword, but hacking them down with the short sword after they dodge the phalanx is always fun.

                                                                                                                I also ran a double short sword build with the takers cameo and the godskin swaddling cloth for dungeon runs and the HP recovery on two straight swords slashing in succession is quite impressive.

                                                                                                                • Anonymous

                                                                                                                  What's the best early to mid straight sword for someone who accidentally started out as a mage but intends to use faith/arcane?

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